its fourpm.

first off i have to say- i love to hear shay laugh, it’s intoxicating! i love you babe! ok so next- yet another reason i live in the realm of geekdom. i’ve made a promise to myself, and now you guys, to document my journey getting back into shape. i know i’m not fat, and i don’t need to lose weight, but i’ve become very self-concious about the way i’ve started to carry it. we all know there is diet (i love to eat and drink beer) and exercise (i have a gym membership and haven’t been in over a month. i really can’t stand the fashion show and to be prefectly honest, what fun is getting in shape at the gym?), so why do i think what i’m about to tell you about is going to work? i don’t- i think it would make a great story. (even if i can only laugh about it with myself.) i bought ea’s active for the wii, similar to wiifit (which i have and is a complete ass whooping- if you didn’t know) and i plan to use and blog about the whole ordeal. this aint no crossfit, (sorry ty- you’re a bit more hardcore than i) but none the less, it’s gonna be fun or at least make for some good content. of course i realize some other things are going to have to give for this to actualy work, but i’m willing to put forth the effort. laugh if you want. the pain (ha!) starts tomorrow.

see i knew i would write more! ha! anyway this one is not a good one… yesterday while tuning my electric r/c helicopter the radio fell off my lap and bumped the throttle. this caused the copter to spin across the desk with one of the main rotor blades striking my laptop screen before the model itself fell off the counter. the blade strike cracked the glass on my macbook pro and also damaged the fiberglass rotor blade. needless to say i was pissed. this afternoon i get to take the walk of shame into apple and see if i can get it fixed under applecare. i sure hope so.

a lack of updates to say the least. sheesh, i really should keep up on this. but yeah- whatever. shit’s been good. getting ready for summer. already getting warm outside. haven’t swam yet but soon! fam’s good- some drama action happening now, but ehh. i don’t wanna bore you with the details. it’ll hopefully be over soon.

wedding planning is running full tilt. a lot done- still a ton more to do. nothing like planning a massive party for everyone else. ha! oh well, it’ll be epic and shit i plan on only doing this once! i love you babe!

speaking of weddings, one of my best friends is getting married this weekend. congrats xris and tenners! your day is almost here! love you guys!

been a busy fucking month- it’s not over yet! hope all is well with all of y’all. i’m make posting a habit someday i promise. enjoy the flash player i put up. much love. i’m out!

hola amigos! had a good weekend as the title would suggest. chris came up friday evening. played a lot of playstation/wii and caught up that night. saturday ran around a bit and then flew kites- again good times. that evening we attended a birthday party at crystal palace, i skated, well rollerblaeded. had fun, skinned my knee. ha! dinner with folks at macayo’s, lots of laughs. yesterday morning chris left. shay and i had a monster breakfast at egg works- so tasty.

on the way back from food we thought it would be a good idea to use the awesome weather to our advantage and get the back yard in order. 5 hours later we had it done- well most of it. i got the devil trees dumped, worked on the sprinklers and cleaned up the smaller plants. still have some cleaning up to do but it looks a milliondy times better than it did. gonna take down the old cover and get some more cleaning up done tonight. super sore today and sacraficed an extension cord but i’m feeling awesome about the progress.

started my “fast” today- using a meal replacement shake so it’s not a real foodless fast (i would die). my daily intake is about 800 calories. hardest part for me is going to be laying off the beer. i love me some mich ultra- i think that’s why i got so outta shape in the first place. it’s not going to hurt letting my tolerance fall, i might someday be a cheap date again. i’m excited for the change! i’ll keep you guys posted on my progress.

what else? vacation was good- flickr uploadr was being a pain but i’ll work on getting the pics up. last week we got a new kitten- her name is lily and she’s now 11 weeks old. her and tank are getting along better, almost best buds. ha! i spose that’s it. hope everything is going well for you guys. talk to you soon.

