Nothing much new. I'm mad at Mom because she's never reliable anymore. She cancelled coming here Saturday. It doesn't surprise me. I don't want to see her again for a while, that's for sure. Well, tomorrow will be the start of another work week, I'm looking forward to it. However, we'll be off Wednesday for New Years, so it will be a split week with four days, but that's better than a two day week. Things are starting to look up, and I've actually already got some cash saved back. It's only about $20, but that's a lot right now. First things first, I'm going to go to the optomotrist and get some contacts. These glasses have just about had it, and a new set of glasses would be pretty thick, so I'm going to go with contacts. After that, it'll be paying bills off from in TX and going to the dentist. By the time I have some of the bills paid off, the baby should be here, but hopefully I'll have enough money saved back for when that happens for things like baby food and diapers. I've also already told Kim that I would give her the money to take the course at the vo-tech for transcriptioning, so after she has the baby, she'll probably be ready for that. With both of us having jobs, we should do pretty well, especially since she will be able to be home all the time.

For today, hmm... Try http://www.redhat.com/. That's the operating system I'll be installing when I finally get those CD's.

Right now I'm on Barbara's computer. Why? Because my computer doesn't have an operating system. Why is that? Because Mom lied and didn't come when she said she would. She does this all the time; she's one of the most unreliable people I know, and if it wasn't for my aunt and the government, she would either be homeless or dead right now. I'm not just venting frustration, this has been a thing long in the making. I just talked to Michael on the net and asked him if they were coming this Saturday like my Mom told me she would, but now she says she doesn't know if she wants to come or not. Oh well, it just leaves me computerless for that many more days. I guess all the time that I did all of those wrong things to her are paying back now, and will probably continue to pay me back until the day one of us dies. The more and more I think about it, the more and more I feel like she uses her mental problems as a crutch. She may seem like she tries to get better by going to the doctor all the time, but hey, the doctors still aren't 100% sure about what they're doing, as depression is still a fairly new subject for doctors. She takes it overboard a lot, too... If she gets a headache, to the doctor she goes. If she gets a paper cut, to the doctor she goes. Almost anything sends her to the doctor. If she could just use her strength more to want to heal herself than using her strength to just rely on other people, she might get somewhere. Then, at least, she could say, "I did everything I could, now I can depend on others." Well, lets just skip the first and jump to the latter, and depend on others. By example, what if Michael mimics her? What kind of person would we have then? But I don't think he'll do that... I think I've mimicked her more than anybody else, but I've stopped the foolishness and decided to push on by myself. I've gotten so much better since then; I'm out from under her wing and, for the most part, have few regrets about anything I've done up to now. But her, what does she have to show? Sickness, misery, need, fear, dependency... The list surely goes on, and she just as easily lets it. There's always a way out of the darkness and into the light, but her, she's turned her back on it, looking into the past constantly, walking backwards into and unknown future. Oh well, there's not anything that I can do about it, I don't guess...

I'm liking my job. I'll stay with this one as long as I can; hopefully forever. Well, today I'm off, seeing as it's Saturday, and I'll be off until this coming Thursday. They gave us a pretty large break, and if I'd have been there long enough, it would have been a paid holiday off. Oh well... But yesterday, they gave everyone in the plant free hams (worth about $25 a piece, probably, and boneless to boot). I was also lucky enough to win a throw (you know, something you put on a couch... At least that's what I'm told.) I looked at their website and looked to see how much it was worth... $69 is the cheapest they have! So, that'll make a pretty good gift for somebody, but I can't say who just yet. Also yesterday, we came to mom's to stay for the weekend. Today, we went bowling, which I haven't done in a long time. Michael's friend Jeff also joined us. Kim had never bowled before, but her first game, she beat me! Hehe, I suck. Then, the next game, I won with a 129. All of our scores were low, but we're not experts, and it was sure fun to play.

Today, check out http://www.kazaalite.com/, a clone of Kazaa minus the spyware and ads, plus a few extras. Until next time...

Today was my second day of work. Today was a little different, though, because I worked alone the whole time. I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to remember everything that I needed to do, but luckily I think I got everything. I was a little rushed for time once, but it wasn't that bad. I hope that if I stay with this job long enough, I'll get moved to another job. The person before me was there for about 4 months, and he was moved to another job today, so maybe after 4 months I'll get the same. He said he's also making $7.30, so I may get a raise by that time too.

