happyweasel

Help! I'm some sort of minority trapped in this white person's body!

2010-03-07T11:24:00.001-08:00

President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama

2008-11-09T18:41:00.000-08:00

(pic by Steve Garfield)
Sure, I'm a little late on the trigger
I've been celebrating
I'm proud
I'm optimistic

*** So I pop over to Meet The Press and watch today's episode, just not the same without Tim Russert ***

Dem Nomination, OVER!

2008-05-06T20:18:00.000-07:00

5/6/08 Victory Speech in North Carolina

*Obama/Gore 08*

Gas Tax!

2008-05-04T10:07:00.000-07:00

"The only way the idea of a gas tax holiday could be made worse would have been for the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to propose it." 5/4/08 Op-Ed Oregon

Sell Me Your Chametz!

2008-04-18T11:04:00.000-07:00

Man, I've figured out how to make millions
Walk around a Jewish neighborhood and offer to buy up everyone's Chametz...
But don't sell it back after Passover!
Man, it's so easy.

"I, the undersigned, sell all Chametz possessed by me, knowingly or unknowingly as defined by the Torah and Rabbinic Law, to happyweasel for $1.00.

Also Chametz that tends to harden and adhere to inside surfaces of pans, pots, or cooking utensils, the utensils themselves, and all kinds of live animals and pets that have been eating Chametz and mixtures thereof.

I also lease all places wherein the Chametz owned by me may be found.

This power is in conformity with the Torah, Rabbinic and Civil laws.

Signed: Jewish Person, Date: 4/18/08"

I must admit I was a bit disappointed that their dog is not mine. Not sure how, but they're gonna keep the dog legal in some way. I haven't had a pet outside of my mother's care, but if the beast slops up any Chametz, that's gonna change. Golden retriever, Lab mix... of course, under the circumstances, if I do manage to get it, Cain would surely possess the animal *with hilarity ensuing* I mean, just imagine a dog, vomiting curried eggplant, trying to stab me in the neck... all while yipping nitpicking insults about how my shirt isn't fully tucked in & my Montgomery Ward cardigan sweaters nature has a balled-up texture. Jerk. I hope I don't get it. I open up my house, I try to make it feel welcome, even showing it how to floss properly. Sure, I wasn't born on the west coast. Yes, my parents locked me in the attic for weeks at a time, but they taught me a sense of raw decency. Raw decency certainly precludes any attempts at gnawing off one's junk.

Kids Just Ain't What They Used To Be

2008-04-10T19:26:00.000-07:00

Zimbabwe Votes Tomorrow

2008-03-28T11:29:00.000-07:00

A year ago, Obama spoke on the depressing state of what was once thought of as Africa's breadbasket. Those following the country and Mugabe's mania know things have only gotten worse. Get ready for another fake election. There are 2 main opposition candidates with support split along ethnic lines:
Shona (~80% of the population, highlands) tend to support the mentioned Morgan Tsvangirai
Ndeble (less than 20% of the population, lowlands) tend to support an ex-member of ZANU-PF, Simba Makoni
The winner must get over 50% of the vote to avert a runnoff... we'll see
Recently there was a flap over the printing of 3million extra ballots being printed
Good luck to everyone there not a part of ZANU-PF and the devil, Robert Mugabe
Ziiiim-Baaaaaaab-Waaaaaay!
*ElectionVideo*
Statement of Senator Obama on Zimbabwe

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Mr. President, the events of the last few days in Zimbabwe are outrageous and warrant universal condemnation. It is time for the government of Robert Mugabe to cease its repressive and divisive actions, and to allow Zimbabweans to pursue their hopes for legitimate political change and opportunity.

Since Sunday, the world has watched with horror and outrage as the Mugabe government has cracked down on legitimate opposition, detained fifty Zimbabweans attending a peaceful prayer meeting outside of Harare, and brutalized opposition leaders and ordinary citizens alike.

A protestor was shot and killed. Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, has been badly beaten and suffered severe head injuries. Lovemore Madhuku, the leader of the National Constitutional Assembly, reportedly has a broken arm and numerous other wounds. Many of their colleagues in opposition remain in Harare hospitals.

The government has responded to the outrage prompted by these attacks on human rights and legitimate expression with characteristic bluster. Once again, we are told that the opposition is to blame. Once again, we hear ominous warnings that the opposition is “set to pay a very heavy price, regardless of who they are.” Meanwhile, the true cause of the strife – President Mugabe’s disastrous rule – remains unaddressed. To the dismay even of his own party, he has declared his intention to run for a new term in office in 2008.

Mr. President, these events are shocking, but sadly they do not come as a surprise. For years, it has been increasingly apparent that the Mugabe government is interested only in its own survival and enrichment, not the welfare of the people of Zimbabwe. International observers – including the United States – concluded that the presidential election of 2002 and the parliamentary elections of 2005 were not free and fair.

The State Department reported just last week in its country report on human rights in Zimbabwe that: “The government engaged in the pervasive and systematic abuse of human rights. The ruling party’s dominant control and manipulation of the political process through intimidation and corruption effectively negated the right of citizens to change their government.”

Meanwhile, the government’s corruption and mismanagement has brought the Zimbabwean economy to the brink of ruin. Estimates place inflation at a world-high of 1,700 percent, and the IMF forecasts that this could pass 4,000 percent by the end of the year. Unemployment stands at 80 percent. Poverty rates are soaring. Zimbabwe’s economy is shrinking faster than any other country in the world that is not at war.

I am heartened, though, that this political and economic deterioration has been met with growing calls for change.

Within Zimbabwe, the opposition to Mugabe is showing resilience and courage. Factions of Mugabe’s own party have indicated that they want a transition in 2008, and ordinary citizens are increasingly voicing their hopes for a new chapter.

Beyond Zimbabwe, frustration with the Mugabe government is mounting. The head of the African Union has expressed his embarrassment at the situation in Zimbabwe. South Africa and the Southern African Development Community, which have been slow to criticize Zimbabwe in the past, seem to be losing patience. The United States, European Union, and the United Nations were swift in condemning this latest outrage, and have been consistent in their calls for change.

Mr. President, the United States must continue to stand strongly against the Mugabe government’s abuses of power in Zimbabwe. We must join with our European allies, the United Nations, and – most importantly – the countries and institutions of the region to press for positive change in Zimbabwe. That means a peaceful democratic transition in 2008, and support for economic growth and opportunity – including the lifting of sanctions – once the dark cloud of Mugabe’s rule is lifted, and Zimbabweans are able again to reach for the new horizon they deserve.

I call on President Mugabe to immediately release all political detainees and repeal the ban on political rallies, to end the use of violence and torture in the jails, permit a free media and abide by the rule of law. His government must also urgently address the humanitarian crisis that has put the mass of his population in dire need of assistance.

Zimbabwe is a nation rich in history and rich in resources. Its talented people have known great hardship just as they have achieved great heights. When Robert Mugabe became president over a quarter century ago, there was great hope. Zimbabwe had emerged from British rule, claiming its freedom and its future for itself.

Sadly, the freedom and opportunity for which Zimbabweans fought have been eclipsed in the last decade by repression and uncertainty. Instead of peaceful self-determination, we see Zimbabweans intimidated and beaten in the streets. Instead of the responsible management of Zimbabwe’s state institutions, we see state-sanctioned corruption, violence and property seizures. Instead of economic self-sufficiency, we see what was once one of Africa’s most promising economies in a free-fall.

Yet I am confident that the people of Zimbabwe will once again claim for themselves a better future. As they seek to hold their leaders accountable, as they try to rebuild their lives and their country, they must know that they have a strong and steady friend in the United States. The events of the last few days – and the Mugabe regime – must belong to the past, and the United States must work with the international community to help all Zimbabweans forge a better future.

Obama Responds

2008-03-18T23:16:00.000-07:00

FullText

Wall-n-Spitz

2008-03-12T13:45:00.000-07:00

"Unless you have made no mistakes in your life, be careful of stones that you throw."

pic via NYT 3/12/08

071129 The Fiery Furnaces, Amsterdam

2008-03-12T11:11:00.000-07:00

fingers crossed Obama! snap

2008-03-04T11:24:00.000-08:00

My home state of Ohio votes today
I don't believe I'd be able to vote for Hillary in the national election
I'm precariously a Democrat
I really am an Obamacrat
or an Independent
Depending
As much as I like Larry David, I don't want to write him in... in November.
Mark Penn = Neo-Karl Rove
I'm not deceived.

Them Ladies, Everyone Loves The Ladies

2008-02-15T20:57:00.000-08:00

Regina Spektor: Après Moi & Fidelity & Weeds Theme

Amy Winehouse: Do Me Good & Grammys

Patti Smith: Horses & Hey Joe

Lucinda Williams: Hot Blood

Neko Case: Buckets Of Rain

Amy Winehouse: Back To Black

Obama!

2008-02-09T14:33:00.000-08:00

Caucusfied '08

My voting district went 5 to 2 in State Delegates for Obama!

There seemed to be a lot of both excitement and confusion in the air. Arrows, signs, people, pointing. I patiently waited in a line, most of the way, only to realize that the mental joiner I put between the signs shoulda been AND instead of THRU. I walked along a train of people through the crowd and found my table and then room. Walk n wait n sit and listen. Curiously I only saw 3 people I knew, 1 high-five in the hall and 2 in my district group... immediate next door neighbors. For a couple of reasons I was bashful about speaking much. It was certainly a an environment for full expression and I fell way short. The only blight on a great event... the shame of it is I've gotten much better about speaking in front of people, even 99 of'm. Such is life.

Watch his 10/2/02 Anti-Iraq War Speech, 2 weeks before Congress voted to give Bush the authority they did *The Video is of all that remains, rest performed by Obama supporters* FullText (Pretty goddamn remarkable for a guy with no experience):

The Fiery Furnaces - Music Videos

2007-10-12T16:03:00.001-07:00

2007 from Widow City

2006 from Bitter Tea

2003 from Gallowsbird's Bark

Yo mama so poor she drives a peanut

2007-09-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

I found these somewhere
Some are really funny, others weird... then there're the frightening ones.

