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2008-01-31T14:52:00.001-06:00

It's nothing new to anyone who knows me at all, but I have an amazing capacity for laziness. Evenings when I'm home from work or weekends, I have a tendency not do anything productive at all. I spent last night watching that awful reality show about people who can't sing (I refuse to mention the name) even though I loathe it and the people who are on it. And not because I secretly enjoy it,

2008-01-21T12:07:00.000-06:00

My two weeks of worklessness are almost over. I have to get back to the grind on wednesday morning. I'm kinda ready to go back but I feel like I'm just getting in my no-work mindset. I had a nice time off though (aside from that first weekend when I almost puked myself to death). For the first week I got the house all set up and nice (mostly) then for the second week I've been reading and

2008-01-18T12:27:00.000-06:00

It is very cold. My toes hurt.

2008-01-14T13:04:00.000-06:00

Dear Internets,This morning I woke up at 7:30am and went running. For 15 minutes. Which may not sound like very long but is in reality 15 minutes more running than I've done in close to 20 years. Or maybe more like 18. It was cold.Now I'm puttering around on the computer while the plumber fixes the undersides of my kitchen sink. It was pretty messed up. I poked a hole in the pipe with my finger.I

2008-01-10T21:31:00.001-06:00

The number one reason the people of this country will never elect Barack Obama is that he says things like, "We are happy warriors for change!"

2008-01-10T18:45:00.000-06:00

It's odd to finally be sitting in my own house. I got a couch today so my living room is feeling living room-ish. Instead of hiding out in my bedroom I'm hiding out in the living room. Also, I have a temporary roommate, Jack G. He's staying here until he leaves for tour in March.I'm off of work for a couple of weeks. Instead of my usual 2-3 months down time, I'm only off for 2 weeks. While I'd

2008-01-08T17:09:00.000-06:00

The newest fad in weight-loss! The 7-pounds in 2-days Dysentery Diet! That was seriously one of the worst two day periods I've ever had to endure. I couldn't eat, drink or sleep for about 48 hours this weekend. Well, I take that back, Sunday night I got almost four hours on sleep but that half a banana I had for breakfast? Body says no thank you. Or more like No! Thank! You! I'm pretty much over

2008-01-04T13:41:00.001-06:00

The folks at gawker media have launched a blog about all things sci-fi called io9.com. Just in time, too, since the worker-bots here at work have just blocked boing boing.

2008-01-03T18:31:00.000-06:00

The girl from Juno was Kitty Pryde in the X-Men movies! Damn, I knew I knew her from somewhere.

2008-01-02T13:22:00.000-06:00

I never do resolutions for the new year and I'm not going to start now, but I am going to try to set a few goals for myself. 1) Let go of things. Not things as in physical stuff but irritations and slights and grudges. I'm just not going to dwell on this stuff anymore. At the same time, I'm going be less of a push-over. I think these tie in together pretty closely because it's my

2007-12-31T09:36:00.000-06:00

Happy almost new year. I am without plans for tonight. I'm plan-less and not at all unhappy about it. I find with NYE events, the less plans, the more fun.I'm totally moved in to the new place. Just some odds-n-ends left over at the old one. Like my bike. and wok. The house is slowly starting to come together. I painted a few rooms last week then this last saturday I had some familial help

2007-12-20T13:10:00.001-06:00

All the top ten album lists are coming out. I've been thinking about it for a couple of days and I honestly can't thinking of any records that came out in 2007 that I really care about. I like the Amy Winehouse record pretty well, does that count?

2007-12-19T15:14:00.000-06:00

The Atlantic has a good story about the making of the Golden Compass into a film. I've yet to see the movie but I plan on going soon. "The Narnia series, in his (Pullman's) view, embraces a worldview that comes close to “life-hating ideology”—punishing, misogynistic, racist, and death-obsessed. By contrast, his own books are filled with a kind of warmth, an exuberance for finding utopia

2007-12-19T09:26:00.001-06:00

One of my fave political writers, Radly Balko, has put his list of "predictions about what will become of our civil liberties in 2008."

2007-12-14T13:59:00.001-06:00

Working working working. I shoulda been unemployed months ago. I'm not really complaining but I'm just not used to it. Looks like I'll be at my job til the first week of January. I've decided that once I get settled into the new place, I'm going to try to make some inroads into non-desk job work. I have a few ideas of ways to make some extra cash. The whole book selling thing hasn't really

2007-12-06T14:04:00.001-06:00

"The big problem with being sniffy about SF is that it’s just too important to ignore. After all, what kind of fool would refuse to be seen reading Borges’s Labyrinths, Stanislaw Lem’s Fiasco, Orwell’s 1984, Huxley’s Brave New World or Wells’s War of the Worlds just because they were SF?" - Why don't we love science fiction?

