Happy Birthday ‘Gibblesnix’

in which I suddenly realize that two years have passed me by…

Two years ago today, this site was born with my first post.  And now, 63 posts, 1,114 Flickr pics and 2,538 Tweets later, I’m still here. Through all of my ups and downs, good times and bad, this site still remains. At times I couldn’t put it down, other times it seemed like it didn’t exist. But honestly folks, this has been one hell of a ride and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

I just want to thank everyone who helped me along the way, posted comments, read me, linked me and showed an interest in who and what I am all about. I couldn’t have done it without you all…

Thank you!

~KJ

Well, well, well…

…look what the cat dragged in

I know, I know…What’s the use of having a blog if you don’t use it…

I could make all kinds of excuses but I won’t. A lot has happened since my last post and I don’t really want to go into details, so I’ll keep this brief.

I’m on vacation.

I’m single again.

I now own a dog.

I quit my guild.

I went golfing.

I won $800.00 at the Casino.

Bought a new DVD player.

I’m tiling the shower. Sorta.

I turned 45.

The yard-work has begun.

Weather is getting nicer.

I still love Vodka.

Trying to find a use for my iTouch since buying a Droid.

I don’t care about your farm.

Need to buy an external HD.

Pepperoni is NOT the new bacon.

I lost some weight.

I still smoke.

Facebook is crack.

Need to update my WP installation.

Checking out Joomla.

Bought some new shoes.

Filed my taxes.

Developed some film.

And, uh, yeah…

So, that’s all I have to say about that. Let’s see if I can post again before 2011

I hope that all is well in your world…

~KJ

Wrap it up

in which another year comes to a close…

Happy New Year to all!

This will obviously be my last post of the year. Haven’t posted for quite a while so I thought I’d better get busy. This year has went by so fast. It’s been a good one to say the least. The Holidays came and went and I had a great time. Looking forward to the year ahead and will be very happy to see what the universe has to offer me.

Winter is certainly here. We currently have snow and it looks like there is some freezing rain headed our way. So, if you are out and about tonight, be careful my friends.

I hope you all had a wonderful year and best wishes to you and yours in 2010.

All for now…

~KJ

Pardon the Interruption

in which I apologize for slacking on my blogging duties…

Well, it looks like is been about a month since I’ve posted anything. I seem to go through phases of wanting to post all the time and then not posting for weeks on end. I could try to justify my laziness but I won’t. I am truly lazy and that’s all there is to it.

It’s been a busy month. I went back to full-time work last week and still trying to adjust to waking up at 6:00 am. It’s getting easier but still, 6:00 am SUCKS! Not complaining, just sayin’.

Been hanging out with Teh [new] GF and totally diggin’ it. We’re getting along great and looking forward to the days ahead. We took a little trip last week to Leavenworth, Wa. for Oktoberfest. Stayed in Wenatchee and even took a run up to Lake Chelan just for the hell of it. Had an absolute blast! If you have never been to Oktoberfest, I highly recommend it. I mean, what could be better than large quantities of awesome beer and meat?

Halloween is just around the corner and it looks like we’re going to Stanger’s party out on Sapolil road Saturday. Teh GF will be dressing up as the sexy correctional officer and I will be the criminal. I should feel right at home. HA! There will be drinking, foodz and music. Should be a good time.

I’m sure that I could write all kinds of witty things this morning but I won’t. I’ve had a cold for the last 5 or 6 days and just don’t feel up to it.

Hope that all is well in your world, where ever you are.

Happy Halloween!

~KJ

You might be a redneck

…if your photostream looks like mine

As I was looking at my site over the weekend, I couldn’t help but notice that the current pics in my photostream would probably give some the impression that I was truly a redneck. This might be the case, so let’s review. Glancing to the right of this post you will see the following: Me drinking vodka, guitars and a deer head on the wall, (actually an Antelope, but you get the picture), a pack of smokes, more vodka, a burger right off the grill, me playing guitar and the dashboard of a 1975 Monza as well as a Hurst Shifter. To me, nothing says ‘redneck’ like booze, smokes, BBQ, guitars, deer heads and car parts! Just sayin’. For those of you who know me in real life, this is not breaking news.

Last week when by quickly. The website migration was a total success, work was smooth and home life was good. It’s really nice to get back into the swing of things without all of the mental stress. It seems like the year is slipping by and it will soon be Fall and then another Winter. I don’t know know, each year just moves by a little quicker than the last. I really try to live slowly, savoring the moments day to day but lately, the world seems to be in a big freakin’ hurry for whatever reason. I chalk it up to age but maybe I’m wrong. Maybe I’m just more aware of the things around me, maybe I’m seeing my life differently or realizing how short our time on this planet  really is. Not sure. At any rate, I’m trying to keep up with it all.