i still think it’s weird that i title my entries before i actually write them. anywho- tomorrow night we leave for miami. i absolutely, positively, cannot wait. i’ve looked forward to this since shay and i booked the cruise on a whim last march. it’s going to be epic.

had a nice talk with a friend tonight about what we want to do and where we want to be. it’s awesome to have friends who are so motivated and actually apply themselves to make a goal a reality. he’s well on his way and it puts a fire under my ass to get shit spinning. i think i’ve got the idea for lot.ninetynine down. it’s going to take a shit ton of work, but with the help from the right people it’ll be awesome. we’ll have a shit ton of fun and hopefully make a killing at the same time. i made notes during our conversation about the things i wanted to see happen and also noted how they would actually be realized. moment of clarity maybe- wasted it was not.

i’m tired. it’s been a long day and i’m headed to bed. stickies is a life saver when it comes to remembering shit i need to pack. the weekend is nearly here. rock it hard my peeps. i’m done. _ry

one of the longest days in history. woke up.,packed my shit (was at cam’s in austin) and headed to the airport. was plenty early- had a beer and a sandwich, all was good. board the flight for denver, flight was ok- way bumpy in parts but other than that, routine. listened to some choons on the ipod and tried to relax. land, check the board to see if the gates were the same as well as departure time. gates right, but i am now leaving at 6:30 instead of 4:40, mind you it’s just now 4:00. well shit- i’m hungry, might as well grab a bite to eat. run into the pub, grab a salad, some soup, a beer and make it snappy. jump out of the bar and check the screen only to see that now i’m leaving at an estimated 8:45pm. wtf!?

now southWORST has 3 other flights leaving denver for vegas later than mine. i know the weather possessed suckitude in vegas so i could understand a slight delay, but when i see flights leaving later than mine boarding and departing i’m a lil annoyed. how is this possible?! if we were on a gate hold due to weather (which i was told) why aren’t we leaving before the other flights? last i checked our plane was here. this fucking sucks! i abandon hope and decide to find someplace comfy, with an outlet, that i can hole up for the next 2.5 hours. i’ve been on the phone with shay, mom and my sister. they’re checking into why i wouldn’t be leaving. shay sends me a message that my slight is boarding, she saw it on swa’s website. i fucking bolt! i run like 20 gates, check the departures board that says “boarding” only to see the plane pushing back… no way i missed it! they didn’t page. i could hear the fucking announcements, i didn’t hear my name? holy fucking shit! what the hell is going on. after the panic, and a brief, “umm shut the fuck up” to a bitter old lady who thought she needed to give her input, they announced that the board was wrong and the plane was still slated for the 8:45 departure. for fuck’s sake man- first you tell me that i’m going to be delayed, then you make me think that i missed my flight? i double checked with the gate agent again just to reduce my heart rate.

So i kill the time until till they come back on and say that the plane is ready to be boarded- however, they’re waiting for some flight attendants who haven’t even landed yet! i mean, come the fuck on. I’ve been holed up in the Denver International Airport (which was nice otherwise) for near 5 fucking hours, my very means of leaving is 20 yards away and i can’t get on! 30 minutes passed and with an audible cheer from the crowd we board- thank jeebus i was in the A boarding group (talk about insult to injury). Finally, on my way home. The flight was bumpy as fuck- i didn’t care, i was on my way home. The crew bought us a round (rather didn’t charge us for a round) and all was well. landed in some serious wind (you wouldn’t have liked it shay) but finally on the ground in vegas.

luggage took forever to come, but at that point i was so over it. got in the car and drove home. fuck what a long day. seriously. this entry is proof why i will whenever possible pay to never fly southwest again- and to top it off. we never (mom, shay, other passengers) never got a straight answer as to why we were stuck there for so long. bullshit.

in other news- i leave thursday night on American Airlines (fuck you swa) for Miami. Yes, my friends, it’s that time of the year again- Winter Music Conference! Friday we have the Radio1 party, maybe stop into Ultra, Saturday is Ultra all day, and Sunday we board a big fucking board (i’m on a boat bitch! With my flippy floppies!) for the western carribean! woo fucking hoo! can’t wait. So yeah, talk to you peeps latro. Donovan is out!