2007-12-03T10:45:00.001-06:00

I'm ten hours and forty minutes into DAY 2 of no caffeine and while it sucks, it could be worse. Also helping was the fact that 7 of those DAY 2 hours were spent sleeping. My grand anti-caffeine plan revolves around this one idea - that drinking Sprite Zero will fool my body into thinking it is getting what it needs. I have a theory that I'm not such a soda fiend because of the caffeine as

2007-11-30T16:56:00.001-06:00

OK, so in less than a week I will officially be a homeowner. I'm closing on thursday next week. From there on out expect nothing but discussions of home improvements and such cause my house sure does need a lot of improving. I've set up a vague plan, though. Since I will own the house next week but don't have to be out of my old place til january, I will dedicate my weekends to making my new

2007-11-27T14:53:00.000-06:00

There's nothing like having a naked face once or twice a year to remember why you normally grow a beard (even if it's turning white at an alarming rate!) I swear I look 10x chubbier minus facial hair. I never had a strong chin, but at least having a beard sometimes gives that illusion. Now nothing hides my round double chin and the fact that my neck is wider than my head in several places. I

2007-11-23T12:34:00.001-06:00

I'm almost through getting the house. Apparently, mine has been a near painless process, but it was still pretty awful. There were several times when I almost called the whole thing off, letting my extreme anxiety get the better of me. I know I have lots more ahead of me once I'm in there. It's a pretty bare-bones place. No central a/c, old carpet (with questionable tiles underneath), plus

2007-11-15T15:41:00.001-06:00

Interview w/ex-judge Andrew Napolitano (yeah the fox-news guy) at reason.

2007-11-14T10:14:00.001-06:00

Just an observation... Do those people who beg for money at stop lights really think that rush hour is the right to time to do it? After working 10 hours and getting stuck in traffic for another half hour, the only money I'm gonna give those jerk-faces is the pennies I'm slinging at their foreheads. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person who feels this way.

2007-11-13T13:53:00.001-06:00

My four-day weekend was nice and relaxing. I pretty much didn't do anything worth anything the whole time. Except for Friday morning when my head exploded. It was just a sad confluence of events that morning which I'd taken off of work in order to nurse my hangover that I never got. It was just too much too fast that morning - (1) my car died at the grocery store which meant I had to walk

2007-11-11T23:07:00.000-06:00

I have found the most depraved and disgusting show on television. See it here.

2007-11-09T00:48:00.000-06:00

us at fun fun fun festWe're finished with the new record. All mixed and everything. It should see the light of day sometime early next year. I think it's really freakin' great and I'm gonna be so disappointed if it flops. I really feel like this is the thing that's going to make a change in my life one way or the other. Either it'll be huge and I can quit bothering with a day job or it will get

2007-11-07T09:10:00.000-06:00

I knew there was a reason I liked Austin. http://www.city-data.com/top2/z52.html

2007-11-06T12:19:00.000-06:00

"Are America's public schools better today than they were in 1980, when the Department of Education was created? Anybody really feel safer since DHS came along in 2003 to take away our toothpaste, put 700,000 names on the terrorist list, and mismanage FEMA? Anyone think the free market in America would buckle if we abolished the orgy of corporate welfare that is the Department of Commerce?

2007-11-06T08:11:00.001-06:00

Ron Paul Raises More Than $4 Million in One Day Sure he has no chance to win anything, but if he does well enough in the primaries, they'll have to let him speak at the Republican convention. I think the look on the faces of the little old lady party faithful would be priceless.

2007-11-05T09:26:00.001-06:00

Fun Fun Fun Fest was amazing. I had a great time on Saturday. We had to get there fairly early to load in our gear, then played at 2pm. As I was drunkenly saying to an equally drunken friend on Saturday night, it was like me and all my friends and all the people we've been playing music with and hanging out with for the past 10 years decided to put on a huge music festival. It was

2007-11-02T17:54:00.001-05:00

After talking about it for years, I am finally going to buy a house. I don't know which house yet, but that is totally incidental to the bigger picture. Today someone who obviously doesn't know any better agreed to loan me a large amount of money to be paid back over the next thirty years. WTF? 30 years? Wait, maybe this isn't a good idea after all.

