A little bit of this and a little bit of that.

I get to work yesterday, put down my bag and took the change out of my pocket. To my amazement, I discovered that the breakfast place gave me three Texas quarters!


Amazing!

I mean, what are the odds?! And that my friends is the worst story you’ll probably read on the internet today, ha ha.

I had a long one yesterday but it was a better day than Wednesday. I had plans last night to meet a friend for drinks but it didn’t work out. I was at work too late and by the time I got back to Hoboken, I don’t know, it just would have been too little time to hang out. Rain check please.

I was in the city waiting for a light to change. A woman with two suitcases hailed a cab, the cab stopped, she wheeled her bag to the back of the cab, I looked at her and offered to bring her the other bag…she motioned that it was cool, she’ll get it. When she walked back over, she thanked me and said, “Cheers.” A very English thing to say except, I don’t think she was from England. I didn’t hear an accent. That bothered me.

I got home kicked off my shoes, turned on the tube and nothing. Lol…My Directv is off now, ha ha – I got nothing! Ha ha ha ha ha ha (send help). Bordonics starts now!

I just got a haircut, I think last weekend? Anyway, I felt like I needed a haircut all day yesterday. Maybe I’ll double gel to get things under control.

I finished Long Way Round on Wednesday. It’s SO amazing and I’m SO inspired! It was such a smart idea. Ewan used his celebrity to make a dream of his and his friend come true. They also did stuff for charity in the process. 20,000 miles, around the world…It was without question, the most interesting/entertaining TV/DVD experience I’ve had in years…YEARS! I bought my copy from Amazon UK, it played fine on my x-box and computer…maybe you should pick it up too.

Time for a new feature to bobborden.com, I call it: Bob’s Birthday Calendar. Let’s see who’s celebrating a birthday this weekend:


Happy Birthday Saddam Hussein!

Saddam is turning 68 and he’s never looked or felt better. Stay tuned for the next installment of Bob’s Birthday Calendar!

That’s it! Have a great one!

Best,

Bob

I had a bad day yesterday. I have a visual representation of how I felt ALL DAY:


“SIGH!”

That happened on my walk to the bus in the morning…it was downhill from that point forward. And all the positive thinking in the world couldn’t help me. Whatever.

I made fun of Apple’s shuffle play feature to open yesterday’s diary. To make up for such poor selections, my ipod came through HUGE on the walk home last night…check this out:

Smashing Pumpkins – An Ode to No One
Ben Folds Five – Evaporated
Dio – The Last in Line
Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood
Seal - Prayer for the Dying

All great songs, all random. Thank you ipod, I’m sorry we ever fought.

Why put off tomorrow what you can do today: I canceled my Directv yesterday. Checkmate! But there’s a snag…they didn’t really turn it off, so I have to call back. The operator asked me why I was getting rid of my service and I told her: ‘I love it, I’m a loyal customer but I just watch too much TV, so I want it out.’ The operator responded, “That’s a new one.” Ha ha! She must have thought I was nuts. Such is life. Phase 2 (diet) and phase 3 (exercise), coming soon!

That’s it! I haven’t shaved since last Thursday; I’m going to do that now – Oh, the life of a bachelor – IT’S CRAZY!

Word to your mother,

Bob

A New Bob, same as the old Bob?
(Look, today's diary has a title!)

What’s the upside to using an ipod? Thousands of songs at your fingertips. The Downside? Having your ipod on shuffle play while riding a packed bus and not being able to reach your ipod when a deep cut from The Fixx comes on. The word 'Painful' has been redefined.

So, in a moment of weakness/hunger, I ordered Domino's for my bosses and myself yesterday.


When will Bob ever learn?
(file photo)

Their 555 deal is the best thing going (Three medium pies for $5 each). I ordered one with pepperoni, one with pepperoni and meatballs and for myself; I thought I'd check out the new cheeseburger pizza, the one that was featured on The Apprentice. Here's the conversation I had with the Domino's guy (he had a thick accent of undetermined origin or as they used to say on TBS wrestling, 'from parts unknown'):

Bob: "Can I get the Cheeseburger pizza with the 555 Deal?"
Domino's Guy: "No way!”

Ha ha - I thought that was funny. He offered no solution on how to get the Cheeseburger pizza, so, I just ordered a Hawaiian pie with thin crust. The Cheeseburger pizza is apparently a marquee item.

