I’m going to start posting little snipits here. Maybe I can stay on top of blogging that way.
First try listed below…
One thing I have learned with all if our recent training is to always ask for an action item to be completed by a certain time, otherwise you won’t get resolution. They need to pass this info on to the analysis.
I think I want to update my blog with a new theme. This is always a difficult endeavor. Maybe by this next weekend this site will look different. We shall see.
Recently I have been doing a lot of research on managing finances smartly. I’ve learned a ton!
I think I may post some things that are interesting here for you all to read… But, I also want to say that I’m available to give advice on a one to one basis if you’d like.
First tip, PAY YOURSELF FIRST!
Okay, maybe I won’t be doing this every day but who knows. Love this song. It’s amazing and uplifting.
This is the original version from 1977, not the Straight Talk remake of the 90s.
This past weekend Rickie and I headed to West Hollywood to visit his friend JD and to see Dolly Parton at the Hollywood Bowl. OMG. OMG. OMG!!! It was amazing. Dolly is amazing. The concert was one of the best that I’ve ever attended. She took the stage at 8:30 and we didn’t get out of the venue until 11:30. She sang for almost 3 hours straight! If you get a chance to see her show while she’s on the Better Day tour, I would highly recommend that you do. She is an amazing performer and and it would be well worth your time and money.
Also, on this trip, I was reminded why I don’t live in the LA metro area. Traffic was insane, there are too many people and it’s insane how long it will take you to get anywhere. Ugh. I don’t know how anyone does it. Oh yeah, and everything is hella expensive there too. Boo all around.
Pictures will be posted soon at Google+ and maybe Facebook. I’m trying to ween myself off Facebook and force friends to Google+ so maybe I will just post in one place.
If you haven’t already, feel free to add me to one of your circles on Google+. :)
Okay everyone, I am going to start blogging again… for real this time. I think I have a good idea of the types of things I want to share. Also, I may be starting a new chapter at work and that would be fun to document (albeit very generically).
I would write something now but I have to get ready for work.
- Daniel
So, Rickie and I have a few trips upcoming that I’m really looking forward to! In two weeks we head to Bisbee, AZ for Bisbee Pride. It’s a good time, I swear! Followed the next weekend by a return trip to Vegas with Erin for the SRHM conference. We’re hitting up the pool at the Cosmopolitan while she goes to class and the pool party on Sunday at the Luxor. Just what the Dr. ordered… pool and sun in Vegas. Should be great. In July we’re going to L.A. to see Dolly at the Hollywood Bowl. It’s her first time performing at that venue and I can only imagine how epic it will be. :) In August we find ourselves in Santa Barbara for my cousin Samantha’s wedding at the zoo. Should be some great cousin time that weekend.
So yeah, we’re kind of busy but since I’m low on vacation time at work we can’t really go or do anything fantastic until after November. I’m already thinking about what to do in 2012! Any suggestions? Anyone want a visit?
Over Memorial Day weekend Rickie and I traveled to Austin, TX to visit his brother Stephen. It was going to be a reunion of sorts as Rickie hadn’t seen his brother in about 5 years. The only thing I was nervous about going in was a fight between brothers that would turn the whole weekend awkward. Luckily, that didn’t occur and we had a wonderful time. It was nice not to have to plan anything on a vacation and just go with the flow. Rickie’s brother is really cool and I think he enjoyed our visit as much as we did. I think he definitely needed the distraction at the moment.
You know the saying that everything is bigger in Texas? Well, it must apply to gay bars as well. The two that we visited were crazy big. On Friday we attended a party at the Iron Bear bar which, as the name suggests, normally is a place where the bears hang out. On this night, however, there was a good mix of all types of people since there was a special event going on. The second bar we visited, on Saturday, was Rain. This was a pretty amazing bar as well. Maybe Phoenix just doesn’t know how to do gay bars? Or, maybe since they are new to me they just looked better? In comparison, our bars are ratty and could use some updating (except for maybe Bar1 and Amsterdam). Granted, I haven’t visited all the gay bars in Phoenix (maybe that should be a goal?) but so far, they are not as polished as the few in Austin were. Of course, I didn’t visit all the bars in Austin either and maybe we just got lucky with these two? I’m sure they have their fair share of tragic bars.
Anyway, we had an amazing vacation. We got super tan at the lake and on the river (yay for summer!). It was great to finally meet someone in Rickie’s family besides his parents considering he’s met everyone in mine! I can’t wait for our return visit!
Okay, I’ve fallen far behind in my goal of reading a book a month, but I will be making up for in shortly. I leave on my vacation which will include a lot of down time that I can spend reading. I have my Confessions book (look right) that I will finish then I will start the Beekman Memoir (which Rickie bought for me) “The Bucolic Plague”. I LOVE THESE GUYS. I really would enjoy being their friend. :) If you haven’t seen their show (The Fabulous Beekman Boys) on Planet Green, you have been missing something great. Check it out when you get a moment! It’s my new obsession. You remember how much I loved “Little People Big World”… well, it’s the same thing with this show and these guys!
I’ll update my blog with reviews of both when I get back from vacay.
Oh, and of course, I’ll include some photos from the vacay as well!
Okay, so I’ve decided that I’m a worrier. Not outwardly so, but I tend to internalize my bouts of worry. I’m sure one day it will give me an ulcer. What’s really dumb is that I worry about stuff that I can’t really control. They are important things to me but not things that I can directly impact. I’m going to try and stop doing this whole worry thing. I’m not sure how successful I will be at it though. I do worry about things that I do have control over… but I’m not sure that this is abnormal behavior.
Anyway, I’ve currently worried myself into having no apetite, so good times. I wanted to write it down though so that maybe I can hold myself accountable. We’ll see.
Other than that, I’m doing great. Life is good. Dogs are good. Family is good. Work is good. Yay! I can’t really complain (again, then why am I worrying about stuff??).
Hope everyone is doing well. I leave on vacation in less than 4 days. I can’t wait. Alaska here I come!