0 days, 10 hours, 42 minutes, 25 seconds, 64 nanoseconds. that’s when the beard ends.

read.
laugh.
forget.

it’s hard not to be consumed by the anguish of a life lost too soon. it’s hard not to drive down the road and think, will my number be up today?
this week, someone died and i only knew him through his girlfriend, whom i used to work with, but haven’t even seen or spoken to in almost a year. and yet, every time i thought about him or her, i began to fill with raw emotion. it’s just so sad to be ripped from this existence at 22 years of age. and what of the family and friends left behind? what could you possibly do when someone is taken from you? go back to work? eat? walk the dogs? these things seem too trivial.
death is something the american culture prefers not to acknowledge until it’s absolutely necessary. but it’s not something we should ignore. we are all going in that direction. in our youth, we like to think we are immune to it, but we are not.
i hope to live until i’m at least 64. but if not, i’m happy for every day i’ve been given until now. it was one hell of a ride.

yesterday’s spring birthday bash went off very well. a lot of people showed and we ate and played wii and had fun. the dogs were being crazy, but only slightly crazier than the boys. the only thing that kept those boys occupied was the wii bowling.

before we cut the cake, i made an announcement. i got on my knee and begged her to be my wife. she said yes and now we are going to be together forever.

i would have to say that the anticipation was the hardest part. waiting to have all the family and friends involved. it was worth the wait, but i’m glad it’s over. of course, as a guy, i just want the ooey gooey stuff to be done quickly. but i know in 50 years when i traverse the hallways of my memories i will be glad i didn’t skip the hard parts.

video game soundtrack or 80s pop song? you decide.

i just like messing around with the sounds. the guitar patch has a lot of potential and doesn’t sound too bad. guitar played through a keyboard never seems like a good idea, though. but sometimes it’s good to play a familiar instrument in an unfamiliar way.

rule #64: when in doubt, always reverse the sound.

(by the way, it’s called “clarence”)