xmjw

It's been a rough day. I had terrible insomnia last night and I think I finally passed out around 8am. Yeah, wtf? 8am! Thank you whomever I should be thanking. Then of course I don't want to sleep my day away because then it would be even tougher to fall asleep tonight, so I made myself get up at 1pm. My schedule and internal clock are clearly fucked up. Most people are getting up earlier than 8am for work. Well I guess that's what I get for working the schedule I do. The life of a server. Start my shift at 5:30pm and get out of there about 1:00am. And I'm the kind of person who can't just come home and fall asleep right away, I need time to wind down and enjoy the things that I want to do in a day. So naturally I'm awake until 4am most nights. I know that sounds terrible but everyone is different and that is just what I do. Anyway, I woke up so tired and upset today. I'm in one of those moods... you know.. those "why me?" moods. I guess it happens to most of us. Am I right? Or is it just me? I really didn't want to go into work and close the place down tonight, feeling the way I do. So I got my friend to take my shift and now I get a couple of days off. Which feels great. People think being a server must be the easiest job in the world, but it isn't. You have to put on this face every minute of your shift and make people believe that you give a shit that they're there. I mean yeah, I want your money... tip me good. But most people are so fucking cheap and leave a 10% tip, and I have to tip out 5% so really, I'm not getting much. So tip your servers people! They appreciate it more than you think. So, I'm glad I'm not at work right now. I get to relax and take a breather, because I am exhausted. And even though I'm exhausted, I'm not looking forward to bed tonight because I know it will just be the same way. I think I'm having troubles falling asleep because one of my new years resolutions is to slow down on the smoking of weed. When I quit smoking cigarettes on August 31 (I haven't had a puff since), I turned to marijuana. I smoked everyday. And while I love weed, your body learns to need it. My body is so used to falling asleep because of weed. So now, I go to bed, lay there and tell myself "fall asleep!" But my body has a different plan. But, my head is a lot clearer, my paranoia levels have gone down dramatically, and I feel healthier. I know it's only been a couple of weeks, but I feel great. Emotionally, I'm a wreck. Weed makes you feel a whole lot better when you're feeling depressed. You can feel like shit, and so upset about something, and bored in life, but when you smoke, all your worries are gone. You just want to do something fun, like watch a good movie or play some video games. Anyway, I'm not going to go to into detail about all of the reasons why I've slowed down on my marijuana intake (because there are bigger reasons). I just HATE insomnia!!!

That being said, with the tragic events that occurred on Tuesday in Haiti, my problems seem so minimal. It feels absolutely stupid and selfish to be so depressed about my life when these people have lost everything. My heart goes out to them all and I don't know how they're dealing with it, but I hope they can get through it. This world is falling apart. We are living in some scary years. What's going to happen next?

Anyway, it's 2010 and I'm going to try my best and make this year better than last. Isn't that what we all say every year?? But seriously, lets try to do that. I've recently purchased some... items... on ebay that should be on their way here by now :) I'm such a dork for buying these things but hey, that's who I am and I like what I like. I'm not going to say what they are though. :P Let just say I like video games, nintendo, toys, and pocket monsters? :P Too much information. I'm out.

Until next time

Michael

Merry Christmas! It's been a very long time since my last post. I've been a bad blogger. Does that put me on the naughty list? ;) I hope everyone is having a great holiday season this year. Mine's been pretty relaxing so far. My shopping was kept minimal and only took a couple of hours to get done. Been watching all the christmas classics as they air on tv. Is anyone else wondering... where the hell did 2009 go? Seriously... I don't seem to remember much besides many celebrity deaths. So sad. RIP Brittany Murphy. Hopefully 2010 will be a tad happier....? Always love the beginning to a fresh year!

In case you haven't noticed.. I've been tweaking around with this new layout. You like it? Clean and simple. Anyway, its just past 5am and I should probably get some sleep. Too much caffeine tonight. Off to grandma's house tonight for turkey! mmm always love the christmas dinners! Can't wait!

