I miss my mentor. Every so often I reach a point in my life where I feel cold and lost. This seems to be one of those times. I have been reading the Bible, the Koran, book of mormon, religious speeches, articles with not much success. My mind keeps racing in different directions trying to decipher why history is repeating itself at work. Even after ( Read more... )

This is one of those moments where I have to stop and allow my mind to slow down a bit. How did I end up here? What am I doing? I almost feel lied to. I mean I like my job. I really do. I just am not a big fan of the hours I am putting in. I have been averaging 70 to 80 a week. For an industry I never wanted to be a part of. The oil industry is so ( Read more... )

the kern river has claimed victim #3 this week. today a family of 5 decided to hang out near a tough part of the kern. little boy slipped and fell, mom went in and missed, dad was able to reach the kid, mom hasn't been found. quite sad that so many safety measures get ignored ( Read more... )

i have a couple of friends, well, now more than likely former friends that just don't get it. pyramid schemes suck. they all have the same formula, sometimes even the exact same price tag, and sometimes just creates enemies...this was apparently the case ( Read more... )

okay i don't even know where to start so i guess i'll just work from the end and work my way back. now lemme tell you this story to tell you another. the kern river, which is only minutes from where i live has been nicknamed "the killer kern" for good reason. and it's also world famous only because it has killed quite a few international visitors ( Read more... )

i figure i could give this another shot. another way to keep track of myself since i find myself not writing in my paper journal too often. i've had the same book since 1999 and still not finished.

it looks like i'm somewhat of a natural. no lessons, just measurements and taking stuff off the shelves. i can shoot a compound bow and have the arrows completely pierce someone's torso...unless i hit bone ( Read more... )

as a handful of my friends would know, i used to be a huge collector of comic books. i used to do the whole "buy two or three of one copy, save 1 or 2 in protective sleeves and NEVER touch them while i do whatever with the third to read it." anyway, now i know i've grown a bit when i end up just buying the "graphic novel" just to get the story out ( Read more... )

i think i've been to ABQ now about as many times as Mr. Namey has seen "Not Another Teen Movie"

shit, i've been compromised. i guess for the first time ever i'm going to have to go private. there are just some things i didn't want bakersfield to know, hence why i stayed away from this thing for a while and stuck to the written journal. typing away is just so much faster tho...see you on the other side. just what i needed, more glares and