Hope everyone has a great holiday however and whatever you celebrate and a grand start to the new year.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
suchnone #362 t-minus 27 and a half hours
Yep, will be on my way to the airport for my flight into London at this time tomorrow. I think I am done packing, maybe a few more little things but all the big stuff is all ready to go. Need to go up to work to print off my boarding pass and other info but for now, just resting. Didn't sleep well last night after a really long busy day at work. May have been the McDonalds I had for dinner, guess I cannot eat there anymore. I am not sure how much internet I will have access to so I am not sure how many updates I will make between now and when I get back but I will have plenty of pictures to post and stories to tell.
Hope everyone has a great holiday however and whatever you celebrate and a grand start to the new year.
Santa Woofus
Hope everyone has a great holiday however and whatever you celebrate and a grand start to the new year.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
suchnone # 361 Bah Humbug (not really)
This is the Christmas meme.
Just copy this entire form and paste it on your blog and let me know or answer them in the comments section. Change all the answers so that they apply to you.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? both
2. Real tree or artificial? artificial for now but like real ones. but have not set up either for a few years now.
3. When do you put up the tree? week before Christmas but as late as Christmas Adam(day before Christmas Eve, hehe. Its something my Dad came up with)
4. When do you take the tree down? January 6th or later, has been as late as Easter
5. Do you like eggnog? sometimes
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Millenium Falcon or Six MIllion Dollar Man or Johnny West or first bike
7. Do you have a nativity scene? yes
8 . Hardest person to buy for? everyone, I just have no clue what people like
9. Easiest person to buy for? no one, see above
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? a stained glass themed dress shirt given by an old girlfriend
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? email
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story and for tv specials, I like Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Santa Claus is Coming to Town
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? after Thanksgiving
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes a few times
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? pancakes
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? clear
17. Favorite Christmas song? Blue Christmas by Porky Pig
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel, well at least this year
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? neither, it's a bird
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning. when I was growing up I was allowed to open one on Christmas Eve.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? starts too early and ends too soon
23. Do you decorate your tree in any specific theme? no
Just copy this entire form and paste it on your blog and let me know or answer them in the comments section. Change all the answers so that they apply to you.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? both
2. Real tree or artificial? artificial for now but like real ones. but have not set up either for a few years now.
3. When do you put up the tree? week before Christmas but as late as Christmas Adam(day before Christmas Eve, hehe. Its something my Dad came up with)
4. When do you take the tree down? January 6th or later, has been as late as Easter
5. Do you like eggnog? sometimes
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Millenium Falcon or Six MIllion Dollar Man or Johnny West or first bike
7. Do you have a nativity scene? yes
8 . Hardest person to buy for? everyone, I just have no clue what people like
9. Easiest person to buy for? no one, see above
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? a stained glass themed dress shirt given by an old girlfriend
11. Mail or email Christmas cards? email
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Christmas Story and for tv specials, I like Charlie Brown Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Santa Claus is Coming to Town
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? after Thanksgiving
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes a few times
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? pancakes
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? clear
17. Favorite Christmas song? Blue Christmas by Porky Pig
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel, well at least this year
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? neither, it's a bird
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning. when I was growing up I was allowed to open one on Christmas Eve.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? starts too early and ends too soon
23. Do you decorate your tree in any specific theme? no
Friday, November 30, 2007
suchnone #360 t-minus 16 days
Almost 2 weeks till I leave for England. Almost done packing. I have bought, long underwear, a hat, gloves. Just need a few more long sleeve shirts and extra socks and that should do it. My dentist made me a travel kit with a see through bag to keep everything in so that is ready to go. It has extra room to hold my meds and other stuff if need be. Getting a list of books to bring as well. Probably 2-3 small books just so they will not weigh me down but I do not want to have to read the InFlight Magazine for 6+ hours. Hoping for good movies but you never know.
I washed my ipod and now it does not work. I am debating whether to buy one or not for the trip. I have heard it is ok to take them on planes again but I am not 100% sure and I cannot find any info on the flight info page. If anyone knows, let me know so I can know for sure.
Almost over my cold. Feeling better than I have for over a week. Still need rest. Going to see Sally this weekend since I will not see her again before I leave.
I washed my ipod and now it does not work. I am debating whether to buy one or not for the trip. I have heard it is ok to take them on planes again but I am not 100% sure and I cannot find any info on the flight info page. If anyone knows, let me know so I can know for sure.
Almost over my cold. Feeling better than I have for over a week. Still need rest. Going to see Sally this weekend since I will not see her again before I leave.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
suchnone #359 sicky
Still fighting this cold. Thought it was almost gone but came back in full force. Had to get more meds today. Hopefully be the last I will need to get. Got some of the nastiest cough drops I have ever had. Those are going in the trash, not even going to give them away they are so bad. Good they were only 99 cents.
Working this evening. Busier than I thought it would be after the holidays.
Will be off on my trip in 3 weeks. It looks like we will not be able to go to Stonehenge so you know what that means, time to start planning my next trip. Also, it gives us more time in London which is not a bad thing or we can move on to our next destination.
Visited my parents for Thanksgiving Day. Dad is doing very well. Therapist told him Friday to stop using the walker and to work on getting his natural walk/gait back. He was pretty much getting around the house without the walker, using it mostly for balance. He cannot walk up hills yet but I think he may start walking the track at the fitness center. He is talking about having the other one done at the end of January but it does depend on how strong the one he just had done is so it could be in February or March. Heard the you need to find a nice girl speech again over the holiday. I just blew it off but it bothers me somewhat.
Will miss a Christmas Party thrown by Eoh's old roommate(cannot remember what I called her) and HB her new roommate. HB also was the one who had the after dinner party for Eoh before she moved to England. Sad I will miss it, they know how to throw good parties, with excellent food, drinks and awesome conversation. Who said librarians were boring does not have a clue.
I have seen maybe 2 dozen houses with decorations already up. It is just too early for me. We used to decorate on December 22nd or so. Have not decorated in 3 or 4 years now. Just not into it.
Speaking of, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is coming on Tuesday night at 8pm(eastern) on ABC, I think that is the right channel. Check your local listings for the time and channel near you.
Working this evening. Busier than I thought it would be after the holidays.
Will be off on my trip in 3 weeks. It looks like we will not be able to go to Stonehenge so you know what that means, time to start planning my next trip. Also, it gives us more time in London which is not a bad thing or we can move on to our next destination.
Visited my parents for Thanksgiving Day. Dad is doing very well. Therapist told him Friday to stop using the walker and to work on getting his natural walk/gait back. He was pretty much getting around the house without the walker, using it mostly for balance. He cannot walk up hills yet but I think he may start walking the track at the fitness center. He is talking about having the other one done at the end of January but it does depend on how strong the one he just had done is so it could be in February or March. Heard the you need to find a nice girl speech again over the holiday. I just blew it off but it bothers me somewhat.
Will miss a Christmas Party thrown by Eoh's old roommate(cannot remember what I called her) and HB her new roommate. HB also was the one who had the after dinner party for Eoh before she moved to England. Sad I will miss it, they know how to throw good parties, with excellent food, drinks and awesome conversation. Who said librarians were boring does not have a clue.
I have seen maybe 2 dozen houses with decorations already up. It is just too early for me. We used to decorate on December 22nd or so. Have not decorated in 3 or 4 years now. Just not into it.
Speaking of, "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is coming on Tuesday night at 8pm(eastern) on ABC, I think that is the right channel. Check your local listings for the time and channel near you.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
suchnone #358 How's the sick?
Got a cold.
I played D&D this weekend and two of the group have kids. One with 3 under the age of 10 so I am pretty sure I got it from there. I was feeling my throat getting sore Saturday evening right before I went to bed. Now I feel completely crappy, sore throat, stuffed nose, achy. Not sure if I will make it to my parent's house for Thanksgiving or not.
D&D was fun. Good to see the guys.
Making last preparations for my trip. Just under 4 weeks when I will be there. Its funny, the stuff I have picking up now sounds like what I would pack for a camping trip. I saw where it snowed over the weekend in some parts of England. I am looking at getting some gloves and a hat. I do not wear hats usually but probably should get one just in case.
When I walked out to get to the car this morning, I saw a ball of fur next to a tree. As chilly as it gets this time of year, I decided to make sure my neighbors little gray kitty was okay so I crept over to check her out. She popped her head up and gave me a look like you looking at me? you looking at me? and then ran away.
I played D&D this weekend and two of the group have kids. One with 3 under the age of 10 so I am pretty sure I got it from there. I was feeling my throat getting sore Saturday evening right before I went to bed. Now I feel completely crappy, sore throat, stuffed nose, achy. Not sure if I will make it to my parent's house for Thanksgiving or not.
D&D was fun. Good to see the guys.
Making last preparations for my trip. Just under 4 weeks when I will be there. Its funny, the stuff I have picking up now sounds like what I would pack for a camping trip. I saw where it snowed over the weekend in some parts of England. I am looking at getting some gloves and a hat. I do not wear hats usually but probably should get one just in case.
When I walked out to get to the car this morning, I saw a ball of fur next to a tree. As chilly as it gets this time of year, I decided to make sure my neighbors little gray kitty was okay so I crept over to check her out. She popped her head up and gave me a look like you looking at me? you looking at me? and then ran away.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
suchnone #357
Not much going on. Really boring times I guess you could say. I have 4 and a half weeks till my trip to England. I guess you could say I am laying low on doing much of anything until that big trip. I have done some shopping for the trip. Bought a nice fleece jacket and some good hiking/walking shoes. I had planned to increase my walking to be ready for all the walking I will do on my trip but it never happened and I doubt I will start now.
Worked last weekend and am worn out. That on top of the time change has really changed my sleep patterns. I go to bed earlier but I still wake up at 3 or 4 am. I guess I am getting more sleep but not sure. I am tired today but I think it is working the weekend and this week not the amount of sleep I am not getting.
Ate at Outback on Friday. They have good food. Had a steak and baked potato and wild rice. And for dessert, chocolate thunder from down under cake. Very good
Of course, been playing lord of the rings online.
Worked last weekend and am worn out. That on top of the time change has really changed my sleep patterns. I go to bed earlier but I still wake up at 3 or 4 am. I guess I am getting more sleep but not sure. I am tired today but I think it is working the weekend and this week not the amount of sleep I am not getting.
Ate at Outback on Friday. They have good food. Had a steak and baked potato and wild rice. And for dessert, chocolate thunder from down under cake. Very good
Of course, been playing lord of the rings online.
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
suchnone #356 steal your smile right off your face
Got this from Vi and Random
In bold is what I have done
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had/Have amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the snake river
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in a Rocky Horror Picture Show
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
110. Broken someone’s heart
109. Touched a stingray
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ear
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept 30 hours in a 48 hour time frame
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read “The Iliad”
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life
In bold is what I have done
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had/Have amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the snake river
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in a Rocky Horror Picture Show
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
110. Broken someone’s heart
109. Touched a stingray
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ear
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept 30 hours in a 48 hour time frame
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read “The Iliad”
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life
Monday, November 05, 2007
suchnone #355
I want to make it clear I was not trying to break the rubik's cube on purpose.
It just happened that way.
Did nothing this weekend.
Well, I did watch a bunch of football, both college and professional. In professional football, best teams I see right now, in order:
Patriots
Colts
Packers
Giants
and then the rest just sort of fall below.
The time change really has messed me up. Happens every Spring and Fall. I feel like it should be later than it really is, really tired most of yesterday and today but wake up too early, even earlier than normal as my body thinks it is time to get up and I have many more hours before having to get ready for work. No fun at all. Hope I can adjust soon.
It just happened that way.
Did nothing this weekend.
Well, I did watch a bunch of football, both college and professional. In professional football, best teams I see right now, in order:
Patriots
Colts
Packers
Giants
and then the rest just sort of fall below.
The time change really has messed me up. Happens every Spring and Fall. I feel like it should be later than it really is, really tired most of yesterday and today but wake up too early, even earlier than normal as my body thinks it is time to get up and I have many more hours before having to get ready for work. No fun at all. Hope I can adjust soon.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
suchnone #354
Not much going on with my boring life.
- Dad still in rehab center but making progress each day.
- I worked last night so did nothing but buy candy and eat it for Halloween. Not like I have done much for Halloween the past 5 years or so anyway.
- In my downtime been playing lotro, as I have been most of this year. May post pictures sometime in the future.
- Been listening almost exclusively to new Radiohead album, In Rainbows.
- Am right now drinking a vitamin water
- I broke a rubik's cube the other day trying to solve it. They just are not made like they were when I was growing up.
- thought of some new phrases that sound dirty but are not but decided not to post them.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Phrases that sound dirty but are not
tethering the blimp
cleaning the dipstick
seeding the watermelon
unwrapping the package
shaping the wig
tapping the keg
marking the spot
spotting the bird
crunch and munch
updating my Facebook profile
voting for Kucinich
fluffing the pillows
plucking the turkey
getting your liver
adding the extra point
setting fire to the wood
hanging out at the corner
parking on the curb
priming the udder
fastening the snap
barking at the moon
double dipping
lassoing the moon
icing the cupcake
mastication
stretching the balloon
cleaning the dipstick
seeding the watermelon
unwrapping the package
shaping the wig
tapping the keg
marking the spot
spotting the bird
crunch and munch
updating my Facebook profile
voting for Kucinich
fluffing the pillows
plucking the turkey
getting your liver
adding the extra point
setting fire to the wood
hanging out at the corner
parking on the curb
priming the udder
fastening the snap
barking at the moon
double dipping
lassoing the moon
icing the cupcake
mastication
stretching the balloon
Friday, October 19, 2007
suchnone #353
Update on the update on my Dad: He will be going into a rehab center soon. He has been having semi-fainting spells when they get him up for rehab so he is not where he needed to be to be released from any type of care. The rehab center is just down the road so he will still be close by where he and my Mother live.
