It's Never Enough

Where do you consider home?  Is it the place you grew up; the place you're currently living?  Why is it home?
Submitted by uncagedbird. 

Home is where I live and where I grew up. I was lucky enough to be able to move a trailer (it's way too old to be a "mobile home") onto my parent's property. Outside of Morgantown, West Virginia.
Yep, it's not a big city, but it's big enough for me. And with the big University here in town, if you want excitement, it can be found....
I like the small town scene. I like having my space, and I like being able to go outside to see trees and grass. A lot of people don't get that chance every day...
But, I have to admit, I am always curious to see what life would be like in my birth city of San Diego.

Today, I'm hovering around 205 pounds. And I carry it well (I think) for a guy who's about 5-9 or 5-10. I've got a little extra around the mid-section, but hey, I'm not 19 anymore.
I still need to get my CCNA test scheduled, so there's that. I'm as thoroughly ready as I'll ever be, but still there's stress around it because I want this to work out so badly.
My little girl is playing softball now, and loving it. Well, maybe not loving, because she would much rather bat all day than have to play in the field. She's funny. "Daddy, it my turn to bat NOW?"
Oh, and my wife and I are being sent away for a weekend next month. That should be great- we're going to a little place where there are things to do, but I doubt we do anything. My wife very, very badly just needs time away from everything. She's a mother, grad school student, and she works about 20 hours a week. How she hasn't collapsed is anyone's guess.
I think that pretty well covers my life at the time. Work is just that- work. I still don't have a job that fulfills any kind of outlet for me- creative or otherwise. I just sit at my desk, do the same thing over and over again, listen to my headphones, go home, and do it again tomorrow.

Which band or artist which is no longer performing or alive would you have loved to have seen?
Submitted by Rev Stan.

SRV. Stevie Ray Vaughn. One of the greatest blues guitarists ever.

If you could eat anything you wanted, and not have to worry about gaining weight/being unhealthy/inhumane, what would you totally pig out on? 
Submitted by Jay.

Easy. Two things: Chocolate and Meat. And yes, any kind of either. But no, not together. I can put away more chocolate than any woman or "choco-holic" I've ever know.
And meat? Ribs by the pound. Steaks slaughtered. Burgers destroyed. The plate ends up looking like a scene out of "300".
My parents for Christmas one year bought me a twenty pound slab of chocolate. It was gone before New Year's.

When it comes to chocolate and meat:
      I AM A MACHINE.

What is one of your favorite poems?
Submitted by marvel is my pen name.

"If you're having Girl problems, I fell bad for you, Son;
I got Ninety-Nine problems, but a bitch ain't One."  -- Jay-Z

"Pistol Grip Pump on my lap at all times,
pistol grip pump on my lap at all times,
pistol grip pump on my lap at all times,
theycanbefuckin'wit'otherniggasshitbuttheycan'tbefuckin'withmine"  -- Rage Against the Machine

"Sleeping very soundly on a Saturday morning; I was dreaming I was Al Capone
There's a rumor goin' 'round, gotta clear outta town; smellin' like a dry fish bone;
Here come the law, gonna break down the door; gonna carry me away once more;
Never, never I never want it anymore; Gotta get away from this stone cold floor;
Crazy, Stone Cold Crazy, you know"    -- Queen

"While childish MC's battle over coastal fronts; I come with no fronts and smashin' monkey fronts;
If you wanna be Evel like Kneival then jump; I guarantee your punk ass catch the speed lump.
The tactics, extract, morbid thoughts from the mental; custom designed for the instrumental.
Yes, indeedy, lyrical graffiti. And this one's the burner, Baby."   -- RBX

Yeah, I know. I'm white. I live in West Virginia. I'm supposed to be listening to John Denver and Toby Keith. These are just a couple of the ones I've been listening to lately. I can't help it. I need things that get the blood pumping while I'm sitting on my ass at work.

What's one thing you regret not doing? 
Submitted by Mr. Nice.

I would have finished college. That kind of thing is something that I took for granted earlier in my life; that certain opportunities would just always be there. And then after you mess them up a couple of times, then they're not.

I just had to check the boards at Revision3 before I went to work today. Only to find that Geekdrome is no more. Danny T has called it quits for personal reasons, and I hope everything works out for him.

But I can't help but be upset that the 'Drome is gone.

In the past six months, three of my favorite podcasts have gone by the wayside. This has been the hardest to take by far. I don't know if I can handle losing any more of these new friends of mine. (ARE YOU LISTENING, LAPORTE? AND YOU, ROSE AND ALBREICHT?)

THE 'DROME IS DEAD!! LONG LIVE THE 'DROME!!

627Sm

The Greatest Band in the Universe is back!!!

Tenacious D is about to bring the thunder back into my life. After the release of their first album, I have never been the same.

KG and Jables are the epitome of Rock Gods. And now they are going to the big screen in The Pick Of Destiny. This will surely be one of the most influential movies of all time.

The D are one of my favorite bands ever. I still listen to their first album easily 3 or 4 times a week. And theirs is the ONLY album I have ever owned that I love that much. Others come and go, but the D remain constant in my life.

And now, there will be a whole NEW album to put on the old 'Pod, and set to repeat for hours on end.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

What song best describes your current mood?
Submitted by Section31.

Current Mood? "Heroes" by Shinedown.
  "All my heroes are dead and gone..."

Been following some comic books lately, so the whole hero thing has been in my head for a while anyway.

Yep, posting infrequently since '06.... How about not posting at all....

Soon I'll be changing jobs. Unfortunately, it will still be in the same company and even the same department for the same amount of money. Meanwhile, a former co-worker just got on at the IT department that is about as qualified for the position as I am qualified for AARP. Bastard's lucky he knows how to turn on a PC. I think I even showed him that a while back. But, I can't even get an interview lately down there. His biggest technical achievment is his MySpace page.........

Our doctor just put my daughter on some antibiotics to help her with this horrible cough she just can't seem to shake. And so now, just like any time they put a kid on those, after a couple of doses, she started having some diarrhea. And, being that she is potty-trained, she gets so dissappointed every time she coughs and squirts a bit. It would be funny if my wife and I didn't have to clean it up.

Incidently, my wife just always seems annoyed with me these days. I'm not perfect, and I'll be the first to admit it. I forget things, I drag my feet over some things, and I do get distracted easily in day-to-day life. But this is the way I've always been-- it's not as if she never knew that I was like this. And it's not like we don't know each other well; we've been together for eleven years now. (Is that right? Let's see, first date at my high school prom in 95, dated until December of 01, proposed that month, got married in July of 02..... yeah, that's right.) Wow, eleven years sounds like a long time, but I truly don't think it feels that long. Then again, I can't remember what I did before she was around. I was probably on the fast track for carpal tunnel one way or another before that......