What do you do with a drunken failure?

grumble grumble moan bitch

2008-06-25T13:49:20Z

seriously, it can't be only wednesday. say it ain't so...

mystery trip

2008-06-03T16:03:15Z

rain or shine, windy path or straight road, i really kind of hope the mystery trip ends up being this weekend. i could go for a decent drive and the good company.

counting today ('cause i've gotta live through it too)...

2008-06-03T13:58:11Z

2 days until Firewater!
43 days until Eddie Izzard!

dorkcats, HOOOO!!

2008-05-26T00:18:51Z

i have 14 different sets of dice. i am a happy, happy boy.

considering those i know that own their own dice, if everyone i know who games, from portland to seattle, showed up at my place at once to game, we'd be fine.

yaaaaaay...

today's not so random daydream

2008-05-23T15:28:08Z

Today blows. Shoulda stayed in bed.

rib off post #1

2008-05-18T19:51:06Z

holy shit, yesterday was an astounding success.

before i get to details (which i'm sure will be posted in better form by more interesting people than i), i do want to thank everyone who came, everyone who helped, and my other honored competitors for making yesterday the non-stop show-boat of fun and win that it was. i'll be riding that high for awhile to come.

there was talk of declaring a winner, for this reason or that, but i think that, considering how goddamn amazing we all did, including those that cooked the multitude of amazing side dishes, the rib-off was a win for everyone who showed up. it was a win even for the nighbors, who got to run through our sprinklers.

yesterday rocked in so many ways, more than i can count. just...wow.

for those who care, here's the toothy rundown...

2008-05-13T03:08:46Z

...and i found out the last dentist i went to, who told me my wisdom teeth had never come in, lied to me.

i go in on tuesday the 20th to have my right two wisdom teeth removed. there are complications and whatnot, but ultimately, what i t comes down to is this; the top right one is in bad shape, and the bottom right one is only half out of my gums, so it will be prone to infection for the rest of my life.

the pain that i've been dealing with since friday comes from the completely-clear top tooth biting down on the only-half-clear bottom tooth, and it just happened to get infected this time. why am i waiting so long? well, first, i have to wait for the infection to clear (for which i have antibiotics and vicodin). i also want to be able to enjoy the rib-off, even if it means having to be drugged to the gills to do so (who knows? it might even help my cooking). and the dentist isn't open on monday. so tuesday it is. he'll write me a note for work for both tuesday and wednesday, but if at all possible, i'm gonna pull through and go in wednesday.

my concerns are two-fold;

1) with my attendance record, my work may very well use this an excuse to downsize me. while on paper, i'm sure this would have nothing to do with my losing employment, in reality i'm really worried that this will cost me my job.
2) my insurance only covers 80% of the procedure and none of the anestetic. that's right. none. i dunno how burly they think i am, but...ahem.

Fuck No.

and this isn't considering the secondary concerns, like; although i'll be gassed, i'll have to be awake. i won't be able to smoke, for god knows how long. if i manage to go into work the next day, will i be able to drive myself, or will i have to wake up and extra hour early to make the max (and it's horrendously long commute time)?

grrr.

owwwww

2008-05-12T12:56:19Z

starting friday and continuing still, nothing but blinding pain. i had a brief reprieve on sunday, with only one really bad spell, but everything else has been absolutely fucking horrible. eating, speaking, and yawning have been especially fun.

i think i have a wisdom tooth coming in. or maybe not, i dunno; i know i'm a little old for it. all i do know is that my lower jaw feels like it's being split in two. i have a dentist's appointment for today at 4:30p, and i guess i'll find out then. here's hoping i can get through an entire day at a job where i spend all my time talking.

game over, man! game over!

2008-05-05T06:10:17Z

i learned quite a bit this weekend.

whether i like it or not...

2008-04-30T13:55:05Z

...change, i do believe she is a'coming.

whether i like it or not indeed. i can't decide if i'm kind of strangely okay with this, or stressed out of my gourd. hrmph.

more later when i can post from a non-work computer.

daemonwise @ 2008-04-27T02:08:00

2008-04-27T09:14:37Z

So, I'm sure it's just my work schedule talking, but I no longer have any idea how someone can say the words "It's only 2 am?!" with any sincerity

not so happy for my wife

2008-04-25T14:39:52Z

i found my gaming books! dorky days are here again!

i was bad last night...

2008-04-19T15:45:11Z

we has a wii.

stupid everything

2008-04-14T13:53:52Z

you know it's going to be a long day when your parents call at six-fucking-forty-five in the goddamn morning...on a monday...just to chat.

never thought you'd hear me say this, didya?

2008-04-11T21:16:31Z

it is far too nice a day to be stuck in an office...in hillsboro.

anniversary woot!

2008-04-09T13:58:43Z

today is two years for kat and i.

i was gonna make this big long sappy entry, but i got caught up thinking big, long sappy thoughts about my wonderful, beautiful wife, and now don't have have much time left. so, i'll just leave it to,

i love you, kat.

cursed seasonal progression

2008-04-03T13:50:46Z

it's too fucking early for it to fucking be fucking light outfuckingside.

and another 'fuck' just for good measure. harumph and buggrit, i say.

trying to post more often these days...

