8 is upright infinity

I was tagged by the Incredulous One.
The assignment: Write about certain topics in blocks of 8.

8 passions in my life:

Making memories with the Old Man
Laughing with dear friends
Music, music, music
Traveling
Gaining perspective from other folks' point of view
My minions
Pop culture geekery
Astronomy


8 things to do before I die:

Travel even more
Build a cob house
Learn to paint
Train seeing eye dogs
Make the world a better place
Get more tattoos
Shrivel up
Go to hell


8 things I often say:

Hey, Old Man.
Your momma's ass.
Fuck.
Bastard.
Motherfucker.
Bad dog!
Here it is.
What the fuck?


8 books I read recently (or am still reading):

The Last Night of the Earth Poems - Bukowski
Come on in - Bukowski
The Great Shark Hunt - HST
A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
The Third Policeman - Flann O'Brien
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger


8 songs that mean something to me:

Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven (the most beautiful thing in the world)
On the Other Side of Jordan - The Bridges
Midnight Cowboy - Faith No More
Godzilla theme - Akira Ifukube
Haw - Sixteen Horsepower
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash


8 qualities I look for in a friend:

Wit
Honesty
Individuality
Patient listener when I get all hyped up and weird
Respects my proclivity for sleeping late
Open minded
Respect for others, regardless of station in life
Possible kidney donor

Ten Things

A pal of mine blogged this exercise and I found it very intriguing. You have to say ten things to ten different people, without identifying the people or qualifying the remarks. Here goes:

1. You are not what you could have been, and neither are we.
2. You are a greater man than you will ever let yourself believe you are.
3. You are a fucking cunt and I count the days until you get strangled by your web of lies.
4. You are my sister.
5. You can navigate this world far better than you let on.
6. You deserve better.
7. I hope you find peace and contentment.
8. You are one of my most favorite people ever.
9. Get on with it.
10. You will fail.

oops

So I blew my first ever NaBloPoMo challenge. I missed posting yesterday. As karmic penance, here's a pic of me from this Halloween. Yes, I want to go fast.

Cuz oranges have sound inside

I hope you've had as much idle time today as this guy has. I post this in honor of the time I got bored at work and plugged my PC speakers into an orange, only to discover that it did, indeed, make sound!

Happy Thanksgiving!

May all your blessings shine brightly in the hearth of your soul.

Goddamn!

This is the WEIRDEST Dear Abby letter I have ever seen. What in the hell?!

DEAR ABBY: My precious Mitzy went to the neighbor's house to socialize. She primped for nearly two hours, and even though she is of humble breeding, I thought she looked stunning. But when she pranced over to see Adonis, he ignored her! She swayed her hips to entice him, but finally became discouraged and returned home. I held her in my lap to soothe her and gave her a bowl of warm milk.

Later that week, Adonis' master came calling and ordered me to "Keep that tawdry Mitzy away from my fine Adonis!" I politely replied that my Mitzy would be a marvelous catch for his Adonis, and I am encouraging the relationship.

How can I protect Mitzy's heart? Did I do the right thing? -- LOVER OF LOVE

DEAR LOVER OF LOVE: No, you did not. You may be a lover of love, but if you're wise you'll spay your cat and protect her from contracting a feline social disease. That is obviously what Adonis' owner has done, or Adonis would have succumbed to Mitzy's attempt at seduction.

Chinaski Tuesdays

dinosauria, we

I knew it!

I knew I loved this band for a reason. Thank you, Muse, for solidifying my belief in you.



P.S. Thanks again, PB!

Goblin!

Thanks, Pusboy!

Teenagers suck

That's all.

It's a red letter day!

If anyone still remembers what that means. Anyways, the Old Man and I have started a home improvement project, involving tools, electric and otherwise, and we haven't killed one another or lost any digits yet. Huzzah!

The C-J gets called out

I'm glad that Big Todd and myself aren't the only ones deathly ashamed of the online comments forum of the C-J.

Counting down

Today, I brought home my first load of stuff from my office. It feels really strange to be dismantling 7 1/2 years worth of my daily life. One box at a time...

