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
scame home to finish cutting some baroque chandelier vinyl patterns for my lil sister’s new loft in noho (north hollywood, ca)- was chatting on aim and a friend of mine sent me a link to a photographer adamwallacavage.com he had a picture of retna. sick pic btw (21.39 in the album) and me, being the curious me, googled for him. he’s a graf writer / artist out of la. digitalretna.com some seriously sick work. anyway what i’m getting at is that there are some seriously talented people who’ve found their outlet. it’s very inspiring to see stuff like that. i guess i hope that someday i will have made a mark on someone. gave them a motivation to persue something that they want to be remembered by.
not much else to report. hope all is good. much love. i’m out.
there goes 2008! holy shit time flies! anywho, i hope everyone’s holidays were stellar- mine was! lots of time with family, spent new years with close friends, what more could you ask for? been really busy getting shit in order. finally making sense of the mess that i call ‘my room’ at shay’s. have the stuff in the garage to get out of my old place and it’ll be ready to be rented- aside from some touch up paint here and there, ya know.
not much new to report. no resolutions, that’s for sure. more blogging / tweets in my future. talk to you all soon. late. _Ry
today was like a 30 year storm- no lie! we experienced what the news called a “winter weather event.” snowed like mad. supposedly we had the biggest snow storm in vegas since 1979. crazy shit! it got covered like the oj trials, haha! it snowed around the valley on monday for a bit, i didn’t get to see it- just rained all day where i work. (the sun roof in my truck leaked- i’ll explain about that later.) monday night the news mentioned that we could get some more snow. yesterday nothing. woke up this morning and it was grey outside- clouds were kinda low, but nothing screamed “holy shit! snow storm!” i was getting work done and out the window i noticed what looked like falling ash. sure enough, it was lil, itty bitty snow flakes. an hour passed and they were here and there. mom called and told me that it was starting to ‘really’ snow in boulder city. sure enough, 30 minutes later nickle sized flakes started to fall! it wasn’t sticking just yet, just steadily falling as the temperature dropped. mom got home from work and just as she did the sky opened up. quarter sized flakes started to fall with no signs of letting up! i left her house about 2 hours later and there was close to 2″ piled up in the street! i have some movies up on youtube of the madness and some pics i’ll be putting up on my flickr! so rad! the drive home was insane. did only 20 – 30 mph the whole way. blizzard like conditions, poor visibility, and only 31 degrees. nutso. so much fun!
ok, so about monday. rained all day while i was at work, walked out to go home and inside my truck was a fast food tray sized wet spot on the floor! water was dripping from the head liner. (nice right?!) what i figured out was that when my sunroof was closed, it still sat about 1/4 of an inch below the roof line. water pooled up and seeped inside the cab. bad juju. made a call to the stealership and they took my truck in yesterday afternoon. got it back this morning (before the madness, thank goodness!) and all is well. got to love factory warranties!
it has been a rather exciting couple of days. hope everything is going well for all of you. talk to ya soon! _Ry
first off. wordpress 2.7 is tits. totally slick interface. so easy to customize. gets me all motivated to blog again. blogging yeah, about that… i’ve been slacking. seriously. so much has gone on since my last post i don’t even know where to start… sorry. guess we’ll work backwards. here goes.
from the last post i had started moving in with shay. almost all the way moved in now. hardest part is finding a place for all my shit. i have a lot of it, as most of you know. i’ve got a nice big room, got my couch, my desk, all my dj equipment, like my ‘own’ space. pretty rad. i’m loving it, and so is tank. i mean, what’s not to love?!
the new orleans trip was cool. weird vibe there. had a dark (maybe?) feeling over my head the entire time. guess i should have tuned into that a bit more. after my gig, ended up losing my laptop. stolen. lost a bunch of other shit too. still trying to pick up the pieces. back in action now, but man- talk about heartbreak. never ever thought that would happen. habits have completely changed cuz of it. don’t know if i’ll go back (to nola that is)…
NOW WAIT A GODDAMN MINUTE.
i just realized that i really don’t like re-capping. i’d much rather talk about the now. trying to reflect sucks. leaves my posts short and boring. i’m a lot more exciting than what i’ve written. again, more motivation to keep this shit up to date. fuck, i have so much shit i want to do. i’m not even going to write about it. i’m just going to make it happen. more action is in order- fuck excuses. it’s time to shine.
