Ever since I borrowed this CD from "Princess" and copied it onto my MP3, I have been listening to it non stop. Although I have listened to Jason Mraz in the past, I have never really become as hooked as I am on his newest album, "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things".
Jason Mraz is a very plain individual, who you would probably just pass in the streets. He is from some bumble-town in VA, but has been involved in music all his life. He started in theater, but quickly began writing music and performing in CA. Thank God he decided to start singing, because he is definitely a talented and blessed individual.
Check out one of his new videos:
By the way, check out the guy with the belly flop at the end! haha
Friday, June 13, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
What A Fantastic Weekend!!!
Normally my weekends start out pretty slow and dull. It consists of leaving work somewhere between 5 and 6, make my boring ride home, on the way pick up the pizza that my Mom ordered (it's always "Pizza Friday's"), then I sit at home until I find something to do.....which normally means driving all the way back down to Parsippany/Morristown. But, this weekend started out spontaneous and just absolutely amazing!
After dragging my feet around the mall for a little while, and not deciding on anything to get my sister for her birthday I finally decide to leave. On the way back to the house, I decide that I want to grab a bite to eat. After a long while of thinking of what I could eat I think to myself...."You know what I can really go for......some Sheetz!" This is where it gets good!
For any of you poor poor individuals, who do not have the privilege of knowing the taste of a Sheetz MTO sandwich, I pity you! Sheetz is basically a WaWa on major steroids! Open 24 hrs, with unpleasant people working the counters and making mouth watering sandwiches, shmuffins, schmagels, and young dreams come true!
So, I start to head out on 80 West towards Wilkes-Barre, PA (this is the closest one that I know about). With Sheetz on the mind and excitement on my taste buds I race out that way in anticipation. Not only am I going to get some of my fav food ever, but I will see some of my great friends too!
After the 1 1/2 hr trip out to the WB (Wilkes-Barre) I stop at Wal-Mart to grab some necessities for the night. While pulling into the parking lot I look at all the natives of NEPA that are at Wal-Mart on a Friday night at 9:oo P.M. and I tell myself, "God, I love being in NEPA, it makes me feel so much better about myself", haha. After grabbing some clothes to sleep in, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, etc. I head to the self check-out lanes, in hopes that they will be quicker and I can get to Sheetz sooner.
As I are standing on line, in the slow "express" lane, I look to the lane next and just start to laugh. There stands a man in his late 50's/early 60's with long blond hair and a white undershirt that is too tight to fit over his nasty belly and love handles.....it looks like a flesh covered inner tube wrapped around a degenerate hippie. The thing is, is that this is not even the worst part. Right where a "tramp stamp" would me on a girl, this guy had 2 pink lightning bolts on either side, with a red lip stick mark and a huge "B" in the middle with the words "BLOND BITCH" coming from it! HAHAHA.....I couldn't stop laughing. Just before trying to catch this moment on camera, he leaves his line and out of Wal-Mart, but etched into my poor minds forever, haha.
Once I leave that lovely experience at Wal-Mart, I head to the main reason for coming to PA....SHEETZ!!! As if I was there the day before, I walk in and don't break a beat in ordering my sandwich. I receive my sandwich's and head to the next destination....one of my favorite destinations.....my bar, Senuna's.
From the second I crossed the border into PA I had been calling/texting people to let them know of my visitation for the night. Several of my friends met up with us at the bar....Jayme, Jim, Rachael, (who "Princess" had already known...which was weird, but def cool) Kenny, and Kylene and of course Dave, who were both working.
After several drinks, a game of shuffle board, and several hours of catching up with some of my best friends, we all head our separate ways....Jayme and Jim home together, Dave and Ky to finish cleaning the bar for the night, and I head to join Rachael (Carlos's gf) who has offered to let me stay at her place for the night.
Once I wake from a great night of sleep, Rachael and I head over to Carlos', since he did not meet up with us the night before. We get to his place and, as always, he is still sleeping, but wakes enough to tell us about his night of running through one of the State Parks in nothing more than his "birthday suit"....hahaha, nothing surprises me about him, anymore.
On my way back to NJ, I make one last stop at Sheetz again to grab some breakfast sandwich's......God, I love that place!
After dragging my feet around the mall for a little while, and not deciding on anything to get my sister for her birthday I finally decide to leave. On the way back to the house, I decide that I want to grab a bite to eat. After a long while of thinking of what I could eat I think to myself...."You know what I can really go for......some Sheetz!" This is where it gets good!