Merry Christmas everyone!

And I'll try and update (I know I know..) more often :)

Oh yeah. Go and see Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel! I waited two years for a sequel and it was just as good as the first! The chipettes are awesome too :P

G'night

Michael

hey! HEY! HEEEYYY!!!!

My old layout was deleted from the previous server it was on . Im back to this p.o.s layout. EHHHHHHHHH

see you soon!

michael

What is up my fellow ... people? I'm alive and kicking.. sorta. Just wanted to quickly post to let you know (if anyone's out there) that those rumors of me dying in that plane crash, are just rumors. :P

But in all honesty, I will try and post something more exciting shortly. And I'm sorry about that depressing as fuck blog entry below this one, but I felt like I needed to saya final farewell to someone I loved so deeply.

Stay tuned kids!

-Michael

I was intending to write something about Michael Jackson passing, but it's been everywhere and said and done more than thrice. We will miss him. He was a genius. Rip MJ.

On monday, one of my best friends passed away, my kitty Chooch. :'(

I am devastated. She was always there for me for 15 years. She was apart of this family for so many years, since I was a little youngin. I have so many fond and dear memories that I will forever remember, to bring a smile when I need it most.

We didn't name her. She was once long ago, my neighbors cat. But he decided to move and leave her to be... She was an outside cat from then on. My family had never had a cat, well, for many years. So she lived outside, as a hunter, hunting birds and mice for food to stay alive, for TWO YEARS. I'm sure other neighbors maybe fed her, she always stayed healthy. Then I remember one day we brought her inside and she was climbing on our wood railing over the stairs. But, we did this just to try it out, and put her back outside. I remember when we started to buy food for her and leave a little bowl of it, with a bowl of water, outside all the time. Then she would come in the house more often. In and out if we left the door open. Then she stayed. We got a litter box. We tried toys, but she never really played with toys. She always slept inside now. Every night. Sleeping on our beds, on the couch. On the stairs. She would sit in front my keyboard while I tried to type or play a game. I would have to move her and tell her NO! all the time. She would curl up in my arms in my bed with me. She loved getting her neck rubbed. lol seriously. She would sit there for over 10 minutes, just letting you rub her neck. I would lay in my bed, and I could hear her outside at the front door (upstairs!), meowing like nuts to come inside. I would go and open the door, and she would run in. On rainy days, she would meow to go outside. We open the door, she sits and looks, and comes back inside. haha! But she got older, and more tired. She was so small this last year. She had become deaf I'm sure. She was a very old kitty. My family's been afraid that she would run off and die, because cats are known to do that. Or that we would wake up and find her lifeless. But I personally felt, she was fine. Just an older cat. A senior. On monday, there was an accident. I'm not going to go into details, but she got hurt by a car and I knew, she had to be put down. I came to get my keys and phone to head to the vet. I said to myself "I don't want to do this!" But it was the only thing. She was too old for surgery. It would be torture. It was a horrible experience saying goodbye. I told her I loved her and that she was going to be fine. I was holding her and making sure she felt okay. She looked scared, but seemed fine. The vet came and did the deed. Then she was gone. Just laying there. Lifeless. I kissed her head, said goodbye, and left the room.

It's been a rough couple of days. I'll look at different places in my house, and remember something of her. She was here for 15 years! And now, she's gone. She won't be meowing at my door anymore. She'll never curl up in the middle of my bed, making it very difficult for me to sleep. So many good memories. I will miss her more than anything. I know she's better now. At her prime. Running in the clouds. rip my baby.

holy #$%@ where do the days go. sorry bout the delay in posts. nothing crazy been happening lately. working late nights, trying to make some money. it's getting warmer outside. got a new fan for my room to keep me sleeping at night, although I dont think i'm really use to a strong wind blowing at me when I'm sleeping so I had a restless sleep last night, tossing and turning. went to bed about 4 woke at 10. alright sleep, is thats what you wanna call it. trying to read more books that i need to catch up on, oh and playing counter-strike! I forgot about this game! Been playing it non stop for hours lately! i took a screen shot ha!



really wanting the new iphone 3Gs! entered in this contest on twitter and i really hope to win one! I love the apple products and can not wait for the day to get a macbook, or macbook air.

