Good Riddance to '05

I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels the same way. Afterall, 2005 was a pretty destructive year for most of our country. And being sick the last few days hasn't helped matters.
I just can't wait to shove '05 down the stairs already. Man I really am cranky. I guess it's because I rarely get sick and since I'm so accustomed to the feeling, I immediately turn into a miserable (not crimson) bastard.
Now that I think of it, personally speaking, 2005 wasn't a complete washout. At least I ended up being somewhat gainfully employed thanks to my buddy Bong and the good people over at Estee Lauder. Unfortunately, with every passing day, an "Office Space" feeling starts creeping into my subconscious. That's what I get for showing up on time and being somewhat responsible.
This weekend should be interesting since I have to work New Year's Day, (it's Week 17 of the NFL season!) which is just a recipe for disaster. The last time I remember working on the new year was way back in the day when I was still over at NBC. All I can really remember from that day is being borderline useless for the majority of the day. I like to think that I've grown since then but who am I kidding? Oh well, at least the setting for this year's festivities should be cool. Apparently, K's friend Gail has moved to a Penthouse with her boyfriend on the East Side that has a view of the Chrysler building. With my luck, the party will be a friggin Dude Ranch which will force me to get drunker than I want to because I don't want to remember the fact that I'm at Dude Ranch for New Years.

Here's hoping that your respective New Year's eve celebrations will be somewhat festive.

Happy 2006 y'all!

It's been a while....

since the Giants and Rangers have been in first place at this time of the season. So being a die hard fan of both teams, life's pretty good right now.

As far as the Rangers go though, it's still too early to get too excited about their success. However, with the Giants having a 2 game cushion going into Washington this week, I'm pretty giddy these days. I can almost smell the playoffs right now but I also realize that there is a lot of work left to do. I would feel even giddier if Eli were playing better but as long as we have Tiki I know we have a fighting chance.

Almost done with my Christmas shopping, hopefully I can finish up tomorrow and start wrapping presents on Wednesday. I swear, the older I get the faster the Holidays seem to sneak up on me. I'm also looking forward to having dinner at Cathy and Dwayne's house on Friday. It'll be nice seeing everyone in a holiday setting of sorts. It's too bad we won't be doing Secret Santa though (Bah humbug).

As far as New Year's goes I don't have any plans. I'm not too worried about it though, something usually comes up. One things for sure, I don't intend on paying $100 to go somewhere to drink. Hopefully I won't get too out of hand since I have to work New Year's day over at CBS. Come to think of it, that could be an ugly scene in a funny way.

Speaking of working, I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I'm sure glad I don't live in the city. This whole transit strike debacle has the makings to be a real cluster fuck. Being on the outside looking in, this is playing out like some bizarre mass (transit) hostage situation.

Brrrrrrrrr

Just got back from taking out the trash and boy is it cold outside. Truth be told, I don't mind the cold weather so much. Don't get me wrong, it's far from ideal but at the same time I feel that growing up here in the Northeast toughens you up.
Like I always say: "You have to endure the sour to truly appreciate the sweet." Okay maybe I got that from a fortune cookie but it's still true. Then again, I have the benefit of having a roof over my head complete with heat and indoor plumbing but still...

Speaking of fortune cookies, I got an interesting fortune tonight after woofing down a plate of sesame chicken and washing it down with a pint of wonton soup:

"Worry not that no one knows of you: seek to be worth knowing."

Sometimes I get caught up in wanting to be some great success and worrying that may never come to pass, instead of just focusing on making myself happy and letting everything take care of itself.

I have to drive my folks to the airport for the umpteenth time this year (what would they ever do without me?). Since they both retired, if they're not going to Atlantic City they're getting on a plane somewhere. Then again I they deserve their time off and I'm glad that they aren't just sitting around. Seeing them take advantage of this time of their lives inspires me. Hopefully, sooner rather than later, I'll be traveling as well.

This time they're off to Guadalupe, Mexico to see the Blessed Mother. They couldn't have picked a better time to go since we're supposed to get some more snow some time tomorrow night. Then it's just me and Pogie...again, left behind to hold down the fort.