No, I have not.....

So I just watched two videos.

This one:

Travolta's Son Likely to Be Buried in Fla.

And this one:

Israeli ground offensive continues in Gaza 04 Jan 09

Which one do you think included the phrase "It is a sad day for the people in America"?

I don't mean to undermine the tragedy of someone losing a child. But I think it sums up nicely our lack of attention outside of ourselves (us being America). Forget people's homes being bombed to shit...but be sure to empathize with that actor who gave such a stellar performance in Face Off.

Man, I need to be typing here more.

I believe I've spent close to 14 hours in front of a computer today. I stopped to cook and eat...but that was it. You would think I would have taken more time to type here (both today and the previous 30), but alas when your day is consumed with typing and thinking about typing there really isn't much interesting to say.

Good night!

Wait...one thing. I got a bonus today. However, I was slightly annoyed the bonus amount was pre-tax. Not sure what is truly standard but in the past if I got a $100 bonus I got a $100 check. In this case I got (for example) a $100 bonus but then taxes were taken out. So I got like a $65.29 check (or something like that). Really, shouldn't be complaining. Good lord, some one gives me free money and I find something wrong with that. There is something truly wrong with me.

Shit!

It simply amazes me that this is a legitimate ad. I wish I could show you the lame image I clicked on from CNN that took me here. I believe it said "McCain-Palin, The Original Mavericks". Really? Please stop the nonsense.

I really, really, really want to meet somebody that watched this and said, "Yup, you got my vote...you mavericks!". I don't want to belittle them or make fun of them, just chat so I can understand. It is kind of like tuna for me. I really still struggle to understand why people eat canned tuna. It smells so terrible to me, makes me want to vomit, yet all kinds of people (people with good palettes) love to eat it. I don't understand!!!

http://www.johnmccain.com/videolanding/originalmavericks1.htm?s=cnn&t=mavs

"McCain-Palin, The Original Canned Tuna.".

I remember watching this guys' site last election. Pretty cool. Breaks the polls down by state and electoral votes.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/

That's my boy...

What a bunch of bullshit....


Palin continues to use cheering points and applause lines from her stump speech at the Republican National Convention over two weeks ago, including a line about a private jet used by the previous governor: "The luxury jet was over the top," she says. "I put it on eBay."

In fact, she didn't sell it online, but ended up selling it privately, and at a loss of $600,000 to the state.

Then there's her claim about ditching the governor's chef.

"As governor I cut the personal chef position from the budget, and that didn't thrill my hungry kids," Palin said.

What she didn't note was that the cook remains on Alaska's payroll and now cooks for the legislature, not the governor.


--http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5798759

Now, that's a Republican... Cut the budget in the name of cutting the budget and generate a loss. Congrats you idiots, you have your candidate...she is perfect.

(By the way abcnews. You are going to have to try a lot harder than that to prevent me from copying and pasting your story.)

I constantly reflect and tell my friends that what we do, no matter how tired it makes us, is really something special. Someday we will be able to reflect on these times and recall how great they were and how amazing it was we were in each others' company doing what we do.

With this silly, naive, hopeful adventure we are on there's always some little surprises...things I never thought would come about. This week, I'm in a cartoon, well I'm pretty sure that is me - the hair and nose seem to fit.

http://www.westword.com/comics/strip/fourquestions

Nothing to call home about. But certainly worthy of a livejournal post.

On the front page of www.cnn.com. This image is going to give me nightmares tonight.

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/POLITICS/09/02/rnc.day/t1wide.bush.screen.bnr.gi.jpg

Well, kids....this shit is just getting better and better.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/27750839.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

The thing that bothers me is how the far right is twisting it...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/01/palin.evangelicals/?iref=mpstoryview


"Before, they were excited about her, with the Down syndrome baby," conservative, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist said. "But now with this, they are over the moon. It reinforces the fact that this family lives its pro-life values."


Pretty fucked up if you ask me.

How about the daughter? It would be bad enough to go through a teen pregnancy - especially in a small town. Now that small town has been extrapolated across the entire world.

Well, it didn't fit through the front door...fuck!

I'm getting a couch tomorrow. I only hope it fits through the front door.....I seem to completely ignore everything any male says to me - they are a bunch of idiots. One female said, 'you better figure that'. The other said, 'oh, don't worry about it. I'm sure it will be fine'. I decided to follow the latter, but the former will always stress me out. The latter seems to always say the right thing that will ease my mind - for at least a little while.

