Possible Reboot

So, I am thinking of doing a bit of a "reboot" with my blog. I am hoping to update more often again and all that jazz, but I suspect there is only a half handful of people who ever check my blog anymore.

Anyway, things may start heating up soonish, assuming I can get anything that resembles a reliable internet connection.

Random Mew tunes

I have been listening to Mew rather obsessively. Here are some videos of a few favorites of their newest album. Hawaii (final video) is my favorite at the moment I think.

Poop! So much Poop!

This is a post about dogs.

Mel got a ridiculously awesome and cute puppy (made by Sam and Chloe) she has named Osiris. Go to her facebook for pictures if you haven't already. Cuz he is pretty awesome. And we suspect he is going to be pretty big, about Sam's size rather than Chloe's.

My dog Sam has started training/obedience classes. We are only about two weeks in, but so far he is doing well. He can heel and sit mostly on command now, which is WAY more than he did before his first classes. Mostly the classes teach me how to train Sam, and then I work with him in the week between classes on learning whatever obedience skill we learned. Its kinda fun and has lent itself to me and Sam spending lots of quality time together. Fun stuff.

I also have been told (repeatedly) that Sam may actually be an Australian Shepard Border Collie mix. Which is interesting, and explains things like why the puppies he and Chloe had turned out so Beagle like, and why he is longer and leaner than a lot of purebred Aussies. His fur is a little different, less puffy, than many Aussies as well, so yah. I am fine with the possibility, since Border Collies are freaking geniuses. Our Trainer in dog class only half joked that Border Collies were smarter than most children... so... yah. :P

Well, I will stop talking about our dogs as though they are children. I don't wanna be "that guy" who can't seem to separate the two. It has been a lot of fun, especially once we embarked on the puppy adventure. I have cleaned up so much poop in the last few weeks that I hardly even think about it anymore.

and stuff.

Cheers.

I often wish I had an interesting accent.

its time for an Oopdaht. Which is swedish chef for update.

Well then. I had a job, but kinda lost it because the painting company ran out of regular work for me. But I am working tomorrow, which hopefully means I will get called about occasional work. In the meantime I am getting ready to move to a new place and looking for work.

I should post a group pic of Chloe and Sam's puppies. Cuz they are super cute. And fun. And Mel is taking one. A little blue eyed, caramel colored bundle of softness. She named him Osiris because he looks kinda wise and contemplative, much like an ancient Egyptian god might be like.

I have been listening to a WHOLE lot of Mew and Royksopp lately. Mew has a new album (I think it dropped in August... but that may have just been in Europe) called "No More Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away // No More Stories The World Is Grey I'm Tired Let's Wash Away". Its a slightly verbose title perhaps, but it contains some fantastic music. Just search for Repeaterbeater, Introducing Palace Players or Hawaii by Mew on Youtube and enjoy. And Royksopp is just generally some of my favorite electronic music out there. Its always got a strange, haunting sense of joy to it.

I also decided that, despite rather enjoying techno and electronic music in general, I can't get into trance. For no other reason than, while I listen to it, I keep having cool base lines and melodies play in my head that would sound neat... and the artist in question doesn't capitalize on it... just keeps the same loop going. I guess folks on E don't really care that much.

Well, I am really looking forward to heading to Sioux Center for Christmas and seeing friends and family again. Because you are all missed.

Cheers.
-Paul

Pictures De Sam

These are my dog Sam. Or as we have renamed him, Samson. He's chillin with his playmate Cloe, or however the crap you spell that. Enjoy!

Boogers

Fall has come to Idaho.

Its been rather nice, cool breezes, chilly nights that require blankets and pjs, that sort of thing. I rather like the change in weather (though from what I hear we are supposed to get into the 90s again today).

My dog got fixed. Hopefully he stops roaming around Mel's neighborhood when out of the kennel. Cuz he like to run about, which is understandable, so I feel bad that he is stuck in a kennel most of the day.

I should post pictures of my dog.

Me and Mel have been dating for 18 months! Holy poop! Good times, but they sure flew by it seems.

Still nothing on jobs, a few more apps in and a few more to write. So it goes.

cheers

Resume' Resume' why are you so annoying.

There are few things in life I loath more than applying for jobs. The forms to fill out, the fact that you end up memorizing the address of the grocery store you worked at in high school so you don't have to look it up anymore, and most of all filling out job histories. I hate that so much.

I borrowed a resume' layout from my sister... who got it from my sister in law. I looked it over and started plugging in my info and, upon reaching the education section, realized I have no idea what my GPA at Dordt was. 3.5ish... I guess... I don't even know where I can find that kind of information now that I have been out of school for a while.

Also, its irritating that I can't make a very good catch all resume. I mean, no library cares that I can weld. No contractor cares that I was part of student council and a research assistant. No grocery store cares that I can do basic guitar setup and electronic repair. Etc etc. I almost have too many little skills... so much so that I don't think most of them belong on a resume to an awful lot of places. *sigh* If only I could go to some shop or something and be like "hey, you sell guitars, I play guitars, heck I can fix guitars, wanna hire me!?" and they would be all like "yup" and I'd be set.

Recessions are stupid. I am gonna punch John Locke in the nose.