I went on a roadtrip to..............Forks WA. Some of you are going "where?!", while some of you are going........."bbbb....hahaha! HOW WAS IT?!" anyway, not going to talk much about it but it was awesome, hillarious, good times, LMAO funny! took some video, i might post it. have some pics i'll post now at the end of this post. need to post more =)

- M i C . h A _e L

okay. don't know whats going on, but my computer isn't letting me post pictures right now. i'm going to wait it out and try later. !

Let's start with the bad news. The Vancouver Canucks are out of the semi-playoffs. I think everyone agrees with me when I say ... "&^%@&!!!!" :) It's a let down, but they did their best. I think so anyway. The final game was intense to say the least. The final score being Black Hawks 7, Canucks 5. Boo-urns Vancouver! At least there's next year right?

The good news, I spent my entire day roaming around downtown Vancouver today. The weather over the past couple of days has been rainy and cold, as was this morning. But by noon, the skies were sunshiny and warm. My friend Kelsey and I drove down, parked the car, and took to the streets. Vancouver's a busy place! People everywhere! People with their DOGS everywhere. We went to a few shops, got some starbucks, sat on a small cafe's patio for some lunch, chilled on the beach, and walked the seawall a bit. Let's just say, there was a lot of walking. We met up with some more friends for a greek dinner, where I got a delicious seafood pasta made with a rose sause. I had some left over, and just finished it now. It was mm mm goood! Then we got some more starbucks and sat outside on their patio on English Bay watching the sun retreat behind the mountains. I picked up a sweet Jack Skellington nightlight. I don't need one, but it was sweet none the less. It's plugged in in the hallway. :P

Sorry it's been a few days since my last blog. My weekends are nasty right now. Like I've previously stated, I'm closing the place down Friday night, Saturday night, and Sunday night. It's pretty tedius and exhausting, but alright money so I'm sucking it up. I still can't get onto my desktop computer and I'm afraid of the ammount of money I'm going to need to spend to fix the thing. Still looking for someone who wants to buy/give me a mac though. So if you're reading this, and are feeling generous ;) :P I'm only kidding.. but seriously. E-mail me. :)

Here are some iPhone pictures I snapped today.

Michael

From xmjw

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm exhausted and not very happy right now! I just spent the past 8 hours trying to fix my desktop computer. I guess it got a pretty vicious spyware virus and it just started really messing up on me. It will only run for about 2 minutes before everything locks up and freezes. I can move the mouse around, but I can't do ANYTHING, not even Ctrl Alt Delete. NOTHING! I was finally able to download a new Norton, free for 30 days, and it didn't really do anything. People were giving me suggestions for spyware programs to get, but the virus had gotten so deep I couldn't install anything new. I probably restarted the computer over 30 times. And by that, I mean holding down the power button for 6 seconds on the tower. In and out of safemode, unplugging and plugging in the LAN cable. I was able to delete a few things and finally get a good spyware program downloaded. It was able to scan and found 10 viruses and over 480 (!!!) INFECTED FILES! I'm guessing most of these viruses were downloaded over the months, but holy crap! The best part, I had to pay $50 for this program! ARGH!!!!!! I know, there are other free ones that work just as good out there, but like I said, NOTHING WOULD INSTALL! So I was finally able to scan the computer and rid myself of ALL these bad spyware, viruses, etc. Theres this one minor one that can't be deleted, but it shouldn't be the reason for what it's doing now. Basically the computer is clean, but it still will FREEZE up after 2 minutes. I thought it was maybe the Norton, so I closed that completely, and it still froze up. That's when I gave up and turned the FUCKING thing off. I'm pissed, and tired, and had soo many things I wanted to do tonight, and got around to NOTHING. What the hell is it?!?! Do I REALLY have to backup my files and format AGAIN!? That takes a good day. Maybe I should buy an external hard-drive and back up the files that way? Burning 10 DVDs takes FOREVER!!! I am NOT looking forward to figuring this thing out. I REALLY REALLY REALLY want a macbook or imac! I think it's time I make this switch. I can't stand PCs anymore. I really can't. Can you tell how annoyed I am right now?!