Today, I can't think of any good sites to visit. Sorry. :(

I have a job! My first day was today, on Friday the 13th. They said I'd be doing "maintenance," but they should have just said janitorial or custodial work. I pretty much clean toilet after toilet all day long, but it's $7.00 an hour, which is the second best paying job I've ever had, so it's not bad at all. This is especially true because half of my day I work with other people, the other half I'm all alone. It kinda gives me the best of both worlds.

Also, I've been working on a revamp of this blog. Sooner or later the blog may move to a different address, and the layout will have graphics done completely by me, but all the content will stay the same. I spent a whole day working on these graphics, so I'm really proud of them. More on this later, whenever I get the time to finish it up.

Today's link is http://www.spamletters.com/, a pretty funny site. Later.

Yesterday, Rick and I cut down trees to clear off some of his land for the spring. Well, he cut the trees down with a chainsaw and I just picked up the brush and logs, and piled them. Boy, was I sore today. It was about 7 hours of work with a lot of bending over, so my back and legs are a little bit sore.

Today, Kim's parents both left to stay somewhere for the week. I don't even really know where they are, but all that matters is we have the house to ourselves for the week! Yippee! Today, we also got $25 worth of groceries, so we'll have a little bit of food for the week.

Tomorrow, we'll be going back to Paris for Kim's Dr. and WIC appointment. Then, we'll be going to Mom's to stay for a few and I'll be burning a CD with a few programs on it to bring back here. I'm not exactly sure how long Kim is going to want to stay there, but more than likely it won't be very long. I have a $10 Chili's gift certificate, so I may see if Mom can't give us a little extra money so we can go eat there; I just love Chili's! Kim is starting to get tired of it because that's where we always go to eat, hehe.

Today, check out http://www.blackmask.com/, a site with online books. Some look like they would be pretty interesting reads. Give this sight a looky-see, you shouldn't be disappointed.

Not much new. Rick came back home today, but right now he's asleep in a chair in the living room. We made a campfire today outside, but gave up on it because it just wasn't warm enough. It's probably because of the rain we got the other day, wetting the logs down. I also went to the Movie Gallery, but the manager said that the people who have my application still haven't contacted her, and she hasn't been able to get in touch with them. Is it just me, or does it feel like a runaround? I hear the same thing from everybody, I've had it with all the "don't call us, we'll call you." Sigh, oh well.

Good news. It's the weekend! Party on! Well, I wish. Maybe I'll just go water the cows and milk the grass.

Other news. The 19th is the day Kim has to go to her Dr.'s appointment. The 18th is the day I'm supposed to go to Mom's for Christmas. Maybe we'll actually stay a day there. I would like to, but Kim's gotten weird about it because of the smoke, but I don't blame her. Maybe I can talk to Mom about this before we actually go and just see if we can work it out. Shouldn't be too complicated, anyway. I just hope that if I have a job by then, I'll be off those days, or maybe not have a job by then at all, but I'd really rather have a job so I can get some Christmas presents for Kim. Well, they can't keep me from having a job forever; maybe Kim can just have a late Christmas.

Well, Michael is messaging me, and Kim wants on the computer, so I'm going to go ahead and get off of here. Check out http://www.mpogd.com/ for cool online games. See yas!

I just added a feature to allow you to see when the blog is updated. Just fill in your e-mail address to the left to get updates every time I update my blog. Enjoy!