And this brings me to my next train of thought: I have to change my life around! I'm just getting sick of my routine. I'm really inspired by the motorcycle documentary I’m watching (Long Way Around) right now. So much so that I can't shake the feeling that I want to drive across America on a motorcycle. Potential problems; I don't have a motorcycle, a license and I'm not sure if I can swing it financially. I looked into taking a class to get my license but they're booked through August. That calmed me down and made me put things into perspective.

If I wait a year, I can have everything: A license, a bike, a rider safety class, I can go on a diet, save money and just do it right instead of being half assed about it. I’m going to make it a goal! I'm excited about that.

Also, I HAVE to get out of my weekend rut. My weekends seem to revolve around one event, Laundry/A & P. I'm thinking about canceling my directv service. Saturday morning, I wake up, start flipping around the dial and before I know it, it's four o'clock! I watch too much TV when I should be off my ass, walking around and being social. Why rush home from work just to sit on the sofa? Why not take a long walk home? Why indeed.

My Dad always told me that 'today is the first day of the rest of your life.' He was right.

I'm going to quit directv starting Friday night. I just want to see if I can rearrange things and work towards something, rather than accept things as they have been.

There you have it. I like this, a new way of thinking, a new Bob - no more BS! Read: Bordonics!

Have a good one.

Serious as a heart attack,

Bob

I got 'Long Way Around' in the mail yesterday. I ordered it from Amazon UK a week ago! It came faster than when I order stuff from Amazon (USA). Long Way Around is the documentary of Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman's around-the-world motorcycle trip. I got the DVD around 1:00 PM, put it in my bag, knowing that I'd watch the whole thing when I got home.

Well, I got home and forgot about it. If I put in the DVD now, I'll only have time to watch one. So, at the risk of nasty 'comments,' that's exactly what I'm going to do.

But before I go, I'll leave you today with a brand new feature, I call it; Virtual Bus Ride...here we go:


Virtual Bus Ride!

Now you know what it's like to go to work with me...excuse me for a second - YAWN! OK, I'm back...that was Virtual Bus Ride...TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!

I'm off on a journey around the world through the eyes of Ewan McGregor & Charley Boorman.

Stay Beautiful,

Bob

--12:06 AM UPDATE--

I just finished the first two episodes and it’s just amazing! Wow. I want to stay up and watch the rest but that doesn’t seem like such a smart thing to do.

If we both go into today’s diary with the attitude that it probably won’t be so great, it WON'T be THAT bad. Keep that in mind.

Friday I got out of work early and was home by 5:30. I had some Mexican food and then passed out until 8:30! I must have been tired. For the life of me, I can’t remember what I did after that.

Saturday I woke up around 10:30 and it was cold and dark out. After the 60-degree tease earlier in the week, the darkness just sucked the life out of me. I left my apartment around 4:00, did my laundry at the Laundry Depot in Jersey City, hit the A & P and went to Target. I bought an animated Star Wars DVD that aired on the Cartoon Network…I’m not a Star Wars nerd but I heard my boss, Justin (he’s a Star Wars fan), say it was pretty good.



Star Wars
Clone Wars



It’s the story between Episode II & III – pretty smart idea. And it’s done SO well, it’s crazy. I enjoyed it more than the movies. It was only $15, a bargain.

I watched Drugstore Cowboy (such a great flick) and called it a night.

Sunday I woke up around 9:20. I watched the Remaking of Taylor Dayne on VH1, talked on the phone for a little bit and then left my apartment. It was another cold/dark day. I walked to the bookstore, the record store, another record store and then walked home.

I made the WORST dinner in years. I got out the George Forman grill and cooked up some chicken. For a little extra something, I used some of Emeril’s marinade. The chicken with the marinade was tasteless. I might as well have been eating imaginary food. I also cooked up some Campbell’s low-salt chicken noodle soup:


Disgusting!

I had Crunch Berries and a vitamin instead. Bad dinner to cap off a bad weekend. But if you ask me in person how my weekend went, I’ll tell you this: “I went down to my shore house to get things ready for the season.” Why bore people with reality, ha ha.

That’s it!

Best,

Bob

I went to dinner last night with my coworkers/friends. Thursday night and I’m living it up! We went to The Palm…that’s a pretty excellent steak house. I was sitting there, enjoying the company, listening to some great stories; I look across the room and saw what looked to be a waiter holding a small dog. He was letting the children pet his small dog. I thought to myself, ‘that’s odd, why do they allow pets in here?’ Turns out, it wasn’t a small dog, it was a giant lobster! More specifically, IT WAS MY GIANT LOBSTER!


