“The Official Blog of Daniel J Garcia”

What a month. I’m glad its almost over. As you can tell by more lapse in postings that I have been pretty busy/wrapped up in things this month. I know that it doesn’t really take much to blog every few days or so, but dang it, sometimes I just don’t think about it. Since some of you have been complaining about my lack of posts, I decided I’d better get on the ball (yes, there are people that read this blog).

To use a simplistic imagery, the fog is slowly lifting. I’m not running at full speed just yet (mind not the comparison, its just more simplistic imagery), but I am making some headway. I even dusted off the old history books and have resigned myself to start reading them. I’m actually a pretty avid reader, but for some reason, these have been hanging over me like Damocles Sword (I try to also educate while I entertain you people). I’ve read a dozen books this year, some of them very quickly (just read Casino in three days), but I think there is a more deep-rooted issue here. I won’t elaborate, but I am working my through it.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, the new fall lineup is here! I have been patiently waiting all summer for the return of some of my favorite shows. I have also been pleasantly surprised with some new ones too. Here’s what my Tivo has been up to lately.

Sundays: West Wing, Family Guy
Mondays: Arrested Development, How I Met Your Mother, Kitchen Confidential, 2 and a Half Men, Out Of Practice, Just Legal (I know shows conflict, I actually have to watch some in realtime)
Tuesdays: My Name Is Earl, Boston Legal, Nip/Tuck, Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Wednesdays: The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Thursdays: Joey, The Apprentice (Trump), ER
Fridays: None yet
Saturdays: Bosom Buddies (its on very early on TBS), Saturday Night Live

On hiatus: Rescue Me, The Shield, 30 Days, American Idol, The 4400, Minding The Store, Hogan Knows Best, Sopranos (if I decide to get HBO for the last season)

I know I probably watch too much TV but its cheaper than going out to the movies. Anyway, this week is going to be a pretty full one too as my barbershop contest is this weekend, which always means its a long weekend. I am really hoping that October is going to be a lot better than September.

Oh yea, before I forget, I just turned 29 on September 15th. Happy fricking Birthday to me. < -- It helps to say it like Jack Nicholson would.

To explain this posts subject, I am feeling particularly strong today. I broke not 1, but 2 ice cube trays today without even trying. In both cases, I was simply trying to bend out the ice from the tray and SNAP, broke it in two. I thought the first one was unimportant, but the second got me wondering if there is a trend starting. BTW, to elaborate too, I broke them at 2 different places, unrelated circumstances. He-Man has nothing on me today. “Oooooo, yeaaaaa!!!” < -- figure that quote out, heh heh

Be seeing you…

I’m going to make this a quick entry tonight as I don’t feel like writing too much. I’ve been pretty tired all weekend and have caught up on a lot of sleep. I started my new Raptiva treatments Thursday (yes, I have psoriasis) and had to learn how to inject myself. The nurse was very nice to work with, especially when she asked me to drop my trousers , but as she was instructing me on the proper way to stick myself, all I kept thinking about was this dialogue from Pulp Fiction (one of my favorite movies):

I even asked the nurse if I had to bring my hand down in a stabbing motion….heh heh

I don’t know how I am ever going to get by giving myself an injection every week, but for what this stuff costs, I need to figure something out. There are supposed to only be a couple of initial side effects (nausea, chills, aches, etc) but as of Friday afternoon, I was still fine. For some reason, it all hit me Friday night and I felt really crappy really quickly. I ended up putting on some sweats and shivering in bed for a couple of hours until I finally felt better. I was able to chat with a friend of mine during that time so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been. Since this first time was only a conditioning dose, I can’t wait for this weeks first full dose!