Because Apple is taking its sweet time with coming out with the new iPhone 5 – a brilliant marketing strategy, I must say – I have been considering getting an alternative phone to tide me over.  My old phone is pretty beaten up and beaten down, thrown around so much it’s not even funny anymore.

Some of the frontrunners are the HTC Desire 2.2 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab, although the Tab is just a little ahead.  The thing is, I’m worried I might regret spending the money for a new phone when I KNOW I plan to upgrade in only six months.  Yes, I am cheap and miserly, but it is what it is.  Still, not a bad problem to have, right?

Been thinking about how to really improve efficiency (effectively increasing profits) with the business, and I’m thinking that maybe I should really look into getting myself a Retail POS system for the store.  The less people have to write down, the better.  Scan, press a button, receive payment.  Nothing could be easier.  It’ll probably help me review records better, too.  Can’t hurt to try, right?

Aside from that, I’m really thinking about taking a chance to try and move up to the next level.  On one hand I’m excited because I could possibly be rich enough to buy myself a fleet of helicopters, on the other hand, I could be dirt broke and in debt.  Huge decisions coming up.

If I had a day all to myself, I would probably make it awesome.  You know how I’m going to do that?  I’m gonna throw a party!  I’ll only need 2 party invitations – one for myself, and one for the GF.  We’ll eat, sleep, repeat.  That’s it.  That’s an awesome day.

Maybe we’ll hit the gym, too, and I can shoot hoops while she does her yoga thing.  All I can say is, the majority of my day will be spent sleeping and eating.  I need a break; I am seriously, seriously burnt out.

One of the things I wish I could do is ride a motorcycle.  It’s just something that I’ve never been able to do, despite my skill at riding bikes.  Eventually though, I think I’m going to take the time to learn how to ride like an action star, and as soon as I master riding, it’s time to pimp up my bike!  Got to get some awesome racing colors on in there, maybe a Scala G4 so I can keep in touch with the rest of the world while I roll.  Of course, we can’t forget about the leather jackets!

Although maybe that isn’t such a great idea.  It gets pretty hot over here, and I don’t want to bathe in my own sweat.  That’s not cool at all.

I don’t know if anybody else knows this, but I dream of owning a few steel buildings in the country’s central business district.  The odds of that are pretty slim though; I don’t think I personally know more than 5 people who can say that about themselves.  That just adds to the appeal.  I want to be part of the upper echelon, who can literally look down from the upper echelon and say “I’ve got it made.  I’m balling.”

Well, I’ve still got some time.  The next ten years will make or break my financial future, and to be completely honest, I need to get started making some serious if I want to make it.  Let’s get it done.

I am very pleased to announce that after a two years, I have finally bought new shoes!  While it is a common, normal, everyday thing for most people, buying shoes for me is an event that only happens once every couple of years.  I’m pretty happy with my new footwear, they combine style and function, making them ideal for a guy like me who uses one pair of shoes for everything.  Kind of like hoodies.  You wear them because they look good, and you wear them because they work.  I’ll be working in them, dating in them, and hitting the gym with them.

OK, I’m kidding.  I’m not going to be going to the gym anytime soon.  I recently suffered an attack.  An attack of laziness.  And I am in no shape to be working out.

I don’t think many people know that I’m obsessed with building stuff.  I mean, I’ve never really actually built anything, but I think I’d be pretty good at it.  At the end of the day, it’s just geometry.  How hard could it be?  Of course, being the mess that I am, I will probably need a lot of help.  Cord management alone is bound to get me tangled up, if you know what I mean.  All those power tools and their extension cords aren’t going to fix themselves.

Anyway, I one day plan to build a mini-airplane, a car, and probably a table or two.  Which only I will use, in the interest of my future family’s safety.

I was going to hold off for the iPhone 5 but for some ridiculous reason, Steve Jobs’ passing makes me feel like buying the 4s is the right thing to do. That’s really weird, right? And illogical. But I don’t know, that’s how I feel.

Maybe I should write out an ach check and just go for it. Get myself a new iPhone, the last released under Steve Jobs. It kind of makes you feel like he was just waiting for the announcement to finish before letting go. That’s a level of commitment that isn’t surprising because it’s Jobs, but it would be amazing if it were anybody else.

Sometimes, I think it would be pretty profitable to open up a drugstore.  Education and health care very profitable businesses to get into.  Everybody needs them; the government should actually consider them as commodities.  The thing is, I have no idea how to break into the industry.  Besides, I don’t have to deal with customers struggling with oxycontin detox addiction issues.  That’s just something I’m not willing to negotiate on.

Bah.  I should just focus on the projects I have in front of me right now.  One step at a time, and eventually you get to where you want to be.

A friend has been telling me that we should build an iPhone app.  It’s a great idea, except I don’t have the know-how.  Also, I don’t really have a concept in mind.  Maybe we can make an app about racehorses, complete with riding boots and everything.  Personally, I’m think less is more in this case.  The best and most addictive apps are usually the simplest.

Anyway, I have a little too much going on in my head these days.  I’ll get to everything one at a time.  For now, it’s best that I just get myself organized first.