You wonder why, after all these years, I still can't let go of the whole "nipples on the Batsuit" thing? It's because it inevitably leads to something like THIS! (NSFW)Courtesy of Mr. Ell...
Thursday, June 30, 2005
My friend and comrade-in-arms DATU_B and his wife are leaving for The Wild West tomorrow. He left me one last parting gift (since he can't have it on the campus in which they'll reside) - a Cold Steel two-handed machete!From the Cold Steel website:In a self defense emergency, the Two Handed Machete will also...
From the makers of the soundtrack to The Virgin Suicides. I'm ashamed to admit that I've never heard it, nor seen the movie, but that'll change. Ambient/electronic music with a bit of soul. Who'da thunk? It's the Moogs and Korg MS20s that did it. Throw in a trumpet like they did on the track "Ce Matin La,"...
You scored as Mushrooms. Shrooms! You're still goin for one of the most natural drugs. You'd like to visit a whole other world, and see things you've never seen before. Fucking trippy.Mushrooms81%Marijuana63%Inhalents63%Cocaine56%Alcohol56%Ecstacy56%None!38%What's your ideal drug?created with QuizFarm....
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Lately, when I'm asked that question, I've been responding with "Been better, been worse." Things to B!+ch AboutMy work schedule which is prohibiting me from seeing DATU_B and his wife before they move out west. Sure, I could have hung out with them last night, but I would've been horrible company what with my sleep cycle totally skewed.Sifting through Ithaca job prospects that didn't seem as plentiful...
Sunday, June 26, 2005
I threw up this old picture just to see if Blogger's new picture feature worked. Apparently there are still bugs if the file's close to a meg or so. I'm sure they'll work it out eventually.Oh, for the curious, this is a shot of me taking a video clip into a mirror of DATU_B demonstrating a dumog (Filipino grappling)...
I'm tired from an early shift at the Diamond Mines, and I've even got to go back at 3 am. So, what else is there for it besides coffee, blogging, and raving about TV that, not having cable, I would have no access to without a... connection...?Doctor Who - "The Parting of the Ways" had its weak points, but it was brilliant overall. One thing about the British - when they revive an institution, they...
Thursday, June 23, 2005
How about some more long overdue pictures of the ol' Road Trip?Most of day four was spent in the City of Rochester, about two hours away from Elmira, where The Wife had "that interview that didn't turn out so well." It wasn't like she fell apart, or anything like that. Just that the face-to-face details about...
You scored as Nipples. You're secretly kinky aren't you? I like you already. Don't let anyone onto your dirty side--it's more fun that way.Cartilage Piercing90%Nipples90%Dirty Piercings80%Earlobe Piercing70%Nose Piercing70%Labret Piercing70%Tongue Piercing50%Belly Button Piercing30%Lip Piercing30%What Piercing...
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Probably my most important one...Hi,You know that email petition that keeps circulating about how Congress is slashing funding for NPR and PBS? Well, now it's actually true. (Really. Check at the bottom if you don't believe me.)Sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS:http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/The House of Representatives is about to vote on whether to slash funding for...
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Sunday, June 19, 2005
As promised...Here are some of the friends we had to say goodbye to near the end of our weekend at the campground where we "roughed it" - before our on-site showers. These aren't half of them, though, or even a representative sampling, but that's ok.The little lady next to the wife belongs to two of her closest...
Saturday, June 18, 2005
This is off the Eskrima Digest:The Jedi ArtsOne of the most popular aspects of the "Star Wars" films are the exciting light-saber duels and swordsmanship (Lucas is an admitted fan of old Samurai films) and martial arts style fighting (which of course originates from the East). As a former student of "Eskrima Serrada" (Stick and Blade fighting developed by Muslims of the Philippines) myself, I see...
Well, it's far from a done deal, but E felt her phone interview with Cornell went extremely well. She won't know for awhile because the folks in the ESL department will be "out of the office" until July 5. Now, this postion has been posted since late May and they presumeably wanted someone hired before August 1st (because of various orientations that are scheduled around then). I could be wrong,...
For someone who doesn't have cable, I'm sure seeing a whole lot of stuff. Gotta love DVDs, torrent sites, and the old fashioned cinema.Right now I'm downloading the final episode of the new Doctor Who, "Parting of the Ways." I'm trying so hard not to go ahead and read all the usual spoiler sites I go to. This is how remakes should be done. I'm feeling the same sort of fascination I felt with reading...
Thursday, June 16, 2005
I'll bring you Day Three in a day or so if I have the time. Meanwhile, you should check this out:Nick Hornby on His New Novel, 'A Long Way Down'Fresh Air from WHYY, June 15, 2005 · The latest novel from best-selling English author Nick Hornby, A Long Way Down, focuses on a group of suicidal people who accidentally meet atop a tall building -- and how that meeting changes their fates. He also writes...
We spent most of the next day at my mother-in-law's place. Small as it might be, I always feel at home there. Even moreso that I'm now displayed with the rest of their family...After that, we went camping with some friends. This year's campsite had on-site everything, but E and I "roughed it" (i.e. slept in...
Shots of the drive up to NY.Sure, the natural scenery was nice, but sometimes, not as interesting. We caught more than one roadside oddities, not to mention some of the ones that were on the road itself. E and I missed the I-71/OH-271 split and ended up going through downtown Cleveland, which wasn't so bad....
Today is the second of the first two days off that I've had in weeks after the manic pace of work, trapsing through upstate NY, and back to work. As I've said, we were with friends and family, and I got to hang out in a cool Rochester coffee shop after E's job interview. The pictures are on their way, especially since Flickr upped their limit to 200 photos. The interview didn't pan out -- don't...
And here, I thought it was my Filipino DNA that potentially gave me the ability to absorb several rounds of low caliber small arms fire before I got to you with my bolo knife...You are similar to Grigori Rasputin. Your hypnotic personality can seem to enslave some people, but don't be surprised if their friends...
Saturday, June 11, 2005
I'm still organizing thoughts and pictures for posting. I'm still exhausted, to boot, so bear with me. In the meantime, here's something I meant to put up before we left.You will fear them! Two weeks ago, I held The Wife captive and forced her to watch the two Captain America made-for-TV movies from the...
Thursday, June 09, 2005
...is taking a break this week, while I recover from my Post Travel Stress Disorder ;).I promise posts filled with BS, deep thoughts, and pictures soon.Oh, and congratulate The Wife who graduates with her second Masters degree tomorrow! This brings the score to E: 2, Don: 0.5 :(.I now return to overplaying the Sons of Champlin Secret CD and giving The Wife yet another reason to hate anything Chicago...
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Fight Club Tuesday Well, the bruises on my right hand seem to be healing quite nicely. DATU_B and I spent some of last Tuesday's session sparring with WEKAF sticks. Here's a screen cap from video that DATU_J shot. I've got to find a host that I can stick video clips on.I'm going to miss this Club...
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