(L to R): Joe, Sam, Bob, Giant Lobster

Oh sure, I look like I’m having a swell time in the photo but I have to say, I really didn’t want the attention of wearing a bib and having the waiter crack the claws open for me. It was all just a little too much. It tasted pretty darn good but I stuck out like a turd in a punchbowl.

Note to self, “Next time get the steak Bobby…next time get the steak.”

When it was time for dessert, I ordered the smallest thing they had. In stark contrast to that and similar to my giant lobster, my friend Lee ordered the largest dessert they had:


(L to R): Gerry, giant cake, Lee

Oh my goodness! I think he’s still at the restaurant trying to finish it, ha ha. Oh giant food, what can you do?

I was proud of myself because I hardly drank anything…I think I had one beer. Afterwards I really wanted to go to a strip club (I haven’t been to one in years). But I calmed down and just headed home. Looking back on it now, I made the right call.

That’s it for another swell week at bobborden.com. Can you get your stomach pumped for lobster? Just curious.

Have a great weekend!

Best,

Bob

Yesterday morning, I was lucky enough to catch the bus with the upholstered seats and working air conditioner. It’s the most relaxing bus the New Jersey transit has running and I’m here to say that I appreciate it. It's the little things.

I get to work and had a super-confusing Instant Message conversation with my friend Lauren. She read my Wednesday diary, with the girl/motorcycle photo, and I thought she said that she knew the girl that was in that photo. Turns out, she didn’t say that. My computer was screwing with me so it’s possible I missed a message and that caused the miscommunication. Who knows, who cares? It turns out that her friend is a model and Lauren wanted me to see one of her modeling shots:


Lauren’s friend
(and now, my friend too)

Holy crap! Due to that photo, I’d like to put my hat in the ring for website of the year…If there is such a thing. Thanks Lauren.

Are you a hot model with photos that you’d like to see on bobborden.com? If so, send your name, number and photos to Bob at bobborden@bobborden.com -- Don’t worry about sending nude photos, I can blur out the naughty bits. (Is it just me, or has this site’s ‘creepy level’ increased this week?)

I have to go on a diet, nothing rash but if I had to give my diet a title, I’d call it: Bob’s Death-Prevention Diet. I think the Lord sent me a sign yesterday, not in a ‘pains to the chest’ kind of way but a little more subtle. It’s time, it’s time.

I had a celebrity sighting last night. I was walking down 8th Avenue, he was walking up.


Director Jim Jarmusch
(file photo)

He directed some of my favorite films, such as: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai and Mystery Train. I was tempted to ask for a photo but he was talking to someone and I didn’t want to be one of ‘those guys.’ Maybe he’ll do a search on his name someday and read my website.

That gives me a great idea for a new feature to bobborden.com, I call it; Future Message to Jim Jarmusch…Here we go: “Jim, I enjoy your films. I saw you on the street today and had the sense to be super cool and not bother you for a photo…I hope you appreciate it. Can I have a part in your next project? Thanks Jim…All my best.” That was, Future Message to Jim Jarmusch – tell your friends!

That’s it! Be real.

Best,

Bob

I did a good deed yesterday, a small one but a good deed nonetheless. A guy I was sitting next to on the bus yesterday morning, some quarters fell out of his pocket and were sitting on the seat plain as day. He got off the bus; I snatched them up and gave them to him. He thanked me and called me a true gentleman – I thought that was cool. (Again, I don’t talk about my good deeds for attention; I just need to fill up diary space.)

I’m sick, I have a bad case of MOTORCYCLE FEVER! Financially, I don’t think I can swing it but the fantasy is still there. Its just always been a dream of mine. I almost can’t put it into words. I was looking at bikes on ebay and this one caught my eye...what do you think of this motorcycle?



Actual ebay ad


Is this anything: e-boobs? Laugh if you will, that bike had a lot of bids. If you learned anything from today’s diary, learn this: Boobs sell bikes.

I walked from the bus station to work again. We’re having such beautiful days in these parts; it feels like it’s never going to end. The weather even makes the walk up 8th Avenue tolerable (8th Avenue is a sh$thole, ha ha).

My friend Paula’s niece (7 years old) was visiting her yesterday. I had Christmas dinner with their family about 3 years ago and bonded with that little girl. I even brought her a Dora the Explorer doll, it being the holidays and all. I walked into Paula’s office and had this conversation with the girl:

Bob: Hey, remember me, we had Christmas dinner a few years ago…?
Paula’s niece: “Nope.”
Bob: Oh come on, I was the guy that brought you the Dora the Explorer doll…?
Paula’s niece: “Nope.”
Bob: I put together your Lite-Bright?!
Paula’s niece: “Nope.”

