robotic pancake

When's The Last Time?

2007-03-06T17:15:00.000-08:00

How long has it been since anyone remembers hearing a sonic boom? I haven't heard one in like 20 years. That's weird.

Been A While

2007-03-04T10:33:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I know I don't post much. I'm kinda lame. It's not that there's nothing going on, quite the contrary. I'm just lazy about this.

Anyway, I got my ticket for Sasquatch! Festival yesterday and I am so stoked! I'm going Sunday, as that is the best line-up and I can only afford one day. Besides, the only artists I would like to see on Sat. night are Arcade Fire(who I've already seen and they were awesome!) and Bjork. She's so crazy, maybe she'll beat someone down during her set!

But Sunday is the big one. Beastie Boys headlining with the likes of Interpol, Spoon, Tokyo Police Club, The Dandy Warhols, and perhaps best of all, BAD BRAINS!!!!! That is going to be kick ass. My family apparently doesn't understand how great Bad Brains are. O well.

In other news myself and the girl have been working backstage at ACT's The Snow Queen. It's not bad. Kinda fun.

That's all for today.

Another Year Gone By

2007-01-08T18:59:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody, I hope you all had a great holiday season. I did. Man time flies. Last year seems like it barely started and now it's history. Oh well.

Anyway, here's my picks for the best albums of 2006, or, you should have these.

Arctic Monkeys-Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Audioslave-Revelations

Beck-The Information

Built To Spill-You In Reverse

Jonathan Coulton-Thing-A-Week Two

The Decemberists-The Crane Wife

Matisyahu-Youth

My Chemical Romance-The Black Parade

Pearl Jam-Pearl Jam

Tool-10000 Days

Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Show Your Bones

So there you have it. These are great albums, get yer hands on 'em, pronto!

Favorites

2006-12-15T17:35:00.000-08:00

So I was lisening to the radio at work the other day, and one of the douchebag DJ's said that some shitty song was his all time favorite song. I mean it was lousy. But it got me thinking about what my all time song is. After much deliberation I came up with my all time favorite top ten.

So here they are, in order:
1.Whisper To A Scream - The Icicle Works
2.Just Like Honey - The Jesus & Mary Chain
3.You Are The Everything - R.E.M.
4.Bad - U2
5.Summertime Rolls - Jane's Addiction
6.Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
7.Randy Described Eternity - Built To Spill
8.Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club
9.Indifference - Pearl Jam
10. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart - Wilco

So there you have it. The songs that make me happy on the inside and out when I hear them. What is it about a particular song that makes your brain kick in and fall in love with it? Some of you will know some of these tunes and say, "Hey I love that song too, but that one really stinks!". Strange how that works, huh?

So what are your favorite songs, hmmm?

Just Stuff

2006-12-11T21:51:00.000-08:00

I just want to say hi to everybody. So, hi.

Chel and I just heard about this new artist on NPR the Other morning, Jonathan Coulton, and you should check him out as he is awesome.

If you haven't looked in my sidebar at my Enjoying section, you should take a look at "Superman Is A Dick" link, as it will make you laugh.

That is all for today.

Are You Even Surprised?/Old News

2006-12-03T11:45:00.000-08:00

I know this is old news, but some may not have heard this. On the day before the elections last month, I heard our current president say about getting out of this war, "If we leave Iraq now, the terrorists get ALL THE OIL." I thought we were there to bring freedom and democracy to the people of Iraq. I can't believe that our government would go to war for oil! This was on NPR and Chelee and I heard it and were like, WTF!?! I wonder if he thought that would help republicans get re-elected. They sure seem to have buried that good, because I haven't heard anything else about it and nobody else seems to have heard it. That's sure strange.

Where You Been?

2006-11-27T12:05:00.000-08:00

Holy moly! it's been a long time . I've been a real lazy ass in general. Not really, I've been pretty busy and just haven't taken the time to catch up.

Me and the big kid worked on ACT's Cinderella. That was fun. We've been to a few really good dinner parties at various peoples homes. Those were fun. Not much else to report. See, I've been boring. Discovered a few good bands (Belle & Sebastian, Spoon). Seen a few movies here and there. Everyone should see An Inconvenient Truth. It makes you think. It makes you angry. Well it did me anyway. Very good.

Anyhow that's it for now. I will try to update more often. Until then...

Vacations, Anniversaries And Stuff

2006-08-27T20:09:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day of my vacation. Huzzah! One week off with nothing to do but relax.

Today is also mine and Chel's anniversary. Huzzah! We've been married for 144 months! That's 12 years to you and me.

Well, that's all I've got for now.

Something Sad

2006-08-16T20:51:00.000-07:00

On a downer note, my cat, Mr. Fabulous just died. I just buried him in my back yard. He was super good. I"ll miss him very much.

How Do They...

2006-08-13T12:34:00.000-07:00

How do blind people shave? I mean do they all have electric razors or are they really sensitive to their faces and such? I was just wondering. They don't all have beards so the shaving is getting done somehow. I doubt they all have manservants to do it for them.

What The....!!!!

2006-08-04T21:53:00.000-07:00

So I was reading the paper at lunch, and I came across many f'ed up articles. OK, here goes....

Some asian guy in Portland got sentenced to 11 years in prison for stealing womens panties. That's it. Stealing panties. 11 years!!! He apparently stole them from landromats, back yard clothes lines and dorms.

Some mexican guy in Pasco got 8 1/2 years for STABBING his wife in the neck! Stabbing! Neck!

Some white woman in Kennewick got NOTHING for embezziling $242,000 from the company she worked for. All she has to do is pay it back over TEN YEARS!!! She'll be done paying it off before asian guy gets out for STEALING PANTIES!!!!

I am totally outraged! I mean, come on. There has to be something wrong here!!! That can't be the whole story. All I know is that the justice system is way fucked up!!!!!!!! This is either horrible racism or totally screwed up judges and or lawyers!

Birthdays, Book Groups And Such

2006-08-01T22:28:00.000-07:00

First of all, Happy 25th Birthday MTV!!! Remember when MTV stood for MUSIC TELEVISION? That was something, huh? When they used to show MUSIC videos.

Just got home from book group a while ago. It was once again fun. I enjoyed myself. Will have to do it again soon.

You've probably heard from Chelee about Vox. It's pretty darn good! She sent me an invite, and I accepted! I think I'll keep both blogs alive so as not to alienate anyone from here. Anyway, if you're interested you can see the other robotic pancake here.

Hoorah!!! Pt. 2

2006-07-27T22:04:00.000-07:00

So if you can see this, I'm assuming that Chelee has helped me fix this correctly. Now I am back and will be more motivated to post since I have this sweet new look for my page. Who am I kidding? You all know how lazy I am and how infrequently I post. Here's hoping....

Under Construction

2006-07-22T20:28:00.000-07:00

Please bear with me as I attempt to fix my blog. I seem to have fucked it up last time I was in there. Chelee says we can fix it. Stay tuned for the new and improved robotic pancake.

Hoorah!!!!

2006-07-05T20:26:00.000-07:00

I've finally gotten the albatross around my neck off! What am I talking about you ask? I sold the VW at long last!! O the joy! It feels soooo fuckin' good to have it gone. And the guy who bought it really seems to love it and has already started to fix it up. I know this 'cuz he only lives 4 blocks away and I see it everyday on my bus ride to work. I guess I just needed to find the right person to hand her over to.

