My MacBook Pro is brand new and the card reader isn't recognizing my SD card from my camera. It's always something. Luckily I'm in Orlando again and the Apple store is across the street. Hence I don't have any photos of my own to post as of yet but I'll find some visual stimulation for you this post.

Photoshop continues to daze me but the weather here is brilliant. Sitting poolside sipping Fanta naranja gives me incredible joy. I'm convinced Vitamin D needs to be a huge part of my life. I'm getting better at building out websites and eager to learn more but I must admit, it seems so daunting the amount of information to learn about coding, wordpress, photoshop, fireworks, so on and so forth.

SO...I read an issue of Maxim magazine the other day. A favorite of mine is also GQ and I've read FHM before. I'm a huge advocate of a media revolution of sorts (I'll have to expound on that subject another day...way too much) and I've done extensive studies in the way media is presented to and by women. Bottom line? Sorry but women's magazines suck ass. I admit, I occasionally pick up a Cosmo or probably my favorite (if I have one) women's magazine is Marie Claire but seriously??? Men's magazines are so much cooler. And have more interesting material. In Maxim I learned how to filet a fish, siphon a gas tank, learned about a new hit comedian, got to experience Cameron Diaz in her real element (foul mouthed and sex crazed) and not some watered down version for the ladies, learned how to make some great new summertime alcoholic punches, heard some new jokes that were actually funny, read about the history of the donut, read articles peppered with swear words (which is ACTUALLY the way people talk) and avoided a host of ridiculously stupid articles about how to please your man or low fat recipes and overpriced clothing options. In short, fuck you women's magazines. I think if I read any magazine that is feminine or such, I will choose Family Circle or whatever because it's $1.99 and I would buy it for organizational skills, crafts or recipes instead of stupid shit in Vogue, Elle, Cosmo etc....

I've been thinking (again) about a book to write. Or a script. I started one when I was at DePaul but I have to find it. It's so difficult to get into the habit of writing regularly. On that tip, I started a few more blogs so check them out!

www.grievancesagainstsociety.wordpress.com
www.pagesfoldedover.wordpress.com
www.postcardsfromhell.com

grievances against society i welcome experiences from others. The people that co-exist in this world with me sometimes baffle the shit out of me. And sometimes get on my every last fucking nerve. I hate saying that because I have a lot of awesome people in my life and I also just try to understand that everyone is different and like Oprah said on her last show "just because you were born gives you worth on this planet". God bless your heart Oprah. I try to keep your words in my mind but it's really hard sometimes when you encounter fucking idiots. So grievancesagainstsociety is an outlet to share your pain with the rest of us.

pagesfoldedover will be a book review site of sorts. I have many books that have made it to my top favorites list. And all of them have tons of pages folded over because that particular page struck me in some way or held significance. I always meant to write about them right away but just as this site lacks frequent updates, those books stayed on my bookshelf waiting to be written about.

postcardsfromhell is also a site I would want you to contribute to. Please send me your stories from vacation or abroad.

It's been an interesting 6 months for me. I went from thinking I was going to be in Costa Rica for a really long time, to deciding to move back home and really missing my friends and family. I went from being completely heartbroken over someone who wasn't even worth my time in the first place to gradually learning to give myself more credit and realizing things don't work out with certain individuals because I deserve way more and am way better than that. Looking back I realize the goals I have made I
actually reached, therefore, setting the bar higher once again and making some goals in my head that I'm certain will eventually be reached. I now realize the sky is not the limit! there are no limits.

Hm...well I don't really know what visual aids to post with this post. I promise I'll get on the picture thing.

Next Stop Miami!

Could my life get any more interesting? I sometimes think about what I'm going to write on this blog and think nothing quite interesting is going on. But I'm beginning to realize it's quite the opposite. I landed in Orlando six days ago. I was a bit sad when I arrived at O'Hare in Chicago. That's always the case. And when I think about home I get a little teary eyed. But I know home will always be there. Needless to say when I touched down in Orlando that adrenaline rush, that excitement and flurry of being in a new place, washed over me. The roar of jets coming and going and the bustle of the people going to and fro in the airport always gives me a thrill.

I now work for a company called ZV Media. ZV Media does a lot of things. In fact, just about anything tech related they can do. For the most part what I am training to do right now is build out websites. When I say this, I mean there is a process from start to finish when a client signs on to use our company. First we buy the domain for them, then we register all of their information into our database, then we build out a pretty nice site for them and then we open a google applications account for them. Although I'm not programming and doing coding from scratch, I am learning a whole lot about photoshop, css, html and php coding. The company is new, and building every day. I'm not making much from start but I am taking a chance. I really believe in the company and most of all the people running it. My bosses are super cool and very hard working and enthusiastic for business. That's the gut instinct that had me take this opportunity and go with it. Some may think it's crazy to pick and go learn a new profession but really any profession for me is a new profession unless I want to be a paralegal again. I'm happy to have that experience under my belt but I'm not interested in going back into an office five days a week eight hours a day any time soon.

So it's been a week and we've mostly been working but last night I went to my first Ice Bar. We only stayed in the ice room for about ten minutes to take pictures but it was something I had never seen before so it was cool. As always I ran into a few people I know from the house music scene and people that know people that I know back in Chicago and Indiana. I swear I should go into networking. There's rarely a place I go where I don't have some kind of connection with someone. And now? I wake up Saturday morning and get the news. We're driving to MIAMI and the Florida Keys!!! Um. Yea. I am beginning to like Florida a lot. It's weather is amazing...I mean it's warm out and it's the middle of January. It's MISERABLE right now in the Midwest. The weather affects my mood and mental well being like whoa. I wouldn't mind trying somewhere in California too where the weather remains mild but you can access the beach or the mountains within an hour or so drive whichever way. I love mountains. I love the ocean. I must admit I would like to find someone who has the same vision as me. To flit about the world or the country and make a home base in somewhere like California or a place as I just mentioned that is close to mountains and ocean all in a days trip. Or even better, have a place in Chicago and somewhere else. I don't know, just a twosome, a team to make whatever decisions we make together and have someone to do life with. Alas, there are some things you can't buy, money and love. So until then, I continue on my path with me, myself, and I. And all the lovely people I meet and befriend along the way. And what a good life it is. :)

Here's the hilarity for the day....and this is why I fit right in here with these people in Orlando. We laugh every day about something or other. Recently A stumbled upon this website for an "attorney" supposedly here in Orlando. He was joking and sent the guy an email asking him if he wanted us to do a new website for him. Just please check out http://www.bobduljohnsonattorneyatlaw.biz/ Seriously you can't help but chuckle at the very least. Anyway...the guy wrote him back several times with hilarious witty responses. For real the guy should go on a night time talk show. If he is a lawyer, it's an interesting approach for business. lol. BJ, Bobdul Johnson. lmao.