Yesterday, we went to Plano. However, there was a small problem. The night before, Kim and I laid down at around 12:00 midnight. I didn't fall asleep until around 4:00 AM, and got up at 8:00 AM, giving me only 4 hours of sleep for a 400 mile drive. This was not good, not at all. I was very sleep the whole way, plus my cold, it couldn't have gotten any worse. Well, yes it did. It was rainy the whole way there, limiting visibility in the Dallas traffic. However, we got in and out just fine, and was given some somewhat good news. The baby's kidneys haven't gotten any worse (or any better for that matter) but I feel like it's a good thing. The doctor tried again to see if he could make a better guess as to what the baby was, but he said, "the baby just won't spread it's legs." Heh, crazy. Well, after getting back home to my Mom's, we found out she wasn't there. This made Kim pretty mad because Mom knew we were coming, and we needed the $20 Mom said she'd give us to get back home. Well, after waiting around about an hour or so, I got a call from my aunt saying that Mom went to a doctor somewhere, but they were on their way here. Regretfully, we weren't able to stay at Mom's very long for fear of freezing rain. Kim also didn't want to stay for a couple of reasons: One, the house reeked of cigarette smoke. Two, the last time Kim was there, several people stayed in the kitchen having a smoke fest, which forced Kim out of the house for about an hour, she said. I just now found out about this, and I'm not all too happy about it, but it is her house, so she can do whatever she wants, but that doesn't mean I have to come over. I'm starting to question whether or not Kim and I are even going to go there for Christmas, because I don't like Kim breathing in cigarette smoke, and I don't like not having a place to sleep without forcing somebody out of their room.

On another note, today I went back to the Movie Gallery again, but this time I actually got to talk to the manager. She said they haven't gotten the results of the application yet because of the Thanksgiving holidays, but to keep trying back. I asked to check to see if they were even still hiring, and she said yes, so that's pretty good news. Then, we went to the U.S. Army Ammunition Plant for a job because somebody told Barbara that they were hiring, but they just said you have to go to the employment office to get a job, and I've already been there, so it was a wasted trip of about 50 or so miles to do that. Oh well, you can't say I'm not trying!

The site of the day for today is http://www.theonion.com/, a funny news site. I hope you enjoy! Bye.

If you're wondering why I haven't blogged lately, it's because I've been a tad sick; sore throat, coughing, sneezing, general tiredness. You know, the cold. Well, anyway, today I went back to the Movie Gallery (like the manager told me to on Monday, and today is Monday), but she wasn't there at around 2:30. However, the cashier told me that she should be back between 4:00 and 5:00, so Kim and I finished doing what we were supposed to do (get groceries from Wal-Mart and the local Supermarket, which is way overpriced). Then, on our way back, a fire truck zoomed by, so we decided to follow it since it turned down one of the two roads we would have turned on to get home, anyway. It seems a house caught fire, but we couldn't follow since the police were blocking the road. Well, we thought we'd be sneaky and get to it down a back road, but there were too many cars that way, too, so we decided to turn around and head back home. Then, at home, we ate some Cheesy Hashbrowns and Ham, bought from Wal-Mart. It was pretty good, but it could have been better, I think. Then, after eating, we headed back to the Movie Gallery, but lo and behold, the manager wasn't there. This doesn't surprise me in the least, because Bill's Dollar Store did the same thing to me. I came back EVERY day they told me to, but the manager was never there. Then, that job was filled after I had to leave town a couple of days to take Kim to the Dr. in Dallas. Well, guess what. Tomorrow I have to take Kim to Dallas again for another Dr.'s appointment. More than likely, I'm going to lose getting this job too. It makes me really mad that people do me like this. I saw some people I haven't seen yet at the Movie Gallery today, so the position that I applied for is probably already filled. Like I told Kim, it's probably somebody who knew somebody who knew somebody that knew the manager that got the job. Then again, they probably weren't going to ever hire me anyway. I'm getting used to that living here in the country, because it seems more or less to be who you know rather than what you know, but hey, all I know about is computers, and there is no job market for anything like that where we're living. I think I should have put all my efforts into something else, because knowing everything I do about computers has gotten me absolutely nowhere. Sure, when people actually see what I can do, and have done, they act a little interested in hiring me, but still that gets me nowhere. Like Kim, she's A+ certified (and still doesn't know as much as me), but that hasn't gotten her a job, not even so much as an interview. Not that there was even a place to get an interview, because people here just don't seem to want, or need computers, unless the computer is packaged with farm equipment or something.

Well, tomorrow is definitely going to be a big day. There is going to be at least 6 or 7 hours of driving involved, and it's going to be worse since I've got this cold, but maybe it will subside for tomorrow. Maybe we'll get lucky and find out what the baby's gender is going to be, at least maybe more than an 80% approximation. Maybe we'll even get better news and find out that the baby is 100% healthy. Time will only tell...

