Out and About Again.

 Right now I'm inhailing some fresh air, among other things such as sawdust, as I'm just sitting here at the West Hollywood Gateway. I don't know if I mentioned it before, but it's a shopping center located between Santa Monica and West Hollywood. Moments ago I looked around in Best Buy, mainly to see what DVDs would grab my attention, then I went to the Target upstairs to uh....do the exact same thing, as well as looked around in the clothing section to see what jeans would suit me best and find some more stylish looking Milano Bay shirts for "going-out" purposes. I peeked in the toy section as well to see what new Transformers toy were churned out on account of the recent movie, the one move I would never see or talk about.

  As with the Culver Center, my other hang-out spot, the wi-fi connection outside is pretty so-so. It's usually slower than usual for the next page to load up. But, as with the connection at the aforementioned Culver Center, no biggie. And now it's usually the time where everything is starting to get a bit...dull. Don't get me wrong, the scenery is great and the center is a fine establishment, if you get past some of the construction and smell of the aforementioned sawdust, but I feel limited from exploring other parts of the area and eating out here dur to the lack of funds. I came here knowing how much money I have to get here and how much money I have get back, and that's it until a check comes through in the mall already. But on the other hand, I also have enough to get me about four or five of those 49 cent tacos at Del Tacos, but it out of my reach here and I would have to go back to my area to chill out there. Oh, well. All well that ends well, or something like that. LOL.

   Yep, looks like I'm about to flee the scene at such a relatively early time, so likewise I'll catch y'all, my invesible audiences, later. Ren out.

Toys for eBay

  Hey, folks. For the past few months, I've been contemplating on many ideas for more income: first the blogs, then the whole v-log thing and finally selling old items on eBay. In my closet I have about two  containers consisting of a bunch of old Power Rangers and Transformers toys, in addition to some old VHS tapes like the first Harry Potter movie The Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone if you want to be a dick about it), Me, Myself and Irene, Beavis and Butthead Do America, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut and many more. I figure that I'm way too old for toys of course and that the bins are taking up some space, so I know that I could resort to making a eBay account, take pics of the toys, add details on what's intact or missing to make sure it's worth the buyer's cash and arrange the dates to auction the toys.

  So, what the hell; I need to get in on this or sells figures to a local toy shop in Culver City. So sue me, I'm a greedy bastard but I feel that I could not only benifit myself but benifit other with the toys I plan to auction, as the buyers would cherish it and gratfully add it to their toy collection or showcase in toy review videos. This is an idea that's been floating around since.....well while I was in school last semester and contemplated on being very productive and financially secure for the whole summer, which was never really accomplished but I plan to make up for it in the fall. So there you have it. I'm heading out to get it done. Time is a wasting :-D

Changes

 Hey, y'all. Ren is here. I would like to talk about some personal growth I need to work for my own sake. I feel that right now I could make a few good changes about myself and there are are lot of opportunities to grasp on. I know it might sound like if I hit rock bottom or became depressed because of the current state I'm in. Well, I do have a blog, but the thing is that I really want to reach out to others. I have this and a v-log to fall back but while I'm slacking off on this site, I'm not enough effort into the other. There is so much to talk about, but I feel that I'm not reaching out. Maybe I should learn to develop a much comfortable side to things and get what needs to be done. 

Another thing is that I'm waiting for a call back from a friend for details on job training so that I could begin working in the fall since I decide to take a break from schooling, just for the sake of feeling more financially secure since my school has it's own financial difficulty to handle, which has affected us as students by placing holds on our financial aid. It was something I had to put up with last fall; waiting five months on a check that would never come and filled with false promises by the school that something will come through. So between that and feeling that I don't have a place within the college or my peers, I decide to get away from it all and move on somewhere else to continue my education while managing to make my own money at some capacity. Downbeat for ya? Well you be the judge, even I'm basically talking to myself here. So I'm taking off to sleep and wake up to start something fresh for the day. 'Til then, laters.

So....Hi.

 Ok this is gonna a small summary of what going on so here it is; it's the month of August, or what's left of it, and a good chunk of this month has gone by from where I haven't posted up anything new on my blog. So what's the deal? Writer's block or perhaps sheer lazinest? A little of both. I guess that can apply. I fell back on promises to review stuff or chat about what new in the world and probably have been rehashing my complains of not writing anything new or not wring a longer and stronger post. In the meantime, I will find my comfort zone, or have some more confidence and contant reminders about the revenue generated from the ads.. Oh, yeah, that will really push me into writing more. Then then. See ya soon.