2007-10-31T14:12:00.001-05:00

http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/ She's smart. addendum to my halloween-hating post. the one good thing about halloween is the abundance of pumpkin flavored goodies.

2007-10-31T13:08:00.000-05:00

I've decided I kinda hate halloween. Especially this one, which has been going on, it seems, for a week already.

2007-10-29T13:31:00.001-05:00

Life is full of good news lately. I took my jeep in this morning because it's been acting all weird and dying all the time. I had a bad premonition that it was a transmission problem. I was right, but only in that I have a fluid leak and not in that I need a new transmission. I like how when you're bracing yourself to pay $1000 for something and it only ends up being $200 it feels like you

2007-10-24T14:28:00.000-05:00

I don't need the NYTimes to tell me how good Tex-Mex food is, but it's still nice to get some recognition.

2007-10-23T13:26:00.001-05:00

My jury duty experience was nice and brief. I wasn't picked to sit in judgement of an insurance premium fraud case. I'm not sure if my self-esteem will ever recover. Aside from the sitting-in-uncomfortable-chairs-for-hours-on-end part, I actually enjoyed my day. Since there is very little in the way of parking near the courthouse, I opted to take the bus downtown and leave my car at home.

2007-10-19T12:27:00.000-05:00

There's an odd feeling in the air today. Maybe it's the moderate temperatures that make it feel like springtime outside. Yesterday day I signed up for NaNoWriMo (national novel writing month). I don't know if I intend to really do it, but I figure that signing up would be a good start. I'm missing my annual fall trip. Usually by this time of the year, I've been let go from work until

2007-10-10T18:21:00.001-05:00

Guess who's got jury duty coming up? I say you're all guilty! ...of being super swell.

2007-10-09T22:27:00.000-05:00

It was 2 1/2 long days, but we finished up the rhythm tracks for the album. For the most part it was pretty fun and relaxed (at least until the morning of the third day when 2 out of 3 of us showed up super-duper hungover). I feel like we got a lot accomplished. I think we have 2 more weeks of studio time blocked out to finish+mix the rest of the record.Also, I would like to thank Christopher

2007-10-03T21:18:00.000-05:00

The new bionic woman series kinda rules. In a network tv kinda way.We're finally heading into the studio this weekend to really start on a new album. For real this time. No more fake albums.

2007-09-26T17:37:00.001-05:00

I got my first ever publishing royalties the other day. A check from BMI for $30 and change. I suspect it might have been a mistake on their part but as long as the check clears, I guess it doesn't really matter. If it wasn't a mistake, one of the songs I wrote for the Olive Group was used on a tv show. The printout didn't say which song. It makes me want to put more songs out it the world and

2007-09-20T15:13:00.000-05:00

I think I've decided that my favorite drink is the Irish Carbomb. My one regret is that you can't just sip it, at least I don't think you can. Maybe I should try it that way one of these days. Cheers!

2007-09-14T17:52:00.000-05:00

I'm ready for a restful weekend. I'm not sure if I'll get one, but I'm gonna try. I'd like to read and maybe go to the movies. Maybe a nice lunch at Polvo's. All that plus week 2 of NFL 2007, of course.

2007-09-01T15:35:00.000-05:00

Hi. I'm taking a brief break from life. I'm not sure what this entails but I sure am tired.

2007-08-24T11:25:00.000-05:00

Last night I had a dream that I was going to be the new guitarist in Dio. The only detail I remember was that the first show was tomorrow and I had to learn 27 songs before then. Talk about a lot of pressure!

2007-08-23T23:20:00.001-05:00

I've been spending a lot of time recently thinking about stuff. You know, stuff. Like how long can I stand to work at that crappy desk at a job I can barely tolerate? Like is all the time and effort I'm putting into this band really worth it? I don't know. I'm just very unsatisfied by everything. Perhaps if the band was making money and that was all I was doing it would be ok. SO I'm starting the

2007-08-15T22:07:00.000-05:00

I know I've been pretty MIA for awhile. Not writing from work makes it harder. Plus, the boredom there tends to inspire more than the non-work time.I've been reading a bunch lately. Getting back into sci-fi stuff for past six months or so. I love it when you discover a new writer (or writers) and all of a sudden there's this whole back catalog of books that you'll probably like. This time it's

2007-08-09T02:57:00.001-05:00

2007-08-09T02:56:00.002-05:00

2007-07-31T12:50:00.001-05:00

The Politics of Prohibition - How government greed, not individual rights, ended America's ban on alcohol. http://reason.com/news/show/121674.html

2007-07-31T12:26:00.001-05:00

I knew there was a way to post via email. I just had to remember how it worked.

