GEEK FEST

This Friday Mark and I are on the way to GEEK FEST and yes this would mean that we are just that.  What do I mean by GEEK FEST well it means Comic Con down in San Diego.  Comic Con has been going on for just under 30yrs and will continue to go for many more.  We are only going for one day and there will be plenty to see.  I plan on writing about what we see and do here on my blog as well as over at www.wctbandits.com.

Comic Con is not just about comics.  It is about movies, games, books, comics, toys, etc... it is a huge convention where people gather to share and show off there interests.  For more information you can visit www.comic-con.org. 

With that said I should have my first review some time on Saturday.

The Social Network

I belong to several social networks.  I belong to the blogging community with this blog you are reading now.  I belong to a football/soccer social network at soccerflow.com and I belong to a new and grow social network when it comes to gaming (wctbandits.com).  Just yesterday my cousin Adrian (who lives in England) asked me to join face book, which is another social network.

These communities that continue to grow online will continue to grow until the next fad.  Just look at the fact that instant message was all the craze.  Social networks have allowed many people to do business such as selling music, photos, toys, you name it and its out there.  Local artists use MySpace to sell their music which before the only way you could get it was by going to a show.

Many people have said that the social network is full of criminals looking for their next score.  Yes we all know that they are out there, but there are also some very good and honest people as well.  Due to the social network I have met people from all over the states and some from other countries.  Social networks have enabled me to stay in contact (very easily) with my friends and allow me to make new ones.

The question I guess I am headed to is what do you think of all of this.  Are you a member of the social network?  Do you think we are a bunch of criminals? Do you think we are hermits not wanting to deal with a world face to face?

Social networks have there upsides and downsides, but doesn't everything else.  People will exploit anything they think they can.  This is why you use your discretion with what you do and who you meet and so far the people I have met, I would consider my friends.

How do you relax

How do you relax?  Have you ever wondered why we do the things we do? 

Many people have different ways of relaxing.  Some people take a nap, some read, garden, watch television or a movie.   Some people play video games, surf the net or blog.  What do you do?  Do you know, have you ever thought about it.  As for me I do all of the above and you know that at least one is correct since I am doing it right now.

When we relax or take a break it is to recharge the battery.  We can run our selves into the ground really quick without even realizing it.  So for all of you out there find a hobby and become creative.  I know many people who are very creative and have found something that allows them to not worry about the day to day activities of this we call life.  So wether you scrap book, make cards, write, take photos there is always time in the day that you should unwind.

Back to Normal

What is Normal? is there any such thing as normal?  Is normal what you eat, what you say, is normal the foods you eat, is normal your job and where you live?  For everyone Normalcy is something different.  For Dee and I Normal is having a place of our own.  Last week we finally closed on our home and moved in.  We now have Electricity, Gas, Trash, but we are working on getting the water in our name, but don't worry we have water we are just not paying for it yet.  It have been a long journey, but we made it and we are much better off for it.

We are now in the process of unpacking which will take some time because things need to be cleaned and as for the dishes this will take some time because we do not have a dish washer, oh wait yes we do I'M the dish washer.  The thing is that i don't mind because we are finally back to normal.

Moving

Moving can be extremely overwhelming, but also can be rewarding rewarding.  This week we will be moving into our new place out in Hemet.  For the past month have have been cleaning, painting, and trying to get the grass to come back alive.  It has been a very rewarding experience because we have been homeless for eight months.  Yesterday June 22, 2008 i began the final phase of the moving process, the moving of our things.  I will continue to do this in small trips until I can get a u-haul either Monday or Tuesday.

It's weird, but it still has not hit me yet that after all the trouble we have been through we finally have a place of our own, but I guess once I sleep there for a while it will all seem real.

so since we will be moving I will not be able to blog until we get our internet up and running.  So don't miss me too much because I will return.

All Things Must Come To An End

As of today June 20, 2008 at 4:28 pm the headaches are over.  It has been a long and hard road which we have traveled, but it is over.  Dee and I have been looking and trying to buy a home since the beginning of the year.  As you may have read in an earlier blog (What A Pain) you know we have had nothing but problems in this process.  We have continued to have problems since then, but today we can now breathe.  

I miss having our own space, I miss having a yard to work in, I miss having a garage to put my car in.  I miss not having to wait to do laundry, I miss having a place we can call home.  What I don't miss is moving, which is the next stop on our little trip we call home buying.

Life

Do you go through life just moving through the motions?  Why does it always take a tragedy for you to re-examine your own life?  Why do you always tell yourself after the fact that if I had only said this or done that.  There are so many things out there in the BIG scary world that can effect not only you, but those around you.  Why is it so hard for us to say the things we need to or should say to those we love?

We tend to take life for granted and never think that it could happen to me or you.  I hope the next time we see our loved ones, our friends, family and those we care about how much they mean to us.  It only takes but a second to for an accident, poor choice or a mistake to change so many lives.  It also takes but a second to say I Love You.

Life is precious, take that second.

Friendship

Not everyone is lucky enough to have a friend, Not everyone can call a friend a brother,  Not everyone can date there friendship back to their teenage years.

Many people come and go in life and we can call them friends, but when it comes down to it will they forgive after a fight, will they tell you how it is, will they stick up for you when your in trouble, will they bail you out when your stuck, will they be there when they are needed?  This is what I call a friend.  This is what I have been blessed with for the past 20+ years.

"The only way to have a friend is to be one"

R.W. Emerson