Today, go to http://www.webmonkey.com for all the web devel's out there. Ciao.

Last night, the baby kicked for the first time, ever. Amazing! However, she didn't tell me this last night, she waited until today to tell me, after I had woken up, because she said she didn't want to wake me. The reason for that is her dad wanted me to go to Atoka with him today so I could go back by the Movie Gallery to see if they have got the results of my application yet and save gas by going while he was going anyway. However, he was leaving at 9:00 AM, and I hadn't woken up until 1:00 PM that day, which left me being up for only 6 hours before I had to go back to bed in order to be up at that time. So, I took a few benadryl to help me sleep, and tossed and turned for the first hour before I was able to fall asleep. Man, I really hate changing my sleep schedule on a dime like that. It wouldn't have been so bad if he didn't tell me that he wanted me to go to town with him at 7:00 that night, because I had no idea it was going to happen. I was just going to get up on my own and go by myself to do it, but since I'm living in his house, I have to do things his way. He really likes to let me know that it's his house and that he pays for it single-handedly all the time, but I feel like I know why, and wouldn't dare to say otherwise. It's not like I'm just doing nothing around here; every day, I clean dishes, do laundry, do whatever Kim's parents tell me to, but that doesn't mean I have to be 100% happy about it. The thing I can't understand, is why do I have to get up when they get up? It's not like I'm much of an enjoyable person, or even like I do anything worthwhile when I'm as tired as I can be when I don't get at least ten or eleven hours of sleep. I really wish I didn't need this much sleep, but there's nothing I can do about it. I've tried the doctor, but I didn't go long enough. And now, I can't afford a doctor. Well, it's probably better to stay off of pills and just live naturally, I suppose. And back to being woke up... I'm as quiet as a mouse when they're asleep. I never even go into the room they sleep in, very rarely the room next to the room they're sleeping in (the only reason I would do that is to get a drink, I don't dare cook when they're asleep). Why can't I get this kind of respect? I guess it goes with the territory, though, and the territory is this country life I'm living in. Up with the chickens and down with the sun, eh? Well, life isn't always so bad around here, it just seems like everything (and everybody) gets really uptight when Rick is here... It's like we're all in the military. I can't explain all the details of why, but Kim and Barbara would both agree, I'm pretty certain.

Back to the baby. Tomorrow will be the 6th month of her pregnancy. I think this is actually kind of late for the baby to first be kicking, but I'm no expert. I take it's a good sign, though, and I'm looking forward to what's going to happen in the future, if only everything works out right. I just hope nothing goes wrong...

Well, a very late Happy Thanksgiving to everybody that reads this Blog. For today, check out http://www.pureperformance.com/, a site to help speed your computer up. Later!

Is it Thanksgiving already?! Man, Thanksgiving just shot out of nowhere, didn't it? It surely did for me. I wasn't really ready for it, nor planning on much for it, but today I've done a lot of cooking. I made two pie crusts today from scratch (my first time ever), made some Jell-O salad, and some Broccoli casserole (which my mother wasn't too helpful on, I had to look it up myself, heh). We had to scrape together some change just to make all of this, because we were missing a few ingredients. Well, bugger all, Kim is calling me in there right now to eat a little "Pre-Thanksgiving" food right now, so I'm not going to turn her down. Talk to you people later.

It's been quite a few days since my last blog, hasn't it? Well, I never did go hunting because Kim begged me not to. Besides, some of their family was coming over that night and Barbara wanted me to meet them, so I decided to stay after all. Then, that night we lit a fire (well, Barbara did, I was asleep inside because I wanted to wake up when everybody else was asleep so I could get online). Anyway, they woke me up and I went out and sat at the fire. Then, the next day, Kim and I went to get some more firewood from back in the brush behind their house. It took us 2 wheelbarrel's and 1 small kid's wagon to pull it all back. Then, I set up all the wood so that it would burn good. Then, the day slowly goes by. That night we lit another fire, but this time Kim, Rick, Barbara and I sat out by the fire. Then comes Monday. Oh, it was a bad day. Rick gave us a pretty big lecture about how bad I needed to find a job and that I wasn't responsible enough and whatnot, which made Kim cry and have another asthma attack (the second of the day, he caused the first one too, but Kim only told me about that one). After she ran off, he stopped lecturing and let me go talk to her. We talked, and we were both pretty upset that he did this. You know, I don't even really know what the point of the lecture was. I knew everything he said before he said it. It's just like he thinks that I don't think about things like that. But, I've been trying very hard to get a job. I may have one at the Movie Gallery, but I'm still waiting on the results to get back with them. That won't be until this Thursday, at the earliest, but that's not going to stop me from looking for jobs until then. Then, after much sleep, Kim and I just woke up, and I'm here blogging. I'm going to get off and go spend more time with her, so I'll see you guys later.

