Begin Again

When I shut down The Deadbeat Club back in 2013, the idea was to update it every once in a while. So here’s one. 

Raft3r just turned 40. Yup, I’m a dinosaur. I just don’t look like your ordinary run of the mill dirty old man. I am Raft3r. Hear me roar!

1. I have a very twisted sense of humor. Only intelligent folks, like you, get it.
2. I don’t miss blogging. 
3. I am currently in love.
4. I have been fascinated with Herschel bags for a few months now.  I am almost over it. 
5. I have been travelling every month since the start of the year.
6. I was able to witness Presumptive President Rody Duterte cast his vote. 
7. I will be going to Coron, Palawan for the first time. 
8. I unfriended over 800 people on Facebook. 
9. I prefer Twitter. 
10. I collect Janet Jackson’s Unbreakable CDs and vinyls from all over the world. 
11. I thoroughly enjoyed Batman v. Superman.  Deal with it. 
12. I believe that Marvel movies are for kids.
13. I eat hard boiled eggs for snacks.
14. I now weigh 140 pounds.  This is the lightest I’ve ever been. 
15. I now moisturize. 
16. I have a 100% success rate with every job application.  That’s five job promotions in ten years.
17. I am still counting calories.
18. I shook hands with Barack Obama and Janet Jackson. 
19. I am particularly fond of ice cream cake.
20. I love flying. Takeoffs, specially.
21. I was recently rushed to the emergency room for severe stomach pain.
22. I can now do pull-ups.
23. I did not vote on May 9, 2016.
24. I get hungry when bored.
25. I do charity works but I don’t see the need to publicize them.
26. I hate selfies.  They are for people who are so full of themselves.
27. I am sarcastic.  You should know that by now. 
28. I will eat anything deep fried.
29. I don’t act my age.  I am very immature.
30. I finally did the unthinkable.  I introduced my girlfriend to the entire family.
31. I can survive on chips alone.
32. I want to go back to school. 
33. I don’t usually like to take credit for most of my achievements.  Luck always plays a big part.
34. I was once a kept man. 
35. I never had my heart broken.  Yes, I have no feelings. 
36. I don’t really care how I look.  I just want to smell great.
37. I miss playing tennis.  I really, really, really do. 
38. I used to read Stevan Javellana’s “Without Seeing the Dawn” on a yearly basis. 
39. I love fries.
40. I am already due for a prostate exam.