going to Los Angeles for the weekend to party with an old new orleans friend.  Yeah, I do this a few times a year, but it is still fun.  We're hitting Das Bunker and then he's having a house party.  Wooo hoooo!

Then, I'm off to Calgary for 2 days.  Hopefully I'll have time to hang with some old friends there.

Then, I'm off to D.C./ Dover area for 8 days (by way of Cincinatti).  Good to visit family types there.  Maybe even make it to Philly if I find some time on my hands.

Then back in SF on July 3rd, easily in time for drinks at the speakeasy on Independance day.

Living the dream. 
Now if I could only find a jet-setting-gent to accompany me, my life would be complete. 

Tags: living the dream, travel
Current Mood: chipper

I'm in New Orleans until Monday evening, April 20th.
Then after a night it Washington D.C., I'm off to Holland until April 26th.

So that means I'll miss Meat this week.  Oh well.

Living the dream. 

Tags: stalking, travel
Current Location: Nola House
Current Mood: awake

So I'm doing a lot of "penciling" things in. So not all of these are firm plans, most are "we'll see what I feel like that evening".  Except for the travel - I have tickets! 

• March 17: Steam Punktrick's Day
• March 18: Some trade show in Modesto
• March 18: Abney Park @ Slims
• March 19:  Gym/PT
• March 20-22 : Los Angeles for Lazmas III
• Das Bunker
• Crawfish Boil
• Climax Party
• Gaming
• March 26: Meat
• April 16-20 : New Orleans - French Quarter Fest
• June 26-July 3 : Back East (Delaware, Washington D.C.)
   

That's not a lot, is it?  But I'm trying to limit my commitments so I can go to things as they come up.

Tags: stalking, this life
Current Location: office- heading home!
Current Mood: okay
Current Music: none

I've lost 2.5 pounds this month.
Mostly in the last week, as I've had this rough cold (thanks portland) and no appetite.

I have a resolution to not buy pastries or doughnuts or cookies or the like.  Notice that is "not buy", not "not eat".

I joined a gym;  My personal trainer has canceled on me 3 times now, and they have over charged me by $102.  Sigh.

I found I like yoga.  A lot.  Even though I suck at it. 

Tags: this life
Current Location: office
Current Mood: calm
Current Music: none

My dreams are giving me a pep-talk lately.  What's with that?  All these "ego boosting" dreams - like wandering around a club and finding plenty of dance partners.   Or of upper management noticing and promoting me.  It's like my subconscious is trying to cheer me up.  Very weird.  I have been a bit in the dump lately, but sheez, does my subconscious have to go all pro-active about it?

And you wonder why I like sleep so much.

Tags: this life
Current Location: office
Current Mood: awake
Current Music: none

< updated 7JAn09 >

• Jan 10 : Bootie
• Jan 12-14 :  Houston client visits. 
• Jan 13 : Blues at Big Easy Social Club (in Houston)  Some Work Talk in Napa
• Jan 15:  Meat
• Jan 18-21 :  Portland, Oregon (Work Trip)
• Jan 22 : Pecha Kucha
• Jan 24 : Edwardian Ball *NOTE TO SELF:  BUY THOSE TICKETS ASAP*
• Jan 31 :  Mighty nightclub for Pink Mammoth Anniversary
• Feb 7 :  Hot Glass Cold Beer at Public Glass
• Feb 18-23 : New Orleans for Mardi Gras
• Feb Feb 23-26 : Houston for Daratech
• March 9-12 : Las Vegas for OTC
• March 20-22 : Los Angeles for Lazmas III
   

Tags: stalking
Current Location: work
Current Mood: hungry
Current Music: none

Ok, I'll finish tallying how I did on my 2008 resolutions some day soon.  And 2009 got here awfully fast so I don't exactly have my new resolutions down yet.  But I'm doing this:

1.  Me & the cat need to lose weight.  I'm shooting for 10lbs between the two of us.  (He's 21 lbs, btw, and twitters as HoustonCat. )   I'm pretty serious about it - I even bought a scale and joined a gym and took a 1 hr yoga class and bought 5 personal training sessions.  Yoga = ouch -- who knew?  (The cat is less serious about his weight loss.  sigh.)

2.  Take the cats to the vet.  Its been like 2 years.  I've selected a vet, just need to call.

3. << something about the job.  Management I think.>>

4. << nothing about relationships.>>  I'm good, thank you very much.

5.  << nothing about cigarettes >>  I've regulated down to just a few here and there and no longer crave more.

more later, gotta run out to the club and dance.  It's Sisters of Mercy tribute night.  And dancing is part of my exercise program.

