from the top

It's been close to 6 years now with my personal website , 'butcheee.com.'

6 years is a long time. Lots can happen in 6 years, and a lot has. I've been reading some of my archives, and reminiscing and trying to remember where I was at the time of these old blog posts. On a spiritual level, an intellectual level and on an emotional level.

I thought looking back at some of these interesting posts, that it would be fun to deepen them or analyze them further. So I'll be reposting some of them, with new insights and comments. I've experienced and learned so much since some of these posts were published, I feel it would only be right to take a second look through wiser eyes.

Reflection is a good thing. It helps us remember the journey we've experienced... and sometimes that can lead to some answers for the future.

So we meet again

this is awkward. i just wanted to acknowledge that first and foremost. let's get that out of the way now, so we can really get to the good stuff.

i know i haven't even made an effort to keep in touch. things have been crazy. i guess you can say, i've really just been enjoying every moment without fumbling around to try to type all the details. a lot has happened since Christmas (which was the last time we interacted).

i've been married for 5 months now, and i'm expecting a little girl come near the end of january. i've also been given a new position at work. one of my new consultants highly recommends that i journal my adventures and discoveries as i go along... which is why we're meeting again.

i know you probably feel ignored and neglected, and for that i'm sorry.

i guess you can say it was sort of a sabbatical that i was on. a sabbatical in which i've experienced much, have done much and now i have much to reflect on and to share.

so let's kick it like old times and create some great content! Cool?

and by the way, have you lost weight?

butcheee.com sucks

just a quick Public Service Announcement.

i recently moved servers, and it was taking some time to restore my old entries. i lost a few recent ones... but for the most part we've come out unscathed.

i've been pretty busy lately, so i apologize if i haven't been able to update and clean up the site. so you'll hafta just be patient as you have been already. but i'll be back and blogging soon. so much to say... but not enough time to really just type it down.

and lastly...

R.I.P. Erwin Calamasa

a resurrection of sorts

hello friends,

as you can see butcheee.com is back with a new refined and simple look, with still much to say since the last entry. i'll be tweaking the site here and there, so there will be subtle changes taking place over a short period of time.

it's been a crazy summer as always, and after my (past) weekend in Seattle, i can say summer is officially over. so stay tuned with the obligatory 'Summer Wrap-Up' a la last year. and after that i'll be trying my darndest to keep blogging at least once a week.

i guess for now, all i can say is it's good to be back... and i can't wait for autumn, because i bought a really awesome toque (beanie for you amercians) in july for $9 bucks. everyone thought i was crazy, but it was cheap and i wanted to rub it in everyone's face when fall came around, and everyone is paying $25 bucks to wear a toque as kick ass as mine.

a whole lotta sentiments

i'm finally back. i can't hate on my server for shuttin' me down. if anything they've been really good to me. for the past 3 months, i've gone over my 15 gig bandwidth limit without them shutting me down totally. but for november, i got called out. i was more than double my 15 gig limit before they shut me down.
so now i'm forced to make my playlist smaller, cuz that's what's rapidly killing butcheee.com bandwidth. so expect only 5- 8 songs at a time. sorry. you guys just love music as much as i do. but butcheee.com's gotta live.

anyhoo, it's good to be back. i can't front... life has been great lately (minus the whole butcheee.com shutdown). it's christmas time, worklife is slowly grinding down to a nice holiday halt, and i'm heading to Vancity in a week for a mini vacation before my vacation.

and what else? well... major decisions have been made regarding my future. it's gonna be a good 2006 and beyond.
sometimes we spend too much time trying to discern and figure out what to decide. lately i've been reminded that we just have to decide. follow your gut instinct and your heart, ask the right questions, get all perspectives and then decide. and of course, prayer becomes your navigator throughout all of this.
someone reminded me the other day, that God works 'His magic" after you decide. so right now, all i can do is be patient and hopeful. which i must say... isn't a bad place to be in. Cheers!