THIS BLOG IS MOVING

OK, I decided for sure that my blog is moving to MySpace. The interface is not as pretty, but maybe I'll actually get a readership of more than 3 people? If nothing else, it will save me a trip to an extra website. So, my faithful 3... Scott, Hugh, and Lindsey... hopefully I'll see you at MySpace. I think MySpace actually lets you subscribe to blogs, so it alerts you when there is new content. Peace!

Todd's MySpace

Anyone out there??

I'm throwing this out to anyone who reads my blog on a regular basis... DO YOU EXIST? I know Scott, Hugh, and Lindsey all read, but I'm thinking that might be it??

I'm considering shutting down this blog permanently. Between MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, Bebo, YouTube, etc., etc., etc., it takes forever to update the digital world about things happening in my life.

Here's what I'm thinking... I might move my blog to MySpace. At least then I can combine updating my MySpace with updating my blog. On top of that, I have a lot more people who check my MySpace than check my blog, so maybe my readership will increase?

If anyone is out there reading this, beyond my Loyal Three, you need to let me know... especially if you are not on my MySpace friends list!

Peace,
TODD

ATVs rule!

I just returned home from a weekend trip to the mountains of Utah. I went (all expenses paid) with work... kind of team bonding experience (without the lame team-building exercises). I rode ATVs (4-wheelers) for the first time, and it felt like I'd been doing it my whole life. I actually rode the two-hour Expert mountain run on my first day. It also turns out that you get extra dirty if you choose the mud-bog detour. Too fun! I know it's a total cliché, but I think riding ATVs is almost better than sex. I must own one.

30 is the new 20

A very HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY
to my good friend, Hugh! I wish I
could be in Boston to
party like a rock star with you!

Homesick

I went to Michigan this past weekend. I was there to facilitate my attendance at my cousin's wedding in Ohio. While in Michigan though, I did make time to see some of my best friends, who I haven't seen since last October. I also got to spend time with my family. Then I got to see my brother Brian's new place in Ann Arbor. The leaves were changing color, there was grass everywhere (not so much here in the desert), and Ann Arbor is a huge "college town"... the largest I've ever seen, actually. The streets were very much alive with people. It all reminded me so much of the best times I had living in Michigan (especially college). When it came time to board the plane back to Vegas, I found myself feeling like I didn't want to go.

I actually surfed the Internet (at work on Monday) for possible jobs in Ann Arbor. Of course I couldn't find anything suitable for me. That was always the biggest problem with Michigan for me... limited career options. I also think it's very, very likely that I am one of those "the grass is always greener on the other side" people. If I moved back, it probably wouldn't be long before I'd be dreaming of somewhere else I'd like to be. I think that is simultaneously one of my greatest strengths and weaknesses.

Wrong End of a Gun II

To those who read the previous story...

I did go back to that same apartment complex tonight, and I DID retrieve my camera.

The end.

WWE vs UFC

Notice that Puder's shoulders were clearly NOT both down, and certainly not for a 3 count. The refs received word (from back stage) in their earpieces to count him out, before he broke Angle's arm.

The Guild

Internet video series are really showing promise. I could see this one blowing up huge (I definitely like it!):

My philosphy is apparently not original...

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. . . . Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, to be gorgeous, talented, and fabulous. Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that others won't feel insecure around you.

-Nelson Mandela