Apple=Sin

First of all can I just say how much I love Google. Not only is the search engine epic but they have amazing maps, Google Earth, picasa, Blogger, Gmail, You Tube, and they can all be synced to cooperate together. I love it. If only Apple could be more user friendly like Google. Sorry, I'm just having a hate on Apple day today. I don't even like the fruit apple that much. The skin gets stuck in your teeth. Apple juice is great, but the fruit by itself isn't that great. I mean I'll eat them...but I digress. Oh yeah and it's the fruit Eve forced upon Adam to cause the fall of the human race. The first sin. Well, I don't think the story went like that at all. I know a lot of artists depict the fruit as an apple, but there is no specification. And before people shout at me, I know Eve didn't "force" Adam to sin. But Apple Inc. is a sin. I'm so sick of this stupid download they're trying to make me purchase for my iPod. I'm regretting my iPod purchase for sure. I should have bought a Sony mp3 player. Neigh! A PSP. How could I have been so foolish. PSP's are so sweet! Oh well.

Here's a video of our house, my main purpose of blogging tonight. Please excuse my horrible camera work. My neighbor was outside smoking a cigarette when I went outside and I didn't want to creep him out by filming. Also excuse our dirty casa. I should have cleaned before I showed the interweb-net world our place. Here it is:

A Good Day

I hate when I write too many bloggs. I try to convince myself that it's mostly for me... Well it is. I like leaving my thoughts out there and if someone wants to find out what they are then they can help themselves. Okay so I'm bored again! I had such a wonderful day with Lindsey today and I didn't want to say "bye" to her when I dropped her off for work. I wanted the day to continue. I love her!! I never knew I could feel like this for a person. She's so amazing...

Today we went to Macon, MO. When I hear the name "Macon" I immediately think about the band Macon Greyson that Joe and I saw a few years back in the Atomic Cantina. What an amazing show. I had such a blast that night with Joe. I seriously miss Albuquerque right now. I'm not writing about Albuquerque though. I'm writing about Macon. Macon is about a third of the size of Moberly. It feels like a larger town than it is though. It has a lot of the same architecture as Moberly. The really old brick buildings with buisness signs on them. If it wasn't for the modern cars I would have been fooled to be transported to the fifties. It really gets me amped about American history. Lindsey and I were talking about how we could just imagine it bustling with people in the fifties. With high school kids wearing their letter jackets, throwing footballs around and girls with their poodle skirts and penny loafers(?). There was even an old drug store that was still operational, with a soda fountain y todo. So yeah. Great time in Macon. We then ate at a Mexican restaurant of all places. It was called Los Jimadores. I could just hear the Macon folk mispronouncing that one. Haha! It was delicious, and there were real Mexican's working there! Oh goodness! We took lots of pictures that I'll post soon enough. There was also an abandoned drive in movie theater, so Americana. I was transported to the '50's once again. The guys that were throwing the footballs around were taking their dates to the movie, ooo and maybe they were able to hold her hand. And Lindsey was there with me, imagining similar things that I was imagining.

I wonder if 50 years form now people will wonder about us and our day today?

The Artisan Café

Sweet! I'm so glad I can finally check this place out. It's a really cozy coffee shop. It reminds me of Winning Coffee in Albuquerque but with more couches and less breakfast burritos and more beer. This is been on my "to do" list for a while now. The Coffee is really good too. It's a nice place to relax and write a blog. This one is going to be short though. I have to pick up Lindsey from work here in a few minutes.

I tagged along with her to work today. She took the kids to church in Columbia and I came too. That was fun. Then we went to Mickey D's and had a few McChickens. Then the mall. The mall is something else. Well, it's like every other mall in the U.S., but I took some pictures of odd things.