Yo mama so fat she wakes up in sections!
Yo mama so fat she's got Amtrak written on her leg.

Yo mama so fat whenever she goes to the beach the tide comes in!
Yo mama so fat she fell in love and broke it.
Yo mama so fat when she sits on my face I can't hear the stereo.
Yo mama so fat when she sits around the house, she SITS AROUND THE HOUSE!
Yo mama so fat when she bungee jumps, she brings down the bridge too
Yo mama so fat she got to pull down her pants to get into her pockets
Yo mama so fat she got to iron her pants on the driveway
Yo mama so fat she goes to a resturant, looks at the menu and says "okay!"
Yo mama so fat she went to the movies and sat next to everyone
Yo mama so fat were in her right now
Yo mama so fat I had to take a train and two buses just to get on the her good side!
Yo mama so fat she sat on a quarter and a booger shot out of george washington's nose.
Yo mama so fat when she lies on the beach no one else gets sun!
Yo mama so fat when she bunje jumps she goes straight to hell!
Yo mama so fat when she jumps up in the air she gets stuck!!!
Yo mama so fat she's got more Chins than a Hong Kong phone book!
Yo mama so fat she's on both sides of the family!
Yo mama so fat she sat on the beach and Greenpeace threw her in!
Yo mama so fat she broke her leg, and gravy poured out!
Yo mama so fat she has to use a VCR as a beeper!
Yo mama so fat when she rides in a hot air balloon, it looks like she's wearin tights!
Yo mama so fat she has to buy two airline tickets.
Yo mama so fat the Aids quilt wouldn't cover her
Yo mama so fat she uses a mattress for a tampon.
Yo mama so fat that when whe was born, she gave the hospital stretch marks.
Yo mama so stupid it took her 2 hours to watch 60 minutes
Yo mama so stupid she hears it's chilly outside so she gets a bowl
Yo mama so stupid she got stabbed in a shoot out.
Yo mama so stupid she took a spoon to the superbowl.
Yo mama so stupid she took a spoon to the superbowl.
Yo mama so stupid she sits on the TV, and watches the couch!
Yo mama so greasy she used bacon as a band-aid!
Yo mama has 10 fingers--all on the same hand.
Yo mama has a short leg and walks in circles.
Yo mama has so many teeth missing, it looks like her tounge is in jail.
Yo mama so skinny she has to wear a belt with spandex.
Yo mama head so small she use a tea-bag as a pillow.
Yo mama so poor when I saw her kicking a can down the street, I asked her what she was doing, she said "Moving."
Yo mama so poor she can't afford to pay attention!
Yo mama so poor when she goes to KFC, she has to lick other people's fingers!
Yo mama so poor your family ate cereal with a fork to save milk.
Yo mama so poor she drives a peanut.
Yo mama so hairy you almost died of rugburn at birth!
Yo mama so short she poses for trophies!
Yo mama so nasty she brings crabs to the beach.
Yo mama so nasty I called her to say hello, and she ended up giving me an ear infection.
Yo mama so ugly when she joined an ugly contest, they said "Sorry, no professionals."
Yo mama so ugly her mom had to be drunk to breast feed her
Yo mama so ugly she made an onion cry.
Yo mama so ugly The NHL banned her for life
Yo mama so ugly that when she sits in the sand on the beach, cats try to bury her.
Yo mama so ugly she scares the roaches away.
Yo mama so old she knew Burger King while he was still a prince.
Yo mama teeth are so yellow traffic slows down when she smiles!
Yo mama twice the man you are.

Jotabe Medeiros

2007-08-17T18:47:00.001-07:00

cool Pictures of all sorts of peoples

in Brazilian

My Birthday Day

2007-08-13T10:33:00.000-07:00

31
I know, I look as sexy as I did the day I was born...
ugh, That doesn't sound right
If you see Fidel Castro, wish him a happy birthday, as well.
If you could, tell'm he looks good for a guy who just had his stomach removed by way of the intestines.

August 13: The greatest day of the year

The Great Saunter 2007

2007-05-04T10:32:00.002-07:00

32 mile circumnavigation of Manhattan Island... in other words, Walkin' The Rim
Hope I make it
In NYC tonight thru Monday afternoon
In town? Call me, email me

TvIP Guide

2007-04-26T17:34:00.000-07:00

TV of the Future
*WebTV*Are we there yet? No, but we're closer than I thought. This is the FREE stuff I've Dug Up So Far:

Abbrv Index:
FS = Full Screen, true, clean, no borders
F/FS = Framed Full Screen, window frame of some sort
SS = Small Screen, no full screen option
FM = Full Movies
FEp = Full Episodes
Reg = Requires some sort of registration (not good record kept)

Channels:
ABC:****1/2: Great, FEp, although Framed-FS
NBC:*****: High quality, FEp FS
Adult Swim: Small Screen, Great Content. Aqua Teen/ Robot Chicken
America Free TV: 10 Streaming "Channels"
AOL Video: Video Hub
Atom Films: Shorts of all sorts. F/FS. Reg.
Biography: Lots of clips. No FS. No FEp.
Blip TV: Content surely hit or miss. F/FS. "Goodnight Burbank" was funny, I'll admit it.
Bloomberg: Streams Programing if on the air. FS
Brilliant But Cancelled: There's Something here. FS
Cartoon Network: Not my kinda cartoons, but nice set-up. FS
CBS Innertube: Content seemed somewhat lacking. FS w/serious hassle.
CNBC: Clips. SS
Comedy Central: Great content. SS
Current TV: Cool, SS
CW: Iffy content, F/FS
Discovery: No FEp, but cool, way too many commercials
Disney: Can't vouch for it. Fancy flash site, SS
Entertainment Magazine: Lots of public domain movies & Cartoons &...
ESPN 360: If available
FEARnet: OH, The Horror! Some FM, not A-List, but...
Gold Buckle: Westerns. Can't Vouch, didn't do REG
iFilm:
In2TV: Complicated but quality, FEp FS
Independent Film Channel:
Internet Video Archive: Public Domain Video. *Amazzzzing* FM FEp Full anything Public
Island Empire TV:
Jump29: Having trouble with
KCTU Wichita: Live stream FS
Movie Classics TV: Double click for FS
MTV: Just might be really cool
MyTV Web: troubles... I've had trouble with quicktime Some-of-the-time, weirdly
Reel Good TV: Short films +
Retrovision TV: Top notch old films and cartoons
Ripe TV: Might be cool
Sci-Fi:
Star Ray TV: Toronto Community Television
StudentFilms: Cool
TNT: Real good set-up. Only FEp made for TV movies FS
TV Land: Fun
TV4U: Classic, old, and random. 28 channels
Underground Film: Er, film YouTube... good?
VH1: Worth looking into
White Springs TV: Broadcast schedule
Yahoo TV: Don't really get it, you?

Shows:
Acceptable TV: VH1 "When did you lose your mind, Mr. Sprinkles?"
Andy Richter: NBC
Frontline: PBS
The More You Know: DUH
The Winner: NBC
TurtleTV:WEIRD

Seattle:
KCTS 12 PBS:
KOMO 4 ABC:
KING 5 NBC:
KIRO 7 CBS:

Radio:
BBC

SemiFree:
Netflix Watch Now~ Best Best Best Best available on the web... by like 12 times. Cannot actually "buy" it. Tied to existing account. New service and stunning. The only drawback is limited titles available for streaming. I cannot overstate how great this service is. Super great. DVD quality video streamed. Perhaps I'll write about it, otherwise click the link.

Guide:
Find-Internet-TV: Good resource
Web TV Guide:
Internet TV Guide:

"M" 1931 By Fritz Lang

2007-04-11T11:57:00.000-07:00

This is one-a my all-time favorite movies.
1931, that's ridiculous
Hope you like it.

Thanks to InternetArchive .org
A truely amazing site

OSU Valient in Defeat

2007-04-03T16:30:00.000-07:00

The youngest starting 5 to reach the NCAA Finals lost last night to the best college basketball in history.
I'm glad to not be from a lot of places, Florida is one-a them.
Proud to be a Buckeye... at least culturally, kind of, in a way, sure.
Power in the wood, daug.
It was an exciting tournament, hope you caught some of it.
Anyone see that comeback against Xavier? Damn, 'bout popped this skinny guy's blood pumper.

ok, i may've made up up the youngest fact... if i don't look it up, i can't contradict myself.

M Ward - Chinese Translation

2007-02-02T12:53:00.000-08:00

*Watch*

Saturday Morning 8am Muddy Waters

2007-01-13T09:29:00.000-08:00

Happy Agnostmas!

2006-12-25T14:13:00.000-08:00

If you have read my blog in the past and, I'm crossing my fingers here, enjoyed it, please don't think it is dead... or slowly dying. I fully intend to keep this thing going in some form or another for year and years and 150 years. Bear with me. A lot has happened in the last 12 months and the next 12 are gonna be equally unusual though different. Beyond specifics, I'm attempting a personal supernova. Gotta set my brain on fire. I get the feeling that my Self is most responsible in preventing the full exprerssion of my Self. Hope that doesn't sound like a riddle, it's how I feel. I must overcome it!
Things to dedicatemyself to, no order but many seem related: Writing (here or not), Quitting smoking, Cooking, My Health, Family Relations, Positive relationships with everything I contact, Meditation, Other Creative Outlets, Exercise, Work, School, Figuring better ways to make money (more or less, just better).
Celibrate Agnostmas with peace and love... and food and alcohol.

So I Mushed Him Good

2006-12-20T11:54:00.000-08:00

From FoundPhotos

3.5 Hours Late THEN 8 Hours In The Airport

2006-11-29T23:31:00.000-08:00

Started flying 11/27 got home 11/28
Awake for over 24 hours
Seattle doesn't live with snow and ice very well
Seatac 12:30am to 8:30am

~Mom &The Fish Monger~

2006-11-21T23:11:00.000-08:00

Looks like we got one straight offa the turnip truck!
Hey! I may be a bumpkin but I can assure you, a turnip truck?... Come on.
I'm just joking. Saw you coming three stalls up the way. If I weren't married... You know what? Here's a sockeye on the house.

