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I want to. I really do, but lately I have been all over the place. . .really, I have so much to write about but I just can’t find time to write it. However, I did find a little time to put together some video of my trip to Monterey with my family that we took this last weekend. . .here it is:
Monterey Dreams from Andrew Knott on Vimeo.
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I went on a farewell booze cruise this past Saturday. Here is a snippet:
booze cruise from Andrew Knott on Vimeo.
. . and from the week before this is a bloody mary and I fighting:
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*Thank you Mark Hill. . .you have given me inspiration to write more. Actually, I kind of forgot I had a blog until I got an email saying I had a comment 
Still. . .inspiration
I am sitting here in a very bare apartment drinking green tea and trying to figure out what I want to say in this post.
The apartment is bare because I am getting ready to move overseas very soon. I am drinking green tea to counter balance the weeks of beer/soju drinking that I have been partaking in [and also a few beers today]. I am trying to figure out what to say because I have so much and so little to talk about, I know I have done a lot over the past month and a half, but I really don’t remember the details. So, this will be more of a stream of consciousness than a well-planned, well-written blog post. But if you have read anything else I have written on this site, you will probably realize that, that is somewhat of a theme.
I just returned from a trip traveling abroad; I worked most of the time, but I was able to have a few fulfilling experiences during those short periods of time off. I drank a lot in Korea of course, because that is what people do in Korea and I am a person so I did it. I also ate dog not because that is what most people do there but because a guy I met who spent some time in a Japanese prison wanted to try dog. You don’t argue with a man who has spent time in Japanese prison. . . .although it was only two weeks; however, he assured me that it was nothing like the Simpsons episode where Bart and Homer go to jail in Tokyo and learn how to do origami and played parts in a production of the 40 Ronin. I think Bart was mad because he wanted to play Oshi, but they made him play Ori. I would be mad too.
Well, the guy [very cool dude, btw] that I ate dog with said that it was an actual cell that he was in, not one made of rice paper. They made him eat fish head stew the whole time which caused him to lose about 15 pounds in two weeks and the only way he could communicate with any of the guards was through some Yakuza guy that was in the same cell who knew a few words in English. . . . mostly profanity. My friend was convinced that he probably would have been out in a few hours, but somehow the Yakuza guy got him stuck in there for longer.
Anyway, I am back in Hawaii now for the time being, but as I said I will be moving soon. Before I do that though I will be spending about a month in California just visiting family, friends and a whole bunch of places I haven’t been to in a long time. It wasn’t until recently that I started to get a little home sick for California, so I am very excited. I plan on going to visit Monterey, San Francisco, LA and I am going to be “spending a little time” in Vegas with a friend.
Besides all of that I have been out of the loop as far as news, tech and media go. When I was gone I watched a few Korean movies but Korean movies are very sub-par these days. Before I left I bought a cool new ebook reader–these things are fucking awesome. People need to start investing in them because there will seriously be no need for paper soon enough [as they perfect them]. I started reading a cool book on it called “The raw shark texts.”
The writing reminded me a little of Palahniuk but the concept is more like a “House of Leaves” concept. Let me explain the book a little bit and then explain one problem with it. The book starts with a man who wakes up and isn’t sure where or who he is. There are a few notes about that instruct him as to what he should do–so it kind of makes you think he is one of those guys who loses his memory every night after falling asleep so he writes notes to guide him through his everyday life. SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT [hahahaha, I've always wanted to do that; beware though, I have also always wanted to ruin someone's day by spoiling a story] This goes on for about a hundred or so pages and then the guy starts figuring some things out, finding clues here and there and ultimately finds out that he is the prey of an information shark. This is where the cool concept lies. . . the writer [through devices in the story] says that life is such an interesting thing because it will always find a way to live in a given environment if it can. He explains that human communication has become such a rich environment that things started growing in our language/communication/relationships. . .one of them being a shark who preys on information.
I read a little bit further past this point and then my e-reader died 
I was soooooooo pissed because I had so many books that I wanted to read while away and I barely got through a third of one before it died. It turned out that it was my fault because I thought that since it charges through a USB cable on a computer that and ipod charger [with a USB cable] would charge it; however, it actually drained it leaving me bookless.
Now that I am back home I will probably finish the book this weekend. I am a little apprehensive about finishing it though because while it did have a super-cool concept, I didn’t think the writing/character development was all that good. This is one of my problems with books/movies like these. . . .some writer comes up with some cool idea like “Hey, what if a shark could live in human language. . .that would be so fucking cool” Then they take that cool idea they have and they write a story around it. . . .not really trying to make a good story, but really just finding a way to present their idea. I hate that because it makes everything in the book feel cheap after you find out what it was they were trying to present. While reading the Raw Shark texts I thought it was pretty good up to the point where the secret was revealed because at least the mystery was carrying the story along. However, the secret is revealed too soon so after you get to that part, as I said before, things seem cheap.
Whatever though. . .what do I know?
