A Book of Faces...

So, this past Monday, I get an IM from Facebook which stated that a friend of mine from high school was trying to add me, and found that I had no account. This was true...I had somehow avoided the whole Facebook thing up to that point. However, seeing as someone seemed to be interested in talking to me, I decided to create an account.

If you're not familiar with the Facebook scene, it's a community site where you create an account and can generate a "friends" list from people you either know in person or know through the web. I must say, it's better than Myspace from what I've seen so far...I've caught up with a couple people I haven't talked to since right around high school graduation, so that's good.

Also, on Facebook, you can join various groups. I found a "Class of 1998" group for my high school, so I joined. Upon joining, I find a link to a video of our All Night Grad Party, which was the evening following our graduation. I have never seen this video, and was interested to see if I showed up in it. Of course, I did...I surprisingly didn't look too bad, if I do say so myself.

The whole video is pretty lengthy, so I haven't seen the whole thing yet...perhaps later.

Anyway, just thought I'd share...until next time, screw Flanders.

State of Bryan

I think I'm at a crossroads in my life. I've been working at the same place for going on eight years...toiling away at pretty much nothing of significance, all the while just trying to latch onto something each day to keep me from losing it. I'm usually able to find something to get me going, but some days I just don't wanna face things.

It's just that nothing in my life is very exciting. Go to work, come home, watch some TV, maybe practice some guitar, eat and sleep...wow, what a fun time that is day in and day out. Maybe if I actually enjoyed going out to clubs. Maybe if I didn't over-think everything so I wind up doing nothing.

A couple weeks ago, a friend of mine told me I analyze everything like crazy. While she was (kinda) joking, it's really true. When I'm faced with anything that I haven't been through before, I usually over-analyze and sweat the details...to the point where, even if I should be having a good time, I don't. I've been that way since I can remember, and I don't know if I can change...

I'm taking a training class at our HQ office in McLean this week. It's a network certification class, to get prepped to get the Network+ cert. Is that something I really want to get into? I dunno...probably not. It's just another marketing tool, pretty much. Maybe it will lead to more money, maybe it won't. Hope it does...I could sure use the extra cash.

Anyway, my 28th birthday is coming in a few weeks...I don't remember when it happened, but birthdays really don't mean crap to me anymore. It's just another day...just happens to be a day where you might get stuff from other people. Maybe it's because I prefer to actually give the gifts then to receive them. Don't get me wrong, it's great to get free stuff from family and friends, but sometimes I just feel weird with people spending money on me. I also feel bad this year as far as my gift giving goes, because I don't have the available resources that I used to. So, this is gonna be a down year for birthdays and Xmas from me...just a heads up to the folks reading this blog ;/

Until next time, screw Flanders...

P.S...just for clarification, I'm not saying my life sucks. I just want a change, but I'm not sure what the change should be...

Halloweenies

Remember back in the day when you could dress up in some ratty costume and go door to door demanding candy from your neighbors? I miss those days...

Now, as a grown up, I am expected to be one of those neighbors with candy. I have no idea how much to get for my apartment...I know there's some kids in the neighborhood, but don't know what kind of Halloween haul (or, as I call it, Hauloween) is to be expected.

I talk about Halloween because it is the next day of calendar importance, yet some stores want to skip it and go for the gusto. I was just in Giant a few minutes ago, and damned if they didn't have Christmas decorations out and available for purchase...Christmas!! Angel ornaments next to devil costumes...something's just not right with that picture.

To get in the Halloween spirit, I recommend viewing the following movies:

- Monster Squad. This is a movie I remember from my youth, about a group of kids that have to save their town from the Mummy, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Wolfman, Frankenstein's Monster AND Dracula...talk about your star packed horror movie. Of course, it's a kiddie horror movie, so don't expect much blood or real fright. Seeing those baddies though will get anyone in the 10/31 spirit...

- Night of the Living Dead. Of course, a classic horror movie. Kick-started the zombiepocalypse. Often imitated, never duplicated...it's a must see.

- 28 Days Later. Where NotLD really introduced zombies to movies, 28 Days Later made them super fast and aggressive. Before, if you could just keep running, you were safe. Now, you can't possibly run fast enough. Very scary...

- The Omega Man. There's a remake of this tale coming out soon starring Will Smith called I Am Legend, but there will never be another Omega Man. Charlton Heston is the last living "normal" man in a city overtaken by mutated victims of biological warfare. Not very scary, but still a cool flick, with a cool costume idea (mutants FTW!)

- Fright Night. Charley Ragsdale is a normal kid...who lives next to a pair of vampires. He enlists the help of his horror-addicted best friend and girlfriend (TV's Marcy D'Arcy), along with Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall), the local horror movie host. Very good scary movie...

What are some others you out there enjoy to get into the frightful mood?