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Slow's Rebel Ramblings

by: slow

date posted: Jun 05, 2009 10:15 AM

A Quick Update

Here are some quick updates.

First the catch up: For those who don't know my job ends on June 30. Rather than slip into self pity I decided it was time to chase an 18 year dream of getting out of Indiana and moving on to California, despite the economy, or maybe in spite of it. Moving across the country with no job lined up. I will be hitting the pavement running.

The sale of the house is pending. We plan on being in Thousand Oaks, California by mid July.

Bought a new Prius....cool car. Great mileage!

The collection may have to go away. I will hang on to the pieces I really like but I still think maybe this is why I collected for so long. Who knows. Will most likely sell it once we get out there and I can re-evaluate everything. Maybe it won't have to be sold but a good chance it will.

I have recorded my BMF vlog for a third time, the first two didn't work (bad tapes). It will be shorter and not as great as the first or second but it will be done soon.

EVEN with saying I may have to sell the collection, I continue to buy stuff like I am a junkie, which I suppose I am, in a way.

Turning 43 in a week and about to journey off on the greatest adventure I have ever had the honor to embark on. It's scary but totally doable. I will keep updates coming and will direct people over to the blog and that where I will be documenting the trip.

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	Qui-Tom Servo loves Padme You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned
date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 10:19 AM Best of luck Slow. I hope everything goes well in the move.

	nob01 Oil Bath Bubbles
date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 10:24 AM Good luck with everything, buddy. We can catch up once you get out here (if I'm still here - LOL)

	ewanandhaydenfan5 I Have You Now!
date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 10:38 AM Congrats on the car! I have no idea where in California Thousand Oaks is but think of it this way...you'll be that much closer to where The Maker lives than if you stayed in Indiana.

slow
Slow's Rebel Ramblings

date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 10:59 AM

Best of luck Slow. I hope everything goes well in the move. Thanks much!!

Good luck with everything, buddy.
We can catch up once you get out here (if I'm still here - LOL) You got it. Just a few hour drive.

I have no idea where in California Thousand Oaks is but think of it this way...you'll be that much closer to where The Maker lives than if you stayed in Indiana About 45 miles north of L.A. and OH YES!!!!

Congrats on the car! And thanks! We were excited.

	leia19886 Someone get this big walking carpet out of my way ...
date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 11:48 AM Your a brave soul! I truely hope everthing works out for you in California. Be carefully driving, there are a lot of crazies out there

Jedi Master Mina
Another Galaxy, another time

date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 1:07 PM

We will be watching your journey with great interest.

Whelp, I can tell you this; you'll sure LOVE Cali weather that's for sure. It's the only thing us Cali's can brag about these days.

(if I'm still here - LOL)

Don't joke around like that Nobby...My heart THUDS every time you say that.

You got it. Just a few hour drive.

Ohm...try more like a 6 hour drive if you break the speed limit, don't have any traffic and use HWY 5 route to Northern Cali, which is where Nobby and I live at the moment.

	Darth_Buir Together we can rule the galaxy as father and son.
date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 1:16 PM Good luck Slow, A few of my best mates recently lost jobs where I work but they've all managed to find other work, so don't be disheartened there are jobs out there. Moving to Cali must be exciting. DB

amidalooine
The Emotional Galaxy

date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 1:30 PM

Wow. You have SO much going on! First, Happy Birthday in advance. But also...congratulations on a new start, a new life, and an awesome attitude. It's truly exciting to think that you're turning what could be viewed as a bad situation by some into the adventure of a lifetime. I admire you...more people should think like you do. I wish you the best of luck, and I suspect you'll make the most of this.

	Master Ki-Aaron-Mundi I was a Teenage Jedi
date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 6:41 PM Good luck! I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers, and I look forward to more updates!

