Cocktail Confessions

It’s been over a week or so since my last post and I really don’t have much of an excuse other that to say I’ve been a bit tired and not feeling all so great as of late.  Not because I have the beginnings of the swine flu, but the recent heatwave, 3 day vacation, heavy work load as of late (especially the last few days), and restless sleeping patterns have given me both a mild headache and an overall sluggish or out-of-sync feeling.

I’ve been really trying and watch my spending as of late too.  I’ve been brown bagging my lunch a bit more lately and looking for discounted grocery items and not spending on an over-indulgence of toys (well, next weeks Zune’s release will be an exception).  Yeah, I’m not buying any new Xbox games, collectible action figures, or any other “wants’.  With my mom’s birthday later this month, my anniversary next, and the holidays almost here, I need to be really conscious of my spending habits and realize I can’t buy everything I’d like.

However, when it comes to listening to podcasts on my commute to and from work, and the really ‘boring’ moments I have at work (in tuning out my co-workers, and a lot of other minutiae here) I am really looking forward to getting a new MP3 player.  Currently I use my Sony PSP and it is kind of bulky and awkward to carry around.  It should also work with my Ford’s Sync technology as well where I can put on my huge collection of MP3 songs and just plug in my car and activate with my voice.  I’m torn between the two models: 16GB and 32GB, mostly because of the $50 and will I ever use a full 32GB.  I have an older Creative Rio 4GB player and I don’t even have that one full, but I have a lot more music today, plus Zune would allow me to download some video pod-casts as well which of course take up more storage.

The one recent diversion I have had as of late though is I am getting into model trains.  Due to space limitations at my house (and again how much money I am investing) I’m gearing myself to N scale, or 160th real scale.  I’m currently building a beginner N scale house circa 1930-something and I’m really enjoying it.  So much so that I am currently looking at other models to build as well and am now even think of starting yet another website to chronicle this new independent hobby of mine. 

I know, right in the midst of me stating I want to save money and watching my spending habits, I’m already looking at new ways to spend it.  Sigh.

Other than Sunday where I had some libations with my neighbors, I really haven’t been feeling well to even want to drink.  Not sure why, but the thought of having a beer right now just make me think ‘blaoting’.  I really just want to relax and lie down for a bit and not do anything in all honesty. 

So where does that leave me on pod-casting?  Eh, well….I’ve been thinking of recording my grandfather and my father in the coming weeks.  They actually have some great stories to tell, and I still have some friends who I need to sit down and schedule a session with, but it’s actually harder than it seems.  How does Adam Corolla get his guests to commit to a regular schedule?