A Saturday In Moberly

I got my oil changed finally! I went to a local shop here in Moberly. I was pleasantly surprised. The man was supper nice and the price was totally reasonable. The oil change took about an hour, but that wasn't a problem. I just left my car and went for a nice walk down Moberly's main street. I stopped in the Goodwill and looked around. I am really happy with how things went! It's really hard for me feel comfortable doing things here. I feel like people are always looking at me and recognizing that I'm not from here. I mean, I am different looking I know this. People can't really figure out what my race is. People at work wanted to ask me, but felt weird about it. I'm not the touchy type though. I'm proud of my heritage, but I don't care if people ask me questions about it. But, anyway I know I'm not from here and my inner thoughts make me nervous that people won't like me here... But in reality I'm sure it's pretty much just like NM where I feel welcome. This man at the mechanic's shop made me feel okay thoguh. I think it was called JC's auto shop. I'm definitely going there next time I need an oil change.

So far this day is good though. I'm a little upset at how much our utilities were. Our electric/gas was $185 USD, and our water/sewage/trash was $85 USD. That is nuts! I never payed that much. But, we do have a washer and a dryer, and the building is older and not that insulated. Also, I like to take two 9 hour showers a day. And floofy is just a jerk! J/k, I love Floof. Whatever though. Our rent is still only $315 USD.

I'm really starting to like this place though. I'm checking it out. I'm like Floofy when he first met my apartment. He lived under my bed for an entire week, only creeping out to use the bathroom (in the litter box thankfully) and to drink water and eat. Then he acted like he owned the place, and he still does. I'm not going to act like I own Moberly. I'm not running for mayor. I'd probably anger a lot of people though if I did. I'd push for a maybe a bus system, or a van system. There would be a bus/van that runs from downtown to CCCB (Lindsey's school) and one that ran from downtown to MACC. And there would also be a line that ran from downtown to Wal Mart. And, I'd get the funding too. I'll find the person that keeps all of Missouri's money and I would challenge them to a game of horseshoes. I'd win because everyone knows that New Mexican's are amazing horseshoers. Then I would make this town a booming town once again. It's called the "Magic City" because it sprang up almost overnight because of the railroad. Now it'll explode again because there would be cheap transportation to downtown. Businesses would thrive. And there will be a connecting bus to a commuter train that takes you to Columbia. Maybe I'm dreaming. ...yeah I'm dreaming. But it'd be cool.



Here's a blog I typed on my typewriter. ("Typewriter is the longest word that can be typed on the top row only of a keyboard.)

From 2010-01-30

Here's a picture of some "Colorado", "Soutwestern" food! (It was made somewhere around here.)

From 2010-01-30

Some Old Granddad!

From 2010-01-30

And some more photos of my Moberly walk. Notice my strange yellow NM license plate!

From 2010-01-30

From 2010-01-30

A panorama view of a field. Exciting!

From 2010-01-30

Somewhere close to Santa Fe (the restaurant in Moberly)

From 2010-01-30

From 2010-01-30

Good Ol' Dave

I got my ears lowered! Yeah, I went to the beauty school here. I told them it'd take a miracle worker to make me look beautiful though. I told her my mom's been cutting my hair since I was one. I think that made her nervous. She did a good job though... Ears lowered. Ha! David Hake used to ask me that after I would get a haircut. I never knew what he was talking about. Surgery? No Dave, I didn't have my ears surgically lowered.

Wow! I was just shouted at! Some man came up to me and told me to lower my headphones! He was angry! Dang! I'm really sorry sir! Oh boy. I've only been here two months and I'm maddening people. Anyway...

So yeah, ears lowered. Good ol' Dave. He always had some good stories to tell me. He told me of a story of a bunch of deer wandering around Albuquerque. The weather also seemed to be so much worse back in the day for Dave. He told me they had a storm so bad one year they had to get places in a canoe! So crazy Dave!

So, I hope the man that yelled at me isn't still angry. I really didn't mean to anger him. But here's a photo of a book in the library. I'm considering reading it.

Missouri Stuff

It's a little cold these days in Moberly, MO. Spring time is welcome! I really can't wait for the weather to warm up. I really wish I would have remembered my headphones. I'm sitting in the library and I'm typing on the computer, but there is no music in my ears. I like writing when there's music playing. It's okay though. I'll listen to some music when I get home. The library is only open until 8pm CST anyway.