2008-03-28T15:28:33Z

...and getting to work twenty minutes early makes that easier.

i was going to make a post about how tired i am of moving and packing, but meh. instead, music!

kat's done this a few times, and it's always worked for her, so i thought i'd give it a shot. i've listed a few of my favorite bands/musical acts below. and yes, i know my musical tastes are kind of out of touch, but i'm okay with that. what are everyone else's favorites? this is for everyone, and especially those of you i haven't known for years and years. if you can recommend a band to me (maybe it fits along with everything else on my list, maybe you just thing they're the greatest thing in the history of the world ever, maybe you think i'd like them just from hanging out with me), please do so. i need some new music, and i don't get enough 'net time at home to take advantage of pandora like i used to.

so anyway, more or less in something resembling order, here we go...

portishead
morphine
dr. steel
mai yamane
twinemen
glenn miller
elton john
count basie
the decemberists
nellie mckay
the yeah yeah yeahs
flogging molly
the beatles
gogol bordello
billy joel
tricky
social distortion
duke ellington
poe
loreena mckennitt
massive attack
nightnoise
dave matthews
voltaire
jack johnson
miles davis
cibo matto
ugly kid joe
guns roses
metallica (not so much the monster album and later, though)
alice in chains
norah jones
ella fitzgerald
garbage (at least the early stuff)
tori amos
CCR
pink floyd

ps; can anyone tell me the name of that woman with "Cowboy Bebop" is? I know there's a couple; I'm looking specifically for the one that sings, "Gotta Knock A Little Harder." edit: nevermind. answered by my lovely wife.

there are others bands i like; ones that i really, really like but not well enough to list as an actual favorite, ones that i'm forgetting, bands whose names i can't remember how to spell, a crapload of classic rock bands that would just make the list too damn long, etc.

new kitchen gushing

2008-03-27T15:53:01Z

I cannot even begin to describe how much I'm looking forward to cooking in the new house, especially once we get a barbeque and a kitchen island. Space to move around, space to have help, an oven with a legible temp gauge (digital would have been amazing, but I'll take what I can get), a dishwasher, actual cabinets...these are some of my favorite things.

I'm already planning some amazing dinners, not the least of which will be the Rib-Off between myself and Mike P. And, just to show what a gracious host I am, I'll take the oven, leaving the grill to him.

portishead news; i kinda figured it would work out this way.

2008-03-21T16:32:51Z

so, i've long said that if i had the chance to see portishead, if they came to this country anywhere west of the mississippi, i would go see them. no matter what.

well, they're evidently a short-time headliner for coachella this year, and will be in indio, ca on 04/26. huh.

it's funny; if this was for a similiar situation for kat (favorite band, no album for ten years, thought they'd already broken up when she discovered them, don't know that they'll ever be this close again, etc), i would (try to) bend heaven and earth to find a way to at least get her down to see the show. but for me...meh. don't get me wrong, if it was even slightly feasible, i'd try for it. but with it being so far away, and right after the move (when we'll still likely be broke as hell), and since i'd have to buy the ticket(s) now (when are definitely broke as hell), and i'd have to take off work, blah blah blah you get the point.

the only reason i bemoan it even slightly is that here we have nearly the one and only band that not only would i gladly ignore my normal distaste for crowds and loud noise, but that kat actually likes as well.

ah well. i guess i'll just have to hope they have an american tour, and stop in PDX or seattle. that would be mighty nice...

i could do better.

2008-03-20T03:14:39Z

95%ALCOHOLIC

yeah, okay, so it wasn't so bad after all.

2008-03-16T17:08:37Z

ugh.

this crap marches on...

2008-03-09T05:13:41Z

now i've got the death flu. haven't hit the nauseua yet, and hopefully i won't, but i feel like shit.

however, the four of us are going to see eddie izzard this summer. holy shit!

stolen from katlyn

2008-03-04T14:49:47Z

You are The Chariot

Triumph, Victory, Overcoming Obstacles.

The chariot is one of the most complex cards to define. On its most basic level, it implies war, a struggle, and an eventual, hard-won victory. Either over enemies, obstacles, nature, the beasts inside you, or to just get what you want. But there is a great deal more to it. The charioteer wears emblems of the sun, yet the sign behind this card is the moon. The chariot is all about motion, and yet it is often shown as stationary. It is a union of opposites, like the black and white steeds. They pull in different directions, but must be (and can be!) made to go together in one direction. Control is required over opposing emotions, wants, needs, people, circumstances; bring them together and give them a single direction, your direction. Confidence is also needed and, most especially, motivation. The card can, in fact, indicate new motivation or inspiration, which gets a stagnant situation moving again.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

just when you thought it was safe to...do...something with your calendar? oh, fuggit.

2008-02-29T15:22:28Z

leap day. THE DAY THAT SHOULD NOT BE!!!1!ONE!!ELEVENTY!

dun-dun-DUUUHHHHNNNN!

er...yeah. something like that. i dunno.