I have a new Blog!! I'll still keep this one for updates and ramblings about my personal life.
I've created the new one as an experiment to help with my creative writing. Thought it might be interesting to document the entire process.
So give The Moveelvr Project a look see.
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Update on The Giz
She is doing much much better. We did take her back in because it seemed like she was getting worse and they did chest x-rays to make sure it hadn't worked itself into pnuemonia. The chest x-rays came back fine...but there was an incidental finding....she has 2 staples in her stomach. I tell you she is a vaccum we should have called her Hoover. The only thing we can think is that she picked them up at Chuck's office. There was some concern because she is so small that possibly they would not pass correctly. However, the vet said that it is amazing what dogs are able to pass. As proof I offer you this lovely story about another Chuck. (thanks dooce)
So...are you ready....for the last few days we had to collect Gizmo terds and sift through them looking for the offending staples. The things we are willing to do for our pets. GREAT NEWS last night about 7:30pm Pacific Standard Time 2 staples, a small screw from a pair of eyeglasses and a piece of a nose pad, again from eyeglasses were recovered from Gizmo dung. Chuck's an optician and works at a vision clinic, hence all the eyeglass components. That is one lucky dog my friends!
She is doing just fine. The cough is reduced to just momentary fits and she is back to her old spunky and spastic self. I offer the following photo taken this morning that I call "Watcha doin' Dad?"
I know, I know she is so freakin cute it is hard to look at her for long. Love you Gizmo glad you're feeling better but please stop chewing on my fingers....I beg you, for the love of GOD!!
So...are you ready....for the last few days we had to collect Gizmo terds and sift through them looking for the offending staples. The things we are willing to do for our pets. GREAT NEWS last night about 7:30pm Pacific Standard Time 2 staples, a small screw from a pair of eyeglasses and a piece of a nose pad, again from eyeglasses were recovered from Gizmo dung. Chuck's an optician and works at a vision clinic, hence all the eyeglass components. That is one lucky dog my friends!
She is doing just fine. The cough is reduced to just momentary fits and she is back to her old spunky and spastic self. I offer the following photo taken this morning that I call "Watcha doin' Dad?"
I know, I know she is so freakin cute it is hard to look at her for long. Love you Gizmo glad you're feeling better but please stop chewing on my fingers....I beg you, for the love of GOD!!
Exact Change
Have you ever been behind and elderly person at a store and noticed that they always have exact change? Here is my query. If they're always giving exact change how do they get change in the first place? Are they minting it at home to supplement their social security? Are those old guys you see at the beach with metal detectors on to something? Are they melting down their jewelry? Were they depression era kids and started saving change in 1929? Is this a well kept uber-secret of aging, the ability to shit change? Is "fiber supplement" a code word for crapping pennies?
If anyone can provide any insight into this phenomenon please share!!
(also stay tuned for an update on The Giz)
If anyone can provide any insight into this phenomenon please share!!
(also stay tuned for an update on The Giz)
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Kicking the Habit - Part 1
I’m trying to quit smoking. This endeavor started out well enough. Saturday morning got up and smoked a cigarette and didn’t smoke another one until 6 hours later and then another one before I went to bed. That’s only 3 for the entire day. Before you start considering me for sainthood I should tell you that I did chew the nicotine gum in between actual cigarettes.
I also have to tell you that only having 3 cigarettes was not that bad EXCEPT, and this is one FUCKING HUGE except, for the gum part. You have to really have your shit together and plan for this gum. First you can’t eat or drink anything 15 minutes prior to chewing the gum. Once you are chewing the gum you can’t eat or drink anything. Here’s the kicker though…you don’t actually chew the gum. You pop in your mouth and bite down on it up to 15 times until it starts to taste peppery…YUM! Then you “park” it (their instruction not mine) between your cheek and gum until it stops being peppery and then bite down on it a couple more times until the peppery starts and then “park” it again in a different spot. You repeat this process until you bite down on it and there is no flavor. This usually takes about 30 minutes. So if you’ve been keeping track that is 45 minutes. This sucks because on the package they tell you make sure and drink plenty of water. So all of a sudden your sitting there and you get a craving but you’ve just drank a glass of water and now have to wait 15 minutes before you can start the gum….this REALLY sucks!! Then you can’t drink anything while chewing for 30 minutes. Now the taste is peppery like I said….you WANT to drink water…it’s not spicy or anything just tastes like ass, but you can’t drink water for another ½ hour.
Fuck the gum, I switched to the patch on Monday. This seems to work much better. No restrictions on eating and drinking and you can do whatever you want whenever you want. It gives you a slow steady stream of nicotine for 24 hours. This is much better for avoiding the cravings and then having to go through a 45 minute process. CRAP!!
