Sup fellers. As part of a promotion, my podcast, Your Uncle's Lap, has 2 unused gift codes for Minecraft that we are giving away.
How do you win? At the top left corner of www.youruncleslap.com is a link to download and print the YUL flyer. Print this sexy art out, post it up in a unique, highly visible public location, and snap a picture of it. Then go to the Your Uncles Lap Message Boards and post the picture you took, and on Christmas day, we will be judging the winners of the gift codes.
For more info about Minecraft, visit www.minecraft.net. We also have a Minecraft server running 24/7 which can be found at youruncleslap.dyndns.org. Merry Christmas from the Lap.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
The best advice ever.
Whats up my bloggas? Its been 5 days since my last post, which seems like forever.
What have I been doing? Between minecraft, Gran Turismo 5, Bad Company 2 (new map packs released) and sleeping, not a lot. I had to unload some stress and said "fuck it" to my school, and just decided to take 2 F's for this period. I found out that I can just retake the classes and the new grades I make override the F's. I am apparently allowed to fail/withdraw from 3 classes per year without penalty... well.. sorta. If for some reason I withdraw, rather than fail, the VA makes me pay them back. That is why I owe the govt $900 for 2 classes I withdrew from in October. If I would have just failed them, I would have been fine and not charged a dime. Doh!
Even though I am riding a thin line to being dropped from AIU Online, I cannot describe how much stress was relieved when I decided to just ignore the pile of homework that was overdue. Just 4 more classes and I'll have my associates. I may take a break for a while before I start to pursue my bachelors, just until my finances are in better order.
I recall a buddy in the Army giving me some advice during my divorce.. I was on the other side of the world, my wife no longer loved me, I wanted to get home and fix things but I couldnt, and I was a wreck.. He said to me "Sometimes you just have to give up."
It's so very true. Sometimes you are in a world of shit and everything sucks and it just seems like no matter what you do, everything is fucked. Just give up. Don't fight it, because it IS fucked, and you CAN'T fix it, no matter how hard you try. There isn't anything wrong with letting go, because you will not always get your way, and you will not always achieve the things that you want.
You may not want to give up all the time, but in some cases.. just quit. Its better to have your mind free of it.
Anyways, thats my philosophy lesson for the day. As far as the podcast goes, we have been unable to broadcast live since Time Warner Cable sucks dick, and our internet loses connection every 30 minutes or so.. which the technician told me "we know whats wrong.. but id say in a perfect world, it could be fixed as quick as 2 weeks" which sounds very appealing.. Hopefully they cut us some slack on the bill.
If you are out there on the internet reading this, do me a favor and check out our podcast.. just a few minutes of it and see if what you think. We have been receiving emails saying "hey I was bored and decided to listen to your podcast.. I havent laughed so hard in a long time, you guys are great!" which is awesome for our motivation, because we do run out of steam, and we know that we are putting on a good show.. its just hard to get folks to bite. So you, out there on the web.. visit www.youruncleslap.com and give us a listen. or just click the tape player on my blog page to the right. Thanks.
What have I been doing? Between minecraft, Gran Turismo 5, Bad Company 2 (new map packs released) and sleeping, not a lot. I had to unload some stress and said "fuck it" to my school, and just decided to take 2 F's for this period. I found out that I can just retake the classes and the new grades I make override the F's. I am apparently allowed to fail/withdraw from 3 classes per year without penalty... well.. sorta. If for some reason I withdraw, rather than fail, the VA makes me pay them back. That is why I owe the govt $900 for 2 classes I withdrew from in October. If I would have just failed them, I would have been fine and not charged a dime. Doh!
Even though I am riding a thin line to being dropped from AIU Online, I cannot describe how much stress was relieved when I decided to just ignore the pile of homework that was overdue. Just 4 more classes and I'll have my associates. I may take a break for a while before I start to pursue my bachelors, just until my finances are in better order.
I recall a buddy in the Army giving me some advice during my divorce.. I was on the other side of the world, my wife no longer loved me, I wanted to get home and fix things but I couldnt, and I was a wreck.. He said to me "Sometimes you just have to give up."