Just talked to him and told him he needs to eat his spinach.
Just talked to him and told him he needs to eat his spinach.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
nonesuch #352
So, brief one today. I guess that is better than nothing at all which is par for the course these days.
My Father had hip replacement Tuesday morning of this week. He is still in the hospital but is doing well. He started rehab on the leg yesterday morning and that seems to be going well. He is slowly gaining strength and may come home this weekend.
I have been working on a post entitled "Phrases that sound dirty but are not"(with apologies to David Letterman. In the '80s he had a Top Ten List of the same name but I plan to have more than 10 when I make the post.) It is coming along. If anyone has any to suggest for the list, post in the comments section and I will add it to the list and give you credit.
Planning is almost done for my England trip. Just the little things like what pub on what night and will we repeat any but I do not think we will know for sure until we actually visit one. My father went 30 years ago and was telling me about Parson's Beer which was for the children to drink but it was some kind of soft drink, not beer. For my friends in England, do they still have such a drink?
My Father had hip replacement Tuesday morning of this week. He is still in the hospital but is doing well. He started rehab on the leg yesterday morning and that seems to be going well. He is slowly gaining strength and may come home this weekend.
I have been working on a post entitled "Phrases that sound dirty but are not"(with apologies to David Letterman. In the '80s he had a Top Ten List of the same name but I plan to have more than 10 when I make the post.) It is coming along. If anyone has any to suggest for the list, post in the comments section and I will add it to the list and give you credit.
Planning is almost done for my England trip. Just the little things like what pub on what night and will we repeat any but I do not think we will know for sure until we actually visit one. My father went 30 years ago and was telling me about Parson's Beer which was for the children to drink but it was some kind of soft drink, not beer. For my friends in England, do they still have such a drink?
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007
nonesuch #351
Thursday - Get up early to take car in for inspection sticker, oil change and to take a look at the fan blower. I am there about an hour and they come out and start going down a list of things that have to be done or serious trouble could happen in the next 25,000 miles or less. Words like timing chain, cooling system replacement, main cooling fan not working, kitchen sink not working(ok that one just through in cause well I wanted to) ends up just about everything was touched, replaced and updated except the engine, breaks and clutch. Car will not be ready so I can go to work that afternoon/evening. Have several meetings that day so cannot be late. Have to get rental car. I will say that Enterprise car rental is awesome, at least the one in Greensboro. Great folks, quick service, not a bad car and for $30, a 24 hour rental, unlimited mileage. Anyway, would have to come back Friday to pick up my car. Looking at around $1000 parts and labor.
Friday - Again leave early in the morning. Arrive at Enterprise, turn car in, they take me to the car dealership. When I arrive they tell me the other cooling fan needs replacing so I say, go ahead. It will take an hour to finish. I do get to watch Saved By The Bell, Zach and Kelly's Vegas Wedding while waiting.
About an hour later, the car is ready and I see the total cost, little under $1300, most of my savings. Savings that I had been setting aside for 18 months, spent in less than 24 hours, savings for my trip to England. Needless to say I am bummed in the most major degree. What was I going to do? I had maybe $300 for 3 weeks in England. It could be done but I would be eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, curries and red beans and rice the entire time with maybe a pint a week as a treat. I do that at my house. Yes, it would be in another country but not really how I had imagined the trip. We had already talked of cutting things before this but now it would be threadbare indeed.
Friday afternoon - I get a call from my Dad. He and my Mom had said they would be giving funds to help on my trip for my birthday and Christmas. They had said this well before my huge car repair bill. On the phone he said how much was the total car bill. That he would pay for that so I would not need to use my savings for my trip. I am right back where I was before. It was a very long 24-26 hours. Up and down indeed and not in the good way.
Saturday - Woke early, played lord of the rings online all day. College football served as background noise. Games are pretty much on for 12 hours.
Sunday - again, woke early, played lord of the rings online all day. NFL football served as background noise. Another 12 hours of football. Fell asleep during the night game.
My exciting life...
Friday - Again leave early in the morning. Arrive at Enterprise, turn car in, they take me to the car dealership. When I arrive they tell me the other cooling fan needs replacing so I say, go ahead. It will take an hour to finish. I do get to watch Saved By The Bell, Zach and Kelly's Vegas Wedding while waiting.
About an hour later, the car is ready and I see the total cost, little under $1300, most of my savings. Savings that I had been setting aside for 18 months, spent in less than 24 hours, savings for my trip to England. Needless to say I am bummed in the most major degree. What was I going to do? I had maybe $300 for 3 weeks in England. It could be done but I would be eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, curries and red beans and rice the entire time with maybe a pint a week as a treat. I do that at my house. Yes, it would be in another country but not really how I had imagined the trip. We had already talked of cutting things before this but now it would be threadbare indeed.
Friday afternoon - I get a call from my Dad. He and my Mom had said they would be giving funds to help on my trip for my birthday and Christmas. They had said this well before my huge car repair bill. On the phone he said how much was the total car bill. That he would pay for that so I would not need to use my savings for my trip. I am right back where I was before. It was a very long 24-26 hours. Up and down indeed and not in the good way.
Saturday - Woke early, played lord of the rings online all day. College football served as background noise. Games are pretty much on for 12 hours.
Sunday - again, woke early, played lord of the rings online all day. NFL football served as background noise. Another 12 hours of football. Fell asleep during the night game.
My exciting life...
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
nonesuch #350
Got my reservations for the hotel/hostel I will be staying in London during my trip to England in December. I am excited about the place. It is in Hyde Park which I hear is nice and not far from Paddington Station so near the Tube so we can get around while in the city. Need to check into BritRail passes sometime soon. if anyone has any suggestions on what kind I should get, any information will be helpful. The BritRail website is a bit confusing and I want to get a pass or passes that will be the best for my trip and where I will be going and so on.
Not much going on these days.
My Dad will be having hip replacement surgery in 2 weeks. Think he is looking forward to it. He has been walking with much pain for years now. My Mom has mentioned she is ready for him to have it as well.
Not much going on these days.
My Dad will be having hip replacement surgery in 2 weeks. Think he is looking forward to it. He has been walking with much pain for years now. My Mom has mentioned she is ready for him to have it as well.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
nonesuch #349
No matter where you are
I can still hear you when you dream
You traveled very far
You traveled far, like a star
And you are
All of those yesterdays
Coming around - Smashing Pumpkins
It was homecoming where I work this past weekend. I do tours of the campus for returning alumni and set up displays with yearbooks, newspapers and other items at the various class reunions. Having a direct connection to the time they were here can really open up the memories. It was my Father's 50th reunion and I went to the dinner they held. At the dinner, the members of his class went around and updated their classmates with what they had done the past 50 years. When my Dad spoke he said that he had one son, who wears a beard and most of you all already know him from the tours. Then he said
"And my wife and I do not have grandkids, yet" and smiled at me.
I just raised my hands and didn't know what to say. I think my Mom put him up to it.
No pressure there, noooo, none at all.
My friend Eoh is in England. Arrived there yesterday morning and has started unpacking. Her and her kitties had a good flight and she is beginning to unpack. She says she knows she made the right decision. I will see her and her fiance in December.
I had an old high school friend send a friend invite on myspace last night. At first I thought cool, but looking at his myspace page, I am not sure how much we will have in common now. Think I last talked to him in 1991 or 1992. Just not sure what to do. Is it even worth making the connection if you have a good feeling that you may have nothing to talk about at all? Any suggestions?
I can still hear you when you dream
You traveled very far
You traveled far, like a star
And you are
All of those yesterdays
Coming around - Smashing Pumpkins
It was homecoming where I work this past weekend. I do tours of the campus for returning alumni and set up displays with yearbooks, newspapers and other items at the various class reunions. Having a direct connection to the time they were here can really open up the memories. It was my Father's 50th reunion and I went to the dinner they held. At the dinner, the members of his class went around and updated their classmates with what they had done the past 50 years. When my Dad spoke he said that he had one son, who wears a beard and most of you all already know him from the tours. Then he said
"And my wife and I do not have grandkids, yet" and smiled at me.
I just raised my hands and didn't know what to say. I think my Mom put him up to it.
No pressure there, noooo, none at all.
My friend Eoh is in England. Arrived there yesterday morning and has started unpacking. Her and her kitties had a good flight and she is beginning to unpack. She says she knows she made the right decision. I will see her and her fiance in December.
I had an old high school friend send a friend invite on myspace last night. At first I thought cool, but looking at his myspace page, I am not sure how much we will have in common now. Think I last talked to him in 1991 or 1992. Just not sure what to do. Is it even worth making the connection if you have a good feeling that you may have nothing to talk about at all? Any suggestions?
Saturday, September 22, 2007
nonesuch # 348 its their birthday, precious
Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo
(Its not my birthday, should have made that more clearer in the post. sorry about that.)
(Its not my birthday, should have made that more clearer in the post. sorry about that.)
Friday, September 21, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Follow your bliss.
- Joseph Campbell
Saturday night I went to my friend Eoh's going away party in Greensboro. We met at Lucky 32, this great restaurant that changes menu with the seasons. It is always good and Saturday it did not disappoint. I had the blue cheese and herb encrusted sirloin with mashed potatoes. I had two pints of Guinness which went so well with the meal. Lucky 32 has great desserts but we did not stay there for dessert. One of Eoh's friends, HB, had made 3 different kinds of dessert plus had beer and wine back at her apartment so we went there after the meal. She was the one who organized the party as well. There was 12 at the meal but not everybody came back to the apartment.
I was in a beer mood so I did not have any of the desserts but they looked and every body said they were just fantastic. HB made a chocolate gooey dessert, hummingbird cake and apple pie. I should have taken some with me but didn't and I regret it. Her apartment was awesome, it was the upstairs of an old house in one of the historic districts in town. It has 3 rooms plus a bathroom but it felt much roomier than I am describing it here. I would guess it was 1900s era, it had similar door moldings on the doors as my last apartment in Greensboro and it was built around that time.
It was decided that we all should say something about Eoh as we left the party. I knew I couldn't do it, not in front of everyone. So, I stayed and helped shut the party down. It was around 1:45 when Eoh said she needed to sleep so we got our stuff together and went out the door. She had her hands full of dessert and a picture I gave her and she set them down so we could hug and then it happened. We both erupted into tears and just stayed there in the middle of the road. I knew it would be hard to say goodbye and I will see her in December when I go on my trip to England but I have known her for almost 16, half our lives and even though we do not see each other as often as we used to since we do not live as close to one another as we used to(we used to live around the block from one another)just knowing that she will not be just down the road but across that damn pond really really makes me sad.
All I could get out from the sniffles etc was;
"You used to say this all the time, Follow your bliss. And we will see each other again, we always reconnect, pick up where we left off even years after, just as it was only a day."
And she is, all the way to the Greater Manchester area to be with a fantastic guy and I know they do and will continue to make each other very happy. And that is all I want for my friends. It doesn't happen everyday, so follow your bliss my friend, take it where it leads you and keep searching for the serene, it is there for you.
Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore.
Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind.
- Grateful Dead
- Joseph Campbell
Saturday night I went to my friend Eoh's going away party in Greensboro. We met at Lucky 32, this great restaurant that changes menu with the seasons. It is always good and Saturday it did not disappoint. I had the blue cheese and herb encrusted sirloin with mashed potatoes. I had two pints of Guinness which went so well with the meal. Lucky 32 has great desserts but we did not stay there for dessert. One of Eoh's friends, HB, had made 3 different kinds of dessert plus had beer and wine back at her apartment so we went there after the meal. She was the one who organized the party as well. There was 12 at the meal but not everybody came back to the apartment.
I was in a beer mood so I did not have any of the desserts but they looked and every body said they were just fantastic. HB made a chocolate gooey dessert, hummingbird cake and apple pie. I should have taken some with me but didn't and I regret it. Her apartment was awesome, it was the upstairs of an old house in one of the historic districts in town. It has 3 rooms plus a bathroom but it felt much roomier than I am describing it here. I would guess it was 1900s era, it had similar door moldings on the doors as my last apartment in Greensboro and it was built around that time.
It was decided that we all should say something about Eoh as we left the party. I knew I couldn't do it, not in front of everyone. So, I stayed and helped shut the party down. It was around 1:45 when Eoh said she needed to sleep so we got our stuff together and went out the door. She had her hands full of dessert and a picture I gave her and she set them down so we could hug and then it happened. We both erupted into tears and just stayed there in the middle of the road. I knew it would be hard to say goodbye and I will see her in December when I go on my trip to England but I have known her for almost 16, half our lives and even though we do not see each other as often as we used to since we do not live as close to one another as we used to(we used to live around the block from one another)just knowing that she will not be just down the road but across that damn pond really really makes me sad.
All I could get out from the sniffles etc was;
"You used to say this all the time, Follow your bliss. And we will see each other again, we always reconnect, pick up where we left off even years after, just as it was only a day."
And she is, all the way to the Greater Manchester area to be with a fantastic guy and I know they do and will continue to make each other very happy. And that is all I want for my friends. It doesn't happen everyday, so follow your bliss my friend, take it where it leads you and keep searching for the serene, it is there for you.
Don't cry now, don't you cry, don't you cry anymore.
Sleep in the stars, don't you cry, dry your eyes on the wind.
- Grateful Dead
Friday, September 14, 2007
nonesuch #345 Start not actin'right You're frozen in carbonite
I keep feeling I have a post to create but nothing happens.
Finished On The Road last weekend and started American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Tried to read both at the same time but I felt like I was cheating on both books so stopped American God until I finished On the Road.
Going to a close friend's going away party tomorrow evening. I am not sure if she knows about it and she does read my blog from time to time so I will not say much. In fact, I may have said too much as it is but she may know about it so I will not worry too much about it.