However, as I’ve long hypothesized it is not so much the nicotine that has me hooked at this point. I can get busy doing something and not smoke for hours and hours. I am confident it is the habit itself, the actual act of smoking not the need for nicotine to satisfy a craving. I find that I am not jittery or “jonesing” or anything like that. It is after I eat that I automatically want to light up, when I get in the car, when I am bored, etc. When I cheat and do smoke, it does nothing for me and I actually don’t enjoy it, but it’s so hard to break that habit. Not a having a cigarette with my cup of coffee in the morning is KILLING ME!!! Although I had one today and really wish I hadn’t…I got the patch baby!!
Now I’m at work and I’m a little bored and REALLY want to smoke to just to pass the time. However, I did not bring any cigarettes with me…Ah…check me out thinking ahead!! Other people smoke here but I’m not going to ask to bum a smoke…I have my pride.
I’m only working a ½ day today, see below, so I’ll probably have one when I get home….I SUCK!
(Editorial Comment: Sorry for the extra amount of cursing, but I am trying to fucking quit smoking and I have a sick dog).
I also have to tell you that only having 3 cigarettes was not that bad EXCEPT, and this is one FUCKING HUGE except, for the gum part. You have to really have your shit together and plan for this gum. First you can’t eat or drink anything 15 minutes prior to chewing the gum. Once you are chewing the gum you can’t eat or drink anything. Here’s the kicker though…you don’t actually chew the gum. You pop in your mouth and bite down on it up to 15 times until it starts to taste peppery…YUM! Then you “park” it (their instruction not mine) between your cheek and gum until it stops being peppery and then bite down on it a couple more times until the peppery starts and then “park” it again in a different spot. You repeat this process until you bite down on it and there is no flavor. This usually takes about 30 minutes. So if you’ve been keeping track that is 45 minutes. This sucks because on the package they tell you make sure and drink plenty of water. So all of a sudden your sitting there and you get a craving but you’ve just drank a glass of water and now have to wait 15 minutes before you can start the gum….this REALLY sucks!! Then you can’t drink anything while chewing for 30 minutes. Now the taste is peppery like I said….you WANT to drink water…it’s not spicy or anything just tastes like ass, but you can’t drink water for another ½ hour.
Fuck the gum, I switched to the patch on Monday. This seems to work much better. No restrictions on eating and drinking and you can do whatever you want whenever you want. It gives you a slow steady stream of nicotine for 24 hours. This is much better for avoiding the cravings and then having to go through a 45 minute process. CRAP!!
However, as I’ve long hypothesized it is not so much the nicotine that has me hooked at this point. I can get busy doing something and not smoke for hours and hours. I am confident it is the habit itself, the actual act of smoking not the need for nicotine to satisfy a craving. I find that I am not jittery or “jonesing” or anything like that. It is after I eat that I automatically want to light up, when I get in the car, when I am bored, etc. When I cheat and do smoke, it does nothing for me and I actually don’t enjoy it, but it’s so hard to break that habit. Not a having a cigarette with my cup of coffee in the morning is KILLING ME!!! Although I had one today and really wish I hadn’t…I got the patch baby!!
Now I’m at work and I’m a little bored and REALLY want to smoke to just to pass the time. However, I did not bring any cigarettes with me…Ah…check me out thinking ahead!! Other people smoke here but I’m not going to ask to bum a smoke…I have my pride.
I’m only working a ½ day today, see below, so I’ll probably have one when I get home….I SUCK!
(Editorial Comment: Sorry for the extra amount of cursing, but I am trying to fucking quit smoking and I have a sick dog).
Under the Weather
Poor little Gizmo has come down with the dreaded Kennel Cough! This has been extremely rough on her and the Dads. She is hacking and hacking and did I mention hacking. She's been to the doctor and is on antibiotics and cough supressent. She does seem to be improving and will probably be no worse for wear. I can not say the same myself. It's so painful to hear her cough so much.
Here she is all snuggled up napping after a healthy dose of cough syrup.
Here she is all snuggled up napping after a healthy dose of cough syrup.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
It's A Girl
So it's been over a week since my last post....hey I got other shit going on...see below.
We have a new addition to the family. Her name is Gizmo. She is so named because I am fairly sure that is at least part magwai, at least she sounds like she is. She makes this little gurgly clicking noise that sounds just like one....no joke!! This is thankfully the only resemblence to the aforementioned magwai. Water does not have the multiplying effect as full-breed magwai and feeding after midnight so far has not been detrimental.
