Is this really happening?

I know what you're thinking... the evil carrot hasn't updated in ages... no love for the netsurfers, right? Yeah, well sorry 'bout that. I've been busy as hell lately and just haven't been able to find the time for playing on the internet. So much has been going on... I'm in the process of fixing up our house to sell it, which has been a MAJOR project. I have to start looking for an apartment soon (hopefully in San Carlos) and I'm trying to figure out how to pay for the $2,000.00 pine bedroom set I've got my eye on. Luckily, I'm back to work at my old company, and for quite a bit more money this time around too. I'm not exactly rolling in dough, but it's enough to survive I suppose. I've also started taking a guitar class since my father got me a beautiful Fender acoustic for my birthday, and I'm trying to find time for a few fun nights out here and there. I had an interesting one last weekend though! An adorable carpenter came to fix my front porch, and just my luck, he called me a few days later to hang out... We ended up "chaperoning" his landlady's son's birthday party, but we didn't do much chaperoning. We ended up drinking quite a bit, and he almost blew up a gas can! Then when we figured things were staying pretty calm at the house, we headed off to the bars for a couple more drinks and a game of pool, this time chaperoning his father. Many of the night's events were so surreal, that he actually asked me at one point if all this was really happening. (I think that was about the time his dad and some guy had a quickdraw duel with their liquor bottles as the only weapons... it only took about 40 seconds to get the cap off!) After we finished with the bars, we made a stop at the liquor store for yet MORE alcohol and a couple sandwiches, (one of which somehow ended up in several pieces at the bottom of the bag) and we headed back to the house to pass out. I know it may not sound like the most interesting evening in the world, but for someone who has been as busy and overworked as me, it was a nice retreat from the real world! And luckily, I didn't even get a hangover like I'm sure I should have! Well, that's about it for now... Til next time... ~EC

It's all about the Hat, baby!

Chico Llama / Llama Jorge

The llama loves you.

BFD! Woot!

Just got home from Live 105's BFD 8, and the line-up kinda sucked, but Staind rocked the house and made it all worth while! Not to mention the place was a total meat market full of eye-candy. Oh yeah, and I'm baked as hell. And those who know me know how incredibly rare that is. Now someone pass the chips, I got the munchies!

I'm a green monkey! Bah!

Ah, so much coolness going around lately... The Dave Matthews show kicked mucho booty, and guess who showed up? Carlos Santana! It was awesome. Also, I got a drawing tablet for my computer yesterday... Finally computer illustration won't be so hard! I played around with it all night and made a silly little monkey (yes, he throws poop) and posted it to the "I'm A Green Monkey" thread at sijun.com. You can spank my monkey here:

Also, to add to my state of stokedness, I picked up the new Staind cd today, plus the new Stabbing Westward album. I see many hours of rockin out in my near future. Now the bad news... I didn't get that job. Well, I did get it, and while I was waiting to hear back on a start date, some VP guy changed his mind and decided to consolidate my position with some other position that some guy was already doing, thus eliminating the need for me. Well, ya know what I have to say to Mr. VP guy? Ok, I'm not going to post what I really have to say, but I can tell him that he oughtta give me a call when this other guy gets overworked and quits because the company wanted to save a little money here and there. And we all know that's what usually happens when you pull shit like that. Oh well, I have a new drawing tablet and yooouuu don't! So there! ~EC

MUSIC AND BOOZE... THE PERFECT BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday to MEEEEE!!! Everyone feel free to send me jewelry, money and candy! So I went to see Stabbing Westward last night... it was bomb. They mostly played new stuff off their new album that isn't out yet, and a few weeks ago I stumbled across a site that already had the new lyrics on it, so I was like the ONLY person singing along. But I had lots of guys buying me drinks ('cause I wasn't wearing a whole lot... Matt, ya missed out sweetie) so I came home nice and toasted with kick ass music rattling around in my head. Oh, and once again I have to give J-Dogg MAD PROPS! Ya know that Dave Matthews show he's taking me to on Friday? Well he decided to give me his other spare ticket to bring someone of my choice. How fuckin' cool is that? So I'm bringing a QT-Pie with me. (I don't think he knows I think he's a cutie, but I guess if he visits my site anytime soon, he will. Oh well, damn my shy ass) Anyway, it's gonna be hellllllla fun (yeah, I still say 'hella')! So in the words of Al Bundy, LET'S ROCK.

Eight-legged horror

I think I woke up yesterday in a popular horror movie. The setting: a large house out in the country. The villian: a colony of poisionous spiders. The plot: spiders infest house and scare the hell out of family. Sound familiar? (for those that don't know, it's Arachnaphobia) So last night I discovered a big fat black widow in my room, hanging out in the corner of my window. And about an hour after opening a can of poisonous whoop-ass on it, I had my window open and caught another one trying to make its way inside. So then this morning, I looked outside to see the sun rising, and found two more having a little party on the wall just outside the window. I hosed 'em down with evil tick killer (hee hee, it makes spiders foam - cool) and then discovered a few egg sacks near the roof. I drenched every sack and web I could see and reach with poison, thinking that if there were any of the creepy little buggers lurking in there, I'd have killed them for sure. Right? Wrong!!! Just a few minutes ago, I took a look outside and saw two more spiders about two feet away, and then I saw two more directly above my head! What the fuck is going on here? I haven't seen a single spider anywhere else in or near the house, but there's a whole army of them living just outside my bedroom window and they keep trying to get inside. And to make matters worse, as if it could get worse than a hundred black widows trying to get you, I have the absolute worst case of arachnaphobia I have ever heard of. Even the tiniest daddy long legs (which are harmless to humans) is enough to send me running out of a room, screaming, arms flailing, and with a major case of the heebie-jeebies for the rest of the day! Why me, huh? Anyway, that's the bad news of the day... but the good news is I got called back for a second interview for that job I really want. That's a damn good sign, so y'all keep your fingers crossed for me okay? Word. ~EC