yes. yes. and yes.

unreliable updates

i admit it. i'm a slacker.

i love to start things (such as this blog) and then not follow through. this is the way i behave in all aspects of my life and it is disgusting.

i have managed to semi-avoid eating out, with the exception of just a few mcdonalds excursions. i cannot help it. i simply adore the big mac. i have also been doing a great deal of cooking at home including, but not limited to, a chicken & broccoli fettucini alfredo situation and homemade wraps for lunch every day. the addition of broccoli into my diet is a huge step. i find most vegetables to be utterly undesirable and have always had a particular hatred for broccoli.

i realize i can't change multiple aspects of my lifestyle overnight and i'm really trying to practice patience with myself. it has been said that one shouldn't be scared of growing slowly... only afraid of standing still. and stagnant i am not.

ad occursum futurum.

lets not forget

home for the holidays

things have been better and lets suffice it to say that is the reason for my lack of blogging. i don't wish to go into detail, but my heart is breaking for my best friend and her family.

i've decided that maybe i'm just scattered and perhaps should include that i am, in addition to all the other things i've mentioned, a fat ass. and i would thoroughly like myself much better say... 40 pounds lighter.

i've not spent any ghastly amount of money during the holidays. and thus far have only had one drunken evening at the local watering hole. there's just something about cadillac's that i cannot avoid during a visit to martin, tennessee.

i'm too tuckered out to expound on anything further.

ad occursum futurum.

moving in reverse

well... nothing stops momentum like a friday. i did so many things i'm not proud of this weekend its not even funny!

mistake number 1... #2 from mcdonalds at 2 am (let us not forget the china dragon insanity i had for lunch). mistake #2 wendys for lunch today. i also purchased two bloody marys from the outlook. spending money like crazy and drinking liquor like water. bummer!

and lets be honest. i wasn't going to quit smoking. that just can't happen for right now. i have too many debt collectors calling.

i'm excited for tomorrow, though. i've planned an entire day of activities starting with homemade french toast in about 6 hours and hopefully ending with clean laundry, half-packed bag for the trip home next week, freshly vacuumed carpets, a newly installed car stereo, a new haircut and perhaps a secret date with thehotdogbattle.

quick and to the point...

last night was full of debauchery and unmitigated indulgence. i suppose the same could be said for lunch today.

i don't feel much like elaborating on my failures but suffice it to say there was a mexican feast (complete with margarita), cherry 7-up (from the gas station - grossly overpriced) and skittles. and thats just last night. the only redeeming aspect of the evening was my lack of purchases at the porn store (eloquent i might be... but the porn store is the porn store... no matter how much you call it an adult novelty shop). this is impressive for two reasons: a) i love porn and b) i have not purchased any sort of adult novelty in a long time. and while i did leave empty handed, it was an enjoyable excursion.

today has been more successful. one exception: lunch at china dragon.

money spent? $16 on mexican, $9 at the gas station ($6 of which was for cigarettes).

oh. and that was the last pack i'm buying. whoever said baby steps were the way to go obviously never met me.

ad occursum futurum.

expert autotechs are ready to take the hassle out of installing a new radio in your vehicle

what follows below is an email i just sent to bestbuy:

Hello. I am filling out this form because I'm having issues specifically with a service offered at Store 333 in Louisville, KY. I am having an unpleasant experience with this store and just wanted to inform customer service. I purchased a car stereo from this store last week and would like for the staff there at the store to install said stereo - only there's a problem - no one at the store seems to be concerned that I'd like to give them money to perform this service. When originally purchasing the stereo I asked if I could bring my vehicle in that day. This question was met with a great deal of uncertainty and I was informed that the service is offered on a "first come, first served" basis. My prompt reply? "Can I bring it to you in an hour?" The associate's reply? "Well maybe, we might be able to get to it. I'd have to check." I was then told that maybe I could bring it back in a couple hours and they might be able to get to it. When I'm contemplating bringing my ONLY form of transportation to have some service performed I do not want to hear the word "might". I decided to wait until another day as the associate kindly informed me that I could bring it back another day if that were more convenient. Since that day I've contacted the store to find out what hours they're available for car stereo installations and have had a similar experience. When asking the associate on the phone about the hours this service is available during I was told... immediately upon inquiry "Well it is first come, first served and they don't work on appointments." This was neither an answer to my direct question, nor was it helpful in any way. I realize that the service is offered first come/first served, but what I need to know is WHEN I can show up to be the first or when I can show up to be the last. The associate transferred me to someone in the Car Audio department. I repeated my question to the gentleman. I was once again informed that things are done "first come, first served" (my frustration increasing) and that they "don't take appointments". I then asked if I could bring my car in today and was told that they may or may not be around in an hour. I then asked if they were there during normal store house. His reply was that they are there when the store opens at 10 and that they sometimes may stick around till 8. Why then would he have just told me they were only going to be there another hour? I would just like to have a stereo installed and not have it become a huge ordeal where my car is parked, awaiting service at Best Buy Store 333 for hours on end while they "MAY be able to get to it". And it doesn't seem that the staff there care if I come to them to perform this service or not. I realize its no huge purchase, but I also have to think that it should NOT POSSIBLY BE THIS FRUSTRATING to simply have someone perform a simple installation. Yours truly (and TRULY frustrated), Victor Hicks

we were all feeling a bit shagged and fagged and fashed, it being a night of no small expenditure.