Been under the weather all week, some sort of cold or sinus or allergy thing. Been taking vitamin c, airborne daytime and nighttime formula but finally broke down and got tylenol severe sinus. It helps me but also makes me loopy(don't say it) so even though I feel better I still do not think I am actually getting anything done.
Sally has been at the beach all week with her mother. Must be nice to be away. They left about the time the Hurricane was hitting our coast but it only brought some wind and rain and was gone in 24hrs heading toward the Ireland last I heard. One of the most famous storms in US history, Hurricane Hazel, actually after going up the entire East Coast, went out to sea, gathered strength and headed onto Europe to effect weather there as well. I think it was Hazel but it could have been another storm. Growing up, all storms were compared to Hazel, that is until Hugo hit in 1989, now they are all compared to Hazel and Hugo.
I'm getting my lonely blues early this year or it may just be the cold/sinus/allergy thing.
Just worn out all the time and do not feel up to much. Not that there is much going on with me.
Today is Bring Your Dog to Work Day. woof woof. and according to George Carlin; "Woof is meow in cat."
Finished On The Road last weekend and started American Gods by Neil Gaiman. Tried to read both at the same time but I felt like I was cheating on both books so stopped American God until I finished On the Road.
Going to a close friend's going away party tomorrow evening. I am not sure if she knows about it and she does read my blog from time to time so I will not say much. In fact, I may have said too much as it is but she may know about it so I will not worry too much about it.
Been under the weather all week, some sort of cold or sinus or allergy thing. Been taking vitamin c, airborne daytime and nighttime formula but finally broke down and got tylenol severe sinus. It helps me but also makes me loopy(don't say it) so even though I feel better I still do not think I am actually getting anything done.
Sally has been at the beach all week with her mother. Must be nice to be away. They left about the time the Hurricane was hitting our coast but it only brought some wind and rain and was gone in 24hrs heading toward the Ireland last I heard. One of the most famous storms in US history, Hurricane Hazel, actually after going up the entire East Coast, went out to sea, gathered strength and headed onto Europe to effect weather there as well. I think it was Hazel but it could have been another storm. Growing up, all storms were compared to Hazel, that is until Hugo hit in 1989, now they are all compared to Hazel and Hugo.
I'm getting my lonely blues early this year or it may just be the cold/sinus/allergy thing.
Just worn out all the time and do not feel up to much. Not that there is much going on with me.
Today is Bring Your Dog to Work Day. woof woof. and according to George Carlin; "Woof is meow in cat."
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
nonesuch #344
I realized something last night about "On The Road". The first time I read it oh some 15 years ago, I remember thinking these guys seem so old, older than me at least and there was more of a pull to reach their ages and do the things they were doing. I think it was more of the trap I was feeling at the time, staying in a dead-end relationship that both of us knew was going to end. I don't think either one of us knew how but it was better than the mess we were in when we were together. And the feeling of being lost, getting ready to graduate college and having no idea what I wanted to do, knowing my ancient greek grades were not high enough for grad school in Classics or Religious Studies, know that in order to find a good job, career even, with either one of these areas, I would need that masters at some point. Knowing that in 6 months after I graduated, the student loan bills would start to come in and how was I going to pay that, I didn't know where I was going to find a job in the first place.
But now, they all seem so young, I am guessing they are mostly in their 20s with a few of the older ones perhaps in their early 30s. And I am well beyond my early 30s. Maybe it was the time, the things they were doing, traveling criss cross the country, drinking tons, hitching rides in cars, on backs of trucks, on trains, making or attempting to make girls in the little towns they would stop for gas and beer and apple pie and ice cream. The romantic side of the road and yet, yet the descriptions given of life on the road, panhandling, begging and stealing in some cases, just to get back home to his warm comfortable bed to continue to the manuscript, to finish the manuscript, I would not want for that for no reason. Aging or maturing? Not sure on my part. Even younger, I had no urgent burning desire to travel that much but I did and do want to see the States, more than I want to see other countries even though I head for England in almost 3 months. Of course, sign of a good book is that it can have meaning, hit home, on different levels, different stages of life. It is also a sadder book than I remember. I guess chasing dreams, chasing friends, chasing girls, trying to find where you fit is not always a happy journey.
But now, they all seem so young, I am guessing they are mostly in their 20s with a few of the older ones perhaps in their early 30s. And I am well beyond my early 30s. Maybe it was the time, the things they were doing, traveling criss cross the country, drinking tons, hitching rides in cars, on backs of trucks, on trains, making or attempting to make girls in the little towns they would stop for gas and beer and apple pie and ice cream. The romantic side of the road and yet, yet the descriptions given of life on the road, panhandling, begging and stealing in some cases, just to get back home to his warm comfortable bed to continue to the manuscript, to finish the manuscript, I would not want for that for no reason. Aging or maturing? Not sure on my part. Even younger, I had no urgent burning desire to travel that much but I did and do want to see the States, more than I want to see other countries even though I head for England in almost 3 months. Of course, sign of a good book is that it can have meaning, hit home, on different levels, different stages of life. It is also a sadder book than I remember. I guess chasing dreams, chasing friends, chasing girls, trying to find where you fit is not always a happy journey.
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
nonesuch #343
When was the last time you logged into myspace? yeah, me too. Facebook is getting that way also. I stay on facebook cause a good friend will be using it has her connection back here after she moves to England at the end of the month.
Have grown so tired of both of those and the so called online social networking scene really. Think it stems back to bad experiences with online dating or maybe I am really getting old and people in general have started to bother me more than they used to. Nothing in particular, but there are things that in the past I would let go but now I do not and most times do not go there anymore. Its getting more and more like that with some friends of mine and that is what bothers me. Either they are becoming the asshats we always said we would not become or it is me that is becoming the asshat I swore I would never be. Or it may be that I need to dewire, unplug for awhile, enjoy other things, go green, read a book, turn on, tune in and drop out, or dare I say, "find myself". How 90s of me and I apologize. How 70s of me.
Reading "On the Road" again. For some reason it hits on so many levels with me, the physical journey itself and Sal's personal more spiritual journey to find where he fits in the world and to prove himself to his friend who ultimately one by one let him down and all alone. And even he knows he is being used and he does not care but he must, or at least I think he must. It triggered Kerouac to write "On the Road" in the first place, and "Dharma Bums" and "The Subterraneans" and others. Something sparked for him somewhere along the line and he went with it.
And maybe that is my problem, no sparks are hitting or they are so weak, I am not getting a charge or it takes so much to get the brain going on things that I have conditioned myself to not even try anymore. Is that getting old? Perhaps. I have heard that you are only as old as you think you are and I always, even when I was much younger, I always felt older than I really am. And in those teen years and before, I wanted to be older. Nowadays, not so much. So maybe the older I get the younger I need to think but will that have me ending up in clothes that I am 20 years too old to be wearing in the first place, driving a red convertible, with a really bad hippie-esque to the shoulder hair in a Member's Only Jacket thinking I am hot shit? I still have a Member's Only jacket, it is only a matter of time before they are back in style. And hey, didn't that guy in the restaurant in the Soprano's, wasn't he wearing a Member's Only Jacket? You know, the one sitting at the bar across from Tony. It could happen.
So I am sure you are asking yourself where is he going with this. Nowhere, nowhere at all.
Have grown so tired of both of those and the so called online social networking scene really. Think it stems back to bad experiences with online dating or maybe I am really getting old and people in general have started to bother me more than they used to. Nothing in particular, but there are things that in the past I would let go but now I do not and most times do not go there anymore. Its getting more and more like that with some friends of mine and that is what bothers me. Either they are becoming the asshats we always said we would not become or it is me that is becoming the asshat I swore I would never be. Or it may be that I need to dewire, unplug for awhile, enjoy other things, go green, read a book, turn on, tune in and drop out, or dare I say, "find myself". How 90s of me and I apologize. How 70s of me.
Reading "On the Road" again. For some reason it hits on so many levels with me, the physical journey itself and Sal's personal more spiritual journey to find where he fits in the world and to prove himself to his friend who ultimately one by one let him down and all alone. And even he knows he is being used and he does not care but he must, or at least I think he must. It triggered Kerouac to write "On the Road" in the first place, and "Dharma Bums" and "The Subterraneans" and others. Something sparked for him somewhere along the line and he went with it.
And maybe that is my problem, no sparks are hitting or they are so weak, I am not getting a charge or it takes so much to get the brain going on things that I have conditioned myself to not even try anymore. Is that getting old? Perhaps. I have heard that you are only as old as you think you are and I always, even when I was much younger, I always felt older than I really am. And in those teen years and before, I wanted to be older. Nowadays, not so much. So maybe the older I get the younger I need to think but will that have me ending up in clothes that I am 20 years too old to be wearing in the first place, driving a red convertible, with a really bad hippie-esque to the shoulder hair in a Member's Only Jacket thinking I am hot shit? I still have a Member's Only jacket, it is only a matter of time before they are back in style. And hey, didn't that guy in the restaurant in the Soprano's, wasn't he wearing a Member's Only Jacket? You know, the one sitting at the bar across from Tony. It could happen.
So I am sure you are asking yourself where is he going with this. Nowhere, nowhere at all.
nonesuch #342
And I forgot to tell folks to go wish Vi a Happy Birthday last Friday. But I guess it is never too late and from I can tell she is still celebrating hehe.
Friday, August 31, 2007
nonesuch #341
I really miss Bug Juice and the Johnny Appleseed prayer.
I miss summer camp.
That one(or two) glorious weeks away from home, away from normal friends, sleeping in cabins, doing inside and outdoor activities, everything from canoing to hiking to tennis to judo to archery(my favorite), to arts and crafts(look, a ashtray. We are making birdhouses today)and ghost stories, raiding the girls cabins, sleeping on the pier out on the sound with water lapping all around you, falling off the top bunk in your cabin and getting up and getting in the lower bunk all without waking up, campfire time on the final night where you swore that you would never ever lose touch with these best friends you had ever known in your entire life(that was until next year) worrying about who would if anyone would dance(just one dance) at the camp dance, denying that you liked you but really she was the one you spotted when riding up in your parents car on that first day.
Basically, time away. I miss time away. A time to rejuvenate and come back refreshed. A time where all play and no work makes Jonny a happy boy.
Now, all I have for time away is lord of the rings online, a few cold guinness and bad tv. I would like more choices.
As my mom would say, "You may not want to dance, but it is always nice to be asked".
The more choices I have, the more chances I have to say no.
Maybe its that September is here, maybe its that school is back in session, maybe I am just getting old. I just do not feel the same as I did even say 5 years ago. And for some reason, that bothers me. But not enough to really do anything about it and really I do not know what if anything I can do about it.
I miss summer camp.
That one(or two) glorious weeks away from home, away from normal friends, sleeping in cabins, doing inside and outdoor activities, everything from canoing to hiking to tennis to judo to archery(my favorite), to arts and crafts(look, a ashtray. We are making birdhouses today)and ghost stories, raiding the girls cabins, sleeping on the pier out on the sound with water lapping all around you, falling off the top bunk in your cabin and getting up and getting in the lower bunk all without waking up, campfire time on the final night where you swore that you would never ever lose touch with these best friends you had ever known in your entire life(that was until next year) worrying about who would if anyone would dance(just one dance) at the camp dance, denying that you liked you but really she was the one you spotted when riding up in your parents car on that first day.
Basically, time away. I miss time away. A time to rejuvenate and come back refreshed. A time where all play and no work makes Jonny a happy boy.
Now, all I have for time away is lord of the rings online, a few cold guinness and bad tv. I would like more choices.
As my mom would say, "You may not want to dance, but it is always nice to be asked".
The more choices I have, the more chances I have to say no.
Maybe its that September is here, maybe its that school is back in session, maybe I am just getting old. I just do not feel the same as I did even say 5 years ago. And for some reason, that bothers me. But not enough to really do anything about it and really I do not know what if anything I can do about it.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
nonesuch #340
Midge
the 7-Pound Police Dog.
Saw this story about her on the morning news today. She has a little police vest she wears.
I tried to post the link in the comments section over at Anne's but it was too long so I posted it here so everyone could learn about Midge.
the 7-Pound Police Dog.
Saw this story about her on the morning news today. She has a little police vest she wears.
I tried to post the link in the comments section over at Anne's but it was too long so I posted it here so everyone could learn about Midge.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
nonsuch #339
I thought my air conditioner blew up my electrical system at my house this morning. Thought I was going to have to replace a window unit this morning but didn't. It was not my AC. My neighbor and I think it was from a brief storm that passed through and knocked the power out. It was not as hot as it has been. Cooler this morning but it has warmed up big time since then.
Something that just about made me cry when I read it,
Lost Boys2: The Tribe
Has no one in it from the original 80s original that for a time in college I watched everyday. Rumor has it that the Corey's were so upset that they were not invited for a cameo that the complained on their new show, The Corey's, and the director has now added them or at least one of them. Do we really need a sequel to one of the best vampire movies of my generation? James Carpernter's Vampires with James Woods may just edge it out as the best but it is close in my opinion. And as we said back in the day, "Keiffer Sutherland is the most fuckin awesomest vampire ever."
Lost Boys
Sam Emerson: Look at your reflection in the mirror. You're a creature of the night Michael, just like out of a comic book! You're a vampire Michael! My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire. You wait 'till mom finds out, buddy!
Vampires
Jack Crow: Let me ask you a question. When you were stabbing that vampire in there?
Father Adam Guiteau: Yeah?
Jack Crow: Did you get a little wood?
Father Adam Guiteau: Mahogany.
Jack Crow: Excuse me?
Father Adam Guiteau: Ebony.
Jack Crow: What?
Father Adam Guiteau: Teak.
Jack Crow: Are you possessed by demons?
Father Adam Guiteau: Major Chubby.
Jack Crow: Language, Padre, language!
And do not get me started on Ferris Beuller's Next Day Off(yeah, you read that right)
http://blogs.tampabay.com/80s/2007/08/ferris-bueller-.html
Cannot people come up with original stuff? At least I know I cannot do it, I have tried and I suck at writing fiction.
Have not wrote about the new Taco Bell/KFC that opened up near where I work. I have ate there lets say a dozen times, been open about a month and I am already tired of it. The teryaki chicken is very good though. And I think KFC mac and cheese is better than bojangles.
Been on a reading kick lately, since I finished Harry Potter 7. Read George Carlin's books, Seinfeld's book, some Lewis Grizzard and Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. The last one was an assignment to read before going to London. Great book. Up next, is his American Gods.
Do not surf the web as much as I used to. Not sure if I am growing bored with it or it is just a phase or what. Would rather read a book.
Still playing lotro. Made 36th and got my war pony last week.
Been thinking about CW my ex a lot lately. It was this time of year we were really hitting our stride in the beginning of our relationship. Them was mighty good times. It makes me sad mow to remember how happy I was at the time. Now I just see myself alone with animals I do not even have yet. And most of my close friends are getting married or have someone they consider longterm relationship material and I am happy for them, really I am. I get lonely, that's all.
NFL pre-season is in week 3. Regular season starts in 2 weeks I think. People are picking the Patriots to win it this year but I am not sold. They play the Panthers this week in pre-season but the game really means little but until I see them play all I will say is I am leary about Randy Moss. The last two teams he was on did nothing. Yes, the Patriots have other good players but will he drag them down?
if anyone has any suggestions for books for me to read leave me a comment.(shameless ploy to get folks to leave comments)
Something that just about made me cry when I read it,
Lost Boys2: The Tribe
Has no one in it from the original 80s original that for a time in college I watched everyday. Rumor has it that the Corey's were so upset that they were not invited for a cameo that the complained on their new show, The Corey's, and the director has now added them or at least one of them. Do we really need a sequel to one of the best vampire movies of my generation? James Carpernter's Vampires with James Woods may just edge it out as the best but it is close in my opinion. And as we said back in the day, "Keiffer Sutherland is the most fuckin awesomest vampire ever."
Lost Boys
Sam Emerson: Look at your reflection in the mirror. You're a creature of the night Michael, just like out of a comic book! You're a vampire Michael! My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire. You wait 'till mom finds out, buddy!
Vampires
Jack Crow: Let me ask you a question. When you were stabbing that vampire in there?
Father Adam Guiteau: Yeah?
Jack Crow: Did you get a little wood?
Father Adam Guiteau: Mahogany.
Jack Crow: Excuse me?
Father Adam Guiteau: Ebony.
Jack Crow: What?
Father Adam Guiteau: Teak.
Jack Crow: Are you possessed by demons?
Father Adam Guiteau: Major Chubby.
Jack Crow: Language, Padre, language!
And do not get me started on Ferris Beuller's Next Day Off(yeah, you read that right)
http://blogs.tampabay.com/80s/2007/08/ferris-bueller-.html
Cannot people come up with original stuff? At least I know I cannot do it, I have tried and I suck at writing fiction.
Have not wrote about the new Taco Bell/KFC that opened up near where I work. I have ate there lets say a dozen times, been open about a month and I am already tired of it. The teryaki chicken is very good though. And I think KFC mac and cheese is better than bojangles.
Been on a reading kick lately, since I finished Harry Potter 7. Read George Carlin's books, Seinfeld's book, some Lewis Grizzard and Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. The last one was an assignment to read before going to London. Great book. Up next, is his American Gods.
Do not surf the web as much as I used to. Not sure if I am growing bored with it or it is just a phase or what. Would rather read a book.
Still playing lotro. Made 36th and got my war pony last week.
Been thinking about CW my ex a lot lately. It was this time of year we were really hitting our stride in the beginning of our relationship. Them was mighty good times. It makes me sad mow to remember how happy I was at the time. Now I just see myself alone with animals I do not even have yet. And most of my close friends are getting married or have someone they consider longterm relationship material and I am happy for them, really I am. I get lonely, that's all.
NFL pre-season is in week 3. Regular season starts in 2 weeks I think. People are picking the Patriots to win it this year but I am not sold. They play the Panthers this week in pre-season but the game really means little but until I see them play all I will say is I am leary about Randy Moss. The last two teams he was on did nothing. Yes, the Patriots have other good players but will he drag them down?
if anyone has any suggestions for books for me to read leave me a comment.(shameless ploy to get folks to leave comments)
nonesuch #338
CAMEAGE
The Descendents
I'm looking straight down
I'm sick and I need a friend
I didn't know they came like that
I'm thinking things now
I thought I'd never think
I didn't know they came like that
You came so quickly right in and out of my life
I didn't know they came like that
Did I ever tell you how much I love to hold you
I didn't know they came like that
It doesn't even matter if I live or die
The only thing that matters is you're by my side
There's no turning back from this one
I judged too quickly, I've never been good at trust
I didn't know they came like that
But did I ever tell you how much I love to love you
I didn't know they came like that
It doesn't even matter if I live or die
The only thing that matters is you're by my side
There's no turning back from this one
No turning back from this one
It's not that I don't want your love
But I don't deserve anyone
I didn't know they came like that
I will return to you
When I am 32
I didn't know they came like that
The Descendents
I'm looking straight down
I'm sick and I need a friend
I didn't know they came like that
I'm thinking things now
I thought I'd never think
I didn't know they came like that
You came so quickly right in and out of my life
I didn't know they came like that
Did I ever tell you how much I love to hold you
I didn't know they came like that
It doesn't even matter if I live or die
The only thing that matters is you're by my side
There's no turning back from this one
I judged too quickly, I've never been good at trust
I didn't know they came like that
But did I ever tell you how much I love to love you
I didn't know they came like that
It doesn't even matter if I live or die
The only thing that matters is you're by my side
There's no turning back from this one
No turning back from this one
It's not that I don't want your love
But I don't deserve anyone
I didn't know they came like that
I will return to you
When I am 32
I didn't know they came like that
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
nonesuch #337 nada mucho
I really have nothing to say at this time.
"Two"
Ryan Adams
If you take me back
Back to your place
I'll try not to bother you I promise
'Cause it's cold in here
And I wish it was hot
The sink's broke, it's leaking from the faucet
And i'm fractured from the fall
And i wanna go home
But it takes two when it used to take one
It takes two when it used to take only one
Well, my money's no good when i'm up to no good
No good ever comes from it, honest
I got a really good heart
I just can't catch a break
If i could i'd treat you like you wanted me to i promise
But i'm fractured from the fall
And i wanna go home
I'm fractured from the fall
And i wanna go home
But it takes two when it used to take one
It takes two when it used to take only one
"Two"
Ryan Adams
If you take me back
Back to your place
I'll try not to bother you I promise
'Cause it's cold in here
And I wish it was hot
The sink's broke, it's leaking from the faucet
And i'm fractured from the fall
And i wanna go home
But it takes two when it used to take one
It takes two when it used to take only one
Well, my money's no good when i'm up to no good
No good ever comes from it, honest
I got a really good heart
I just can't catch a break
If i could i'd treat you like you wanted me to i promise
But i'm fractured from the fall
And i wanna go home
I'm fractured from the fall
And i wanna go home
But it takes two when it used to take one
It takes two when it used to take only one
Thursday, August 09, 2007
nonesuch #336
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
nonesuch #335 day after
The James Morrison/Ben Folds/John Mayer concert last night was very good. Here is a breakdown:
James Morrison - think he is English, need to check on that but, had a nice guitar based pop sound. He only played 30 min so by the time I was into what he was doing he was done. Will check out his myspace page. Links coming soon.
Ben Folds - long time fan of his stuff, was not disappointed. Well, wish he had had more than an hour to play but still he played a good number of my favorites including:
Army, Landed, Not the Same, Kate, Still Fighting it and closed with Bitches Ain't Shit which was awesome hearing a crowd of mostly teeny boppers singing early 90's Dr Dre gangsta rap in some cases the song being older than those singing. Tried to get a few pictures but they did not turn on the big screens so all of them he came out very small and not worth showing anyone.
John Mayer - not as familiar with his stuff as Ben Folds but I still enjoyed his show. Sally said he played all his hits and I could tell the audience was into it bu I just couldn't get into his pop radio friendly tunes BUT, the last two songs he did were amazing blues based rock songs invoking Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton. For me, if his entire show had consisted of songs like the final two I would have enjoyed more.
Overall a great concert experience. Would go see all three of them again.
James Morrison - think he is English, need to check on that but, had a nice guitar based pop sound. He only played 30 min so by the time I was into what he was doing he was done. Will check out his myspace page. Links coming soon.
Ben Folds - long time fan of his stuff, was not disappointed. Well, wish he had had more than an hour to play but still he played a good number of my favorites including:
Army, Landed, Not the Same, Kate, Still Fighting it and closed with Bitches Ain't Shit which was awesome hearing a crowd of mostly teeny boppers singing early 90's Dr Dre gangsta rap in some cases the song being older than those singing. Tried to get a few pictures but they did not turn on the big screens so all of them he came out very small and not worth showing anyone.
John Mayer - not as familiar with his stuff as Ben Folds but I still enjoyed his show. Sally said he played all his hits and I could tell the audience was into it bu I just couldn't get into his pop radio friendly tunes BUT, the last two songs he did were amazing blues based rock songs invoking Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton. For me, if his entire show had consisted of songs like the final two I would have enjoyed more.
Overall a great concert experience. Would go see all three of them again.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
nonesuch #334
This is who I am hanging out with today. He is Sally's dog named K. We are buddies. Later this evening we (sally and myself) are going to see Ben Folds and John Mayer. I have today off as you can tell. I have spent this morning doing some laundry and working on my agenda for my trip to England. I think it is almost solid but of course with things like these, things need to stay flexible. I am going to spend a few days in London, then off to Coventry, Oxford, Nottingham, Birmingham, Stonehenge, hopefully will see Vi and Blah but since she more than likely will be going to OZ for the holidays I am not sure if I will see her or not. Also, Manchester and just added, Liverpool and maybe Blackpool. And then back to London before heading out. It is amazing how quick two weeks will go by. I want to soak up as much as I can with the time I have.
nonesuch #333
Bill Walsh 1931-2007
Changed the way football(american) is played, is watched and is talked about. Credited with bringing intelligence to the game where in the past it was seen as nonthinking man's game. Coached the 49ers who I hated since they always beat the crap out of the Panthers(NFL teams) but now I so respect what he did for the sport. Above all, just a great person. He will be missed.
Ingmar Bergman 1918-2007
Perhaps the most influential director of modern movies of our time. "Fanny and Alexander", "Smiles of a Summer Night" and "The Seventh Seal"(which I am partial to) are all must sees.
Tom Snyder 1936-2007
Pioneer of late night talk show, "fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Godspeed Mr Snyder.
And as I was typing these up I just saw, Michelangelo Antonioni,1912-2007, director of "Blowup" and "L'Avventura" (The Adventure)died in Italy just hours after Ingmar Bergman. Of all of his films, I recommend "Blowup", but really you cannot go wrong with anything done by him.
Changed the way football(american) is played, is watched and is talked about. Credited with bringing intelligence to the game where in the past it was seen as nonthinking man's game. Coached the 49ers who I hated since they always beat the crap out of the Panthers(NFL teams) but now I so respect what he did for the sport. Above all, just a great person. He will be missed.
Ingmar Bergman 1918-2007
Perhaps the most influential director of modern movies of our time. "Fanny and Alexander", "Smiles of a Summer Night" and "The Seventh Seal"(which I am partial to) are all must sees.
Tom Snyder 1936-2007
Pioneer of late night talk show, "fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air." Godspeed Mr Snyder.
And as I was typing these up I just saw, Michelangelo Antonioni,1912-2007, director of "Blowup" and "L'Avventura" (The Adventure)died in Italy just hours after Ingmar Bergman. Of all of his films, I recommend "Blowup", but really you cannot go wrong with anything done by him.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
nonesuch #332
Just got in from Sally's birthday dinner. There were 12 people there. The food was good. There was a couple there who had just got back from London so I picked their brains for travel tips etc. They told me of a great Italian place called Toto that I will try to go to when I am there. They did not do much outside of London but I think there is so much to do in London itself. But back to the meal, we got the family style which is all you can eat. You choose two items from appetizers, salads, pastas/main dishes and desserts. We had stuffed mushrooms, fried zucchini, two types of salad, lobster ravioli, chicken and spinach manicotti, chicken piccatta ziti and sausage, tiramasu, homemade Profiteroles, and birthday girl got her own Chocolate Zuccotto Cake with candles and a glass of dessert wine.
I was drinking heavily but no flirting. Sorry Joie. Hard to do when it was all couples or mother/daughter and those that would not look you in the eye when talking to you. So I sat back and listened to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in the background drinking my Guinness. I think they think I am an asshole but I really don't care. Sally had a good time. She was happy that a good number of folks came tonight. And that is what matters.
I was drinking heavily but no flirting. Sorry Joie. Hard to do when it was all couples or mother/daughter and those that would not look you in the eye when talking to you. So I sat back and listened to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in the background drinking my Guinness. I think they think I am an asshole but I really don't care. Sally had a good time. She was happy that a good number of folks came tonight. And that is what matters.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
nonesuch #331
Finished Harry Potter book 6 this morning, took a 30 minute break and started book 7 which I finished about 10 minutes ago. I could not put it down. Two amazing books, and that is all I will say for now.
