Gulf Coast Marty

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." -Joseph Campbell

I am really rocking this running thing. I'm not going to say I am awesome, but you can feel free to say so. I hurt, all over, but trust that it will go away soon. All those hours I spent watching news (or as what some people say if boring political news) and now I'm actually doing something productive during that time and getting my news too. I may not be at South Beach Marty levels of motivation, but Gulf Coast Marty is going to make a run at it.

My friends have stopped blogging. I need something to read. I know you are busy, but you need to know your readers are being neglected. Short two sentence entries are enough, just to give me reason to visit. I might have to start reading one of those famous blogs, but they have enough readers I think.

My sister Ana has been working on an Ad for the Sunday paper for my sister Vero's 5 year anniversary from passing away. From the proofs I have seen, I really like it. So if you get the Monitor, you should check it out. It has been a long time.

The plans are in the works for Abram to move down to Austin. We are finalizing the details right now. He knows that you can't truly go home again, so the life he had in San Marcos won't be the same, but I think the new one he starts in Austin will suit him, or at the least be a great transition for him before he takes off to his next destination. I really did like my workout room, but I'm sure the rent going to Oscar for that room is a much better deal.

I'm really excited that the Writer's Strike is over. I saw the Daily Show last night and it was nice to see that things are back to normal. I guess now we will see what shows come back. I'm still very pro labor and wish that the day of the labor union could return. The topic is so complex though that I'll stay away from the pros and cons / challenges and realities.

The other night I talked to Mark. I called him up to see how he voted in VA. After I told him how I couldn't believe that Angie told me she would consider voting for McCain over Obama if it came down to that. My argument was that Obama and Clinton have very similar policy objectives and philosophies, so it would be inconsistent to vote for Obama in one case and McCain in another. Well I got into this debate with Mark, who hypothetically said there could be a rationale, but I think we talked about it in the context of Clinton winning I think. He made some very good arguments, but in the end I still feel the same way. The thing is, it wasn't so far off for Angie to think that way, so it just shows that sometimes you might think someone is so far off, but you are the one who isn't seeing the whole picture.

March 4th baby, I can't wait. I'll tell you, I feel conflicted on who to vote for. It is like choosing between great and super. Demographically, as a post-graduate Latino young male, my demographic tends to lean toward Clinton. (although Oscar is in Obama's camp.) The fact I'm male puts me in the toss up category, and the fact that the working class is supporting Clinton in higher numbers puts me in her camp since Obama is cleaning up with people making over 100,000 a year. None of these should be factors in my decision and they are not, but they play a role in the fact that I don't want to be a stereotype demographic one, and two I don't want to rebel and vote the opposite so that I won't be catgorized. Honestly, all these breakdowns are arbitrary and don't take into account so many factors, you just can't group people like this even though when you do, you get numbers from it. I focus on the issues and I don't see much difference no matter how they try to distingish their health care plans or the being right on Iraq from the beginning. Personality wise, I like both as well, and I don't know if I feel more inspired by change than by someone I feel has a bit more brut force. If Obama wins (and it is looking like it right now) I would like to shake his hand and tell him, "Please be for real, America really needs this, needs you." If Hillary won, I'd want to tell her, "Go for it all instead of playing it safe to get four more years, even if it means going down in a blaze of glory." They will each make amazing presidents I think. I can see a Hillary Obama ticket, but not an Obama Hillary ticket, which makes me wonder who the VP would be in that case. Edwards? I like him.

I learned today that your thyroid affects things like your hair growth and the length and thickness of your nails. I just always thought some people have thick nails and others have thinner nails, but I never thought it could be a side effect of that part of your body. I'm ok with my nails and don't worry about my hair growing too slow or too fast. As I have been learning all this anatomony info, it really makes me wonder how Jorge and Juan do it with all their medical stuff. A college bio class would be hard for me, much less medical school. But then again, I do believe if I put my mind to it I could do it, I just wouldn't be as good as the people that have a passion for it.

will you be mine?