Chinaski Tuesdays - The Wednesday Edition

It's Ours

there is always that space there
just before they get to us
that space
that fine relaxer
the breather
while say
flopping on a bed
thinking of nothing
or say
pouring a glass of water from the
spigot
while entranced by
nothing

that
gentle pure
space

it's worth

centuries of
existence

say

just to scratch your neck
while looking out the window at
a bare branch

that space
there
before they get to us
ensures
that
when they do
they won't
get it all

ever.

Damn near missed it!

But my NaBloPoMo record is still intact!

Oh yeah, I quit my job today. That's some news!

Ridiculous waste of time and resources

I don't give a fuck about the name of Elisabeth Hasselbeck's son.

There's a fucking war on, bitches. Fuck "The View."

Tomorrow

Tomorrow I will start my day along one path, make a major decision by noon, and then start a new adventure by the end of the day. I have no idea what's gonna happen. Wow.

P.S. Sending extra good vibes to my friend who recently had in vitro fertilization. I hope you get good news soon!

Fire in the sky

Right now, the tree in my front yard is the most beautiful color I have ever seen in my life.

Home

Through the miracle of modern aviation, I made it home, white as a sheet, clutching my belongings, having just been legally drunk in three different states of the union.

NOLA Lunchin'

I am currently in the throes of my first ever o-fficial New Orleans praline (pronounced praw-leen) sugar high. Life truly is sweet.

NOLA Wednesday

The area affected by hurricane Katrina is roughly equal in size to Great Britain.

Today, for three hours, I bore witness to a fraction of it.

Please, come to NOLA. They need you.

NOLA Cont'd

I have eaten rabbit and hugged a Kraken. A good time is being had by all.

The Big Easy

Note: this is the regular author's unlucky partner in crime blogging at the request of the lazy blog owner.

She called me from New Orleans a few hours ago and said, "Baby, please please please put a post on my blog for me. It's national blog every day month" or some horseshit like that, "...and I need to post and I don't have any connectivity from my hotel and.." blah blah blah.

I'm thinking WTF...I just got home from work to some leftover beans and our greasy, moping, and endlessly hungry teenager and you can't get connectivity on your vacation?! Cry me a river. So she gave me her blogger password anyway and here I am. Man I am pussy-whipped.

She went on to say, "Just write this on my blog, 'I'm in New Orleans. I had a meal and a job offer. What's next?'" Check, done, fin.

Ya'll keep Ladyfriend in your thoughts and prayers, and make sure you pray that she gets some huge ass beers while she's down in the Big Easy. In the meantime I'll probably post rude pictures on here until she gets back.



p.s. is that Jason refusing a Huge Ass Beer from the lead singer of Cinderella?

"Magnificent" is right!

Last night, I watched the Magnificent Seven for the first time. I have seen The Seven Samurai, so I already knew the story, but I couldn't tear myself away from the westernized version. That thing is chock full of eye candy! And that Yul Brynner? Hot as hell, and moves like a damn cat. The movie featured the elite of Hollywood's tough guys in the height of their swaggering youth. This flick boasts the likes of Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Horst Buchholz, and Brad Dexter in their wood chopping, horse riding, gun slinging prime. Top Gun, eat your heart out!

The TV tells me who I am

I like trying to guess what the intended target audience is for any given show I'm watching based on the commercials. Apparently, those watching "Young Frankenstein" on TV Land at midnight are supposed to be grossly obese senior citizens with plaque psoriasis and an acute lack of life insurance.

I never said NaBloPoMo would be easy

Foods I refuse to eat when they are cold:

Mashed Potatoes
Eggs (unless hardboiled)
Macaroni and Cheese
Gravy
Oatmeal
Dumplings
Chili

Now for some redemption, enjoy my new favorite toy.

NaBloPoMo - First entry

Driving home last night, I saw a cigarette tossed out the window of a beat up old tow truck in front of me. Sparks flew from the ciggy as it bounced along the highway, and I thought of my dad for the first time in a long while. Maybe it was him.