This is Gizmo and Grandma. I tell ya this kid is already spoiled rotten! Within in mere minutes of being introduced Grandma whisked little Gizmo off to the pet store and returned with numerous toys and goodies.
Needless to say postings may be infrequent for awhile as we are in the midst of full frontal assault potty training. Holy moley what a chore!! However after only 5 days of having her home we are making progress. Next mission: Chewing on fingers, ears, shoes, pant legs, etc. BAD. Chewing on chew-toys and her own tail GOOD!!
As further proof to the cat that she has not been replaced I offer the following picture. She was the first child and while much of our energy is focused on Gizmo right now we still love her. Now maybe she will stop with the icy stares and the plotting to kill us in our sleep.
Gotta go....so does Gizmo....GOOD GIRL!!!!
We have a new addition to the family. Her name is Gizmo. She is so named because I am fairly sure that is at least part magwai, at least she sounds like she is. She makes this little gurgly clicking noise that sounds just like one....no joke!! This is thankfully the only resemblence to the aforementioned magwai. Water does not have the multiplying effect as full-breed magwai and feeding after midnight so far has not been detrimental.
This is Gizmo and Grandma. I tell ya this kid is already spoiled rotten! Within in mere minutes of being introduced Grandma whisked little Gizmo off to the pet store and returned with numerous toys and goodies. Needless to say postings may be infrequent for awhile as we are in the midst of full frontal assault potty training. Holy moley what a chore!! However after only 5 days of having her home we are making progress. Next mission: Chewing on fingers, ears, shoes, pant legs, etc. BAD. Chewing on chew-toys and her own tail GOOD!!
As further proof to the cat that she has not been replaced I offer the following picture. She was the first child and while much of our energy is focused on Gizmo right now we still love her. Now maybe she will stop with the icy stares and the plotting to kill us in our sleep.Gotta go....so does Gizmo....GOOD GIRL!!!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
No Free Breakfast Today
The morning started out well enough. It's Tuesday and that is a work from home day. I'm usually pretty excited about that in and of itself. However, today was extra special because it was the first of our brand spanking new "Quarterly Team Building Breakfasts."
I awoke extra early in anticipation of the aforementioned breakfast, eating FREE food and getting PAID to do it.....SWEET!! That shit doesn't come along everyday and you gotta jump on it!! As I was saying I was up at 5am to make sure I got some things out of the way and got ready to go. I logged on to my computer and started going through my e-mails like I always do first thing in the morning. While getting through a good majority of them by 7:30 I set the computer aside, finished my cup of coffee and was about to get in the shower. Here's where the trouble starts.
As I walk down the hall toward the shower I pass the "other" bathroom...the one in the hall that I don't shower in. I hear water dripping. I stop and turn on the light, there is water dripping from the exhaust fan and the ceiling is bulging. The cat is sitting on the edge of the sink just starring up at the ceiling and then back at me like, "What did you do?" Like it's my fault. I go back out into the living room and call the office. Now it's only 7:45 so I know the office isn't open but am hoping that the voicemail system will direct me on what to do in case of an emergency. Luckily it does.
The maintanence guy shows up about an hour later...was I freaking out the whole time...YES! He takes a look and then goes upstairs to see what is going on. He comes back down and says that the toilet upstairs was leaking. JUST FUCKING GREAT!!! Luckily the leak was in the pipe between the valve and the toilet so it was only water....whew!!! By now the ceiling is distended to the point of bursting. So he does the only logical thing and takes a screwdriver and jabs it into the ceiling and water comes gushing out. Luckily I got the smart one (with all of his teeth) and he had put a large bucket underneath. Check this out.
Yeah my ceiling is taking a leak!! So it only gets better. I swear at least 5 gallons of water came out. So he tells me that he's going to have to cut that part of the ceiling out and put up new drywall. Obviously since it is all soaking wet this will have to wait until it dries completely for fear of mold. Supposedly some one is supposed to be dropping of a de-humidifier to put in there and he is going to check back in a day or two to see if it is dry. So meanwhile my bathroom looks like this.
Yes I do realize that it could have been worse. It could have come home to a fallen ceiling and water everywhere. So I am grateful that I was home and was able to prevent an even bigger fiasco. But why today, why on the day of free food?
I awoke extra early in anticipation of the aforementioned breakfast, eating FREE food and getting PAID to do it.....SWEET!! That shit doesn't come along everyday and you gotta jump on it!! As I was saying I was up at 5am to make sure I got some things out of the way and got ready to go. I logged on to my computer and started going through my e-mails like I always do first thing in the morning. While getting through a good majority of them by 7:30 I set the computer aside, finished my cup of coffee and was about to get in the shower. Here's where the trouble starts.