Ear Worms are a Good Thing

     We all have it every once in a while. As soon as that song, and I mean that song, gets stuck in your head, there is almost no way getting it out. Why? Because the song in question is that fucking good. Yes, people, I'm talking about ear worms. I'm not gonna write a definition out of course......oh, what the hell, it's a portion of a song or other music that repeat compulsively within one's mind. There; I put the def. out. Are ya happy, fuckers? Anyways, there is one irresistable tune that popped up as I was listen to my MP3/radio player on a Sunday morning. I set the station to K-Rock and listen to a long list of notable songs playing back to back like the playlist of awesomeness (Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" and Kiss' "Rock n Roll All Night" are among them), but there is one tune that came up and intrigued my ears. It was set to a electric piano melody and the chorus, performed by guys singing in falsettos, was along the lines of "Goodbye stranger, it's been nice; hope you find your par-ra-diiiise", then followed by "Goodbye, Mary. Goodbye, Jane. Will we ever meet agaiiiin?" I was hooked like a fish. I lied in bed humming it in my head, and since I was partially tired  (being up all night will do that to you) and didn't bother to get up on Youtube to look for it. As soon as I did, I was wasn't clear on whih part of the chorus was the title, so I put in the "Goodbye, Mary; Goodbye, Jane" part to see what I got. The results was pleasant as I found a scene from a movie containing the song.

YES!!!! It's "Goodbye Stranger" by the '70s rock group Supertramp, and it's used to great effect in this scene from Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia. It's a damn shame on many level because I just now discovered this song, especially from a well-known band like Supertramp. I never got into the band's music like that, but I've heard only "Just a Little Bit" once and maybe a little of  "The Logical Song". On top of that, I've never seen the movie Magnolia before, an even bigger regret for me as a film buff. I never had the time to watch it because, simply it was too damn long according to my scources. But time went and I became a little more sophisticated with films to the point that the running time was no longer an issue to me, unless the filmmaker was padding it with some unneccessary bullshit. So, anyways, I'm still jamming out to song, even while I'm writing this blog. I even manged to find a parody of song from The Office (the U.S. version btw) sung by Micheal Scott and directed at his personal punching bag Toby on his going away party.

The song is now giving me thoughts on expanding my horizons and become aware of more great music out there, whether if it's from the '60s, '70s or '80s. Well, the eighties not so much since I'm already an nut when it comes to Tears for Fears, Bananarama, Wang Chung, INXS, New Order, etc. So I'll be splitting, most likey listen to Goodbye Stranger again, or Goodbye Toby. lol Until then , laters. :-)

Saturday Night

   So, I'm in my room typing away and watching tv. On most nights, I'll would be out and about with friends, but that was no longer a possibility since one of my friends, and frequent designated driver, is out of town for basic training and the others are out of sync. Or maybe I'm just out of sync with them for reasons I would not discuss; but I'm not too bummed out about it. Anyways I'm enjoying myself, and contemplating on what dvd to review next. On the other hand I'm watching a HBO special with Janeane Garofalo discussing the con and pro of summer blockbusters and gay culture. She is totally on point and I would clap for some of her insights, especially on Chasing Amy, if I wasn't holding this laptop in my other hand.

Plus I still have to fold and put up clothes that I've washed earlier just to relax in bed with a cup my Tropicana by my next and this laptop next to me in this dark room with the tv illuminating it, ya'know, because I want to set the mood. Another thing I'm comtemplating on but not completely stressing out is what would my next topic be on my v-log on youtube. I've made a sparse number of vid in between two months and I still feel that I need to be in a environment would I'm content in and work up the courage to speak on what I want to say on my videos. But the time will come where I would break out of this shell and develop the proper voice for it as well as the composure. Trust me, in real life I have something of a pseudo-Southern twang or just a lazy-ass voice. So I'll be heading out and until then, take care.

I'm Back, but I'm Slipping

 If there was an award for "The World's Laziest Blogger", I would probably be the shameful recipient because I have spent a week long absence from Ren's Blogs. My reason? About a full week ago I was suffering from abdominal pain for the second time. This time it was a result from a bad gas reflux. As I previously mentioned, I cheated on my supposed diet and before you know it, it all came back like a raging bitch. I spent a Saturday at the hospital, the whole Saturday at that, and I wanted it all to go away. After my long, greuling wait in the waiting room, I was called and I was treated by the best. The doctors perscribed me with some Maalox and after a few doses, and prolonged stomach pains, it work but my stomach was sore as hell; almost as if I was punching myself. Ok, I was punching myself during my gas reflux, but it was getting to me and I couldn't take it anymore. I thought about pulling a Artie Lange and contemplating on stabbing myself in that region. Ooook........that was too tasteless. I'm still eating junk but it's how I eat it that keeps landing me in this position. I ususally intake a lot of grease from foods, fast foods in particular, and that's always a factor in my abdominal problems. Maybe I should just use some moderation in my diet or just eat fresh completely. So that's all; I'm fine now, but I still feel bed-riddin from my troubles, therefore I'm getting lazy again, so lazy, that I couldn't work out some paragraphs. Laters, good people.