You're too much!

Votin' Day

2006-11-07T21:17:00.000-08:00

Come on Dems!!!

It's looking good... but it has before
hold your breath
maybe the Senate
regardless, checks and balance!

Happy Halloween!

2006-10-31T10:30:00.000-08:00

I've been preoccupied with other things to go all out this year. Blind good luck is responsible for me having any costume at all. Some friends even went to a pumpkin patch and got me a pumpkin to carve. While I was working... on Saturday... for 9 hours... I'm not bitter
The night rounded out with roaming in search of a nonexistent haunted house till 3am. The spookiest haunted houses are those that are invisible.

Boys & Girls: No Difference

2006-09-12T14:41:00.000-07:00

WaTCH this!

Big Yellow Taxi

2006-08-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

Heard this song awhile ago, went poking around on bobdylan.com, Big Yellow Taxi is there in it's entirity... not as a clip, like most

Train-Ro

2006-08-18T10:06:00.000-07:00

Slogged out, sure, but things have happened.
I can at least talk to a stranger and feel alright some-a the time.
On Sunday I turned 30; good, old friend, &YP, visted from Fill-i-Dell-Fie-Aye. The frisbee spun between us... spun during the day and at night. Fuck, frisbee at night in Cal Anderson is more satisfying but less cool than getting knocked in the butt by a smiling, cinnamon colored, Spanish speaking, jump-touch impressed, honey-girl sittin' at the bar. Honey-girls are Thursdays. What then are days like today? At work and a little nervous over the microbes being circulated by the vents over my head.
Well, new shoes, new sense, but still the same eyes & familiar allergies. Hope I ain't breaking myself down. Breaking myself and busting what I need. Not losing my mind over anything, though. Living with a fake even-keel.

My Ex-Best Friend, The Big Hug

2006-07-13T17:52:00.000-07:00

Worn 3/06 to 5/17/06

Cool Things From Seattle

2006-07-13T14:26:00.000-07:00

Post lunch sleeeepy, heavy eyes perked up after reading about these public artists:
ReAd: from the stranger

Some kind of dancerful

2006-06-29T11:38:00.000-07:00

Transformers, CGI preview

2006-06-23T16:33:00.000-07:00

Now just try'n tell me this ain't even a little bit cool:
*VideoClip*
As a pre-10er, I had a recurring dream where I won every single transformer. A semi would pull up our gravel driveway & open it's doors, spilling 1000's of transformers at my flip-flop footed feet.
This (mine was all silver) was my first and, by all acocunts, favorite transformer I ever owned...
thanks to NaBar

Cleveland!

2006-05-19T15:56:00.000-07:00

Tonight, the Cavs can bust out the favs to win the NBA Championship.
Feel a bit negligent, my first and second cities growing up fighting it head to head in the playoffs and I haven't seen a single goddamn game of it. That's gonna change shortly.
Anyone remember Jordan hanging over Craig Ehlo, shooting the ball, time expiring with the ball arching, and the Bulls beating us? The Drive (Elway), The Fumble (Byner), The Strike (MLB), My Birth (expectations), and a seemingly endless string of unfortunate happenings in Cleveland Sports Lore.
aaahhhhhhh
Check out this ESPN article on subject
Win it for O-hi-o

My Bone, Me and All The Other Parts In Between

2006-05-15T12:33:00.000-07:00

I'm Healed!

Today it was confirmed!
Over the last couple-a weeks I've been wearing the brace less and less
Yesterday I walked 20+ blocks, much uphill, without my brace
This was a first since getting the full torsoe orthotic brace... full... fucking... torsoe
Supposed to ween myself offa it for 2 weeks, but began early
Very conservative at first
Aggressive on Saturday and Sunday
2 months of physical therapy to make muscles and cement good posture
Now I know you wanna see a picture of me in my brace
Don't you?
Could be a little racy
But I ain't bashful

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

2006-05-01T21:28:00.000-07:00

Watch Steven Colbert as he does something I've never seen done. Keep in mind the GW is sitting 5, 6 feet away.
*3parts, 20+minutes*
This happened on Saturday... you may've seen the pictures of Bush with the dead on impersonator, Steven Colbert happened immediately after that.
Chicago Tribune article on Colbert's satire

Mardy Grass

2006-02-24T18:46:00.000-08:00

What better way to expirience Mardi Gras from your own little corner of the world than by listening to WWOZ?

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Step ona crack, break your momma's back

2006-02-22T12:14:00.000-08:00

Dink around and fall offa a rope swing, break mine.
"Fracture in the L3 area." That's pretty much all I know; seeing a specialist tomorrow... 1st broken bone in my life. Time to practice milking sympathy. "Oh that 19" widescreen monitor is nice, but, you won't believe it, I broke my back..."

Lumbar 3
The lumbar 3 is the third vertebrae (counted from the head) of the lumbar spine.
Lumbar spine
The lumbar spine, or lumbar vertebrae, are the five bones of the backbone that are situated between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum in the lower part of the back. They are the largest of the unfused vertebrae and have stout processes for attachment of the strong muscles of the lower back.

Happy Valentine's Day

2006-02-14T18:40:00.000-08:00

I love you all...
equally.

Serious business, Waiting

2006-02-13T15:05:00.000-08:00

"In Transit" at the library for days and days and days:
101 Hilarious Comical Sound Effects
ah, to hear the mad man or a severe haircut or the children booing or any of the other 98 sure-fire gags... it's almost too much to take in at once. think people will stop giving me work if i have it playing constantly in my office?

Superbowl Seattle

2006-02-05T15:04:00.000-08:00

My allegiance lies with the Cleveland Browns. All I know is Cleveland Brown fans can't root for the Pittzburg Stinkers. The Seahawks are Seattle and underdogs... hell, everyone nationally seems to be going for the Steelers.

Seahawks for me... screw the steelers

* I'm excited, I think the Seahawks are gonna win

Mohito (sp?)

2006-02-03T08:13:00.000-08:00

Now I know you all are curious as to what movies I've recently seen. I take no pleasure in disappointing, so here you go:
Last Saturday I saw Brokeback Mountain. Everyone who saw it loved it, praised it. Seemed like it was almost a liberal thing to do. Go see Bbk Mtn and gush. It's a tired ol', sappy love story. I don't know, probably would still recommend it if only for the only reason it made a ripple. There are just some plain ridiculous scenes. Last Friday I saw Looking For Comedy In The Muslim World. I didn't even know the movie existed before about 7 that night. Dinner at the Fremont Trat, Quick Wheels after a glassa wine back up the Hill. I speed walked as fast as the Dvil him(her)self down Olive9thPine7th, CanadianClarks & SmokingCigarette, to the nine:fifty. I knew there was a person named "Albert Brooks", but nothing beyond that. This one is special... to the right viewer, of course. The driest comedy I've ever expirienced. Imagine Curb Your Enthusiasm crossed with India, but-drier. Learn about the underground comics in Pakistan!
A week before Mr. Brooks, I had the pleasure of seeing Woody Allen's new one, Match Point. After seeing MtchPt, I wanted another dose of WA and got it in from The SPLibrary in the form of Sweet & Lowdown starring Sean Penn & *sigh* Hattie.
Plus I watched 2 kiddie klassics, one a remake, the other original. The Wizard of Oz & Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. The Lollypop Guild is as funny as it ever was; The good witch is not pretty; The Wicked Witch of the West tossing fireballs at The Gang no longer scares me; I still don't know why the snow wakes them up in the poppies. I liked Johnny Depps flavor of WillyWonka; But how the hell did Charlie weasel outta getting tested like the other 4 kids? They tested him in the original... come on, I know you know he'll pass the test. You know that I know. & I know that you know that I know he'll pass the test, but go through the motions if you have to. WillyWonka, I challenge you to make it a fair playing field!
I still haven't seen The Passion of the Christ. A while ago I coulda seen a pirated copy, missed opportunity... guess I'll never find out who this Jesus character is.

I'm Capable enough, sure, but this is What i've done

2006-01-29T20:49:00.000-08:00

My 10th&January swim happened in more than typical Seattle style. Cold, rain, and drear. What made it more were the midwestern sized wallops for raindrops. All I can say is I just didn't wanna do the stupid, goddamn swim, for the umpteenth time already. Too much or too little on my brain; maybe I even had something to do, but I didn't. Earlier I'd shot some pool by myself and couldn't really catch another movie as I'd already seen a couple... one for Friday and another for Saturday.
Preparing for the swim was an anxiety heavy process for me. Collection of wares, put on swim trunks under jeans, driving over, changing, getting in, swimming, getting out, cursing, drying and walking back, the back seat and those wonderful warm clothes + longjohns, smoking and smiling, leaving as a champion. Once the water came into view, my heart started pounding, my jokes became starkly less pee-cee. Robe, towel & swim shoes all in place, like a gothic Rocky with anemic enthusiasm I left the car for the water. On our way we passed rough ones. But I wouldn't be phased, er, I wasn't able as the adreneline in my blood was in such concentrations that my vision was fish eyed, my stomach hungry, and my attention pointed only at my curled fingers. The camera-woman was ready so I tore off the robe, yelled a noise and plunged in. No seaweed, thank god.

