Anniversaries
Damn, I haven't been on tumblr in forever. Here come some random un-edited thoughts.
An email (a while back now) said my blog was turning however many years it's been so I figured that's a good place to start.
This past weekend I went on the annual camping trip with my high school friends. 10 years since it started. We decided to retire the trip this year. The trip and location have changed A LOT over the years. We're getting older and it seemed like a good time. We decided we'd come back after 10 years (probably).
It's been 2 years since my work was given our current project with Boeing. In October, it will be 2 years that I've been working there. I never thought I'd be this stressed out over work. I'm in serious danger of high blood pressure. There are so many times when I want to just throw in the towel... and then there are times when I REALLY want to see this project through to production. The Boeing 737 MAX is slated to shit on all other single-row airplanes and it would be awesome to be a part of that... but sometimes I feel like my job is destroying who I am. And there are plenty of times when it seems like we won't actually be able to deliver.
It's been about 2 months since I started playing roller hockey in an actual league. I've been a hockey fan since I first got that Wayne Gretzky/ LA Kings trading card pack back in 1992. I watched the Kings raise Lord Stanley's cup with my own fucking eyes (ALMOST cried). I have to thank work for being able to finally afford such an opportunity. I knew I'd be bored in the off-season so I decided to join a league down the street from work (since you know, I work such long ass hours anyway). I'm sitting on one of the top-ranked teams in our adult beginner league. I've always been a good skater so I feel like I'm holding my own out on the rink, but I definitely want to get better. At least my trash talk and aggressiveness is on point. Blame my neighborhood for that one.
In September it will be 1 year since I've been officially with my girlfriend. She's amazing. I never thought I'd be dating a Filipino girl, but here I am. I never thought I'd date someone who didn't listen to the same music I do, but here I am. I never thought I'd date an engineer, but here I am. She's amazing and I love her to pieces. We've lived such different lives and it shows in who we are as individuals, but I think that's what makes our relationship so interesting. We took it upon ourselves to not make our relationship super public. When we first got together, she was an intern at my work. Just recently she got a full-time position as an engineer (yes, we work at the same place but different projects), so we've been a little more open.
On Halloween it will be 1 year since I lost one of my 9 lives. I will NEVER forget that night. My body has healed up nicely, but my right middle finger is still problematic. I think I'm getting back to the point where I can ride again, however, and I'm looking forward to a time where I can get a new death sled. My knee is fully grown over with skin again. It still gets irritated every now and then, but doesn't crack open anymore. I'm anxious to get my leg tatted in remembrance, but I know my parents would take another one of my remaining 8 lives.
Life, man.
Where's the pizza?