Category: Personal

Listening to Bush right now. No, not the president. The band. Did you forget who they were? I sure hope not. “Got a machinehead better than the rest..” – Gavin Rosdell.

It’s been a long day. Opened at Starbucks this morning, I really don’t like getting up at 4am. It’s early. I’m sure if Gavin worked at Starbucks for any amount of time we would have heard a song about getting up early. It happens to the best of us. Sometimes we just have to get up early, even though we hate it. Don’t you hate that?

I’m sitting in my winter session class right now. It hasn’t even started and I already want to go. It’s nothing against the class I’m just not feeling it right now, I need sleep.

I hear the most humorous stories at work sometimes. For instance, this one lady told the person taking her money that her dog had seizers. How did she have time to tell her about that? I just don’t tell the person making my coffee everything, but this lady sure did. It still makes me laugh to think about. I should probably get started on my class. You kids have a good night.

Yesterday I was coming home from work and a guy on the side of the road flagged me down while I was waiting to make a right turn. Hesitant, I didn’t want to roll my window down at first to allow him to talk to me. Now, it’s not like my car has automatic windows either. Anyways, after I finally leaned over my passanger seat and rolled the window down a crack, the man asked if I could take him only a mile and a half down the road. Upon quick consdiration (it’s amazing the light didn’t turn green yet), I said, “Suuuuure.”

He was a nice guy and his name was Dan. He promised me he wasn’t a crazy person and just needed a ride, which of course is reason to believe that someone is a crazy person, but that is beside the point. Yet in the maybe 3.5 minutes he was in my car I learned that he had been married at age 21, divorced when he found out she was cheating on him, and then remarried to which he said that woman had died after having 2 kids with him. He told me he is now a granfather to 2 children. Really, this is all the truth and not doctered in any way. Maybe you’re wondering what he needed a ride for? Well, it turns out his car was getting repaired at a local shop and until they got it fixed he would be walking. Long story short, I dropped him off in front of the repair shop and he was on his way and so was I.

So, what’s the moral of the story. I guess it’s that you can pick up people on the side of the road sometimes. I’m not saying we should start vanpools for picking people up, but I am saying that I took a little bit of a risk, and it worked to a blessing to someone. He didn’t shoot me, so that’s a bonus. He didn’t knife me, so that saved me some grief. Instead, he just had a conversation with me, like a man in the market would if I was checking out at the grocery store. I guess that’s all.

My wife Bethany must’ve had a break at work or something and was doing some surfing and came across one of the best lists on the internet. It’s the “Top 30 Random Chuck Norris” facts. It’s hilarious. Let me just give you a sample of the ones that I thought were funny:
1. Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
2. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
3. Chuck Norris can unscramble an egg.
4. If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can’t see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
5. Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
6. Chuck Norris sleeps with a night light. Not because Chuck Norris is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of Chuck Norris.
7. Chuck Norris can touch MC Hammer.
8. Chuck Norris ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got one.
9. Superman owns a pair of Chuck Norris pajamas.
10. Chuck Norris has already been to Mars; that’s why there are no signs of life there.

If you’re not a Chuck Norris fan, that’s ok. I don’t really don’t think the kids who thought these up are Chuck Norris fans either, but simply have no time for anything else in this life except to think of witty sayings concernings his amazing martial arts abilities.

Speaking of guys on TV, I’m seriously becoming one of the biggest Conan O’Brien fans. I knew liked him, and that I thought he was the funniest guy on television, but quite honestly, I really don’t want to miss another show. As if to say that sometime around 12:35am every day I might be missing something or an sweet one-liner that can tickle my funny bone. To be honest, I’m jealous of future generations. When Conan takes over for Leno that’s just an extra hour of sleep that kids will get because they won’t stay up to watch Carson Daly after Conan because that would be like taking a step backwards in humor. But they will simply fall asleep satisfied from watching good, (usually) clean fun.

Not much else to say about that, just finishing up some work today and starting the weekend. What do you think of when you hear the word “weekend”? I always think of the band Hey Mercedes (who recently broke up) and their song “Our Weekened Starts on Wednesday”. That would be sweet, Wednesday weekend. That’s a good band name, or even a good blog title. Nevermind. I need to get to work, don’t want to get fired on the 2nd project!

And remember, at birth, Chuck Norris came out feet first so he could roundhouse kick the doctor in the face. Nobody delivers Chuck Norris but Chuck Norris.

