Why? (a.k.a. Whyne)

Why is it my fault a movie open aired wrong when you were supposed to delete the old spots and didn't?
('Cause you're an idiot)

Why is it that I have the complete inability to rip someone who deserves it a new a-hole?
('Cause I'm too nice)

Why do I always bite my tongue instead saying how I feel?
('Cause I don't want to cause anyone pain)

Why do I feel like nothing will be done?
('Cause nothing will be done)

Why does no one respect you?
('Cause you have given them numerous reasons not to)


Hey, thanks for the apology. I appreciate that, even if it was insincere and some suit probably got you to do it... It's hard to be a team player when the coach isn't...

In the words of Pep Streebeck, "Thank God, It's Friday!"

And so my weekend begins. After working Sunday through Thursday nearly 12 hours a day, the weekend is here for me and I'm just going to be a lazy fuck. The couch is my friend; I am its potato. Things came up during the week that would of had me travel home this weekend but they have been resolved, so I don't have to. My folks have been here helping babysit the kid while the wife is out of town. They are going to take the kid with them and my wife will pick him up on the way home. It really sucks that I have been working such long hours. I barely got to see my son off to school and then a couple of nights this week, he was asleep before I got home. But, unfortunately, that's what the Sweeps period is like. A full month of total work absorption with maybe a two day break on the weekend. Last week, I had so much to do, that I ended up going into work on a normal day off. I'm torn between keeping the boy here with me so we can spend some time together and the need to recharge my batteries for next week. He really wants to go with my folks, so I think that's probably the best. He'll have more fun with them. They'll buy him stuff... Next week at work probably be even rougher on my schedule. The bright side of Sweeps-hell is it's only this bad for 3 months out of the year. The rest of the year my boss doesn't really care if we get 8 hours a day as long as the work is done. We take it very easy when it's not sweeps...

I don't really feel like doing anything this weekend, but I know staying in the house will drive me a little stir crazy. Perhaps, I'll rent some movies, or go see one. I have to figure out what's playing. It has to be something kids can't see and my wife wouldn't want to see. I don't know of porn theatres in Houston, though (that was a joke... but I seriously don't know of any porn theatres in Houston). Any suggestions?

This year, I almost did it... I almost voted... It took me moving to another state and going to get my new driver's license in order for me to registar in the first place... Then, I actually had the time today to get out to a polling place to make my voice heard... I was this close... So, what stopped me?

Well, first, I lost my voter registration card... Secondly, I couldn't figure out where I was supposed to go to vote. Really, I tried. I tried several times, searching the internet for an answer, but ultimately, my quest has hindered by my lack of search engine terms to look up...

The really sad part is that I'm one of those people who believe that it's really important to vote... And here I am, 10 years of voting eligibility and not a single vote cast...

Anyway, I was talking to a co-worker about not being able to vote... and then he shows me this*... My ass really hurts from kicking it all friggin' day...

* Note the link to "November 5th Polling Locations" on the page. From that link, not only can you search by name or address where your polling place is, but you can print your registration card, too... Also, note that above link takes you to the homepage of the place I work...

Well, I'm gonna just have to kill the kid... I caught the cold that he caught from other sick kids at school... My voice is so cacaphonous right now; it sounds like I'm going through a really bad phase of puberty again.

Actually, I sound alot worse than I really am. My energy is pretty high, even after getting to bed after midnight and waking up just before 6am. I'll get a little tiny bit sweaty from a slight fever, but I swear my temperatue isn't over 98.6 degress F. My body temperature is rarely normal anway. 96 or 97 degrees is quite normal for me (See, I really can be cold-blooded)...

If the sore throats weren't so god-damn awful and painful, I wouldn't mind having a cold as much. The drugs I am taking do a pretty good job to clearing out the nasal passages so I'm not all drippy and runny. And there's hardly any cough. Funny, how since I quit smoking (what, it's been 5 years or so???) that I don't get bronchitis on top of my colds. In fact, I'd say, on average, I had a cold about 3-4 times a year when I smoked. Now, it's about once or twice, and it isn't nearly as bad. Just the sore throats.

I smell of Halls Honey-Lemon Cough Drops. I probably did yesterday when I got in to work after the Texans Game. My supervisor, who normally isn't here on a Sunday, probably thought I was a little tipsy. But, I promise all I had was Sprite and OJs (separately because I have to think together) in the sweet-ass suite we were holed up in thanks to 106.9 The Point. That smell, plus the medicine made me a little bit loopy... yeah, I'll be waiting for an intervention at work soon...

Just call me Dante... (real audio)