April September
May October
June November
July December
August

Them Ain't Boots

2006-01-23T15:46:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday I went skiiing for the first time since Dec2000. Dropped my pole on the ski lift once and face planted 3times. Coulda been consequences for such a trip in the frail physical state that I'm in. About threeweeks ago, in a burst, I ran spastically with arms flailing for three or four Columbus, OH blocks. My onestrap backpack loaded with a wide&heavy book written by a nemesis of the moralistic anti-globalization front bounced and wiggled and shifted... dislocating, as I later selfdiagnosed (also my doctor sorta laughed at me without actually laughing... I don't like him... want a new one, but how the hell do you get a new doctor? hell if I know), one-a my ribs from it's cartilage extension. Weeks followed where the slightest contact to the affected area would hit me with a brief but epic jolt of lightning pain through my abninom(sp?) and back. It was actually kinda nice for a while, near phyisically unable to hug anyone. Of course now that I'm feeling in the range of 93-6% better there is no one to hug me.
My grandmother died. First death in my family that I think of as family since I've been alive. I tell you, it was a strange feeling not being sad over her death. Long dance with alzhiemers, distance, combined with a big family visit with her in September layed the stage for me to look forward to the funeral. So threedays after returning to Seattle I was back to Ohio... blah blah blah... It was actually a really good and nice expirience outside-a the small town, over evangelizing pastor(deciever). Kinda a sidenote but really completely unrelated, I really do make these decisions to just throw wrenches in the gears of things running smoothly in my world. BAM!
I saw Woody Allen's new movie, "Match Point". I've let it settle for a couple-a days now and liike it even more. Not his standard fare. It may take some patience to make it through the first 3rd or so of the movie. The dialogue is somewhat stagey, stilted, or formal, take your pick, but works. If you're familiar with Dostoyezski's "Crime & Punishment" you'll be even more in for a treat than the others fortunate enough to what this puppy. I know it sounds pretensious, "Match Point" fucks around with the essential cruxs of C&P. Years and years and a hundred years ago I dealt with a serious dose of culture shock by reading a massive amount of Dostoyezski... ending with "Crime & Punishment". I don't think I've read a book as well or with as much comprehension as I did with that reading of C&P.

1991 Memory

2005-12-24T11:49:00.000-08:00

The first time Bob Dylan left an impression on me was during his acceptance speech for the lifetime acheivement award during the Grammy awards. Guess fourteen year olds watch that kinda stuff. Well, I didn't quite know what happened. Only understood a few words in his mumbling, father and mother, & defiled or something like that.
Here's what was really said:
"Well," he said, "my daddy, he didn't leave me much, you know he was a very simple man,
but what he did tell me was this, he did say, son, he said"
- there was a long pause, nervous laughter from the crowd -
"he say, you know it's possible to become so defiled in this world
that your own father and mother will abandon you and if that happens,
God will always believe in your ability to mend your ways."

alright, back to packing for 10days

December Swim Swim Swim

2005-12-18T18:37:00.000-08:00

Well, it's that time again. Swim Time. This afternoon, at a quarter to four I did my December swim. So Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays or Jump Up And Down, it's that time-a year again... and I don't have what would be termed as "many gifts up my sleaves." But today was beautiful, bright&clear, cold. And Ripe.
Some background on my past week: I had a headache from Sunday the 11th till the morning of the following Friday, only the second time I've had a headache that's lasted for more than two days. Oh, and The Great Happyweasel Smokeout turned into The Un Happyweasel Smokefest about a week before Halloween, more than a contributing factor this week. So I had this headache, it consumed much of my attention. By Wednesday it started to have periods of subsiding. I slept at least nine hours a night, three more than my usual and too little six. After walking to work on Friday(can't park my scooter for free any longer, goddamn unnecesary regulations) my headache came back for the last time Friday morning. There was a definite pain-pole, through the center of my left eyebrow. I drank lots of water (i'd given up on overthecounter and oldprescription pills), lots and lots, also orange juice but still lit-the-cigs which clicked an obvious trigger. I knew it was weak and by noon it had faded and never came back. Which was good for a number of reasons, the two most important being my sanity and the firm holiday party that night. Like a gift from a completelyreligionunspecific-god my curse had lifted. Wisely I went and got drunk at and after the party, but it was fun. Imagine some guy writhing in spinnybrainnausousagoney around an apartment's living room floor, parallel to the carpet, air bicycle pedelling. After at most six drinks, mostly wine, that was me. , but my lingering fuckerofaheadache was not there! Sure, I felt like death for a few hours there, but I knew it'd go away soon enough. Later on Saturday I even played eight games of pool... drank only orange juice... and lost... but recovering. Today is officially the first day since aweekago Sunday without a headache... and it felt wonderful. So what did I do with my fresh freedom? Cleaned the earlier mentioned apartment, listened to music loudly, swam, and put myself through a longsteamyrefreshing toothbrushing, shower, shave, and post shave. Dinner is simmering, and I didn't cook it... ok, now I've eaten dinner AnD half a cookie from a nearby snootie coffee cafe. Warm and contented. Such a long time coming. Now all I gotta do now is work five days, survive one, and get up veryextremely early on the next. Chicago and Cleveland, er NE Ohio and some central, too. And people... who will it be that I see?
A Meeere Three More Months of these damn swims To Go:
Aren't these picture great? Glad she's been able to take them*
April August
May September
June October
July November

November Swim

2005-11-29T08:09:00.000-08:00

Well, I now have 8months under my belt. The build up seems to be rougher than the actually swim. Don't misunderstand me, the water knocked the breath outta me, but my racing heart matched with the cold, cutting wind over my narrow flesh before the swim was nearly enough for me to scamper back to the car shivering and mumbling the refrain, "I'm not fucking going in there." Thankfully I did, twice, as the first photo didn't appear to come out.
Air = 42deg F
Water = 51.6deg F
April
May August
June September
July October

Arugula, Lynch, & Kinski

2005-11-14T17:00:00.000-08:00

So we've used Arugula a handful of times now. What a revelation this green has become to the reperatoire in the kitchen. With a glance, it can be mistaken as a nondiscript leafy green, but this vegetable has enough flavor to cause someone to write home, if you know what I mean, and I think you do *wink*. It has a bitterness to it but don't let that disuade you. The wide tenticles of flavors work with the bitter to form a surprisingly ExCiting, delicious, and complimentary food. Many of us are probably familiar with arugula from salad mixes and the like, but new to me was it's use in Italian cuisine. &, I guess, My Cuisine, as well. This was just another evolution of the philisophical, chemistophrology that was highlighted in a recipe tried several months ago. The rough idea being arugula, shrimp, garlic, and mushrooms. She picked up a head of red cabbage from the farmers market and the night before I randomly dove into the never visited olive bar... The plan for arugula didn't come till the fiery last minute, and, I'll be goddamned, I was glad it did. My blank stares in the produce area turned to planned anticipation as I dropped the green in the basket and then plucked a thumb of ginger digging through the dusty doorways of my brain to the counter where the garlic ceramic sits, and yes, it is loaded. Don't need onion, at least two partials, according to the label, crisping. Mushrooms... hmm, how 'bout shitake? ok. I got a tomato and an avacado, just in case but for naught last night. Oh, and the shrimp. & a yam, just for kicks.
Gonna eat with rice, so I start it... Also put chunks of yam in a pan of water and boil (these are the time limiters/determiners, so I got them started first). I finely chop some garlic and ginger and put into large skillet with olive oil on a bit below medium heat. You know how to not burn garlic, pungent and bright, not brown. Add some chunks of red cabbage. Added mushrooms, sliced down the stem. Rummaged through the fridge and chopped the halfa jalepaneo I found and added. Once everything was about done I add the peeled shrimp and arugula on top and cover with this vent cover contraption but not really contraption thing that's been devised from circumstance. Cook no more than 2 to 2.5 minutes with the arugula, shrimp, and some wine... to overcook would mean rocks and mush. Wine can be red or white... for some reason wine works well with the arugula. Wilt and stir, add any salt or pepper at the end. Rice should be ready, and the yams soft (ease the skins off... being careful, 'cause they're hot as motherfuckers).
So I dish the rice, some yam chunks, and finally the arugula dish. Ah, it great when a homemade meal tast
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A week ago I scootered over to the UW campus, Something Hall, to see David Lynch speak on, what was billed, Trancidental Meditation. When the time came I almost didn't go, in spite of the building anticipation during the 3 or 4 days leading up to it. We'd just gotten back from a Vancouver, BC weekend. Yes, the train, only way to go. 4hrs each way, 7:45am Saturday, 6pm Sunday. The next day I was flat out tired. Tired, worn and spent. May've even said it twice that Monday evening, "ah, I don't think I'm gonna go". 7:30pm the day after hearty trip is a weary and slow time of life, and I had to get there even earlier than that as seating was open to us public and limited. But I finished "He Was A fiend of Mine" just in time, decided to go and went. Even though I've meditated less than 10 times since, for a 10day period that bridged the 2001/2002 boundary I did a Vipassana Meditation, meditation has a special place in my mind. Perhaps it improves ones ability to live their life. If I were to actually commit myself to improving my general capacity in life, I would surely meditate regularly. But that's neither here nor there, as I haven't and don't. But David Lynch has, for 32years he "hasn't missed a single meditation". Now I don't know how familiar you may be with his work but some of his stuff is just plain fuckedup weird. Eraserhead? Blue Velvet? The end to Mullhulland Drive? All I know is, if I stumble across a detatched ear covered in crawling ants, I'm pretty sure I won't pick it up... ah, but who really say, eh? A winter ago we watched Twin Peaks. The whole damn series, 29 or 30 episodes (I'd look it up but ripping CDs takes a load of everything on the computer, don't want to distrupt anything). Thanks to The Seattle Public Library and the makers of warply VHS for that batch... over several 3 or 4 or 1 Million rainy cold windy months(quick megophone howl out for "On The Air" failed TV Program catalysted by Lynch immediately after Twin Peaks. Again, the library had the release of all the episodes made, 5 maybe. But the first one is clearly of the most interest... my god is the first episode funny. I'm not a big fan of p[ie in your face, slapstick humor, but the first episode of On The Air is a slapstick Masterpiece... I wouldn't even hesitate to call it develops into a slapstick Grand Masterpiece. It's even a generous hour as the rest are 1/2... You know what? I've convinced myself... hmm, I guess I didn't get "On The Air" from the lib, looks like a sooon rental)
But David Lynch and Trancindental Meditation.

He didn't write any kinda speech, 100% and only Q&A fro mthe audience. Himself and 2 doctors that at keast came across as goofy, quackery scientists. You wouldn't believe it, of all his works, Twin Peaks was asked about the most. To a degree he answered questions on movies and ideas and production but directed not so subtly the conversations direction to trancindental meditation.......

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Klaus Kinski & Werner Herzog

Herzog directed Kinski in:
Aguirre, The Wrath of God 1972, seen and loved
Nosferatu 1979
Woyzeck 1979
Fitzcaraldo 1982, seen and liked a lot
Cobra Verde (Slave Coast) 1987

Docs involving Both:
Burdon Of Dreams 1982, The Making of "Fitzcaraldo"... seen, really cool
My Best Fiend 1999, Doc on Klaus Kinski, seen, created immediate facination with Kinski

Jack-O-Lantos

2005-10-31T18:43:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween!

2005-10-31T12:39:00.000-08:00

I don't care if you're
Near oR Far

Hope you have fun

** I had trouble making Grover hands...

October Swim

2005-10-30T22:07:00.000-08:00

Month 7
If you look closely, I'm the Halloween shadow. I wish I had the courage to swim in the midnight air, but the photo appears darker than how the quickly darkening sky actually was.

April July
May August
June September

Not trying to hide anything, here's further proof if you don't trust the first photo. My eyes look a bit maniacal, pupils(sp???) the size-a walnuts, covered up red eye... for the record, I didn't draw in that sexy tuft, oh yeah, natch-ooo-rawl.

Electric Playpen

2005-10-30T11:29:00.000-08:00

finally a costume party
every last person
no pictures from that
didn't think to bring
but no pockets anyway, only socks
they worked well enough
miraculously i lost nothing
send me your pictures on monday
you'll gain happyweasel notorioty

Costume Frenzy

2005-10-24T19:24:00.000-07:00

wow. The Day is quickly approaching, are you costumed and ready? I'm not. Mad hand sewing rush. I was hoping to get possession of a sewing machine that I kinda owned but didn't really a long time ago, but was unable. So, stitch by stitch, I'm putting it together. One piece is finally taking raw shape causing my excitement to build ever so slightly. Thank god I'm not growing a beard for this one. So do I wear my costume to work on Friday or Halloween day (the following Monday... after a weekend of "acting" like an idiot)? I know, Halloween day.

So how're your costumes coming along? Of course it's not too late, but get crackin'... and be sure to pass on pictures of you as someone/ something else.

It doesn't take much, here are some pictures from last year for inspiration:

Quarters

2005-10-21T08:23:00.000-07:00

Dangle Me Over The Edge & Taunt me with Nicotene

2005-10-17T21:05:00.000-07:00

Wow
I've been more than a little nervous about the state of my Halloween costume... but tonight it changed and got jumpstarted.
Still a lot of work ahead, may need to track down the sewing machine I had years ago, but at least it's possible
ahhhhhp (deep exhale)
So how''re your costumes coming along?
Went to the pumpkin patch on Sunday... can you spell h-a-y-r-i-d-e?
....
ok, I'll tell you what I'm not gonna be, what haunted me and what was not gonna happen
I'm not going to dress up as a DustMite this year... feels good to say that.

Fiery Furnaces Tonight

2005-10-03T14:59:00.000-07:00

00000000000000000000000000000000000000000
What's the only concert that rivals a Dylan show?
for me, of course

The FIERY FuRNanceS !!!

Tonight they play my neighborhood!
@ Neumo's

Andy Rooney, 60Minutes

2005-10-03T13:37:00.000-07:00

I guess this was on 60Minutes last night
Wow
I 100% agree with him...
A couple years ago, a friend of mine felt that this position was unforgivable&unAmerican and abruptly ended our friendship... well that and my being
"adamant"
People are weird & I'm a cold-hearted snake
People come and people go, but I'll always be here for myself, perched&ready to joke around without a moments notice

Cleveland Indians

2005-09-30T19:26:00.000-07:00

oh man, the Red Sox just beat the jerk Yankees
The Indians tied the White Sox in the bottom of the 9th
now tied in the bottom of the 11th
can only follow it through the internet
If the Indians win, there'll be a three way tie in the AL Wild card with 2 games left
Yankees/Red Sox tied for both division lead and wild card
intense

So Pointed Davidly

2005-09-30T14:45:00.000-07:00

So as new-agey as it may sound, I'm trying to meditate again. Too many years ago in North Fork I did it for 10days. Didn't maintain 'cept to cool my fiery temper or fear of death. Sessions yesterday and the one before... even trying to do it while walking but it's hard to remember to feel it all the time. Ever read 'Franny & Zooey'? Fantasy spurred by Alan Ginsberg during 'No Direction Home'. Kinda like Franny's praying ceaselessly... meditate ceaselessly. Of course I must overcome my small-animal-like attention-span.
I can't recommend the 10day meditation enough, I need to do another one, tone up my flacid brain.

***100% unrelated, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' makes me laugh many much times. Just finished the 4th season on DVD... free, library. Larry David is the funniest man on earth. He Co-created the show 'Seinfeld' with Jerry Seinfeld... 'cept he's much funnier than Jerry, sorry but true. Both shows are great, but if you're and old fan of 'Seinfeld' that's never seen 'Curb...', get on it. Great rewards await you.

September Swim!

2005-09-28T20:26:00.000-07:00

Month #6
I shivered as I clomped up to the water
In the not as cold as I thought I would
Then, once out, the air was mysteriously warm for aproximately oneminute
After, the shivers returned
Halfway through, 6months yet to stuff under my belt
The tough ones are ahead
But it won't be bad, I know how to do it
April July
May August
June September

Dylan Goes Electric

2005-09-27T15:43:00.000-07:00

maddness ensues
get ready, gonna be fun
PBS again tonight
9 to 11pm here
I enjoyed the first installment last night, did you?
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9/28 Well I hope you caught it. A quick poll around here revealed that both next to no one watched it&there is much dislike for Dylan (weird)... but the 3 that saw it (including myself, Captain Shorts) loved it. Earlier this year I saw, uncut, last nights opening scene. A word play thing, outside a pharmacy or something in England... 'Knit me a cigarette'. Man, I'll tell you what, this period in his career is unlike anything I've ever known. I guess the DVD has uninterupted footage of the Newport 15min Electric set. &YeahIBitTheBullet&BoughtIt.ButComingInTheMailBox
Now wasn't that some gReat music last night?
hot damn
*the performance of 'Chimes of Freedom' was incredible

256kbs MP3, please

2005-09-26T13:01:00.000-07:00

HydrogenAudioFAQ
Ok, I've officially changed my methods... again
Please tell me you thoughts on MP3 quality & BitRates. It may be a boring topic, but of the upmost importance if you, like me, want to maintain and grow a digital music library... hopefully for the rest of your life. Quality of life investment or boring, you choose.

A couple-a years ago, I started in earnest ripping my CDs to my computer I made 160kbs files. I ran my computer into my stereo system and I was living great... only thing, and it's a thing alright, was the music didn't seem as vibrant as a CD. Seemed kinda flat so I bumped up the bitrate to 192kbs, sounded better, so I made the change. I actually can't really complain about this level, it sounds just fine to me... normally. A month or so ago, I did a head to head test, CD vs. 192MP3: Lo & behold, there is a difference that even I could decern. Then I tried out other bitrates 224, 256, 320, & vaious VBRs (Variable BitRate). Now I don't claim to be an audiophile, scientist, or purest, but higher bitrates produce better results... of course it makes sense, less compression, higher quality. 256&320 MP3s produced TrueCD Quality -> meaning I was unable to decern difference between the CD & the MP3. To the best of my ability, using relatively high volume, I couldn't differenciate between the CD, 256MP3, and 320MP3... needless to say, I couldn't differenciate between 256&320MP3, therefore my NEW STANDARD for MP3 ripping is Now 256kbs.
I won't rerecord eVerYtHing, but I've started the very slow process of upgrading many albums. File size just means less and less and less and less. So there's just Less and lEss and leSs and lesS reason to limit them... I guess by that reasoning I should rip at 320 (the highest I'm able to at this time)
*I use Musicmatch 8.2 to rip MP3s
*I have a 5gig MP3 player, the larger files do effect this thing. LArger files mean less # of songs on player... but that's alright, I play with it's contents daily
*Stereo Systems are great. It is possible to copy audio from copyrighted DVDs. Realtime, only though. Different output option on the stereo... digital or analog... can record on the digital, record analog... beautiful.
*Now I just need a needle for my record player... then I kin rip records, pops and all... we'll see.
*I find some articles on MP3 BitRates and post links shortly... read some interesting stuff a few weeks ago.

No Direction:CalMex:Dayton

2005-09-23T16:01:00.001-07:00

Well, visions of Dylan are gonna fill up television screens across the country on Monday& Tuesday... PBS ("PBS is run by communits" according to the nicest uncle in my quiver). Martin Scorsese's No Direction Home Bob Dylan is in route to becoming a tiny screen phenominum. While I've been somewhat looking forward to it, I just got my first glimpse of the program by way of a DVD quicky thanks to the deep pockets of people wealthier than me and my golden tips.
Saw some absolutely spectacular footage of Dylan and the Hawks busting out some rocknroll at the Newport Folk Festival. Why can't we have the whole 15minute deal uninterupted? Crystal clear audio, crystal clear video. Also borrowed the starbucks Dylan CD from rich pimp who frequent the chain. Don't buy it. Yes, it is quite good or better... get it for fReE from sOMeoNE.
CalMex: I'll tell you what, I know some good people in this world. Luckily I needn't talk to them every day. The ocean again proves that my love for it is not unfounded. I once got so nervous I busted the bottom outta a full beer in a bottle. It's contents tucked itself away in the sand very tidily. MJM has a baby. I'm only being honest here, but most babies and children and smaltz mean absolutely nothing to me... apathy sometimes bordering on, er, antipathy (i just looked that word up, came out my fingers but never out my mouth), but littlebyMJM was a magical little guy.
Dayton: Now don't think I'm from there, 'cause I just ain't, rather NE Ohjo but things happened and family came together and that where I found myself. Now I normally feel like an anomily in this world. Like wires were crossed and a flash fire went through my brain. With some-a these people, hell, nearly all-a them, I see building block of my seLf. Felt good. Republicans and more than 1 zealot, yes, but I'm in there somewhere, it's oBviouS. I also like my little cousin J... so I like 2 kids, I'm not all bad.
*Ugly: If you know Ugly

New Fiery Furnaces!

2005-09-13T15:54:00.000-07:00

Download a new song by The Fiery Furnaces:
100% Legal&FreE from Insound:

Seven Silver Curses.mp3

The William Burroughsesque/Bailey White-ish voice is of the Friedberger's grandmother, Olga Sarantos... she's all over the band's upcoming October release... gonna be coolBusiness

They're soon gonna go on another tour...
wHeN will they bE Bye YOu?

*I've also recently discovered Beck's most recent, Guero. I'm Enjoying it

One-a The Worlds Great Radio Stations

2005-09-12T13:02:00.000-07:00

WWOZ 90.7 New ORleans

*Listen*To*It*If*You*Want*To*

Collusive Versioned Typ-a Sorts, off to Cal-Mex

2005-08-31T12:51:00.000-07:00

FoundPhotos Does it Again

2005-08-25T10:48:00.000-07:00

Good Batch this week

A Ping to the Pong to the Ping

2005-08-24T13:57:00.000-07:00

So MJM thinks that he'll finally have the upper hand with the pong in the Cal-Mex. No. Not so. 2 straight days of pong, 2 different opponents, the same result. Knocking the rust off. Greasing the gears. The spinns I spins rumples the rubber on your paddle... but I kin also miss the table 4 for straight hits.

Roosteroo at Tippicanoe

2005-08-23T14:41:00.000-07:00

This is where I live
OK, I smoked a third of a cigarette on Friday... so my complete nicofast has ended, er, begun again... ah, in a couple-a weeks I'm gonna smoke a cigar in Mexico, so... you get the picture. I feel no need for cigarettes since the 3 or 4 puffs... unnusually, I felt no guilt. Also, for the third time in my life I sang Karioke, first time in a gay bar.

Born To Frogs, HeroSandwich

2005-08-17T08:44:00.000-07:00

AHHH, feel the neoprene.... all 15dollars worth... suffocating every incha my boney body. Do I need this to surf&swim in the Pacific Ocean down south of San Diego? Going to Mexico on the second of September... I think... for sure going, i think the day is the 2nd. *The Breeders, Cannonball is on the radio... in highschool, a friend of mine had to reel me in each time I heard it... made me dance like crazy, laugh uncontrollably, and throw things in and out of the room I was in... there you go
*as i made my 3 word edit, the song 'New Slang' by The Shins began to play on my computer... Garden State, I liked you... the movie, that is. Sure you're a bit sappy, but you still makes me feel good just thinking about you a year after watching you

Now Give The Birthday Boy A Kiss

2005-08-13T09:36:00.000-07:00

One year from being OLD and untrustable
I'm 29!
The time finally came, I splurged on myself

Kinda fun read

2005-08-12T13:46:00.000-07:00

She's So Cool, So Smart, So Beautiful: Must Be a Girl Crush by Stephanie Rosenbloom, NY Times

These are a few of my favorite things...

2005-08-11T08:46:00.000-07:00

Candy Salmon, they call it. It is probably the most delicious food around. Strips of salmon are smoked to the point where the meat has a very low moisture level... smoked longer than regular smoked salmon. To top it off, it is good for you. Gimmee that salmon fat. Trouble is, that piece of fish there cost nearly as much as a pack of cigarettes (in Washington, that's mighty pricey). Still, fish is a better addiction than smoking.
mmm, Big pretzels. Wege. Salty satisfaction. Better deal than those in the box. Interestingly, they are made in the same Pennsylvania town as Snyder of Hanover... but an older company, for what it's worth.
So in conclusion, eat tasties.

Big Yellow Taxi

2005-08-10T23:14:00.000-07:00

Heard this song awhile ago, went poking around on bobdylan.com, Big Yellow Taxi is there in it's entirity... not as a clip, like most

Dreaming of Mayhem

2005-08-10T16:51:00.000-07:00

The Disney Muppets: why that just isn't funny by Caitlin Moran ... kinda funny, the article mentions how Jim Henson tried to get The Beatles back together on The Muppet Show

I was hunting for Songs By Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem today. Saddly, I only have the 1st two:

1. Can You Picture That?
2. Tenderly
3. Night Life
4. Tit Willow
5. Sweet Tooth Jam (or Jam)
6. Money
7. Don't Blame The Dynomite
8. Minuet in G Minor
9. Jingle Bells/ Jingle Bell Rock ... ooo, just got this one, Christmastime in August
10. Can't Take No
11. Rockin' Robin
12. Fozziwig's Party
13. Atom Bomb
14. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
15. Sunny
16. Love Ya To Death
17. Lazy Bones
18. What Would You Say
19. I Believe In Music
20. Last Time I Saw Her
21. Momma Don't Allow
22. Orchestra Instrumental (?)
23. With A Little Help From My Friends
24. Tap Your Cares Away
25. Last Time I Saw Her
26. Rockin' Around The World
27. Crocodile Rock
28. Boogie In The Barnyard
29. Chopin's Polonaise in A Flat

2005-08-05T08:52:00.000-07:00

August swim! 5 consecutive months! Almost halfway there...
Afterwards I had an extrordinary amount of seaweed collected in swim trunks... ie, my butt and wienis.

3 Months Nico-Free ... on Tuesday, that is

2005-08-04T12:36:00.000-07:00

How could I have forgotten?
I made it 3 whole months... Bocce Matt, too
I'm extending the hApPyWeAsEL sMoKeOuT another month
I plan to smoke a Cuban cigar in Mexico over Labor Day Weekend
It definitely is much easier to not smoke... certainly easier than 3 months ago
But I still would like to
In honor of the sweetly develish twiggies and not smoking them, listen to this 30sec clip
"Smelling Cigarettes" by The Fiery Furnaces ... saddly, no mention of cigarettes in the dull clip... near the end of the song she belts out authoritatively, like my dad yelling at my sisters and I in the back seat, "I'm gonna come out there and smell a coupla cigarettes!" Of course my dad used different words.

Periodic Reminders

2005-08-03T17:00:00.000-07:00

Alright, you're gonna have to bear with me here; what can I say? I'm an idiot. So just plod on until the exciting part hits. So last weekend we went off on our annual pilgrimage to the crystal waters of Lake Chelan. This is the kinda thing thAt's worth living for. Hot as blazing hell weather [for a Seattlite, this ain't the usual], rolling golden foothills, and buffalo meat... I mean, heavon on earth.
We'd never been to the great Grand Coulee Dam in all uv our trips across the mountains and east so it got worked in this year. With my freshly aquired $7 bike rak, two bikes in tow, and a carload of junk, we headed out to fruit country. The pines melted into sagebrush and my armpits began to drip. Coulee country. Lakes and canyons and rivers and overweight, balding retirees. blah blah blah we get to Grand Coulee Dam, blasting Bob Dylan's Version of Woody Guthrie's famous song. Check into the hotel, swim in the the pool with about 19 others... all creepy... we leave quick and go through the vistor center where we were fortunate enough to see the wheel chair President Roosevelt used while on one of his 2 visits to the dam contruction site. Then running through sprinklers, walking over the bridge, and around the meticulously presented perfectville town of Grand Coulee or Coulee City or Dam Town or something like that. Biking and warm night then the LaSeR LiGhT ShOw across the claimed 1mile long face of the dam. I'd never seen a laser light show before and man, this sucker didn't disappoint. The history of the river, region, and dam was told through light pictures and the authoritative voice of the very egotistical Columbia River himself. I mean, all the river did was brag brag brag. Thank goodness the show was abbreviated with nonsensical techno-bop music and whirling geometric designs. Even got a cool BumpEr SticKer.
ok ok ok
so we leave Grand Coulee, blasting the song one last time, enthusiastically singing along, as to be expected, and bumbled our way to the best water I've ever had the privilege to swim and float and splash around and dive and mouth fountain in. So we get there, it hot as a mother fucker... hot hot hot, 90's+ I mean the sun is so intense that it was turning regular plastic into Bakelight plastic. But, before we went for a swim, in spite of already wearing my suit, the camp site hada be roughly set up. Bikes, tent, junk, junk, junk, all down a hill... right on the sweet sweet sweet water. *right now i'm listening to one-a my favorite Fiery Furnaces songs, Sweet Spots* Hgh, same spot as last year, good one. Things are kinda set up so we run to kiddy swim area [she's trying to swim, you know] like spastic 13year/olds run away from em-bare-assing parental people sorts those kinds. So I got my foam noodle and hauled ass straight into Lake Chelan like I've practiced in Puget Sound... much to my surprise, Chelan is significantly warmer than the sound... amazing. Splashing and singing silently... diving and popping my legggs up outta the water with incredible dexterity... There was a floating log to try and stand on... these teenage guys claimed to have floated the log way out beyond what was reasonably sane or reasonabley insane... they asked me how old I was, I told them 44. So all was fun, she was wering her sun hat in the water, flailing about as only an adult who doesn't know swim but is sincerely trying to can. Eventually we made our way back to the site. "Where are the car keys? I need to get *something* outta the car" she asks. My stomach immediately sinks. I mean it sinks hard and far. Man, I don't have the slightest goddamn clue where the keys are... keys and alarm transmitter dealeroo. Yes, I was driving. Yes, I locked the car, button to finger. No, it's not anywhere we looked. Near hyperventalating and sick to my stomach. I sure wasn't any kinda Rock of Gilbraltar. I'm soo hungery, but realize I at least hafta try. Snorkel and mask, 8:30pm and off to the beach. I called it a kiddie beach 'cause it's roped off, but it gets deep rather quickly. The water is as clear as aquamarine tinted glass, the bottom is clear 30, 40+feet down. I scoured it with my mind... it was worth a shot, but nothing.
Why, why, why, why, why am I such and idiot?
*** more later, I'm tired of writing***
So dipping wet I shuffle back to the campsite, empty handed, grasping my towel with my left and mask&snorkel with the other. Dejectedly we made the burritos, lit the fire, and planned the next days activity to deal my with stupidity. The smores tasted good... even when swirled with anxiety and a weak stomach.
I slept incredibly well. Hmm. Woke up early and went snorkeling again, nothing. She'd talked with some rangers or rangers-to-be and got help transporting some of our stuff to storage and got advice. A bus runs from Chelan to Whenatchee... at the Whenatchee airport we'd be able to rent a car that we drive to Seattle to pick up the spare key. The bus from Chelan to Whenatchee runs every 1.5hours and travels 37+miles all for a single dollar; the trouble lay in the fact that we were 5 or 6 miles from the bus stop and the 9:15 bus was due VeRy soon. Well, bringing bikes [first time] bailed our asses out. We both thought we'd missed the bus when we finally made the intersetion. She went to the stop, I went to lock the bikes. The bus came, the unlocked bikes stood propped next to a large propane tank, I grabbed my bag and ran. If the bike got stolen, I deserved it... It was a beautiful ride down ALT97... by 9:40 I was exausted and asleep. Somewhere along the way I rememeber seeign the only highschool senior graffiti that I can every recall not thinking as meathead dumb... there was this shear cliff with simple numbers painted on it, numbers in solid block squares. 97, 83, 02... the oldest going back to 41 or something. Graduating years... would've been dumb as hell if they hadn't had to repell to paint the stuff. I don't know, whatever.
The bus drops up off at the Columbia Station, Whenatchee's train station. From there we called a cab that turned out to be an early 90's Ford Taurus stationwagon with squeaky brakes and a loose rear suspension. The driver was neither friendly or mean; he spoke in 1, 2, or, at most, 3 syllabol clusters and never saying much. The radio played an ecclectic mix of conservative talk and metal. 7.5 miles and 15dollars later we're at the lilly launching pad of airport. Inside the whispering cargiver said nearly too much and hooked us up with surburbia's #1 econo-sports car, a red 2005 Pontiac Sunfire with killer striping.
***more later, again, have to leave work early... i mean, it's a friday and all***