It was three years ago but come on! Give me something to work with. It was eerily reminiscent of my conversations with adult women. Such is life.

A lot of people, including my Mom, hate that I’m wearing shorts to work. PEOPLE: I work in a non-traditional office – RELAX! I wouldn’t wear shorts if my bosses didn’t wear shorts. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

That’s it! Have a great day.

Crap, I was just outbid!

My best,

Bob

I want a motorcycle and I want to drive it across America.



I can Dream, can't I?


I have to watch Easy Rider again.

My friend, Jay, pointed out to me the other day that whenever I use quotations, the text gets screwed up when you view this on Internet Explorer. So, I'm not going to use quotes for a while until I figure this out. I think it happens because I type in Word, then cut & paste to the blogger thing. Working on it.

Incredible day yesterday! Not only did I wear shorts to work but I walked from the bus station to the office. It's only 10 blocks but back in the day, those ten block kept me fit and trim...OK, it kept me somewhat less fat. On my way, I stopped off at the A & P in the city and bought a frozen dinner for lunch. I had a pretty healthy day until I got home. I had Chinese for dinner. That stuff's loaded with bad things. I had cashew chicken, I didn't sauce it up too bad. I'm not 100% on a plan yet...I'm just getting my feet wet. I walked to the bus station after work. It was a little too crowded on 8th Avenue for my taste, so I'll walk over to 9th Avenue tonight. I have to say, for sitting on my ass all weekend, I didn't feel tired.

You know, I forgot to mention that last week, I saw a guy on the bus twiddling his thumbs. I thought that was very interesting. It was like a peephole into his mind and I'm guessing there wasn't a whole lot going on. I like to watch people.

Tonight's Mega Millions is 168 million. Go out and play, win and don't forget to send me a cut, after all, I did remind you -- remember, you have to be in it to win it!

That's it! Have a wonderful day.

All my best,

Bob

Friday night I stayed extra long at work, cleaning up my office. I had crap everywhere. I was killing time because I was going out to dinner at 8:30. I met up with: Jay, Walter, Sally, Tom and Chris. We were celebrating Jay’s birthday…again. Jay’s birthday was three weeks ago but he got sick and we had to postpone it. It was better this way; it stretched over two weeks! That’s something. We went to a BBQ place called Blue Smoke. It was a good time. Happy Birthday Jay!

I got home around 12:30 and watched some TV.

Saturday I woke up around 11:00. It was a beautiful day, so, I watched 3 hours of the FBI Files on Discovery. When are people going to learn that you can’t kill anyone these days. The only way to kill someone is to use ice bullets and I don’t think Wal-Mart sells those yet. Around 4 I took my curtains down to have them washed. My apartment seemed so different without them, I liked the extra space – it felt open. I drove to the Laundry Depot in Jersey City. While my clothes were in the wash, I went to Pier 1 Imports, Target and walked around the parking lot. I went to the A & P after that. You know, the same s%#t I do EVERY weekend. It’s a routine but it has to be done, otherwise, I’d have dirty clothes.

Saturday night I watched Dead Alive, some reviewer called it 'one of the most gruesome movies of all time.' It was pretty bad; I only made it through 25 minutes. I had Velvet Goldmine Tivoed, so I watched that instead. It was OK but had a little too much male nudity. ANY male nudity is TOO MUCH, ha ha. Ewan McGregor was one of the stars. I was watching the film and said to myself, “Wasn’t he going to drive around the world on a motorcycle?”

After a quick internet search, I was ordering this from Amazon UK:



Long Way Round


The people on Amazon loved this…I can’t wait to watch it.

Sunday was picture perfect -- 68 degrees, not a cloud in the sky. I stayed inside and cleaned my apartment. I wasn’t in the mood to go out and do stuff. I didn’t want to spend any money. I cleaned out my bedroom. I still feel like I have a long way to go. I just want the necessities. I want to be a minimalist but I have too much stuff! Around 6:30, I was hungry but didn’t have anything to eat in the fridge. I stayed inside so long; I had to force myself to leave. It was weird, like a reverse panic attack. But I sucked it up and picked up some Mexican food. I cleaned up a little more, watched the tube and that was about it.

That’s it! Have a great Monday!

Always,

Bob

I just read an e-mail from my nephew. He wanted to know when I’m going to visit them again and he also told me about some important x-box information, ha ha. How cute is that?! Oh, the kids, they get me every time.


