You develop a character from a cellular level.. and evolve it.
All the way up to the galactic level.
Sounds simple enough.
But the process is hugely intricate…
But surprisingly enough the UI from what I see…
Is very user friendly…
I could go into more details…
But it’s just too complex…
Here’s a video of the designer…
Doing a gameplay presentation…
And it looks amazing…

$1.08 back.

It’s like winning the lottery.
I was like.. wow.
This…
This is the luckiest day of my life.

I can finally get that bag of Fritos I’ve had my eye on for a while now…
And not just the regular kind…
We’re taking the “Scoops” variety baby…
Like the big time…
No more settling for “Dipsy Doodles” anymore.
We’re moving up in the world.
Yes sirry….
We’re moving up in this world.

Yes…

I know it’s a week in advance…
But I’m just getting you prepared.

I will not be in the best of moods
although the atmosphere is more than likely gonna be “festive”.

I will have to, more than likely, sleep at my job from the night before…
Get, at most, like 5 hours of sleep…
Then be up…
Hopefully having somebody I know who might live near by…
Allow me to take a shower at their place.
If not…
I will be not be happy AND a mess…
And then…
Work, at least, 16-17 hours straight.

So again…
I would like to apologize…
But….
You have been warned.

I may be a bitch to talk to that day…
Or I may be completely incoherent…
Or maybe a little of both.

But again…
You have been warned.

After placing my order…
An older couple came up to the window and started their order…
She and he were wearing tank tops and shorts…
As she was up at the window…
He came up behind her and put his hands up to her back…
It looked like he was pressing her forward into the window.
Had no idea what he was doing…
Until I turned around fully to them and saw what he was doing.

He was trying to pop a blackhead on her back.
While waiting on line in Popeye’s.
My stomach was hurting already.
Cause I haven’t eaten all day.
But seeing him trying to squeeze the nasty stuff out of her back just…
Just pushed me over the edge.

I was like…
Give me my spicy nuggets and get me the hell out of here.

While in the midst of reading the New York Times…
(Arts section of course…)
I am slammed in the face by the cover photo…
Of a Pinoy rocking out onstage with gratuitous drum kit flashing in the background.

I’m like…
“Who in the name of all that’s Imelda is that?”

Well guess what…
Journey…
Yes Journey…
has a new CD out…
Sans lead singer Steve Perry.
And the man who has taken his place?
Arnel Pineda.
(Such a distinct Pinoy last name… no really.)
A 40 year old Filipino who is…
Gasp…
Actually from the Philippines.
Dicovered on…
Gasp…
YouTube.

Suposedly Mr. Pineda strongly sounds like Steve Perry…
I, of course will have to peruse over the album…
(Thank you iTunes track preview…)
To judge for myself.

Journey will also be touring this summer…
In support of the new album…
“Revelation”
Which also includes a 2nd CD of re-recorded tracks from their catalogue…
And DVD.
(Of course there’s a DVD.)

Supporting bands for the tour…
Cheap trick and Heart.

Cheap trick AND Heart?
Don’t get me wrong…
I love me some Cheap Trick…
But Heart as a SUPPORTING band?
Oh my dear Ladies Wilson…
You are so much better than this…
Really…
Seriously…
Please don’t shatter “These Dreams” I have.
I haven’t stopped believing in you.
Journey on the other hand…
Well…
We’ll see.

If in a rush…
And a companion asks…
“What’s the hurry?”
The appropriate answer is…

“We only have 4 minutes to save the world.”

Hail Madge full of grace…
The world is with ye…
Blessed art thou amongst women…
And blessed are the fruit of your womb…
For they will be loaded…
And featured on TMZ.

I’m in a slightly precarious finacial point of my life.
I’m not going into details…
But still…

So, part of me…
In the back part of my mind.
Goes…
“Well that check from the IRS is gonna help a bit.”

Well recently…
I received a notice basically saying…
Keep an eye out for the check…
Please contact us if it doesn’t come at a certain point…
Yada yada.

Well yesterday I receive an envelope from the IRS.
I go…
Woot.
And head up to my apartment.

I sit down at my desk.
Settle in…
Open up the envelope…
And… BAM.

No check.
Just…
JUST a notice from the IRS saying…
I missed something from my 2006 tax return…
And that I OWE THEM MONEY!

You have got to be kidding me.
I mean…
Really?
Seriously?

If I ever sighed as hard as I did that day…
I don’t know when.

But now looking back.
I just have to laugh.

Money the government has yet to send to me.
Is being sent right back to the government.
With interest.

Irony.
Yup.
In spades… lol.

Nicole Atkins and The Sea.

I had never heard of them before.
But as they continued on with their set…
I had to go up to my friend and was like,

“They are freakin’ good! Like real good.”

Ms. Atkins has an astounding, versatile voice giving you a brilliant blend
of pop rock, surfer tracks, folk pop,
and even channeling the likes of Roy Orbison (on the track “The Way It Is”)
and Gwen Stefanie (on the track “Love Surreal”)
and has the looks very reminiscent of
Susanna Hoffs (of the Bangles) on stage.

I immediately downloaded her album “Neptune City”
(released by Columbia Records) from iTunes
and have been listening to it all this time.

Great summer album.

Here’s a clip of them performing on David Letterman last year
doing “The Way It Is”. Spectacular.
Enjoy.