doing it over and over again (update)

I actually forgot to tell you my favorite part of that whole story.

A coupe of weeks before going back to Houston there was a song that I'd been listening to. It's this older techno song that I really like. You know, the type of song that just screams "turn the radio up real loud, roll the windows down and shake in your seat like a rabid monkey." And that is exactly what I had planned to do: Drive Malik down the freeway, blast my radio and play this song as loud as I could.

On sunday afternoon that is exactly what I did. I merged on the freeway and pulled out my ipod, Went to the S's, turned up the radio and rolled the window down....

I was just starting to really get into the song and then "BOOM". That is when my tire blew out on me, in the  middle of the freeway, condemning my month long dream to just that, a dream. I never got to listen it. Maybe next time I got back down to Houston... whenever that is.

Yea, it was that kinda weekend.

Moustache May

And for those of you who have not seen the new do, here you are:
Moustache May Matt
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
And for the one person out there who might actually care my Xbox did make it to SF safe and sound. Now I just have to get one of their stupid over priced wireless connectors to hook up to the internet and be able to play all my downloads again. Effin Microsoft.

doing it over and over again

So I had a great weekend. Except for a few events...

As most of you know but a few might not I had a bit of a run in, shall we say, with yokohama tires this weekend. It all started when I got back home and started driving Malik around town again. I noticed quite a bit of shaking when I reached high speeds. As I've been told and have learned from Car Talk I knew it was most likely something to do with my alignment/tires. But being the lazy ass I am and assuming that my mom had done as I had told her when I originally left months ago (to change the front tires that had incidentally partially caused my first wreck), I didn't check my tires. Well on sunday afternoon in the  midst of my BBQ/Fajita fest I left my house to go pick up a friend. I got on the freeway and made sure to talk it slow (or just slower than I usually would) as I knew something was wrong with the car. About 2 miles down my front passenger tire blew out and even though in Houston you're not supposed to stop on the freeway I did and changed my tire as fast as I could. Got the spare on and was back on the road, taking the back streets, to go pick up my friend. I completed the task and head back home to rejoin the BBQ and all my friends that were awaiting my arrival so we could start playing a round of poker. 

As most Houstonians know even the back streets of houston are riddled with constant construction. On this particular day it happened to be at Richmond and Fountain View that they had taken out some of the asphalt for lord knows what reason... Maybe to eventually smooth it over again. But not until I went over it in my spare cause my spare to blow and leaving us stranded in a bar parking lot calling my fellow BBQers to come and rescue us.

I took my flat tire with me and went home. 

The next morning I woke up at seven, took the wheel to the tire shop and got a new one. Drove back to Malik who thankfully was still sitting in the bar parking lot and changed yet again another tire. Had to get home to finish packing so I could leave on time to catch my flight.

Before me and ash left for the airport we decided to get a bite to eat at a nice place called Napolies. We headed towards the freeway and the car sounded a bit funny. Well when we pulled over to further inspect the noise and as i stepped out I saw that she had a flat tire. Yes, another flat tire on another car. So I got out and changed the tire which made me late for my flight. But not as late as the fact that i had to then go home and take another shower because i was wet with sweet. All in all i got to the airport just in time to run down the terminal and ear them saying "final boarding for San Francisco." I made i on the plane but just barely. 

All in all I got home at midnight, just in time to celebrate my being in SF for 4 months to the day.

Happy four months matt.

4 months and counting

So it hasn't quite yet been four months but since I'm a few days away I figured it would work out fine. Here's to four months and here's to me celebrating them later tonight in Houston.

The other morning I rode the BART to work and as it goes sometimes I was standing. Sitting on the floor next to me though was a kid that seemed to be in about high school. He was sitting there trying to finish his math homework which is something I can totally relate to. If i had a 30 train ride to school in the morning I would totally take that time to do last minute school work. So I was just standing there and minding my own business when he was like "excuse me, could you try to open this for me?" It was a tube of glue he was trying to open to glue his study sheets to his notebook. How sweet is that? He thought I was going to be able to open it. Well i gave it a few tries but couldn't do it. Cause of me now his work isnt' gonna be glued down, shame. Good luck buddy. School sucks but its worth it. 

I had some other stories that i wanted to say but now I forgot them all of course. The TV is going well as is the PS3. There are a couple of kick ups every once in a while but otherwise it's a dream. I get to pet my occasional kitty and tomorrow I will get to pet my very own babies. Kenzo, i'm coming home babies. I miss you, a lot.

So here's to all you guys I'll be seeing tonight. It shall be monumental. Or maybe i'll just pass out from drukeness and exhaustion. Whatever happens I'm sure we'll have a good time. And here's to Malik too, I miss him too.

my new room heater: my PS3

my new room heater: my PS3, originally uploaded by llamacafecom.

So after a few months I finally gave in a bought myself a TV. Problem is that when i give in i give in kinda huge. So I now have a 42" 1080p TV along with a new PS3. Yeah, its pretty sweet though, i won't lie.
I did end up missing my 4 month post and am now coming up on the five months. I'm ashamed that I don't have more photos to show really. I feel like i haven't take a single once since I got here, which is kinda true. So soon i will try to be better about it. Soon....

new things in my life

Everyday this place becomes a little bit more like home. Sometimes it's as simple as walking down the same street for the umpteenth time. Sometimes it costs a bit more than a mere stroll down the street or smell that reminds me of home. Here are cost non-effective ways of making your new home feeling more like your old home.
I've had my old "smoking" shoes for about 6+ years now. Oddly enough I got them here in San Francisco or should I say I stole them from Rachel when she lived here in SF. But now it's time to let them go. As you see below they have been through a lot and now they have a holes and a particular smell that I can't seem to get rid of.



So I found a fancy pair of shoes at my local shoe barn for a mere 20 bucks. Can't go wrong there. And they are actually almost cool enough for me to wear as regular shoes. How can you go wrong there?



they aren't quite the slip ons the berks were but they're close enough and they'll match (or clash depending on how you see it) with most my socks.

So the second and much more expensive way to make your home much more "homely" is to spend a ridiculous amount of money on technology that'll help you not think about you left behind. For this I got myself a 42" 1080p LCD. I haven't even gotten it yet but it's already helping with my post move depression. So here's to the paper TV that is keeping the wall warm for when my real TV arrives. She is gonna be a beaut, frealz.



(I had to draw in the rest of the print out cause my printer ran out of ink. that made real upset until i realized I can just draw the rest in, looks pretty sweet.)