Bob’s nephew, Lucas

I don’t have a lot to say today, I used up all my “A” material Monday thru Thursday, ha ha. I watched The Apprentice last night. It’s not so great this season, I think I may have said that pretty recently and I don’t mean to repeat myself but it’s true! Trump is solid. The other people, yuk. Enough about that, they’re not paying my bills.

I was just watching The Last Waltz on the tube…I really have to watch that, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the whole thing. It made me remember a great concert I saw in 1988 (I believe). I was a big Frank Zappa fan back in the day and was able to see him on his Broadway the Hardway tour. It was pretty darn great. His band was just SO TIGHT! And whenever Frank picked up the guitar, I remember the people going nuts. He had such a great style, it sounded like purposeful mistakes that just took the listener on a journey. Yet, it worked beautifully.

I don’t know what I’m talking about…or do I?! (Insert music sting here)

I need to make some new playlists for my ipod. I’m up to 3800 songs now and playing them at random just isn’t cutting it anymore. Nothing worse than listening to music and the next song you hear is a Christmas song, ha ha. Maybe I’ll do that now…

I end this week with another new feature to bobborden.com, I call it; OK, I Know This is Wrong But I’m Busy And Can’t Possibly Clean Everything 24/7. I have cats, I love ‘em but there is a downside; they shed like a mofo! This is a photo of my green curtains; my cats open this to sit of the window ledge. In the process, they leave some cat hair on the curtain. OK, here’s the photo:


Yuk!

Hmmmmm, I’m guessing this isn’t going to be one of my better new features, ha ha. I’ll clean them up this weekend. So, that was, 'OK, I Know This is Wrong But I’m Busy And Can’t Possibly Clean Everything 24/7' – tell your friends!

That’s it – Have a good one!

Hugs,

Bob

Bordonics has caught on! So much so that I couldn’t even buy the domain name yesterday – someone already has it, if you can believe that! At least it was a popular thing to talk about in my ‘comments’ section. I was thinking about making a sister website with my life philosophy and workout routine, ha ha. Oh well, Walter probably didn’t have the time to make another site anyway, ha ha. I laugh because I need Walter to make my ideas come to life. I would describe myself as a visionary with no discernable skill set, ha ha.

I got home last night and watched Auto Focus on IFC. At first, I thought it was the Robin Williams flick but that was called One Hour Photo. Auto Focus is the Bob Crane story. Greg Kinnear was really great in that movie. Bob Crane was into some crazy stuff. Hogan!

I was having an Instant Message chat with my Mom yesterday. She just looked at my diary and wrote: “Why did you drink a beer at 11:25 at night? Why not a glass of milk.” I could tell she was upset until I told her that it was just a joke. I just thought it was a funny way to end the diary -- I don’t need beer to help me get to sleep. Oh Mom.

So, I think that’s about it for a Thursday. But before I go, I’d like to introduce a new feature that I like to call; 11:25 Milk, here we go:


11:25 MILK!

Ha ha, that one’s for you Mom! Milk in a wine glass, can you say ‘classy?’ Hey, it’s the only clear glass I own!

That’s it – Have a kick-ass day!

Stay beautiful,

Bob

I get on the bus yesterday morning, sit next to a dude and he says to me, “You’re not going to sing AC/DC are you?” Of course, he’s referencing the last time I was on the show, with the Poconos/V-day piece. I respond the way I usually do to strangers that know me, I said, “You’re not going to kill me, are you?” Ha ha, I’m such an ass. We got to talking and we actually met on the bus years ago when I first started getting on air, about 1995. I didn’t remember that interaction, he did…oops. Anyway, we both like the Steelers, so I’ll probably run into him this season. There’s a bar in Hoboken where a lot of Steelers fans gather. Now I have proof that I’m somewhat famous, ha ha. For being so nice, I’m naming Keith, one of Bob’s People:


Keith is one of
Bob’s People

Now, if you’d like your photo on bobborden.com, don’t be shy, introduce yourself the next time you see me on the bus. Hopefully you’re a single woman.

I’m sitting at my desk reading a magazine…I mean, reading an important script -- my friend Steve walks up to my desk and it looks like he has a question. Instead of saying ‘Bob,’ he says, “Bor-don-ics.” I’m not exactly sure why that made me laugh so hard. It just makes no sense. That’s the word of the week: Bordonics. I told a few people about that and their response was, ‘I don’t get it’ -- There’s nothing to get, it is what it is…people!