For any of you poor poor individuals, who do not have the privilege of knowing the taste of a Sheetz MTO sandwich, I pity you! Sheetz is basically a WaWa on major steroids! Open 24 hrs, with unpleasant people working the counters and making mouth watering sandwiches, shmuffins, schmagels, and young dreams come true!
So, I start to head out on 80 West towards Wilkes-Barre, PA (this is the closest one that I know about). With Sheetz on the mind and excitement on my taste buds I race out that way in anticipation. Not only am I going to get some of my fav food ever, but I will see some of my great friends too!
After the 1 1/2 hr trip out to the WB (Wilkes-Barre) I stop at Wal-Mart to grab some necessities for the night. While pulling into the parking lot I look at all the natives of NEPA that are at Wal-Mart on a Friday night at 9:oo P.M. and I tell myself, "God, I love being in NEPA, it makes me feel so much better about myself", haha. After grabbing some clothes to sleep in, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, etc. I head to the self check-out lanes, in hopes that they will be quicker and I can get to Sheetz sooner.
As I are standing on line, in the slow "express" lane, I look to the lane next and just start to laugh. There stands a man in his late 50's/early 60's with long blond hair and a white undershirt that is too tight to fit over his nasty belly and love handles.....it looks like a flesh covered inner tube wrapped around a degenerate hippie. The thing is, is that this is not even the worst part. Right where a "tramp stamp" would me on a girl, this guy had 2 pink lightning bolts on either side, with a red lip stick mark and a huge "B" in the middle with the words "BLOND BITCH" coming from it! HAHAHA.....I couldn't stop laughing. Just before trying to catch this moment on camera, he leaves his line and out of Wal-Mart, but etched into my poor minds forever, haha.
Once I leave that lovely experience at Wal-Mart, I head to the main reason for coming to PA....SHEETZ!!! As if I was there the day before, I walk in and don't break a beat in ordering my sandwich. I receive my sandwich's and head to the next destination....one of my favorite destinations.....my bar, Senuna's.
From the second I crossed the border into PA I had been calling/texting people to let them know of my visitation for the night. Several of my friends met up with us at the bar....Jayme, Jim, Rachael, (who "Princess" had already known...which was weird, but def cool) Kenny, and Kylene and of course Dave, who were both working.
After several drinks, a game of shuffle board, and several hours of catching up with some of my best friends, we all head our separate ways....Jayme and Jim home together, Dave and Ky to finish cleaning the bar for the night, and I head to join Rachael (Carlos's gf) who has offered to let me stay at her place for the night.
Once I wake from a great night of sleep, Rachael and I head over to Carlos', since he did not meet up with us the night before. We get to his place and, as always, he is still sleeping, but wakes enough to tell us about his night of running through one of the State Parks in nothing more than his "birthday suit"....hahaha, nothing surprises me about him, anymore.
On my way back to NJ, I make one last stop at Sheetz again to grab some breakfast sandwich's......God, I love that place!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Somethings (stolen from my Rockstar)
Somethings I really like
Beer
Any type of music
Pizza (with the beer)
Good friends who hold great conversations
Golf
Football
Somethings I really dislike
Throwing up (includes those vomit burps.....blah!)
Being late
Going to work everyday
Somethings people don't know about me
I love to draw/scratchboard
I am actually pretty sh
Somethings I like about my friends
Steve's ability to make any situation awkward (dude, you need a filter, haha)
Jacque's love and caring for everyone she comes across
Mira's soft spoken coolness and ability to party hardy just for the hell of it....and being as crazy as I am
Jess's skill at always being able to lighten a moment by making an ass out of herself.....love it!
Anita's freedom and "I don't give a shit" attitude
Carlos's ability to be friends with everyone and help at the drop of a dime
Somethings that instantly make me smile
My Toby!!!
Artwork
Friends
Somethings I hope to be remembered for
Love and caring
Making others smile
Beer
Any type of music
Pizza (with the beer)
Good friends who hold great conversations
Golf
Football
Somethings I really dislike
Throwing up (includes those vomit burps.....blah!)
Being late
Going to work everyday
Somethings people don't know about me
I love to draw/scratchboard
I am actually pretty sh
Somethings I like about my friends
Steve's ability to make any situation awkward (dude, you need a filter, haha)
Jacque's love and caring for everyone she comes across
Mira's soft spoken coolness and ability to party hardy just for the hell of it....and being as crazy as I am
Jess's skill at always being able to lighten a moment by making an ass out of herself.....love it!
Anita's freedom and "I don't give a shit" attitude
Carlos's ability to be friends with everyone and help at the drop of a dime
Somethings that instantly make me smile
My Toby!!!
