Current mood:	hyper
Current music:	when in rome "the promise" - napolean dynamite soundtrack

such a slacker
man, i am getting so BAD at this! ya know...every day i think to myself i GOTTA go write in my damn journal... but sheesh! i'm just so damn busy right now - i barely have time to check e-mail much less write in this little corner of self-absorption!

anywho... i'm gonna try to stay better about it. let's see... i guess we can do the category entries and bring ya back up to speed...



FAMILY LIFE:

kids are with me this weekend. last night we did mcdonald's and movies and played some Star Wars Monopoly! it was awesome but Monopoly is sooooo damn time-consuming! i can't remember the last times i finished a game! and of course the leading player never wants to retire the game so ya end up saying "let's finish tomorrow" and then ya leave the board and game-pieces out on the table overnight - lol! yeah, good luck finishing that! today is movie day so that's good - maybe we'll get out to the park too... haven't felt really good about the way i've handled the kiddos lately mostly cuz of the new job. now i can't go eat lunch with them during the week and when i had them for spring break i worked so much that i could tell they were kinda disappointed. well, they're gonna hafta get used to me going to work again. and i'm definitely gonna hafta make sure our time is quality time and less leisurely. as for them, they are growing into such awesome little people. bekah is the SMARTEST girl ever and tres has to be the coolest, most charming little turd of all time (wonder who he gets THAT from?). bekah aced the reading portion of her TAKS test (36 outta 36) and is the "teachers pet". who woulda thought MY kid would get that title? actually, i'm pretty damn bright but i never had any discipline. it's like she got all my brains and the ex's focus. ...aaaand both of our good looks :)

WORK:

getting better all the time. lovin' the new job. nice people and they dig me. best part is my anonymity. no deep ellum scene. no "robert miguel". no "what happened to the eagle?". just me and some cool new co-workers. i've never been one that needs people's approval or some sort of validation but it really is nice that these people like me. i mean they like ME - not a former radio personality or a guy that supports their favorite band. no ass-sucking and politics. just plain 'ol me and my winning personality! for example: met a girl at work and had a couple drinks with her the other day. we had a good time and she said she thought i was funny etc. on the drive home i realized that she was the 1st girl i've gone out with since my ex-wife that had no idea that i was ever on the radio or some kind of local pseudo-celebrity. i guess what i'm saying is that it's nice to know i can still "charm" a pretty lady on my own. hehehehe... and oh yeah...pretty much done with job training and enjoying the work. hours are good and i'm FINALLY getting used to the new shift in lifestyle. i pretty much know my body's limitations and am able to work and do all the screamformdallas.com shows. and i did learn that lesson well (from my last entry): SLEEP IS YOUR FRIEND!

LOVE LIFE:

a joke. taking a step back from EVERYTHING in this department. lol. okay, not really, but i am sooo over worrying about it. too busy to sweat it so takin' it as it comes. cuttin' off a few relationships that have been bringin' me down and making room for new ones. this isn't really my style but my "style" hasn't seemed to be working as of late :) there's so much more i could write but it would just be drama that i wanna remove from mi vida loca.

SHOWS:

excited in this department!!! have ya heard? WE'RE BACK AT TREES! that's right - Trees pulled the plug on the Edge local show and asked us to host/book sunday nights. so... basically, we're bringin' back the old KEGL vibe! classic Eagle local show bands! cheap drinks and lotsa hot ladies! less of the indie/emo crap and more straight-up rock and metal. a showcase that TRULY represents deep ellum! now, i'm not really criticizing KDGE here (i know you guys are reading) i'm just saying that the Edge local show was too indie and artsy. fact is that those bands don't pull a crowd in deep ellum (especially on a sunday night) and they certainly DON'T pull a cool rockin' set of fans like the bands WE book brings. so needless to say the Trees staff is ecstatic and i am on top of the world! advent, frolic, and alligator dave will play our first show back this sunday! get all the details at the site! as for the edge local show: they will continue at another venue TBD. please support their efforts as well - it's all for the good of the scene!

oh yeah....and we are putting the final touches on another awesome show. 2nd/3rd week of may will mark the 1 year anniversary of the demise of the eagle. cindy and i are putting together a big "eagle reunion" show. dangerous darren, lynn hernandez, shannon, and all the eagle jocks that are still around will be there! we've asked some awesome local bands to play the gig and have even talked a very special band that called it quits in to reuniting for the event. details are coming soon!!!

pajama jam is april 23rd at ridglea theater. listen for the radio spot on the edge starting monday!

okay enough of the shameless plugs. we're pretty much up to speed. see ya at metalfest tonight. i am sooo getting laid (that was for you, murph) lol