Let's end it with a BANG!

Finishing up my Top 10 things to do in 2011...Because I am a procrastinator, but hey, this is my blog and I do what I want...

7) Get more followers for my BLOG and Twitter. I feel like I am a funny person, and I feel like I should share this messed up sense of humor with more people! So tell your wife, tell your kids, tell your husband cause Im blogging about everything up in here.

8) Complete a food challenge from a restaurant. I am on a HUGE Man v. Food kick right now, and I want to do a challenge SOMEWHERE IN THE US IN 2011! Every since I was a little kid I have wanted to try the 72 oz. Big Texan in Amarillo, TX. 2011 is the year I give it a shot!

9) Blog MORE. I have been slacking a lot here lately, mainly cause I've been so busy with the holidays and what not...BUT I shall do much better. Be ready for some fun, edgy, humorous, pointless blogs coming up in 2011. Married life. Triton training. AT&T shenanigans. The potential is endless.

10) Probably most importantly in 2011 I wanna be a better person. I consider myself a pretty good guy now but there is always room for improvement. I want to take myself to new levels in life, physically and spiritually. Look out for a bigger and better Tyler 2.0. BEAST MODE!

I hope everyone has an amazing and safe New Year.

2011 - The Year of the Fat Kid

Well with 2010 coming to a close, its time for the traditional 'Goals and Wishes for 2011' blog. First off, let me tell you how AMAZING 2010 was for me. Kept the same job from start to finish, pretty sure that hasn't happened since '86. Started a little late, but actually STARTED at Triton. But most importantly, I asked the LOML of my life to marry me...on the beach...at sunrise...in Cancun...sober. I don't think it could have gone any better.

But we are taking 2011 to the next level! Lets do this the fun way, top 10 style

1) I'm getting freakin' married! February 12th, 2011 I will have the honor of marrying Kylie Ann Burd. Pretty nervous, but even more excited to start my life with her. She truly is the best thing to ever happen to me.

2) Move into my new HOME. Kylie's amazing parents have done such an amazing job with our new house, I can't wait to move in. I will be moving in the first week of January and Kylie after the wedding. Its exciting that we have waited to live together until now, going to make it that much more exciting!

3) Get my weight under 200 pounds. I am currently looking at 233ish in the mornings. With the starting of my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu journey at Triton Fight Center I know this is something that can be easily done. The hardest part is going to be focusing on my diet. No more fast food and going to cut pop almost completely out...I can drink a DP from time to time, its going to keep me from killing small children at work.

4) Building on the last one, I am shooting to get my green belt. Just taking a few classes at the end of 2010, I have already fell in love with the sport and the team at Triton. It really is like a family that I am proud to become a part of. Time to put my nose to the grindstone.

5) This keep building on this BJJ thing - for #5 I want to compete in a NAGA tournament. NAGA is the  North American Grappling Association. It reminds me a lot of the good ole hockey tournament days, and I want that again. Even if I go and get tapped every match, its a learning experience that I want to be apart of.

6) BRO TATS!!! This is an easy one. Its becoming a yearly tradition for me and Colby to get tattoos together, and it is time to add to the body work!

7) Come up with 7, 8, 9 and 10 at a later date!

Look for the finish to this blog sometime within the next couple of days. Hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and looking forward to an awesome New Year!

I wonder if Santa has a Facebook...

First things first, let me again apologize for taking so long to get back to the Blogging World, this is a CRAZY time of year for me!

1) You might not know this yet, but I am getting married in February. Who am I kidding, if you are reading this you know, you've been invited and you are ready to get it over with so you can't stop hearing about it...and now you're a dick for agreeing. Been doing my best to try and help Kylie and her mom with all the planning, but its hard working 6 days a week.

2) We are completely gutting a house for us to move into. This has nothing to do with me not blogging, I haven't done much "Helping" with it...but I just thought I would throw that in there cause I can.

3) I work retail. In December. Which means that I work harder than a street walker on Dollar Day.

But enough of my excuses, lets cut to the chance of what I got on my mind today...

ITS MOTHER FREAKIN' CHRISTMAS TIME PEOPLE!!!

I don't know about all of you, but this is hands down my favorite time of year. Getting together with family members, giving gifts to the people you love (AND if you're awesome like me, you donated a couple of toys to the less fortunate) and just being in an all around cheery mood...minus those last minute shoppers who would stab an old lady for the last Life Size Justin Bieber Doll. But most importantly it will remind most of you people who are sour year round what you are truly blessed with.

Like me, I am blessed with an amazing family. The hardest working mom in the history of mom's. The most awesome shit-head little brother you could ever wanna kick in the shin. The greatest friends anyone could ask for...and let's face it, I didn't ask for all of you. And the love of my life, Miss Kylie Ann with no E Burd, my bestest friend and soulmate.

Pretty much I only have 2 problems with Christmas - WAITING to open my presents, AND trying not to give the presents I bought to the person on the day that I buy them.