I'm excited and I'm kind of bummed out at the same time. I'm excited for a number of reasons...ummmm here it goes. I'm excited that Lindsey and I are experiencing this together. ("This" being Missouri). I miss New Mexico greatly, but if we were in New Mexico we would be too comfortable. There are the same bars, the same coffee houses, the same everything and we wouldn't be challenged. Here, we are challenged. Lindsey's being challenged at school, and at her job, and I'm being challenged at work and being a husband. Being a husband is especially hard. Before, I only had to worry about me (and Floofy), now there are two opinions (really stubborn opinions I may add), and sometimes we disagree. It really is hard sometimes, and I'm still learning. Sometimes I get really bored, sometimes I become sad, sometimes I miss my mom and dad, my brothers and my friends back home. But, I'm also learning so much! I'm learning a lot about people. I'm learning to cook New Mexican food because I can't buy it here. I'm learning to appreciate things more. I think it's all because I'm not comfortable. So yeah, right now I feel really lonely. I can't call Joe or Jon and grab a pint with them whenever I want. I can't just go to Satelite and get some coffee with Lindsey... No UNM skateboarding or late night downtown ABQ runs. No Thursday Burt's or Wednesday Copper or Ed's karaokee. I can't just go to ABQ uptown and browse the Apple store (and believe me I'd love to check out a iPad). I miss my mom and dad. It's okay.

I need a haircut! My hair is getting so long. I feel like it's grown double as fast this as it usually does this month. I need to shave too. I feel like it would be easier to just not shave. I don't mind the beard, but I feel like I should at least be a little presentable sometimes.

I like blogging now. It feels good releasing my thoughts.

I'm starting to enjoy my daily drive to and from work everyday. It's kind of far. It takes me about 40 minutes to make it from my driveway to work. I'm starting to enjoy the scenery a lot. There are so many hawks on perched near the roads here. It's kind of awesome! There is also lots and lots of roadkill. Sadly, people out here seem to care very little about their dogs and they let them roam wherever they want, and sometimes I'll see a dead dog on the side of the road. I also see lots of dead skunks, deer, and even a possum. There are so many trees on the drive to work too. The bare trees make me feel like I should be listening to Elliot Smith, or something slow, sad and acoustic. I don't though, I'll put on something poppy and fast like Five Iron Frenzy.

I had a lot more on my mind, but I'm about to be kicked out of the library. I'm sure I'll blog some more later this week. Maybe I'll even have internet at home soon! That'd be exciting.

Stumptown, life, et cetera

What up P-town, bridgetown, Burque of the NW? I'm coming. Be prepared. I'm not important at all. I'm not used to seeing such natural beauty. Where I'm from is dried up and shriveled. Well, it's not so bad. But I'm not trying to compare geographic locations. I'm grateful that I experienced life in such a unique place. But I'm sure that every regioion has it's own uniqueness. I'm sure I'll love Portland. It produced Lindsey, how could I dislike it?

I'm looking for tickets now...I think I want to take the flight that has a 4 hour layover in Seatlle! Normally I don't look for flights with layovers...but I've never been to Washington. I've never been to the Seattle airport. I'm sure Lindsey and I could do some airport exploring. Airport exploring is so fun! I love it so much. I like meeting people in the airport too.

I'm talking to Joe right now and searching for flights. So far Cheaptickets is the best. I love Cheaptickets.com so much--oh free advertising for Cheaptickets. But whatever, good buisnesses deserve to be found out. I have never had a problem with them. Also, they advertise the FINAL price, not the dumb price that doesn't mean anything. "Oh cool! There's a ticket for $124 dollars! Nice! Wait, taxes and fees make it $300... Okay, that's not $124 at all!" Yeah, that's what I just thought when I checked out Travelocity. Plus, I hate when they try to throw in a hotel room and a car rental too. I don't want those!

My back hurts! The chair...ouch.

I'm doing many things right now. I'm uploading photos, talking to Joe about GPS, blogging...I think I'm done. K, bye!

-Zohan




Music I'm listening to:

Saosin,

Saves The Day,

Circa Survive,

Emery,