Okay seriously, Im laying in bed right now on my laptop and I thought I saw something out the corner of my eye, and low and behold, there's a spider running over my pillows. I'm not a sissy or anything, but I am fucking arachnophobic! I can't stand the things, and it's running over my pillows?! The only thing I could think to do was slam my hand down on it. Smushed it. @^#%*!

Anyway, to top it off, a dead pixel popped up in the center of my iphone the other day. GREAT. I've tried many things to get rid of it, or fix it (I thought it might be stuck), but nothings working. Dead pixels bug the shit out of me! And today, I don't know whats going on, but I charged it over night, went to work, took it out without using it after my shift, and only 4 hours after unplugging it, the battery was drained to 10%. Ive had to charge it twice today! I haven't even used it! WHAT IS GOING ON!?

This is just a really bad day I guess. I need to sleep so I can wake up and do the things that I wanted to do tonight. I don't know what I'm going to do about my computer. I don't want to deal with it, but it has EVERYTHING I need on it! Everything. Like my life! @^&%#!!!!!!!!

im going to bed. SOMEBODY BUY ME A MAC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

m-fucking-ichael.

I'M A PC. AND I SUCK !!!
@#&^$%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My friend Kerry somehow got the address to the film set of Bella's house in NEW MOON. It's actually quite close to where I live, so we took a drive down. She had went a couple of days ago and there were the vehicles and the motorbikes from the movie, on the lawn next door. Unfortunately when we went today, they were gone. Supposedly the security watching the house would never let anyone get within 50 feet of the thing, afraid that crazy fans might try to steal something or break something off the house as a piece of memorabilia. Luckily for us, the dude let us actually go on the steps of the house and take pictures! My friends took some great shots on their cameras, and they haven't uploaded them yet, but I'll make sure to post them once I get them. I was able to snag one with my iphone and get a little video with my flipcam at the same time! So here's the picture and the video for your viewing pleasure.

I got some new rollerblades yesterday. I'm pretty excited about them. I went with my friend Desiree who also wanted some. As soon as we got them we went blading around our neighborhood for a good hour. It was awesome! We hadn't bladed in 10 years. But we picked it up right away. Our plan is to go downtown to Vancouver one of these days and blade the seawall around Stanley Park. Summers clearly coming as the days are warming up. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far, at 26°c. Nice eh? That being said, everyone loves the hot and sunny days right? I included. But I love rain. Is that weird? I love waking up and it's raining! Not really on the days I want to go outside to say, oh, rollerblade, but I don't mind rain at all. I think rain is calming and refreshing, and it's supposed to rain today, that's my point why I'm talking about rain right now. :P I'm looking forward to the rain. Maybe it will be a slower night at my work then, because you won't be able to sit outside on the patio. Am I evil? I worked last night and got out of the place at 2am, when we close at midnight. It was just a crazy night. Very busy! And while it's nice to be busy, because you can make good money, it can also be very stressful, and VERY tiring. I worked for 8 1/2 hours, and had one fifteen minute break. So working that hard after rollerblading an hour, my feet were hurting pretty bad, and I was so exhausted! So exhausted that I came home, watched an episode of LOST, and passed out. And then today, I got out of bed at 3pm! The best part, I'm closing tonight again too, so I have to start getting ready for work pretty soon. Work sleep work sleep. And Im closing tomorrow night too! I know, it's good money, but I don't get a weekend at all, and I'm already exhausted.

