I got the keys on Monday, shopped more at Ikea. I bought some stuff but didn’t realize that a fort lift had stick its forks through the box destroying the bookshelf inside. I have another trip to Ikea to return stuff I guess.

Since Monday I go to work, get off work, go to my house, work my butt off, go to my old house, sleep, repeat. I’m so tired, and I have soooo much more work to do. It’s the most rewarding work I have ever done though. I love the fact that its mine and I can do what I want with it!

Friday I stayed home and finished up BrianSeghers.com. Its nothing that special, basically just a mirror of his sections on the Tattoo Revolution website I made a few months ago. Afterwards a bunch of us all went bowling in Muriettta again. Its becoming tradition. Saturday was an Native Foods / IKEA run. Later that night I went and saw "HERO". I wasnt that into the movie. I liked all of the action and the bright colors, but the story line sucked. The ending was the worse thing about it, and the fact it was subtitled. Im over movies with lame endings.

Sunday was a massive IKEA run. My little car was loaded down with "tundra click flooring". I thought the tires in the back were going to rub, it was so low. Band practice is good. We are starting on new material already. Church was good also. Thommy has found his calling. The room was packed. I didnt know a lot of the people that showed up.

I came home after church to a phone call. It was the nurses from the retirement home that my great grandma was at. They said that it was important that the get a hold of my mom. I knew at that moment she had died. She was 94+, and in a lot of pain. She is in a better place now.

I went over to my moms. The entire family was there. My aunt was flipping out. Soon everyone was screaming. It sucked. I jumped in and broke everything up. I ended up talking to my grandma most of the night. I realized that Amy reminds me a lot of my grandma. I wonder how much longer my family will hold together. Lately, every time we all get together someone flips out.

My Grandpa was dying in the hospital with leukemia. He would get scared a lot, who wouldn’t though. I had just got laid off from my last job, so I would stay with him at night. 9pm – 9am. It was really taxing on me, watching my grandpa slowly die. One day before my shift of watching him, I decided to go to market night in Redlands. I hadn’t done anything social in a month; it was time to get out.

I went down there alone, just for something to do. I was getting Chinese food when I noticed a tall guy behind me with big plugs and a tattooed neck. We gave each other the "what’s up" nod. When I started to walk away with my food he stopped me. "Hey do you listen to hardcore?" pointing to my death by stereo shirt. "Yeah", I told him. "You just ordered your food vegetarian right? "Yeah I'm vegetarian". "What about straight edge? my reply was "I have been sober from day one, and straight edge since i was 16".

Guy: Holy crap! When did you move here? what’s your name? Where do you live? Are you here with anyone else?

Me: I've always been here, I live in Highland, My name is Josh, and I came down here alone

Guy: Hey Josh, I’m Eric. Check this out; let me get my food, and then your going to come hang out with friends and my cool, me?

So I waited for him. We walked over to a big set of steps in front of a bank building. There was a bunch of kids all hanging out.

Eric got all of their attention and made an announcement. "Everyone, check it out. This is Josh, he is from Highland. He’s hanging out with us now. Make friends with him"

Eventually, "Josh from Highland" became "Josh Highland", and it stuck. I’m not opposed to it at all. I’m also stoked that I made some new fiend out of the deal.

Yesterday was pretty good. Work went by fast. I was expecting to get my house keys, but it was pushed back again, to Monday. After work I went with Amy over to see Jib at his flower shop, “In Bloom”, on State Street in Redlands. He has great ideas for wedding flowers; I think it’s going to come out amazing. Amy is really excited also. More people need to visit Jib and buy flowers from him.

I went and bought paint supplies from home depot. I got all kinds of crap, and I don’t even know what I need, or how to paint really. I’ll find out next week though.

Market night was market night, just a bunch of us hanging out, nothing to special.

I believe that the highlight of my day would have to be the artwork that I bought from explodingdog.com. I love sam browns artwork. I already have one of his prints. He doesn’t sell too much of his stuff. I wish he did though.

I’m getting excited about this house thing. I’m all anxious for it. I feel like a little kid on x-mass eve. Jesse told me that I might get the keys tomorrow, if not, then Monday. Amy and I rolled to Ikea last night before bible study. I love Ikea. I got some basic kitchen equipment, and a box of dishes. Nothing special, just things to get by with for a while. I got a lot of cool ideas for the place though. I found the desk setup I want for the computer room, and also the light fixtures I want in the living room.

My wrists are starting to burn again. I thought I was over this attack of burning wrist hurt disease, so I haven’t worn my braces for a few days…. bad idea.

I think I'm going to start posting some of my stories on here. Like the time I had one of my girlfriends punch me in the face while I was sleeping, or the story of how I became known as Josh Highland.

GARRRAARGH! My wrists hurt!