In other joyous news, the veggie sushi party thing is this weekend and do I ever love mango avocado rolls!! I can hardly wait. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.

I sure hope I can figure out what I did to make my posts be down at the bottom of the page.

Stuff

2006-06-26T06:57:00.000-07:00

I hate it when you have an idea worked out in your head, and then forget it all before you get a chance to write your post.

Anyway, we went to Ye Merry Greenwood Faire on Sunday, and it was lots of fun. We met the Arnolds sans Ari, and the Walkers sans Dave. We all had a good time. See how exciting I make it sound? The Seattle Knights jousting event was a crowd pleaser. H got the broken end of a lance from one of the knights! I don't have to tell you how much he loves it. My favorite is Zinger the Magick & Royal Magic. The show they put on is awesome. I especially like his apprentice Richard. The kids and I also got a kick out of Punch & Judy. That is one silly puppet show.

Chel and I have recently gotten hooked on Deadwood. Everybody kept telling us how great it is and that we should check it out. We finally gave in, as the last HBO show someone suggested to us, The Soprano's, turned out to be REALLY good. Well, Deadwood is just the same. Very good program.

Well I can't think of anything else so....

Ruts

2006-06-14T21:07:00.000-07:00

Have you ever noticed that you totally get stuck in a pattern? In a "rut" if you will. I find myself doing that quite often. A prime example would be the music I listen to. If you haven't noticed in my sidebar by now, I tend to go back to a lot of the same bands time and again. I will get into something new for awhile, but often slip back to "comfort" music. Lots of it derived from my teens & early twenties. I think some things just stick to your ribs like oatmeal.

Did you notice how many dumb sayings I just used? Or how many times I used the word notice/d?

Books & That

2006-06-14T21:01:00.000-07:00

So, I went to Chelee's book group the other night. It was pretty fun, even though I was the only boy. Until John got home, but that's something else altogether. Anyway, it was a good time. Chel says I can come again in the future. If I've read the book, that is. Which I have read at least three of the upcoming ones. So I guess I'll tag along again for those.

Sasquatch 2006

2006-05-30T20:17:00.000-07:00

This years Sasquatch Festival was awesome! I took C and we went up with my friend Dave, my boss Heath, and his newphew Nolan. We had a fantastic time. The weather was pretty good, in that it wasn't 100 degrees like last year. It was in the high 70s I think and only sprinkled rain a few times, and only a few minutes at a time.

The bands were kick ass. Even the ones I didn't really care about sounded good and weren't lousy or anything. Here goes the run down:

Pretty Girls Make Graves- Not bad at all. Kinda reminds me of Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Rockin'.

Nada Surf- Sounded really good, won't rush out for their albums, but good non the less.

Arctic Monkeys- These young Brits rocked the place to the ground!! Holy Shite! A band on their way up, for sure. Keep your ears open for them.

We Are Scientists- Only got to see four songs, but it was worth the running between stages to catch a glimpse. Also got their autographs at the record booth. Really cool guys. Check 'em out.

The Decemberists- One of the reasons I went to this show! Can't even find the words for how cool this outfit is. Worth a listen for sure!

Clap your Hands Say Yeah- Way cool. Like Arcade Fire with David Byrne for a lead singer.

Matisyahu- This guy is SO awesome I can't even believe it!!!!! We got his autograph at the same time as W.A.S. Very cool.

Queens Of The Stoneage- Sounded good, didn't really get to watch them to much as I was in line for the above mentioned autographs. At least the booth was right near the main stage! They were very RRRROCK!!!!

Death Cab For Cutie- This is the second time to see them and sooo worth it. They were even better than the show in Walla Walla! Very good stage presence, getting the hang of being BIG stars. They will be huge!

Beck- WOW!!! Also my second time for him, and he has just gotten better in the past 11 years! Beck Hansen is a madman! Instead of having himself and band on the jumbo screens on the side of the stage, they had marionettes of themselves performing on stage with them! It was so funny. Great idea. They even had a hilarious little movie about the puppet bands backstage antics during the real bands 5 minute break!!! WAYSPOCK!!!!!!

We had a super bitchen' time, if you couldn't tell. Anyway. That's about all for now, so.....

I wonder what next years festival will bring?

Dreams Really Do Come True!

2006-05-25T19:33:00.000-07:00

I just found out from NPR the other day that they are in talks to make the greatest failed sitcom pilot you never saw, into a major motion picture. That's right, I'm talking about Heatvision & Jack!!! I can hardly wait. Remember that I told you about this when it comes out. You'll thank me for it later. Watch this excellent program here

Are You Kidding!?!

2006-05-15T20:36:00.000-07:00

Has anyone actually ever watched Walker, Texas Ranger? I saw my very first episode ever this morning, and I have to say, it makes The A-Team look like Shakespear! It was possibly the worst tv program ever! I can't believe it was on the air and POPULAR for so long. I think my mom used to watch that shit.

Damn The Japanese!

2006-04-24T09:11:00.000-07:00

The other reason I haven't been blogging as of late is I have been doing Sudoku. I think I am addicted to it. Seriously. I like doing puzzles anyway, and fuck all if this one isn't hard to put down once you start. Now if I could only solve that goddamned Rubiks cube of mine...

So Lazy

2006-04-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

I've had so much stuff happen to talk about lately, but I'm so lazy I can't even spend ten minutes to type it all out. It's all D-Listed's fault. I've been sucked into his celeb gossip blog and spend all my time online reading it. It's really mean and funny. He posts at least five new things everyday, sometimes up to forty! Enough of that now.

So last Saturday we went to a seven year olds birthday party that lasted eight and a half hours! One glass of wine lead to another, and before you know it the karoake machine came out. My wife got a bit tipsy, and we all had fun singing songs together. Some guy we know is pretty crazy when it comes to the sing-a-long machine. It was one hell of a good time I'd have to say.

I also got these cool sandal/shoe things called Crocs. They are red and match my iPod. Crocs rock. They are super light weight and go with just about everything. Plus they are waterproof/friendly. And you can wear them with socks, too. With pants that is. That would look stupid with shorts.

Bummer

2006-04-10T16:58:00.000-07:00

I'm sad because the Ricky Gervais Show podcasts have finished there run for now. It is one of the funniest shows I have ever heard. If you never heard it than you really missed out. Hopefully they will be back in the future. I believe you can check out the archives at Ricky Gervais.com. Very funny stuff from Ricky, Stephen Merchant, and their producer Karl Pilkington, the true star of the show. If you want a good laugh you should check it out.

Son Of A...!!!!!!!

2006-03-19T13:44:00.000-08:00

I just found out the other day that one of my all time fave bands, Bauhaus, will be playing Friday night at Sasquatch Festival! As you may recall, C and I have already got tix for Sunday! Chel says not to get upset as I have seen them before on their first reunion tour back in '98, but still. She just doesn't understand. O well, unless I win the lotto, I can't really afford another $55 ticket. I just wish they could have played on Sunday. Now that would have been the ultimate show!!!! I'm sure I will survive.

Busy Week

2006-03-19T13:39:00.000-08:00

So this week has been a lot of work. We went to court and had our names changed, and have been spending the rest of the week informing everyone that needs know, i.e., DMV, SSA, bank, credit cards, etc. It's pretty much all over now, and I am sure glad. I'll be glad when it's all back to normal.

Kick Ass!!!

2006-03-12T12:35:00.000-08:00

Chloe and I are going to Sasquatch Festival this Memorial Day weekend, and have they got an awesome line-up this year. They are doing 3 days this year, as opposed to only one last year. Fri.,Sat., and Sunday. We are going Sunday as that is the day with the best line-up. It goes as follows: Beck, Death Cab For Cutie, Queens Of The Stone Age, Matisyahu, The Decemberists, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Arctic Monkeys, and We Are Scientists. There are some others, but I don't care about them. There are good bands on the other days too, but not as good as that. Check it out here.

You should probably go too. It will be fun. Hope to see you there.

Will You Be Ready?

2006-03-12T12:32:00.000-08:00

I just finished an amazing audiobook. It is called 'How To Survive A Robot Uprising' by Daniel H. Wilson. The humor is very dry, but well worth the three hours and five minutes of your life. It could just save your precious human life!

Weekend In Bavaria

2006-02-22T21:56:00.000-08:00

Not really, just Leavenworth. But it was really fun. We stayed at a little inn that we got a gift certificate for. It looked like it may have been a small apartment building many years ago. It was pretty cool. For more info and photos go over to Bohemian Oatmeal. She's better at this stuff than I am.

Rockin' In Richland

2006-02-22T21:35:00.000-08:00

So this is way overdue, but, here goes. On the 11th of this month, almost 2 weeks ago, I know, I went down to Ray's Golden Lion and saw Powerman 5000! No shit. I don't know how the promoter guys got hooked up with the artist management agency that handles these bigger bands(Alien Ant Farm, 1000 Foot Crutch, PM5K), but they are bringing decent talent to town. I have been informed that more is on the way, including a show at the TRAC in the future.

Anyway, PM5K was so fucking awesome!!! They totally rocked Ray's to the ground. Best live band I have seen in the Tri-Cities in a long while. Although their set was only about an hour & 20 minutes, they filled the time with one kick ass song after another, including new stuff from the album the are releasing in a few months. Even though they left out about 4 or 5 songs I think they should have played, I would highly recommend seeing them to anyone. The 2 opening bands were really good too(what a surprise). The first one was Soblivious, and they were pretty much speed metal, but good none the less. The second was Point Defiance out of Seattle. These guys really "wow"ed me. Not as heavy, and with more structure and melody to the songs.

Recap: I had a fantastic time. You should have been there. Also, you can drink at Ray's. A big plus in my book. And they have an all ages section, so the youngsters can attend too.

Bullshit!

2006-02-06T21:16:00.000-08:00

The Superbowl was complete shit!!! That was the worst officiating I have ever seen! That main ref clearly hated Seattle. I mean that call on the Seahawks first touchdown was crap! PUSHING!!!!! Come on. And then Pittsburgs so called first touchdown. The Steelers "Won" that game the same way George W. "Won" his first term of office. That blows pee-pee.

Blah

2006-01-31T20:32:00.000-08:00

I've had a case of the blahs lately. I haven't felt like doing shit. Some stuff has happened since I last updated. Let's see; I had a birthday(36), the Seahawks are going to the Superbowl(HOLY SHIT), my new iPod is amazing, I saw Brokeback Mountain(really good), and we have decided to change our surnames. As a family, I mean. We will be going from Dabbs back to Ellis, which is my biological fathers name, and therefore my birth name. See I was adopted by my stepdad when I was 10. I've been thinking about this for some years now, and now seems as good a time as any. It's just something I feel I need to do. Not that I don't appreciate everything my stepdad has done for me over the years. I mean, he is the only father I have ever known. He IS my dad. I don't even really know my birth dad, despite repeated attempts on my part to have a relationship with him. The last time I saw him was when Chloe was 6 months old. Anyway I feel like I've just laid a big pile on everyone so I'll quit for now. So that's where Ive been for the last month. Later.

I Am Totally Freaking Out!!!!

2006-01-02T23:21:00.000-08:00

So you all know about my iPod issues, right? Well, today, my parents(that's a rich subject that could occupy about 200 paragraphs and not scratch the surface), bought me a new iPod 60GB Video for my birthday!?! Now, I don't want this to come off as "Ha Ha look what I got", as this was out of left field(another saying that I would like to know the origin of) and all. But Seriously!!! And to top it off, I had just returned my messed up one to Costco today! Sometimes I wonder what these beings who took the parents I grew up with's place did with the orignals, because, come on. These are not the people I was raised by. The dad who, not once, but twice, grounded me for 3 months without even phone contact from the outside world, for getting an F on my report card in high school!?!? Anyway, I am dumbfounded.

So This Is The New Year

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

And I don't feel any different. Sorry, that was from a song I like. So we all tried to stay up last night for the festivities, but Henry and I had to take a little nap on the way. Around 10:00 we fell asleep and woke back up at 11:45, just in time to see the main event. It was super. Then we slept in until 8:00 this morning. For Henry that is pretty amazing. Not much else to report, otherwise. My parents gave us a digital video camera today. They bought it 2 years ago and never really used it, so they thought we might like it. That was pretty cool.

Now here is my list of the best(in my opinion) albums of 2005(which means you should give 'em a spin). In no particular order they are:

Beck 'Guero' -That funky white boy has done it again
Audioslave 'Out Of Exile' -Stunning follow up to perfect debut
Foo Fighters 'In Your Honor' -Kick ass double disc without a dull moment
Death Cab For Cutie 'Plans' -Wow
Franz Ferdinand 'You Could Have It So Much Better' -These Scots flat out rock
Liz Phair 'Somebody's Miracle' -Deeply personal and fantastic as usual
The White Stripes 'Get Behind Me Satan' -They just keep getting better
System Of A Down 'Mezmerize/Hypnotize' -Double album that came out 6 months apart is metal at it's best
Arcade Fire 'Funeral' -I know it came out at the end of '04 but it fucking rules

Well that's what I listened to most of the last year. There were probably a few others but I can't recall them right now, so if I missed any that were worth a crap, let me know. Until next time kids....

I Am Freaking Out !!!!

2005-12-24T15:45:00.000-08:00

My iPod started freaking out yesterday at work! It was working fine in the morning, then I turned it off for about 45 mins. and started working. Then I decided to listen to it whilst I did my job and it wouldn't turn back on. I panicked and called Chelee who found out how to do a soft reset. This worked, at first. The next time I turned it off and and later tried to turn it back on, nothing again. 4 times yesterday, and again this morning. I don't know what to do. I AM FREAKING OUT!!!!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Parties And Other Strange Tales

2005-12-18T20:08:00.000-08:00

Well, well, well. Last Saturday night Chelee and I went to my company Christmas party. What a crazy night. It was held at the Clarion hotel in Richland. You know, the old Tower Inn. Dinner was pretty nice and we all talked and drank and it was very merry. Then we went to the comedy show in their lounge. Holy shit , it was so flippin' funny. Well the headliner that is. He was from Canada. I think his name was Brad Blake possibly. The opening comedienne was so-so. We laughed so damn hard! So after many drinks and a move to the Towne Crier, we ended up at this guy I work with Cliff's house. One drink lead to another, Chelee was kinda drunk, and we got home at 4 a.m.!!!! It was a strange party vortex or something. Chelee usually never gets crazy like that! Thankfully I kept in some sort of control of the escalating situation.

