It’s gettin’ to me ladies and gents. I really need a little more continuous human interaction. I hate to say it, but I think I need a desk job. That being said, I’m not willing to completely part with my current job. It’s a very good job and the people I work with are great, albeit they live hundreds of miles away.
My current work schedule is two to three weeks a month. I think I can shave that down to two weeks if I have another job to work the other two weeks. It can be anything: waiting tables, office clerk, comic artist (dreams), or whatever. Only real requirements are that I be able to work it 2 weeks out of the month and there be people involved.
The tough part of that equation is the 2 weeks part. Sure I can find a job for 20 hours a week, but I need a job that just needs me for half the month. Does anyone know of such a job in Austin? If so, please let me know!
It was a dark day when she came into my life. The clouds blotted out the sun and the rain fell like the ocean was in the sky. I for one, felt like my world had been turned upside down. She walked down the street in that dress. That dress I can never forget. Even now, I see the shimmer of its silk fluttering in the breeze; or was it her hips. Her body moved like the wind blows, like the river flows. She could strike a man dead with her gaze. When she looked back at me, it was all I could do to keep my heart pumping. When it finally started up, I heard it thump like thunder. The storm in my chest mirrored the storm I was standing in. My suit was soaked but I hadn’t noticed. I couldn’t break from her stare. Water drenched her, pouring down her face, across the tear streaks I knew were there. They traveled down her neck and into a valley where reason has no place, where torrential emotions crash into one another until you don’t know who you are anymore, you just wanna be anything that keeps you in that tormenting bliss.
Her soft cherry lips parted. The heavenly white of her teeth showed through until it formed a smile unlike the brightest summer day. The storm raged on. Her eyes became beacons of joy. Her hair whipped around her, tendrils of wet sex. She walked towards me. The rush of lust consumed me until I had nothing left to stand on. My legs were jelly, only some other worldly force kept me from falling, or maybe she just willed me to remain unmoving. I was mesmerized, hardly alive as she approached. I was perceiving as though outside my body, celestially watching her mouth open and come close to mine. I saw her hand brush my neck, her body push into me, her tongue rolling like the clouds around us.
With a flash of lightning, I suddenly felt it all; her warmth lifted my body and lightened my soul. Her kiss, like swimming in a cool river, like making love on a winter night. I was powerless. I was hers. She could do with me what she wanted. My heart dropped into her hands like a rock. As she looked up with those eyes, those emeralds of chaos, green flames speckled with copper, I knew the truth. I knew what my life had to offer and what she needed. Then the rain stopped.
Thank you @jasonporath for updating me on the latest animated Airbender sequel! For those of you who know the cartoon and love it as much as I do, you’ll want to know the insider info on the new Avatar: Legend of Korra. This new chapter in the Airbender series focuses on the newest avatar, Korra. It’s slated to start in 2011. Look out for it!
This is for all you workoholics who’ve never been to Europe and can’t seem to find the time off. Here’s a quick 8 day trip to London and Paris for only $599. That’s right $599 for flight, hotel, and breakfast. 3 days in London and 3 in Paris. Hope you find this link useful, I know you’ll find it tempting.
I’m trying to get a group together to climb Kilimanjaro. The bigger the group, the cheaper the trip. Of the guide groups I’m looking at, they’re all certified and have a good track record. They also cover a night’s stay in a hotel before and after the trip if necessary.
I want to summit on the full moon of Jan 19th if possible but as of yet, cannot find a group already going at that time. So I turn to you faithful travelers. Will you answer the call?
Check out more info about my trip on GlobeTrooper. You can join the trip from there as well.
Hey all. My friend Haddie suggested I enter the American Airlines Road Warrior contest the other day. I had meant to enter it when I saw it on a plane, but forgotten. So thanks, Hads for reminding me.
It got me thinkin. I’ve always wanted to enter contests like writing contests, apply for the Amazing Race or Price is Right or what not. So I’m going to do one contest submission a month for the rest of the year. I know, that’s not much, but I’ve got to be realistic. If it’s too easy, I’ll step it up. Now I could pick my own contests OR I could have you, the reader, suggest some. I swear I will enter any contest which is commented directly on this post on my site www.zachstravels.com. It can be any game show, writing contest, video challenge, sweepstakes, whatever you have to enter to win, I will do it. So comment away and may the games begin!
Can you guess which finger I was using to point this out?
If you’re a big blogger like myself or just do a lot of typing and have one of these messed up netbooks or laptops that got totally overlooked by the ergonomics committee, this app is for you!
First of all, let me say that a touch pad should be lined up with the LEFT side of the spacebar. That is where the hands will naturally NOT be while typing. Instead, many of them have the touch pad centered to the laptop, which makes no sense, cause the optical illusion created by the keyboard makes it look off center anyway!