July Fishes

2005-07-26T07:35:00.000-07:00

Please ring me up for my July Swim... 4th consequtive months. Alright, I know I'm just standing there... BUT, for me to be into this position I must've already've plowed've ass straight and square into the water've and swam've. I mean, the water's colder than my feelings to religion... I don't have the courage to let the sound breathe it's icy breath on me if my hair is still dry.
Different photograher this time, but, as always, a solo swim. We biked to Golden Gardens during Saturday's hot afternoon. On the way back, I finally was able to show off some of the neat places I've discovered while pedeling around A. Bum Place by the dead tracks 2. The Gravel Piles C. Blackberry Paradise (where the blackberries are huge, sweet, and bursting)
June Swim
May Swim
April Freeszing swim then run out and be blanketed by warm for about 15secs and then freeszing again

Reminds Me...

2005-07-20T13:46:00.000-07:00

Did you see "Born Into Brothels" ?
Saw this interesting picture series today and was reminded of the huge expirience the movie gave me...

Happyweasel on Flickr!

2005-07-15T11:59:00.000-07:00

Wow, it's exciting, I know. Many more will be on the way. Reserve judgement. Testing the waters. Look at my picture hub

Heard of Each Other's Things and Such

2005-07-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I saw a gem of a movie...

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Kinda forgot about it for several days but a scene leaked into my brain and then another and a couple more
Been giggling inside for the past 10minutes
Just looked it up
The woman who stars in it, Miranda July (even a cool name... although I just discovered she changed her last name from Grossinger...hmm), both WroTe and dIreCted it.
*Watch* the Trailer
*Go* to the Official Webpage

She's also written a couple other movies I hadn't previously heard of... for what it may be worth, the titles intrigue me:
Are You The Favorite Person Of Anybody?
The Center Of The World
It's ok to like titles, that's what I havta say
Jonathan Richman has a song called "I Eat With Gusto, Damn! You Bet"
I really like that title.

*Believe it or not, but some people hated the movie Amelie. If you hated Amelie, don't bother seeing this movie... you're a weird and cold-hearted person.

Eat It

2005-07-12T23:00:00.000-07:00

So I was finally able to watch "Eat The Document". Bittorrent can be a many splendorous thing... If interested, you can get it from here only downloadable location I could find on the web. If I had a DVD writer I'd pass it on, but I don't.
Just when I think Bob Dylan has offered everything that I can pull from him, something like this pops up. All the footage was recorded in 1966, one year after the famous "Don't Look Back".
So check it out. If you're familiar with BitTorrent you have nothing to lose but 2.5GB of space. Only bootleg copies are available, get it while you have the opportunity. I saw it for the first time last night... stunned.

There Is No Sea But The Sea

2005-06-30T00:50:00.000-07:00

Dip In
So you thought it'd be so funny if I failed my consecutive month Sound swim in June? None of that here. I'm diligent and focused. Looking at my goals, sometimes at the ready to tear them apart with my whip made from braided, hardened arteries. Throughout the day I prepared myself for a blistering hot afternoon for swimming; I imagined the sweat coming outta the pores-a my arms like miniature lawn sprinklers. You know, that kinda stuff or something. Beach balls, frisbees, beer, barbq. Well, five-o-clock came around and the sun was blazing. It was the 70's, man... here, the 70's are like the 80's on Ohio... now I'm not talking about decades if you know what I mean *wink*... nice an' hot. 2 days to go in the month and this was gonna be the one. This may come as a surprise to some, but I am able to be moderately responsible at times. If I promise something and don't follow thru, a sledgehammer of guilt will hit me, recoil, hit me again, recoil.... All I can say is that it was better for me to scrub down the tub, shower walls and curtain before venturing out. Plus I was able to get hyped up with Patti Smith and Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayham echoing through bathroom air thick with bleach, sweat, and the last reminents of mold. Hyped up before my growling, hissing, pissing race to burying myself under water without injury. That's the truth, too... I pee'd in the sound.
As we pulled into Carkeek Park, god decided to thumb his(gender neutral) nose(organ neutral) at me and dropped the sun behind the only clouds in the sky, a thick belt blossssoming up from the horizon. So, in spite of a chill replacing the sweltered heat in a mere 10minutes time, I went ahead with what I knew I needed I must do. I pealed off my Wranglers, revealed swim trunks, strapped the Keens back on, and hauled ass into the water. Not bad... I love the taste of salt water. Mexican food, Fred Meyer, the Amgen DNA double helix bridge, and the discovery of a free, ladies Schwinn Suburban 10speed bike out by the dumpster rounded out the public part of nice evening.
May
April

Ashamed To Be Straight

2005-06-27T10:20:00.000-07:00

That's what I learned this weekend. Pasties, girly-guys, and the revvving DyKeS on BiKeS. I can't even fit in with the outcasts. But that's alright, I'm walking, pedeling, and scooting my own way, too. Finally saw the Soundgarden (just north of Magnuson Park), it was quiet or not loud enough to be heard over the generic reggae band playing the park for hippies and wealthy family sorts. They weren't at the Pride Parade celibrations. I was but was called by my bike to hit the trail and ride and drift and climb and pedel and hopefully see something that I hadn't seen before or shoulda seen before but missed or just plain suck it all in whatever it is.
I'm trying to drink grreeen tea here at work instead of the nasty brown junk that'is free an' easy. Coffee at home is an artform; at work it's only caffeine with coffeelike flavor. Has anyone ever expirienced this before, queezy stomach after green tea? Familiar feeling, as though I'd smoked a cigarette in a hyped-up, frenzied rush, and then rode the elevator up dozens of floors in about two-thirds as many seconds. Woozy, butterflied, hangover stomach for 20minutes. But it goes away, I feel glad it's gone. Makes me appeciate my nice feelings better than before they'd left. So do you get all discombobulated by green tea? Recently I also had a health scare... cholesterol, man, that shit's ready to get you. Well the doctor freaked the living hell outta me, my total came back as 283! That is a huge number. A huge, deadly number. 100pts over what it was 4years ago. They retook my blood, gave me an EKG, and pretty much prep'd me emotionally on the prespect of having a heart attack in my next decade or sooner. I then started getting all-a these phantom chest pains, and numb limbs. I mean, my right arm in the middle of the elbow ached deep deep inside. Jesus, Death's Door... I was teetering on Death's Door. I quit smoking and there I go, prepare to die. The results of the retest showed a very different picture, healthier... by degree certainly. Cholesterol/HDL = 4.1 (not bad at all); LDL/HDL = 2.8333(good enough) . I eat a lot olive oil... olive oil and garlic... get HDL "Good Cholesterol" from that business. So you see my trouble? Even a false health scare is screwed up. I'm ok but the heady consequences of my inevitable turn to poor health are clouding my brain.
I am Patti Smith obsesssed. Her 4 albums before initial retirement:
1. Horses 1975 (great & amazing & awesome) This album is an incredible explosion.
2. Radio Ethiopia 1976 (great)
3. Easter 1978 (selections are great)
4. Wave 1979 (less than half the album) More than a couple-a boring stretches here, but some great rock rippers too.
BicycleBicycleBicycleBicycleBicycleBicycleBicycleBicycleBicycleBicycleBicycle
ILikeBicycle
Zen and the art of Bicycle Repair
Faster than walking
Slower than the scooter... much more work too
But it's quiet
Still, faster, if you so desire, than you think
& Can go anywhere
I've also been listening to the 2 Shins Ablums
For a while after the movie Garden State I almost forced myself to listen to them. Who knew they're a great counterbalance to Patti Smith
And Bocce Lee won a $1000 and $10,000 entry into a World Series of Poker

Curb You Enthusiasm
episode 2
"Ted and Mary"
Directed by: David Steinberg
First aired: October 22, 2000
Synopsis: Larry and Cheryl's fun-filled double date with Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen ends badly at the bowling alley, when Larry discovers that someone has taken off with his shoes. The next day Mary calls, and a smitten Larry agrees to go shopping with the actress and her mom at Barney's, and even buys the same jacket that Mary is wearing. Neither Ted nor Cheryl seem amused. Believing that Ted and Mary have invited them to see a Paul Simon concert Saturday night, Larry and Cheryl are chagrined when their new friends never call, ruining their night. Larry thinks it's because he gagged after drinking Mary's mother's water by mistake. Meanwhile, Larry retrieves his shoes from the schmuck who pinched them, but gets into a fight with the shoe salesman who ordered him a new pair.

