This is true.

I may be the head of the best mafia* in Mafia Wars.

I may be the czar of the corn in Farmville.

I may be the mayor of a truck ton of places on Foursquare.

I may be relatively good at troubleshooting WP 3.0 multi-site issues.

I may be okay at CSS.

However, I suck as a boyfriend.

Happy birthday Popstar!

Now that it is TRULY official… the sucky boyfriend has posted about it.

And while I freely admit that I suck… well… let’s be honest for a moment… I suck pretty damn well.

Birthday sheep! Birthday sheep!

Wait.

What’s that in your hand?

Is it a crappy non call receiving or maintaining iPhone 4? (Which by the way all these rumors about antennae issues are bogus… we all know the truth is because it’s on AT&T)

I don’t think so…

*not to be confused with nor a part of the Orlando Mafia

So apparently I’ve been ignoring my blog.  Well, the truth is I haven’t been ignoring it… or you for that matter… I’ve just been busy with work and two other projects.  I know, ultimately, it’s not really a valid excuse… or really an excuse… but its the truth.  So I decided that for twenty minutes I’ll come clean with some of the things I’ve been doing in the form of bullets for the sake of LeSombre:

• So one of the projects I have on the side led me to collaborate with someone I’ve never met in person on another project, hence the double side projects.  Collaboration in general can be both rewarding and frustrating.  It’s rewarding because you get someone else’s perspective and contributions that improve on your own.  It can be frustrating because at 4:00am when you have an idea you want to test out… well you generally have to wait for them to get back to you with their ideas on it.  All in all though, it’s been far more rewarding than frustrating.

• My original side project has also progressed relatively nicely in helping me establish myself as an authority in my field.  In fact, had it not been for the original project the second project never would have happened, and I probably would also not have been interviewed by one of the leading trade publications for the industry.  So good things have come from that for sure.

• Poppy and I got to go see Monster Trucks!!!  So yeah, I did make the time to go see Monster Trucks… but I mean… c’mon… they’re MONSTER TRUCKS!!! My personal favorite was Spike.  Surprised?  I thought not.  Sadly though, as Poppy pointed out, Spike rolled over during his freestyle performance.  His driver not only walked away unharmed, but he was able to drive Spike off the field once they had flipped him back over.  Luckily, Spike‘s big brother Brutus was on hand!  AND he was ORANGE!!!  WooT!!! WooT!!!

• Did I mention I have the greatest girlfriend in the world?  No?  Well I do dammit.  Not only does she take me Monster Trucking, but when my bank fails to make a transfer as instructed and I end up getting hit with overdraft fees… she buys me my large french vanilla ice coffee that is light with cream and four Splendas… even though I completely gave Ripples a monk haircut.  Literally.  She looks like a monk with her top shaved and her bottom all furry.  I told GGITW to put pictures up, but we think that may ruin my future chances as a pet groomer when the other stuff doesn’t work out.  We just can’t take that chance.  That and we really don’t want the Humane Society coming for the kitty either.

• This past weekend I got to see G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra!  We were originally supposed to see G-Force, but I unknowingly got swapped for a bunch of 9 year olds and Build-A-Bears by Blinky… so G.I. Joe it was!  Now I’ll be honest, I was a big fan as a kid of both the comics, cartoon, and the toys.  So the fact that after all these years these characters were being brought to life… and for the most part with their origins intact… was really thrilling.  It was action packed, fast moving, and even the Accelerator Suits that looked really pathetic didn’t come out as bad as I had originally thought.  The fact the Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow storyline remained true to canon was a huge win for me… so I could easily overlook the bullshit Ripcord/Scarlett romance (because we all KNOW she only has eyes for Snake!) and the sad Baroness/Duke connection was also easily overlooked.  The sole WTF?!?! moment was when Dr. Mindbender turned out to not actually be Dr. Mindbender, but if I say anymore it would probably spoil it… so let’s just say who he turns out to actually be is the WTF?!?! moment.  Overall, a good flick… and even Avitable agrees… so you know it must be true!

And finally…

• I’ll save the last bullet for when the insanity comes… or LeSombre… or Swaghore’10… whichever comes first…

Hhhmmm.  I actually did have a lot to say.  I didn’t realize I still had it in me…

They say it takes one to know one.

I’m a New Yorker.

I know a New Yorker when I see one.

Usually by their license plates.