If a body catch a body comin' through the rye

J. D. Salinger is dead. I overheard the news on the television while eating dinner the other day. Not that it's shocking or surprising, the man passed away at the ripe age of 91. Still, it's like hearing about an old friend you hadn't heard mentioned or heard from in a long while, it takes by surprise for a moment, a delayed tinge of sadness.

I've gotten into the habit of documenting my daily actions. Inspired and more so annoyed by how much time I'm wasting away and how unproductive I've become as of late, I've decided that writing things down will help me schedule my time more efficiently. I have come to notice I spend a lot of time playing video games and sitting on the computer at my desk, watching tv or what not. Damn PS3 and it's easy to turn on via button on the controller.

Twitter is overkill. I rarely read any of the posts of the people that I follow. Some people really fancy themselves a lot. I can't decide which is more sad, the people who stalk these celebrities enough to actually care and read all these twitter posts or the celebrities and people twittering about every mundane situation in their life. The over saturation of lucidity probably helped send Salinger to his grave.

I'm seeing Brand New in concert tomorrow night in Denver. It will be incredible. I was supposed to see these guys in October but sickness in the band caused the concert to be postponed. Better late than never, especially considering there's rumors that this could be their last album.

I burned my back with an icepack. You're only supposed to keep them on for 20 minutes at a time or you can experience some frost nip. I didn't notice because I was watching a B-movie martial arts movie called Ninja, that and the fact that I probably had burned the nerves on my back. I have a nice blister back there and a round bruise. *Shrugs* Live and learn.

This time around, I actually owe money in taxes. Surprising considering I'm a bum that only works part time. Obama's stimulus plan also factored in. The irony of paying back the government because of a government stimulus is not lost upon me.

Chinese New Year falls on the same day as Valentines Day this year. I have plans for neither.

Who the hell is the Situation and what the hell is Jersey Shore?

This most recent season of Scrubs is different but a lot better than I expected. Usually when you have a "new class" type of spin off show, the show fails because it loses the characters that really matter. Certainly the show isn't the same without the Janitor, JD, Elliot, or Ted, but for Dr. Cox, Turk, Kelso and Denise to be the only returning characters and be able to hold the show together just goes to show how great secondary characters are in Scrubs. The new characters aren't horrible either: Lucy is supposed to be the new narrator but she's not quite as strong of a character as Braff's JD, still her mix of neurotic Elliot and random JD-ness is funny, Cole was obnoxious for the first half of the season but has gotten funnier and his stupidity channels the Todd one liner hilarity. Drew is the best addition to the cast in my opinion, as the prized student of dr. cox and the boyfriend of Denise, he actually ends up getting the most air time it seems thanks to his interaction and dynamic with the two other hilarious characters. I've always liked Denise as well and she continues to be funny. It's a shame that the ratings haven't been too great so I guess ABC is trying to burn through the season (it's almost over if I'm not mistaken, 3 or 4 more episodes to go I think?), it's not quite the old Scrubs but it's not such a train wreck as I had originally thought it might be.

Nate is coming home soon. Yay!! Man, can't believe it's been a year already. Sure did miss that guy.

2010

I think I want to enlist in the military.

That was dramatic right? Actually, it's been something I've always considered. Lately I've been in such a rut. Whenever I get in ruts, I need some sort of drastic change to get me motivated and moving again. The military would certainly be it. I'm not terribly unhappy or anything, I'm just not going anywhere and I'm not the most patient of persons. I need a real job, new experiences, and possibly a new location...and the military would force me to do it. I feel like it would really drive me and focus me to chase after my full potential.

Ugh, I think it's just a really slow week for me (which it has been).