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2007-07-30T22:01:00.001-05:00

testing post via email.

2007-07-30T21:57:00.001-05:00

It's hard to write when I'm not at work. Times are kinda boring right now. Just work and sleeping as much as possible. I'm thinking about how to start going about buying a house. I kinda figure learning how to save more than a month's expenses might be a good place to start. I'll work on that.

2007-07-19T21:33:00.000-05:00

My work finally blocked blogger. Boo.

2007-07-17T13:07:00.000-05:00

I think it's important to set goals for one's self, even if it's only so you can look back at the things you never got around to doing and properly chastise yourself for it. So here's what I want to get done by then end of August...1) drink more water2) cut out sodas completely3) sell off most of my CDs/DVDs (after ripping them to my computer)4) pay off one of my credit cards (perhaps using the

2007-07-10T13:29:00.000-05:00

I was about 10 feet out of my driveway this morning when I knew something wasn't right. It was a familiar type of something's not right. I pulled back in and sure enough there was a huge nail sticking out of my now flat tire. A few bloody knuckles and some help from the Russian accented meter-reader guy and I had the tire changed. It only took, uh, 45 minutes. I used to be an expert tire-changer

2007-07-06T13:11:00.000-05:00

When we were in LA we were asked to DJ a country night at Little Joy, a bar in Echo Park. Since none of us had more than the couple of records we had bought on the trip, Will, Dan and I played music off our iPods. Here's my playlist.1. Train Leaves Here Tomorrow - Dillard & Clark2. Is Anybody Going To San Antone - Charley Pride3. Don't Let the Sunshine Fool You - Townes Van Zandt4. My Old

2007-07-05T13:14:00.001-05:00

Jeeze, I forgot how much having a real job sucks. This band thing better start paying off soon.

2007-07-05T09:40:00.000-05:00

Monday was my 5-year blog anniversary.

2007-07-01T15:39:00.000-05:00

It's good to be home. I'm sitting at Rio Rita playing around in the intertubes and drinking mexican coke.

2007-06-30T16:55:00.000-05:00

super 8 motel, fort stockton, txWe left Los Angeles around 1pm on Tuesday, getting a late start after a rather nice lunch. After finally figuring out how to get onto I-10 East, we started to really move. Everyone was in a good mood. We were listening to some This American Life podcasts in order to raise the level of conversation in the van just a bit. So we're well and truly on our way, out past

2007-06-25T17:29:00.000-05:00

Starting for home tomorrow. Back by wed night. I hope.

2007-06-17T22:59:00.000-05:00

Los Angeles is a depressing place. New York is huge and exciting and has an electricity that you can't ignore. LA is mostly just huge with millions of really busy people shuffling around. The only times I've really enjoyed here was when it felt like a small town. I like a couple of the hipster dive bars (even if the bartender warns you about getting rolled on the way to your car). The bookstore

2007-06-16T16:07:00.000-05:00

I finally broke down and checked myself into a hotel for a couple of days. I'm pretty good at being smelly and dealing with communal living but I truly needed a break. After living in a warehouse for two weeks and only two showers since I left texas (one of them being at one of those beach shower stalls) I needed a clean bed, a shower, and a moment to myself. Last night I watched television, read

2007-06-13T12:46:00.000-05:00

This trip has been full of wasted time and boring-ness mixed up with nice people and a few celeb sightings. Since we're all basically staying together for the month and only have one car (our tour van) we've been getting a bit claustrophobic. I may rent a car this weekend to try to get a way a bit.For the record (I write this only for the morbidly curious) - at our show monday night at spaceland

2007-06-07T14:51:00.000-05:00

I'm sitting in the little radio studio right next to Greg Dulli. Goddamn.

2007-06-07T13:31:00.000-05:00

at the little radio warehouse/offices in LA. not in much of a blogging mood. I'll write more later, I promise. I was glad to see that amanda survived her fishing trip.

2007-05-31T22:33:00.001-05:00

Hey! I'm leaving tomorrow. See you in a month.

2007-05-25T12:42:00.000-05:00

Two announcements.1) The Brothers and Sisters album got a 4 star review in the June issue of Mojo Magazine. This is big news because, as you may or may not know, the British music mag Mojo is pretty much the holy grail to music nerds everywhere.2) I got some rad new Addidas shoes on sale today. They were on the clearance rack for $29.99 (down from $59.99) but as a bonus, they rang up at $24.99.

