Bringing it to a close...for now.

This post is long overdue. Overdue as in "I haven't written anything here in almost six months" kind of overdue. As I haven't written anything here in almost six months, I figure it is time to put this place away in mothballs and dust covers, and officially turn this into the archive and label us inactive for a while. For those of you coming by to check up on me, the best way to see what's going on is to find me on Twitter and Facebook; I'm still around. Life is good, work is good, and I really don't have much to complain about anymore that wouldn't sound like incessant whining from someone old enough to know better and get over it anyway.

I'm going to keep the blog live; if nothing else out of respect for where I have been, what I have been through, and the journey my writing has seen here. The words I have written here are irreplaceable to me, as are the feelings I have expressed and the road I have traveled to get where I am now, which, more or less, is happy and at peace. I found myself, my niche, and my place in this journey which I have posted here, and you can rest assured knowing that for now, it's a happy ending.

If one thing life has taught me, though, is never say never. I may eventually have something to say, or have some feeling that absolutely has to get out, and if that day comes, this may well be my forum to express it. Until then, take care, thanks for reading, and enjoy life.

Alex Cox

I'm back, baby!!!

A friend of mine, Joe (@pseudojoe), one of the best I have in Charlotte, twittered earlier today about NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, which is in November. I would like to say it took him twisting my arm, much begging, pleading, and purchasing of fine Starbucks, but as soon as I saw the website (nanowrimo.org), I knew this was going to be my project for November. The premise of NaNoWriMo is to produce a 175 page; 50,000 word novel between Nov 1 and Nov 30. The focus is on quantity, not quality, but the plan is to create a relatively cohesive and developing story that will flesh itself out over the course of the month.
I haven't updated this blog in over a month, simply because I have had little to write about that hasn't been covered by Twitter or Facebook that I am interested in and free to write about. I'm going to work out if I want this blog to be a part of my NaNoWriMo submission. If so, I'll keep updates here; either way, I need to do something useful with this space.
I have over a month at this point to plan this out and have a start at writing in November. I'll keep posted here what I come up with, and will hopefully be ready by Halloween!

Letting go of anger...

I have been holding on to anger for the last two years, and today was the day I finally let it go.

I look at my life, the life I have built since I've been here, the relationships and friends I have made, and this has been a barrier to my friends and family, a wall around the person I would be, should be, and somewhere inside, really am. I look at my own distrust, my fear of getting close and letting others hurt me, my vulnerability, and have been pretty disgusted that among the people I have met in Charlotte, I've seemed to be the one with the chip on my shoulder. Among friends in the past, I have been called the strongest one, the stable one, yet the last two years I have been weak in my fear, and for that, the next person I find I need to forgive is myself. This will not come overnight, but I hope in the weeks to come, the decisions I made today will manifest themselves positively in myself and how I deal with the people around me.

Days of summer...

The summer is about halfway over, and I realized it has been a while since I have written anything for this blog. Again I am tempted to box it up and put it away, but my sentimental side just keeps going.

This summer has been pretty good so far. I work, and occasionally find things to do and get into to pass the time. I have adjusted to a routine, and hope to hold onto it for a while longer before I look to shake things up again. I love my work, and have thrown myself into my new career.

Personally, things are good as well. I have good friends, a loyal girlfriend, and I'm actually going to get to spend time with my family at our reunion this year. Overall, this is a peaceful life.

That also means it's a boring life, while fine by me, does not make for interesting reading.

When I have something more to say, I guess I'll write more.

I know this feeling...

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Ode to the black 1991 to 2001 (or so) NSX

Matt's NSX
Originally uploaded by Scooter Simpson

I saw one of these on the road today and it brought back memories of my car enthusiast days. Some guys are Ferrari, others Mercedes, for a time in the late 1990s, this was the supercar I dreamed about. Mid-engine six cylinder, pop-up headlights, and the handling characteristics of an Accord (until you push it), the Acura NSX was deemed the supercar you could drive every day. The car has angular lines I might have drawn in primary school, screaming "I am meant to go fast". Designed and built by Honda, it had a refinement and sensibility only a Japanese automaker to bring to the sports car market. That reliability is why you can still see many of these on the road today.

Thanks Flickr user Scooter Simpson for allowing use of this photo through Creative Commons. No attribution required, but I give it anyway.

Great speech by John Hodgman on geeks for President Obama...

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It begins...
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Life sized Gundam fully assembled!!!

From the totally awesome department, the Japanese have completed a life sized Gundam model for the 30th anniversary of the franchise. I have totally fallen in love with several of the newer anime such as Macross Frontier and Gundam 00, because they have a level of story telling and visual quality that American animation rarely reaches. Photos below from site Moé Passion.

Assembled Life Sized RX78 Gundam Part 1 MoePassion

*Link leads to an otaku fan site and may have images that are NSFW and/or disturbing to some viewers.