Jay Def

So, for lunch today, I was going to go to Subway. I took my coworker Cory along with me. He wasn’t really planning on getting anything, he was just coming along to get out of the building. When we got there he said “Well, while you’re going to Subway, I’ll run into Taco Del Mar and get a burrito.” So I decided it would be a good time to give the burrito a try once again. I was a little nervous, but I got in there and had them build me a small burrito. We went back to the office to eat and I’m happy to say that everything turned out great. The burrito was quite tasty. I think I no longer have a burrito problem.

Yay, burrito!

I woke up really early this morning, and can’t seem to go back to sleep. Work is going to suck.

Anyway, I’ve been surfing around GT! and the one of the conversations reminded me of my problem with burritos. Here is the story: (I’m guessing on the timeframe here.)

Apollo came to see his family here in Idaho in December of 2006. It turned out that his flight got cancelled because San Jose airport closed down. So the airline put him up in a hotel room near the airport for the night. So, I went over and got him and we went to get some dinner. We found a little taquerita in BODO (Boise Downtown, they’re trying to be cool). We each had a burrito and then we got some coffee from Moxie Java and went back to his room and watched a movie. I left around 9 because I had to work the next day. So, that night I had a really awful stomach flu and that burrito didn’t stay down.

Ever since then I’ve had a problem with the idea of eating a burrito like that. It’s really weird, because nasty ol’ Taco Bell burritos don’t bother me, but real ones cause my stomach to kinda flip even after more than a year.

So, I’m thinking about going to a taquerita for lunch one of these days soon and seeing if I can convince myself to buy and consume one and get over this. If it doesn’t work, there’s always the Subway next door.

I did get through Green Grass and High Tide (barely), and am doing pretty well with the drumming. Though, I’m still on medium. I haven’t gotten much further in the game as I’ve spent most of my time lately in practice mode.

I also got through medium on the guitar. I’ve done some singing but I’m still feeling a little awkward about spending time in my bedroom singing.

The portable air conditioner in my bedroom has decided to go tits up on me. Well, not totally, but it doesn’t spew out cold air any longer. Of course, it has started getting hotter just as this happens. The air conditioner actually belongs to my roommates. I’m considering taking out a small personal loan and buying my own. The nice thing about the one I’m looking at is it mists out the extra water so you don’t have to constantly empty it. I hope I can get this done soon.

Well, I finally went out and bought Rock Band. It’s fun. I’m mostly playing around with the Drums right now. However, I have done a bit of the karaoke part of it as well. I haven’t played with the guitar yet, because it’s a little too much like Guitar Hero, and I’ve already played the shit out of that.

I’ve gotten to medium level on the drums, and tonight I got to Green Grass and High Tide by the Outlaws. I’m pretty much stuck due to the final solo section where I don’t seem to have enough rhythm to keep up with it that fast for that long. I end up getting booed off stage and I want to throw my sticks. I’m not sure if I’m going too fast or too slow, but I just can’t stay on rhythm.

Oh well, I just need more practice.

One thing that I don’t like is in practice mode, I can’t work on individual sections at full speed and that kinda bugs me. I wish I could just play part of it at full speed to get better at it.

Other than that, this has been a fun game. I’m going to see how my brother does with it, since he’s a drummer.

2 days ago, April 25, was my birthday.  I forgot to blog that until now.

I didn’t really do anything exciting.  I just stayed home.  I will be going to dinner with my parents and my brother this evening to celebrate.

Here in a few hours, I will be brunching at Lolo’s Chicken and Waffles here in Phoenix, Arizona.  I am told that this is a terrific soul food place.

This will be the final hurrah of my first trip to Arizona.  I’ve had a wonderful time and met some very awesome people.  Thanks to all of the Phoenix Crew for welcoming me and showing me a great time.

I flew into Phoenix last night at about 11 PM.  Pagne and Nelly picked me up from the airport and we drove to Pagne’s condo and had tea and talked for a while.  Then Nelly and I drove to her place and I met Qelyn and then crashed on Nelly’s couch for the night.

So far I haven’t seen enough of the city.  Today we’re going to the Arizona Ren Faire.  It should be fun.

Tomorrow, I’m leaving on a Jet Plane for Phoenix, Arzona.  I’ll be hanging out with some friends from Consumating.  This will include my friend Dave who I’ve known since high school.

On Saturday, we will be going to the Arizona Renaissance Festival, and then we’ll be brunching at Lolo’s Chicken and Waffles on Sunday.  Then it’s back to the ol’ grindstone.

This begins what I will now call Jay’s Year of Travel.

I’ve been meaning to write this for some time now, but haven’t gotten around to it.

It was announced earlier in the month that my favorite social networking site, Consumating, is closing it’s doors. The official end of the site is supposed to be March 15, which is fast approaching.

I will give my salute to a website that has really been a big part of my life since I joined.

My History with Consumating:

I was introduced to Consumating by Apollo Lee in May of 2006. At first it seemed a little weird, and I wasn’t sure what to make of it. My experience with social networking along those lines had been mainly with MySpace, and it always seemed a bit impersonal to me. I soon realized that Consumating was a little different. Before long I had met some really great people that have truly become my friends. I have spent hours on end in Consumating conversations. I have travelled (and will be travelling again) to different parts of the US to meet some of these people. I have made some very good friends.

Flash forward, 2 years and we’re coming upon the end of an era. Of course, that seems to be overly dramatic, but it truly feels that way to me. To be sure, there will be a replacement, and when it is running and available, I will be there. I hope that everyone I have met either online or irl will also be there and we can continue as always.

Without going overboard on this, I would like to thank everyone I’ve met and everyone I’ve yet to meet. If you have a Consumating account, and I’ve spent time on Consumating, on IM, in Text Messaging, on the phone or in person, this means you.

To end this in the most sappy and melodramatic way I can, I will say:

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end.

I have uploaded ConsuMuse vol. 1 on Last.FM. You can find the album here. If you would like to help support my music, please go there and give it a listen.

(I promise to stop talking about this damned thing soon.)