	JediMelindaWolf Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.
date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 7:35 PM A very big CONGRATS to you, and GOOD LUCK!!! Can't wait to hear all about your adventure westward. It isn't always about the end. It's about the journey that gets one there. MTFBWY

	Darth_Hiram A Journey into The Force
date Posted: Jun 05, 2009 10:22 PM Good luck, Slow, and all the best. Please keep us all posted! I admire anyone who picks up a new adventure to follow their dreams. Can't wait to hear more!

	starwarsfan_84 Some Nerd's Opinion
date Posted: Jun 06, 2009 11:44 AM Rather than slip into self pity I decided it was time to chase an 18 year dream of getting out of Indiana and moving on to California, despite the economy, or maybe in spite of it. Good to hear that you haven't fallen into hopelessness and you're still chasing your dreams. That's very inspiring. God bless you and I'll pray for you.

	The Stooge Star Wars Joke-A-Day
date Posted: Jun 07, 2009 8:19 AM I'm still wowed by your decision -- it's totally inspiring, and I'm glad you're going to "take us along" for the ride!

slow
Slow's Rebel Ramblings

date Posted: Jun 08, 2009 11:57 AM

Your a brave soul! I truely hope everthing works out for you in California.
Be carefully driving, there are a lot of crazies out there Thank you, and with me there there just might be another one. kidding.

We will be watching your journey with great interest

Whelp, I can tell you this; you'll sure LOVE Cali weather that's for sure. It's the only thing us Cali's can brag about these days When it's -20 in Indiana, I will be WAY happy!!! Brag away!

slow
Slow's Rebel Ramblings

date Posted: Jun 08, 2009 11:59 AM

Don't joke around like that Nobby...My heart THUDS every time you say that. Mine too.

Ohm...try more like a 6 hour drive if you break the speed limit, don't have any traffic and use HWY 5 route to Northern Cali, which is where Nobby and I live at the moment. Oh yes. My 'few hours' was an intentional understatement.

Good luck Slow,
A few of my best mates recently lost jobs where I work but they've all managed to find other work, so don't be disheartened there are jobs out there. Moving to Cali must be exciting. Thanks.

I try not to lose heart. "Exciting is hardly the word I would use"

slow
Slow's Rebel Ramblings

date Posted: Jun 08, 2009 12:01 PM

It's truly exciting to think that you're turning what could be viewed as a bad situation by some into the adventure of a lifetime. I admire you...more people should think like you do. Thank you. I've always tried to make the best of all situations. It usually works.

I wish you the best of luck, and I suspect you'll make the most of this. I have never been this serious about making something work in my life. It's going to work.

slow
Slow's Rebel Ramblings

date Posted: Jun 08, 2009 12:04 PM

Good luck! I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers, and I look forward to more updates! Thank you. Once everything gets under way, I will let everyone know where to go to read the blogs and watch the videos, if I can get them up as we go...

A very big CONGRATS to you, and GOOD LUCK!!! Thank you VERY much!

It isn't always about the end. It's about the journey that gets one there. As it says in the song PRIME MOVER by RUSH, "The point of the journey is not to arrive. Anything can happen" That is my theme for this adventure....and of course Star Wars

slow
Slow's Rebel Ramblings

date Posted: Jun 08, 2009 12:12 PM

Good luck, Slow, and all the best. Please keep us all posted! I admire anyone who picks up a new adventure to follow their dreams. Can't wait to hear more! I can't wait to have more to tell! Really, this is as exciting as it is nerve wracking, but I feel good about it.

Good to hear that you haven't fallen into hopelessness and you're still chasing your dreams. That's very inspiring. God bless you and I'll pray for you. Thank you. I sense a larger story than that which will get blogged about. I will possibly write a story based on this move and it's circumstances.

	slow Slow's Rebel Ramblings
date Posted: Jun 08, 2009 12:13 PM I'm still wowed by your decision -- it's totally inspiring, and I'm glad you're going to "take us along" for the ride! Thank you my good man. Too bad you're not there now but such is life. I, too, am still wowed by my decision.

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