the latest update

so i was laid of from the vespa dealership and am now officially unemployed for the first time in my life.

i am now selling my car, may-june was a rough month for my car and myself. i was bumped by a lady in a mercedes suv while parked in a parking garage. my car needs a new headlight, fender and bumper, then while heading to pick up my gf at her double dutch class i hit two massive ruts in the road that were so deep both my airbags exploded. so, i need to sell my car, i can take a hint.

i'm hoping to get a volvo wagon, at this point i'd trade someone straight across.

cool blog...

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http://oldparkedcars.blogspot.com/

hello...

so we're well into the "new year" and what is new? i'm still working on vespa scooters and living in san francisco, i've moved from "the avenues" aka the richmond district and now live in the mission district which means warmer weather and a bigger place to call home.

i've been busy with work and am now in a relationship.

this month marks my 4 year anniversary of living in sf.

i still have the same things on my "to do" list; debt, get fit etc. etc. i'm slowly, as in s-l-o-w-l-y getting there. i'll be debt free by the end of june.

somebody has been leaving fake comments here on my blog in chinese with click-able links to chinese porn sites. assholes. anyway, i now stop by here more often to clean it up and today i figured why not leave a fresh entry.

here are a few random things that have been popping up here, there and in my head---
i enjoy reading the economist-
don't rely on others-
i want to simplify my life-
delete some people on facebook-
adventure-
i'm moody... sometimes.

anyway, i took the cloud pic today, i like it. a lot.

jeez!!!

I took a drive today here in Fresno, I went to a junk yard, just to have a look and see what cool cars they had... not one cool car there. Then i went and had lunch at a restaurant called "Cuca's" in the Tower district, it's consistently pretty good. After that i took a drive down Blackstone and that's when it started to get to me. If it wasn't for; used car lots, fast food joints, tattoo parlors and homeless people standing on medians asking for handouts there'd be NOTHING to see in Fresno. Every year the crap in Fresno creeps northward, you have to get all the way to Riverpark for the place to look nice. I went to Nordstroms Rack and ran into a guy that I worked with at Weber BMW, he's been out of work for two years! I didn't buy anything there, just had a look to kill time. After that I went to Wal-mart to stock up on some supplies, paper towels, cetaphil soap, razors and such. After that I went to Walgreens on the Figarden loop. I ran into another person that I know from way back, she's a cashier there. I headed back to my sisters house and have been BORED ever since! It's raining, the police are out everywhere and I have been praying for bedtime for hours, I was ready to call it a night at 7pm. I'm having lunch with one of my best friends tomorrow and then I'm getting the hell out of this place.

Merry Christmas!

I'm in Fresno for Christmas weekend visiting my older sister. After the gift exchange we went to IHOP for breakfast, I had the "Big Steak Omelet" They don't call it big for nothing. After getting home I changed the oil and filter on the car and gave it a wash. Not much else going on. Tomorrow I may go check out some sales, not that I need anything, there's not much else to do here.

i may be the star... but you are the heavens.

Kim Peeks, the "real" rain man, dies.

i know i know i know...

my blog has been somewhat weak... light... shallow... without any redeeming qualities lately and I want to let you know that I know that too. I have had a lot on my mind starting in August of this year, also events since then have continued to beat me down emotionally and creatively. So I pledge to you now, dear reader, that I will strive to bring you only the best grade of "tom-isms" that you've come to expect from my blog. I am also going to try to be more personal and use this outlet less like the toilet that it has become. There will be a minimum of vids from youtube and more entries and pictures of my adventures, happenings, road trips, friends and more.

I'll be sitting down soon and working on my list of things I hope to accomplish in 2010. I used to call them resolutions but that word has really bad connotations these days. Basically I hope to make/save money, travel overseas as well as seeing new parts of the USA. I'm also hoping to continue learning new stuff. Today i read up on Objectivism. I will start my own business this year. Build new friendships. Be more active.

Here's something; several people, 4 if you need a specific number, have told me the same thing within the past 2 weeks; "Tom, you have to put yourself first and only think of yourself". Interesting.