Ever since I can remember I have been one of those 'Pleeeeease Mom, can I open just 1 tonight?' 25 years old and I still can't help it...don't judge me. But of course now that I am older now its 'So...I know that it's only December 15th, but have do you feel about opening your present that I got you?' Thank you Kylie for being strong willed than I!

So I know there is no solid point to this B-log but I just wanted to take the chance to tell everyone Merry Christmas. Don't forget to tell everyone close to you how much they mean to you. If you don't have the money or time to get them a gift, a simple hug will do...or a gentle inappropriate touching in public.

'Insert semi-perverted Holiday exit here'

But it's MY crappy house...

Holy crap, its been too long since I wrote on this Zanga type page you people call a B-Log...Sorry about that, I promise I will step my game up!

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. Now that everyone hates themselves and starts 'sticking' to their gym routines, Christmas is just around the corner haha...but I digress.

After an amazing Thanksgiving meal with the Burd Clan we took off to look at the new home me and Kylie will be living in once we get married. We had seen it a few nights before and let me tell you, you could only describe it with one word - ROUGH. Trash everywhere, bugs, dirt, grime and the faint smell of cigarettes and unfinished High School educations. I have NO idea how people can live like that...and with kids! But once again...I digress.

The word of the day is DIGRESS. di·gress/dīˈgres/

Verb: Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

The house once in a little better shape this time, they had come by and picked up most of the trash and even cleaned up a little bit! Still smelled pretty bad in there but you have NO idea how excited I was to see what is going to be my new home. I don't know if it's the pride of being able to say 'Hey that's our house' or maybe it's the scary thought that I am growing up a little bit...but its a very exciting feeling.

Getting married. Owning a home together. Hell, I think the next step is start a stock portfolio.

Once we get the ball rolling on the renovation and what not, I will start posting pictures. I am excited for everyone to see this place. Until next time... (insert snappy exit phrase here)

Looking back without running into stuff

So everyone knows by now that I am getting married to Kylie Ann with no E Burd in February. 92 days away...frightening isn't it? We have been doing our 'Pre-marriage Counseling' with our pastor that is also doing our wedding. Talking how awesome a couple Kylie and I are (cause we really are hands down Mr and Mrs Awesomeness in the couple world), how to properly argue and talk about feelings, and about the tough things that all couples go through. Also we are talking a lot about where we come from and different things about our past, which has really got me thinking lately.

Do you ever sit back and think how things would be different if you could change ONE thing in your life? If someone gave you the chance to go back and do anything different, would you?

I personally would have to say no.

I haven't had the most 'normal' life growing up, but I also wouldn't have it any other way. All the things that I have been through have made me into the person that I am today. Yes, I am a little bit of a witty smartass, but you people love it! I grew up in a home with a single parent for the start of my life and I  wouldn't change it. My mom is easily the hardest working person I have ever met in my life. I wouldn't be anywhere NEAR the person that I am today without her in my life. Where do you think I get my strength and hard-headedness from?

Thank you Mom for everything you have ever done for me and all of your sacrifices. I love you.

Pain, happiness, tears, laughter...they all happen for a reason. Everything that you go through in life if leading up to something bigger and better. I don't think that I would be anywhere near the man that I would need to be to marry and support Kylie unless I would have had the life I have had. I had to struggle with finding myself. I had to hurt. I had to go through all the crappy relationships. All of this was leading me to being able to spend the rest of forever with the crazy ass love of my crazy ass life.

Yeah, it gets tough. Yeah, sometimes it doesn't make any sense. And yes, life would be A LOT easier if you had everything handed to you on a silver platter...but would you really want it that way?

So next time you are feeling down, or think that life is getting too hard...just remember, later on down the road all the bullshit you are going through will be worth something. You will be a better, stronger person because of all the struggles you have been through in your life. Unless you're an asshole, those people generally suck for life...

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.”

Be kind, Rewind.

So this will be the most depressing blog to me so far...mainly cause its a sign that I am becoming old balls...

Take a trip back with me to a much simpler time for everyone...the 90's. Walk up to any kid on the street with their British Knights and their Starter jacket and ask them 'Who is your favorite Ninja Turtle?' They are going to be able to tell you the name, color and weapon of choice of all 4 of them. Fast forward to today and ask a punk on the street the very same question, he is going to call you a douche as he pulls out his iPhone and tweets to his friends how he just pwn3d a noob.

What. The. Fuck.

Ninja Turtles. Ghostbusters. Rugrats. Doug. Walkman. Gameboy. Furby. Giga Pet. Slap bracelets. Saved By The Bell. AOL 2.0.