That's about it for now. Yes I know that was like the cliff notes version, and there was soooo much more to it than that, but that's all I'm gonna tell ya for now.

It Is Done

2005-12-05T20:50:00.000-08:00

I have changed my address deal so I hope you will come with me, or I'll be awfully lonely here. Anyway, not too much going on here so....

Full On Pancake, Robotic Style

2005-11-29T20:45:00.000-08:00

I just realized that my blog name doesn't match my code thingy, i.e. geekapotomas rex, that is. So I think I am gonna change it. I will do it next week so as to let anyone who cares have time to change it in their links. So if you go lookin' and can't find me, go look at robotic pancake.blogspot or something. I hope I don't fuck it up or anything. I'll do it next Monday, o.k.? You've been warned. O yeah, mr.t is no more. It's calculon from now on.

Christmas Time Is Here...

2005-11-29T20:22:00.000-08:00

We just got done putting our Christmas stuff up. It's not even Dec. 1 yet! I came home from work and was deluged with requests to put everything up. Of course they had already gotten it all up from the basement, so how could I say no? It was fun, even though Henry was so excited that he had a hard time listening. What can you do, he's 6 and it's freakin' Christmas man!!

The Joy Of Winter

2005-11-17T18:16:00.000-08:00

What is this happiness about the coldest season, you ask? Winter beers, that's what! They are all here now and I'm in heaven. I LOVE winter beer. Deschutes Jubelale, in particular. Pyramid Snow Cap, Bridgeport Ebenezer, Full Sail Wassail, and Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale are all excellent too. There might be a few others but I can't concentrate right now 'cuz I'm drinkin' a Jubel! MMMMMM, delectable. It's on sale at Fred Meyer for $5.99 a sixer and Chel bought me a couple because she loves me so! So go enjoy some festive beers and sit back for a long, yummy winter!!!

Ahhhh, yes.

2005-11-12T20:29:00.000-08:00

Your Fortune Is

Exotic dancer get appluase, call girl just get clap.

The Wacky Fortune Cookie Generator

Your Fortune Is

Man who walk through airport door sideways is going to Bangkok.

The Wacky Fortune Cookie Generator

Your Fortune Is

Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.

The Wacky Fortune Cookie Generator

Just Checking In

2005-11-04T20:37:00.000-08:00

Not much to talk about, just thought I'd stop by & say hi. Had a great Halloween at M'Ellen & Pat's house. Work's been alright. I'm still alive. People have been born and people have died. Whole life cycle stuff. Been in a big metal music mode lately. Not sure why. Maybe it's the cold. Makes for good headbanging. That's it. Bye.

Dog Vader

2005-10-29T18:56:00.000-07:00

Dog-Vader
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

I found this while looking at shit on E-Bay. They have everything.

Hey There

2005-10-23T08:57:00.000-07:00

Not much going on in my life right now. That's a nice change after the last several weeks. What with Chloe and myself working so much on Beauty and the Beast. That was a lot of fun. I hope everyone got to see it. It was a really good play. I still enjoyed it after seeing it 10 times. Squeeze in work and a concert during that week and you can see why I was so beat.

I finished a really good book last week, Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs. Very good. That is a nice advantage to taking the bus to work. Audiobooks. I feel like I'm getting something done on the way to and from. Why not "regular" reading you ask? Well I don't know how many of you have ridden the "Loser Cruiser" before, but there are a lot of loud, white trash types on there who want to share their miserable life story of jail time, illegitimate children, welfare problems and drug use with anyone within earshot(the entire bus)of them. That is distracting when you are concentrating on a book. iPod lets me drown them out. Thank Heaven.

Nothing much else to say about anything else. Been watching a very funny show called Little Britain on DVD from Netflix. We highly recommend it. Total riot. I was wrong about the new System Of A Down album, Hypnotize, coming out on the 4th. It comes out on Nov. 22. That seems like a long time to wait. You are all saying "Who cares, I don't even know what you're talking about". That's O.K. It's exciting to me. Gotta go get ready for granddads lunch today, see ya later.....

In Walla Walla? Seriously?!

2005-10-06T21:23:00.000-07:00

When I woke up on Wednesday morn, I never imagined my day would end at midnight after a trip out of town to a concert. Me, Chloe, my boss Heath and his nephew, Nolan went to Whitman College and saw Death Cab For Cutie for $10 bucks!!!

It all happened so fast that it still seems unreal. At 11:40 we found out about the show and by 12:15 we had a plan to go. Heath offered to drive and it was a go. It seems that the school gave out free tickets to students, faculty and staff who wanted to attend. The extras went on sale at 5:30, first come first serve. We got there at 5:45, just as they sold out. We decided to stay in line to see if more would become available.

One hour later, the first student turned in a ticket they weren't using, so they sold it to us, as we were at the front of the line. Five minutes later we had a second. Chloe and I were set, so we went to get food while a student working the event went to try and find more tix. At the school library she got 2 more for Heath and Nolan. O lucky day!

After dinner we went into the auditorium and waited. The opening band is from Australia and are called Youth Group. Don't let the lame name fool you though. They fucking rocked !!! I'm very impressed to say the least. Hopefully foolhardy Heath will purchase their cd and I can get a free copy. He's like that you see. He bought a Death Cab cd that I don't have there. I'll get a copy by Tuesday. Sweet.

On to the main event. Death Cab didn't start until 9:35 (a little late, but what the hell). From the first notes of the first song (Marching Bands Of Manhattan) ,to the last encore song (I believe it was We Looked Like Giants), and everything in between, Holy Shit they were AWESOME!!!! They sound sooooo good live! They played a pretty large variety off their last 3 albums, and a few early ones too. Killer! They finished up at 11:15. What a show. What a day. Did I mention how amazing they were?

Anyway that's about it for now. That's all my big news for they week. By the way, if you're interested, Franz Ferdinand's new album is also really good. Do yourself a favor and check out both of these great bands. You'll be glad you did!

...And All I Got Was This Lousy Shirt !!

2005-10-04T20:54:00.000-07:00

About a month ago, my boss said "Hey, would you wanna go see Audioslave for free in Portland in the company box suite at the Rosegarden with me?"

I say "Fuckin' A!!"

Well time passes and circumstances change and I realize that I cannot go to the show. Totally lame. O well. That's life, right? Shit happens, and if you can't afford it, you can't afford it. Taking two days off work, that is.

Well, the day arrived (Last tues. the 27th of Sept.) and Heath (my boss) calls me at work to ask "Are you sure you don't wanna go?"

I say "It's not that I DON'T WANNA go, I can't go, but thanks anyway."

Well, one thing leads to another and, the next thing you know Max (my co-worker) gets MY ticket!!!! What the fuck?! He's like 41 and barely knows who's who band wise. Once I told him who Audioslave was he said " Hey cool, I like those guys."

Well, they went, they had a great time, the show was killer, and I was stuck at work. When they got back they had an incredibly funny story to tell about Max, and they bought me a concert shirt because they felt sorry for me being left behind. What a couple of swell guys.

So that's my story, and I guess I'm done for now so........

You Can Unbait Your Breath

2005-09-25T09:20:00.000-07:00

Chelee helped me remember what that other album (see post below) is. It is Sinead O'Connor. So there you have it. Whew!

October ROCKS!