Artwork
Friends
Somethings I hope to be remembered for
Love and caring
Making others smile
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Great Weekend!!!
It has been too long since I have posted anything (even though I know no one reads them, haha). But, I just had to post about this past weekend.
Friday Night - Might be one of the best night I have had in a while. I got home from work around 6:30 or so. Had a couple slices of pizza (it is always "Pizza Night" at the Byrnes residence on Friday nights). I then relax with the rents for a bit, watching TV. I then proceed to my bed (7:30) and continue to sleep for the next 13 hrs!!! Ah, relaxing! I really needed it, after the craziness that has been going on with work (will explain later).
Saturday - I wake up "bright eyed and bushy tailed" after a nice looooong night of sleeping. I make myself some nice bfast (a bit of eggs, bacon and fruit), and head out to do some chores around the house. I finish replacing the liner in my pool just in time to get a call from my (self proclaimed) "Rock Star" great friend, Mira. She is coming up to visit, from D.C., for the weekend. I then head down to pick up Nessa, and then Mira, at the mall. It is definitely great to see Mira, since it only happens every couple months.
We then go and hit up the Japanese Buffet, where we shovel plates of sushi and other misc. pieces of food into our mouths...making for some significant "Food Babies"!!!
Next are several stops in order to find the right materials to make shirts for an upcoming event in our lives (will explain after it occurs).
We chill for a bit at Mira's house. Catch up with her rents, drink some coffee and beer, and snack on some brownies that Mama Oczkowski is so nice to offer us. (She really is the best!!!) After a couple good-bye's, cause Mira has to head to a concert with her pops, I hang out with Nessa the rest of the day and drink a couple beers and just chill.
Sunday - After a morning of more chores and getting sun burnt, I head up to my sisters and relax for most of the day, playing with my Goddaughter, Emily. SO CUTE!!!
I then meet up with Mira, again. We head out to Thatcher's to catch a drink. In the middle of our 2nd beer Nessa calls and asks to be picked up (she is drunky). I turn to Mira and say "I feel like her parents" haha. We pick her drunk ass up and head back to her place. We chill for a bit, take some goofy ass pics and head back home. Gotta love those girls!
Monday (I love 3 day weekends) - The fam comes over for a BBQ, which means I get to play with Emily some more. It is nice to have someone at my intellectual level to play with, haha. After playing some COD4 with Dave I basically chilled with the family and enjoyed the family time immensely.
Well, that was my weekend. May not sound like much, but I enjoyed every moment of it. It is not every weekend that I can say it was great all around.
Happy Memorial Day!
Friday Night - Might be one of the best night I have had in a while. I got home from work around 6:30 or so. Had a couple slices of pizza (it is always "Pizza Night" at the Byrnes residence on Friday nights). I then relax with the rents for a bit, watching TV. I then proceed to my bed (7:30) and continue to sleep for the next 13 hrs!!! Ah, relaxing! I really needed it, after the craziness that has been going on with work (will explain later).
Saturday - I wake up "bright eyed and bushy tailed" after a nice looooong night of sleeping. I make myself some nice bfast (a bit of eggs, bacon and fruit), and head out to do some chores around the house. I finish replacing the liner in my pool just in time to get a call from my (self proclaimed) "Rock Star" great friend, Mira. She is coming up to visit, from D.C., for the weekend. I then head down to pick up Nessa, and then Mira, at the mall. It is definitely great to see Mira, since it only happens every couple months.
We then go and hit up the Japanese Buffet, where we shovel plates of sushi and other misc. pieces of food into our mouths...making for some significant "Food Babies"!!!
Next are several stops in order to find the right materials to make shirts for an upcoming event in our lives (will explain after it occurs).
We chill for a bit at Mira's house. Catch up with her rents, drink some coffee and beer, and snack on some brownies that Mama Oczkowski is so nice to offer us. (She really is the best!!!) After a couple good-bye's, cause Mira has to head to a concert with her pops, I hang out with Nessa the rest of the day and drink a couple beers and just chill.
Sunday - After a morning of more chores and getting sun burnt, I head up to my sisters and relax for most of the day, playing with my Goddaughter, Emily. SO CUTE!!!
I then meet up with Mira, again. We head out to Thatcher's to catch a drink. In the middle of our 2nd beer Nessa calls and asks to be picked up (she is drunky). I turn to Mira and say "I feel like her parents" haha. We pick her drunk ass up and head back to her place. We chill for a bit, take some goofy ass pics and head back home. Gotta love those girls!
