Tonight after work I'm going to look at a 1,200 sq. ft. studio apartment in Wesley Chapel. It's on the same property as the owner's regular house, but there appears to be about an acre of land around it. The pros: It's at the top end of my price range, but all utilities are included, so the cost works out pretty cheap. Also, it's one large, open room, which means I can set up the space for studio work pretty easily. It will also put me a lot closer to Alex & Nel's house. The cons: If I get this place, it will extend my drive from 15 minutes one-way to work to 50 minutes one-way. This also equates to spending more on gasoline. It also takes me away from South Tampa, which kinda sucks a bit as I really like the area. Right now I'm living with all my...
Author: Chewbode
Hot dogs!
Full, Yet Relaxing
That pretty much describes my weekend. I stopped off at Hooters Friday night and watched the Lightning win their game and the Yankees lose theirs. I've decided I need to slow way down on eating out to save money, so I'm going to limit myself to one night per week. I may make it a weekly pizza night and stay home and do work on this site while eating. I woke up Saturday determined to relax and de-stress. I cleaned up a bit, went out and grabbed a little bite to eat, then got the truck washed. While I was waiting for them to finish detailing the truck, I thought about heading to the the airport I normally fly out of, Tampa North Aero Park (X39) up near Lutz, and just hang out there for most of the day. So, after they were done, I got in the truck and...
Chewbode’s Abode
I'm in a transitional phase yet again. The house I've been renting for the last several months has been sold. I was supposed to be out this past Monday, the 18th, however the deal fell through - or at the very least has been put on hold for a little while. So, I've been searching for a new place, which has been very difficult, mostly because I've got such poor credit and am getting turned down left and right for apartments and house rentals (mostly through real estate agents). My only hope is to get a cool owner that is willing to do first and last month's rent with a security deposit and not run a credit check. I got a bite today and will be talking to someone tomorrow about a house just a few blocks from here, in South Tampa. I'm also looking at a 1,200 sq. ft....
The Phoenix
"To be reborn is a constantly recurring human need." -Henry Hewes A while back I stopped supporting this site. A lot of things took over my life, and, frankly, I purposely neglected it. With the advent of Facebook and Twitter, why would I need to keep up on my own site anyway? Why deal with all that work and custom code? And to top it all off, I never wanted to market it, so no one really visited. The result: into the dark, dank corner of the internet it slipped. And was forgotten. Until one day, about a month ago, I wanted to get some data off the site. I literally hadn't visited it in over a year. And, lo and behold, the site was down. Glitch? No problem, I'll fix it. So, I logged into the admin console at the hosting company and to my horror I found the site was...
Giant Idiot Shadows
Recently I decided to start up my NetFlix account again and have been enjoying some movies, catching up as it were. I've been getting more recent titles in the mail and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen just made it's way into my mailbox today. I was somewhat disappointed with the first movie, as I was a fan of the toys and cartoon TV series when I was a kid. I'm not going to get into why it let me down, as I'm sure you already know if you've seen it. Suffice it to say, I wanted the second movie to be better, but Bay decided to raise his skirt, squat and shit all over my childhood again - covered it in pure diarrhea. As I watched, I tried to digest what was on screen. I tried to enjoy it, but a single thought kept popping into my head: "Shame on you,...
Home
Safe and sound in Tampa.
Almost Home
Landed in Charlotte. Will be boarding the plane to Tampa shortly.
Adios, L.A… For Now.
Sitting at gate 10 at LAX. In about an hour I'll be airborne, on my way to Charlotte, NC to get my connecting flight back to Tampa. This vacation was well worth it. I got to hang out with old friends, meet great new friends, and study the lay of the land. The most productive time so far was Anders' party last night. I met several awesome people and learned a lot about L.A. from those who live here as well as some visitors like me. I've found it interesting listening to why people like being here and what keeps them here. Ultimately, I've found there are a ton of "normal" people living in L.A.; those far removed from the Industry douche bags I expected.
Nice!
The Tomorrow Show was a lot of fun. Time to sleep.
Entertainment
At the Steve Allen Theater.
