Soon...

Hopefully soon all the chaos with my license will be back on track. I'll be able to actually drive my new car and I'll have my freedom back again. My pre-trial is next week and I'm excited but nervous about it.

The whole thing really is stupid... and I am so horribly dreading the bill.

In other news, Tracey and I set a date and are scoping out locations. We'll be getting married on August 28th of next year. We've got so much to plan for and prepare before then. There are some classes we want to take and we still have no idea about how to have it all officated. I'm really happy and excited about it though!

Quote for today -

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
- Krishnamurti

I love capitalism!

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Weirdest day... EVER!

I'm in double shock today. My grandmother died, shes been sick for awhile and though you know it was coming, still... The person I am really sad for is my mother. I wasn't close to my grandmother at all for many reasons but my mom is so distraught over it. She called sobbing and I didn't know what in all the world to say to her.

On top of that when I called my dad to tell him the news he sprung on me the fact that I'm going to have a little brother. WHAT THE FUCK!!! My dad married a girl 10 something years younger than me, hes in his 50's and now he's having another son? I'm going to have a little brother 34 years younger than me.

So today I lost a grandmother and gained a brother. Wow.

Oh and the fence is almost done too. The psycho neighbor called the cops on our contractor, but that's a story for another time.

Garden

Cabbage, radishes, carrots, leeks, all variety of peppers, strawberries and tomatoes all got planted today. Soon to come will be potatoes, popcorn and sweet corn and I have to build my box garden for my asparagus but that should be done next weekend. We got so much done and we spent almost $1500 between the two of us this weekend on stuff for the house! Holy shit!!!

Speaking of the house, we looked at a place today, looking for something bigger for all the kids. The place was an old funeral home and there were parts of it that have been renovated for apartments which means there is a TON OF ROOM. It certainly needs some work but it would be really cool and the kids love it. We talked about getting it and renting this place out... essentially having two homes. Its a scary prospect in this economy, they just had a round of layoffs at my work and Tracey's union contract is up for bid again in July and so we don't know whats going to happen there but we'll see. There would be a room for everyone and so much more. A huge three car garage with a enormous workspace and lots of little side room etc.

The rest of today has been really good. Trace is out riding her motorcycle at the moment taking Madison for a ride, I bet they are having a great time. Once all this license crap is done I'm going to get a motorcycle myself. I've always wanted to ride.

Things...

This weekend is going to be so busy that I can't imagine it feeling like a break. Tonight Tracey and I are going to see the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Tribute to John Williams and after that we are meeting some friends out at that the old schoolhouse I used to live at. We are kicking off a paranormal investigation group which I'm really excited about! Tomorrow its up early to do a ton of chores and get our garden planted and if we get it all done early enough we'll have some family time and do a game night I think. It all depends on how we feel after all the scrubbing, folding, weeding and mowing. The kids are doing a lot to earn spending money for the weekend vacation we are taking soon.

I think the only day we will have to lounge around and do nothing will be Sunday... but I know us, I doubt we'll do that.

I can't wait for vacation, we are going to Mackinac Island. I've never been there but Tracey has been twice and says its a great place to visit. There is a fort and lots to see and do. I'll just be grateful for the chance to get away for awhile. I miss water and have missed the sun so much during this dreary start to spring. This trip will get my water fix down now I just need to find some mountains!

Be careful what you hate

I can remember all the times at all my jobs or in college or just in passing whatever, when I'd hear people talk about "court dates" and all the associated crap. I always thought to myself that they sounded like losers, like they didn't have their life together and it bothered me. Now right out of the gate I want to say that I DO NOT HAVE MY LIFE TOGETHER! There, I had no right to judge. And some of the people that I actually knew had genuine problems that were not their fault. I'm just saying I don't know why but that always bothered me.

And the irony is that now I'm one of those people. Court dates, a trial, total bullshit really but its causing a lot of havoc in my personal life and keeping me from doing so many things I would like to do. I've gone round and round with the BMV over a license suspension for years. I get my license taken care of, pay all the required fees then they suspend it again. The last time I pretty much said fuck it and drove anyways. They got my money twice and I hadn't even done anything wrong the whole thing stems from a clerical error and now is so strung up in red tape its not even funny. At the moment though I can't drive, I can't go visit friends, I can't go to the damned grocery store or go out to do stuff with my kids. I'm dependent on rides and am working from home till this gets sorted out at my trial. I missed a political rally I really wanted to go to... this is terrible I feel like I'm under house arrest.

Ah well, in a months time I'm sure I'll learn first hand what a failure and a joke our legal system is. I can't wait for that.

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But I do hate Janeane Garofalo. What a fucking idiot.

Quotes for today... (cause its been a loooooong time)

Humankind cannot stand very much reality.
- T. S. Eliot

All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.
- Edward Gibbon

More News...

I got engaged this weekend. Shes absolutely awesome. So much more than I ever thought I'd find in another person. Funny too cause she found me!

We don't have a date yet, probably sometime next summer, but we are planning it out. Its going to be at or as near as we can get to L'Anse aux Meadows. More to come, its just horribly busy at work.

Life of late...

Lots going on at the moment so here is a rundown

+++ Operation Bismarck +++
Classified - in progress

+++ Operation Keep My Job +++
Slugging at it everyday, I've been trying to be more effecient and its paying off

+++ Operation Get A New Car +++
Fucking wonderful!!! I just got a 2009 Dodge Journey, big enough for Tracey, me and the kids and they threw in four weekend trips! Couple that with the warranty and I don't hve to be paranoid to take my car around anymore!

+++ Operation Dark Heresy +++
Well shit, life has been so crazy that I'm not able to have as much game time as I used to. I miss it, I miss planning it all out and seeing how everyone reacts to the story I unfold. I've got to get a game going again.

+++ Operation Kindred +++
Its dead, its over. Its a chapter of my life that is closed now but in no way at all reflects any lack of love and respect for my folkway. I am as commited as ever to my reconstructionist ideals and to my folk-building ideas and dreams.

+++ Operation Get The Hell Out Of Here +++
I have a handfull of stuff remaining and most everything else is already in place in Garrett. Garrett is a nice place actually. I already got my library card and the neighborhood is overall a quiet place. There are some dogs the next house over that I am going to FUCKING MURDER SLOWLY AND HORRENDOUSLY... but other than that its a great place.

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Overall I have no complaints. Life is scary good right now!