I decided that I need to have some ‘me’ time. I’ll be taking 4 days off later this week. My Monday is done and I have just two more work days before I take off for some R&R. I booked a room out at Wildhorse Resort Casino, including a couple rounds of golf for myself and @smugirishman. Been golfing with him for many years now and looking forward to some good times on the course this week. I haven’t played much over the last couple of years for various reasons. I miss it. I’m a golfer and that’s all there is to it. I will always love that silly game and hope to enjoy it for the rest of my life. There will be pictures of the course and the bloody outcome as always. Planning on playing some cards as well. Wanna get in a Hold ‘Em tourney and some 3 card poker. Might win, might lose, either way it’ll be fun. Been threatening to go to the museum there for many years and this just might be the trip that I actually do it. We’ll see.

Other than that, not alot going on.

Oh yeah, I haven’t logged on to my WoW account for about 3 weeks now. For some reason, I just haven’t been into it. It kinda comes and goes for me. Love to play and always will but I just haven’t been feeling it lately. The last patch hit, I logged in to check things out and haven’t been back since. Maybe after my vacation I’ll renew my desire to play. I hate it when I dont’ play and know that I’m paying for it. All good though, Supramax will be back in action soon enough.

Well, that about all for now. I just had nice New York strip, a few cocktails and I think it’s time to find something good on TV to watch. Hope that all is well in your world.

All for now…

~KJ

Turn the page

in which I embrace yet another chapter in my life…

It’s been an exciting week for me and I’m here to tell you about it. First off, I moved this site to a new server. The move was a breeze and I have to give special thanks to Ruben for making it all possible. Gibblesnix is now hosted right here in Walla Walla, Wa. I was given space on a local server that I have full access to earlier in the week. Installed the latest version of WP, imported my content, uploaded my theme and plugins with little to no trouble at all. I’m super happy and looking forward to adding some new content to it as I’ve ditched a lot of the old links and content. Kind of a clean slate to work with and I’ll be tweaking it as the days go by. Please be patient, it’s a work in progress. Still getting used to the new WP install.

The week in general has been really good to me. I feel like I’m breathing easier, I’m much more relaxed and starting to move in a positive direction overall. Work is picking up, I’m making more sales, my numbers are looking better and have a renewed enthusiasm for the job that I’m doing. It’s always been easy for me to get stuck in a rut and it’s nice to get back to ‘just being me’ again. Looking forward to the days and weeks ahead. Nice to have things going my way for a change as the last couple of month have been rough on me in more ways than one.

I went out to visit @smugirishman Friday night and simply had a blast. Nothing like a night of drinking, playing and yelling with a good friend to get ones head moving in the right direction. Took a bottle of Skyy out there, had some drinks, played some guitar and basically got blasted out of my mind. Ahhhh, good times! Glad to have a friend like him. Srsly.

Saturday, I sold the Monza back to its original owner, Mike Glyn. He has been a life-long friend of mine and I was glad to give him his car back. I bought the Monza about 7 years ago when he was going through a divorce. We both agreed that if I was ever to sell the car, he would have first shot at it. Honestly, I never did get very attached to it. It was fun to drive, quick as hell but I never fell in love with it and always felt like it didn’t belong to me. Also, I’ve never really been a Chevy guy. I prefer MOPARS. Anyway, I drove it over to his house yesterday, right where it came from. Exchanged keys for cash, had a drink and bid it farewell. I’m not gonna say that I won’t miss it cuz I will, but it was nice to give him his baby back. He was all smiles!

Today, I’ve spent some time cleaning up the driveway, (where the car had been parked for evar) mowed the yard and picked up my apt. Watched some of the Solheim Cup coverage. USA retained the cup in fine fashion. Gotta love Sunday’s, always nice to just do ‘whatever’.

So, there you have it. Not too exciting for some but it was for me.

I sometimes forget that this life is full of changes. Some good and some bad. For me, the outcome always hinges on how I deal with things. When things go bad, it’s always been easy for me to stay ‘in’ the bad instead of shifting gears and moving on to better things. When things are good, I don’t think that I embrace them enough and let them slip by too quickly. So with this post, I begin a new chapter in my life, a new beginning so to speak. One that is full of new and exciting things. Making new friends, going to new places, doing new things with an open heart and open mind. Life is just too damn short and I’m here to live it!

~KJ