The change is working out for the better. I met some neighbors on Friday. That was good, but man it is really taxing to get to know new people. I can manage it, but I don't look forward to it.

The change of job and then change of city has been a bit much for me lately. I made a special trip back to b-town on Sat. just go do something familiar. I really didn't want to make the drive and I really wanted to move on from some of that stuff, but I just couldn't bring myself to go out to the back yard and say hello. What is wonderful is that I still have those familiarities to fall back on. It is funny, sometimes I feel I need a 'change' but other times I don't understand why people are constantly changing things.

Tonight is why I moved and made my change, I'm excited for more nights like tonight.

Really need to go to bed. Next week is a busy week. First Helena Fair show. It will be wonderful, but I'll be glad when it is out of the way.

A little closer. I'm really dragging this out, but it is random nights like this when the singer throws out his back and practice is canceled that I get a chance to do some more unpacking. I'm down to just a few boxes and hanging of some pictures - on brick walls which I've never done (a bit nervous about that).

Three bad ass things happened to me this evening:

1. I walked (yes, walked less than three blocks!!!) down to the liquor store and bought myself some beer.
2. On the way to the liquor store I almost got ran over. I actually had to take a quick step to get out of the way of some fucking Escalade. I will say, I don't think it is my Boulder habits of just walking out into the street. No, no. I certainly had the right of way and he stopped as if he saw me but then slammed on the gas - it was really weird.
3. I ran into a nice English dude I met a week or so ago. At the time we made the connection we lived close. And now I randomly ran into him. I guess that is one of the benefits of a much higher population density.

Well shit, all...I guess it is time to kick back and relax. I've done enough for the day.

Once I'm organized this place is going to fucking rock. Right now I have stuff all over the place, I can't find the carpet for my shower (I think it is in the Jetta) and all I have in the fridge is beer (yeah, I'm that guy all of a sudden - I will say I do have some leftover soup I made a month or so ago in the freezer). Sadly, I don't think I'll be able to organize until Saturday. Oh well, until then...

As I was leaving a bandmate told me today, "don't work too hard." I really wish I could sometimes.

My todo list for tomorrow:
1. Make a todo list.

Simply don't have the energy to make the real list now.

Sitting in the new place. No bed, no couch (that ain't no thang), one beer and three Gatorades in the fridge, lots of boxes, only one guitar, no posters, the white noise of a box fan....one big smile.

Still all a little strange. Not sure if I'm going to annoy the lady downstairs because I live such odd hours. As I was walking in at 9:15 tonight I thought, "Wow, so nice to be home early." We shall see.

I'm really behind and work and kind of bummed I was able to get the VPN connection to work. I was hoping that it just wouldn't log in like the other day but instead it is working. I'll do some simple tasks, but those Northern Exposure DVDs are starting to call my name.

Just about to disconnect the internets. This is all she wrote from 200 Summit Blvd. Until tomorrow.

Slightly unexpected visitor. Lots of packing. A show with an old buddy. Wonderful to be hanging out with him again.

So I must say I made a terrible mistake. One option for helping to move and hang out with on Friday was miscounted. I had made the consideration but I knew he was working. He was the first to offer help and we both continually apologize for not seeing each other more. But we both must do what we need to do to keep those smiles on our faces - just sometimes at the cost of each other. We are often in different boats but right along side each other. We will set sail.

Played piano.

When she said "i hope it is not too lonely around here" it didn't really register with me how lonely it is going to be. As I was driving home tonight (and calculated that my commute to the twice a week band practice will be reduced by twenty minutes - of course my twice a week band practice commute will be increased by five minutes) I realized it is indeed going to be a very lonely weekend. Everyone who I would hang out with tomorrow night (yes, all five) is out of town and everyone who might help me carry some boxes on Saturday is out of town (yes, all six, well my lovely mother would be willing but I would abstain because she has done her share). So now, I am reevaluating how to spend my Friday night and Saturday day. I think I might just sleep. Or I could get some work, work done. I do have some catching up to do - very unproductive week. We shall see....

So recall my post about the old college friend who I hadn't heard from in over three years and his "I'm moving on email." What confuses me about that is I immediately replied told him what I've been up to, congratulated him and most certainly posed some kind of question. I've received no response. Did he really just want to let me know he is 'moving on' and nothing more? No desire to spark at least a four level deep gmail conversation? Slightly troubling. I now wonder what significance in his life I had that compelled him to just let me know he is moving on. Strangeness....