shana i love you so much. you’re my everything. i can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you. we’re going to have so much fun! y.m.b.b. <3
it’s on like fucking donkey kong. the motor is hot- watch me. my friends, thanks for being there for me. i can’t wait for you to see what i’m capable of. sorry for the bipolar’esque post! ha! just a lot of writing reading and re-reading when i make one of these things. i just realized how much time i waste THINKING about all i want to do, and could have already been in ACTION. no more lazy ryan. stay tuned! it’s going to be radtastic! love you all! *muah*
a lot has gone since on my last post. almost 2 months have passed. i know, slacker. but as excuses go- “i got busy.” started the moving-in process at shay’s. finished painting, moved my bed and the cat. tank was a bit sketched by the whole ordeal but it seems he’s going to like it. a lot more space for him to run and play. his mom and dad there all the time, what’s not to like?!
i leave tomorrow morning for new orleans. got asked to spin at a club called le phare friday night. clint is rolling out there too, he’s got a gig at republic tomorrow night. gonna hit a hornets game and catch up with our friends john, bryan and brandon. should be good times!
went to new york city over veteran’s day weekend. was shay’s first time- she had a blast! we all had a blast. saw a couple shows, went to the statue of liberty, ground zero, did some damage on 5th, walked way too much!
the wedding planning is going well. contracted with our venue and locked down our photographers. check out studioatg.com if you get a chance. we love their style, so not the norm. classy and modern. we’re getting excited but holy shit, what a bunch of work!
gonna try and post more- like i always say. but it’s an exciting time in my life and i wanna share. love you guys! _Ry
hmm. what’s been happening. not much i suppose. i’m older- that’s about it really. work has been steady. shay is doing well. family is doing well. i did end up getting an rc car. went electric, mom got it for me for my birthday. it’s fun- haven’t driven it yet. need to order a new radio and battery charger. but i do have some of the electronics so i can get them installed. more parts coming today.
lil sis’ birthday is this weekend. she’s having a lil party here at mom’s. should be fun! she’ll be 23. i guess that’s it. hopefully a more exciting post next time. love you guys. _Ry
i am so sick of not sleeping. i don’t know what it is. was in bed at 1030, tv off and trying to sleep round 1100. effin ridiculous. up at about 1 and then again a couple times to turn over. wtf. got up this morning a lil after 7 and was draggin ass. i’m over it.
i’ve been in a really crafty mood lately. i wanna build something bad. bad enough that i’ve priced new rc car kits. now my delima is, do i buy electric or go nitro? i also can’t help but thinking that i’m wasting money. it sucks. i’m so hungry for a challenge it retarded. i could sit down and hash out a couple of websites or programs i wanna get running, but i’m not motivated to do anything like that. i wanna build- for real.
met with the wedding planner last weekend. realized how much shit we hadn’t even thought about. it’s nutso. it’s going to be awesome tho. can’t wait for the big day (yes i know it’s 14 months away). holy shit expensive too- but that was to be expected.
everything else in every other respect is fine or unchanged. (how do you like that for a vague statement?) where’s friday?
holy shit time flies. it’s ridiculous how quick the year has gone by. anywho- here is what’s been going on. picked up my truck on monday. it looks bad ass. if you haven’t seen the pics on myspace here is a couple linky links for ya; itsfourpm.com/brt1.jpg and itsfourpm.com/brt2.jpg – let me know what you think. i fucking LOVE it!
i have a birtday coming up in a couple weeks- engagement party the day before too. planning a wedding and everything that goes with it is stressful work. so much shit to think about. it’s unreal. we’re going to view the location for our big day this weekend. it’s going to help a lot to talk to the wedding planner. she’ll give us a road map and simply some things for us. we’re excited.
work is ehh. i like it somedays and others not so much. i just wish somethings would be more routine, and not so all over the place. it would help greatly if the hmfic would stop using this as an excuse to play golf and bear down and secure some steady streams of income. i’m getting sick of the everywhere and anywhere rush stuff. it’s all good ideas and no follow thru. it’ll come around- it has to.
i guess that’s it for now. hope all is well. love you guys. _Ry