As I walk down the hall toward the shower I pass the "other" bathroom...the one in the hall that I don't shower in. I hear water dripping. I stop and turn on the light, there is water dripping from the exhaust fan and the ceiling is bulging. The cat is sitting on the edge of the sink just starring up at the ceiling and then back at me like, "What did you do?" Like it's my fault. I go back out into the living room and call the office. Now it's only 7:45 so I know the office isn't open but am hoping that the voicemail system will direct me on what to do in case of an emergency. Luckily it does.
The maintanence guy shows up about an hour later...was I freaking out the whole time...YES! He takes a look and then goes upstairs to see what is going on. He comes back down and says that the toilet upstairs was leaking. JUST FUCKING GREAT!!! Luckily the leak was in the pipe between the valve and the toilet so it was only water....whew!!! By now the ceiling is distended to the point of bursting. So he does the only logical thing and takes a screwdriver and jabs it into the ceiling and water comes gushing out. Luckily I got the smart one (with all of his teeth) and he had put a large bucket underneath. Check this out.
Yeah my ceiling is taking a leak!! So it only gets better. I swear at least 5 gallons of water came out. So he tells me that he's going to have to cut that part of the ceiling out and put up new drywall. Obviously since it is all soaking wet this will have to wait until it dries completely for fear of mold. Supposedly some one is supposed to be dropping of a de-humidifier to put in there and he is going to check back in a day or two to see if it is dry. So meanwhile my bathroom looks like this.
Yes I do realize that it could have been worse. It could have come home to a fallen ceiling and water everywhere. So I am grateful that I was home and was able to prevent an even bigger fiasco. But why today, why on the day of free food?
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Transfer Session
Tuesday I spent the morning at AlphaCine in Seattle watching the transfer of our film footage to digital video. We're transferring to DV to edit and then will conform the negative to what we editted. It was first time I got to see the footage. It looked great!! I can't wait to start editting and get this thing done so people can see it. Also excited to learn more about Final Cut Pro...I dabbled with a little last quarter but just on a small video project for a class. Seeing the footage kinda breathed new life into and sort of made it seem real.
Stay tuned for more updates...
Stay tuned for more updates...
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
I too salute RMOG
These are a series of radio ads for Budlight called "Real Men of Genius." Not all are winners but a couple of them are hilarious. See below for lyrics to "Mr. 80 SPF Sunblock Wearer" and then listen to it on the Budlight site. Also check out "Mr. Supermarket Produce Putter Outer" and "Mr. Giant Taco Salad Inventor."
Today we salute you
Mr. 80 SPF Sunblock Wearer
(mr. 80 SPF sunblock wearer)
There are 24 hours in a day
You're wearing 80 hour protection
If the sun fails to go down...
You'll be ready.
(don't forget the moonlight)
Your coconut-scented force field
blocks out all the sun's rays
and any stray rays
from another sun
in another galaxy.
(you're a star)
30 SPF?
Please...you might as well be wearing cooking oil
(something smells delicious)
So crack open an ice cold Bud Light
Mr. 80 SPF Sunblock Wearer
In fact, feel free to crack one open at high noon
In the middle of the Sahara Desert
(mr. 80 SPF sunblock wearer)
Another funny little tidbit offered by the people at Budlight...on the landing page there is a little blurb about "You know your 21 if...." the blurb changes every time you go to the site...the one I got this morning, "You know your 21 if you remember watching Menudo videos on Saturday morning TV" or "You questioned, does Smurfette just own that one dress?" - Priceless!!
Today we salute you
Mr. 80 SPF Sunblock Wearer
(mr. 80 SPF sunblock wearer)
There are 24 hours in a day
You're wearing 80 hour protection
If the sun fails to go down...
You'll be ready.
(don't forget the moonlight)
Your coconut-scented force field
blocks out all the sun's rays
and any stray rays
from another sun
in another galaxy.
(you're a star)
30 SPF?
Please...you might as well be wearing cooking oil
(something smells delicious)
So crack open an ice cold Bud Light
Mr. 80 SPF Sunblock Wearer
In fact, feel free to crack one open at high noon
In the middle of the Sahara Desert
(mr. 80 SPF sunblock wearer)
Another funny little tidbit offered by the people at Budlight...on the landing page there is a little blurb about "You know your 21 if...." the blurb changes every time you go to the site...the one I got this morning, "You know your 21 if you remember watching Menudo videos on Saturday morning TV" or "You questioned, does Smurfette just own that one dress?" - Priceless!!
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