Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Things I've learned today

1) I have an uncanny ability to judge character and aptitude.
2) My neighbor's blackberries make a KICK ASS desert.
3) Bourbon provides absolutely NO relief from the burn of Mazzetta habanero sauce... OH FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST MY TOUNGE IS ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maker's Mark, you have failed me for the last time! Oh what am I saying, you know I love you.
4) Hmmmm... Uhhhhh.... Well, F it that's it.
5) Oh wait I got it! I enjoy watching people being eaten by wolves.

OK, that's it. That's all that's all the knowledge I gained in the last 24. Hope it helps you.

Thursday, July 21, 2005

Shannon got a new sparkely thing

Yep, it's one of THOSE rings :)

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Why do they always send the poor?

Fuck you w. You're a lying sack of shit.

Monday, June 27, 2005

Donnie Darko

Why did it take me so long to see this movie? My new second favorite.

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Buy this now... RIGHT now!!!!!

Turbonegro - Party Animals. It's not available in the US now, but if you look (that record store up the street from the Bagdad is a good place to start) you can find it.

Another FANTASTIC album from my #2 band.

Oh, and yes Hansa Rostock are heavy metal pussies!

Friday, June 17, 2005

4th Man Detained in Aruba Disappearance

4th Man Detained in Aruba Disappearance - Yahoo! News

Wouldn't it be quicker to just say "Ok, everyone who DIDN'T rape and kill her raise your hand"? It's Aruba! They've already arrested half the population!

Friday, June 10, 2005

Dave Devries's Monster Engine

Dave Devries's Monster Engine

Check out "Art". This guy takes drawings of monsters by kids and re-does them. Call me wierd, but I think that's hot.

Thursday, June 09, 2005

Aljazeera.Net - US author explains 'suicide attacks'

Aljazeera.Net - US author explains 'suicide attacks'

Yeah I know Al Jazeera is the Fox of the Middle East, but numbers don't TEND to lie, and the article is worth a read.

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Another advantage of living in the PNW

Tonight, I stepped on a big ass slug. Barefooted. That's hot. Welcome to the rainforest, toes. Feel the darkness.

The upside? I did it whilst grilling my midnight snack of a double hamburger. That's right Shannon, when I said I wanted a sweet delicious meaty treat I wasn't kidding. When I want to eat the flesh of my fellow animals, I want it. Goddamn it's good to be an ominvore.

What else? Well, I've been working on a personal project. It's called operation "approachable john". I've come terms with the fact that a lot of people are scared of me. Yeah, I'm a big, bald guy with a scowl on his face most of the time. I don't like that. I'd like to not freak people out, so I am trying to be more calm and to smile a little more. We'll see how it works.

OK. Tired and heading off to bed.

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Random Garbage

A) I love Smallville, but I swear if someone doesn't kill Pete soon I'll be forced to. Chloe, you and your dipshit commentary and giant teeth are next.

B) A curse on pizza rolls. Thanks Shannon... Thanks a lot.

C) I've been sleeping and not working on the weekends lately. If you haven't tried it, I strongly recommend it. Shannon says I'm actually approachable now. W00t!

Monday, June 06, 2005

Medal of Honor Pacific Assault

Holy shit dude, where did all those Kates and Zeros come from?!?!!! In acknowledgement of A) How cool this game is and B) All you folks in my Grandparents generation who lived it I say.... Wow. Everyone who knows me knows I'm a little weird about my obession with WWII. This game is about as real as I suppose it's possible to get. I quit tonight stuck on the USS Arizona (and we all know how that wound up) firing blindly at anything with a meatball on it's wing after being burned in my fight to the flight deck. Nothing like having a dive bomber in your sights (and you in his) just as your .50 overheats and you're beating out the flames on your dress whites. I've spoken with more than a few WWII (and other war) vets in my time, and very few really want to talk about combat. I imagine this is why. What can you say? If a shitty simulator freaks me out this much, imagine what is was like to be a twenty-something kid living it. I despise war as much as any thinking person should (and I have a particular malice towards our latest fiasco. The definition of military failure is letting politicians plan strategy) but my salute goes out to those of you who did it because you had to. I've bought a round for WWII, Korean, Gulf War and Vietnam vets. If you're a soldier back from this bullshit, the first one's on me.

Sunday, June 05, 2005

Dinner tonight

Wild Alaskan salmon and fresh wild morels. Why do I live in the Pacific Northwest? Well, here's one reason for starters. Wander out into the woods/sea, kill something, and eat it. Oh yeah. Oh and because Shannon is here.

Monday, May 23, 2005

To the Goddess of Knowledge

You have no idea how mad and hurt I am right now. You also have no idea how much I care about you. I miss you too.

Girls gone wild

Every time I see those ads, two words come to mind... "Hi Dad". Way to go there, slutette.

