Life In the OC (That’s Oneida County)

I took this picture on October 25th, 2005, looking over the steering wheel of my car.

Yeah. Really. October 25th, I’m driving to my girlfriend’s house. I can’t see a thing.

It’s way too early to have a Utica snowstorm.

Well… this isn’t a Utica snowstorm. It’s not a Utica Snowstorm unless you get at least twelve inches over the course of twelve hours.

But still, it’s pretty bad for November.

So, I only ended up staying for about a half an hour and headed home. My way home was blocked by an accident. I turned and took a different road, hoping it would get me home. I passed by ANOTHER accident.

This was some crazy night.

About a half a mile from the city, the road suddenly became very clear. The snow had stopped. It was almost as if the snow never was. It was just rain. I went from driving fifteen miles per hour, all the way up to 60. It was like a breath of fresh air.

And even now, two hours after I’ve gotten home, Jaime tells me it’s still snowing. And here, it’s still just raining.

That’s some wacky weather.

But that’s what we get… We’re aware of what we got into when we moved here.

And I love it. And I hate it.

It’s what hell would be like if it were frozen over.

But…. It’s Home. Y’kow? Sometimes you just love your home, no matter the wacky weather.

Yeah. That’s a Bruce Springsteen reference in the title to this post. Gotta’ love the area I chose to live in.

So smart. So freakin’ smart.

Yes, Mr. Fogerty, I have seen the rain comin’ down on a sunny day.

Yes, Mr. Fogerty, I have been blinded, whilst my wipers were running at full blast.

It’s been raining here for near three weeks straight. Well, not straight on rain, rain and nothing but rain, but, we’ve had enough rain every day for the past three weeks to ruin any plans that may have been made.

Rainy weather used to be my favorite kind of weather. It’s kinda’ cool out, and it brings life.
…But you know, when you have someone special in your life and you want to do something, but the rain has kept you inside for three straight weeks, you start to get upset with it.

One of the most popular things in my neck of the woods is corn mazes.

So, last year my buddy and I explored a corn maze shaped like Yoda.

Here’s a pic….

Now, I know you can’t see that, so if you click on it, it should come up. Thumbnails, my friends. Thumbnails.

Anyway, because of all the rain, we haven’t been able to go to this year’s maze. I remember how muddy last years was, and that was a week after the last rainstorm. I can only imagine how bad it is after three straight weeks of rain.

I hadn’t planned on writing about the mazes until I went through them, but it doesn’t look like I’m going to get to do it this year. Maybe, MAYBE if it isn’t raining on Halloween…

Anyway, here’s this year’s maze:

As you can see, it’s two mazes. They decided to keep up the Star Wars theme. Pretty cool.

Their problem is that they’re only open on Saturday and Sundays until the end of October. We haven’t had a rain free weekend since September.

Well, all I can say is that I hope one of you get out there to experience something like it for yourself, since I can’t this year. I loved last year’s maze, and I was so looking forward to this one, but it’s just not going to happen. :-(

I would love to hear your account. Either write about it in your blog and let me know by comment, or just leave a comment on this post letting me know about your maze excursion.

Mmm… Excursion. Good word. *pats self on back*

Well, For the past three or four months, I’ve been blitzed with spam comments on my blog. I just wanted to let you folks know that I’ve (I’ve meaning that Ryan has done so nicely for me, as he usually does) installed a karma program for comments. I’m still getting the hang of it, so if your comment doesn’t appear right away, don’t get freaked out, and don’t resubmit it. It might take a few minutes, or a half of a day, but it should show up.

Sorry about that, folks. ^_^

I don’t know what to do! I’ve had all this time off and now I’m thinking about all that money I’ve got saved up and what I might want to spend it on. I was at Wal-Mart three days out of five on my vacation. Each time there, I stared longingly at the wide screen plasma TVs. They had a decent looking one for $800.

“Decent looking” is the term, though. It was a Sanyo, after all. So, I’m considering shopping around for a TV. A nice widescreen TV, you know, what with that being the future and all. So, I’m gonna’ go price shopping at some point. Maybe get a brand better than Sanyo. Gotta look around, though.

I’ve also considered greatly the fact that I have no pictures of my friends and family, so I was considering purchasing a digital camera. I’m sick of not seeing my friends, you know, because they all live so far away. Same with the family. I need to start taking more pictures.

So, I gotta’ start comparing and contrasting cameras.

Then I have to consider which of the two I’d like to get more.

Maybe I’ll get both.

Oh yeah. 32 freakin’ inches.

No, not me, you pre-verts…

That’d just be freakish. I’m no Dirk Diggler. I can hold my own, though.

Not that any of you care. :-D

I seriously considered buying a 32 inch TV from Wal-Mart Yesterday. They marked it down to $400. I was sick of having all my OT money and nothing to spend it on. It really is burning a hole in my pockets…

…either that, or I need some new jeans.

Anyway, I opted not to get it, because I didn’t have anywhere to put it, I didn’t have any way to transport it, and honestly, I don’t think I could have picked it up. It was a pretty big TV.

So here I sit, broken hearted… came to shi…

That’s not right.

I’m just realizing that I have nothing to talk about lately, so I’m writing about how I almost bought a TV, which I probably wouldn’t have time to watch.

Bah, what the hell. Maybe I’ll go back tomorrow to see if they still have it. I’m sure I can find a nice entertainment center, too.

I need to spend more money on me. I don’t feel I’ve done enough of that lately. ^_^

I’m getting there. I’m excited that vacation is coming. I’m going to be doing A LOT of household chores that have been ignored since my last vacation. My apartment is in shambles…. I’m not lazy, it’s just that I”m so tired when I get home.

At the end of this month, we will have been doing overtime for a year at work. I’ve skipped very few hours of overtime. My checking account would definitely prove that to you.

The bad part is, there’s currently no end in sight for the overtime. We’re hoping to end it in the beginning of the year, but, well… they said that the overtime should have ended in February. Who knows.

All I know is that I’m definitely looking forward to rest. I need it.

On the lighter side of life…

Well… I haven’t had time for the lighter side of life. Maybe I’ll blow a few bucks on vacation. Not much else to do. ^_^

…But… what to buy?

Any suggestions?

…man…

Not only have I felt like crap lately, but I look like crap, too…

Good thing I’m on vacation next week!