So, I hope it rains soon. Maybe it will calm me down a bit.

Michael

About 2 years ago, I made a short 1 minute Kelly Clarkson video. It's clips from her music videos. I was going to make the entire video but my computer crashed shortly after, and this is all I have left. Enjoy!

Ask anyone I know, and they'll tell you who my favorite american idol contestant of all time is. It's Kelly Clarkson, clearly. In fact, she's not just my favorite idol contestant, she's my favorite artist/performer/singer, whatever you want to call her. The girl is the best thing to have come from this show. There are other talented people to come from idol though. Carrie Underwood, Daughtry, Jordin Sparks, David Cook & David Archuleta. Some people just have a bit more staying power than others. Anyway, I haven't really been a devoted idol fan since season 3 (Ruben and Fantasia never really caught on with radio though), and I was able to catch an episode tonight. The final 4 contestants are pretty good. Not really sure who is going to win. Adam Lambert seems to be a favorite of everyones. He's an openly gay contestant, and I think the only other openly gay contestant to win an Idol show was season 1 of the original Pop Idol show in the UK, William Young. Although, I don't think he was open about it until after he won. Anyway, my point being, could an openly gay winner hit it off on the radio and with non-fans of the tv show around the world? Or would he just be another 'winner' who wins the thing and soon after disappears? For some reason, the general public doesn't seem to favor gay singers/actors in the industry, which is why so many of them have to work so hard to keep their secret just that, a secret. Anyway, if Adam wins, I guess we'll find out. Speaking of which though, he's everyone's favorite and the "sure winner" by many, but he was in the bottom 3 tonight. See, this, I think, is FOX/Idol playing with us. I think they fool around with their viewers. I somehow doubt he was 'really' in the bottom 3. I think FOX/Idol has been toying with it's viewers minds for a while now, just to make the show that more interesting. Do your phonecall votes REALLY count? Speaking of which, Canadians view the show at the exact same time Americans view the show, but we're not allowed to vote. The only time we've been allowed to vote was back in 2002 for WORLD IDOL, and you could vote for anyone. Who did I vote for? Miss Kelly Clarkson obviously. Since I couldn't vote for her when she was on Idol back in 2002, now was my chance to get in all those missed votes I wasn't able to give her.. So how many times did I vote for Kelly? I think I counted around 300. In one night. In 2 hours. I used the housephone and my cellphone and voted non-stop for the 2 hours that you were allowed. Crazy? no. Obsessed? yes. :P Okay I'm getting waaaay off topic here. Going back to who should win this season of Idol, I think it should be Kris Allen. He has that Jason Mraz thing going on, and he's been compared to the guy on the show as well. Adam is amazing, but I think would do better on broadway. Danny's great too, but I don't know how he would do AFTER idol. I don't really know much about Allison. I can't seem to remember the few performances I've seen from her. But Kris, I just think he would be the best bet. But everyone has their opinion right? And their favorite... that being said, nobody, and I mean NOBODY, will EVER be as incredible as Kelly Clarkson, ALRIGHT?! The girl gave me a piggyback ride for christ sake. Seriously, she did. I'll post the picture.... :P

Hopefully that is all I will talk about American Idol here. I'm not one of those "must watch every week" people. But I will catch it when I can. Anyway, today was my first day back at work. It was alright. Nothing special. Worked for about 3 hours, got in, made some money, got out. We have to wear a new uniform for the summer, and its a short sleeved buttoned up white dress shirt. I know right? What blind fool thought this one up? It's the same thing as last year and I HATE it. I mean, it's alright when it's 30°c outside and you're dying from the heat, but, I just think we look like fools, or as I say, sailors. I think we look like freakin sailors! Plus, I'm a puny bitch so people can see my body size. Co-workers today kept on commenting on "did you lose weight?" which some people might like to hear, but I'm a 23 year old dude whos skinny as fuck, and I TRY to gain weight, so whenever people say that to me, I have to hold myself back from making some rude comment back about their weight. I feel as if 'being skinny' comments, are on par with being 'overweight' comments. So shut the fuck up people! Guess it's finally time to get some whey-gain powder and hit the gym. Gotta bulk up to look good at work. Fuckers.

