Do I come off as preachy when I write things??

It should be evident from the things that I write that I certainly don't have all the answers...and it should be apparent if you know me, that I can no significantly less than I appear to at times...

But iunno...I have a few simple rules that I think life should be lived by...whether I follow my own rules is an entirely different matter...but the point is, I don't know what to do...I don't know how you should live your life, I only know what I'd like to see myself doing and thinking more...

So take what you want from my entries and comments (on your blogs and responses)...I just hope I don't come off all high and mighty with pretensions of knowing the world inside and out...and I certainly don't want to sound like I'm tellin you what you should be doing and thinking...cuz I HATE it when people go and tell me what to do...HATE IT...

This is Just Me and what I'VE gotta say...

posted by Herb 2:15 PM

Happy 200th post!!

I know, I'm such a nerd...haha...I'm also rather tired...I slept less than 1 hour on the plane, and so have been awake with that amount of sleep within the past 48+ hours...

Alright...so here's my special commemorative post...

Alot of people have been asking me lately how I've grown up in the past while (I've been catching up with alot of people lately)...and one of the main things is that I think I'm a great deal more comfortable with who I am now...I know my limits better...I'm more certain of my capabilities...and I'm in general happier with who I am, as compared to who I used to be...and I think a great deal of that has happened due in part to these writings...

They've allowed me to creep into my own mind, and express some of the thoughts that I've wanted to get out all these years, in addition to all the weird and stupid things I think on a daily basis...I've said all along that this is firstly a forum for me to express myself, and despite however true I'd like that to be, I would have stopped long ago had you all stopped reading what I had to say...

So yeah...I think in finally being able to openly express myself, I've learned about and developed that view of my 'self'...You could argue that I've changed into a person I'm more comfortable with, but I think I'm (for the most part) still quite the same person as I've been all along, I'm just considerably more open about it...I still act mainly the same...I think alot of the same things...it's just that, I'm no longer (as) insecure about most of those things...and in some ways, this has translated into an almost 'cocky' attitude (or so I've been told)...

Whatever the case may well be, the point is that I'm at a better place...with all of you, with the rest of the world, with the relationships I hold with people, and most importantly, with me...

So, I hope you're not all starting to see through (and hate) what I've become these last few years (I'm not really as cocky as I seem sometimes, honest)...cuz I really think I've made large strides into becoming the kind of person I want to be...and I will forever be grateful to those who have stood by me and guided me through this transformation/realization...

So Goodnight all (or morning back home)...and watch your step on the way outt of this head...you'll hear from me soon

posted by Herb 10:21 AM

Hoorah!

Gout-boy is no more!

meat levels must however be continually monitored and considered...however, just in time for me to come to HK and Japan, I can eat whatever I bloody well please! hooray!

now, to go yum cha...mmm...

haven't had a ha gow in like, 6 weeks...

now, if you girls would only find me...email to my western addy where you're at or how I can reach you...a phone number mebbe?

C'mon...we never get to meet up in other countries...

posted by Herb 9:18 PM

It is now 3:00am...

My flight leaves for HK in 19hrs...

Perhaps I should start packing, or at least begin considering what to pack...too much to do tomorrow...must go meet up for lunch, then I've still got a buncha errands to run...what to do, what to do??

I am however, quite tired...decisions, decisions...bah well, I tend to decide things better when I'm not sleepy! off to bed...

OR, I could watch Johnny Depp in Secret Window...

Sold...haha...I'll pack tomorrow...then it's off I go!

See y'all when I come back...be good and just watch yer step on the way outt...

posted by Herb 3:15 AM

Aight, so I'm gonna launch a series of themed posts...where I make lists of random stuff, and that'll be my blog topic for a while, or just from time to time...there'd still be random posts here n'there, but I'll start and finish the themes before moving onto new ones...

It'll be like a series...right now, I'm thinkin of doing one of the compulsions I've developed over the years...but we'll see how that goes...I don't want everyone knowing about all the crazy things I do sometimes...

Alot of the other themes I have are just based on music...but basically, everything is simply centred around me, haha...hooray for a new means to demonstrate how self-involved I am!

This is afterall...MY blog...haha

posted by Herb 2:51 AM

Happy Birthday Cammie!!

You're like...old now...

Come back from China...

posted by Herb 3:30 AM

So, the NHL Awards were tonight, and Ivan, Nat and I ended up going...it was soooo fun...I'm sure that I'll probably end up going next year...

We didn't get to take anything away from it (aside from their cool program), but it was definitely an experience to remember...I swear I've never seen so many celebrities ever...and I'll likely never see so many again...it was like being a kid in a candy store...cept the candy was a bunch of millionaire hockey players/personalities and such...

People I talked to:
Kris Draper - said hi to me and Ivan and asked how we were
Wendal Clark - said hi to me
Doug Maclean - same deal
John Ferguson Jr. and John Ferguson Sr. - little conversation, asked if I was enjoying myself, how I got to be volunteering, and I told them to go downstairs...it was sweet, haha
Pierre McGuire - said hi, told him to go downstairs

People we saw:
Players - Martin Brodeur, Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger, Roberto Luongo, Kris Draper, Zdeno Chara, Alyn McCauley, Andrew Raycroft, Michael Ryder, Trent Hunter, Ryan Smyth, Wendal Clark

Hall of Famers - Lanny McDonald, Guy LaFleur, Bob Gainey, Frank Mahovolich, John Ferguson Sr, Paul Coffey

Coaches - John Tortorella, Jacques Martin, Mike Keenan, Doug Maclean

NHL Personel - Gary Bettman, Colin Campbell, John Ferguson Jr, Ken Holland, John Muckler

TV Sports Personalities - Ron Maclean, Pierre McGuire, Gord Miller, Elliotte Friedman, James Duthie, Hazel Mae, Darren Dreger, Scott Oake, Glenn Healy, Scott Morrison, Lori Belanger

I missed a couple people here n'there (Sutter and Iggy...grrr), but it was definitely a very fun night all around...

posted by Herb 1:28 AM