Hello and welcome to another set of crazy random thoughts that pop into
my head. I'm waiting on what the Lord has for me next so until then
let's get to them, shall we? Enjoy.
- I actually had a good
time at the OC on Saturday night. There were more attractive women
there than usual...even the bouncers noticed. It was an enjoyable
night, to say the least.
- If anybody knows people who deal with
autism (more in a professional manner than a personal one), could
somebody have them get in touch with me? It's a private manner that I'm
not gonna get into here but I've got some questions.
- A
subject that's probably only interesting to me: what celebrities have
you met? I'm not talking about those you have just shaken their hand or
asked a question to get an answer...I'm talking about having at least a
short conversation with, hung out with for a time, or keep in touch
with. I've had that with Paul Newman (really, a cool cat if I'd ever
met one, God rest his soul), The Dude from the Big Lebowski (real name
Jeff Dowd; I have his business card somewhere around here), Jerry
Springer (extremely sharp political mind; surprising for what he does
now), and Spike Lee (great director and storyteller, but facts twist
around him & he comes off too much as a suck-up to certain people
and things). If anybody has some to share and might want public (let me
know on that...don't want to cross any boundaries here), maybe I'll put
up a "random encounters" blog, in a way similar to my random thoughts
blogs.
- Regarding that last blurb...I am a Christian and know
that celebrity is not something looked highly upon, idolatry and such
(the Lord is the only one I will ever worship, BTW). Describing
encounters with celebrities, however, does give insight into ourselves,
sometimes what we value, and definitely paints a portrait into the types
of people who we look up to and don't look up to...given my interests
in mass media and it affects people, that's what I'm getting into here.
- I watched some of the Golden Globe Awards last night. Last year they
had a press conference for a ceremony due to the writer's strike, but it
came back in grand fashion this year. This is the one award show that,
if I had went to one, seems really fun to be at. Since the MTV Awards
have become so over-scheduled and corporate in nature, this one is
probably the loosest and funnest award show out there right now and
probably for the foreseeable future.
- Why the label "out there"
for this edition? Well, I am putting things out there, but that would
be too literal and too easy an interpretation for me to use. I've been
described as "out there" by some including people who probably shouldn't
be doing so. For this particular blog, it was just something random
that popped into my head...I get those from time to time...goes with the
"random" theme, I guess.
- There's only a bit over a week left
until Barack Obama officially becomes President of the United States.
It does seem, however, that his influence is already shaping activities
within the country and around the world. That shows me how powerful his
influence may become in the next four years, and thankfully it seems
like it's gonna be one for the greater good...unlike the one we've been
dealing with for the past few year.
- I haven't gotten around to
getting out to other different places more yet, with the weather being
so crappy and all. I'm also still in the middle of a "stable job"
search and that other stuff I've been alluding to, so getting out is not
something high on the list of things to do unless things start
happening on other fronts...or I just get bored and go do something.
That's
it for now. Not as many as the last time but enough for me this time.
Maybe next time I'll talk about some grand adventure that I've been
on...or maybe not. Take care and God Bless.
DJ