Monday (I love 3 day weekends) - The fam comes over for a BBQ, which means I get to play with Emily some more. It is nice to have someone at my intellectual level to play with, haha. After playing some COD4 with Dave I basically chilled with the family and enjoyed the family time immensely.
Well, that was my weekend. May not sound like much, but I enjoyed every moment of it. It is not every weekend that I can say it was great all around.
Happy Memorial Day!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
I AM IRONMAN!!!
What might be one of the best movies I have seen in a long time, and what I am considering my 2nd favorite comic book movie, only falling behind the ever spectacular Batman Begins, is Ironman.
With all the hype that has been surrounding the release of this blockbuster hit I have been keeping my fingers crossed in hopes that it would not disappoint. Let me down like movies such as The Incredible Hulk (feat Eric Banna and Jennifer Connelly, who I can never look at the same after seeing Requiem for a Dream) and the many Batman movies that were completely ridiculous!!!
My brother and I decide to go check it out. The opening trailers got me so excited for the movie. They started out with Indiana Jones (which I am psyched for!) and the new trailer for The Dark Night (don't get me started, because I will sit here all day and give praise to Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale for what they have done to revive the Batman legacy).
When the movie started you get thrown right into the eye catching action, the comedy and the overall fantastic story. I was a little skeptical at first of Robert Downey Jr being casted as Tony Stark, but he quickly abolished all doubts. He fit the roll "to a t". The CG was remarkable and the movie really makes you feel that anyone can become a super hero in a real world (as long as they have the money and the smarts to build a state of the art suit!)
The movie was constantly flowing and did not drag on at all. I definitely recommend checking it out. When you do go, do yourself a favor, stay and watch the entire credits. There is a 40 second clip to set up the sequel (which is scheduled to release in 2010). I will not spoil anything, but the next movie is going to be BAD ASS!!!
CHECK IT OUT!!!!
Friday, May 2, 2008
Music From Across The Pond
Ever since I got turned onto Nizlopi (i know, catchy name) I have been constantly listening to them and enjoying every second of it. There is a lot of music that I can get sick of very quickly, but not them.
They are two good friends from the United Kingdom, by the name of Luke and John. Their sound is influenced by jazz, hip hop and Celtic folk music, while only playing the guitar and bass. It may sound a little lame, but they really bring their music to life.
If you are a fan of Jack Johnson, O.A.R., or Dispatch then I strongly recommend Nizlopi to you!
Enjoy!
They are two good friends from the United Kingdom, by the name of Luke and John. Their sound is influenced by jazz, hip hop and Celtic folk music, while only playing the guitar and bass. It may sound a little lame, but they really bring their music to life.
If you are a fan of Jack Johnson, O.A.R., or Dispatch then I strongly recommend Nizlopi to you!
Enjoy!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Birthday Festivities!
With my birthday quickly sneaking up on me from around the corner I have been doing almost anything I can to forget about it! 25th Birthday's are a complete waste of celebration because there is really no reason to be happy about the fact that you are 1/4 Century old.
In my decision to boycott my birthday I have been trying to weasel my way past it without anyone wishing me a "Happy Birthday". I know that my family will wish me one, but that is not really preventative. They remember everything, and even if I didn't want to celebrate it they would make it a point to celebrate it more. I love my family, haha.
But, I can't lie. I am actually ECSTATIC about my birthday now! One of my closest friends, Rockstar, and I have decided to make this a birthday to remember for a long long time. Since her birthday is right around my own we are doing a joint event that only we are crazy enough to do. We have decided to make this a celebration that only the God's can compete with. We are going all out, and with good reason.....we are getting older!
I know you keep asking yourself what it is.... The thing that sucks is.... I am not going to tell. Once the deed is done and behind us I will fill each and everyone of my friends in. But, until then......not another word.
In my decision to boycott my birthday I have been trying to weasel my way past it without anyone wishing me a "Happy Birthday". I know that my family will wish me one, but that is not really preventative. They remember everything, and even if I didn't want to celebrate it they would make it a point to celebrate it more. I love my family, haha.
But, I can't lie. I am actually ECSTATIC about my birthday now! One of my closest friends, Rockstar, and I have decided to make this a birthday to remember for a long long time. Since her birthday is right around my own we are doing a joint event that only we are crazy enough to do. We have decided to make this a celebration that only the God's can compete with. We are going all out, and with good reason.....we are getting older!
I know you keep asking yourself what it is.... The thing that sucks is.... I am not going to tell. Once the deed is done and behind us I will fill each and everyone of my friends in. But, until then......not another word.
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