Ok, so every now and then I come across this “fancy” and “innovative” way to check things off your to do list, called Getting Things Done (GTD).  It was invented by some old guy who thinks he stumbled across something that no one has thought of before.

Here’s the problem with this.  Basically his methods focus on creating a mixture of using folders for each day of the month, or creating lists so you don’t keep things in your head.  I hate to say this, but isn’t this just common sense?  Did this moron actually get famous and a “genius” reputation for actually suggesting people use common sense?

I’VE BEEN KEEPING LISTS AND STAYING STRESS FREE LIKE THIS FOR YEARS!!  You mean to tell me I could have merely suggested this to people, created a website, booked a handful of seminars, wrote a book, and spilled basic knowledge to all of mankind and I could have made a living doing this years ago?!?!!?!?

Maybe it’s just me, but this is a HUGE WTF for me.  Sorry David dude, but you’re not really promoting anything new, just apparently reminding people they have a brain and making yourself look like a huge dud.

This post isn’t meant to insult anyone, especially if this method of doing things never actually occurred to you.  I’m just really frustrated by the fact that this is so basic and so easy.  WAIT!  I KNOW!  I’m going to create a website, book seminars and write books about how to clean your office.  I’m going to call it Getting Things Filed.  Or WAIT, better yet: Getting Things Shredded.  It’s a stretch I know, but if this crazy old fart can do it, it can’t be that hard, can it?

Happy 2010 Kids!  Another year closer to December 2012.  Start your preparations!  Unlock the Y2K bunker you never used!

I must say 2009 was an interesting year.  Lots of good, lots of bad, lots of so-so, but you know what?  This new decade is gonna kick 2009 in the ass, I think.  I have high expectations for this year, so don’t fudge it up!

As keeping with tradition of New Year’s resolutions, I plan to have one of my resolutions be to post here more.  While I cannot guarantee I won’t continue to suck at posting here, I will at least say that I’ll try, mmmkay?  Ok good, now quit yer bitchin’.

As for other resolutions, we’ll be tryin’ the ol’ getting in shape and eating better resolution (that one is probably the most popular and most cliche one ever!) plus my business is growing and things are going well in the relationship department as well.

Ok, enough of that boring crap.  In the great words of Tiger Woods as his wife chased him with a golf club, I’M OUTTA HERE!

Once again, I, the great Jabloggy Nuts, have gone missing in action.  Have no fear, I was just kidnapped by Santa!

Allow me to explain.  My last post was in October, almost 2 months ago *crowd booes*.  Since then I’ve survived Halloween, picked up a new significant other (let’s call her Girloggy), established a website dedicated to the new Microsoft Stores modeled after People of Wal-Mart, decorated my home for Christmas, and established 2 new Christmas websites that will be a part of the 2009 version of the Santa Live iPhone app.  The app now has a Google Android brother too.

So yeah, was I kidnapped by Santa?  Not really I guess.  I just kinda took on his identity because I have no social interaction with real humans anymore.  I feel as real friends-less and web-based as iJustine (you rock iJ! … nice save asshole).

It’s been quite the past couple of months, but it’s been fun, for the better, and looking forward to what those changes bring for me during the rest of the year and into 2010.

2010…. mmmm, that reminds me…. only 2 years left until the end of the world.  Better start digging my bomb shelter and stock piling food again (it all went bad after Y2K).  You really think we have any idea when the world is gonna end?  My theory for the Mayan calendar is that the retard that invented it either figured that humans wouldn’t last this long on earth or he just got sick and tired of adding years and gave up at this point.  We have our own calendar now, regardless if it’s based on theirs or not.  I think ours continues forever.  Sooooooooo, yeah……

Yeah, know who’s been livin’ it up and keepin’ busy?  That’s right!  ME ME ME!  (Me too)

This past week has been a good time.  It started on Friday night when some friends and I went over to Milwaukee-nuts and planned to just grab some food and drinks at Summerfest.  The night got better when we realized we happened to show up on the night that The Offspring was playing!  I’ve been following them for years, all through high school really.  It was a treat to finally see them (or not actually see them from 3 miles back) in concert.  I should have photos up on Flickr soon.

Tuesday night my friend and I went back again to see Halestorm and Staind.  How coolio was that?!  I would like to make a third trip tonight to see No Doubt and Paramore, but I need to give the vehicular beast a break I think, so I’ll have to pass and pretend I’m there.  Some photos from this concert will also be posted eventually.

Speaking of vehicular beast, I traded in the Equinox a couple weeks ago.  Annnnd guess what I bought?  A freakin’ Lexus.  What the hell was I thinking?  (Oh, that’s right, I was thinking I’m cooler than you and deserve that..HA!)  You might think “why in the hell did you buy a Lexus?” (like everyone else I know) but I always thought they were nice cars (as do most I think) and I never thought I’d be able to say I own one.  Well, I came across this used 2006 RX 330 and was like “say whaaaa?”.  Long of the story short, it’s in my parking lot now.  I’ll have pics of that guy up soon too.

And finally, might I add that my new iPhone 3GS is the shittles (that’s right, I said it)?  All the photos I need to post from these shows and of the car will be from the new iPhone, plus I have some videos too, but I need to make sure those came out ok.  I’m still in the testing phase to figure out the best way to get the best video and audio.

