Another year goes by. Will you see any blog posts this year on wooties? I dunno, but I can tell you that life doesn't suck. 

There are rules involved with certain social situations, not always noticed and not always followed. I committed a faux pas over the weekend and fortunate enough for me, a loving brother thought to bring it to my attention so that I'm prepared for the next occasion. And in the spirit of sharing, I think these rules are good for any suit-wearing man to remember.. So, you're welcome.

Some context; I attended a Baptism of a family/friend's child on Saturday and sent some pics to the family email in an update.. I later got this response and it made me lol:

(My family is AWESOME!)

I just landed in Seattle (I'm actually driving down the freeway -as a passenger- posting this). I'm here to feed the part-nerd inside me. You who know me are prolly saying "What part of Ryan isn't nerd?" Well, there's a lot about me that isn't nerd dangit! Usually the parts that I'm not proud about though. In my opinion, the term 'nerd' has taken a more positive twist in the age of the internets. Afterall, it's the nerds that most jocks are calling bosses nowadays anyway.

The Penny-Arcade Expo is pretty much like E3 for the people. I go with a few close friends who we all share similar hobbies and enthusiasm about games and internet culture (The Fighting 69th). This year, sadly, it's pretty much just two of us going. However, this year is super awesome because bl00k is in the official Omegathon! To be selected for this you are pretty much, super lucky. He'll compete in a variety of games with a select few to see who is the ultimate gamer. It will be fun to watch up close! I'm only going for two days this year and that sucks. I have some other important things going on at home that I can't miss (things that don't suck).

You see some interesting types at PAX. It's great because you can tell that in this place you aren't judged for the typically normal judgmental things like being a nerd and playing Dungeons and Dragons or card games or World of Warcraft or Pokemon scoring PERFECT on every Dance Dance Revolution level (whatever floats the nerdy boat, it's at PAX).. You're just with fellow gamers who enjoy the same things. It's pretty cool to witness actually.

I'm sure if you are my Facebook Friend or follow me on Twitter, I'll keep you included in my adventure this weekend.

Cheers!

I don't sleep well. I haven't for some time now. I'll wake up at 2 or 3 AM wide awake and lay in bed trying to get my brain to shut up and let my body rest. Sometimes the brain agrees and sometimes it doesn't. This morning, it didn't. So I fired up my lovely sleeping companion (the laptop) and found this Jem while perusing Amazon:

That must be some shirt!

I guess since I work for a company that pushes for consumer directed Healthcare, I should probably do something to be more healthy, right?

Easier said than done. Finding incentive to do something that is good for you should be easy, right? It's not. I can say that I have had my not-so-healthy years for various reasons (more than I'll admit to). But that's in the past, I'm a different guy now. Here's a fun idea: Get a big dorky pedometer and wear it everyday! I don't need accessories to add to my dork-ness but hey, do I really care? Nope.

We started a program called HealthMiles created by Virgin here at work. It's interesting in that we can create challenges and compete with co-workers. It gives us $ when we hit certain milestones. But mostly, it's the fashion statement that keeps me walking.

…It’s a simple word with simple meaning. Like water.

Water can have many different levels of depth, but it’s still water.

It’s a pretty cool thing to meet up with people that I haven’t seen in years and still feel the friendship shared when we first met. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a small town. Maybe it’s because I live in the same state I grew up in. Maybe it’s because of my family, or maybe it’s just because of sheer luck. 

For whatever reason, I feel pretty blessed when I think of the friendships that i’ve made throughout life. I’ve never had a day to day type of friend since High School, but I have been lucky enough to meet certain people who I know are still my friends even though I haven’t taken the time to keep in touch with through the years. 

I guess all I want to say here is that I heart my friends.

So this goes out to the few I speak to weekly and those that I maybe haven’t seen or talked to in ages but when we see or think of each other, we still count ourselves as friends.

Well, kind of deep anyway.

What does it say about you when people say you've changed their lives yet you can't seem to change your own?

Changed and changing. Yay!

Sleep don't visit, so I choke on sun
And the days blur into one
And the backs of my eyes hum with things I've never done
Sheets are swaying from an old clothesline
Like a row of captured ghosts over old dead grass
Was never much but we made the most
Welcome home
Ships are launching from my chest
Some have names but most do not
If you find one, please let me know what piece I've lost
Heal the scars from off my back
I don't need them anymore
You can throw them out or keep them in your mason jars
I've come home
All my nightmares escaped my head
Bar the door, please don't let them in
You were never supposed to leave
Now my head's splitting at the seams
And I don't know if I can
Here, beneath my lungs, I feel your thumbs press into my skin again

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Yes, I'm blogging a Re-Tweet.

Kevin Rose poses a good question through Twitter and it explains why I've dropped out of blogging only to post the occasional viral/lame video or pic.

Between my Facebook, my Twitter and a few online forums of friends, I think my virtual life social needs are pretty much fullfilled. I can keep up on those I wish to from these platforms on whatever level I want. The same goes for anyone who wishes to keep up on the boring exciting life of ryan. 

At least for now anyway. 

What do you think?