The problem I run into is I’m typing a long paragraph which is typical cause I’m a talker and suddenly I’ll notice I’m typing on the paragraph before cause the freakin mouse pointer was up there and the touch pad got clicked. I did a simple search to find this application, but it’s been such a lifesaver and head ache preventer. Basically, as soon as you hit a keystroke, it disables the touch pad and then turns it back on shortly after you’re done. It works marvelously. The crazy thing is my computer is supposed to have one of these ALREADY built in, but it seems to almost completely do nothing. This program on the other hand, called Touch Freeze works beautifully. I totally recommend. Now go DL, my droogs!
I just got a comment from Regal Literary about a book giveaway they are doing. Among the books, are some copies of Shantaram which I’ve hailed as one of the most emotive books I’ve read. It is truly a fantastic book and gives you a look inside a world you could never know yourself. Below are some highlights of the give away. I strongly encourage you to get your hands on this book. It’s really an amazing story.
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Free books!
Regal Literary is moving and we are sharing some extra books through our Regal Literary Book Giveaway. This week we’re giving away two copies of Gregory David Roberts’ international bestseller SHANTARAM.
SHANTARAM, which the Sydney Morning Herald described as “dazzling” and “gloriously audacious,” follows Lin, an escaped convict who arrives in Bombay with a fake name, little means, and no plans for the future. Lin’s journey through illegal slums, dangerous escapades, and love, are made only the more compelling by the fact that the author, Gregory David Roberts, like Lin, was sentenced to nineteen years in prison only to escape in broad daylight.
We’re also giving away:
• Signed copies of The RZA’s The Tao of Wu
• Very rare signed copies of John Twelve Hawks’ Fourth Realm Trilogy (The Traveler, The Dark River, and The Golden City)
• Carl Hoffman’s The Lunatic Express
• Dallas Hudgens’ Season of Gene
Register at http://www.regal-literary.com/summergiveaway/
Okay, maybe ‘killing’ was simply a strong word to be provocative, but Facebook is reducing the amount of event posts I put on my blog. For instance, I wanted to write a whole blog post about my trip to LA and visiting friends and the Big Beach BBQ Bash but then realized that all the pics had already been posted on facebook so what was the point? Now we’ve just gone to Vegas and the same thing is occurring! These are awesome trips dammit! worthy of being published on the blog. I suppose I’ll have to build up and force myself to blog about them anyway. Otherwise I could forget! and no one wants that!
The more I hear about this Last AirBender movie, the more I hate M. Night Shyamalan. I’ve never really liked his movies to start. Sixth Sense was obviously a fluke in that it is good. Unbreakable was okay but every other movie he’s made has either been awful or clearly not what was intended, ie: the Village. Every time I’ve seen him in interview, he has an air of smug arrogance I don’t like, especially if his movies suck. If James Cameron were as smug, I would have no problem with it, but ShyMelon? This only fuels my hatred.
Now, he’s done the ultimate sacrilege and destroyed an awesome animated story. The show Avatar: the Last Airbender is amazingly awesome. It’s only 3 seasons long, but in my experience, things which are built with an ending in mind are always MUCH better then ongoing programs. So def watch the tv show. DO NOT by any means see the Airbender movie!
I have seen the movie and it is quite possibly one of the worst movies ever. There is literally ZERO character development. Everything that happens in the story, you’re just told through voice over narration. The acting is pretty horrible, but I really can’t blame them as the script is just impossible to connect with. Plus, with a director like Shymelon, how do you contrive your motivation. Other quality actors have been accused of bad acting in Shymelon movies in the past and the only link is the director himself. In the end credits, he has the gall to have his name as one of the first names up credited as “written, directed, produced by…” Seeing as he did i guess EVERYTHING on this film, it’s no wonder it sucks ass!
Now, there’s accusations that his casting was racist. I don’t know if I believe that much, but I do agree that the casting was pretty awful. The look just wasn’t right for the film. He also changed the story line a great deal, for the worse of course. Lastly, he changed the names of some of the characters for no reason. It’s really annoying. it’s like he didn’t even watch the cartoon. sigh, okay i digress.
I love the cartoon Airbender, but I still hope they don’t make another one of these movies. It is so bad, it’s difficult to even describe it to you. The special effects don’t come close to making up for the rest of the film. I’ll end with please, DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE!
It’s gettin’ to me ladies and gents. I really need a little more continuous human interaction. I hate to say it, but I think I need a desk job. That being said, I’m not willing to completely part with my current job. It’s a very good job and the people I work with are great, albeit they live hundreds of miles away.
Thank you @jasonporath for updating me on the latest animated Airbender sequel! For those of you who know the cartoon and love it as much as I do, you’ll want to know the insider info on the new 
I just got a comment from Regal Literary about a book giveaway they are doing. Among the books, are some copies of Shantaram which I’ve hailed as one of the most emotive books I’ve read. It is truly a fantastic book and gives you a look inside a world you could never know yourself. Below are some highlights of the give away. I strongly encourage you to get your hands on this book. It’s really an amazing story.