Let us never speak of this decade again

What do we even call 2000-2009 anyway? The Zeros? The Single Digits? “The decade that just piled on with so much crap that not even the smelliest crap could have crapped as much crap as this crappy decade crapped on me?”

Well, whatever. Good riddance to 2009 and that whole era of loveless crapiness. I am sorely hoping that 2010 will accumulate in the fulfillment of all hopes and desires, or seriously, I’m just gonna start hitting people. Hard. With like, baseball bats and stuff.

I refuse to make any resolutions though, because I had already done that once on this blog for 2008, and well, let’s take a lookie-loo to see which ones I actually managed to accomplish:

1. Clear up my health problems and get strong again (vith ripplin’ mosscles to impress de vooomen.)

… … … BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! :rofl:

2. Generate a stable income of at least $1250 a month via my blog.

BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! :rofl:

3. Get out of my dead end job and find a new career, whether it’s with another agency or by becoming self employed.

BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! :rofl:

4. Move somewhere else, either out of state, or to nowhere in particular, depending on how successful I am in earning a living off the Internet.

BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!! :rofl:

5. Meet the girl of my dreams.

BWAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! :rofl:

Yeah. How ’bout we try that again? :silly:

Nah, forget that. Instead, I’ll simply convey what I would like to happen in 2010 that might actually fall within the realm of scientific possibility.

For starters, as for working out, well ok, maybe looking to become the next Mr. Universe was a tad extreme. Not that I was aiming that high really, I just got tired and bored of the gym. There was like, people there, and worse yet, slut-like bimbos who either bounced around the gym with their boyfriends or claimed to be lesbians whenever I tried to talk to them. Ah well. This time I think I’ll invest in some free weights instead so I can do some light workouts by myself, anywhere I please.

As for getting toys: new upgrades on everything I have! That means a spanky new desktop PC, multifunction printer, MacBook Pro and a GPS addon for my iPod that I can use for both geocaching and geo-blogging. My income from the Internet has finally reached the point where investing in a home office makes sense now. Despite falling well short of my goal to make $1250 a month online for 2008, it’s now feasible that I could be making $1000 a month by this time next year. With that in mind, I’m planning to reinvest some of my earnings back into promoting my blog and establishing a permanent marketing budget. I’m lucky here, not everyone can say they can afford to spend a few hundred a month just to market their blog, so I do have an advantage. Let’s not kid ourselves though. I’ve crunched the numbers, and while $1000 a month is entirely feasible, maybe even up to $2500 a month, I would have to get around 50,000 to 60,000 visitors a DAY just to rake in enough income to justify quitting my job. It’s just not going to happen. Well… it COULD happen, if I somehow attracted corporate sponsors or got accepted into an elite advertising agency, but not bloody likely.

Still, $1000 a month would make me a happy dappy camper for the time being.

As for traveling, I have several trips planned, including a few more New England trips spanning New Hampshire and Maine, a trip into Boston, and maybe a few cities in Canada from Ottawa to Montreal. During the summer I might plan a getaway to Alaska or British Columbia, and originally I had wanted it to be an Alaskan cruise, but after reading up on cruises I decided the idea of being trapped on a ship with a few hundred drunken weenies didn’t really appeal to me, so I’m exploring alternative options.

Oh and of course, I’ll be making reservations later on in 2010 to go tornado chasing from Colorado to Montana. :naughty: Don’t tell Mommy though, she’ll get very upset.

Finally, I have a major roadtrip planned for the midwest in October, from New York to Missouri/Arkansas and back. It will give me a chance to meet up with an old friend of mine for the first time, enjoy the gorgeous fall foliage from the Smoky mountains in Tennessee to the Ozarks in Missouri, and also, to find me a sweet country babe that I can take back home with me. :ggrin:

I’m kidding… well actually no, not really. It seems my best chance to find anyone decent is going to require me to travel many a mile far away from feminazi land to the heartland, and I’ll be honest, I’ve reached the end of my rope here. 2010 HAS to be the year this hellish drought finally ends, and I meet THE ONE, because I am crawling the walls and going out of my #$%^ing mind here. I swear on all my Yankee candles, if I do not meet a girl by this time next year, I am declaring war on mankind. You think I’m punking you? Wait. :explode:

So that’s pretty much what I have on the menu for 2010. This is all assuming of course that nobody drops a nuclear bomb somewhere, although if that did happen, more than likely I’ll probably be close to the blast zone, which in turn would give me PLENTY of things to blog about, at least until the radiation finished me off. See? There’s a silver lining in everything. :ggrin:

Happy New Year!

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8 Responses to “Let us never speak of this decade again”

TJSharky wrote a comment on December 31, 2009 @ 11:30:am
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Hey man, great post!

On a serious note, are you really planning the storm chasing trip? If so, be very careful. There are a ton of companies who are either scammers or flat out don’t know what they are doing and will put an entire vanload of people in very dangerous situations. Also, Colorado to Montana isn’t the greatest area. Texas north to Nebraska from March to May is traditionally the best time. The best way to see anything is to pick an area and contact the local storm spotters. If you are persuasive enough, they might let you tag along when they activate. Most spotters are regular people with day jobs, so they should be approachable. They also have annual training so they know where to go and where not to go.

Lincoln Adams wrote a comment on December 31, 2009 @ 12:14:pm
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Yep, quite serious, the one I’m looking at is Tempest Tours: http://www.tempesttours.com/te....._team.html

They have several tour packages spanning Texas to Colorado, but the primary reason I picked Denver is because it gives me an opportunity to finally visit the Rockies for the first time ever, so even if I never see a tornado the trip won’t be a total wash. Their team includes Charles Doswell who I believe is a famous tornado expert, so they seem legit.

Vince wrote a comment on December 31, 2009 @ 12:48:pm
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If you change your perspective of a situation often times that situation changes. Was this past decade really that bad? Okay we still have a Clinton somewhere in our government but hey OJ’s finally behind bars. Saudia Arabi told Isreal go ahead you have our blessings, nuke Iran. A would be bomber caught his crotch on fire. Tea Parties,the liberal left keeps shooting themselves in the foot. It’s all about balance. You need the bad to understand and appreciate the good. Now as far as women, we’ll have to get back to that subject my heads about to explode!

TJSharky wrote a comment on December 31, 2009 @ 12:55:pm
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They do sound pretty legit, Linc. I do recognize a name or two (yes, I’m a weather geek!). Being based out of Denver, you will end up spending several hours each way stuck in a van getting to and from your locations each day. If you are not a fan of riding that long with a group of strangers, this might not be for you. Although, it probably won’t be a group of NY’ers, so it probably won’t be that bad!

RovingPoet wrote a comment on December 31, 2009 @ 03:18:pm
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Definite progress toward your goals so you can situate yourself wherever independently with loved ones. I think for most people goals always take longer than we wish they would, and some are either not realized the way we initially envisioned or at all. So we adjust. Some goals are so important that they can not be adjusted without a self-betrayal. Figuring this all out takes some years…and, as most people believe, G-d’s guidance and our patient perseverance.

Here’s pushing you along your lifeway & a have a safe but merry drink to the New Year, Linc (poets do that naturally) :party:

Lincoln Adams wrote a comment on December 31, 2009 @ 07:37:pm
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Vinnie: I hope I find plenty of balance in 2010 then. Besides it’s an even number too, so already things are looking up!

TJ: Well when you put it THAT way it sounds like a drag. :tongue: they do make a tour out of it though, which includes visiting sites of interests on the way and eating at great restaurants renowned for their country food. I’ll have to email for more info, but it sounds like a great way for me to see the countryside with just the right amount of tornado chasing weaved in. :naughty: