I would be a good con man. I'll just come out and say it. I'm an exceptionally good liar and if there is something I can get by way of bending truths, it's a good bet I can do it if I wanted to go that route.

When I graduated, well hell, I did it in college, but after college I got a job in one of the best advertising agencies in the world. There I learned how things in "big corporate ad agencies" worked. Clients offered their agencies "perks" to keep them happy or to help schmooze other clients to get more business etc etc.

Being a young fresh-faced worker bee, I was often given comp tickets to sports events or movie premieres etc etc. This went on for a few years leading to bigger and better trips and before I knew it, I was getting quite accustomed to this new lifestyle.

And then one day I decided to see how far I could go to get what I wanted. The Grand Prix was in town for it's inaugural race in DC and I wanted in. Sure you could buy tickets for 20 bucks to sit on the grass but I wanted more. I called up the press office and told them I was with an online automotive magazine called JKREW Tuner Magazine. After a few phone calls I was the brand new recipient of two free pit passes, two VIP tent passes and two VIP Owners tent seats with all the champagne and fruit I could consume. It was amazing. With just a handful of white lies, I shmoozed my way into every racing teams tent, every owners tent. I was talking with the mechanics for the Viper and Porsche team. Talking shop with racers.

And then it fizzled away. The free trips went away. The schmoozing slowed down to next to nothing. My days of "Ferris Buellering" my way into things just stopped. Maybe I grew up. Maybe I got lazy and didn't want to go out as much.

I'm not sure how it happened but it did and life just got... Well, it got fucking boring.

Now, I know some of you are saying, "well dude, it's lying. That's not right."

And I agree, but it also taught me how to pitch to people. It taught me to think fast on my feet. "Social Engineering", as the kids say, is a good trait to have in my mind. Always having an angle. Always being able to sway someone's opinion.

And now that brings me to my long-winded point. I want that part of my life back. I want to go on adventures. I want to show kate things that aren't "normal".

So, here is my goal. I thought about it a few nights ago before going to bed.

Penguins.

I want to play with penguins with kate. My goal is to somehow interact with penguins. Maybe to feed them or something. I have no idea how I am going to do it but it will happen. Why penguins? Well, I used to hate them but now I love the little fuckers and that's the only reason I can pull out of my ass right now.

Operation: Dances with Penguins is underway.

I'll keep you updated.