As I post today’s diary, I could be 120 million richer. That’d be nice. I’m splitting the cash with Walter and “Sally” if I win and vice versa. Oh sweet Lord, you know I’ve been good, hook a brother up!

Yuk, I hate talking about topics I bring up ALL THE TIME. The lotto? Everybody wants to win the lotto. I need something strong to end the diary today. Think Bordonics, think! I got it: How about a new feature to bobborden.com?

I leave you today with something brand new, I call it; 11:25 BEER…here we go:


11:25 BEER!

Anything? Oh well, it sure was tasty! And I’ll have no trouble sleeping as beer is nature’s sleeping pill.

THAT’S IT!

Have a great day.

All my best,

Bob

Some days, I write the diary and some days, the diary writes me. I don’t know what the hell that means. I could use this space to talk about the 100 stressful things that happened to me on Monday or I could talk about the one great thing that happened. As I don’t have a lot of time to write this, I’ll talk about the one good thing.

So I’m sure you know what an intern does. It’s a lot of work for no pay. Every semester we get a new batch and the wheels keep rolling. I was an intern back in the day (1993, ouch). Anyway, one of our interns this semester, Cyrina, her uncle happens to be Rudy Sarzo, bassist for Quiet Riot and Whitesnake…among others.

I’m going about my day and Cyrina hands me a photo.


L to R: Bob, Cyrina

It’s an autographed photo of Ronnie James Dio’s band! Dio, Rudy, Craig, Simon & Scott all signed their names, how sweet is that?! Dio wrote: “Bob, The Last in Line, Ronnie James Dio” Ha ha! I grew up on this music! I saw Quiet Riot and Dio in Pittsburgh, damn good shows too. Here’s a closer look at the photo:


How cool is this?!

For making my day and for making me feel like a kid again, I’m naming Cyrina, Bob’s Person of the Week…and it’s only Tuesday! Thank you again!

That’s it!

Rock ‘N’ Roll FOREVER!

Best,

Bob

I started bobborden.com so many years ago to avoid the everyday mindless trivia that people love to indulge in. “How was your weekend, Stan?” I guarantee no one cares about Stan’s weekend or 'Bob's' for that matter. So, when people asked me about my weekend, I’d just say, ‘check out bobborden.com’ and then walk away. I love it and it worked for years but now I feel like maybe I’m not taking an interest in my fellow man. At the very least, I could fake being interested. So from now on, instead of saying, ‘check out bobborden.com,’ I’m going to say, ‘Oh, I had a great one, went down to my shore house.’ That’s something, I have a shore house. I mean, in my lie I have one but no one needs to know that, it will be our little secret and now I won’t seem so cold. Something to think about.

On to my real weekend…Friday I got home late from work and kicked it.

Saturday I woke up around 10. Without question, it was the nicest day of the year. I stayed inside and played video games. I can’t explain why I didn’t want to go out, I was just being lazy. I had plans to see a movie at 9 PM and my whole day seemed to be centered on that. It shouldn’t have but my mind works in funny ways. Funny, stupid, ways. I went into the city to meet up with Walter, “Sally,” Jay and Tom. We went to see:


SIN CITY

It was pretty darn good. Very violent, some good nudity and a lot of curse words. I’m not a comic book guy but Jay said it was pretty true to the book. Very interesting; making a film from a graphic novel, as they call it. I want to see it again. Damn good violence!

I got a slice on my walk home, around 12:30 AM. I didn’t eat good on Saturday. I had some soup for lunch and a hot dog at the movie. The slice came from 7 Star Pizza, so good! One slice is really like two. My knives and pizza cutter were unwashed, so…and I’m not proud of this…I got my scissors and cut away, ha ha. I felt like a rock star…a very poor rock star, with two cats, a big gut and no woman.

Sunday I woke up at 12:00! How’s that for some sweet sleep in time? I got my laundry together and headed over to the Laundry Depot in Jersey City. I’m getting to the point where the thought of laundry just pisses me off. I just hate it! And yet society says I must have clean clothes, so I will continue to do laundry. I almost bought a chair at Pier 1 Imports. It was an ‘As Is’ chair for $200. I liked it but didn’t REALLY need it so I passed. I went to the A & P after that and went back home. I walked around Hoboken for a while. I got a shampoo and a haircut at SuperCuts. I walked around some more…I was surprised by all the people out; it was crazy. Such is life.

I walked home, had some dinner, cleaned my apartment and called it a night.

That’s it! Have a great day.

