Another day at the office

These have felt like the longest couple of weeks. I've been working long hours and mandatory OT on Saturdays. What's killing me is usually I would feel accomplished doing such, but since this is only a temp gig with no real hopes at becoming permanent (not that i'd take it even if it was offered to me) I recognize this is all for nothing. Well not nothing these checks are going to be exactly what is needed to make our great escape from this place. We have a plan all mapped out, but it's hard to get my SoCAL hopes up seeing as all our other plans having been falling way short lately. The phones are the only things that have come to fruition as of late (and that was after a whole lot of bitching and bellyaching) So here we are back at the same crossroads we always seem to be. But for a change things actually look like they just may work out. For once I feel like i know that a year from now I won't be in the same place with the same problems. I hope to be in either Anaheim or Huntington Beach. Working while Nicole is back in school and hopefully i've found a way to coach football again. Its fun and its exciting and it frankly is the life I've been waiting for. Well the wait is over now its just time to DO

One of those weeks

Have come to the realization that my life never takes the turns I quite expect. Things do usually work out in the end. Not always for the better, but not normally for the worst either. Things just are. I guess that's what my life has come to entail just me living in a constant state of being. What that means is any choice i make rarely improves my life neither does it bring me down. I guess I'm just on a sort of long plateau.
While perched on this plateau I've come to find myself content. Not very happy though. Its the pursuit of this happiness that brings about true sadness. If i could just remain calm in my current situation without the constant need to improve things I suppose I'd be living a much more fulfilling life, but the chances of that happening are slim to none because I as many other people find being happy a very important thing.
So i shall continue my pursuit for utter happiness. One day hoping to actually reach my goal. Until then I will acknowledge the contentment in my life thus hoping to spurn off the bad feelings. Happiness isn't everything, but it's a hell of a lot better then being sad. And sadness isn't the end of the world either. Without ever feeling down how would one know when things are looking up?

One good turn deserves another.... so my friend i say unto you SIT ON IT and SPIN

countdown is on

Right now we are looking at a mere 6 hours or so until my first of 2 fantasy drafts for the fast approaching football season. I can't wait. Last year I had a poor showing for my longtime league with friends, but i did relatively well in my Yahoo league. This year i intend to take them both. I already know my biggest drawback is my dependency on Donovan McNabb, but I recognize this year he is coming into Philly healthy, happy and with a chip on his shoulder. He has to prove to all the people looking for him to be traded to the Bears that though he grew up in Chicago Philly deserves to be his permanent home. So fingers are crossed i get the guys i plan on grabbing up. I know for sure some of my picks will shake things up this year, but there is no doubt in my mind that this year is my year for that 1st place spot.

I'll update this after the draft along with the complete list of the awesome team I'm sure I'll have assembled

UPDATE:
so here is the team i was able to assemble once everything was said and done

QB
Donovan McNabb - Eagles
David Garrad - Jaguars
JaMarcus Russel - Raiders
RB
Reggie Bush - Saints
Rudi Johnson - Bengals
Kevin Jones - Bears
DeShaun Foster - 49ers
WR
Torry Holt - Rams
Javon Walker - Raiders
Ted Ginn Jr - Dolphins
Donte Stallworth - Browns
Sidney Rice - Vikings
Devin Thomas (r) - Redskins
TE
Heath Miller - Steelers
PK
Mason Crosby - Packers
DEF
New York JETS

It'll be interesting to see how this year plays out in this league all I know is it won't be boring thats for sure.

The plan is coming together

Phones should arrive tomorrow. Step 1 in my plan for a successful future. I am all to happy that things are for once looking up. Thats right things might just start coming up DUSTIN. (What the hell does that really mean anyway?)

All I know is my life is slowly but surely getting back on track and hopefully I will have happily and safely relocated to a new and better city/life by the heart of the holiday season. Yes my friends life will truly be good. It'll be all peaches and cream
(Not that i actually like peaches and cream. So on second thought life will be all Porn and Pizza)

