e'erbody in the bah get tipsay

So a little bit about my new place - it's a condo in a complex. We have a community pool and hot tub, which is cool. I wish I would have had a hot tub earlier in my collegiate career. My complex is right acrosss the street from the San Diego Mission, the first mission in California, which is cool. I have my own bedroom and live with two other housemates who each have their own bedrooms, which is cool. And we live right down the street from a bar (well within walking distance) called McGregor's, which I just got back from. My buddies Ben and Joe and Brad have all come to visit my pad so far and I can't wait to get some reds down here. Forgive any spelling errors or shit like that, I'm a little tipsay. I had a job interview with a continuation high school in Poway that's on a year round schedule. Think Orangewood in a mostly white middle class neighborhood. Oh the potential. Anyway, I'm supposed to find out this week about the job, so I'll keep the three readers of this blog posted on what happens.
posted by MAtt D. at 1:31 AM

 
Ah, SWSD... I love working there. Marine animals are so much better co-workers than some of the people I've had to endure in the past. I've come to notice a couple things about humans beyond my normal crushing observations I got from the Regional Park. The YRP, as much of a mecca of human stupidity as it is, is still not the size and scale of an amusement park, such as my current workplace.

Apparently if you are planning on taking the whole family, little children and all to a park where on a slow day there may be at least 10,000 other people it is not necessary to wear a bra. Especially if you are planning on going on any water rides that will get you soaking and cold. Now, ordinarily this would not be the kind of thing that I would complain about, however this statement is including all kinds of beasties large, small, old, etc. After a woman has mothered 17 children, you don't want to see her nipples, trust me.
The general populace knows wayyy more about marine life than do the trained educators at my place of employment. That or they learn one fact about a particular sea creature and will demonstrate their knowledge over and over again by asking confirmation of anybody wearing a nametag. "Uh, isn't it true that sea stars are capable of regenerating their limbs?" This kind of question is not an invitation to share more information with them about sea stars mind you, only an invitation to fall to our knees and venerate them for being so worldly-wise about the life, times, and culture under the sea. And of course if their one fact is inaccurate and you correct them, they get seriously annoyed and defensive, when they asked in the first place!!
We apparently get our whales drunk before they can go onstage. This was what one "guest" kept insisting to a co-worker of mine. He actually began the conversation with "I know your secret..." Adamantly he insisted that we ferment the fish - ferment the fish - inorder to intoxicate the whales. I don't know about you but... give me a call if you ever see Fish Wine on the market.

In other news, I finally have a bed, so no more sleeping on the floor for me, like I have been since May 31! I want people to see my house, come visit San Diego you magnificent bastards!!!

posted by MAtt D. at 10:58 AM

 
REEEAL MEN OF GENIUS!! Ahh, finally, a nice clean blog slate and now a real post. Not so much a "here's my life" post, more of a "here's what I think" post. Dieting is the new religion. There's been this resurgence of dieting as of late, especially with the idea that obesity is the American epidemic. Personally, I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing. I've always leaned toward the fitness side, probably because of my body's tendency to retain fat. Even when was doing water polo or crew I still held on to a little extra padding for some reason. So I do things like go running or pushups or some such thing. Here's the funny thing; the low-carb propaganda is beginning to get to me a little bit. When I reach for a snack now, instead of going for chips or something, I go for a few slices of lunchmeat or cheese. I think that maybe I should eat protein-rich foods like peanut butter in favor of popcorn. It's funny, even if you think you're the least susceptible person out there, you'll give in a little bit somewhere. Now, I don't go overboard - bunless burgers? Who wants to live that Hell? And of course I haven't cut down on my beer intake, really. And that low-carb beer? Absolute shit. Like drinking air. I could get a better buzz from garden hose water. Anyway, people argue about which diet is better, which works and which is a hoax, and people get very devout in terms of their diets. I'm telling you, it's the new religion. I forsee a future where people where those little Atkins A's around their necks instead of crosses.
posted by MAtt D. at 1:20 AM

 
I'm too much of an egotist to think that I could give up blogging.
posted by MAtt D. at 9:46 AM