A Burger Soap Opera

The following was inspired by a conversation on Facebook. WARNING: PG-13 FOR ADULT CONTENT AND LANGUAGE

Several years ago, Burger King met a fine little Shorty at a Cookout and quickly began a Sonic whirlwind of courtship.

Their romance blossomed and he finally made that little Shorty his Dairy Queen.

They honeymooned at the Shake Shack on their wedding night. In-N-Out they Fuddruckered all night long and nine months later, along came a Big Boy whom they named McDonald.

Passions waned as the years mounted in their White Castle until Burger King began to stray. First there was Krystal. Then Wendy. Then myriad others until Dairy Queen finally found out what Burger King had been doing.

Dairy Queen was so pissed when she found out that she threw his Fatburger out into the Back Yard. In the divorce settlement, Dairy Queen retained custody of McDonald and the White Castle while Burger King only received the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile.

Lonely, dejected and on the rebound, Dairy Queen soon took up with Five Guys for a purely physical relationship but that soon ended.

Later, she met Jack in the Box and they began to date. So far they've been very happy together and things are starting to look serious.

Burger King, however, moved in with Red Robin over in Burgerville but, to this day, still longs for his Dairy Queen.

Lights, Camera...Still Waiting On The Action

My DJ business continues to grow but is not exactly thriving yet.

Last October, my business partner Pascual and I launched Magic Box Media.

We've got an impressive rig filled with great sound equipment. We have a MASSIVE library filled with many different kinds of music. We've got a 19-inch video monitor and access to a 32-inch monitor. We have access to a camera to record video of our events for playback and/or sale and we work alongside the fastest growing production company here in Central Texas.

We started out with a decent set of sound activated lights which, as the name suggests, follow the pace of the music.

In the past two weeks, however, I've added not two but four different light fixtures to our system...the problem is I still need another one before I feel like we can offer a complete package.

My business partner regularly chides me because I just can't be content with the equipment we've already purchased. Ironically, he wants to add a lighting truss to our setup.

Two weeks ago my fiend and associate in Fort Worth, DJ Brandon of Steward's Productions, sold me a DMX Light Board and two LED Lights.

Then, a week later, before I could even get a chance to play with it and figure out how it works, Brandon found me an awesome deal on a set of Scanner Spotlights to add to light show.

I spent the weekend programming a few different light shows and am now convinced that I need what we call in the industry a "wash" light to help balance the light levels on the dance floor.

As soon as that's purchased, I will, like my partner suggests, need that truss to support all of the weight of the fixtures.

Maybe one of these days, if I ever finish buying equipment, I can actually make a little money from these events.

If you need a DJ for your event happening here in the greater Central Texas region, don't hesitate to book Magic Box Media. We're cheap because we're still largely unknown but we have a lot more to offer than the more established "big boys" in the area.

Magic Box Media

Being Sick Sucks

This is the second time in as many months that my voice has threatened to go on strike and it's getting kind of annoying because of my new Mobile DJ business venture (SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT: Magic Box Media).

One can not make public announcements without a voice!

The same thing happened in December, a week before a Christmas gig.

Luckily, my next gig is not until late February, so I still have some time to heal.

I think it's a combination our crazy weather swings this winter and working too many hours each day.

A quick shout-out to my buddy DJ Brandon up in Fort Worth (SHAMELESS PLUG ALERT: Steward's Productions) who is helping me build awesome light shows by why of some CRAZY hook-up deals. Thanks, bro.

I guess that's about it.

Alone With My Thoughts...And The Scanners...

Here I am, again, sitting alone in the Newsroom, with ten Police, Fire and EMS band scanners just chattering away at each other.

I was literally seconds from logging off the computer and calling it a day when I realized the only other person in room was doing just that: leaving.

We're short a few people this week (on top of our standard skeleton crew schedule) so I figured it would probably happen.

I guess I've come to expect it by this point so I just shook my head and smiled.

In all fairness, I did leave early yesterday with cold-like symptoms, so whatever.

I decided to spend the half-hour writing a blog while I waited for our noon show to end.

Hopefully I can leave it with the producer before the producer leaves it with me. :)

I have nothing to say...

I logged on to write something but, when I got to the window to start typing, I realized I really had nothing to say.

So begets an experiment that kept a popular series afloat for nine years: I am literally going to write about nothing, or more aptly whatever pops into my head at the moment that my fingers are tapping the keys on the keyboard.

I understand this method is helpful when one needs to overcome writer's block.

The Horns lost in the BCS Championship Rose Bowl to #1 Ranked Alabama last night. Am I disappointed? Yes. Does this really affect my life in any way? Not really.

The Cowboys are set to play the Eagles on Saturday for the third time this season, this time it is a playoff game. Am I excited? Yes. Will the outcome of the game affect my life in any way, positive or negative? Not likely.

So why do I form an opinion and then allow these things, of which I exercise no control, to affect my life?
...

Nothing. I really don't have an answer for that question and the truth is I don't even know why I don't have an answer.

Why not renew the subscription to my life's mantra: FuckIT!

But is it healthy to have an uncaring attitude? Probably not, but you know what? FuckIT!

Project 254

There are 254 counties in the great state of Texas and it is my personal goal to visit every one of them.

My method of keeping track is by photographing each courthouse.

Some counties have multiple (read retired) courthouses, so I'll be photographing them as well.

I will also likely be posting multiple angles of the courthouses, so Project 254 could contain anywhere from 500 to 750 photos upon completion.

I started the project in the summer of 2008 but since I currently hold down one full time while additionally operating my own business on the side, I don't have very much free time to dedicate to this massive undertaking.

Hopefully I will have some sort of coffee table book published within the next decade to reflect my efforts.

You can follow my progress here on Flickr.

A New Year; A New Blog

It's the start of a new year and a new decade so I'm kicking off a new online journal.

I'm calling it the 'Bovine Caucus Blog,' a somewhat random name that pretty much should match the content of this journal.

I plan to focus on whatever amuses me at the moment - which in this case is New Year's resolutions. So without anymore delay...here is my list:

1a. Stop procrastinating...on anything in general.

1b. Stop procrastinating and start writing...on personal level in addition to work.

2. Begin Project 365...taking at least one photo per day.

3. Return to GymX...I need to actually USE the membership I already have.

4. Improve my living arrangements.

5. [insert random daily goal here]

THERE!

So it is written. So shall it come to pass.