This cold can suck it.

28 12 2008

It’s been a while so here are the highlights:

We had a party and below are my favorite pictures from that night.




 

It was nice to have people over at the new place. Everyone seemed to have really enjoyed themselves and even said nice things about our little place. I was mostly impressed by how many people actually showed up.  Usually I’ll invite just about everyone I can stand and expect maybe six to show. This time, it seems like most of who I keep contact with on a daily basis did. 

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Christmas 2008 = Best ever. 

I didn’t get to request the days off on time this year so we both worked before and after the 25th. We exchanged out gifts in the morning then spent the entire day by ourselves snuggling, relaxing, went to the movies, watched movies at home and enjoying each other’s company. Just us two. There was no stress from traveling, too many people in one room, or that, “Oh.. thanks” in response to that novelty ice tray from that funny uncle. 

Jen and I decided to stick with a $20 limit with our gifts. Well we didn’t really stick with it. I’m including my new bike and our trip to D.C. for the inauguration. Those weren’t things we unwrapped. I got Jen these socks and she got me The Best Chocolate Bar Ever AND this book.  Still, it wasn’t a giving festival like it was last year, but spending all day together alone the way we did was better than anything we could have wrapped for each other. 

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About the new bike. . .

When PowerMike saw it for the first time he looked at it and smiled and proclaimed that it “looks like an angry animal”. It feels like one too. I hadn’t really told Jen, or anyone for that matter, but I’m a little terrified of it. No, seriously, it’s pretty epic. You should take that lightly, being as how I’ve only ridden about six bikes. Still, it’s the best bike I’ve ever ridden. I only wish we could find Jen’s elusive camera battery charger to take some proper photos of the shiny shiny. The more I ride it, the more I’m impressed by it and have to remind myself that this is mine to own and it’s not a prolonged test ride. Now that I think of it, everyone has a new bike at work. Everyone made a considerable upgrade. 

One thing I’ve noticed more than anything else is how slow and weak I’ve gotten since riding The Bianchi. It’s been a couple of months since any real road riding. Besides the sparse mountain biking and commuting to and from work, I haven’t been devoting enough time on the bike. I feel it too. Last Sunday we did about 47 miles and I was useless to anyone after. Hopefully it stops being wet and shitty in the mornings for me to ride more.

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I’m obsessed with Justice and unreleased Underworld tracks from their UnderworldLive.com site. Is it crazy for me to want the Justice cross on my back? 

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The December Movie Extravaganza is going great. Part of my Christmas present was going to watch a whole ton of new releases this month. So far so good. There are a few left that we may not get to watch because of limited showings but so far so good. My favorite so far is Quantum of Solace, but I doubt that will hold after Gran Torino, The Wrestler, Doubt, Valkyrie, and Benjamin Button. Those are the five I’m really looking forward to but I’m sure Slumdog Millionaire will surprise me. What I am certain about is that Seven Pounds royally sucked. We should get our money back. 

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Being sick for the last two days has been a real bummer. I’m not crazy man-cold sick, but I definitely feel weak and tired. I’m humbled by Jen’s Ultimate Awesomeness of being sweet and caring when I’m sick. At one point  I got frustrated and heard myself tell her that I wasn’t handicapped (!).  My real frustration is my lack of strength and having others do things for me. I know she’s just helping me conserve my energy, but my pride kicks in and wants to still do things for myself. It’s silly how my brain is hardwired to be that way. At least I recognize it enough to be OK with Jen be her wonderful caring self. This Christmas only strengthened my feelings of gratitude for marrying someone as badass as she is. At the party I remember someone complimenting Jen and her culinary skills. I remember saying that I was lucky as fuck to have met her and how fortunate I was to be with her, even though I’m such a schmuck. Of course they laughed, but there is some truth to that. The person I was before we met. . . well, honestly, fuck that guy.


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ooh boy

27 11 2008

In 2002 when I heard A hundred Days Off, it blew me to bits. Sola Sistim, was especially a big hit with me in my personal life. I still think of being in the Neon at three in the morning feeling the heavy bass line resonate through my bones. If the original released version was the slow passionate, I’m-falling-in-love-with-you, love making version, this would be the heavy-breathing, drunken-late-night-fun, pulling-your-clothes-off-each-other-before-opening-the-front-door, gotta-have-you-now, god-bless-america! version.

It’s not even the same song, it just features the same lyrics. It’s the love child of Moaner and Sola Sistim.


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WTF

23 11 2008

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I don’t feel bad for him at all. I’m more concerned for my OTHER cousin who shares the same name, along with his father and my brother. Four total with the same first name and last name. Sigh. It all reminds me of this for some reason:

Mainly the name but on a deeper level it’s the other guy saying, “Just take one dip and end it!”. If you lose a fight, just take the fall and end it.


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HOLY

5 11 2008

moly!

I was about to rant about some of the lunacy on FaceBook and from my brother, but I just looked at the stats on hits on my page:

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I’m guessing anyone posting about Obama posters is getting tons of hits, like this post is getting. I wasn’t very descriptive on that post either.