LAUGH OUT LOUD. This post is hilarious! I'm gonna bounce YO!

Oh and here's the picture of Kelly Clarkson giving me a ride, back in May of 2005. YEAH she was grabbing my ass ;)

eeeeh nothing too exciting happened today. slept in pretty late as I was up till 5am catching up on missed episodes of the new 90210 series. People were pretty skeptical when this show was announced last year. How do you bring back an old hit television series that ended years ago, with a new cast and new story lines? It's turning out to be pretty entertaining. Not quite The OC, not quite Gossip Girl. I think it's pretty original. It's cool how they bring back (slowly but surely) some of the original tv show's characters. It's interesting to see where there characters are at 10 years later. laugh. out. loud. ANYWAY........

I took it pretty easy. I've been off work for a total of nine days now, because of strep. Now that I'm all better and healthier than ever, I return to work in the morning. Whoo? I should feel ready to go. As if I'm just getting off some kind of vacation (not that having strep throat is in ANY way a vacation), but I'm really not feeling getting back into the serving mood. You have to put on this face, whether you're in the mood or not. Just have to think about the money I guess. Right now at least. Not working for a week and a half doesn't do too much good on your wallet, not that I was going out and spending money everyday or anything. I guess work is work. Does anybody really LOVE waking up and going to work? My job's alright. I shouldn't complain as a lot of people are losing their jobs right now. I guess I'm just not really feeling my schedule. I have some of the best shifts you can get on the schedule, but it comes with a price. I'm closing the place down on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. All great money making nights, but at the same time, I'll be getting out of there around 1am, meaning I don't really get any kind of social life on the weekends. So it's bitter sweet I guess.

I went out for a bite tonight with my friend Kelsey. Where did we go? To my work of course! I've only been gone for 9 days, and we have all these new additions to our menu, and some deletions as well. I hope I'm okay at work. People are going to be asking me questions about these new items and I'll be like "you know... I have no idea what it's like. Lets try it together shall we?" haha. Anyway, tried a few of the new items tonight, good stuff. No complaints. Had my first drink in two weeks. I'm kind of over the whole 'drinking till you drop' thing. It's not fun anymore. It's a waste of money, and the prize you get the next morning, that wonderful feeling of feeling like shit... not so much fun. Working where I work though, all you want is a drink after your shift. You serve liquor all night and all you want is one for yourself. So here's hoping I can take control of myself and not give in to temptation. I'm done with smoking though. These two weeks of recovering from being sick (and originally recovering from one of the worst hangovers of my life), I've realised that you need to take care of your body. You only get one. Why mess it up with so much liquor and cigarettes?

Anyway, I'm done ranting about nothing. I should get some sleep as it's 2am and I need to be up in time for work in the morning. Wish me luck....

G'night. zZzzz

xMichaeljw

It's 12:30am, and I'm bored. I just cracked open a 'can' of Crush Orange soda. Soda? Pop? I usually say pop but in this case I feel the word is soda. hmm. Anyway, does anyone else crave orange soda ever? It happened when I was in Cancun at the end of February. My friend Megan and I were craaaving the stuff. So we made it our mission to walk down to the restaurant of our resort in search of orange pop. There was this huge line for the dinner buffet just to get into the place. We were not about to wait. We walked up to the front and said "Dont worry. We're not budging. We just want some orange pop." haha! So in we went and surprise, no clean cups. Another search around the place we finally found a stack of cups in the corner where a server was standing. After finally getting a cup, we went to the fountain and got our orange pop. mmm it was good. Since that day I will crave the stuff. Don't know why. It is good though. Caffeine free and all. So why not?