It's so very true. Sometimes you are in a world of shit and everything sucks and it just seems like no matter what you do, everything is fucked. Just give up. Don't fight it, because it IS fucked, and you CAN'T fix it, no matter how hard you try. There isn't anything wrong with letting go, because you will not always get your way, and you will not always achieve the things that you want.
You may not want to give up all the time, but in some cases.. just quit. Its better to have your mind free of it.
Anyways, thats my philosophy lesson for the day. As far as the podcast goes, we have been unable to broadcast live since Time Warner Cable sucks dick, and our internet loses connection every 30 minutes or so.. which the technician told me "we know whats wrong.. but id say in a perfect world, it could be fixed as quick as 2 weeks" which sounds very appealing.. Hopefully they cut us some slack on the bill.
If you are out there on the internet reading this, do me a favor and check out our podcast.. just a few minutes of it and see if what you think. We have been receiving emails saying "hey I was bored and decided to listen to your podcast.. I havent laughed so hard in a long time, you guys are great!" which is awesome for our motivation, because we do run out of steam, and we know that we are putting on a good show.. its just hard to get folks to bite. So you, out there on the web.. visit www.youruncleslap.com and give us a listen. or just click the tape player on my blog page to the right. Thanks.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Recharging
So I'm back at work after 3 1/2 days of vacation. I sat around and did nothing, helped my friend out with his car, visited the parents, shot guns, had birthday cake, and played gran turismo 5 during my time off. I wish I could say that it was enough, but I feel like I really needed a few more days.
My finances are completely fucked, but I have come to terms with that. I need to start a hardcore bill-pay plan. I need to pay all of my credit card debt off ASAP.
I also have come to terms with completely blowing this session of college and have taken 2 F's which I will retake next session. This saves me from stressing about homework for a few weeks and starting over fresh. I cant blow it anymore or I'm done. I only need 4 more classes and I'll have my associates degree.
The college alone is a lot off my shoulders. I got about 600 dollars for my bday from my parents, which is all going toward bills. 400 of it is already gone so that I cant spend it. The other bet I am holding on to until my rent check clears.
I remember just over a year ago I was 100% debt free. And now I'm in the hole 19k. That just shows how I felt about buying shit when I was debt free. I guess on the bright side, I have 19k worth of shit that I felt that I needed.
My finances are completely fucked, but I have come to terms with that. I need to start a hardcore bill-pay plan. I need to pay all of my credit card debt off ASAP.
I also have come to terms with completely blowing this session of college and have taken 2 F's which I will retake next session. This saves me from stressing about homework for a few weeks and starting over fresh. I cant blow it anymore or I'm done. I only need 4 more classes and I'll have my associates degree.
The college alone is a lot off my shoulders. I got about 600 dollars for my bday from my parents, which is all going toward bills. 400 of it is already gone so that I cant spend it. The other bet I am holding on to until my rent check clears.
I remember just over a year ago I was 100% debt free. And now I'm in the hole 19k. That just shows how I felt about buying shit when I was debt free. I guess on the bright side, I have 19k worth of shit that I felt that I needed.
Monday, November 29, 2010
EVACUATE THE BUILDING! -no.
Over the past month, we have been keeping a log of guests/employees who smell natural gas at the hotel I work at. There isn't a consistent smell coming from any specific location, but every once in a while we do get the comment. I have smelled it myself on occasion. I have also reported this to the general manager, maintenance manager, maintenance worker, and assistant general manager. So far nobody has seemed too concerned. So tonight I decide to give the gas company a call and am directed to an automated system..
"To report a gas smell, press 1"
*beep*
"This is [blah] what is your emergency?"
Uhh... there isn't really an emergency, the phone system just kinda took me here.
*I explain the gas situation*
"Ok sir, I will have a tech there within an hour. In the meantime, you need to evacuate everyone in the building."
Yeah.... that's not happening. I walked all of the floors and didn't really smell anything.. and unless something is on fire, or unless the guy has viable proof that the place is about to explode, I'm not evacuating anyone. I've had to do it before for a fire alarm mishap, and it wasn't enjoyable. So rather than evacuating anyone, I am in the back office blogging about it.