Saturday, May 21, 2005

Best Saturday Ever

First, this is a note to remind me to blog my experience of nearly shooting a drunken/drugged dipshit Thursday night... while nude. Note to the tweakers of Portland... I'm heavily armed, fairly well trained, sleep only slightly more than you do, and I will absolutely pull the trigger. There is nothing in my house worth your life (assuming you value it. I do not.). As your friend found out, there are better places to be at midnight on a Thursday than my house.

Next, today we went up to a favorite mushroom spot to pre-hunt in anticipation of next week... We spend our anniversary (which we've decided is Memorial Day) every year hunting morel mushrooms. We killed. We got about 3/4 of an ice chest full, and we only hunted two spots that we knew have been productive every years and were easy and quick to walk (out of the 4-5 in the area we know are good). Spent 2-3 hours tops.

As is happens, there's a nice restaurant in town we go to 2-3 times I week. No, this is not the Night Light. To my bar stealing friends at work.... You should know I would NEVER tell you a place was my favorite until I had a new favorite :). We're good friends with the manager (I think... Chris what the hell is your job?) and the head chef (who Shannon knows from N. Dakota). We had told him if we did good we'd hook him up. We don't believe in selling them and we had more than we could use. We gave him half a cooler full (probably a couple hundred). He made a different dish with them every 20 minutes or so until we were full. Sauteed in white wine, garlic and onions, with asparagus in a goat cheese sauce, and a "Philadelphia" sandwich (open faced with red green peppers and cheese). We ate like there was no tomorrow. You should have seen his eyes light up when we brought the cooler in and opened it up. Not only did we get a TON of mushrooms, I had the head chef at my favorite restaurant cook them for us. All I had to do was drink a beer and wait. That is the ONLY way to hunt morels. I've been cooking them for well over a decade, and after my first bite of this fella's work I told Shannon "I got served!"

Anyway, thanks guys. You made us feel like the king and queen of Portland today.

Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Latest excuse for slow updates

I know you all hang on my every word. Really.... With content as fresh and exciting as this, who can blame you? Well, here's the scoop.

A) I have a job. Work is batshit right now. As much as I love you, and you know I do, you don't pay me. These folks do, and right now they're paying me to make a pile of shit look pretty, so that's my first priority

B) My wireless setup is all fucked up. My fault? Probably. Basically, if I don't update at work (like I have time... see above) I update at home from my couch. If that's not working as it should, which is the case now, then updates wait. I'll be upgrading the whole thing soon, so wait for more updates and excuses. BTW, if you know a school/church/whatever that needs wireless and a printer let me know. I'm looking to maximize the tax write off for my old shit, and I really don't care what you beleive or are trying to teach as long as the write off is legit.

Brandie, I'm still pissed at you but I'll get over it. Eventuallly.

Michael, my new lens showed up and I'll have new stuff for you to say "It sucks!!" to soon.

Josh, you are now known as "Buddy Christ"

Thursday, May 12, 2005

New Domain Shite

OK, here's how it breaks down for now:

www.wheelwithinawheel.com gets you here
www.jjandss.com gets you to the pictures
www.hotamishgirls.com gets you to my main site, where there's nothing of interest to anyone

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Coming soon...

I registered a domain tonight that I intend to turn in my "John's Photos" site. The stuff I like the best, as opposed the stuff from hotamishgirls.com or jjandss.com. Or maybe I'll just direct it here. Whatever. Stay tuned.

Oh, and Brandie is a cold quitter and Josh is now known as Jesus.

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

John is kinda sad

I said good-bye to a very good friend tonight. As those of you who know me well are already aware, I tend to bond more with hardware then humans. Nothing personal, but I find most folks either boring or disappointing. There are exceptions, of course, and you know who you are.

Anyway, my Canon digital rebel was a good friend of mine. It was my first real camera, and allowed me to get back in touch, to some degree, with the artistic part of myself I thought I had left behind years ago. We traveled together, and captured feelings and images to share with the rest of the world. To some degree, this machine helped me express to the rest of the world that I'm not just the problem solving machine I probably come across as. There's sights I see that touch me deeply, and if I can keep learning how to express those feelings with other people I might just move towards being less of an asshole.

We had some good times, but I moved on. I've got a better machine, but that doesn't mean I don't feel a little something when I let the old one go. The good news? It's going to a great home. Apparently, there's a kinda stripper ad/pr0n mag in town called sfx effects (supposed to look like sex effects when you're drunk). The guy who bought the camera is using it to shoot naked chicks. I can dig it.

Rock on, you little silver toy. I'll miss you. Snap some T&A for me.

Monday, May 02, 2005

Desperation.... It's what's for dinner

Groom Still Wants to Marry Runaway Bride - Yahoo! News

In other news, while his fiancee has been found, police are still trying to determine the whereabouts of his self respect. A police spokesman has stated that at the current time it appears likely it ran off with his testicles.