Monday, July 23, 2007
nonesuch #330
I spent my weekend playing lord of the rings online, planning my trip to England(I have a preliminary subject to change itinerary that I am working on that seems to be shaping up quite nicely) and avoiding any and all Harry Potter rumors on TV, online and from friends who have already finished the book, some in 24 hours give or take. I am still reading book six where things are getting really interesting to say the least. It has been so long since I read book 5 that I am having a hard time remembering what happened when and to whom, well except the big things. I have also heard what happens in book 6 to whom and by whom but I want to see for myself. I also ordered some things for my trip; convertible suitcase/backpack(carry on size), travel towel set, neck wallet and packing cubes. I did some banking on Saturday to make sure I have enough for the trip. I feel much better now on that front. Since I will be traveling near the holidays, I want to get the people I will see something. Does anyone have any suggestions that can be easy to take with me or would it be easier to wait till I got over there pick things up?
My friend Sally's birthday is next Sunday. She is having a get together at Maggiano's near Durham next Saturday. So far, she, I, KR(he was at last year's event at Cheesecake Factory) and the guy she has been seeing for a month or so now, I will call WW. I told her if it was just her, WW and myself she needed to find me a date but she only laughed. Anyway, Sally is worried not many people will show. Last year there were 5 of us, and probably will be the same this year. Next Tuesday we are going to see Ben Folds and John Mayer in concert. For those regular readers you all already know I am a long time fan of Ben Folds. This will 4th or 5th time I have seen him but first time as a solo act, all times before were with Ben Folds Five. I think John Mayer may have opened up for Neil Young one time when I went to see him. I think it will be a good show. We have pretty good seats, not too far back but where we will see them there is not a really bad seat in the place. So, good music and cold beer are in store.
My friend Sally's birthday is next Sunday. She is having a get together at Maggiano's near Durham next Saturday. So far, she, I, KR(he was at last year's event at Cheesecake Factory) and the guy she has been seeing for a month or so now, I will call WW. I told her if it was just her, WW and myself she needed to find me a date but she only laughed. Anyway, Sally is worried not many people will show. Last year there were 5 of us, and probably will be the same this year. Next Tuesday we are going to see Ben Folds and John Mayer in concert. For those regular readers you all already know I am a long time fan of Ben Folds. This will 4th or 5th time I have seen him but first time as a solo act, all times before were with Ben Folds Five. I think John Mayer may have opened up for Neil Young one time when I went to see him. I think it will be a good show. We have pretty good seats, not too far back but where we will see them there is not a really bad seat in the place. So, good music and cold beer are in store.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
nonesuch #329 took the tag
Told Vi I would do this a few weeks back, forgot to do it then, so here it is now.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING TEN YEARS AGO?
Getting ready to start library school. Still in a dead end on again, off again relationship. Was looking for an apartment closer to school but didn't find one till the next spring. Was working my second year at TWSS-Primestar.
SONGS TO WHICH YOU KNOW ALL THE LYRICS:
Brian Wilson - Bare Naked Ladies
Superman - REM
The End of the World - U2
I'm Free Now - Morphine
Look Out For My Love - Neil Young
FIVE THINGS YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WERE A MILLIONAIRE:
Buy a nice house with lots of land for miniature goats, dogs and cats I would get plus forest area to camp in. Pay off my and my friend's debts. Donate books, computers and other items and equipment for area libraries.
FIVE BAD HABITS
prone to clutter
procrastinator on some things
*updated
forgetfullness
feeling bad for myself(is this a bad habit? it is now hehe)
staying online entirely too much
FIVE THINGS YOU LIKE DOING:
eating
beer
playing video games
playing D&D
communicating with friends
FIVE THINGS YOU’LL NEVER WEAR AGAIN:
spandex bike shorts
batman earring
bermuda jamz
sleeveless t-shirt
puffy shirt
FIVE FAVORITE TOYS:
lord of the rings computer game
iPod
D&D dice
cellphone camera
ps2
WHAT WERE YOU DOING TEN YEARS AGO?
Getting ready to start library school. Still in a dead end on again, off again relationship. Was looking for an apartment closer to school but didn't find one till the next spring. Was working my second year at TWSS-Primestar.
SONGS TO WHICH YOU KNOW ALL THE LYRICS:
Brian Wilson - Bare Naked Ladies
Superman - REM
The End of the World - U2
I'm Free Now - Morphine
Look Out For My Love - Neil Young
FIVE THINGS YOU WOULD DO IF YOU WERE A MILLIONAIRE:
Buy a nice house with lots of land for miniature goats, dogs and cats I would get plus forest area to camp in. Pay off my and my friend's debts. Donate books, computers and other items and equipment for area libraries.
FIVE BAD HABITS
prone to clutter
procrastinator on some things
*updated
forgetfullness
feeling bad for myself(is this a bad habit? it is now hehe)
staying online entirely too much
FIVE THINGS YOU LIKE DOING:
eating
beer
playing video games
playing D&D
communicating with friends
FIVE THINGS YOU’LL NEVER WEAR AGAIN:
spandex bike shorts
batman earring
bermuda jamz
sleeveless t-shirt
puffy shirt
FIVE FAVORITE TOYS:
lord of the rings computer game
iPod
D&D dice
cellphone camera
ps2
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
nonesuch #328 what an incredible smell you have discovered
So much not going on, I am beginning to bore myself with being bored. It really is the same things everyday that if I shared them you may fall asleep. So, I had to go with a star wars quote in my title to get your attention before lulling everyone to sleep.
I went to see my D&D friends this past weekend. Ok, that is something different. It was good to see them as we had not got together for almost nine months. The game was good, I think I challenge them enough. They are getting high in level and it makes it harder to keep them on their toes. It just suddenly hit them that through their adventures they have angered at least 2 very old dragons and one of the dragons has already sent minions to take care of the group. But the group was able to survive. We watched some movies as well: Slither, a japanese kung fu movie, The Animal, School for Scoundrels and Starship Troopers.
Slither - Skip it. I wish I had. It had Nathan Fillion from Firefly and Buffy so I was like yes, anything with him. It was horror/disgusting. I could not finish my pizza and had to stop watching about halfway through. Will not go into details. The Animal starring Rob Schneider was ok, below stupid and only had a few laughs. School for Scoundrels starred Billy Bob Thornton and John Heder(Napoleon Dynamite) and was better than most movies but was only interesting enough to keep me from falling asleep. It had an Anger Management feel to it. Starship Troopers is just classic Sci-Fi.
They all went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix before I got there. Most of them had seen Transformers as well.
Still have the summer allergies. On some strong meds but they make me sleepy so dragging through the day. And it being so hot, it does not help at all. Another hot one today and very humid with showers but it will get cooler after today.
A co-worker of mine just got back from England and showed us pictures yesterday. He had gone to a CS Lewis retreat held at Lewis' old house that has been renovated to the way it was in 1942. He spent time at Oxford and Camebridge and stayed about a week. Now I am even more excited for my trip on December, adding more places to go but they are all in the same area so will not add much out of the way to the itinerary.
Coolest thing I have seen today: Found by way of PopCandy, a clip on YouTube from the new Bob Dylan movie coming in September. In this clip, Bob Dylan is played by Cate Blanchett where he meets Alan Ginsburg played by David Cross.
I'm Not There clip
I went to see my D&D friends this past weekend. Ok, that is something different. It was good to see them as we had not got together for almost nine months. The game was good, I think I challenge them enough. They are getting high in level and it makes it harder to keep them on their toes. It just suddenly hit them that through their adventures they have angered at least 2 very old dragons and one of the dragons has already sent minions to take care of the group. But the group was able to survive. We watched some movies as well: Slither, a japanese kung fu movie, The Animal, School for Scoundrels and Starship Troopers.
Slither - Skip it. I wish I had. It had Nathan Fillion from Firefly and Buffy so I was like yes, anything with him. It was horror/disgusting. I could not finish my pizza and had to stop watching about halfway through. Will not go into details. The Animal starring Rob Schneider was ok, below stupid and only had a few laughs. School for Scoundrels starred Billy Bob Thornton and John Heder(Napoleon Dynamite) and was better than most movies but was only interesting enough to keep me from falling asleep. It had an Anger Management feel to it. Starship Troopers is just classic Sci-Fi.
They all went to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix before I got there. Most of them had seen Transformers as well.
Still have the summer allergies. On some strong meds but they make me sleepy so dragging through the day. And it being so hot, it does not help at all. Another hot one today and very humid with showers but it will get cooler after today.
A co-worker of mine just got back from England and showed us pictures yesterday. He had gone to a CS Lewis retreat held at Lewis' old house that has been renovated to the way it was in 1942. He spent time at Oxford and Camebridge and stayed about a week. Now I am even more excited for my trip on December, adding more places to go but they are all in the same area so will not add much out of the way to the itinerary.
Coolest thing I have seen today: Found by way of PopCandy, a clip on YouTube from the new Bob Dylan movie coming in September. In this clip, Bob Dylan is played by Cate Blanchett where he meets Alan Ginsburg played by David Cross.
I'm Not There clip
Thursday, July 12, 2007
nonesuch #327 I think
Lazy summer days....spent fighting off an allergy or cold that has left me mostly without a voice. These things in the summer are always worse than at any other time of the year.
Really not much else going on, well exciting that is. Going to play D&D this weekend. Have not done that in awhile. It will be good to see the guys.
Sort of planning my trip abroad. It is so far off that I feel I have time. I have shopped a little bit for things I will take but not that much really. I am excited but a bit more nervous since the stuff went down in London and Glasgow two weeks ago. I just have to go on about what I want to do and that is that.
Started on Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Yeah, I know, I am behind. I checked it out 2 years ago when it first came out but never read it. I had some things come up and never got around to it. So, I started last night and wow. More stuff happened in the first 3 chapters that happens in other books.
Wanted to keep on reading but felt like I needed to rest so took a tylenol pm(which has been working since I have been sick) and slept from oh 10:30 to 3:30 which is pretty good for me. Turned on COPS and both were episodes I had seen before. So dozed till I needed to get to get ready to go to work.
Cooler today than earlier this week, by about 5 or more degrees and low humidity. It feels nice compared to yesterday.
I have really be enjoying vitamin water Essential c+calcium. Tastes a bit like Tang but a more watered down version. Also got some Promised Land chocolate milk and let me tell you that is good stuff.
Wow, I have put myself to sleep with this post.
Really not much else going on, well exciting that is. Going to play D&D this weekend. Have not done that in awhile. It will be good to see the guys.
Sort of planning my trip abroad. It is so far off that I feel I have time. I have shopped a little bit for things I will take but not that much really. I am excited but a bit more nervous since the stuff went down in London and Glasgow two weeks ago. I just have to go on about what I want to do and that is that.
Started on Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Yeah, I know, I am behind. I checked it out 2 years ago when it first came out but never read it. I had some things come up and never got around to it. So, I started last night and wow. More stuff happened in the first 3 chapters that happens in other books.
Wanted to keep on reading but felt like I needed to rest so took a tylenol pm(which has been working since I have been sick) and slept from oh 10:30 to 3:30 which is pretty good for me. Turned on COPS and both were episodes I had seen before. So dozed till I needed to get to get ready to go to work.
Cooler today than earlier this week, by about 5 or more degrees and low humidity. It feels nice compared to yesterday.
I have really be enjoying vitamin water Essential c+calcium. Tastes a bit like Tang but a more watered down version. Also got some Promised Land chocolate milk and let me tell you that is good stuff.
Wow, I have put myself to sleep with this post.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
nonesuch #326 what I am listening to...
Ray Davies - Over My Head, from his new and first solo album, "Other People's Lives". So unlike the classic genius music he made with the Kinks but damn this is so catchy. Check it out.
Voodoo Loons - Downhill from their "Self Proclaimed Prophets & Profiteers" coming out in August. Someone described them as Westerberg meets Barlow, two indie masters with different sounds but with Voodoo Loons the it comes out nicely. I hear tributes to the Psychedelic Furs and the Smiths in Downhill. Also check out their track on the new Amnesty International disc, Instant Karma. Not as strong a track as Downhill but it is growing on me.
Iron and Wine - "Boy With a Coin", from his anxiously awaited new album dropping this fall, 'The Shepherd's Dog'. For those worried things would not be the same, his voice is still there, the intricate guitar work is there, the landscapes he describes in his lyrics are still there. Boy With a Coin, the single, will be released in July.
Voodoo Loons - Downhill from their "Self Proclaimed Prophets & Profiteers" coming out in August. Someone described them as Westerberg meets Barlow, two indie masters with different sounds but with Voodoo Loons the it comes out nicely. I hear tributes to the Psychedelic Furs and the Smiths in Downhill. Also check out their track on the new Amnesty International disc, Instant Karma. Not as strong a track as Downhill but it is growing on me.
Iron and Wine - "Boy With a Coin", from his anxiously awaited new album dropping this fall, 'The Shepherd's Dog'. For those worried things would not be the same, his voice is still there, the intricate guitar work is there, the landscapes he describes in his lyrics are still there. Boy With a Coin, the single, will be released in July.
The 5th
Wasted away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's my own damn fault
Yes and some people claim that there's a woman to blame
And I know it's my own damn fault
more to come...
No, its not my fault I really couldn't change Jimmy's lyrics.
Today would have been 6 years together if CW hadn't fucked a sailor. I wasn't going to even bring it up this year but I just cannot get it out of my head. Nothing to burn this year but I still keep finding things of hers when I clean. Just little stuff now nothing that means much of anything well at least to me. More than likely the time away from her and from the breakup that has reduced the anger but I am one who is slow to forget.
I spent the weekend with my parents who celebrated their 40th anniversary on July 1st. I gave them a couple of framed photographs. One of them was of the church they were married in. The other was of a sky shot that I thought was cool. They liked both. But I started to get the when will you get married speeches and not just from them but from their friends as well.
"Was I going to be a bachelor for the rest of my life? When will I meet a nice girl? Why don't you go to church to meet a nice girl? Why wouldn't a nice girl like you, you are such a nice guy." My mother even mentioned that I wasn't even trying hard.
