At some point this week I will reach an online milestone that at the writing of this blog, I just don’t know how to feel about it.  Obviously I am thankful for the people that I have met in these past four years, that is a given.

I have seen what has become a basis of sorts for this particular blog.  Virtual Sociology, Gaming, Parenting and of course being an Astard.  =)

The people I have met are invaluable to me even when some (okay one that has) become a source of stress for me.  I refer to one so “Old” that he “Farts Dust”, I am still saddened by this guys approach to friendships but I do not judge him.  He has his life and if he wants to burn bridges, well some people are just bridge burners.  They are an island and maybe they are happier that way.  There I am done with Brewster.

But why would I be up in the air about how I feel about reaching the four year milestone in Sony’s Gamer Advisory Panel?  Trust me it is not about the Playstation Brand or anything like that.

Simply put, it is the amount of time that I have been online.  In those four years, the GAP was almost a daily thing for me.  These days my online time is divided up between the GAP, Facebook, this place and the occasional google search for someone as hot as Brandy Ledford.  I have been watching Andromeda lately and man is Doyle ever a hot avatar.  But I digress.  I guess I can afford to digress while I am online can’t I?

I guess this is another one of those introspective blogs since I haven’t written anything in here for a little while now.  I do see that SinisterDragon is here on WordPress now too so welcome to this portion of the internet Matty.  =)

There have been many birthdays lately, one of them being my son’s 14th birthday and holy crap he is 14 years old!!  He and my brother had their birthday on June the 28th.  My brother turned 36 and my son 14.  They have been celebrating their birthdays together for the past 13 years and this year was no different.  We had a great birthday dinner for the both of them.

My 11 year old will turn 12 in December and our youngest will be a whole year old in September.

September.

I will be 40 in September.  =)  I am looking forward to turning 40 actually but what I am not looking forward to is just how much of my life has been spent online.  I recall with some fondness having to use dial up with the start up CD and everything.  Windows 95.  Remember when the world was much simpler?  Heck I even remember Windows 3.0 and if there was ever an analogy for technological growth it is windows 3.0 to Windows 95.  Everything after W95 is just money and ensuring that you keep making money and look at that, I summed up Micro$oft in two sentences.  =)

There have been many things that I have had the urge to write about but I just can’t bring myself to do the Microsoft (godammit YES!! YES I WANT TO SEND) dance that is me in a post-Mac world.  I should find one of those voice activated recorders to put down these thoughts that I have for a blog.

Like for instance my aversion to those commercial that proudly proclaim, “Now available in Candian Dollars!!”  Fucking idiots.  LOL  There I wrote that blog and included it in this one.  =)

I was also thinking of doing a blog with just a simple thought, as in thought evolving.  For instance:

The next time you are flying and you see a city or some sort of settlement on the ground, put yourself in the shoes of one of those people that are looking yup and pointing at your plane.

It would be interesting if anyone posted a reply to a blog like that.

Okay I actually have something to write about.  Have you seen Tosh.O?  A new show that I am guessing in on Comedy Central but I watch here on the Comedy Network.  It is on after the John Dore Television show and yes I saw Brandy in a cameo on that show.  I like these two shows and have something to watch on Wednesdays.  I guess I am going through another one of those gaming doldrums where I just don’t want to play anything.

Well I wrote something so I will now go through my blogroll to see what is going on with my online friends.

Laters.