yeah so my bday is tomorrow.  i’ll be 31.  soon things will get going in my life.  buying a house.  growing up.  getting married maybe?  yeah all of that stuff is in the cards for sure in the next year.

but, before all of that happens, i wanted to do something stupid.  one last salvo at age before i guess it really sets its hooks in me and i have to “grow up” (or something)

so what did i do, you might ask?

i went out and got this:

yes it is ohio.  yes it is my first tattoo.  no it is not on my calf (hard to tell from the picture i know).  it is on my right forearm, just below the elbow.  probably 4ish inches across.

i dig it.  it was done by dino at fate tattoo here in cbus.  if you want a tat, go see this guy.  he’s got some amazing art work and is very easy to talk to.  he’s also completely self taught (and has that hardcore neck tattoo).

anyways, happy birthday to me!

haven’t felt the urge to write on here in awhile. i’m not sure why that is or isn’t. last month i had the big THREE ZERO birthday, which was absolutely uneventful and the least dramatic thing that’s happened in my life recently. i’m not sure if birthday’s just don’t mean very much once you get older and the presents quit rolling in or if i’m just in a late winter funk. anyway, 30 is looking pretty much like 29 and 28. we’ll see how the year progresses.

i’ve been keeping pretty busy with work and life (more life than work lately, but i prefer it that way. even if the life shit isn’t all that great).

i haven’t been able to get out with my new nikon d5000 as much as i’d like, which is disappointing. i’m working on that though. i have been taking a beginners class from cord camera which is teaching me some stuff about my camera that i didn’t figure out on my own. hell, i even read the manual for the goddamn thing (and so far 2 photography books as well). i’m looking forward to the warm weather so hopefully i can get out and take some pictures. i’m not too comfortable taking it out into the snow and slush just yet.

here’s the new dillinger escape plan song/video. shit is \m/ as fuck

(yes i preordered their album and yes i opted for the $80 box set b/c i am a huge nerd)

while i’m on music, east of the wall (which used to be called the postman syndrome) is putting out what would have been the 2nd postman album. the only catch is that they need 100 people to preorder it so they can do a proper release, otherwise it’ll just be an itunes only type thing. so if you like good bands that are doing it diy then go over there to their site and preorder the shit. i promise you won’t be disappointed, especially if you like some weird-kind-of-mathy-metal music.

so that’s it for now i guess.