Best,

Bob

I got home last night after a long, tough day and jumped in the shower. I sat on the sofa for a few minutes enjoying one of my last Frescas and then it started raining.



Wet Hoboken

I can't tell you how relaxed I felt, listening to that rain -- such a great feeling!

I was in some kind of mood yesterday; I'd describe it as over-the-top positive. Nothing good happened to me to put me in that mood, I just forced it to see how people would react. It was a different take on the day, that's for sure. Let's just put it this way, I was the only one that shared my view, ha ha. Hey, it only takes one person to make a difference. Can I get a witness?!

Time for a new Friday feature to bobborden.com, I call it; Bob Gives One-Word Reviews To Movies He Hasn't Seen. Today, I'll be reviewing the film, Sahara. Sahara is the story of an adventurer named Dirk Pitt. Dirk hunts down the treasure of a lost Civil War ship in North Africa. Again, I haven't seen this film...here's my one word review: "Suck." That was Bob Gives One-Word Reviews To Movies He Hasn't Seen...Tell 'em Bob sent you! Sahara opens today at a theater near you!

Oh my, what else? I, and the rest of America, am looking forward to the weekend. YAWN!

I just spent the last 30 minutes working on another feature for the diary but I don't think it makes sense. I was going to call it, Bob's Friday Wardrobe Preview. But as I write this Thursday night, most of you don't read it until it's Friday...So it's not much of a preview if I'm already wearing what you're reading. Confused? Exactly. Anyway, I have about 10 photos of myself that just don’t work.



Bob's Friday Wardrobe
Preview
(sort of)

I hate it when a plan doesn't come together. That's it! Have a great weekend.

Leave a comment!

Best,

Bob

If Sarah McLachlan’s CD, Surfacing, doesn’t bring you to tears then I don’t want to know.

Tuesday night, I finished the diary, watched a little more TV and then felt myself going off into sleepy land. I should have got up at that very second but…I didn’t. I woke up to the garbage men banging the cans like there’s no tomorrow at 6 AM! I HATE that feeling so much! Just a wasted night of sleep. I didn’t even have a blanket, I just went out – I felt like a crack whore waking up on a park bench. Yuk…tonight will be better.

Yesterday I had a photo in the diary of my window at work; I was talking about the sunshine. I forgot to mention the billboard across the street. They’ve been advertising a Rod Stewart concert that happened in July of 2004!



OK, WE GET IT!


Change this billboard now! I like Rod Stewart as much as the next guy but it’s getting on my nerves. I’ve seen the same thing out that window for the past year and I know I’ve talked about this before but COME ON!

How about that beautiful day yesterday? I made it outside, once, at 5:15 and it felt so good. I hope we get some of that this weekend, that’d be so sweet!

Per a message in my ‘comments’ section (at the bottom of every diary), I’ve added a link if you want to send me an e-mail. A woman (Lisa) wanted to give me a rap doll but didn’t know how to reach me: Now you know. But, I have to say, please don’t abuse the e-mail link. You should only e-mail me if, A: You’re a single woman in the tri-state area, B: You want to give me something, C: You’re a single woman in the tri-state area and you want to give me something. How hard is that?

I was on the elevator yesterday; I looked down and saw a penny. It was heads down. Superstition says picking up such a penny is bad luck. Then I looked to the right and there were two more pennies! One heads up, the other two, down. I said to myself, screw this – it’s bad luck! Then I thought, what the hell, that’s three cents! …OK, that’s all to that story. That was pretty lame – they can’t all be winners ya know!

That’s it!

All my best,

Bob

I have to thank everyone for all the positive thoughts on my new website. Walter knows his way around the keyboard. And I love the ‘comments’ section at the bottom of every diary, that’s slick stuff! It already came in handy; a few of you noticed that the white on black was too bright. I took your comments back to the lab and we came up with a grey font that’s pleasing to all. Keep your comments coming!

The sun came out yesterday:



Bob’s office window


It felt so good in my office…I was wishing I could go outside and suck in those rays.

I did a good deed yesterday. A fellow Hoboken citizen needed change for her ten-dollar bill in order to get on the bus. I had the change and I made it happen. Not much of a story but it’s the little things, you know. I probably shouldn’t have told that story because I believe good deeds should be kept private but I have diary space to fill, ha ha!

When I was waiting for the subway last night, I accidentally stood in the wrong place and was “hit” with a drop of ‘mystery water.’ Throughout the subway system, there are various fluids going every which way. This drip came from the ceiling by way of what looks like a rusty stalactite. I just felt weird afterwards. Then some guy on the subway was coughing, without covering his mouth, right next to me. That made the drip look trivial, ha ha.

