To say that today was a beautiful day is a given.. it was truly amazing outside. High 60's, hard breeze blowing incessantly.. it was awesome. Finally dragged my ass to a park and walked around it.. I couldn't help but notice that aside from a couple kids around there, I was the youngest person there exercising. It bothers me that the younger ( Read more... )

We've all heard of the mining accident that happened this week.. how the relatives were told the miners were alive, and that was what was in most newspapers nationwide, and then it was revealed that they had actually died. I couldn't imagine the agony of thwarted hope, on that scale.. and hope I never have to ( Read more... )

I sketched out one of the tattoos I have planned.. the moon rider. I was very happy with the progress I made.. in fact, I'm almost done except for the woman's head and the moon's beard. Not actually sure how to do that one yet, since I have to make it up without a guide ( Read more... )

A New Year. Yippie? You learn new shit and overhear some weird shit when we're laid out on the couch after downing almost half a bottle of tequila, on an empty stomach, in half an hour. You also hang all over people, both male and female, with only the vaguest recollections of whose ass you grabbed. Sorry Byron. And Milton. And Lindsay. And whoever ( Read more... )

Ya know what sucks? We put a man on the moon in 1969... but we've fallen so far that we can't land another one until 2015, or thereabouts. While we can brag about putting the first man on the moon, we did nothing with it. We accomplished it.. 36 years ago, and it'll take another 10 years to be back at the capacity to do it again. How damned stupid ( Read more... )

It's no secret to most people that're familiar with my music tastes that my favorite band is Assemblage 23. Not just because the music is bouncy and upbeat, yet dark, but because the lyrics're usually a lot more.. intelligent than most songs, in any genre nowadays, and more often than not, I can relate to them. So. Off the latest album, Storm (it's ( Read more... )

Almost the end of the year.. last weekend when I was talking with Tim, on Saturday, we both said we hope this next year doesn't suck so bad. I have the sneaking suspicion he hopes his wife dies. She has a partially paralyzed heart.. and, what can I say, I'd not cry in the least if the old bitch did die. Hah ( Read more... )

I keep thinkin' back to an episode of Beavis and Butthead where they were in Driver's Ed, watching a video of a crash.. and Butthead says, "Whoa! His brain fell out!" and Beavis pipes in with, "This is your brain. This is your brain on the street.".. I dunno why but I find that endlessly amusing every time. My luck, some years down the road, I'll ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I must've been especially bitter. I distinctly recall saying "Fuck Christmas." and no one else appreciating it. They're all caught up in the holiday cheer. So I offered to buy Whitney a roosack (after explaining what it was) and commented that "I was trying to be in the giving spirit!" or somethin' inane. Yesterday was a bad day to wear ( Read more... )

I had this train of thought just.. spontaneously invade my mind earlier at work. That I'm not happy. Oh, I have my own place, I have my own car, I have a little money to spare which is fine because I need to learn how to curb my excessive spending habits. Yet, still not happy. I had a premonition that the rest of my life would be like that.. I'd be ( Read more... )