Today, check out http://www.w3c.org/ to get up to touch with your HTML skills. Until we meet again... Goodbye.

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Does anybody actually read this? Does this blog have a point? Well, if you're wondering, the reason I'm doing this blog is so that my baby can grow up and read it. Maybe it'll be an interesting read, or maybe it'll be too long to read, who knows. I don't know how much time I'm going to be putting into the blog as life goes on, but I know I'll keep it as updated as I can. Well, today Kim and I went to Wyrick's, a hardware/lumber store, and radio shack. Neither of them are hiring. Does that surprise me? Not a bit. I wonder if there will ever be a job available here.

*Breaking news* We just shot and killed an armadillo. *Breaking news*

Anyway, about the pictures, here are some links: [pool winter water]. Comment on them if you like them.

I think my pictures are a good enough link of the day. Think they aren't? Then post a formal complaint. Hehe. Goodbye, folks.

Today was a day for job hunting and decoration. First, after waking up, shaving (both my head and my face), and getting a bite to eat, Kim and I went to Atoka to find a job. Out of three places, nobody was hiring, so that means three more tomorrow. Then, after returning home, Kim and I put Christmas lights in the trees in the front yard. It's starting to look more like Christmas already, it just doesn't feel like it very much weatherwise. After putting in the lights, Kim's mother and I put wooden Christmas displays up, then we ate some spaghetti, which then leaves me here on the computer.

Lately, I've been working with 3D image programs to draw. I've done a couple of really good images, I'll try and post them up later.

Today, check out http://www.googlefight.com/. It can be really interesting to see which of two things is more popular. :)

Not much has happened the past two days. We're out of money (again), not sure how we're going to make it to Kim's Dr.'s appointment on Monday, but we'll make it. Also, lately I've been playing around with 3d tools like Bryce 3D 5, and Maya 4. They're really interesting programs if you have the time to sit and learn them. Well, since it has been so uneventful, I'm gonna leave this blog nice and short.

Today, go to: http://www.thescreensavers.com/

Today, I went to my appointment for Ethan Allen doing furniture work. They took my information (W2, application, and a drug test), and told me that the temporary service would be mailing all of the results of everybody in there to Ethan Allen. After that, either they will be calling me or I will be calling them, whichever comes first, I suppose. I dressed up my best for this appointment, even put gel in my hair, which, if you know me, you know that I never do.

And now, like I've told Kim, it feels like she swallowed a bowling ball whole. Right now, her mom is poking and prodding her stomach, feeling of it.

Today's link of the day: http://www.kazaa.com/. If you don't have it, get it.

So far today has been uneventful and disappointing. While at my Mom's a couple of days ago, Kim's mom called and asked me if I would take a job working at a restaurant with Rick's brother's wife, who is like a manager or something there. Well, turns out, they were only hiring if they fire somebody (who they said they probably will be pretty shortly), but I still don't think my chances of getting on there are very high. So, anyway, we went to a Dollar Store in Coalgate and a feed store in Atoka. Neither were hiring, and I got the same old reply that "we're not hiring right now, but things may change, so we'll just keep this application on file." Blah. I'm tired of hearing that. I've also wrote up a new résumé, maybe this will help increase my chances of getting a job. I can only hope so.

Now that Kim has her new glasses on the way, I really, really wish I could get new glasses. The glasses I'm wearing right now are all lopsided, and held together with glue. The nose pieces are stained a light green from sweat, and right above is the big brown splotch of glue holding the frame together from when Kim accidentally broke them (by just giving me a hug). The frame is also bent, and the lenses are both crooked. I bet this is the reason I've been getting more headaches lately. I really hate how I feel in public with these things on; I feel like everybody's looking, so I have to keep my head ducked, even when I'm talking to people. I've even had dreams about these stupid glasses. I'm really tired of them. Maybe when I get a job, I can get new ones, but geeze, that seems so far away.