Everyday I find that instead of having a Palm Pilot, I have Post-It notes. I wonder if other people are into that. I mean, the Post-It note is like the classic way to write down things we’re not supposed to forget. Quite honestly, if I was going to make a prediction, it would be that with the advancement of technology at the rate it is, and the fact that things like VHS and tape players are becoming obsolete, that even though this is all happening, the Post-It note will prevail. It will prevail only because of usefulness in the home, workplace, and education. My compliments to Spencer Silver who invented this wonderful piece of paper. On another “note” (haha), I’m taking a digital photography class right now. I’m doing my best to bring out the “cam” in shaycam. Really, I like this class and I think everyone here at shaycam.com will enjoy what comes about because of my involvement in this class. Here’s a pic I took the other day. The subject we were supposed to shoot was “public.” Tell me what you think. I thought the picture really brought out the look and feel of an ashtray, but maybe you guys won’t feel the same? I just want to make sure that everyone knows that this really is the closest I have ever been to cigarette, and I’m not a smoker. Smoking, it’s not for me, I think it’s gross, but people do it.

I guess that’s all from me today. Got a sore throat this morning and I’m not into that. And remember, when your battery dies on your palm, your cell phone loses all it’s bars, your GPS can’t connect to the satellite, and your laptop keeps coming up with a blue screen… your Post-It note will still be stuck to your chosen location for quick memory access.

Here’s some friends that I hung out with on new year’s eve. I promised them I would load some pics up, so here you go. I haven’t done any blogs while sitting in Starbucks in a while. So, here I am. I’m a bit distracted by a small group of people in front of me that are sort of having a meeting. It’s funny when you overhear people’s conversations. It’s not that I’m trying to listen to them, but they are within 3 feet of me and are talking loud enough for “all to hear.” Nevermind them.

I feel like a stay-at-home mom right now. Bethany has been working and I’m actually looking for a job. I’ve got some great opportunities lined up, but unfortunately opportunities don’t bring paychecks. Did you know that just living is pretty expensive. Well, I’m sure you know that. I am amazed about how quick the monthly budget adds up. I’m not ignorant by any means, but I’m just amazed.

I’m taking a sweet photography class for winter session at a local community college right now. I’m not kidding, I’m totally stoked about. It’s all about taking pics. I’ll try to post some here as I do this class. It’s only a month long, and it’s just about taking cool looking pictures. Alright, back to working on my resume. Peace.

There has been a little rain today.

My Itunes has been playing on shuffle since 11:00 o’clock this morning. It’s currently playing Mat Kearney (pronounced Karney). If you haven’t decided to enjoy his music, then you should probably start your Google search for him as soon as possible, he’s great.

Doesn’t rain just make you feel like taking a nap or sleeping. Just the sound of the rain upon the top of your roof or maybe outside your window on the ground. Bethany is taking a nap on the bed right now. I don’t really feel like sleeping, even though I probably should because I know we’re going to stay up late tonight to bring in the new year. You see, California doesn’t understand rain I think. I mean, I was born here, raised here, and live here now, but I just got back from being in Seattle the past couple of weeks. People in Seattle see rain as a normal part of life. You won’t see a weather guy in Seattle freaking’ out about rain coming to their area. But I have been watching the news the past couple of days and that’s about all I am seeing. “OH MY GOSH!!! RAIN IS COMING TO CALIFORNIA!!!” You would almost think King Kong was actually in town (and I don’t mean the movie, I mean the monster). I guess that’s enough about rain.

I’m sure I should probably be writing something about 2005, but nothing is really sticking out to me except getting married. Which, if one thing was going to happen in 2005, I would want it to be getting married. It’s been a good year, full of laughter, joy, honor, forgiveness, passion, regret, fun, and the like. Tomorrow is just another Sunday, another day to go to church and enjoy the people who walk this life along with me. I’m always excited to be alive. I’m always wanting to get more out of it. So if I had one memory about 2005, it would be getting married and our honeymoon. What’s your favorite memory from 2005? Post it! We’ll all read them and try to enjoy that memory with you.

Oh, and don’t worry, I’m not going to close this blog by saying “See yah next year!”