The blows my mind that kids today are going to miss out on everything that was awesome about being a kid 10-15 years ago! Kids today won't know that you need to blow on a Nintendo cartridge to make the game work, they will be too busy playing online against people in Afghanistan, trying to blow shit up. Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Select, Start. Kids today will never have a chance to be pissed off that they want to watch their favorite movie but have to wait 5 minutes for it to rewind in the VCR. THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT A VCR IS! They won't have a chance to be forced to use their imagination in the front yard playing ninjas because they will be too busy on their laptops Facebooking with their friends and Chris Hansen trying to catch his next predator.

Times are changing, but is it for the better? I know that technology is amazing and it is making life better for everyone...but is it making younger generations lazy as shit? When was the last time you saw a group of kids out riding their bikes cause it was fun? Forever ago. Last time you saw kids out riding their bikes it was cause they just stole those bikes from someone else.

Makes me really wonder because I am getting married in 99 days, WOO. Starting my own family and someday bringing my own kids into this world. How much are things going to change in the next 2-3 years? 10? 25? Do you raise your kids like you were raised? Or do you raise them around the new things in life? Scares the crap out of me and excites me all at the same time. Once again this is probably just the grumblings of a guy who is realizing I am on the backside of my 20's but damnit, being a kid was FUN.

To Vote or Not to...oh, something shiny!

So it's everyone's favorite time of year...

No no, not the leaves changing colors or frantic pre-Christmas shopping and bargain hunting. I'm talking about voting time people. Nothing like having your favorite TV shows and radio broadcasts interrupted with commercials of one guy dragging another guy's name through the mud. I mean seriously, if people's voting was based off who could talk the best shit, I would be President of the Universe by now. Instead of talking about bad things the other guy is doing, has done, probably wants to do...blah blah blah...Why not take the time to tell people all the right you're going to do? Make me want to vote for you cause I like you, not because the other guy got caught touching himself in public back in '86.

I don't vote. I don't care if you don't vote. The only thing that bothers me is people who DO vote, but don't educate themselves first. I still feel like some people vote just so they can get that stupid button or little sticker that says 'I Voted' and show it off around town. That is worse than going to church just to be seen...which is a whole other subject that will rear its controversial head one day.

Which actually is the reason that I don't vote, I don't feel like I am educated enough on current situations to make the correct decision. (Except for that douche on MTV, I know enough not to vote for him) I would rather NOT vote than vote for something I know nothing about. Doesn't mean I don't care about what's going on in the world today, just means I haven't taken the time to do the correct research on the topics. Call me lazy or stupid if you would like, it doesn't bother me at all.

Do I need to? Yes. Will I one day? Yes. Do I care what your opinion is about my voting status? About as much as I care about what kind of hair products you use. I am going to make a conscious effort to start educating myself on a political level here very soon. Getting married soon and starting a family, only seems right.

So if you are one of the people getting out of bed early today, using your lunch break or just don't have shit to do AND happen to go vote - Good for you. Just hope you're using your voice for the right reasons. And if you're a person voting for the wrong reasons, I hope your get a paper cut between your fingers at some point today, cause that hurts like a bitch.

Happy voting bitches...

PS - Election Day still sounds waaaaay too close to Erection Day, which I do believe they celebrate in Europe.

Let me give you something to think about...

Well well well, look who is making their debut in the Blogging World. The one and only Mr. Tyler Wick. You can call me Tyler, Tiny, Tanner, Tbz...or any of my many nicknames. But if you call me Eugene, I will slap you in your penis.

I guess this is the part where I tell you a little about myself... I'm 25 years old and live in Owasso, OK. I would describe Owasso as one of your every day normal suburbs, if you were to mix in rednecks and lots of crazy people. I got a mom who is my hero and a little brother who is a pain in my ass. Pretty sure they are the most important people in my life. Well them and 1 other important person...

I am set to marry the love of my life, Miss Kylie Ann Burd, on February 12th, 2011. You know how people are always telling you how there is one person out there that will balance out your crazy? She is the one for me. She is the one person that I can talk to without saying a word. I don't think I could imagine myself spending the rest of forever with anyone else. She was the missing piece to my puzzle.

I work a lot. I work hard. I don't wanna get into where and what I do YET, cause I am telling you right now, there will be plenty of topics and bitching that come from this hell hole that I love so much.

Consider this your first warning, I like to say inappropriate words.

I also am very random and like to jump from thought to thought. Add Random Hero to my list of nicknames.

My best friend is stationed in Afghanistan for the next 390 some odd days. Thank sweet baby Jesus that he is able to come home for the wedding to be my best man. He has had my back since '86.

Im not 100% what I plan on accomplishing with this whole blogging thing, but I am willing to give it a try. I am going through what is said to be one of the 2 biggest things in your life - getting married. In case you are wondering - the second one is having a kid (Don't be in any hurry to read about that one) With all of the changes and fun/hectic stuff coming up, there is bound to be stuff to talk about. I am pretty funny and I find myself pretty fucking entertaining...so follow me into my world of madness, comedy and a little bit of inappropriate touching