Also, my aunt sent me a link about dilated kidney's in pregnancy. It is a link to an online forum, located here. It makes me feel a little better, but I still wish the problem would just vanish.

So, anyway, for today's link, go to http://www.webattack.com/. They have lots of software for internet stuff. Enjoy.

Today, we made it all the way back to Oklahoma. We also got the $90.30 that the ETSS finally sent, woohoo! So, with that money, we paid for our post office box, got her some new glasses (well, new lenses anyway, for only $10 with Medicaid), filled the gas tank up, and went to Chili's for some amazing food.

So, anyway, I've been thinking a lot about the baby... It's kind of scary that it may need surgery as soon as it's born, because, hey, I'm 22 years old and never once had to have any kind of surgery. I don't think I've ever felt this way about anything, but I still don't really show it to anybody because I've been taunted most of my life about even being with a girl. But, if things do work out the way I hope they do, it is going to be a good experience for all of us involved. It's going to be kind of weird when the baby grows old enough to have an intellectual conversation with me.

Well, for the link of the day today, I think I'll choose http://www.itpaystolearn.com/, a site that you can make money on by answering multiple choice questions. I've been there over a year, try it out.

I finally got around to making the blog look a little bit nicer. Hmm, will that make my blog any more interesting? Probably not, but do you like it? Anyway, I've noticed that I've been getting all these weird ideas in my head lately that I want to blog, but I never can remember them by the time I actually get to the computer. Most of these ideas I usually get before I'm ready to fall asleep. The other majority of the ideas I get while driving somewhere... Why can't I ever remember them by the time I get back on the computer? Okay, anywho... Kim is asleep right now in Mom's room, I'll be joining her shortly. Tomorrow is going to be another day with a bit of driving, but this time only about an hour (not including going to Western Union to pick up the wire, if they even wire it tomorrow). It'll be back to the good old country after tomorrow, but I think Kim is really looking forward to it.

Okay, I fixed the archives. They should all be working again. I also just back from scanning some pictures of the sonograms at my aunts. I'll be posting those pictures as soon as I get time. She also gave me an interesting idea; I could get comments on what the babies name should be. So far we've selected Celes Elise for a girl name, but we have no boy name. If you have any ideas, put up a comment. Or, if you have any other ideas for this blog, comment it too, or e-mail me.

Today has been a day of a lot of driving. We drove over 300 miles to Dallas and back. That's about 5 hours of driving. Anyway, Dallas is a really cool looking city, but really frightening to drive in. There's two kinds of drivers on the road there, it seems. Those who go way faster than the speed limit, and those who just barely creep along the highway. Since I don't know Dallas at all, I'm a creeping kind of person. Driving in a small town my whole life, I'm not used to how the traffic just flows through at such high speeds, with so many cars ahead of, behind, to the left, and to the right of me. Finally, when we did get to the hospital, it took us about 30 minutes to find the Dr. that she was supposed to see. It seems like he's just started out in that hospital; he works normally at the hospital in Plano. So, anyway, next time we'll probably be going to the hospital in Irving. And about the sonogram. It turns out that there were 3 things that could have been wrong that the people in Paris failed to tell us. Luckily, however, only one thing is wrong (which is dialated Kidneys) but I'm not all too sure what that means. On that bad side, however, we're going to have to go to Plano/Irving once every 3 weeks to get a sonogram each time to watch the development of the baby. This is more than likely going to conflict with the job hours that I'll be getting, so her mother is going to have to start getting her there and back.

Hmm, what web site today. I'm starting to run out of web sites... Ahh, try http://www.snarg.net/, a really wild web site that seems to change around sometimes. Later.

Nothing new, nothing old. The ETSS (whatever that stands for) really screwed us over Friday. They were supposed to wire us $90.30 for the trip to Dallas, but the wire never came through. So, we wasted even more money on looking for a way to cash a $90.30 check on a Saturday with a holiday coming on Monday. Let me tell you, it's impossible. We tried like five different places. So, now, we're left with little in pocket but still a lot to do. Life is fun, eh? Oh, yeah. Console rocks you. I should have burnt more of it to my mix yesterday, but oh well. I like my mix, except for like two songs.