Anyway, I went to chapters today and picked up a copy of Angels & Demons: Special Illustrated Edition (because I need pictures). A friend of mine says it's her favorite book ever. I've read the Davinci Code and highly enjoyed it. So I'm looking forward to this. Although I have to start over on both Eclypse and the last Harry Potter novel because I've read 1/2 of both, put the book down to never pick it up again because I procrastinate. Coming back to a book half a year later, I'm like "whats going on?" so I have to start over. That's 3 books. I think I'll start with Angels & Demons as the movie comes out shortly and hey, you have to read the book first! It's the rule alright. Ok, now that I'm all hyper off the sugar from my orange soda, I think I'm going to run around in circles or something. I'm bored and wide awake. Should I start to read? I dunno.

oh hey! I need one more follower on twitter to reach 50 followers. Wow! It's taken this long to reach 50. I think Ashton Kutcher gets 50 new followers in 1 minute. Douche. What does he talk about that's more interesting than me? People don't care that I'm drinking orange soda? psh. Whatever.

night nerds.

miiiiiiiiiiiichaelangelo

I am alive. I swear it. Time flies when you're having the time of your life. Am I right kids? Actually, i've been working and living life to it's fullest. By that, well I don't know. But I haven't been doing anything too exciting. My body is just now fully recovering from the tragedy that is strep. Never had it before. Never want it again! It is not fun! Life is same ol. Wish I had something exciting to update about, but there's nothing. I guess life is all about twittering now a days. Eh, it's something quick and easy to do in boredom, and hey, if you ever want to know whats going on with the celebrities around the world, turns out they're just as bored as the rest of us commoners. http://www.twitter.com/xMichaelWood is where you can find me tweeting. Ch-check it out kids.

For now, I am out.

Smiles and giggles. Oh joy!

Michael

Ps. Got myself a new layout! What do you think?

Get your drank on.

Sent from my iPhone

oh miss. clarkson. you are my one true love. you've brought some light to my life.

marry me ? ;)

-mike

It's 2009 ya'll! I've made it through another year. Shocking. :P I spent my new years working, then having a few drinks with some fellow co-workers, followed by some partying at the good ol' mirage. It was a fun night, nothing too crazy. I finished reading Twilight. I must say it was highly enjoyable. :P I don't know if I feel more like a teenaged girl, or, well, a teenaged girl. I read it surprisingly quick for my reading standards. I went and watched the movie the next day, with a good friend who was seeing it for her third, yes third, viewing. The movie was a very good 'adaptation' of the novel. It's so very weird to read something and picture it in your imagination, and then watch it come to life before your very eyes from someone else's view. An incredible book, an awesome movie, I went and got the second book. I'm done the second book. New Moon. haha. It was great as well. I'm currently now reading the third book, Eclypse. These are all being turned into major motion pictures, so that's pretty exciting. Can't wait for the second movie. It should be interesting seeing as it is so very different from the first novel/movie. I woke up today and got a new car! That's exciting! Right?! It's a brand new 2009 Pontiac G5. It's a beauty and nothing too incredibly crazy, but I'm getting a great deal on it, and I'm in love with it. Charcoal black exterior and interior. Never before driven. It's all mine. I'll have to take good care of it, and oh yeah, not drink and drive! I've learnt from THAT experience, and I am not going to go into detail about that. :) I'm waiting to hear the premier of a certain song. I've been waiting for months now and the day is just around the corner. It could be tomorrow actually. I'm dying to hear it. Which one? One clue. M.L.W.S.W.Y Any guesses? Don't bust your balls if you can't get it. But if you know me, it should be pretty easy to figure out.
Alright, I'm out.