And I wait… for what you might ask? Well, for Comcast to come hook up my $10.00 cable package! haha.. That’s what happens when you don’t have money and you’re poor. I guess being poor and not having money go hand in hand. Then again, on a more a serious note, you could be rich and still be poor. Maybe you could be rich and not have anyone to love, or not have anyone that truly loves you. You see, I might not be rich in dollars, but I am rich in life. I have a wife who loves me, and I love her. I have roof over my head. I have a relationship with Jesus Christ which gives me true life.

The past couple of days have been fun. Bethany and I have been trying to move into our apartment and get everything settled down. It’s good to be back. I’ve been catching up with friends and calling people. The first day back I think I got like 21 phone calls from different people. They must’ve known I was coming home, but I still don’t know why I was getting so many phone calls. No worries.

So what happens if Comcast is late? I was told they would come no later than 10:00am. I have a 10:30 meeting, and I can’t be late. So they better get here. But does it meant that I get my cable free? That would be sweet. Kind of like a pizza delivery. Nevermind. I’m gone, go enjoy your day.

This is Zach and I before I got married. Great pic.

I gotta tell you about Rick. He’s our doorman at the hotel my wife and I are staying at. He’s a good guy. I like him. You know what’s great about Rick? He knows everything. No, seriously. The guy knew my name before I met him. Our friend brought our car to the hotel valet and Rick apparently took care of it. Because when I went back downstairs to get the the car, Rick was like “oh.. yes. Mr. Thomason” And I was like? “..huh?..” It was awesome. Oh man, and just last night I needed direction to the ballet that Bethany and I were going to. So I was about to drive away and I said, “Rick, how do I get to McCaw Hall?” Without hesitation Rick reached into his jacket pocket (which, he wears a really nice doorman outfit), and he said, “OK, you want to get to McCaw Hall..” and he started drawing on this map and gave us the map to use to get there. Consequently, we made the ballet in perfect timing. I’m telling you.. this five-star hotel stuff is great.

Bethany and I have had so much fun. What’s funny is that we have had more fun trying to figure out all this five-star hotel stuff. For instance, we learned what “turn down” service is. At night, they come in and get rid of the top layer of bedding and get the bed ready for sleeping. Second, we learned about “shoe shine service.” We can set my dress shoes outside the door and they will be shined in the morning! Oh man, and we learnd that if we go to the pool area they will give us free bottles of water, bath robes, and individually cleaned apples. No joke, I saw this lady wiping every apple by hand and putting it in this basket. So great.

Enough about the hotel, but if you ever get the time, check one out.

Alright, we’re going to be heading out for dinner, so make sure you shoes are shined and your bed is ready for sleeping! See yah.

SHAYCAM.COM IS BACK!!!!

It’s amazing. I’m actually on my honeymoon right now, but I just found out that shaycam.com is back from the dead. I thought I lost it, but I guess I didn’t. It’s great, I’m so excited.

Bethany and I got married yesterday. It was a great time, so exciting. We had so much fun, I recommend it for everyone. So now we’re relaxing on our honeymoon. I’m not allowed to tell you where because that would be improper, but we just got done listening to a sweet live session of Incubus on the radio. No commercials, totally live. It was sweet.

This hotel we’re staying at is incredible. The 2nd floor has a full fitness center, pool, and whirlpool spa. So great. OH snap, I just got distracted, Foo Fighters “Best of You” just came on. Anyways, gotta run, honeymoons are better than blogs.

Shaycam

Happy November. We’ve come so far this year in our monthly countdown. I mean.. what is November? Is it just the month that has a small 3 or 4 day vacation around Thanksgiving? Or can it be known for something more. Like today for instance. I walked outside and it was like 85 degrees. Kinda weird. I don’t remember my last November 1st being this nice? But then again. I probably forgot November. It’s the lost month. It’s too close to Christmas and too far from summer.. weird.

I’ve been studying a lot today. But I’ll have you to know I got my study guide down from 43 pages to 35. That’s significant, almost a tenth. I’m stoked. But seriously, this is like the final of final exams. If I don’t pass this senior compentecny test, I don’t graduate. That’s never fun. Not that I’ve failed a test like this before, but you get the picture.

Alright, time for bed. I am debating on whether I should purchase Short Circuit 1 and 2 on DVD at the moment. I really want to. Only $17.18 for the set on Amazon. hhmm.. so much to buy.. no money to buy it with. Excellent.. so the choice is.. put it on plastic and forget about it. night.