Today, go to http://www.moodlogic.com/ and get your MP3's and ID3's fixed and organized. Later.

Let's see, what's new... Well, this morning, I first took Kim to the Dr., then to the DHS, then to the hospital to get a urine sample for a protein test or something. Then we came back here to my Mom's. Then, Michael and I went to Wal-Mart to get a couple of things to eat, and voila, here I am. Last night, I did an XviD rip of Panic Room. It looks great, and doesn't look like it has any errors. Woohoo!

Today's link of the day is: http://www.doom9.org/. This place has lots of guides for ripping and such.

Okay, I just added comments to the page. I'm getting the comments from http://www.haloscan.com/. I've also added a counter, which I got from http://www.webcounter.com/. I'm also thinking about changing the layout of the page a little, but I'm still going to stay with this same theme. I thought maybe some of my all-time favorite links in a table to the left, but who knows.

Now some really bad news. Today, Kim and I went to the Dr. The Dr. told us that the sonogram we got last month showed that the baby had some abnormalities in its kidneys. It really hurt, but I think things will have a way of working out. I tried to stay as happy as possible about it so I can keep Kim cheered up about it. And, to top it off, Kim's blood pressure was REALLY high, so they put her on a blood pressure medicine. They told her that she needed to lay around as much as possible, so I'm pretty much going to be waiting hand and foot on her, but I don't mind. In fact, I probably enjoy it. And, back to the other issues at hand... Bill's Dollar Store is hiring. I talked to them 3 days in a row, but the manager that does the hiring just never seems to be there. Hopefully they'll call me about the job soon. If not, I've got to go to a meeting or something next Thursday for a temp service up there. If anything, maybe I'll get a temp job somewhere. At least it will be a little bit of income.

And, today's link of the day is: http://www.mailwasher.net/.

Well, Kim and I have moved in with her parents. It's actually pretty nice up here in Oklahoma; it's not near as busy, the hills are a nice change, and the trees look really great this time of year. Oh yeah, I also had my birthday. I got $70 as a gift from my family, but I spent $60 on the phone bill that I owed Mom. *sigh* I've been looking for jobs the past two days here... The job that Rick told me about didn't seem to be hiring, but I've got applications in elsewhere. I went to the employment office today to register for work... The only jobs they had available were for minimum wage and about 45 minutes away, so I didn't think it was too feasible to apply for them. However, the lady there saw my computer skills and recommended that I put in an application for the McAlester Regional Medical Center, doing data entry, so I filled out that application and turned it back in. It would be really cool to get that job, but I really just think that it's just wishful thinking to get a good job like that.

Today's link of the day is: http://www.google.com/. That's the best search engine out there, in my opinion.

Today, I woke up at around 6:00 AM. Around 7:00 AM up to 11:00 AM I've been playing Kingdom Hearts while Kim reads the FAQ to me. I've gotten much farther than when I last wrote about it. I'm in the part of the game about Aladdin. Anyway, I just took a shower to get ready to go to the theater with Kim and Michael. We're going to go see Ghost Ship. But, before we go there, we're going to Mom's so that Michael can get cleaned up, so we'll probably end up staying about an hour or two over there. That's all for now.

Today's link of the day is: http://www.fark.com.

Well, today has been good so far. We did go to China Star and I majorly pigged out. After I left I was a little queezy, but hey, it was good! I also got $80 for my birthday, but spent $70 of it on paying my Mom for the phone bill. So, with the $10, I rented Kingdom Hearts. So far it looks like a good game, but I think what I'm going to want to do is read the walkthrough for it.

Not a whole lot has happened lately. It's kindof just been Kim and I together at home. A note on the job search: later today, I'm going to a place called Turner Pipes to put in an application, and somebody my mom talked to said there was a good chance that I would get hired there. I just hope that's the case. Also, as a birthday present, my Mom is going to take Kim, Michael, and I to China Star for lunch. Mmmm, I haven't had Chinese food in a LONG time. Oh yeah! Yesterday, for the first time ever, Kim and I went out on a picnic w/ some chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, and gravy. It was great! Anyway, that's all I can think of for this blog. I'll do more later as it comes!