I got home last night, chilled out for a while, talked to my Mom for a bit and then talked to my brother. A good night after a stressful day – just what the doctor ordered.

When I went to the A & P this past weekend, I struck gold when it came time to buy some soda. They were selling twelve packs of Fresca. I could drink a gallon of it at once if I had to – I LOVE FRESCA!!! But in the same breath, I need to do something about how I treat my body, to make it short, what I’ve been doing up to this point has not been good! So….Deep breath…after this twelve pack of Fresca is gone, I’m done with soda. I’m going to start there and keep moving forward – NO MORE BS!

That’s it! Have a great day.

Best,

Bob

BobBorden.com has a new look...FINALLY! I'm looking forward to this new Blog-type system. I hope you enjoy it. Sweet! Thank you Walter (friend/webmaster)!

It doesn't get any better than walking home on a crisp spring night, listening to Anthrax on the old ipod. Damn, that's good music! Makes me want to move/beat the crap out of someone, ha ha. Ooooo, I just looked up Anthrax on the web and the original lineup is getting back together. I don't get it? They just put out a CD of retweeked classics with the new singer and it's great! Why go back to the old ways...$$$$, I'm guessing. Is anyone still reading this, ha ha.

My faith in humanity was restored yesterday. I was walking in the hallway at work and I noticed co-worker/nice guy Steve, walking ahead of me. He threw a small piece of paper in the waste basket but missed. It landed behind the basket. I expected him just to keep walking, he didn't see me and it was just a small piece of paper. He reached down behind the garbage can, got the paper and threw it away. I looked at him and said, 'You know what, you just made my diary!' Steve, for going that extra mile, thinking of your co-workers and being a stand-up guy, I'm naming you the BOBBORDEN.COM PERSON OF THE WEEK!


Bob's Person of the Week!
(file photo)

Way to go Steve -- tell your friends!

Holy crap, my cat just fell off the TV! I got a new set a few months back, the old one had a flat top...the new one has quite the slant...Oh cats!

OK, this is enough for a Tuesday and more than enough for the new blog thing.

That's it! Have a great day!

Best,

Bob

OK, remember 'that great thing' I was going to do on Friday? Well, it fell through. My friends and I were going to celebrate my friend Jay's birthday but Jay got sick. Instead of dinner and a midnight movie, I had Mexican food and watched a DVD. BUT something somewhat exciting did happen. I discovered a new juice, straight from Mexico, I give you:




BOING!


Isn't that a great name for a juice drink? It was pretty good too, it was mango, mmmmmmm, mango. And that was Friday! Boing!

Saturday I woke up around 10:00. The rain was coming down and I had no desire to leave the apartment or take a bath for that matter. It was; computer, TV, video games -- all day! It was pretty good. My friend Kipley was screening his movie at 8:00 so I got a shower around 7:00. I wasn't going to go (as is the norm with me) but I pushed myself and actually made it out the door.

I got there, met up with Kipley and Karen (Kipley's wife) -- my friend Tiffany (Kipley's sister) was there too. The flick was pretty good. It was shot well and most of the acting was pretty good but it fell short in the script. But what can you do, hey, I never made a 90-minute film. Not a lot of people can say that. Don't give up Kipley!

After the flick, Tiffany and I walked across the street to eat some Indian food. Oh, it was very good. We haven't hung out for a while but we didn't miss a beat. We went to my place and talked most of the night. I didn't get to bed until 4 AM...5 AM with the time change, ha ha. It was a good night.

Sunday I woke up at 1:00. I had to do my stupid laundry but was not in the mood. I sucked it up and headed over to the Laundry Depot in Jersey City. It was pretty painless and I was glad to get it done. I walked to Target and then to the A & P. I was back by 5 and I just chilled the rest of the night.

So, that's it. What a short weekend but fun. Have a good one.

My best,
Bob


NEW BONUS FEATURE, I call it: SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT, here we go...Saturday night, I'm talking to Karen (Kipley's wife) and we hit a quiet spot in the conversation and then she says, "So how are the cats?" It's not a pet peeve that I get asked that, I just always think it's an interesting question...I'm not 100% sure why I think that. Maybe I think it's interesting because I don't have enough going on in my life, that someone has to ask about my cats? But maybe the cats are part of my life? Later in the evening, Tiffany asked the same thing! I don't know...SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.