2005-09-25T08:41:00.000-07:00

Not "ROCTOBER" like some radio stations like to call it. I don't care much for that. The reason that Oct. rocks, aside from being my favorite month, is that on the 4th four bands I like/love are releasing new albums!

They include:
Liz Phair
Franz Ferdinand
System Of A Down

and for the life of me the last one slips my mind. I must be too excited to concentrate right now. When I remember I'll be sure to let you know, as I'm sure you will all be waiting with baited breath. That's a strange saying. What exactly is 'Baited Breath'?

Good Times....

2005-09-25T08:29:00.000-07:00

As some may know, I went to last weeks Seahawks game with my in-laws. It was super fun. Seattle actually beat Atlanta. Barely. Anyone who saw the game knows what I'm talking about. That aside, we had killer seats. Second row on the 20 yard line! That was sweet. Then there is the fact that my father & brother in-laws won't let me spend any of my own money. They keep buying the beers and that's that. I'm not complaining mind you, it' pretty nice. But I do have my own money. Anyway that's about it for that, so until next time.

Mr Fabulous

2005-09-14T19:34:00.000-07:00

Mr Fabulous
Originally uploaded by That Bohemian Chick.

This is my cat.
He's 14.
He's super.
He Barfs a lot.

Hell Yes !!!

2005-09-11T21:18:00.000-07:00

I believe I have fixed my faulty blog links. On my own, no less. I actually figured it out myself. Fuck Yeah! I hope it really worked and you aren't looking at this saying, "It still looks fucked up to me, dumbass". That's what I imagine you would say, if it was indeed still fucked up. O.K., talk to you later.

What The Hell ?!?

2005-09-11T13:31:00.000-07:00

The other night I realized that my link to Katie's blog was taking me to Microsoft's home page, so I tried to fix it. Well, then I tried to update my link to Dawn and CV's new SUPEM. Nothing. It didn't work 4 different times. I got pissed. Then I enlisted the help of my much more computer savvy wife. I love her madly but, she really fucked up my entire blog trying to fix the problem. We finally got the main body back to normal, but we lost all my links in the process. So now I'm trying again to fix and make my site even more spectacular than ever. Yeah, right! Anyway, I hope to have it back to normal soon, so don't abandon me, O.K.

No News Is Good News

2005-09-09T20:42:00.000-07:00

So true isn't it? Nothing much going on around here. That's nice for a change. Work is slowing down now, what with summer wrapping up and Labor Day over. Autumn is on it's way, Hooray! I Love Autumn. It is by far the best season. With October being the best month. That's just my opinion though. As I get older I realize how great Autumn and Winter really are. What else....

I guess nothing comes to mind. The new Foo Fighters album 'In Your Honor' is really good. Like REALLY good. Their best effort to date. The Richland Public Library has a brand new copy. That's where I got it. They have been getting a slew of new stuff that interests me lately. A Soundgarden album for example. Brand new. Jane's Addiction too. Kinda cool having a hep library.

More New Shit

2005-09-05T17:48:00.000-07:00

So Hannah got home on Sunday. It is so amazing the progress that has been made on 'The Leg' in only 2 weeks! It's a miracle. Seriously. I saw the photos of when she got to the hospital, and her leg looked like hamburger. Truely incredible. Also the thing that hit her was the Harmonic Balancer. It weighs about 10 pounds, she said.

So anyway, that's all I can think of to say right now so.....

Anniversary

2005-08-29T16:41:00.000-07:00

Saturday Chelee and I celebrated our 11th anniversary. Hooray. I love you, Chel!

Would you Rather....

2005-08-29T16:33:00.000-07:00

So Friday Hannah had her major surgery on the leg. They took a foot long muscle from her back and put it in the leg. I guess her mom was freaking out about the fact that her back may have a dipped in area now, and it would look funny. I think I would rather have a weird looking dip in my back than not have a leg. Anyway.....

We Can Rebuild Her...

2005-08-21T21:13:00.000-07:00

WARNING: The following story is true, and will probably contain a fair amount of foul language.

So Chelee's cousin Hannah just got married last week. Hoorah for her. Last night she and her new groom were at some racetrack in Wenatchee. Great. Then there was a car wreck. Who doesn't like a good crash, right? That shit happens all the time in auto racing. Well, the tire came off in this crash, see, and the rotor deal that holds the tire on came off too. This rotor goes rocketing into the crowd and SEVERS Hannah's leg below the knee!!! HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!! That was the story Chelee and I were told first thing this morning.

They were flown to Seattle and Hannah is at the hospital having the leg reattached! They think it should be O.K. Can you believe that shit? That seriously fucks up your honeymoon. I guess truth really is stranger than fiction. I will keep you all posted as to the progress of this unfolding saga.

That's it for now I guess, so....

Recap

2005-08-10T19:53:00.000-07:00

So I haven't been posting lately. I've been busy, or something.

I went to the boatraces with my father & brother in-laws. Drank a lot of beer. Got a hellacious sunburn. That really sucked. I've finally stopped peeling. OUCH!

Chelee is going back to school, as many of you know, and I am so proud of her. When she sets her mind to something, look out! Plus I haven't dated a college girl in a long time!! What a turn on!

Chelee and the kids have been out of town since Saturday, and I've been home alone. Bummer. The first couple of days it was nice, but now I'm really lonely. I cleaned the house pretty thoroughly though. They get home tomorrow and I can't wait to see them.

Do you ever get stuck on something for awhile, and can't get enough? Lately I've been listening to a lot of The Jesus & Mary Chain. I love those guys. They rock. I've been into them since I was 16, and it's like I just rediscovered how great they were. Like you really care.

Anyway...

Netflix Rocks

2005-07-24T18:03:00.000-07:00

We started doing Netflix a while ago and I have to say that it is pretty cool. Practically any movie you ever want to see is on it. We get movies and shows like every other day in the mail. That has been part of my non blogging problem. I am hooked on The Sopranos. That is a really good show. Anyway, Netflix is really easy and we enjoy it quite a bit. So far there has only been one movie they did not have. The Incredible Shrinking Woman starring Lily Tomlin. I guess this fine film has never been released on DVD. That is pretty amazing givin all the other massive amounts of crap reality tv shows and super shitty movies that are out on DVD.

Speaking of shitty movies, my grand dad let us borrow one of his favorite movies a while back. We watched it last week. It's called Junior Bonner and stars Steve McQueen. It is a flaming piece. Real suckfest. That's almost 2 hours that I will never get back. I don't quite understand what anyone sees in this movie, my mom also likes it, but to each his own I guess. And yes, this pile of crap is available on DVD. Go figure.

Wha' You Say?

2005-07-11T16:56:00.000-07:00

Yeah, I know. It's been over a month. I told you I get lazy. So I guess I'll give you a brief recap of my missing time. Here goes:

Vacation was super awesome! No illness this year, just relaxing mega fun. One of the days we were at the coast was the lowest tide of the entire year. -2.5 feet! That's alot. We went to some tide pools by Devil's Punchbowl state park and it was so low that I went inside THE Punchbowl itself!!! Super cool! No camera unfortunately. Maybe next time. Photos of vacation are over at Chelee's blog.

Work stinks. Very busy.

4th of July was great. We went to Dave and Ali's house and watched the Pasco display at the baseball stadium, as they live right next to it. Pasco's show was bigger and better than Kennewick's on every level. Crazy. Also saw Jupiter and all four of it's moons with Dave's telescope. That was sweet. Meet some nice freinds of theirs also. Good times.

