Drumming, Piloting, SEO, Porsches and Ferraris

So....I'm reviving my blog....Oh yeah...I have ADHD

2008-01-21T00:34:00.000-08:00

It is well over due. I haven't blogged in almost a year. What's wrong with me? Well....I guess I've been busy.

So here's the update....I love my job, I love my wife, I love my car, I love my friends, I love music, I love my future.....no, I'm not on drugs! In fact, I might be the most sober I've been in a while.

I've been diagnosed with ADHD which has been a blessing and a curse. While I am starting to understand my "illness" at the same time it is frustrating to deal with reality. I've spent so long self medicating (alcohol, pot, and other things.....) I'm just beginning to know myself again as a sober person. At the same time, the medication I am taking alters me in a way that I am not yet used to. I am from time to time a bit more moody than I have been. Most people know me as a chill nice guy....but recently my alter ego....the dick....has returned. I haven't been like this (the dick) since high school....well, maybe college. I'm trying to mute this personality, but it is hard. I say things that I wouldn't have said 6 months ago but....I actually mean them. That is the hard part. When I think about it....I don't want to take it back. I mean what I say. I guess I've stopped editing myself.

Have I been a wimp for the past few years? I'm not sure. That is the hardest thing for me. The more I am focused and "aware" of what I'm doing the more I seem to be an asshole. Is this the real me? Maybe it'll pass. I think the best thing about this whole situation is that I am aware of my behavior.

I'm not proud of myself all of the time but, I know what I'm saying. Maybe, I just have some more adjusting to do. The medication helps me work and concentrate better than I ever have. Is it worth it? I'm not sure yet. I think that it will be in the long run.

Since I started the medication, I haven't had much of a sex drive. That's weird for me. I have been, in the past, one of the most horny MF's I've ever known. I know my wife has noticed this ;however, she hasn't said anything. It is getting better though. Along with the other side effects. I'm not crashing as hard as I used to. The good things though:

I can work like a mother fucker (my company must be psyched!)
I don't feel the need to leave work at 6-7PM and down a bottle of wine every night (was doing that daily)
I don't feel the need to do other drugs (I used to want to party every weekend....)
I don't forget shit like I used to (this is a little annoying since my wife still thinks I can't remember shit.....so she's always reminding me of tasks which I totally can deal with now...it'll get better over time)

I'm sure I'll change some more. I'm just not sure yet who I'll be.

In a way, I'm very happy about my progress. I'm also sad....to see my former self go. I like my new self though. I'm not such a pain in the ass to so many people. I don't interrupt everyone when I'm talking to them. I listen to what people have to say. I like that. I like people and I'm interested in them. I also like being more productive. I feel that I have a lot to offer and that I'm finally starting to pull my weight.

Well......this is just the beginning of more blogs and more revelations. I hope all of my friends and family are happy and healthy. Thank you all for being so patient with me.

Soon to come.....stories of Ferrari test drives, Porsche's going sideways around corners, sick drumming, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). I'm back Jack!

I bought a Porsche 996

2007-01-31T21:06:00.000-08:00

So.....I love my new car. It has been a while since I posted. I figured I'd talk about one of the most exciting changes in my life since my last posting. I bought a 1999 Porsche 996 (911) Carrera 2 Cabriolet. What does all of that mean? Well.....It's fast, pretty and is more fun in sunny weather. It has the optional aero kit and aftermarket 19 inch rims. It's not a Ferrari....but, I'll definitely have fun!

Why Don't Clients listen?

2006-06-26T21:43:00.000-07:00

I work as an Account Manager at premier SEO company Red Bricks media. I am consulting with clients daily and it amazes me how often our clients just choose not to listen to us. They hire us, pay us lots of money and then listen to only what they want to hear.

Today I discovered that one of our clients was breaking Google's terms of service by serving pages with duplicate content. Duplicate content is when you have the exact same content on two separate urls. If Google's filters detect this they can eliminate the pages from their index. That's bad. Before they built these pages we were very clear that the pages needed to be different. (Don't ask why the pages would be the same. It's a long story.) They decided not to listen and had to re-write 10 pages.

This happens all of the time. My friend who works for a cd duplication company deals with the same issue. I don't understand why people don't believe the experts that they've hired. Don't you think that you would give someone who actually works in the industry the benefit of the doubt? It is like George Bush not believing the scientists when they talk about global warming.

Anyway, that is one of my biggest pet peeves.

So I went and got myself a blog.

2006-06-24T22:41:00.000-07:00

I finally joined the crowd and decided to start posting a blog. I have a few friends that have blogs and I enjoy reading them from time to time. I like to know what my friends are thinking about and it helps me stay up to date on their lives. I'm not really expecting very many people to be interested in my postings but one never knows.

As indicated in the title of my blog I will be talking about playing drums, piloting planes, search engine optimization (SEO) and my strange obsession with Ferraris. My friend Craig calls himself a "jackass of all trades." I find the same to be true about me. I know a little about a lot of things but I wouldn't consider myself an expert on anything.

Well, that's it! I hope anyone who ends up reading my blog enjoys the posts.