Monday, August 22, 2005
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
I was just looking at this picture again
Linkty link
I am so in love with this woman. I am an angry, bitter man... But every moment I spend with Shannon makes me delriously happy and rue the fact the we're not eternal. If I could, I'd do nothing else but hang out with her. All day, every day, forvever. She's my best friend and I'm amazed and overjoyed that she wants to be my wife.
I am so in love with this woman. I am an angry, bitter man... But every moment I spend with Shannon makes me delriously happy and rue the fact the we're not eternal. If I could, I'd do nothing else but hang out with her. All day, every day, forvever. She's my best friend and I'm amazed and overjoyed that she wants to be my wife.
Words to live by
Those of you that know me now that I base of lot of the decisions I make on the criteria found in the art of war. I also know that a lot of you won't read it because it's not exactly a page turner. Well, let me boil it down for you. If you take nothing else away from the book, remember this:
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
You want success? Willing to do the work it takes to get it? Then live these words and you'll win. It boils down to this.... Every mentor I've every had, even those I know now to be fatally flawed but still worthy of thought, has told me the same thing. Choose your battles.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
You want success? Willing to do the work it takes to get it? Then live these words and you'll win. It boils down to this.... Every mentor I've every had, even those I know now to be fatally flawed but still worthy of thought, has told me the same thing. Choose your battles.
Monday, August 08, 2005
Well....
Very tired, very disenchanted, very disappointed in those I thought I could count on. Oh, and I'm 36 now. Hurray.
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.
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
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Monday, June 27, 2005
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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"
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"
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