Get a real job

So it's Monday night and another weekend has best. This past Saturday my band played an awesome show in New York City. While the entire night was awesome, I did have one problem with the night; the bartenders. Now, if you know me, you know I enjoy drinks as much as the next guy, so bartenders are usually some of my favorite people, but these bartenders were just terrible. Two 40-something year old women, trying to dress like they were 25 and slut it up with the crowd, ugh, seriously? Come on. Anyway, I am standing at the bar with a good friend of mine, and I order a drink. I have been drinking all night, so I am slowly running low on cash. So after 6 or 7, 6 dollar beers, I decided tipping was over. Now, I am well aware buy backs are illegal, but what bar really cares about that shit? Apparently this one. When I didn't lay down an extra dollar, one of the mid-life crisis tenders had a slick comment. Now, I can understand being pissed if someone doesn't tip at all, but after 7 tips in a row, I felt I was in my right to skip one or 2 tips on my drinks. She then proceeds to tell me that I have to tip, I told her if she's really that strapped for cash, she should dig up a better job than bar tending. Once again, nothing against bartenders, but if you are bitching about a dollar I didn't drop you, I think you need to re-evaluate where you are at with your life.

Besides my run in with the Hitler of Tips, Saturday was pretty amazing. I got pretty drunk, but was still able to rock the bar and enjoy a night with all my friends that were there. I'm not a religious person at all, but the Christmas season always puts me in a great mood. Well, that's about it, I'm going to finish watching this movie and pass out. Have a happy and healthy one!

One more, then I gotta hit the road

Why does everyone freak out every time a snow storm is suppose to come through the area? If you didn't know, I live in lower New York, about 20 miles outside of New York City. This is an area that regularly has snow EVERY winter, yet every year when the first big storm is on its way, people feel the need to freak out. I'm sitting at work right now with an office that is at about 40% attendence because the rest of them decided not to even bother coming in. Listen, if you have lived here for as long as I have (24 beautiful years) you KNOW it's going to snow every year, haven't you gotten used to this fact yet? Fuck. Anyway, snow or no snow, I'm still leaving work whenever they let us head out and going to a party. Why Matt? The weather is bad! Because I'm used to winter, that's why. Get over it, don't drive like a dick-clown, and all will be good in the world. I have to swing by the house first to change and scoop up the half gallon of Jameson I purchased last night, because what fun is a party during the first storm of the year if you haven't got an ample supply of alcohol?

Besides being pissed that people are morons during the winter, I'm doing damn well. Going to Canada in the new year for the first time with two friends from college. I heard the strip clubs are legend up there, we shall see. Hopefully I don't run into some angry men drunk on the street. I've heard a few horror stories of people getting into fights, brawls, and almost being kidnapped while visiting Canada, so I'll have to keep that in the back of my mind while I wander the streets swilled up on fine Canada hootch.

Well that burned a decent amount of time this morning. I think I'm going to have another cup of coffee, listen to Cocktails and Dreams, read up on what kind of hysterical commentary lays in Brendan Kellys blog today, and look out the window waiting for the snow and an e-mail that says something along the lines of 'hey guys, the weather is getting kind of bad, use your own discression when you feel you want to leave today' at which point I will be out of this office so fast it'll make your head spin. Yeah, that's it, happy friday fuckers.

...because its YOUR dog

So I'm on another kick. I have once again decided to go a head and try to start bettering myself again. Usually, being it is December, people wait until New Years to start this kind of thinking. Making a New Years resolution seems to make it so much more of a real dedication to ones self because they can start fresh. I say fuck that, I have 3 weeks to END this year on a good note, as well as starting a new one off pretty well. I'm not talking about anything insane here. I'm not going to solve world hunger, or adobe a baby from an African nation, but I'm going to try to generally be a better person to myself.

Laying off the sauce is always the first one I gun for. I'm a drinker, and I enjoy my cold beers as much as the next poor bastard in the pub, but it really is the easiest thing to try and cut back on if you are trying to better yourself. You save money, cut back on calories, and cut back on being a drunken ass clown in pubic. All of which are things that I would enjoy. It is funny, because a few years ago, I would have never caught myself saying such a thing. I think that my senior year of college, I drank almost every single day. Of course, working at a brewery and being in a band did not help at all. Plus, living in Oneonta, NY was probably the greatest downfall. I had a damn good time in that town, but when you step back, there isn't a whole lot to do but get fucked up, play music, and try and pick up women. All things I was very, very into a few years ago. But now I look at myself, and say hey, I don't need to get tanked on a Tuesday anymore. Maybe I should cut back on the booze intake and attempt to be more healthy, and I'm finally going to make another stab at it. All the other stuff goes with that, eating better, going to the gym, trying to be more productive with my time. Also, being a nicer person. I have noticed in the past few months, I have been a little snippy and negative to people, some very close to me, and I regret this. I like to believe I am one of the nicest people walking the planet, and when I can watch myself acting like a dick head, it really bothers me.

So yeah, I say, start on your resolutions now. Get the jump on those and you'll start your 2009 off right. As for me, I'm off to try and be a productive musician and write some songs, and drink some more Green Tea.