2007-05-20T12:53:00.000-05:00

Hey! I started a music news blog. It's called Sound Byte Music News. You should link to it if you feel so inclined.

2007-05-19T03:43:00.000-05:00

Check it out. Straight, No Chaser is up on youtube (in ten parts).just watch the rest...part 8part9part 10

2007-05-18T16:52:00.000-05:00

So Jennifer tagged me with one of those online meme things. I don't generally participate in these things, but, let's face it, the only reason to have a personal blog is to talk about yourself and this one is to reveal seven juicy secrets about yourself. Since my mother reads this mine won't be too juicy but here goes...1) I once was so hungover on tour that I puked out the window of a moving van

2007-05-16T14:24:00.000-05:00

Good news! I'll have a job when I get back from California. This relieves me to no end. If I wouldn't have a job, I'd still go but I'd be worried to death the whole time. I've been saving for a couple of months for that eventuality. I'll continue to save as much as I can because there's a pretty high likelyhood that I'll have to leave my job again to tour.In other news, I missed the republican

2007-05-09T10:26:00.000-05:00

We're leaving for Los Angeles in three weeks or so. As much as I thought this was a dumb idea at first, I'm getting excited. For one thing, I may not have to quit my job for the season to go. It's not for sure yet, but I think I might be able to just take unpaid leave for the month. This is one of the perks of having worked here a long time. There are only a limited number of folks here who know

2007-05-09T10:21:00.000-05:00

I had kinda forgotten that I put up google ads on the side until I got a check yesterday. Nice surprise. I understand that some people are into the whole "ad-free blogging" thing but, really, I'm quite happy to get paid a small amount for something that takes no time and effort on my part. So if you're feeling generous, click on those ads on your way out of this here blog. If not, eh, I'll live.

2007-05-07T12:44:00.000-05:00

*I feel that maybe I should clarify my reason for posting this. I'm a recently converted Astros fan. Now I know how pretty much every other baseball fan feels.*from slateOn Sunday, Roger Clemens announced his decision to play for the New York Yankees. He leaves behind a number of miffed Houston Astros fans, many of whom feel Clemens has deserted the home team. Seth Stevenson knows their pain. In

2007-05-07T11:42:00.000-05:00

The post office was out of stamps. Wtf? So is the machine here at work. Will this be known as the Great Stamp Run of '07? Meanwhile, I can't mail my rent check.

2007-05-04T12:08:00.000-05:00

Vernor Vinge talks about "The Singularity" at Reason Online.

2007-05-02T21:26:00.000-05:00

In case any of you were wondering why there haven't been any pictures on here in forevers, it's because my camera broke while we were on tour. I managed to get it working for a bit and then it died again. I'm planning on getting another one soon. Maybe a used one off of amazon or ebay. Since I don't really care about the features (as I'll likely never figure them out), my main concern is that the

2007-04-29T13:21:00.000-05:00

I've had an insanely busy/stressful week. Basically I've spent every waking moment until yesterday afternoon working either at the regular job or in the studio with the band. For four days the only time I was at home was 30mins in the morning and 30mins in the evening before I went to bed. Then (because I'm smart) I went into work on my day off and worked a half day.It feels like we're making

2007-04-19T14:21:00.000-05:00

I, along with everyone else in my workplace, have been hacking up a storm all week. It started over the weekend with a nasty sore throat and got worse from there. Luckily, I still had a prescription for antibiotics from when I was sick three weeks ago. I still feel like crap but it's moved into my chest and I can tell I'm on the downward side of it.Despite being sick, I went out Monday night to

2007-04-12T16:30:00.000-05:00

I'm leaving work 30mins early to get my hair cut. By Stacey. Who isn't me with clippers and a hand mirror in the bathroom. She works at an actual barbershop*. While it isn't the same as the barbershop of my youth (where two old racists guys worked in a building the size of my living room), as long as they have a stripey pole I'm ok with it. I love when they shave the back of your neck and around

2007-04-10T23:57:00.000-05:00

Yeah, I know I'm not much with the posting these days. I'm into a pretty good daily routine - trying not to disturb it too much (as I've been known to in the past). This is also known as being boring. I've been reading alot. And doing band stuff. We had a nice long practice tonight. We sounded like shit but at least it was kinda fun. Not much else to say. I'm going to bed.