My grand-dad turned 79 yesterday. We went to my aunt's house for a party. Lots of fun. We got him a little boom box with cd, tape deck and radio. I think he likes it. Also a couple Bill Cosby cd's to go with it. He likes Bill.

Well, that's about all the important stuff for now. O yeah, It turns out that I was/am the strep throat carrier that kept getting Chelee sick. Weird.

Someone Else's Random Thoughts

2005-06-07T18:48:00.000-07:00

Is the opposite of "out of whack" "in whack"

If you try to fail and succeed, what did you just do?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

On the periodic table, why do some elements have symbols with letters that aren't even in the word?

Why do they call it Who Wants To Be A Millionaire when they know the answer is going to be everyone?

Why does Bugs Bunny walk around the cartoon naked, but puts a bathing suit on when he goes swimming?

If a terminator is someone who kills, shouldn't an exterminator be the opposite?

How many people do you need to consider it a mass suicide/murder?

If a robber tried to rob a dance club and yelled, "Everybody get down", would all the people start dancing?

Why is a woman in a suit a "business person" but a man in a dress is a "transvestite"?

Could a tanning bed kill a vampire? If not would they get a tan?

How long is it until your relationship is considered a long-term relationship?

Can you make cheese out of human breast milk?

Memorial Weekend Spectacular!

2005-05-31T19:50:00.000-07:00

What a kick ass weekend.

Saturday was totally awesome. Sasquatch Festival was an incredible concert.

The Pixies still rock after all these years. They were way cool. Black Francis doesn't quite have the vocal range he used to, but that didn't change the fact that they ROCKED HARD!! They cranked through nearly half of their catalog!

Modest Mouse sounded great, and put on a heck of a show. They played a wide selection from all their albums. Really great band.

Wilco was super cool. They obviously enjoy what they do. They seem to really put their all into performing. I only wish they would have played more from older albums, but I'm not complaining.

Finally, The Arcade Fire. Wow. I don't even know where to begin. These guys are simply amazing! And what a performance. They so rocked and kicked supreme ass, I'm at a loss for words. A band worth checking out.

Jem was also there and she was pretty decent for electronic dance pop. Not too shabby. Then there was Kanye West. I don't want to sound like I'm knocking rap or anything, but this guy stinks! His raps really sucked balls! So only one lousy performer the whole day. Not bad. A great experience overall.

Absolute Power

2005-05-26T20:49:00.000-07:00

Tonight at Henry's T-ball game, the coach asked me to fill in for him at next week's game, as he will be on vacation. It must be 'cause I'm the most kick ass dad, who shows up at all the practices and games and helps out and such. I hope it doesn't go to my head, and I try to take over the world because I enjoy my powertrip too much. Probably not, seeing as it will only be for about one hour total. It will feel good to wield absolute power though. Even if it's only over kids.

Holy Rockin' Crap!

2005-05-25T19:07:00.000-07:00

The new album from Audioslave came out yesterday, and JesuCristo! is it good! It's better than good, it's downright awesome. No sophmore slump album here. Flat out rocker. Anyway, that's all I've got today.

Sasquatch Festival

2005-05-22T20:59:00.000-07:00

So as I mentioned a few posts ago, Chelee and myself are going to a cool concert this coming weekend. It's an all day festival featuring a couple bands we really like. Modest Mouse, Wilco, and the Pixies! Also there is a band called The Arcade Fire who I want to check out, as I saw them on MTV and they seemed pretty cool.

The best part is that I got the tickets for FREE from work! It seems that good things come to those who wait. Remember when I got employee of the quarter last October? Well this is my prize! I had all but given up on it when I found out about this and asked if I could get tickets. The wheels were set into motion and some strings were pulled and, Voila, Cliff(the coolest guy I know *wink wink*) hooked me up through the Coors rep(Coors sponsers the concerts at the Gorge) and we got BOX SUITE V.I.P. tickets!!! Super def ill.

I will give full details after the event. Until next time...

Star Wars Rules!

2005-05-22T20:50:00.000-07:00

The final chapter in the Star Wars saga came out, and boy is it awesome. It had everything a guy like me could want in a Star Wars movie. Lightsaber battles out the wazoo! Obi-Wan and Yoda both had some major ass kicking fights. It was sweet. The only thing that sucked was the last ten minutes or so, when GL tried to tie it all togther with the classic trilogy. Some of the dialogue was SO cheesy you'd need a lightsaber to cut through it! I mean it was BAD! This shouldn't detract you from seeing it if you're into it though. It's still pretty damn good. Probably wouldn't take young kids though. Pretty dark and very violent.

What Are The Odds?

2005-05-22T20:44:00.000-07:00

So I got called to go in for jury duty again! Can you believe it? I went in exactly two weeks ago, and now again tomorrow. I hope this time is as easy as last time. O well, more free money on my day off. Speaking of which, how long does it take to get my bread from last time? I still haven't recieved my $10 bucks yet. Hmmm....

Sith Happens

2005-05-20T21:27:00.000-07:00

Went to Star Wars last night. So incredible. Can barely complete full sentences. Obi-Wan is total Bad-Ass. Also got kick ass concert tickets for Sasquatch Festival from work. Awesome. Will write more when I come down from euphoric state.

What's Going On?

2005-05-11T17:20:00.000-07:00

Something seems to be lacuna(thank you Anna)in blog land. Where have all the comments gone? This is weird.

I hope I used lacuna properly...

Piece Of Cake

2005-05-11T17:15:00.000-07:00

So I went to my jury summons deal on monday and went through all the hoo-haw and what not, and after 2 hours, they dismissed my group! Kick Ass!! I even made a whopping $12 bucks. I'm rolling in the bread now! Pretty easy $$$, and it was my day off ta'boot! The justice system rocks.

Civic Duty My Ass!

2005-05-08T10:17:00.000-07:00

I got called for jury duty this week. I have to show up at 8:00am on monday. I hope it's not too boring sitting around all day. The cool thing is they'll pay me for monday and it's my regular day off work. What a sweet deal! I kinda hope they don't get to me for a few days so I can get out of work. My company pays me the difference for jury duty. Another sweet deal. In the end though, I hope I don't get on an actual jury. Anyway...

I went to a Tri-Cities Fever indoor football game with my father and brother in-laws last night. It was pretty darn fun I have to say. It's only a 50 yard field to start with and there's tons of action. It plays out way faster than regular football. The home team won too. That always makes it better. 64 - 54. High scoring game, what with all the turn around and only 25 seconds between plays. They tell me the games usually have pretty high scores.

Anyway I gotta go for now so.....

Happy Mothers Day to all you moms out there, enjoy your day and make your families pamper you all day!

The Fifth Of May

2005-05-05T21:46:00.000-07:00

So today is Cinco de Mayo. Hot damn. It also happens to be 5/5/5. kinda cool. Next year will be even better when we have 6/6/6. I wonder if a lot of fundamentalists will freak out? We should have a Mark Of The Beast party or something.

In other more important news, Henry had his first T-Ball game on Tuesday. It was totally awesome! There's nothing more entertaining than watching a couple dozen or so 5 & 6 year olds try to play an organized sport. What a hoot! Henry really liked getting the snack after the game.

One of the kids on H's team hit a line drive at the pitcher and nailed him square in the nuts! It was really funny. It got even better when the kid yelled to his dad and said "I got hit right here" and pointed to his groin. Pure Gold.