I feel like hammered shit right now. This weekend I celebrated my birthday and drank a bit too much. My friends and I went down to San Antonio and rode go-karts, which was fucking fun. These things went 40mph, and I am sore as shit from steering and smashing my knees against the steering column. On lap 1 I pushed as hard as I could and wrecked pretty terribly. My kart was wedged under a barrier. I wiped out quite a few times thanks to my friend who kept blocking me off. I still won every lap, and was only 3 seconds off from the best lap time at that track.
We then proceeded down to the riverwalk and drank and drank until I dont remember much.
It was a good weekend, but I think we all spent more money than we wanted to. As long as everyone had fun. I did.
"To report a gas smell, press 1"
*beep*
"This is [blah] what is your emergency?"
Uhh... there isn't really an emergency, the phone system just kinda took me here.
*I explain the gas situation*
"Ok sir, I will have a tech there within an hour. In the meantime, you need to evacuate everyone in the building."
Yeah.... that's not happening. I walked all of the floors and didn't really smell anything.. and unless something is on fire, or unless the guy has viable proof that the place is about to explode, I'm not evacuating anyone. I've had to do it before for a fire alarm mishap, and it wasn't enjoyable. So rather than evacuating anyone, I am in the back office blogging about it.
I feel like hammered shit right now. This weekend I celebrated my birthday and drank a bit too much. My friends and I went down to San Antonio and rode go-karts, which was fucking fun. These things went 40mph, and I am sore as shit from steering and smashing my knees against the steering column. On lap 1 I pushed as hard as I could and wrecked pretty terribly. My kart was wedged under a barrier. I wiped out quite a few times thanks to my friend who kept blocking me off. I still won every lap, and was only 3 seconds off from the best lap time at that track.
We then proceeded down to the riverwalk and drank and drank until I dont remember much.
It was a good weekend, but I think we all spent more money than we wanted to. As long as everyone had fun. I did.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Badass bday present and a breakdown
Let me start by saying Minecraft has been ruining my life. I dont do anything but play that game when Im not at work.. and on the non-busy days... I've been sneaking in some Minecraft AT work. I have quit smoking, and I have picked up Minecraft. I havent done my homework that was due last sunday, and I am steadily losing points. To be honest, I dont really care.. As I said in my last post, Ive been so stressed out that I am saying "fuck it" to a lot of things to prevent me from having a mental meltdown.
On a related note, my good friend Georgie got me an early bday present and it is FUCKING TIGHT! She made it by hand and it had to have taken her a loooong time to do it.
A motherfucking minecraft pillow! I told her she should find a way to streamline the production and sell these bitches.
My birthday isnt until the 30th, and I am hoping everything goes as planned. My plans are to go to San Antonio and ride go-karts with my friends, then drink ourselves into oblivion on the riverwalk.
And thank GOD I have some days off next week.. I have 4 days off in a row, and I was in dire need of it. I am going to sit on my balls and do NOTHING the entire time. I need some mental days.
Also, we are podcasting EARLY this week and will be on stickam LIVE at 10pm CST TONIGHT. Come check us out at www.stickam.com/youruncleslap
Hopefully it will be a good show. I need to do some show prep.
On a related note, my good friend Georgie got me an early bday present and it is FUCKING TIGHT! She made it by hand and it had to have taken her a loooong time to do it.
A motherfucking minecraft pillow! I told her she should find a way to streamline the production and sell these bitches.
My birthday isnt until the 30th, and I am hoping everything goes as planned. My plans are to go to San Antonio and ride go-karts with my friends, then drink ourselves into oblivion on the riverwalk.
And thank GOD I have some days off next week.. I have 4 days off in a row, and I was in dire need of it. I am going to sit on my balls and do NOTHING the entire time. I need some mental days.
Also, we are podcasting EARLY this week and will be on stickam LIVE at 10pm CST TONIGHT. Come check us out at www.stickam.com/youruncleslap
Hopefully it will be a good show. I need to do some show prep.
Monday, November 22, 2010
When life gets rough.. just get drunk!
Seriously, I had been stressing out about work and money and everything and felt like I was on the verge of a breakdown.. Then Saturday night I opted to say "fuck it" to everything that I NEEDED to do and I just got drunk with my friends. It was good times, honestly, and I feel a lot better. I cant say it was a great idea because my homework didnt get done, but at this point I need a little "do what I want" rather than "do what needs to get done."
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