Milestone

151.

That's what this post is. It's number 151. I thought I'd get here sooner. Somehow I haven't had much to say in the past many months. I'm not sure I had much to say earlier either, but found it a healthy escape from whatever else I was supposed to be doing, i.e. listening to profs in class.

151 is just a little over one-and-a-half hundreds. My MySpace has just been changed after one-and-a-half years of being the same. That's kinda nice. Today I made about one-and-a-half hundred bucks after working all day. I'll use that to pay my one-and-a-half trillion dollars in student loans.

I decided to change my Blogger profile picture. It's interesting, I think, that when I was looking I found one picture I liked, but I really wanted one with me smiling. I'm a pretty happy guy, and I think smiling is good for the world. So there's a picture of me at Niagra Falls. Super fun!

Do you like smiles? When was the last time you laughed so hard you couldn't stop?

My most memorable recent one was at ... that buffalo wing place in buffalo. I thought I had a picture of it. Oh well. Here's a different picture that made me laugh real hard:



That's right. If you look real close, the sticker inside of the menu at Swiss Chalet said, "TRY OUR NEW SHIT SANDWICH." That made me laugh real hard, and the waitress assured us she would not be making that one. Good times.

Fail #4: Epic talk to strangers fail!

I always thought I might be among the unsmooth. Now I'm sure of it!

Just an hour ago I was with some friends at Champps sports bar for a farewell gathering for a fellow co-worker. A friend of mine looked over at an adjacent cocktail table and noticed some young ladies he found attractive. After discussing for a while about how he should go talk to them, and him consistently refusing, I decided to go ahead and try to succeed in his stead.

In case you think I'm good at talking to complete strangers, I'm not. Especially when I'm approaching people with no good reason to do so. It was awkward. AWK-WARD. I don't even really remember what I said when I approached, but I do remember getting that sort of look you'd imagine you'd see on The Hills when someone walks in wearing last Spring's colors. It was so awkward that I pretty much said, "never mind." And I walked away.

I have no idea how that could have gone better. But it was an epic fail! And I'm a better person for it.

[I apologize if this is a little disjointed. I'm really tired.]

Taking Credit

This will be an amazing week!

Ever since November or so my credit card bill has been way high thanks to fall tuition. But this is the week things change! I'll have it down to 3 digits by week's end, and that's all the more motivation to knock it out. Then I hope to save money for next year so that I don't get myself in a similar situation.

Credit is useful, but it feels so good not to have debt. Not that I know what that's like. (All student-loan holders, "Amen!") But the less people I owe, the better. I don't have to worry that MasterCard is going to break my thumbs between work and the apartment.

Twitter Tracker

In case you want to see what kind of ridiculous things are on twitter, without actually subscribing, check out Conan's twitter tracker.

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Twitterpated

Tuesday night I saw something that made me laugh out loud.

I laughed a lot.

There's this Twitter craze going on out there that really makes me wonder, "Does everyone have so many interesting things going on that they need to update the world about? Am I just a loser?"

Conan O'Brien, new host of The Tonight Show, is apparently wondering the same thing. And he doesn't seem too keen on the Tweeting celebrity culture. Or maybe he's just doing what comics do best by taking a partial stance on an impartial subject.

Whatever the case may be, this was pretty hilarious.



And in case you feel like reading what one author has to say on the subject, check this out. Oh, and this is for the nerds.

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Poiema

I'm not sure I ever thought it would happen, but Ian and I finally have a name for our band: Poiema.

It's Greek. You'll find it in two different places in the Christian Scriptures (aka the Bible).

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. - Eph 2:10

For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. - Rom 1:20

There's the creative aspect there. Something was made, for a purpose. It communicates something. And hopefully that something is enjoyable.

We'll be playing our first show this Friday. Crazy, eh?

Poiema, Eric Landshaft
Jenny Lane Coffeehouse
180 N Webber Rd
Bolingbrook, IL

Digital Clutter

I always feel overwhelmed by clutter.

Clutter in the bedroom, on my desk, in the kitchen, bathroom, floor, closets... all over. There's clutter everywhere.

Today I took a step at de-cluttering my internet.

I erased 130 emails from my gmail account. Why do I have that many?? And I'm a compulsive deleter. Really I just hate having things I don't need. I once tried to throw away my baby pictures. (I was 8.)

If you're as cluttered as I am, become uncluttered. It's a good thing.

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