That's Strange

2005-05-02T11:24:00.000-07:00

For some reason Henry smells like play-doh today. That's rather odd, seeing as how he hasn't played with it in months.

Also he lost another tooth this weekend! Very cool.

Hmmmm.....

2005-04-28T19:33:00.000-07:00

If a mime dies in the forest, and nobody is there to see it, does anyone care?

I Wonder

2005-04-25T20:30:00.000-07:00

Do you think a vampire could get addicted to substances through the people he bit? Like if he kept biting smokers would he get hooked on nicotine? Would he be addicted to smoking or smokers? How about booze? Drugs? These are all things that go into the bloodstream, so why not?

Or would a vampire be immune to this, what with him being the "Living Dead" and all.

Never Enough Time

2005-04-25T20:25:00.000-07:00

How come my weekends fly by so quickly? Too much stuff to do I guess. We painted our's and the kids' rooms and our hallway! Painting sucks. But it looks soooo much better now. I can't believe we waited so long to do this. Anyhoo....

not much else going on here so.....

23 days left til Star Wars!!! Hooray!!!

Birth, School, Work, Death

2005-04-21T21:19:00.000-07:00

Three out of four so far. I'll let ya know if anything changes. I'm SO goddamned lazy. Seriously. I just haven't been in a blogging mood. I keep telling myself that I need to update, like everyday, but then I get home from #3 and I get lazy and make excuses for not doing anything. Sigh. Anyway I'm going to make a point of being better so that you all don't dump me.

From The Mouths Of Babes...

2005-04-03T11:15:00.000-07:00

According to Henry:

The guy that gets you when you die is the "Grim Reeker"

"There's no such thing as hobos, you're tricking me dad!"

Chelee's staples on her stomach are "Grossing me out, it looks like Frankenstein"

Damnit, I'm A Doctor Jim....

2005-03-30T20:35:00.000-08:00

Hooray, Chelee's surgery was a whopping success!!!! Her gall bladder was removed this morning and she is doing pretty good. She had to stay over one night in the hospital to recoop. Probably a good thing with Henry and all. As he likes to jump on and cling to her. Anyway....I'm sure she'll tell you all about it at a future date. Maybe we can post the photos of the offending organ also!

Totally off subject but I saw a great bumper sticker near my house:
American By Birth, TEAMSTER By The Grace Of GOD!

Ketchup Or Catsup?

2005-03-10T21:42:00.000-08:00

Wow, it's been a while. This is due to my iPod and my general laziness. Here goes...

Just saw the new Star Wars trailer and it is super fuckin' bitchen'!!! Only two more months.....

Just finished 'The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' by Douglas Adams. Very kick ass fun. Can't wait to see that movie now either.

iPod still TOTALLY rules.

Chelee is getting her Gall Bladder out at the end of the month. bummer.

New episodes of South Park finally started. Hooray!

Did I mention how much I love iPod?

I think there was some other stuff too but now I forgot the rest. O well.

O yeah, I think I want to change the name of my blog. I don't feel that the name Chelee picked for this really fits my personality. You've been forwarned. I'll give you like a week then it's a name facelift.

o.k. that's it bye.

Farewell, Mr. Duke

2005-02-22T22:27:00.000-08:00

As some of you may have heard, author, gonzo journalist, counter-culture icon, and general maniac, Hunter S. Thompson ended his life on Sunday at his home in Colorado. This is a real loss to the world, as we will no longer be able to receive his insane wisdom or acerbic assault on the American political/cultural scene. If you have never read any of his work, I would urge you to. It's great stuff.

He was one of my favorite authors and I for one will miss him.

Mankinds Greatest Achievement

2005-02-12T23:15:00.000-08:00

What is it, you ask? The printing press, perhaps the moon landing? Phooey! It's the iPod! That's right. 5000 songs, your entire music collection at the tip of your fingers. Not to mention audiobooks. Or the contacts list. Or the calender. Or the other stuff I haven't figured out yet. Everyone should have one.

I don't know how I lived before I got this thing......

The Joy Of New Stuff!

2005-02-06T19:31:00.000-08:00

Hooray, our Melmac lunch trays finally got here on Friday! They are so awesome. Henry likes to eat off of them. So do I. Melmac is cool.

I can hardly stand the wait for our income tax return to get here so I can get my iPod! It's flippen' killing me! I hate waiting for stuff. I need to figure out what I want to put on it. So many choices and so much space!

Chelee and the rest of us are still enjoying the Vita-Mix! It kicks ass supreme!!! You can do everything with it. It rocks. I think it has become a new member of the family. It's that great!

In other news Chelee and I watched "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle" last night. I have to say that it was pretty damn funny. Especially the part with Neil Patrick Harris, T.V.'s Doogie Houser. I laughed hard. I'm glad it was only a $.99 rental, as I would have been disappointed to pay full movie price in a theater for a movie that was only 1 hour 27 minutes long, including the end credits! Still funny though.

Well that's it for now.....o.k. bye.

Great Bumper Sticker

2005-01-29T21:21:00.000-08:00

The other day on my way home from work I saw this bumper sticker on a car-"God Bless The Whole World, No Exceptions". Pretty excellent.

On the stupid bumper sticker end i saw this on the back of an SUV-"Let's Nuke Their Ass And Take Their Gas". Pretty pathetic.

O how I love(loathe)the Tri-Cities.

Are You Kidding Me?

2005-01-29T20:58:00.000-08:00

I was watching my favorite T.V. show, Grounded For Life, last night when I got some bad news. During the first commercial break they said "You're watching the SERIES FINALE". What the fuck?! No warning what so ever! Out of the blue they slap me with that. They didn't say a damn thing about this. Not even last week. Nothing. They just up and cancel it like that? The WB fuckin' SUCKS!!! Maybe they needed more room for White Trash, I mean Blue Collar T.V. or Reba. I'm so totally bummed. I know it's just a television show, but come on. It actually had intelligence for a sitcom. Plus it was a way more realistic family than the average squeeky clean perfect pile of crap sitcom family. *sigh*

How long until the new season of South Park?

Catching Up

2005-01-23T20:57:00.000-08:00

So much has seemed to happen in the last week. I can't believe Johnny Carson died today. I mean I know he wasn't gonna live forever or anything but, wow. That just came out of left field. I guess that's how death works. Anyway...

For any one who is interested, I turned 35 on my birthday last week. I don't really feel old or anything. Wierd. Chelee and the kids bought me the Star Wars dvd set. Super Bitchen'. My patience paid off monetarily. We got it at Costco for $34.99!!(it's usually $49.99 at most places) Sweet deal! It made me happy. I bought a couple of cd's and the Repo Man dvd for myself with the cash I received from people. I made $145 bucks. All in all, pretty good B-day.

So recently I have totally gotten into Melmac. It's that hard Plastic they made school lunch trays out of, and just about everything else in the 50's, 60's and 70's. It is sooo awesome! We got a couple of things at thrift stores last week.
We use the ashtray for a candy dish. We also got a salt & pepper shaker set, but we didn't get a pic yet. Chelee just won 2 lunch trays on e-Bay today. Only $4.99. Can't wait til they get here.