2007-03-26T22:31:00.000-05:00

choo talked me into signing up for library thing. it's a website that lets you catalog all your books and rate them and be a big all around book nerd. the free account only let's you put up 200 books which isn't nearly enough but I figure I'll actually pay for it when I have enough time to put everything on there. I put up a widget over there on the left that displays random books from your

2007-03-20T17:12:00.000-05:00

My throat is so swollen right now that when I take a drink of water I make a face like I just took a shot of whiskey. And not good whiskey, either.

2007-03-19T12:06:00.000-05:00

Well, the music festival is over and I came through it mostly unscathed (except for my immune system). As everyone says every year, this was the most overcrowded it has ever been. The first couple of days I went all-out trying to cram in as much fun and music as I could. By Friday, I was pretty beat and only went to one show that was during the afternoon. We played six shows over 7 days which

2007-03-13T12:53:00.000-05:00

It seems SXSW started early for me this year. Last night Joe and I stumbled into the Gawker/Lifehacker party for the "interactive" part of the festival. It had an open bar.

2007-02-25T23:39:00.000-06:00

This is what I call "High Art".

2007-02-20T11:58:00.000-06:00

Three day weekends are nice. I feel like I was moderately productive during mine. I managed to wash every bit of laundry I own. I even bagged some up to take to Goodwill (when I get around to it) and sold a few bits to Buffalo Exchange. Next on the list is organizing the huge piles of books that have taken over my room. I thought about selling some of these but I can't seem to make myself do that

2007-02-16T10:27:00.000-06:00

Since I've been back at work, I've developed the most middle-aged sleeping habits. I've been going bed between 11-12pm (last night 10:30!) and getting up between 7-8am. I'm talking about 8-10 hours every night. This sounds like a good thing in theory, but now if I try to stay up past midnight on weekends I'm dead on my feet. Maybe it has to do with the fact that these days, given the choice

2007-02-13T13:16:00.000-06:00

I like to think that Chick-Fil-A is so yummy because they put Christ's love into every sandwich.

2007-02-08T15:46:00.000-06:00

Jeeze, you know, I do my best to steer clear of TV "news" scandals. The diaper-wearing astronaut kidnapper was just too odd to avoid but now I'm not going to ever be able to get away from this... Anna Nicole Smith dies after collapsing in hotel. I would say good riddance but, honestly, I'd rather have her alive than to have to hear constantly about her death for the next two months.At least there

2007-02-05T14:28:00.000-06:00

The weather outside is amazing. I can't wait until my break to go out and read. It's been pretty dreary here for a few weeks. During lunch it was sunny and 60 degrees.My hand is all sore and cramped up from spending yesterday working on a paint-by-numbers. Doing one of these takes much longer than I figured. I spent 3-4 hours on it and am not even half done. Is it odd that I can't wait to get

2007-01-26T13:51:00.000-06:00

I got home at 3:30am last night and managed to make it to work on time (well, pretty close). Not sure how I'll make it through the rest of the day, however.Next week I get to come in at 7:30am everyday for training classes. I'm so lucky.This weekend I plan on doing nothing except going to Cory's photo show, well, after playing a show tonight, that is. And after Choo's late night bday party

2007-01-24T16:32:00.000-06:00

I'm back at work. It is not fun.

2007-01-17T11:06:00.000-06:00

I've been pretty much stuck in the house for a couple of days (hence the pics+posting.)

2007-01-16T12:03:00.000-06:00

We rarely ever get actual snow. We get sheets of ice that cover everything. Hence why driving in the ice down here is so sketchy. If you have snow, your tires can kinda grab onto something, but here when it ices (or snows) it melts immediately then refreezes in sheets of ice on the roads. I'm just saying. Not to that I get defensive about that kind of thing.

2007-01-15T21:25:00.000-06:00

Today I...1) Ate sloppy joes and watched Law & Order.2) Drank wine and watched the awful, awful remake of the Wicker Man w/ Nick Cage which has my fave movie quote of the new year "Oh no, not the bees!" It was the version with the "shocking alternate ending not seen in theaters".3) Listened to a lot of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings and played Scrabble on my computer.3) Drank more wine and

2007-01-03T00:16:00.000-06:00

First post of 2007. Nothing to say.

2006-12-27T01:00:00.000-06:00

hey. I posted some photographs up at the b+s blog .

2006-12-17T19:48:00.000-06:00

Got home late late Friday night after three straight 12-15 hours days in the van back from Seattle. 2300 miles? Something like that. I still don't have any perspective on the tour. I'm going to wait a bit before I decide what I thought of it.