As my eloquent earlier post indicated, I am currently spending the weekend in the sales-tax free paradise of Oregon. As figured this might be the last opportunity to see my mother before I leave for several months, and it being my birthday, I decided to come visit for a few days ( Read more... )

OREGON I AM IN YOU.

I've put Motorhead and Iron Maiden posters up in my work cubicle. The result has run the gamut from looks of shock among my dainty art historical brethren to sneers of outright disgust.

Wait a minute. That's not much of a gamut, is it?

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

st_sardonicist sent me this today, and I think it's worth preserving for posterity. How metal names work, in case you were wondering:

( I like how 'umlauts' has its own division. )

I'm watching live stream coverage from the television station back home in the Ozarks as a string of thunderstorms and tornadoes goes through. How sad is that? There's a certain electricity to this that I miss. Seattle never gets storms. It's strange, I know every place they're calling out as the squall line passes through. So familiar. It's ( Read more... )

The sun is out. Or at least I think that is the sun. I know I've seen the sun before, but it's been so long that I'm having a hard time remembering ( Read more... )

The beard has been slain. For a brief shining moment this evening, I possessed the most awesome sideburns/muttonchops seen since the 19th century.

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This is one of the reasons I really like Dave Grohl.

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If you go to a random Soundgarden show, you might end up standing next to him in the pit with the other fans.

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When he's not drumming for Lemmy and Slash.

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Or explain to the young 'uns why you don't sit down at a rock show ( Read more... )

In case you were wondering what you do when you're supposed to be preparing for a presentation Friday, this is it. Honestly, I'm pretty relaxed, as I've still got another evening to finish putting this project together, but I am a master of the procrastination arts, so that doesn't mean all that much. When you've lived with your brain as I have, ( Read more... )