And I answered them all the same.
"After the way the last one ended I really didn't have a desire to put myself out there again, at least for now. If I did meet someone, that would be good but if not, I just did not worry about that much anymore."
I do not think my parents realize I am serious.
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's my own damn fault
Yes and some people claim that there's a woman to blame
And I know it's my own damn fault
more to come...
No, its not my fault I really couldn't change Jimmy's lyrics.
Today would have been 6 years together if CW hadn't fucked a sailor. I wasn't going to even bring it up this year but I just cannot get it out of my head. Nothing to burn this year but I still keep finding things of hers when I clean. Just little stuff now nothing that means much of anything well at least to me. More than likely the time away from her and from the breakup that has reduced the anger but I am one who is slow to forget.
I spent the weekend with my parents who celebrated their 40th anniversary on July 1st. I gave them a couple of framed photographs. One of them was of the church they were married in. The other was of a sky shot that I thought was cool. They liked both. But I started to get the when will you get married speeches and not just from them but from their friends as well.
"Was I going to be a bachelor for the rest of my life? When will I meet a nice girl? Why don't you go to church to meet a nice girl? Why wouldn't a nice girl like you, you are such a nice guy." My mother even mentioned that I wasn't even trying hard.
And I answered them all the same.
"After the way the last one ended I really didn't have a desire to put myself out there again, at least for now. If I did meet someone, that would be good but if not, I just did not worry about that much anymore."
I do not think my parents realize I am serious.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
nonesuch #325 insert clever post title here
There really isn't much going on with me other than work and coming home and trying to stay cool. Been in the 90s for about a week now and we have had storms almost every night this week. Some flooding down the road from me but not so much at my house. And not like out in Texas and Oklahoma. Hope my friends out there are safe.
Going to my parent's house this weekend for their 40th wedding anniversary. Not much is planned. I drove up to the church they were married in last weekend. Took some pictures and have a frame to put the best one and give them. And will take a bottle of champagne. They are not big on the parties but there will be some of their close friends there so that will be nice.
Semi-stressing about my trip later this year to England, mostly do/will I have enough for the trip. Food and lodging will be the big amounts with pints at the pub coming third. I do not want to get over there and run out of funds and not be able to go places and see things and souvenirs etc. I am sure there are many things I can do on low funds but do not want to end up in that situation. Of course, this is just my worrisomemness coming out based on things that I really have no control over right now. I mean, it is 6 months away. I haven't really begun to stress about the flying part but that will come. I do have plans to see the Lord of the Rings Musical in London. They have a special, for £21 you get a meal, entrance to the show and a cocktail. You cannot beat that. Here
is the link in case anyone is interested. The only problem I see happening is that the show may close. It has not been getting the best of reviews but I understand tickets are on sale until March 2008. If the show closes, thats just 5 more pints I can purchase.
I cannot remember if I mentioned that I cleaned my house. I think I did but anyway, it is not staying clean. I have started to let clutter build up once again around the area where I watch TV and eat. Just papers and such nothing too bad like old food. I meant to take pictures but never did. Oh well.
Going to my parent's house this weekend for their 40th wedding anniversary. Not much is planned. I drove up to the church they were married in last weekend. Took some pictures and have a frame to put the best one and give them. And will take a bottle of champagne. They are not big on the parties but there will be some of their close friends there so that will be nice.
Semi-stressing about my trip later this year to England, mostly do/will I have enough for the trip. Food and lodging will be the big amounts with pints at the pub coming third. I do not want to get over there and run out of funds and not be able to go places and see things and souvenirs etc. I am sure there are many things I can do on low funds but do not want to end up in that situation. Of course, this is just my worrisomemness coming out based on things that I really have no control over right now. I mean, it is 6 months away. I haven't really begun to stress about the flying part but that will come. I do have plans to see the Lord of the Rings Musical in London. They have a special, for £21 you get a meal, entrance to the show and a cocktail. You cannot beat that. Here
is the link in case anyone is interested. The only problem I see happening is that the show may close. It has not been getting the best of reviews but I understand tickets are on sale until March 2008. If the show closes, thats just 5 more pints I can purchase.
I cannot remember if I mentioned that I cleaned my house. I think I did but anyway, it is not staying clean. I have started to let clutter build up once again around the area where I watch TV and eat. Just papers and such nothing too bad like old food. I meant to take pictures but never did. Oh well.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
nonesuch # 324 contact answers
Well, here are the answers to the contact post I did the other day.
Summarize me in three words:
I am not sure that I can summarize myself in 3 words but Julie, Vi, Anne and CSG did very well.
Where did we meet:
blogs and undergrad
Take a stab at my middle name:
It is Charles, but funny thing is Joesph, Andrew and William are all family names.
How long have you known me:
depends :) Still cannot believe it has been 16 years Julie. Well, I have known Chad over 20 years now that I think on it.
When is the last time that we saw each other:
another depends
Do I drink:
Yes I do. Beer, guinness is my one of choice but been really into Miller Lite lately
Am I happy:
Yeah, most of the time. Happy but lonely.
Am I a good person:
I try to be and sometimes that is all once can ask of another.
What was your first impression of upon meeting/seeing me:
I am a nerd/hippie/geek, yeah. that's the ticket
What’s one of my favorite things to do:
play D&D, computer gaming, reading, blogging
Am I funny:
When I was in grade school I wanted to be a comedian like Robin Williams or Jonathan Winters. I even did some stand-up between high school and college.
How do you make me smile:
I laugh at myself a lot.
What’s my favorite type of music:
rock, 80s, classical, jazz, bluegrass, classic country, alternative, even some rap thrown in
Have you ever seen me cry:
more than I can admit
Can I sing?:
Actually, I can. I did a lot of theater my first two years of college including at least two musicals a school year plus summerstock. I stopped for the wrong reasons. Another story for another time.
What is the best feature about me:
not sure myself.
Am I shy or outgoing:
shy but am more outgoing the older I get and it depends on the situation.
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
When I was younger I broke a lot of rules, now not so much. I like more structure now than anarchy.
Do I have any special talents:
I guess I will go with the masses and say photography. I feel I am lucky with most of the shots that come out great. That and a very nice camera.
I also am a pretty good cook, peanut butter hot dogs aside.
Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy,snobby, or something else (what):
I still consider myself a loser but some of you all do not like that so I guess I will go with nerd. I have long considered myself one.
What is my favorite food:
I do not have one favorite but many:
peanut butter
chicken
mac and cheese
hot dogs
ice cream
If there was one good nickname for me, what would it be:
one nick name that has stuck with me for a long time is Hutch. 30+ years with that one. There are others that I will not list at this time.
What is my worst habit:
I am a bit on the messy side when it comes to my house.
Have you ever had a dream about me? If so, what?:
I dream about myself all the time. :)
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is the one thing I would bring?
yeah. computer and books, but I really like Anne's answer of long range radio and Vi, I laughed for 10 minutes with your answer of Lawn mower hehe.
Are we friends:
yes all of you are my friends
Do I believe in God?
I don't know if there is or not. There is so much in the world that leads me to believe that there is not but at the same time there is much that leads to believe there is.
Am I family oriented?
Being an only child I feel like I have to be. But I do not have much contact with my extended family, just my Mom and Dad.
Who is my best friend?
I have not had a best friend since my best friend in high school got me and him and 2 others in a car accident and then he lied about why it happen and I didn't find out the truth for 6 months. I may have talked about that before on here. If not, let me know and I can tell the story. But I would say my closest friends now are Scott and Sally.
Thanks to everyone that replied to this. It is good to know that things I have worked on being:
a good person, sincere, a real friend, a nerd and so on can be seen by my friends no matter where they are.
Summarize me in three words:
I am not sure that I can summarize myself in 3 words but Julie, Vi, Anne and CSG did very well.
Where did we meet:
blogs and undergrad
Take a stab at my middle name:
It is Charles, but funny thing is Joesph, Andrew and William are all family names.
How long have you known me:
depends :) Still cannot believe it has been 16 years Julie. Well, I have known Chad over 20 years now that I think on it.
When is the last time that we saw each other:
another depends
Do I drink:
Yes I do. Beer, guinness is my one of choice but been really into Miller Lite lately
Am I happy:
Yeah, most of the time. Happy but lonely.
Am I a good person:
I try to be and sometimes that is all once can ask of another.
What was your first impression of upon meeting/seeing me:
I am a nerd/hippie/geek, yeah. that's the ticket
What’s one of my favorite things to do:
play D&D, computer gaming, reading, blogging
Am I funny:
When I was in grade school I wanted to be a comedian like Robin Williams or Jonathan Winters. I even did some stand-up between high school and college.
How do you make me smile:
I laugh at myself a lot.
What’s my favorite type of music:
rock, 80s, classical, jazz, bluegrass, classic country, alternative, even some rap thrown in
Have you ever seen me cry:
more than I can admit
Can I sing?:
Actually, I can. I did a lot of theater my first two years of college including at least two musicals a school year plus summerstock. I stopped for the wrong reasons. Another story for another time.
What is the best feature about me:
not sure myself.
Am I shy or outgoing:
shy but am more outgoing the older I get and it depends on the situation.
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
When I was younger I broke a lot of rules, now not so much. I like more structure now than anarchy.
Do I have any special talents:
I guess I will go with the masses and say photography. I feel I am lucky with most of the shots that come out great. That and a very nice camera.
I also am a pretty good cook, peanut butter hot dogs aside.
Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy,snobby, or something else (what):
I still consider myself a loser but some of you all do not like that so I guess I will go with nerd. I have long considered myself one.
What is my favorite food:
I do not have one favorite but many:
peanut butter
chicken
mac and cheese
hot dogs
ice cream
If there was one good nickname for me, what would it be:
one nick name that has stuck with me for a long time is Hutch. 30+ years with that one. There are others that I will not list at this time.
What is my worst habit:
I am a bit on the messy side when it comes to my house.
Have you ever had a dream about me? If so, what?:
I dream about myself all the time. :)
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is the one thing I would bring?
yeah. computer and books, but I really like Anne's answer of long range radio and Vi, I laughed for 10 minutes with your answer of Lawn mower hehe.
Are we friends:
yes all of you are my friends
Do I believe in God?
I don't know if there is or not. There is so much in the world that leads me to believe that there is not but at the same time there is much that leads to believe there is.
Am I family oriented?
Being an only child I feel like I have to be. But I do not have much contact with my extended family, just my Mom and Dad.
Who is my best friend?
I have not had a best friend since my best friend in high school got me and him and 2 others in a car accident and then he lied about why it happen and I didn't find out the truth for 6 months. I may have talked about that before on here. If not, let me know and I can tell the story. But I would say my closest friends now are Scott and Sally.
Thanks to everyone that replied to this. It is good to know that things I have worked on being:
a good person, sincere, a real friend, a nerd and so on can be seen by my friends no matter where they are.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
nonesuch #322 you were acting like it was the end of the world
I was going to wait a few more days to see if anyone else wanted to do the questionnaire about me from the previous post before I posted the answers. I will say so far the ones who have answered and you know who you are, have done very well. I think it has been up almost a week so maybe tomorrow or Thursday will post the answers.
Crazy thing happened Sunday night. I was watching Last Comic Standing and I am pretty sure I saw an ex-girlfriend of mine sitting in the audience. I wasn't sure at first but then they showed her again and I am 97% confident it was her. Just crazy. Cannot remember if I mentioned her before but we dated on and off for a few years back in the late 90s. We had good times but I realized I was being used and well I didn't really care at the time. The attention was nice of course but she would disappear for weeks at a time, wouldn't hear from her and then she would be around almost nonstop for a few weeks and then do it all over again. Things would be going great and then she would break up with me like on New Year's Eve wanting to continue the friendship. After awhile I just couldn't do it anymore. Went to a party with her and she spent the entire time trying to fix me up with girls there. It was not like I still wanted to be with her, but I found it odd that she was going through all this trouble. We went to a bar(college hill sundries) after the party that was near my house. She played "Allison" by Elvis Costello on the jukebox. (CHS had the best jukebox in town. Everything from Elvis Costello to Willie Nelson) She mentioned that she wanted a guy "whose aim was true". (if you know the song lyrics, it makes sense). I said well, there was me. And then she started on all the guys that she could have slept with, who she had and who she was still trying to and how the bartender, who was one of our friends, could take her home and how she had tried to "do" him and he wouldn't go for it. And then I stood up, gave her a pat on the cheek and said, "good bye and good luck" and walked out the door. I really didn't have much else to do with her after that. She was still, at the time, in my circle of friends so I couldn't not see her. It was soon after I asked this nice girl out that I was in library school with and we dated for a few months. But that is a whole different story for another time. Sometime later she moved in with a guy up near Boston and they have since married. Last I heard about her was two years ago when her mother died of a heart attack.
Crazy thing happened Sunday night. I was watching Last Comic Standing and I am pretty sure I saw an ex-girlfriend of mine sitting in the audience. I wasn't sure at first but then they showed her again and I am 97% confident it was her. Just crazy. Cannot remember if I mentioned her before but we dated on and off for a few years back in the late 90s. We had good times but I realized I was being used and well I didn't really care at the time. The attention was nice of course but she would disappear for weeks at a time, wouldn't hear from her and then she would be around almost nonstop for a few weeks and then do it all over again. Things would be going great and then she would break up with me like on New Year's Eve wanting to continue the friendship. After awhile I just couldn't do it anymore. Went to a party with her and she spent the entire time trying to fix me up with girls there. It was not like I still wanted to be with her, but I found it odd that she was going through all this trouble. We went to a bar(college hill sundries) after the party that was near my house. She played "Allison" by Elvis Costello on the jukebox. (CHS had the best jukebox in town. Everything from Elvis Costello to Willie Nelson) She mentioned that she wanted a guy "whose aim was true". (if you know the song lyrics, it makes sense). I said well, there was me. And then she started on all the guys that she could have slept with, who she had and who she was still trying to and how the bartender, who was one of our friends, could take her home and how she had tried to "do" him and he wouldn't go for it. And then I stood up, gave her a pat on the cheek and said, "good bye and good luck" and walked out the door. I really didn't have much else to do with her after that. She was still, at the time, in my circle of friends so I couldn't not see her. It was soon after I asked this nice girl out that I was in library school with and we dated for a few months. But that is a whole different story for another time. Sometime later she moved in with a guy up near Boston and they have since married. Last I heard about her was two years ago when her mother died of a heart attack.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
nonesuch #321 contact hehe
You are supposed to answer the questions about me. Even if you don’t know the answers, have a guess… Go on, give it a go. Put the answers the comments section.
