28 Years Later...

Thursday was my 28th birthday.  It was good, and I did nothing.  Well, I got lunch at Poquito Mas with a coworker, and dinner at Red Robin with a friend.  Two of my favorite food places, one of my favorite co-workers, one of my favorite friends.  Good times.

Now, I'm 28.  Of course I don't feel any different, although 30 feels less distant than it did when I was 27.  Maybe because 27 is closer to 25, and 28 is closer to 30?  I'm actually looking forward to my 30th birthday, because 11/19/11 is a Saturday, and it's going to be AWESOME.  So, mark that date on your calendars, and prepare for an event you'll never forget...

Speaking of Thursday, I was greeted in the morning with yelling coming from my neighbors.  I don't really know what they were yelling about, but it had to do with her not liking one of his friends, and him not being a man if he talked to said friend.  There was also talk of a lighter, and who wouldn't let who borrow it and whatnot.  While the wall doesn't block the sound, it muffles it.  Can't win em all I guess!

In upcoming travel news, I've completed my passport application.  Going to head down to a certain city hall where I know an employee or two and get it submitted.  I should confirm that they can take my photo there...

That's all for now folks! Looking forward to my week off for Thanksgiving, although I'm already filling it up it seems!

Shape Up and Ship Out

So last night I had another dream about Stargate: Universe.  In this one, I was applying for a PA position.  They already had a PA, but hired me anyway.  During the interview/hiring process, they informed me that I'd need to stay busy as long as I was on the clock, even it it meant continually checking on the cleanliness of the patio area and removing the often-flicked cigarette butts.  I had no issues with this, but throughout my first night I found myself sitting on sidewalks gazing at the moonrise, waiting for it to get just a little higher so I could take a photo of this gigantic moon over downtown Vancouver.  Supposedly I was supposed to be answering phone calls, and did receive one call from someone wanting the mailing address.  A bit later I realized there were going to be no more calls and was about to call my supervisor, when the other PA showed up and told me I was supposed to be in the office (which I didn't even know existed), and then the dream ended.  A bit anti-climatic, yes, but it had a message for me.

You see, a couple of days ago a friend and I were discussing commitment.  I didn't think I had any issues committing to things, except I never what to commit to and what not to, particularly when it comes to life paths.  This dream made me a little annoyed with myself, for in my dream I had achieved a goal: to work on a sci-fi show in Vancouver.  Yet I was so half-assed in my job that it wasn't going to last, and I knew it.  By not choosing something to commit to, I'm being half-assed in aspiring to achieve my goals.  If I'm going to get what I want, I have to put my all into it, and that's what I'm going to be doing now.

Who's with me?

Identity

For quite a while, I never knew what to go by, name-wise.  Growing up, I was always "Chris Tucker", which worked great until I realized I wanted to work in the film/television industry, where there was already an established Chris Tucker.  Similarly, there was already a Jonathan Tucker.  So I went with "Jonathan C. Tucker", which sounded good, but I'm not really a Jonathan, as I never really went by it.  Granted, my current co-workers know me as Jonathan, but it wasn't by choice.  So, I've settled on "J. Chris Tucker", and I like it.  A lot.  I think it works.  As such, all of my online identity locations have been updated to reflect it.  Except IMDb.  I need to do something where I can be credited as "J. Chris Tucker" and make the transformation complete...

This weekend, I finally got around to updating my website.  MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, etc, have all sort of doomed the personal website.  Who needs their own .com now, when you can put all of your content up on various content-specific sites?  So, I decided I'd make a portal to all things me.  Check it out: http://www.jctucker.net/.  I'm rather proud of it, I must say!

Alright, weak entry as this may be, that's all for now!

6 Down, A Half-Dozen To Go

Six months ago I (finally) moved into my own 1 bedroom apartment.  Six months from now, I’ll be moving out.  I love living alone (not including my two feline friends), but come May, life is going to change.  In May, my lease is up on my apartment.  No longer will I need to wait 20 minutes to have hot water in the kitchen, and more importantly, I won’t hear conversations and “Incoming call from an unknown number” through the shared wall of my neighbors.  It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t the bedroom, and I didn’t get woken up in the morning by their alarm clock and hour before mine goes off.

Coincidentally in May, my brother is getting married… in Scotland.  So I’ll need to be across the pond for at least two weeks, if not longer.  I haven’t really figured out how long I want to be there, so why hold on to an apartment I a) don’t want to be in and b) would be leaving vacant for a few weeks to a month?  Plus there’s talk of heading to Vancouver upon my return to visit with a friend who has recently moved there.  Why not, right?

If I had a drink, I’d raise a toast to “six months”.  Guess raising a glass of water will have to do for now!