burritos in paradise

i've developed an obsession with qdoba's delicious burritos as well as a simultaneous loathing for their prices. solution? prepare burritos at home.

i would like to call last night a success, unfortunately i cannot. i spent $23 on groceries in order to make these burritos - unacceptable! i suppose its alright... i have leftovers for tonight and i also fed two others with my meal. perhaps the best thing when attempting to save money and spend less on eating is to avoid preparing meals for other people. in addition, i'm certain that the miller lite i purchased was completely unnecessary (i drank 4.5 - grumble). semi-success? i believe so. i mean i DID eat two and a half of the burritos. so good!

i shouldn't beat myself up over how much was spent. i have beers & leftovers on $23 compared to the $9 i would have spent at qdoba with no leftovers and no beers.

here's to productivity

today will be productive. i made an executive decision that no moment be wasted.

i had a big glass of milk (i don't know why i feel the need to lie here - it was certainly not a glass... i drink out of the jug) followed by a red bull on my drive into work. this combination has left a fruit loop taste in my mouth. unpleasant. i have a peanut butter and strawberry jelly sandwich for lunch along with a gala apple. i can never remember if i enjoy that variety or not. i'm fairly certain my favorite are pink ladies but these are never readily available at krogers.

i didn't thaw the brats in my freezer so i suppose i will not be having those for dinner. rats. maybe its a good night to make burritos.

the time for attacking to-do lists is drawing nigh.

ad occursum futurum.

semi successful evening

i've had a terrible headache all day today and i can't seem to shake it.

yesterday i decided to go grocery shopping as i needed 2% milk, strawberry jelly and bread (these ARE needs because i've decided to eat a pb&j for lunch for the next few days) and wound up grabbing some chicken thighs to make for dinner. i think the only superfluous items purchased were pimento cheese, 3 yogurts, cheese cubes and sour cream (dairy lust, clearly). i didn't eat fast food for lunch and actually cooked dinner at home. the chicken was far from palatable and the asiago mashed potatoes were slightly less than desirable.

the downside? i also made a couple bourbon & cokes before cooking. followed by continuing on with plans to meet a friend i haven't seen in awhile at cahoots (read bad idea). on the walk to cahoots i was stopped on the street by another friend and convinced that i needed sake and plum wine. by the end of the evening i'd had a random assortment of alcoholic beverages ranging from sake to boddingtons. gross.

that explains the headache.

what cannot be explained is WHY i thought taco bell would be a great choice for lunch. i believe i shall be blaming this on betty's sister. sometimes the two of us together is just asking for trouble.

i'm doing better this evening though. i didn't go to red lobster because i wasn't feeling up to it. i curbed my desire to walk to qdoba (my latest obsession) and instead stayed in, ate leftovers and avoided alcohol.

i'm tired and ready to watch heroes in bed.

ad occursum futurum.

silar in real life!

in addition to issues of finance, booze and big macs i would like to introduce another focus: zachary quinto. so. hot.

a brief history and introduction

i was told today that i'm a very "specific" person... whatever that means.

i suppose there are certain things i am very particular about, its just easier to ignore them. case in point... choosing a title for a blog caused me great distress... apparently i'm particular about nomenclature.

so after much careful deliberation and debate i was able to choose a suitable moniker for this blog... although i'm not entirely satisfied with it.

with that out of the way i've decided to start posting... and what better chance to provide some backstory than the first posting. my name is victor (but viktor is a much more evil, and ergo, better spelling). i have been alive for 26 years, 4 months and 2 days. i have an amazing job working for the magnolia photo booth co. i have great friends and the best family anyone could ever hope for. i am also burdened with substantial credit card debt, an insatiable love of fast food/chain restaurants & corn dogs, an inability to budget and a penchant for imbibing copious amounts of alcoholic beverages.

i've made lots of horrible decisions in just about all aspects of my life and i don't wish to continue doing so. this blog will be an attempt to catalogue some of the better decisions i hope to be making soon; specifically where matters of money, alcohol and healthy eating are concerned.

the catch? i'm notoriously bad about sticking to my guns and quite enjoy rationalizing all my slip-ups. for instance... i am going to eat at red lobster this evening. unhealthy, expensive... and likely to lead to at least one bloody mary. on the upside i'll be enjoying cheddar biscuits and it helps that i'll be joining someone who will be able to give me a discount.

cheddar biscuits, discounts & a bloody mary. i'm off to a questionable start.

ad occursum futurum.