Tags: health, resolution
Current Location: home office
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: sisters of mercy

It's that maudlin time of year.  And I've been going out too much, so I'm a bit down.  In an effort to convince myself that I have a wonderful life, I reviewed my tweets for the year.  My faves:

• damn. I just poured egg nog on my cheerios. Hey, the cartons look the same. Sigh. 9:31 AM Dec 8th 
• Ohhh, men in tophats! Well, and clown makeup, but you can't have everything.   9:55 PM Nov 29th
• Dammit. I have tennis elbow. And I don't even play. Sighhhhhh. 4:26 PM Oct 28th
• I think I've been bitten by a radioactive spider. Or maybe caught a cold. One or the other. 9:01 AM Oct 2nd
• Hey, what's the bruise? A deer bit me. Riiiiiight. No, really! 8:07 PM Sep 4th
• On a bullet train - wheeeeee ! Home on saturday noonish. 7:09 PM Sep 2nd
• In a britsh pub, in tokyo, eating nachos. About to buy the t-shirt. 2:05 AM Aug 30th
• Learning to slurp Soba. (No that is not a euphemism) 8:46 PM Aug 24th
• Is it drinking time yet? I need to drown these butterflies forthwith, reduntantly and in an expedient manner. 4:34 PM Aug 19th
• now I have cat hair on my new pleather jacket. greaaaat. sigh. 9:28 PM Aug 14th
• Just bought flowers, vitamins, arnica cream. You'd think I have something interesting planned, but sadly no. 4:55 PM Aug 9th
• Stupid alarm cats. Don't you get that it's the weekend and I'm allowed to sleep in? 7:35 AM Jul 12th
• Yay! Home! Cats are purring and the buffalo made it intact. 11:58 PM Jul 5th
• Reports indicate human mortality at well less than 1% from black widow spider bites. 12:47 PM Jun 23rd
• Ahhhh, June. I'd like to thank the universe for a survivable May. Job well done. 10:19 AM Jun 1st
• First thing on my "to-do list" for this week is "Australia". It's going to be a tiring week. 8:56 PM May 27th
• Ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch. 5 shots is a lot, esp when no alcohol is involved. 11:19 AM May 12th
• My first physical in over a decade. Step 1 - an awful lot of blood work. Yeeee-ouch!!! 4:28 PM Apr 30th
• if I had pants on, I'd go get a beer. . . dammit. Getting pants on. 11:41 PM Apr 26th
• Another hour to kill. . . DIE HOUR DIE ! 9:06 PM Apr 18th
• my newest socks have holes in them already. darn it. 4:10 PM Mar 30th
• I am cougar, hear me Roar. . . Well, not really. But tempting, very tempting. 9:30 AM Mar 23rd
• Woo hoo! Shirtless boys getting down. Sure it is a gay club, but still 11:34 PM Mar 15th
• Damnit. How did it get 2 be 3:45? When did I go to bed? Where are the guests? Where is my other sock? 1:53 AM Feb 3rd
• Feeling needy. I hate being needy. Going home early to play with the cat. 4:50 PM Jan 18th 
• amazon cracks me up: how can they hope to recommend anything to me who this week bought dvd player, corset, sony card reader & sea monkeys? 5:42 PM Jan 8th

• Dec 11 : IxDA Designer Holiday Party @ Hotel Utah
• Dec 13 AM : Holiday Brunch Cruise (Santa!  Unlimited Champagne!)
• Dec 13 PM : Belgian Ale Tasting Christmas Party
• Dec 14 : Massage
• Dec 18 : Meat @ DNA Lounge
• Dec 21-24 : Dylan's in town, Dec 23-Jan 3 Victoria's in town -- bound to be festivities
• Dec 24-29 : Back East in Dover & D.C.
• Dec 29 : Death Guild (with Victoria?) @ DNA Lounge
• Dec 31 : NYE at Mighty
• Jan 1 : Breakfast of Champions (if I am still awake)
• Jan 13 :  Some Work Talk in Napa
• Jan 24 : Edwardian Ball *NOTE TO SELF:  BUY THOSE TICKETS ASAP*
• Feb 18-23 : New Orleans for Mardi Gras
• Feb 23-26 : Houston for Daratech
• March 9-12 : Las Vegas for OTC
• March 20-22 : Los Angeles for Lazmas III

Tags: stalking, this life
Current Location: office
Current Mood: complacent
Current Music: none

Landed in Las Vegas.
Figured out how to work the remote control drapery.
Had a surreal lunch.
Ate Gelato.
Met with Russians.
Met with non-russians.
Ran into at least 3 people who knew my name and I didn't know theirs.  But at this point I'm great at faking recognition.
Attended a cocktail reception.
Attended a 40th birthday dinner and ate way too much steak & potatoes.
Looked at the Moon making a :( with Venus and Jupiter.
Made $12 at the craps table.
Slept.
Got my boots shined.
Gave a short demo at a 7AM session.  (7 AM ouch!)
Blogged twice.
Napped.
Had a cookie.

Now, off to lunch . . .

Tags: this life
Current Location: Las Vegas
Current Mood: busy
Current Music: none