Summarize me in three words:
Where did we meet:
Take a stab at my middle name:
How long have you known me:
When is the last time that we saw each other:
Do I drink:
Am I happy:
Am I a good person:
What was your first impression of upon meeting/seeing me:
What’s one of my favorite things to do:
Am I funny:
How do you make me smile:
What’s my favorite type of music:
Have you ever seen me cry:
Can I sing?:
What is the best feature about me:
Am I shy or outgoing:
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
Do I have any special talents:
Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy,snobby, or something else (what):
What is my favorite food:
If there was one good nickname for me, what would it be:
What is my worst habit:
Have you ever had a dream about me? If so, what?:
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is the one thing Iwould bring?
Are we friends:
Do I believe in God?
Am I family oriented?
Who is my best friend?
Will you repost this so I can do it for you?
Summarize me in three words:
Where did we meet:
Take a stab at my middle name:
How long have you known me:
When is the last time that we saw each other:
Do I drink:
Am I happy:
Am I a good person:
What was your first impression of upon meeting/seeing me:
What’s one of my favorite things to do:
Am I funny:
How do you make me smile:
What’s my favorite type of music:
Have you ever seen me cry:
Can I sing?:
What is the best feature about me:
Am I shy or outgoing:
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules:
Do I have any special talents:
Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy,snobby, or something else (what):
What is my favorite food:
If there was one good nickname for me, what would it be:
What is my worst habit:
Have you ever had a dream about me? If so, what?:
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, what is the one thing Iwould bring?
Are we friends:
Do I believe in God?
Am I family oriented?
Who is my best friend?
Will you repost this so I can do it for you?
nonesuch #320 music from my 18th year
Stole this from Vi and Eileen. I added the links to the songs. So if anyone wants to do this, here are the rules:
1. Go to the Billboard #1 Hits listings (scroll down and you’ll see them separated by decades on the left in the sidebar)
2. Pick the year you turned 18.
3. Get yourself nostalgic over the songs of the year.
4. Pick 5 songs and write something about how these songs affected you.
5. Pass it on to 5 more friends. But since I do not tag folks, if you want to do it, go ahead. If not, that's cool. I am not the boss of you.
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
In a sea pop/top 40 junk that I could no longer listen to came Guns N' Roses. Really liked Appetite for Destruction, was the soundtrack for most of '88 and '89. My friend Dwayne would put this on in his Jeep and a bunch of us would cruise around downtown of the town we lived in and around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI
Red Red Wine - UB40
Was going through what I thought at the time was girl problems. I really had no idea but it seemed big at the time. Shoot everything was a major problem at 18. Red wine became drink of choice until I found liquor later that year. Beer came much later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg1iEBWxVeQ
Need You Tonight - INXS
From the best album these guys put out. I am singing the song in my head now. The album has Mediate right after. Take that back, watching and listening to the video on youtube. Also whenever I hear INXS I think of Lost Boys, which I watched a lot during this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL7FY7rwVtQ
Faith/Father Figure/One More Try - George Michael
I had this whole album. In fact I have it still on tape somewhere but haven't listened to it in years. I can remember my band director playing "One More Try" over and over again. I heard he was having woman problems, well I was as well so it fit the times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XesXjkDLImg
Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club
The local huge top forty radio station would not play this line from this song:
give me give me wild west
give me give me safe sex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQt89ATKYC4
So it created a place in music history for me. They had the year before refused to play George Michael's "I Want Your Sex". That turned me to the classic rock station and then I found 120 minutes in Mtv and found alternative music before it was called alternative. The Smiths, The Cure, Love and Rockets, New Order. But of course, these guys never made it onto the Billboard Charts.
1. Go to the Billboard #1 Hits listings (scroll down and you’ll see them separated by decades on the left in the sidebar)
2. Pick the year you turned 18.
3. Get yourself nostalgic over the songs of the year.
4. Pick 5 songs and write something about how these songs affected you.
5. Pass it on to 5 more friends. But since I do not tag folks, if you want to do it, go ahead. If not, that's cool. I am not the boss of you.
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
In a sea pop/top 40 junk that I could no longer listen to came Guns N' Roses. Really liked Appetite for Destruction, was the soundtrack for most of '88 and '89. My friend Dwayne would put this on in his Jeep and a bunch of us would cruise around downtown of the town we lived in and around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI
Red Red Wine - UB40
Was going through what I thought at the time was girl problems. I really had no idea but it seemed big at the time. Shoot everything was a major problem at 18. Red wine became drink of choice until I found liquor later that year. Beer came much later.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg1iEBWxVeQ
Need You Tonight - INXS
From the best album these guys put out. I am singing the song in my head now. The album has Mediate right after. Take that back, watching and listening to the video on youtube. Also whenever I hear INXS I think of Lost Boys, which I watched a lot during this time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL7FY7rwVtQ
Faith/Father Figure/One More Try - George Michael
I had this whole album. In fact I have it still on tape somewhere but haven't listened to it in years. I can remember my band director playing "One More Try" over and over again. I heard he was having woman problems, well I was as well so it fit the times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XesXjkDLImg
Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club
The local huge top forty radio station would not play this line from this song:
give me give me wild west
give me give me safe sex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQt89ATKYC4
So it created a place in music history for me. They had the year before refused to play George Michael's "I Want Your Sex". That turned me to the classic rock station and then I found 120 minutes in Mtv and found alternative music before it was called alternative. The Smiths, The Cure, Love and Rockets, New Order. But of course, these guys never made it onto the Billboard Charts.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
nonesuch #319
And since nothing is forming in my head resembling any kind of post, here is another installment of how did they get here?
rocks to keep people off the lawn
"IAN ZIERING" HAIRPIECE
Inferno ends waco siege
suchnone blogger
WD-40 garden hose connection
mst3k "my puzzler hurts"
How to keep kids off lawn
get off my lawn tab
and your on a holiday, you cant find the words to say
egg drop galore
the cw with imogene heap
arizona grapeade is the best juice ever
sanders trippe
drove to chicago
Genesis-3 Sides Live
my damn neighbor sonic
you know you're from Coventry when. .
blogspot "new wave hot dogs"
Trevor Smith larp
its peanut butter jelly time sheet music
when you on a holiday and you can't find the words to say all the things they
get off my bag brian addams
cubs at fenway
rocks to keep people off the lawn
"IAN ZIERING" HAIRPIECE
Inferno ends waco siege
suchnone blogger
WD-40 garden hose connection
mst3k "my puzzler hurts"
How to keep kids off lawn
get off my lawn tab
and your on a holiday, you cant find the words to say
egg drop galore
the cw with imogene heap
arizona grapeade is the best juice ever
sanders trippe
drove to chicago
Genesis-3 Sides Live
my damn neighbor sonic
you know you're from Coventry when. .
blogspot "new wave hot dogs"
Trevor Smith larp
its peanut butter jelly time sheet music
when you on a holiday and you can't find the words to say all the things they
get off my bag brian addams
cubs at fenway
Sunday, June 10, 2007
nonesuch #318
It is official. I will be visiting England in December of this year. I will be there for Christmas and New Year's and possibly another celebration that I cannot talk about right now. Right now my exact plans are not set in stone but at some time during my trip I will see London, Coventry, Manchester, Edinburgh(maybe) and Blah. Those are the set things but I hope to see Stonehenge, Liverpool, Nottingham and many sites in London. And oh yeah, pubs. I have been told that December is very wet and cold in England but I am excited about this trip and getting to spend time with my friends.
I am exhausted. I did spring cleaning this weekend. Did work in every room, cleaning and organizing. It really needed it but to be honest I am not sure how long it will last. It is just me and bottom line I really do not care. But I will say it is nice not to have to make a path through the living room to get to the bathroom. I also mowed my lawn and you all know what that means, I bought a new lawnmower. It is almost like the one I had stolen but with improvements and now it has a place to keep it locked up. It starts on the first pull and mows so even. I did some weed-eating to round the yard out but did not get to the ditches. That will be next weekend. I have two ditches that every time it rains, the leaves gather at the openings so if too many come down the drain, it gets clogged up and can flood my yard and the road in front of me.
During breaks I played LOTRO. I did mostly Traits which are special skills that you get for doing your basic skills over time. For instance, once I kill 120 spiders in the Shire, I gain Hobbit Strength which gives me +20 to my Strength ability. Hobbits started with 2 0r 3 Strength so this helps my Hobbit Hunter extremely. I also worked on my Craft skills so both my main character and my main alt gained their next Craft level and access to Superior worktables so I can make even better items.
Speaking of, yesterday I received the World of Warcraft expansion pack 10 day trial edition in the mail. I have no idea why I got it, I did not order it. I am guessing that Blizzard may be getting desperate and are sending these packs out to former players to try to get them back to play WoW. I will say it is tempting but do not see it happening. And when I was cleaning up, I found my WoW installation disks.
And lastly, you ever been wanting to rest so bad since you have been going nonstop all day but your body is so used to going going going you cannot settle down? And I have enough problems sleeping to begin with.
And go see Anne. She had surgery last week and is at her Father's house resting so will not be able to respond immediately but our friend Joie says she is doing good and will be back to the Land of Blogs soon.
I am exhausted. I did spring cleaning this weekend. Did work in every room, cleaning and organizing. It really needed it but to be honest I am not sure how long it will last. It is just me and bottom line I really do not care. But I will say it is nice not to have to make a path through the living room to get to the bathroom. I also mowed my lawn and you all know what that means, I bought a new lawnmower. It is almost like the one I had stolen but with improvements and now it has a place to keep it locked up. It starts on the first pull and mows so even. I did some weed-eating to round the yard out but did not get to the ditches. That will be next weekend. I have two ditches that every time it rains, the leaves gather at the openings so if too many come down the drain, it gets clogged up and can flood my yard and the road in front of me.
During breaks I played LOTRO. I did mostly Traits which are special skills that you get for doing your basic skills over time. For instance, once I kill 120 spiders in the Shire, I gain Hobbit Strength which gives me +20 to my Strength ability. Hobbits started with 2 0r 3 Strength so this helps my Hobbit Hunter extremely. I also worked on my Craft skills so both my main character and my main alt gained their next Craft level and access to Superior worktables so I can make even better items.
Speaking of, yesterday I received the World of Warcraft expansion pack 10 day trial edition in the mail. I have no idea why I got it, I did not order it. I am guessing that Blizzard may be getting desperate and are sending these packs out to former players to try to get them back to play WoW. I will say it is tempting but do not see it happening. And when I was cleaning up, I found my WoW installation disks.
And lastly, you ever been wanting to rest so bad since you have been going nonstop all day but your body is so used to going going going you cannot settle down? And I have enough problems sleeping to begin with.
And go see Anne. She had surgery last week and is at her Father's house resting so will not be able to respond immediately but our friend Joie says she is doing good and will be back to the Land of Blogs soon.
Monday, June 04, 2007
nonesuch #317 yoohoo and a zero bar
A friend from high school used to have a cupboard full of both of these and we always had it as a snack when at his house. His mother never let us go hungry even when we were not hungry to begin with.
And if you do not already go to Virginia Belle's blog, she has been doing posts on all things Southern, from the food, to the dialects to football and religion and everything in between.
*updated to add links for yoohoo and zero bar
Sunday, June 03, 2007
suchnone #317
Joey Chestnut breaks Takeru Kobayashi's hot dog eating record, downs 59 and a half hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes flat.
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Circuit
They come to Charlotte next week and I am going to try to go. Add going to the Fourth of July contest at Nathan's in Coney Island to my list of things I want to do.
Friday, June 01, 2007
nonesuch #316 I read the news today, oh boy
40 years ago today, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released by the Beatles and the world has never been the same.