Oddly enough while I was gone, I also spent a lot of time watching “Tom goes to the Mayor” by Tim and Eric. I don’t know why and I am not going to try and explain it, but I love this show. For you:
Wow, now I really feel like writing more stuff. . . . but I am not going to because I just lied.
It’s been awhile. . .since I last posted on this blog
and it’s been awhile since I listened to that stupid song (think Aaron Lewis)
Real quick–Here is one of the funniest album covers I have seen in a long time:
As I said, it’s been awhile since I have posted and I really have no excuse for it. I would say the reason however, is that I have been slightly busy lately and I haven’t really experienced anything too exciting. I recently sold my condo which is one step in the right direction toward being a “free bird” in the next couple of years of my life. Soon, if I play my cards right I will have little to no financial obligations [besides incidentals--like super high speed internet].
I had the decision of whether or not I should sell the condo. I could have kept it and rented it out taking a moderate loss each month, but with the hope of making money years later. With a whole lot of thinking, I decided to sell it [at a loss] to completely free myself of any obligations to the great state of Hawaii, Mortgage company, Insurance company, tenant or property manager. To me, it is just too much to think/worry about when overseas and trying to move on into the next stage of my life. No–I am not getting married or anything anytime soon. . . but i will be changing employers soon enough and moving to a different country [not necessarily in that sequential order].
When making my decision, I thought a lot about money and what it means to me. Please don’t misconstrue–I love money. . .I just feel that I am always going to be a fairly impulsive person and that I need to make my life as fluid as possible. Of course, I will settle down one day but I don’t ever picture myself living in some huge mansion in the hills somewhere with the protection dogs. . . or bees. . . .or dogs who shoot bees out of there mouths whilst I swim in my money. I have always been someone who is more interested in minimizing the worries in my life so I can maximize the happiness. This means that I try to make my life devoid of drama, jealousies, envies, obligations to other people, etc. Of course, that is impossible [I am a very jealous person----ha ha, thought you knew]; however, I feel that if we could all just live on the same level in the public, then we can flourish in our private lives. That probably doesn’t make sense to you, but it does to me and it’s my blog.
I digress. . . .I don’t feel I can truly describe my feelings on the matter—it was just a slippery slope from the dogs with bees in their mouths.
The point is that I am trying to get rid of all the things that I don’t need before I take off for Korea. My goal is to have it down to clothes, ipod, video game consoles, computer, and a whole lot of knowledge/experience. I will have a fresh start, figure some things out, get a job, get married, have kids, get an SUV, build a bar in my garage, invite friends over to play Halo 7 on my 170″ laser projection TV [shit, I was pretty close to that already], have a few more kids, kick the other ones out of the house [Hey, I had 10 jobs by the time I was 12--at least that's what I'll tell them], start reminiscing about the good ole days when I was free, get divorced, buy a sweet red Tesla and try and pick up chicks, come crawling back to my ex-wife when I realize that neither Teslas or comb overs pick up chicks, re-invorgorate the marriage, go traveling, die of a heart attack due to all of the great plate lunches I had while in Hawaii. Sometimes people just feel like rambling, what can I say.
I don’t really feel that my life will progress like that. . . . but I worry sometimes. If I really thought I was. . . .ummmm—I was going to put a really bad joke here [think cowboy joker]–but it’s just too soon!]
Well, I am just full of piss and vinegar tonight. . .so I think I will post this and move on to a new post.
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This will be quick, but I just wanted to get one in before I took off. I am extremely tired because I was working a night shift for the past month. I look like I got my ass kicked because I have some dark circles under my eyes. Hahahahaha. . . .I have a friend that literally just got his ass kicked in a drunken bar room brawl. . . he will live though.
So. . . I will run through this quickly. I went to Akhibara yesterday in Tokyo because I have heard so many things about all of the great electronics there. Quite honestly if you are looking for a great shopping experience I recommend going there to buy electronics. . .however, I thought Yongsan was a lot cooler because it felt more like a market and less like a department store. But, there were definititly more hot Japanese girls in Akhibara than there were hot Korean girls in Yongsan. So, maybe it’s a tie
I have been drinking the past couple of nights which goes against my promise to be a little bit more health conscious. I think I will try to limit my drinking to one night a week and only a few beers. . .but seriously my urge to binge drink has increased since being in Korea. I will find that nice happy medium soon.
I have two words for the movie Beowulf. . . . . . . . Shrek and forgettable.
My flight entertainment while going back to Hawaii will be a choice of Prison Break [I recently got addicted], a new show called Madmen about the 60’s era New York advertising industry, Battlestar Gallactica [I've heard so many great things so I might give it a shot] or a new Korean movie called 사랑 (sarang bang–love room in English. . . . Hey, get your mind out of the gutter, it’s not like that). I also have a slew of podcasts to catch up on. . . . . .starting with Radiolab from WNYC. I think I am set. . . . . . . oh, I also have my DS and Stephen Colbert’s "I am America and so can you."
Damn, I gotta go. . . . got to check out of my room soon.
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