Have you been watching the big moon?

2005-06-24T15:48:00.000-07:00

I saw it a few nights ago... they don't know why it's so big down low. But you do, though, don't you?

Zug

2005-06-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

funnier than I thought it'd be.

More at www.zug.com

Prank Call To Life Cereal: laughed outloud throughout my reading of this

Strawberries

2005-06-20T22:01:00.000-07:00

Holy hell are these strawberries good. Better than Berringer Farms, better than Broadway Farmers Market... upscale grocery store, Metropolitan Market. Washington grown, smaller in size, and flaming red and sweet all the way through to the center. Most strawberries are no good... huge and watery, white on the inside, blah... these taste like an amazing strawberry expirience... as good or better than good wild strawberries.
Summer brings berries. First Strawberries, then Blueberries, and finally my beloved Raspberries signally summers inevitable end.
Must love berries!

Found Magazine

2005-06-20T15:10:00.000-07:00

2005-06-16T09:55:00.000-07:00

1978

2. Space Monkey
4. Ghost Dance
5. Babelogue
9. 25th Floor
12. Godspeed

*And I haven't even heard her Album, Horses, with my modern mind... yet. Some songs have to be skipped, while others ought to have large numbered volume.

mORE pHOTOS from other people!

2005-06-14T12:49:00.000-07:00

Although I'd like to, I've never been to India. These pictures by Sohrab gave some sense of what it'd be like. I'll tell you what, this TrekEarth site is something special.

This Guy's Pictures

2005-06-10T12:39:00.000-07:00

BooYao's pictures are great, look at more, click on picture:

30 Second Sound Clips

2005-06-09T23:15:00.000-07:00

"I'm Leaving You" by The Fiery Furnaces, recorded for a Junior Kimbrough tribute album
"I'm A Little Dinosaur" by Jonathon Richman... For the people that are away
"Astral Plane" by The Modern Lovers (Mr. Richman)
"It's Bad You Know" RL Burnside... recorded with his grandson, the mixer typa dude
"Skinny Woman" More uva standard RL Burnside... blues that rock and tear...
"Can't Wait" Bob Dylan 1997
"Cry Awhile" Bob Dylan 1997
"High Water" Bob Dylan 4/17/05 ... ok, i lied, this is a full performance
"Shooting Star" Bob Dylan 80's, Oh Mercy... i know it's boring, but i like it
"Head Held High" Velvet Underground
"Cool It Down"
"Train Comin' Round The Bend"
"Bluebird" Howlin' Wolf, no vocals but harmonica, pretty neat
"Howlin' Wolf Talks" this is kinda interesting
"I Asked Her For Water"
"Dog Paddle" Modest Mouse 1996... This is a song version of what an asthma attack feels like to me... also Modest Mouse's latest 2 albums just don't have the magic that 1st 2 studio albums did. The latest one is pretty good, but...
"Asthma Attack" Fiery Furnaces 2003, oddly enough, this song doesn't feel at all like an asthma attack to me. If you have asthma, your cool to me, ok?
"Ingrid Bergman"Billy Bragg and Wilco perform songs written but never recorded by Woody Guthrie. 2 Albums, Mermaid Ave Vol. I & II... amazing. This song makes me blush somewhat.
"Blood of The Lamb"
"Stop Breaking Down" Performed by The White Stripes, written by Robert Johnson... The White Stripes have covered some really good old blues songs... even Bob Dylan... Kazaa helped me track down a buncha stuff that rivals what's on record... Have you heard the new one? Only 2 songs from it for me, soon enough
"Love In Vain" Performed by The Rolling Stones, written by Robert Johnson

Consider Trying This

2005-06-04T11:55:00.000-07:00

Put on fresh socks and give yourself a sturdy 2minutes massage on each foot. Ooge, feels good.
***man, you don't have to do it for 2 minutes... 30 or 20 or 10 or 5 or just a couple-a seconds. you don't even have to use your hands... rub your foot on a railing, corner, 2by4, your neighbors phone, or boss's face.

Now off to overcast day, roam biking with sunglasses. Gotta be back by 4 or 5.

1 Month Lived Nico-Free

2005-06-01T09:25:00.000-07:00

Well, I've done it. Nico&Tobaccoless. I must say, the nonsmoking lifestyle just is not as glamorous as I'd imagined. There could be at least a coupla scantily clad women washing me with ostrich feathers or something...
Updates to the other participating:

Bocce Matt completed the SmoKeoUT

&YP says "but you are correct that i am still smoking. it's (quitting) still a priority though. it will happen sooner than later. "

Master Ugly (fake smoker) hasn't given any updates.

My lungs had been in very bad shape, asthma attacks daily... waking in the middle of the night wheezing and cursing... on Thursday I went to the doctor, he gave me prednisone... almost a week later and I feel nearly completely healthy. Major urges to smoke, though. That's one-a the reasons I went biking this weekend, burn out that pressure in my chest to smoke.
Oh to only be addiction free. Good thing I've never tried cocaine or heroine. I'd be a desperate junkie today for sure. I really thought after a month I'd be free from it... no such luck... it's haunting me...right now, even

*** So who wants to be nicofree for an additional 2months? I'm in, unfortunately.

2005-05-31T21:53:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I did my swim in the Puget Sound for the month of May. The swim was not painful like in April. The water was only 53degs but the day was hot. This time I swam north of the main beach area of West Seattle. This little unassuming section is my favorite spot to swim the Sound in Seattle. Can one man actually swim at least once a month in the Puget Sound for an entire year? Yes, one man could do such a thing... I mean look at me, I'm trying for it... 2 months down, only 10 more to go.
Took that bike-a mine out too. Miles and miles and miles. From Capital Hill, up around the top o Lake washinGton, well past Kenmore and Woodinville, along the Sammanish River, and then back... just plain turning around. I ate a delicious barbqued pork sandwich and a cup a beans, a little bit spicy. Racing back to Seattle deep cramps came on, like swimmers cramps or something. Guess your supposed to wait a few minutes between barbque and biking. The cramps turned straight from severe to gas, but it didn't matter as I was pedelling along the Burke Gilman Trail.

Biking Is Great

2005-05-31T11:39:00.000-07:00

So how did your Memorial Day weekend treat you? I went to the Frrree Folk Life music festival thingy a coupla tin-mes here in Seattle. My visits were short and my feelings uninspired. Because of Folk Life, though, we went to Larry's Market and bought lobsters that were on sale. On Saturday we broiled them for a somewhat unexpected but thoroughly tastey dinner lunch. Actuaqlly I don't know if we ate them on Saturday, probably. Sometime in there we also grilled Copper River Salmon that was outta this world. Haven't been in mucha a salmon phase, but this sucker tasted mighty nice. My scooter is back together for the first time since my latest accident a coupla months ago.

happyweasel

Help! I'm some sort of minority trapped in this white person's body!

President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama

Dem Nomination, OVER!

Gas Tax!

Sell Me Your Chametz!

Kids Just Ain't What They Used To Be

Zimbabwe Votes Tomorrow

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Obama Responds

Wall-n-Spitz

071129 The Fiery Furnaces, Amsterdam

*fingers crossed* Obama! *snap*

Them Ladies, Everyone Loves The Ladies

Obama!

The Fiery Furnaces - Music Videos

Yo mama so poor she drives a peanut

Jotabe Medeiros

My Birthday Day

The Great Saunter 2007

TvIP Guide

"M" 1931 By Fritz Lang

OSU Valient in Defeat

M Ward - Chinese Translation

Saturday Morning 8am Muddy Waters

Happy Agnostmas!

So I Mushed Him Good

3.5 Hours Late THEN 8 Hours In The Airport

~Mom &The Fish Monger~

Votin' Day

Happy Halloween!

Boys & Girls: No Difference

Big Yellow Taxi

Train-Ro

My Ex-Best Friend, The Big Hug

Cool Things From Seattle

Some kind of dancerful

Transformers, CGI preview

Cleveland!

My Bone, Me and All The Other Parts In Between

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner

Mardy Grass

Step ona crack, break your momma's back

Happy Valentine's Day

Serious business, Waiting

Superbowl Seattle

Mohito (sp?)

I'm Capable enough, sure, but this is What i've done

Them Ain't Boots

1991 Memory

December Swim Swim Swim

November Swim

Arugula, Lynch, & Kinski

Jack-O-Lantos

Happy Halloween!

October Swim

Electric Playpen

Costume Frenzy

Quarters

Dangle Me Over The Edge & Taunt me with Nicotene

Fiery Furnaces Tonight

Andy Rooney, 60Minutes

Cleveland Indians

So Pointed Davidly

September Swim!

Dylan Goes Electric

256kbs MP3, please

No Direction:CalMex:Dayton

New Fiery Furnaces!

One-a The Worlds Great Radio Stations

Collusive Versioned Typ-a Sorts, off to Cal-Mex

FoundPhotos Does it Again

A Ping to the Pong to the Ping

Roosteroo at Tippicanoe

Born To Frogs, HeroSandwich

Now Give The Birthday Boy A Kiss

Kinda fun read

These are a few of my favorite things...

Big Yellow Taxi

Dreaming of Mayhem

fingers crossed Obama! snap