holy minimal techno kick. stumbled on to some really good last night and now have about 15gb queued to download. go big or go home right? anyway. what’s neeeeew? got our crossfit app to final beta last week. exciting stuff. have another app on the verge of deployment. it’s good to be us.

shay and i are off to disneyland for her birthday this weekend- gonna be a hoot! we’re staying at a really cool botique’ish hotel right near the park. 3 days of fun! weoo!

austin in mid march. miami to follow the next week. western carribean the week after. wow. travelin man. hope all is well with you all. more laters.

it took me a while to figure it out. i could of had it figured out earlier if i wasn’t sucha  procrastinator, however now i feel confident that i can make it happen. sorry for dragging my feet in the beginning guys. i’ll make it up to you, i promise. i’ll make you proud, and hopefully a lot of money. ;)

if you’re wondering what i’m talking about. it doesn’t pertain to you.

kicked my own ass at the gym today. had a pretty productive day at work. got more done when i got home. tomorrow is going to be way more productive- i have a mission that i must finish. going to dinner with shay, her mom and her mom’s husband tomorrow night, then we’re all going to see “love.” i’m excited! shay said it’s her favorite cirque show, can’t wait to see it.

just wanted to say what i said. got some shit to work on before bed. bye for now.

just got off the phone with cam- got a lot accomplished i think. i’m really excited about this iphone stuff. can’t wait till it’s off the ground and making us some money. aside from the money, it’s neat to be on the ground floor of something big. just imagining where it could go and figuring out how to get there. it’s fun.

went back to the gym today. kicked my own ass- felt good. i didn’t get to go yesterday, kinda glad i didn’t- was a lil hungover from the superbowl party. last week i gave up drinking during the week, also hit the gym for 4 days. trying to get in shape and stay in shape. i really thought i was going to miss beer more than i actually do. i know that’s a shock coming from me but it’s true.

just wanted to check in. i always feel motivated to write more than i do. i got side tracked, as i usually do. it’s bedtime i think. talk to you all soon. maybe tomorrow…

when we last left our hero, he was cali bound with a shit ton of black vinyl chandeliers ready to apply at his lil sisters new loft in NoHo- mission accomplished! i posted a video i tossed together on vimeo. [ link is here: http://vimeo.com/2820045 ] take a peek if you haven’t seen it already. it turned out awesome! only took me about 22 hours total time to draw, plot and apply. not bad considering i had to cut, weed and transfer over 60 21″ and lay them out on a 9′ x 34′ wall. got me thinking about some more projects like that i could undertake for some extra cash on the side.

in other news, my newest endeavor to become a hardcore iphone developer has taken it’s first step in the right direction! we launched our first app- goodvibes (formerly know as the ibrator) and it’s now available for download in the appstore on your device or on itunes. basically a proof of concept application that turns your iphone into a ‘massager’. if you got an iphone and $0.99 check it out! currently working a couple other pimp status apps. one is in beta now and the other under dev. exciting stuff.

my family is doing well. shay and i are great. her nana isn’t so well tho- she had a stroke around thanksgiving and we think another small one around christmas. shay’s mom is moving her back to missouri (where her family is) this weekend. we’re sad, shay’s been a mess, and we’ve been kinda blindsided by the whole moving ordeal but we’re making the best of it. i told her that everything will work out for the best, and not to worry. everything happens for a reason.

on a much lighter note, spinning a party tonight. you might have seen the flyer in one of my myspace bulletins. gonna be fun, all house music, small venue, tons of sound, hopefully a bunch of peeps. i haven’t played out since halloween! i’m set to rip it up- can’t wait!

well i think that about does it. it’s raining again. hope you like (or even noticed) the new pimp status layout of the blog. much love! _Ry