Letting the Cat out of the Bag

It’s been grasping for air the past couple of weeks. So it’s time to let the cat out of the bag. I know all of the readers of SRR.com have been dying to know, “What’s the big change going on in your life?”. Well it’s time to tell you…tomorrow…maybe.

Just messing with you. Alev and I are putting our house on the market. During our vacation we talked about getting back to Austin and do whatever it takes to sell the house. Since being back we have gotten the outside of the house painted (puuurtty), running things to storage, and met with an awesome realtor. Everything has been going at a faster pace than I’m used too. You know those people that are ALWAYS busy? That’s not me. I avoid having too much too due. If I have to do anything, I don’t want it to be night after night. Anyway. We tried selling last year with not too much success. The market kind of fell apart last summer and it’s near impossible to sell a house in our neighborhood. Why? Cause we live…in the Ghettooooe. Plus I don’t think we were too serious. We listed with a friend and if it sold, it sold. If not, ehhh no biggie.

This time is different! We have priced to sell. What does that mean? It means we’re going to eat a big crap sandwich.

Whoa Rob! That’s nasty.

Yes it is. Even if we get the current asking price, we are going to be paying to get out of the house. Paying a lot of money. This is how serious we are about getting out of the house.

That’s cool, Rob. But that doesn’t seem like that huge of a change.

That is very true. There is a little more to the BIG change. Shortly after the house sells, Alev and I will be packing up and moving from Austin, Texas to Raleigh, North Carolina. Dun Dun Duuuuuunnnnnn. Even the thought of it puts my stomach in knots. It’s something we really want to do but it’s kind of scary. Ack seriously I have that nervous pukey feeling right now.

Moving to Raleigh has been something we have been talking about for 4-5 years. In the past we would talk about it, then tell everyone we’re moving to Raleigh. We would always end up doing nothing to work towards doing it. This time around, we wanted to keep things on the DL and get the ball rolling. The ball be a rolling now. Rolling really effin fast too. We broke the news to our friends on Friday and I thought I would share on SRR.com. How tacky would it have been for friends to find out on a website. Kind of messed up. So that is our big change. Maybe not big to everyone but for us, it’s going to be HUGE.

I got some more stuff about this I want to write about. It will have to wait till later. I’m supposed to be working.

Peace out!

Kobe vs. Pool of Snakes

I came across this YouTube clip today. It features NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant hanging out with the Jackass crew. They set up a pool full of snakes and take turns jumping into it. Really not that funny…for Jackass. The cool part is watching Kobe line up to jump over the pool and slam dunk a ball.

Now you’re probably saying “That’s pretty lame compared to other Jackass Shananigans.”

That is fact but watch Kobe jump over the pool…into a dunk. The distance he jumped just blew my mind. Mindblowing! I can’t even jump rope.

That’s the random YouTube clip of the day.

Have fun.

That nervous pukey feeling

It’s that feeling you get before speaking in front of a large group of people. Or going into a BIG job interview might do it for you. For me, it’s public speaking. When I know I need to get up in front of people I instantly start feeling sick. First, I feel like I’m going to hurl, then it turns into other stomach issues. Yeah, you know what I’m talking about. No? I get the shits! Thanks for making me say it. It completely wrecks me. By the time I get to speaking, I’m using all of my energy to keep from passing out.

Well I have that nervous pukey feeling all day. Only this time it’s not public speaking. It’s the possibility of some life changing events…good ones. For a long time I have been in a rut. Whether it be on a professional, personal, or creative level. I’m stuck in this loop where it’s the same shit, different day. Even though I dislike being in this place, I don’t like changes (good or bad) to the monotony. I will kick and scream then throw out the saddest puppy look. Kind of sickening really. This is not how I want to be. I would like to say there was a time I wasn’t like this. But thinking about it, I was the exact same way when I was in High School.

Damn…it’s easier thinking I haven’t always been like this.

Anyway. I have talked and talked about changing things up. Even though I may do something different for a short while I always end up where I started. It drives me crazy. This year it drove me into a depression like I have never experienced. Not a place I would like to return too anytime soon.

During our vacation, Alev and I discussed a few things. Basically it came down to this, we have to do whatever it takes to make the changes we want. No Excuses. No Can’ts. Just Do (I would have said “Just Do It! but afraid of Nike lawyers suing me). So, coming back from vacation we hit the ground running. So far everything is falling into place. We’re not quite there yet but I think we can see the light. The light is getting so bright that it’s giving me that nervous pukey feeling. Under that pukey feeling is some excitement. You smell that? That’s the smell of change!

Actually, it could be me. I told you, my stomach gets messed up in all kinds of ways.

Harley Davidson Nightster video

I forgot to post the short video I took of the Harley on Saturday. Here it is…all 12 seconds of it.

It sounds mean. grrr!

Finally…the day has come

Many of you at one point have heard me say “One day, by golly, I’ll get a Mac. I just need to sell my right and left testicles.”. Well the day has FINALLY come. Alev and I are proud owners of 24 inch iMacs. Now I can get away from the crappy Adobe Premiere and work on Final Cut Pro. It was almost worth the castration. Check out the arrival.

If this was a Disney movie, this is where we would break into song. Thankfully, this isn’t a Disney movie.