Frustration

Ever have an issue when it comes to patience? You know I've been very patient as of late. haven't let the small things cause me to lose my temper. Just keep reminding myself that PATIENCE is a VIRTUE, and GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT. But isn't that in direct contrast to the EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM. Or the fact that in this life if you truly want something you are often expected to go get it. I don't know I've always been more of the laid back sort myself waiting for good things to come to me, but I've also come to realize good things don't come to me all that often.
I've just been driven crazy this week waiting on good things to happen. I've been expecting a new cellphone for a week and things just keep delaying it. I'm on the last bit of life with my old cellphone and I don't really know how much longer i can be expected to wait on the new one. This all comes after someone broke into my truck causing me unnecessary expenses that are cutting into my plans for the near future. A lot of my current life is banking on things i have envisioned for years to finally come to fruition, but there is no telling when that will actually happen. How things have been panning out I'll probably when super lotto tonight and have a stroke tomorrow morning. You know just to shake things up a bit.
All I know is it should not take any phone company this long to process a deposit when the money has been in the bank for over a week. I would say FUCK IT and walk away, but Nicole and I both desperately need new phones. I'm not even breaking the bank with what we are getting as much as i wanted to. No we are being reasonable, so it raises the question why is responsibility fucking with us at the moment? All i know I am going to be incredibly happy when i finally receive my order and one step closer to achieving all the things i have planned for our lives.
Phones -- L.A. --- Apartment/Condo --- Good Jobs ---- Happy life.
Yeah I know its pretty crazy i see all that starting off with some phones, but hey a boy can dream right?

A little sports

Well it's officially here. Football time is happening once again. I love this time of year. Football is hands down my favorite sport (as it is for many Americans), and I'm so excited the season is drawing near. The hall of fame game has already happened which means a whole slew of PreSeason games are on their way.
This is a particularly fun year because the fun of the SUMMER GAMES is about to come our way as well. Now I've never been a hardcore fan of the Olympics. But the idea is pretty simple. Tons of country that would normally spend all their time fighting or arguing over this and that come together in a sign of unity to prove once and for all who's the most dominant at running, swimming, fishing or playing with assorted balls. It's freakin' GREAT
Baseball is coming to a close not that I paid much attention to this past season. Though i vowed to myself I'd find my way back into loving the sport as i had grown up loving it first and foremost, I've found it hard to keep an eye on it with so much tradition tarnished as we go along. I mean Yankee stadium is no more after this year. What next Wrigley field coming down cuz the IVY has too many allergens? My main issue is that fact as an Oakland Athletics fan its impossible to follow the games. By the end of the year, Thanks to the "Wisdom?" of Billy Bean, you are looking at an entirely new squad as all your stars and/or best players end the season somewhere else. I mean are we even trying to see what the pennant race is like. Have we gotten over those feelings of wanting to be champions. Young and Cheap is our new motto and that would be fine, but the CHEAP outweighs everything else. We have had plenty of young talent in which to build around in order to hold up the World Series trophy, but alas its all for nothing because they would cost too much money to keep. Remember when players weren't dealt away like a deck of cards.
IT'S NOT POKER IT'S BASEBALL!!!
I don't know i guess i'll just stick to loving football after all players tend to stay in place.... wait what? what do you mean Jason Taylor is a Redskin. Wait a minute. Favre went where? Oh well I still love football anyway go FACELESS Eagles (hey Donovan is on his last year if he makes it to the end)

A little touch of greatness

Seems like a simple concept. No matter how inept you are at most things. I still honestly believe inside every human being there is "A little Touch of Greatness!" Now this may seem like a far fetched concept. Or this idea can be dismissed as the thoughts of a delusional optimist, but i do truly believe that. Now don't get me wrong there are many people who never accomplished any "Great" feats in their life. But even for them I believe the greatness was in there somewhere, its the choices we make in life that determine whether or not it will be used. I have yet to do anything i find truly GREAT, but I know one day it will happen. Not that it really matters either way for the greatness i speak of won't necessarily bring you riches or fame. At most it will probably only bring you the satisfaction of a job well done. Something you can be internally proud of whether the world recognizes you for it or not. So I am not saying we are all going to win a SUPERBOWL or write the great AMERICAN NOVEL, but even if its the simplest thing we all have the ability to accomplish something truly great in our lifetime. I sure hope i do and i hope all you out there do as well.

The start of a new era

So I have decided it time to upgrade. Since no one reads my livejournal and I never remember to use my myspace(not that it was ever read outside of sports posts), I am scraping those for this more useful set up. This will be where I house all my latest and greatest ideas. Like Kiwi Jelly. Or Watermelon tang. OK so those thoughts weren't that great, but its really hard to come up with genius right on the spot. So for anyone interested this will be my 1 and only blog. You want to know whats going on in my life? CALL ME, this blog is not about that. No bitching about how HARD life is. No Emo style whining about how hard it is dealing with my parents. And no deep insights into my relationship troubles or work obstacles. This blog is pure and simple ME. The random thoughts i think. My feelings on the world around me. How i think my beloved Eagles will do this season. (Actually i can give that one away right now. They will be SHITTY.) So i hope my long time friends and reader will enjoy this new forum. And who knows maybe some of you will actually comment. I guess only time will tell.