Today's link of the day is: http://download.cnet.com/. Later!

A lot has happened since I last blogged... The main reason is because last Friday, a friend of mine, Marc, came by with a TON of PS2 games. I borrowed Harvest Moon, Final Fantasy X, and Theme Park Roller Coaster. He also just gave me Giants: Citizen Kabuto because he said he hated it, but I've played it a lot, and I really like it. Also, my sleep schedule has been really whacked out lately. I've been sleeping in the day and awake at night, so it's made it harder to look for jobs. However, today I bought 100 benadryl, so I'm going to start using them when I can't sleep. Also, yesterday, Kim's parents drove down to visit. I felt kinda bad at first because the house wasn't as clean as it should have been, but they helped us clean, so I'm really thankful. They also took us out to Chili's, then took us to Wal-Mart to get a few cleaning supplies and trash bags and such. Her parents have helped us out a LOT. In fact, a lot more than my parents have, and probably ever will. I'm really lucky to have in-laws as great as they are.

Today's link of the day is: http://www.gamefaqs.com/.

Well, it seems today that I overslept and missed going to put in my application at the Superette. I'll do my best to go there Monday. I also called Michael today to see if Kim and I could stay the night, but he already had company. Maybe tomorrow we could stay, and maybe rent Kingdom Hearts. It seems like it would be a pretty good game, especially if Squaresoft had a hand in making it. I'm messaging him right now, but I'm not getting any replies. He's probably already rented a game and is playing it. Sigh, oh well. Oh yeah, I've also been messing with Kim a lot lately. Right now I think she's really mad at me... I think I'll stop and go see if I can cheer her up or something.

Today's link of the day is: http://www.mudconnect.com/.

So far, today has been a rather boring day. We haven't even left the house. I did, however, call my cousin about the $20 that he owes me and about the possible job at the machine shop in Blossom, but it was only a call to receive bad news. It would have been fun to get the $20 and rent a couple of $0.49 movies from Hastings for Kim and I, but oh well. Kim also talked to my Mom today (who was actually at home... amazing) about a job at the Superette right across the street. I'm supposed to go there tomorrow and fill out an application tomorrow. Hopefully I can land a job there, especially since it's so close to home.

Today's link of the day is: http://www.confound.com/. Enjoy!

Today was a pretty average day. Kim and I both went to Paris to run a couple of errands; we sold some VHS tapes to Easy Pawn, went to the Texas Workforce Center to search for jobs, and went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few groceries. After that, we went to my Mom's house to drop off the $2 that she loaned me 3 days ago. She wasn't there, but my brother was, so we just left the $2 with him. While we were coming home, Kim and I talked about how Mom was never home... It's so crazy. The last I heard, she goes to all her different doctors about 3 times a week, and each doctor is at least an hour away. I don't mean to speak bad of my Mom, because God knows I do love her, but this seems so out of hand. Michael misses a lot of school because she's gone so much, or too doped up on medication to take him, or whatever the reason is. I don't think it's really fair to Michael, but I guess I really have no room to talk. Anyway, back to the subject at hand. After we left Mom's house, we came back to our apartment and unloaded the groceries. I tried to install The Sims: Livin' Large, but it just doesn't seem to work. Maybe I can get another installation to work correctly, who knows. I'm thinking about going back to Michael's tonight to download the 400MB version of it on his cable modem. I really want this game, because I know Kim enjoys it so much, and I enjoy watching her and playing the game with her, not to mention annoying her every time she messes up a little, heh.

Today's link of the day is: http://bored.overnow.com/.

First, I want to get things up to speed. My fiancée, Kim, is pregnant. Our baby was due on March 17th, but about a week ago, it got pushed forward three days to March 20th. I can't wait! Right now, her stomach is getting tighter and I can finally feel the baby. It's probably the most amazing feeling in the world. However, everything isn't as peachy as you would think it is; we're both without jobs and running very low on cash. Rent and bills are all getting due and I don't know what we're going to do. We're looking for jobs, but there just isn't a big job market right now. Even if there were, it's getting close to Christmas, so most jobs are probably becoming seasonal. I try not to think about it, so I guess I'll stop writing about the bad things.