michael michael wood ya'll

edit: Oh! PS. Christmas was great! Another good one added to the books :P

It's 3:30 in the morning, and it's snowing outside. I love snow, what can I say? A lot of people seem to hate it, and I should be one of them being that I crashed my beautiful car last winter because of the snow (among other reasons DOT DOT DOT). I don't know what it is about it, but I love weather changes. When I wake up in the morning, i'd rather it be a rainy day, than a sunny one. Is that weird? I don't think so. I think sunny days are boring, most of the time. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love a good sunny day. A walk on the beach, swim in the lake, a barbecue in the summer. But there's just something about a down pour, a thunderstorm, being snowed in, that makes life a little more interesting through my eyes. It will be christmas in just a few days, and all I can really hope for (like I hope for every year), is a white christmas. Last year it was green up until christmas morning itself. While opening gifts, the snow started. It was perfect. I hope I can get to work tomorrow.... ;)

I did my christmas shopping today. I think this might be the earliest I've ever gotten it over with. Well actually, I have a bit more to do, but the majority is done. It was quite easy actually. I think I stress over it too much, as most people do. I usually go overboard, but I'm doing my best to keep it simple this year. I think everyone is watching what they're spending. The world is a scary place right now. The economy is in the dumps. Bla bla, watch every penny. I hope I did good with the gifts I purchased though. Is it normal to worry if somebody will like their gift?

You know what's not fun? Dealing with a flat tire. I don't even know how to change a tire... I guess I ran over a nail, and didn't know. It might have been on my way home from work last night, or maybe it was last week? I hope not long. I couldn't tell either way. I do know it's bad, VERY BAD, to drive on the rim, or to bubble the tire when you drive with a flat tire. I got it repaired asap this morning, and the guy did it for free! Thanks Tom the Tire guy!

Alright I'm gonna catch some Z's. zZzzzzzZZzZZZZZ

G'night!

Happy Holidays!

-michael michael wood

I'm trying to get into this whole Twilight phenomenon. I picked up the novel a few weeks ago but it's sat in my bedside drawer since. I have so many friends who have been bitten by the twilight bug who go on and on about how amazing it is. I once said "Harry Potter's lame....", and then I read the book... then the next one, and the next one, and the next one, etc. I've now seen all 5 movies on their opening nights, telling my own friends that I couldn't attend their birthday parties as I had a movie to see. So, judging by my past judgments, and the fact that I have an addictive personality, I decided that I must give this whole Twilight thing a try. I don't want to see the film until I've read the book. I will never see a film first, because you're imagination is such a powerful thing. I've completed chapter one, and so far, it's good. :) I'm a slow reader, so I will update when I'm done the book.

I'm sorry there hasn't been a more informational post in the recent weeks. I've been working a lot like I always do, and trying to clean up my life a bit. Too much partying, not even concentration. I should just look back on the past year and a half to realize that I'm not taking my life in the direction I'm wanting it to go in. I need more self motivation and more will power to take control of my life. I know what they say about new years resolutions, but this year, I am going to try my hardest to fulfill what I really want. I think I can, I know I can.

It's Christmas season... already. My favorite time of year. I'm going to try and keep it simple this year. I'm not going to go all out on gifts for the family. It's getting more and more tough each year. We're at the age now that whenever I want something, I go out and purchase it for myself, so I can't even put 2 things onto a list of what i would like. I don't really care if I get anything really, but we all know, we must purchase SOMETHING for our loved ones. That being said, what the ef am I going to get my brothers?! and my parents? yet another gift card....??? ha! love you guys! Christmas time is here, happiness and cheer! Love the peanuts gang!

I'm waiting on many things to come in the next year. New movies, new albums, but more importantly, new experiences to happen in my life... And hopefully I'll figure out what I want to do with my life. If I can't, I think I'm going to travel. I don't know where, but I'm tired of saying "um, maybe in the future." Now is the future, I'm young, not in school, and have a little bit of money. Why not? I have friends in Australia so I'm thinking about going there. I'll stay a while and work. I'm getting ahead of myself though, so we'll see what happens :P But that's what I always say right?

See ya!