PopMatters does a Sgt Pepper A to Z
I guess i'm floating has a nice article on "A Day in The Life" including an mp3 of the song.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
nonesuch # 315
Here is a picture of my new shed/storage unit. I made sure it could be locked. Do not want to have another lawnmower taken from me.
nonesuch #314
In this era of the single and the demise of the album as we know it, here is a list of complete albums:
The Beatles - Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Led Zeppelin - 4
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pixies - Come on Pilgram/Surfer Rosa
The Doors - The Doors
Genesis - 3 Sides Live
Mike Doughty - Skittish/Rockity Roll
R.E.M - Document, Life's Rich Pageant, Out of Time
Pink Floyd - Animals, The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
U2- Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby
Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Sessions
The Cure - Disintegration
The Smiths - The Smiths, The Queen is Dead
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Grateful Dead - Live Without a Net, American Beauty, Europe '72, Reckoning, Dozin' at the Knick
Old and in the Way - Old and in the Way
Garcia & Grisman - Grateful Dawg
Dave Matthews Band - Crash
Neil Young - Harvest, Harvest Moon, Rust Never Sleeps
Yo La Tengo - New Wave Hot Dogs/President Yo La Tengo, Electr-O-pura
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
The Beatles - Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Led Zeppelin - 4
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pixies - Come on Pilgram/Surfer Rosa
The Doors - The Doors
Genesis - 3 Sides Live
Mike Doughty - Skittish/Rockity Roll
R.E.M - Document, Life's Rich Pageant, Out of Time
Pink Floyd - Animals, The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
U2- Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby
Ben Folds Five - The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Sessions
The Cure - Disintegration
The Smiths - The Smiths, The Queen is Dead
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Grateful Dead - Live Without a Net, American Beauty, Europe '72, Reckoning, Dozin' at the Knick
Old and in the Way - Old and in the Way
Garcia & Grisman - Grateful Dawg
Dave Matthews Band - Crash
Neil Young - Harvest, Harvest Moon, Rust Never Sleeps
Yo La Tengo - New Wave Hot Dogs/President Yo La Tengo, Electr-O-pura
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
nonesuch #313 report-o-rama
And now for another exciting edition of How the Hell did they Get Here!
suchnone blogger
technorati virginia belle
get off my lawn and give me back my chicken
taco bell/KFC in Richfield
chuck folds five
deep fried goodness
when your on a holiday you can't think of words to say
recipe for peanut butter balls with jelly
get off my lawn old people jokes
305 Natural One Folk Implosion
personell talking OR heads "burning down the house"
bloglines.com
3style scotland
So this concludes another exciting episode of How the Hell Did They Get Here!
suchnone blogger
technorati virginia belle
get off my lawn and give me back my chicken
taco bell/KFC in Richfield
chuck folds five
deep fried goodness
when your on a holiday you can't think of words to say
recipe for peanut butter balls with jelly
get off my lawn old people jokes
305 Natural One Folk Implosion
personell talking OR heads "burning down the house"
bloglines.com
3style scotland
So this concludes another exciting episode of How the Hell Did They Get Here!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
nonesuch #312a meme from random
The Rules:
* Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.
* Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.
* Players should tag eight other people and notify them that they have been tagged.
* I do not tag people so the previous rule will not apply in my case. If you want to do this, go ahead. If not, that is cool. I am not the boss of you.
8 Random facts about me:
1)I was born on Friday the 13th during a full moon while it was storming. And for those who do not know, being born on Friday the 13th makes it a good luck day for me. But, on those years that my birthday fell on a Friday, I have not had the best birthdays.
2)In high school my favorite band as Genesis. I had their records on cd, LP and cassette. I quit collecting their albums when I was a senior in college.Now, it is a tie between the Beatles, Yo La Tengo and Ben Folds as my favorite. CAB, my roommate in college, opened my eyes and ears to so much good music that I had missed when I was younger.
3)I drive a black VW Jetta
4)I once had a make out session in a recliner watching the Wizard of Oz
5)I have a small flower garden containing, miniature roses, day-lilies and irises.
6)I drink almost as much water as Random does.(see her post) But I drink other beverages as well.
7)Some people call me a packrat but I prefer the term, archivist.
8)The older I get the more I am turning into the grumpy old man at the end of the road that just wants folks to stay off my damn lawn.
Get off my damn lawn.
* Players start with 8 random facts about themselves.
* Those who are tagged should post these rules and their 8 random facts.
* Players should tag eight other people and notify them that they have been tagged.
* I do not tag people so the previous rule will not apply in my case. If you want to do this, go ahead. If not, that is cool. I am not the boss of you.
8 Random facts about me:
1)I was born on Friday the 13th during a full moon while it was storming. And for those who do not know, being born on Friday the 13th makes it a good luck day for me. But, on those years that my birthday fell on a Friday, I have not had the best birthdays.
2)In high school my favorite band as Genesis. I had their records on cd, LP and cassette. I quit collecting their albums when I was a senior in college.Now, it is a tie between the Beatles, Yo La Tengo and Ben Folds as my favorite. CAB, my roommate in college, opened my eyes and ears to so much good music that I had missed when I was younger.
3)I drive a black VW Jetta
4)I once had a make out session in a recliner watching the Wizard of Oz
5)I have a small flower garden containing, miniature roses, day-lilies and irises.
6)I drink almost as much water as Random does.(see her post) But I drink other beverages as well.
7)Some people call me a packrat but I prefer the term, archivist.
8)The older I get the more I am turning into the grumpy old man at the end of the road that just wants folks to stay off my damn lawn.
Get off my damn lawn.
nonesuch #312 meme from csg
meme from csg
1) A thing that makes me happy
seeing my friends happy with their lives.
2) A funny thing that happened yesterday
cannot remember anything right offhand
3) A thing I like to eat
So many things do I like to eat, not sure I can pick just one. Since csg threw out the rules yesterday, I will make a list:
peanut butter
mac and cheese
fried chicken
hot dogs
ice cream
pound cake
4) A thing that bugs me a lot
lies and liars
5) A thing I have on right now
my "I hack my mac" t-shirt from ThinkGeek
6) A thing you once did that was technically dumb but actually fine
really not sure on this one. Usually the dumb things I do just stay dumb.
7) A thing you plan to do today
clean the hallway and the bathroom and I did.
1) A thing that makes me happy
seeing my friends happy with their lives.
2) A funny thing that happened yesterday
cannot remember anything right offhand
3) A thing I like to eat
So many things do I like to eat, not sure I can pick just one. Since csg threw out the rules yesterday, I will make a list:
peanut butter
mac and cheese
fried chicken
hot dogs
ice cream
pound cake
4) A thing that bugs me a lot
lies and liars
5) A thing I have on right now
my "I hack my mac" t-shirt from ThinkGeek
6) A thing you once did that was technically dumb but actually fine
really not sure on this one. Usually the dumb things I do just stay dumb.
7) A thing you plan to do today
clean the hallway and the bathroom and I did.
Friday, May 25, 2007
nonesuch #311 A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...
(cue intro music)
30 years ago today, Star Wars was released. At the time it first came out I did not see it in the theater. It would be 3 years later when Empire Strikes Back was released that I got to see both. But I already knew the Star Wars story. It was all my friends talked about, we all had the action figures and other toys, the star wars underoos, toothbrushes and so on. I look back now and Star Wars really change my life. I know that sounds cheesy and I am sure others have said the same thing. But for me, it went like this. Absorbing all things Star Wars led to me wanting to read The Chronicles of Narnia which I saw at a Scholastic Book Fair when I was in 3rd grade. When the animated The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe came on TV, I heard of another animated special, The Hobbit which after watching it, I read the book which led to The Lord of the Rings. So, here is this 9-10 year old trying to read this massive story which I did but it didnt mean so much to me as it would later. Lord of the Rings led me to D&D where I could play an elf or halfling and all types of things in between, just let me imagination go. I do not remember when I found out that Lucas was a fan of Tolkien and CS Lewis. It may have been when I was 9 or it could have been later in high school. Anyway, D&D and Star Wars took up pretty much my teen years. In fact we played a Star Wars roleplaying game about as much as we played D&D back in the day. We would talk about the movies, argue on when Leia fell in love with Han and vice versa, what exactly was Yoda, and when more movies would be made. In college, I pursued acting for a bit, sometimes thinking about being in Star Wars movies or Lord of the Rings movies. My love for myth and stories led to my eventual degrees in Classical Studies and Religious Studies. During my senior year, my advisor suggested I look at library school. I did not have the language skills needed for a Classical Studies master's. 4 years later, I went to library school with a focus on special libraries hoping to work in a Divinty School Library. It was in Library school I found Archival studies a perfect fit for my love of history and the skills I was gaining in Library School. So, here I am an archivist, really enjoying what I do and as silly as it seems, I do give credit to Star Wars and the way it open my eyes to so much in the world.
And I do not live in my parent's basement...
anymore.
Get off my damn lawn
30 years ago today, Star Wars was released. At the time it first came out I did not see it in the theater. It would be 3 years later when Empire Strikes Back was released that I got to see both. But I already knew the Star Wars story. It was all my friends talked about, we all had the action figures and other toys, the star wars underoos, toothbrushes and so on. I look back now and Star Wars really change my life. I know that sounds cheesy and I am sure others have said the same thing. But for me, it went like this. Absorbing all things Star Wars led to me wanting to read The Chronicles of Narnia which I saw at a Scholastic Book Fair when I was in 3rd grade. When the animated The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe came on TV, I heard of another animated special, The Hobbit which after watching it, I read the book which led to The Lord of the Rings. So, here is this 9-10 year old trying to read this massive story which I did but it didnt mean so much to me as it would later. Lord of the Rings led me to D&D where I could play an elf or halfling and all types of things in between, just let me imagination go. I do not remember when I found out that Lucas was a fan of Tolkien and CS Lewis. It may have been when I was 9 or it could have been later in high school. Anyway, D&D and Star Wars took up pretty much my teen years. In fact we played a Star Wars roleplaying game about as much as we played D&D back in the day. We would talk about the movies, argue on when Leia fell in love with Han and vice versa, what exactly was Yoda, and when more movies would be made. In college, I pursued acting for a bit, sometimes thinking about being in Star Wars movies or Lord of the Rings movies. My love for myth and stories led to my eventual degrees in Classical Studies and Religious Studies. During my senior year, my advisor suggested I look at library school. I did not have the language skills needed for a Classical Studies master's. 4 years later, I went to library school with a focus on special libraries hoping to work in a Divinty School Library. It was in Library school I found Archival studies a perfect fit for my love of history and the skills I was gaining in Library School. So, here I am an archivist, really enjoying what I do and as silly as it seems, I do give credit to Star Wars and the way it open my eyes to so much in the world.
And I do not live in my parent's basement...
anymore.
Get off my damn lawn
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
nonesuch #310.5
Just finished watching Heroes finale and it was so good. I just commented on my last post that it was a great ending to this first volume and it gave us more questions but left me satisfied at the end of a fantastic season. In my opinion, it is in the top 3 episodes with Company Man and Five Years Gone ahead of it and Episode 1: Genesis a very close 4th. My favorite characters are:
Hiro (and Ando)
HRG aka Mr Bennett
Peter Petrelli
Sylar (over the years, Darth Vader has became almost my favorite from SW right behind Yoda)
Claire
Micah
Will be getting the DVDs in August.
I am looking forward to Volume 2 coming this Fall.
Hiro (and Ando)
HRG aka Mr Bennett
Peter Petrelli
Sylar (over the years, Darth Vader has became almost my favorite from SW right behind Yoda)
Claire
Micah
Will be getting the DVDs in August.
I am looking forward to Volume 2 coming this Fall.
nonesuch # 310
Yesterday I visited my friend Eoh, the one who her and her roommate had the swap meet and greet in February. Her birthday is at the end of the month but she will be in England with her boyfriend at that time and I wanted to do something for her before she left. Back in our college days she gave me a copy of Illusions by Richard Bach, the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Earlier this year, during our book-sale I found a hardback copy so I knew she would like it. We sat and talked, caught up. Its funny, some folks it does not matter how much time goes by. You can just pick up right where you left off 3 months ago or 3 years ago. She plans to move to England in the near future. I will miss her just knowing that she will not be just down the road. We do not see each other as often as we could. She is planning to come visit me in June and her and her roommate are having a cookout in July that I plan to go to.
As for my trip to England, it will be awhile before I am able to go. Some of the arrangements fell through but it only be a matter of time before I will know what my plans are for sure. If and when Eoh does move, I will have at least 2 places I may be able to stay in England and maybe more. Just not sure right now, will keep you all informed.
Need to go lawnmower shopping. Have one in mind but it does not look like the shed I want is available anymore. I may be able to make a special order. We shall see. I am going to try to go this afternoon and check things out. It depends on how I feel. I am sore all over and not sure why. I think it may be from sleeping on the couch and not in a bed. I really need a new bed.
I went to Jin Jin last night. (see previous post). I got Chicken Teryaki, chinese chicken wings and french fries. It was all good and I have plenty leftover for lunch today. And speaking of Taco Bell, they are close to putting on the roof at the new Taco Bell/KFC just done the road. They have started landscaping so pretty soon they will have the "for hire" signs up as well. Not the best food if on a diet but the variety is what I am looking forward to.
Heroes finale was last night but I fell asleep and missed it. But, they posted it online so I hope to watch it later today. I have heard rumors about happened but nothing solid. The 24 finale was last night as well. I didn't watch it but I saw a recap this morning. Somewhere along the way, I think the show lost its way this year. I am not even sure when it happened, I just began to care less and less. And what have they done to Chloe? I think that is what really pushed me away the most. She just was not Chloe this season and last night we found out why. No spoilers for those that did not watch or read a recap and want to know.
Get off my damn lawn
As for my trip to England, it will be awhile before I am able to go. Some of the arrangements fell through but it only be a matter of time before I will know what my plans are for sure. If and when Eoh does move, I will have at least 2 places I may be able to stay in England and maybe more. Just not sure right now, will keep you all informed.
Need to go lawnmower shopping. Have one in mind but it does not look like the shed I want is available anymore. I may be able to make a special order. We shall see. I am going to try to go this afternoon and check things out. It depends on how I feel. I am sore all over and not sure why. I think it may be from sleeping on the couch and not in a bed. I really need a new bed.
I went to Jin Jin last night. (see previous post). I got Chicken Teryaki, chinese chicken wings and french fries. It was all good and I have plenty leftover for lunch today. And speaking of Taco Bell, they are close to putting on the roof at the new Taco Bell/KFC just done the road. They have started landscaping so pretty soon they will have the "for hire" signs up as well. Not the best food if on a diet but the variety is what I am looking forward to.
Heroes finale was last night but I fell asleep and missed it. But, they posted it online so I hope to watch it later today. I have heard rumors about happened but nothing solid. The 24 finale was last night as well. I didn't watch it but I saw a recap this morning. Somewhere along the way, I think the show lost its way this year. I am not even sure when it happened, I just began to care less and less. And what have they done to Chloe? I think that is what really pushed me away the most. She just was not Chloe this season and last night we found out why. No spoilers for those that did not watch or read a recap and want to know.
Get off my damn lawn
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