Well, that’s been my last few weeks.  I guess this post is pretty braggy, but I mean c’mon, it’s no different than what I usually post, except most of this stuff is more personal than business.  :)

Oh, and by the way, .  (lol)  Thanks Jabloggyites, catch up wit y’alls later  Have a good 4th of July holiday!  Don’t blow yourselves up!

I know how much you all care about my ability to further my skills and refine what I already know (are you sleeping yet?  (dick)).  

It’s for this reason that I’d like to share with you that my friend Todd and I spent the week last week working on the first hard core condo remodeling project (and I thought painting it was hard core!  BWAHAHA).  We tore out the old door and frame that leads out to my back balcony from my office (extra bedroom) and replaced it with a brand spankin’ new door and frame.  We also fixed the broken drywall around the door, finished painting the wall and (gasp!) actually added casing around the door so it looks like…. like…. A DOOR!  OMFG!

While Todd did a good portion more than I did, it sounds like neither of us had ever done this kind of work before, so we were both pretty proud of ourselves for taking it on, and we learned something new in the process.

So, moral of the story: THERE’S HOPE FOR ME YET!  :)  Aside from the 2 photos here, there are more of the entire project on my Flickr.  Oh yeah…..

Well, the publication isn’t exactly about my soap opera known as “life”, but it is about music!  Behold, Local Sounds Magazine is now publishing content!  Hooray!

In related news, Local Sounds TV is currently attempting to get the post production crap underway for the MAMAs coverage and we were recently approached to cover a CD/DVD release party on June 12th.  Means that the video coverage is something that I think people are gonna latch onto sooner than later.  Friggin’ A, Bitch!

Last bit of Local Sounds updates (since that’s what the recent weeks of my bitchin’ life have consisted of), we are currently in discussions about a sweet deal that would have Local Sounds acquiring (or merging with) a local website that’s proved to be very popular amongst the music scene with some nationwide penetration (mmmmm).  Stayed tuned for that bit of fun later this year if all talks go well!

Anywho, there’s been a lot of going on with the band too.  Just finished up a couple of concerts, one being Felicia’s Trade CD release party at the Frequency on May 22nd (read about it on Local Sounds Magazine!) and May 24th at Brat Fest.  Those were the shit.

As usual, the Madison Area Music Awards never die.  I’m actually working on the updated site as we speak and we are opening registration soon instead of October.  Talk about a year round ordeal!

Next, just planning on doing some hard core remodeling around the house.  We’re pricing and planning right now to tear out my condo’s back door so we can replace it.  It’s not sealed right and it appears it was kicked in at one point.  Very attractive to the next buyer.

As a final note, that has to be the worst, most God-awful, photo of me ever!  However, the point of the pic is the shirt, not my ugly mug.

So that’s been “the rest of the story” for me.  Now take a hike you moron, and I’ll see you next time I post…

Over the weekend and through yesterday my girlfriend and I spent a lot of time painting 2 more rooms in my condo.  Good times, painful times (thanks Erica, for enduring the pain).  You can check out our brilliant masterpieces in my Condo Flickr Set.  New paint photos are the last ones in the set, the newest.

Don’t be too harsh when judging how well we did, otherwise my girlfriend will probably come kick your nuts in.

Greetings Jabloggyites!  Just wanted to post a message and make you aware of the new feature at the bottom of the right column.  Now you can subscribe to Jabloggy updates via email!  It’s essentially the same as subscribing via the RSS feed (orange man on the park bench (or toilet) above) but instead of having to check your favorite feed reader regularly, you’ll just get an email from Jabloggy with the new content!

Can you life get any better??!!  Well probably, but only when I decide to add another feature.  Enjoy!

This past weekend I was up in my hometown for a nice 4 day weekend. But it wasn’t all fun and games! For some strange reason (and because I can be a nice guy) I was up there to assist with the production of my old high school’s musical this year.

Now before all of you start emailing me asking me to come help with your high school musical, I want to make it clear that I did this only because it was a special occasion! See, when I was in high school, we put on a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This year happens to be the 10-year anniversary of that show, so they did a fancy little alumni cast reunion (only a handful of them showed up, but it was still nice) at the end of the final show on Saturday night. I was featured as an alumni pit band member, along with another girl who came back to help out on piano.

It was weird to be back there again, especially since it was 10 years ago already and it feels like only 2. I didn’t really feel all that old, but when you think about it, the kids that were in the show were like in 4th and 5th grade when we did it. NOW I feel old!

Mmmmmm, VD. I mean Valentine’s Day you sick bastard!

Anywho, last year I posted the cutest, grossest, and most disturbing video of the Happy Tree Friends and their Valentine’s Day celebrations. This year I would like to share an article that I totally agree with. Basically the guy is saying that VD is a filler retail holiday and that everyone who’s anyone should be showing their love and affection for their significant other the other 364 days a year just as much.

Now no one’s saying you need to go out and buy gifts for him or her every day of the year, but since VD is the expected, make other days of the year the unexpected. Buy the gifts “just because” or “out of the blue”. Makes it all that more special.

So screw you retail outlets!

Valentine’s Day = Retail’s Money Maker Between Christmas and Easter: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/11/martin.valentine/index.html?iref=mpstoryview