new year

In the spirit of the New Year, Festivus, and every other holiday meant mostly for winter-time reflection on the past year, I'd like to share a couple of thoughts.

I know that, from looking at my past year of writing (in my blog, in my private journal, and in some other spots where I keep my thoughts) there have been a lot of times when I did not act as honorably as I should have. Sometimes this meant lying. Sometimes it meant deception, even by telling part of the truth. Sometimes it meant just not doing the right thing when I know I was called upon to do so. I'm not proud of these darker moments in my life, but I accept that, having done what I did, I now have the power to make things right, make amends, and move on. I also am aware that there have been moments where I acted completely on my instinct for the better good of another human being, without any concern for myself.

In starting a new job, I've had to leave some parts of my life behind, and open some doors onto entirely new parts. In the past year, I've made some wonderful, new friends, and lost some good, old ones. I have tried to re-kindled some lost friendships, and accepted that some are gone forever. I've tried to rely less on the people around me to make me who I am, so that I can become a better person knowing that it was all my work that got me there.

Essentially, as I do every new year, I'm looking at this as an opportunity to say "thank you" to everyone I know. Thank you for being a friend, a shoulder to cry on, somebody to laugh with, an ear to listen. Thank you for being part of my family, whether by blood or by friendship. Thank you for all that you have done to be a part of my life, in all the ways, good or bad, that you may have had an influence on my life. Thank you for teaching me. For guiding me. For making fun of me when I need a dose of humility, or congratulating me when deserved.

At this time of reflection, I wish I could be with each one of you personally to give you a hug, and say thank you to your face, but thanks to the magic of the internet, I'm able to share my thoughts with you this way. Thank you, and I hope that you, your family, and all of your friends and loved ones have a healthy, happy new year!

Love,
Dave

crushed

Nothing is the way it should be. I'm so confused about everything tonight... I dunno how to make it right. I hope new years is fun tomorrow, I could use a good night of drunken silliness.

the third wheel

So, it's not often that I see a movie on TV that I haven't already seen in theaters or on DVD. Far less often do I see a movie for the first time on TV that I actually really enjoy. I just finished watching The Third Wheel on TV (long story about why I can't sleep, and thus am writing this movie review at 6am) and it was the sweetest movie I've seen in a long time. Really kind of a shame that I never knew about it when (if it ever was) in theaters. Anyway, if you have the chance, check it out.

In other news, baby I'm sorry. I can't sleep when everything feels like this.

...and back to work...

Slept in today until almost 3pm. Got up and had dinner at Sweet Basil with Ryan, then we went to the movies, and saw I Am Legend. It was a fantastic movie, and a great dinner, but it was also really nice to catch up with Ryan, finally. He had kinda fallen off the face of the earth for a while, since he was hung up dealing with lots of family and relationship stuff.

Had a really good heart-to-heart with Rachel last night, and again tonight. I love her so much, and it makes me so happy that we're back together again.

...and tomorrow, I have to go back to work. This time off has been nice, but it's hit my wallet pretty hard too, being without any overtime and buying all those gifts, and food and whatnot. So, back to work, to do some fixture maintenance, and prepare for Re/Max season.

the love of my life

Rachel and I are back together. We've gone back and forth about it so many times, but there has never been anyone in my life who I have loved like I love her. Nobody has ever made me so happy, or felt so complete. I don't care what anybody else has to say, so unless you're going to message me and say "congrats" you can keep your fucking mouths shut, because I love her, and I want to be with her forever, and the only reason we can hurt each other sometimes is because of how much we love each other, so shove off.

I love you, baby.

santa on a vespa

Saw this guy driving around Glasgow, Kentucky. Hilarious!

mom & ilana visit

So, I'm really excited to have my Mom and Ilana come visit me tomorrow. They're gonna get in Sunday afternoon, and stay till probably Tuesday morning or early afternoon. No specific plans, other than the traditional Jewish christmas - movies and chinese food. MMMMMMM chinese food.

Also, I asked Mom if she would mind taking me grocery shopping, since I *finally* got all of my pots and pans and such into my apartment, now I need to do something of a big starter shop instead of the wee little essentials I've been buying here and there to get by. More on how the visit goes once it goes!

on break

So, On Location is closed from now until December 27th. We're on a holiday break of sorts, which gives everyone a good chance to see friends and family, and use up some vacation time for some much-needed relaxation. I don't have any specific plans for the week, other than maybe going to see Jenna on Friday since she's working on Christmas Carol at her theater. That should be fun, I hope.

Mostly I'm just bored, and looking for stuff to do. I need to clean up around here, and go grocery shopping.

If you're in town and wanna hang out, gimme a buzz.

who dey?

An open letter to all Bengals fans:

BOOYAH.

Yours sincerely,
Dave