We had my grandad over for lunch today. That was cool. Lots of fun. The Christmas gift we gave him was a dinner/lunch (his choice) once a month for the year. That is good for all of us as we enjoy his company and he enjoys ours. Or so he says. Just kidding. Plus the kids love hanging out with him. I have to say that he's a pretty cool guy.

Anywhooo...

Not In The Mood...

2005-01-19T20:15:00.000-08:00

Lately I just haven't felt like blogging. Don't really know why. Lots of stuff has happened but I haven't felt like writing about it. I had a birthday last week, the 13th, that was pretty cool. Guess how old I am now. Take a stab. Anyway I don't have much to say so I'll try again in a day or two. o.k. bye.

I Need This!

2005-01-08T17:45:00.000-08:00

O MY GOD!!!!

I found this on ebay and it's only $1500 bucks!

Yes, it is LIFESIZE!!!

I Love Getting New Music!

2005-01-04T21:09:00.000-08:00

It's like the best thing to get new music for free. My friend Josh was here for the holidays and brought a ton of cd's for me to burn. O Joy! got some bootleg live Phish, Wilco, and other new stuff that has really been floating my boat! Especially Interpol. These guys freakin' ROCK!!! Well, that's all, bye.

Out With The Old

2005-01-02T09:46:00.000-08:00

Well it seems as if 2004 is gone and the new year is upon us. Because I kind of like making lists and such, I decided to list my top movies and music from the year that was. Now understand that these are only what I have seen or heard, not of everything that came out.

Let's start with music. In no particular order, here are the BEST albums of 2004:

Green Day 'American Idiot'
Franz Ferdinand 'S/T'
Phish 'Undermind'
Wilco 'A Ghost Is Born'
Pink Martini 'Hang On Little Tomato'
U2 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'
Beastie Boys 'To The 5 Boroughs'

Now for the best movies of the year(that I saw):

Napoleon Dynamite
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
The Incredibles
Garden State
Shrek 2

Best Foreign Film:

The Man Of The Year (Brazil)

Best Short Film:

A Ninja Pays Half My Rent

So there you have what I liked, let's hope we have more good stuff like that in 2005! talk to ya later....

Crappy Holidays

2004-12-27T16:57:00.000-08:00

This may have been the shittiest Christmas ever! My poor Chloe came down with strep throat and scarlet fever. I stayed home all Christmas day with her while Chelee and Henry went and did stuff with the in-laws and opened gifts and had fun. Chloe was miserable and who can blame her? I didn't have much more fun either. We watched Napoleon Dynamite again and hung around. That was good but all else sucked.

The next day wasn't much better. Me and C alone again. Nothing to do but be bored out of our minds. After Chelee and Henry got home I had to get out for a bit so I went and helped stimulate the economy by spending some of my Christmas money. Picked up Return Of The King extended DVD and new Green Day cd. They both rock.

Chloe went to the doctor and got medicine so she will start getting better, thank goodness, and we can put this lousy Christmas behind us. O.K. bye.

Sweet!

2004-12-22T18:37:00.000-08:00

We watched Napoleon Dynamite last night and I just have to say, Dang! what a kick ass movie! If you have not seen it yet, you totally should. It is one of the best movies I have seen this year. Even your kids can watch, as it has no questionable material in it at all. It rocks for the Lord!

VOTE FOR PEDRO!!!!

In A Perfect World...

2004-12-21T22:35:00.000-08:00

Today would be a national holiday. Why, you ask? Because it's Frank Zappa's birthday, that's why. He would have been 64 today.

St. Alphonzo would be proud....

What's Your Christmas Name?

2004-12-19T10:07:00.000-08:00

So the other day I got home from work and found out that Henry had assigned everyone a Christmas name. Henry is now "Figgy Pudding", Chloe is "Ice Queen", Chelee is "Jingle Chel", and I am now "The Ho Man". Even the pets are in on this. Lily the dog is now "Rudolph", (what else?)and Mr.Fabulous the cat is "Mrs. Claws". My whacky kids.

So, whats your Christmas name, hmmm?.....

Company Christmas Party

2004-12-16T21:27:00.000-08:00

So, where to begin?

Last Saturday Chelee and I went to my company's christmas party. It was at a cowboy bar in Kennewick called The Branding Iron. We had our doubts about the locale, but it all worked out in the end. Let's jump right into this thing, shall we?

We arrived around 7:00 and found a table where we were joined by Max(my co-worker) and Heath(my boss). We ordered drinks and our meals and got under way. This is where they gave out gifts. I got a Kokanee coat and another BBQ. Pretty cool, can't complain. Then our dinners got there. Max was a little tipsy and accidentally put horse radish all over his baked potato. Then he took a bite and almost died! This was very funny. He then got a new potato from the waitress and made sure it was sour cream this time. After a few bites and conversation Max dug back into the first potato sending tears down his drunk cheeks! This made all of us at our table laugh very hard. Poor guy. He also kept asking what our waitresses name was all night(Daylene). He thought she was hot and is not good with names. And kinda drunk.

After dinner everyone hung out and had many drinks. This is where Lori became FUN LORI! She gets a little wacky when she drinks. We had fun. But I guess this wasn't good enough for Jenny, because she decided to go over to another bar(The Beach) and look for some action, if ya know what I mean, wink,wink,nudge,nudge. I'm told it was no dice for our young heroine.:( Hang in there kiddo, you'll get laid again someday:)

Now for the finale. Our office manager, let's call her "Lynette", got a bit tipsy and started making out with her boyfriend like her plane was going down! It was Lynette gone wild! It was a little disturbing actually, watching them kind of grind dance each other at their table, but funny none the less. That's when we decided it was time to go home. It was about 11:45 when we left and we gave Max a ride home. He kept asking "What was her name again?" He even wrote it on his hand! And still couldn't remember it!!!

Anyway, we had fun. Well that's all for now.
Until next time.......

Richland Library Rocks!

2004-12-06T20:24:00.000-08:00

I love the Richland library. Lately they have been putting out a good amount of new cd's. I for one really enjoy this. I enjoy borrowing these. Lots of good new jazz! This makes me happy. Actually it is old jazz, just new reissue discs and such.

I sure wish they would get around to putting all the ones I donated out. There are a few I wouldn't mind listening to again. sigh.........

Nothing else new to report here. It's been a slow week for news.

I Love Robots

2004-11-28T21:22:00.000-08:00

Do I Know You?

2004-11-23T20:49:00.000-08:00

I went to Fred Meyers last night, and as I was going to my car, I think I saw C.V. Now granted, I have never met him or anything, but I have seen his picture on his blog. This character looked an awful lot like what I believe he probably looks like. I wish I had an artist's rendering for you to refer to.

Well, if it was C.V., he sure was in a pretty big hurry to get inside the store at 6:45pm on Monday the 22nd of November.

That's all I've got.

Episode III

2004-11-21T14:26:00.000-08:00

I saw the trailer for E3 the other day and I have to say, it looks pretty darn BAD ASS! Now I'll only have to wait 6 months for it to hit theaters.

Bummer....

see it here

My Friends Lori and Jenny

2004-11-19T21:29:00.000-08:00

I work with two very wonderful people named Lori and Jenny. They are super fabulous! I say this because the other day I mentioned my blog and now they will not leave me alone about it. They want to see it real bad so I thought I would say something nice about them so when they do see it, they will think I am a nice guy and not an asshole! So here it is ladies, I hope you enjoy it!! As for the rest of you, you know which one I am!