I’m sticking to my original thought from that post. It doesn’t matter whether you voted for him or not, it’s important to recognize the design influence that campaign had. I didn’t vote because I can’t, since I’m not a citizen of this country. If I could vote, I probably would have researched and learned more about both candidates before sticking to one guy or another.

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So this morning I was browsing on Facebook when I found people comparing Obama to Hitler and how he’s the Anti-Christ, and on and on. It’s all really amusing. Other’s threaten to move to Mexico. Ha! I would actually love to see that. I would even take you in as family and send money to you every month like the rest of “my people” do. Awesome. What gets me more is my lovely brother, whom hasn’t lived anywhere where there are more shades of people besides brown, sends me these racist text messages about Obama and his family. Fuck politics, it’s 2008 for Christ’s sake. Are we still playing the race game? It’s depressing really. I love the cat, but It’s truly pathetic how ignorant he can be. Still, he’s family and like in ALL families there are still going to be those who aren’t … well open minded about things. “What do you mean you don’t eat meat? Here, have some chicken.”

Here’s something else I found interesting. I tried finding out more info about the holograms CNN was using and came across some videos on YouTube. Like everything on YouTube, you can start anywhere and end up watching some videos linking some government conspiracy or the anti-christ to your original video content. 

So here is the video titled: “CNN Hologram: Anti-Christ Projector“

 

and this is in the info box for the vid:

 

The Anti-Christ will use this tool to communicate with you. This has been foretold and is the beginning of New World Big Brother Technology. I urge you all to beware of what’s to come. Accept Christ as your lord and savior, get a bible and start attending your local church. Say this prayer,

 

“Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.” God Bless You All

 

Side Note: I find it Amazing how many of you think this is fake. Yet 9/11 couldn’t be a set up and the NWO doesn’t exist regardless of the most evident incriminating evidence seen here on YouTube and before you in the news. This is very much real and it will be used to the disadvantage of all mankind. Beware of what’s to come for out of this technology and it’s successors will come the ability to greatly deceive the people. Although, It is clear that the vast majority of you are already deceived.

 

wha..? It gets better. One person shares this nugget of wisdom using the appropriate handle, “airraideagle”:

 

 

The stunning rise of Barack Obama is just a “test run” for the true AntiChrist of the Book of Revelation in the Bible. Obama is very much adored by much of the world. The AntiChrist will be even more so when he appears. I agree with most prophecy teachers that AntiChrist will come out of Europe, a revived ‘Holy’ Roman Empire.

It could very well be that Obama as President works with the AntiChrist, getting America to submit to his power, World Government and BEAST SYSTEM.

 

From Europe? Europeans are awesome. They’ve got better cheese, cars, clothes, music, I could go on. I guess Europe is so bad ass, it’s bringing the anti christ too. Wankers. AirRaidEagle-ForceAlphaExtreme! adds this additional comment

 

Obama will not be changing anything from Bush, or Clinton, only the public face of the elite. The Presidency is nothing more than puppet position, not where the real power is. The real power is in the hands of all the secret and not-secret organizations. The central banks, mega corporations, the military-industrial-complex, the Vatican, Trilateral Commission, CFR, Rothchilds, Rockefellers, Bilderberg Group, the Occult, Illuminati, and all the groups that make up the New World Order.

 

I love the internet. Internet for President 2012! “corybrad” puts it best in a comment made on the same page

 

this shit is stupid as hell. Idiots being impressed by relatively basic technology because its the first time they’ve ever seen it, freaking out and running for their bibles and churches like confused children.

 

 

Obama may have beat McCain last night, but the real loser yesterday was Holograms around the world. God bless you, you ephemeral witchcraft of light.

 

 


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So this is goodbye.

29 10 2008

I just said goodbye to a good friend forever. 

When I met Jen she was still sporting a sock and jersey tan from riding the MS150 her second time. She rode a 20 year old steel Bianchi and when I bought GRIMACE she really felt she could use a new bike. For Christmas we had decided that we weren’t going to spend more than fifty to one hundred dollars on our gifts to each other. Well of course I didn’t stick to the plan:

 

I drove to Austin and bought her a new Bianchi. She was mad excited. She rode the MS150 on it this last time around and loved it. We also brought the bikes with us to Big Bend and Marfa where we had to call the cops for a ride home. Eventually Jen decided that she wasn’t a cyclist. She would rather enjoy her bike ride than worry about stats and power output. So The Bianchi was handed down to me after she bought her Dahon. After riding my KLEIN it felt light and fast as heck, so naturally I rode it more. Now I’m attached. Like everything though, nothing is permanent or forever. 

Two days ago I got an email from someone very interested in seeing the bike. I invited the guy over and he was pretty much taken by the bike. He made an offer so I took it. I’m sad and ashamed to have sold the bike. I’m sad because it was a part of us. I never understood how people would get attached to their bikes, but I get it now. The novelty of change is still something that I have to deal with. I hang onto things. This should help with that. I’m ashamed because it has always truly been Jen’s Bike. She said it was OK but I still feel kind of guilty. Also, she’s mad sexy in that picture.

Before I dropped the bike of I gave it a long look and thanked it. I hope this cat takes care and appreciates it as much as I did. 


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