An Aussie geek stuck in Texas

[tag]birthday[/tag]On Monday 31st July 2006 I turn 30 and officially become an old fart!

Honestly though it doesn’t really worry me too much, actually I think I’m dreading all the shots and drinks I’ll have bought for me more than I am turning 30. It isn’t like there is some sort of rule that says once you turn 30 you can’t have any fun and even if there was then guess who would be breaking it?

[tag]girlfriend[/tag]I haven’t posted here for quite some time and apologize for that, I’m sure I’ve lost a lot of visitors as a result but blogging is one of those things that is hard to do continuously. Anyway my life has had some major changes lately as I am now single and living alone once again so maybe I can start posting in the Torrid Tales category again!

I won’t get into the details of what happened here as if you know me well enough then you can talk to me in person and if not then it is none of your business! It has caused me to do a lot of thinking and contemplation though making me believe it really was for the best after the initial shock of it all so I have begun the process of moving on.

I have been going out a lot once again, which is great as it is something I’ve really missed doing especially catching up with friends I had lost contact with along with making new friends. Looking back I’m not exactly sure why I stopped going out like that and hanging out with my friends but it isn’t a good indication of the health of my relationship at the time so that is something I’m never going to let happen again.

In relationships you obviously need to make some sacrifices through compromises but at the same time you need to find the right balance as if you start losing your own life then you lose your identity and become just one half of a relationship instead of an individual as part of a couple. A good relationship is where you can be yourself and she can be herself, then together you can be the combination of both your individualities so really a relationship has three entities - yourself, your significant other and the relationship itself. Looking back that isn’t what we had and I don’t even know if we ever really had it so it is time to move on.

[tag]UFC[/tag]Okay so yes Matt Hughes beat Royce Gracie hands down but was the fight maybe staged? Gracie was obviously not fazed by Hughes’s ground & pound and actually got up smiling after big John stopped the fight. What was with that? Why was he smiling? Was it all just a big publicity stunt? If I was Gracie and had a call like that go against me then I’d be pissed especially if it didn’t prevent me from being able to smile.

It reminds me of a Renegades (no closed fists above the shoulders) fight I once saw where one guy was “ground & pounded” with open handed slaps, I think the receiver was laughing about it actually but the referee stopped the fight and gave it to the person doing the slapping! The crowd almost erupted into an all out brawl between the two gyms that coached the fighters, it was actually a bit scary as I was actually there and not watching it on TV.

[tag]Astros[/tag]On Wednesday night at Little Woodrows Midtown the Fox Sports Network and Coors Light were filming for their current sports debate promotion so both Megan and I gave it a go. Amazingly we were the only couple that was game enough as the other ‘couples’ were just guys.

So during the Astros game tonight keep an eye out when the commercials are on as it was supposed to air during the next home game. I’ll be the one in the Astros get up with an Aussie accent.

[tag]Astros[/tag]Dear 9 Amigos,

Could you please bring back Sally as a server? On Monday night it was near impossible to get a beer, where even during the World Series Sally was able to keep us all well lubricated.

So please bring back Sally!

Regards,
Jason

[tag]Houston[/tag][tag]AFL[/tag][tag]Football[/tag]Want to see how real men play football? The Dallas Magpies Australian Rules Football Club is holding an informal & fun footy game in Houston’s Memorial Park on the 8th April and if you want to see what Australian Rules Football is all about then this is a prime opportunity to come out and watch or even play!

I’ll be there along with at least another fellow Aussie friend plus probably some of our mountain bike team so come out and join us for a good time! I’m sure there will be an Aussie style BBQ and other Australian related fun, plus us Aussies are a friendly bunch so you can’t lose! The details of the day are still being finalized so once they are I will post them here.

I am now both licensed and registered to ride in the first race of the Spring season of the TMBRA on the Daniel Boone Cycles MTB Team, go me!

Wish me luck this Sunday!

[tag]MTB[/tag]Well I just had my first fall of the season, both bike and rider are fine though just the pride is a little dented, it was more of a comedic type affair than anything and the first time I can remember actually going A over T on the bike.

I was being a little reckless in the dark along side the golf course (with lights of course) and dropped off what I thought was a tiny drop off but of course it was a large ditch filled with water and covered with leaves so my front wheel sank faster than the Titanic throwing me hurtling forward over the handlebars. Luckily I landed fairly softly and didn’t break or hurt anything significantly plus the bike suffered no damage so it is all good.

Now that is going to be one hell of a good fight!

If only I wasn’t investing so much in cycling right now, I’d be camping out on Ticketmaster to get tickets. Oh well I will just have to settle with watching the PPV live at my local watering hole!

Who to barrack for though?

Another thing that happened while I was at Daniel Boone Cycles this afternoon was that I somehow managed to join the Boone MTB Team for the upcoming 2006 season! I am finally going to race! I am so excited about that as back in Sydney I was easily at a competitive level and was about to start racing but other life changing events happened that prevented that but now I have another chance!

Now the team isn’t that formal as they don’t have a major sponsor this year as it is the first year they are racing so it is pretty easy going so I didn’t have to qualify to join the team but hey they are my local bike shop so I want to do them proud and I wouldn’t be too surprised to see at least one first place trophy for the beginner’s class on my mantle before season’s end! Yes that is right I’ve set the goal and I am going to do everything it takes to meet that goal!