what in the blazes!

Its been strange days since I last posted. I almost forgot about this place. My old world seems to be crumbling apart. Things I thought I knew are not as they seem and things I didn't know are turning out to be crazier than I thought. I hope that if anyone reads this that they are doing alright and I hope one day I will see you again. I am going to try to post on here more often now. much love

Interpol - Barricade

A group from San Fran I like...

Wish I could see them but I am stuck in Longview.

Loquat "Harder Hit" from Evan Lane on Vimeo.

read my "new" post from July 7th

I guess I tried to write something way back then and blogger gave me lip...you should check it out...especially if you like the band America

What can we find???

Well Things are going pretty wild here in lovely New Hampshire...I have been walking around town so much that I have done something that I have never done in my entire life...I wore a hole in the bottom of my converse. I guess that's what happens when they end up being owned by a company who's logo is a whip in mid swing.

Well I did find that some smart people do live around here...this is one of the best billboards I have ever seen and its right down town!!! If you can't see it very well let me know I will send you the full size one...I laughed out loud on the street and looked like a mad man.

Here is a picture of the Greek Orthodox church here in Manchester...not nearly as impressive in this picture as it is in real life...a very unique building...and it is graced with the name of not only my favorite kind of whiskey that I like to share with Larry but one of my good friends.

If you can't read it and you don't know me it does say St. George. Miss you guys (Larry and George)

One of the first things I did when I got to Manchester was to go to the library and find out what I needed to do to get a card...on my way back I saw this statue and the side I was walking up to was a someone caped and hooded...that picture didn't come out but these did.

The crazy thing was this was homeless/student park central and the fertilizer just to the right of the next picture was on fire and I had to put it out because nobody else seemed to care or want to do anything...I saw FLAMES...and kids were playing right by it...odd.

Hello all...there is nothing new in New Hampshire

So I made it to New Hampshire and it's been pretty busy since I have been here. The first thing I got to do was meet one of my new roommates...who is surprisingly young...youngest roommate I have ever had actually.

Then from there I got to see one of my favorite friends ever...the kitty banes. Had to get things organized and see where everything goes and is in my new place. I am living with my good friend/sister Margaret in her new house that she is actually still moving into...its really cute.

The real funny thing is that the whole basement is painted in New England Patriots colors and there is a urinal in the bathroom...don't think that's going to find much use. The good thing is I was so tired from my flight that I fell asleep as soon as I got here at midnight and woke up at seven so I am already used to the time change. The next day Margaret and I got up early because Margaret had a savate match (french kick boxing). I would show you a picture of Margaret but due to the nasty french outfit you have to wear in this sport (almost full body spandex) Margaret would kill me if I put that picture on the Internet but I do have some of the guys fighting for you.

Then that night we drove about an hour away and watched two of Margarets gym members in some boxing matches, one at heavy weight and the other super heavy weight...sadly they didn't win :(

Today I went and took a walk around town to get an idea of where stuff is and how long its going to take me to walk around everywhere. I found that it takes me about an hour for me to walk from home to the university which is downtown. I also witnessed some really interesting sites. These first two pictures are for you if anyone tells you Manchester is as nice as SB.

Blech

Nice town...caring...see the charity? How about the crack pipe?
I found what appears to be the lamest park...EVER. I see how the rough streets of Manchester look like the war in Iraq...and trust me I know this is in bad taste but the picture turned out so well I had to. and I guess the city of Manchester decided to save money by laying off the public works people in town and removing all the trash cans so they didn't have to have someone empty them.But at least I have this great way to remind me where the people I love are...I hope life is great in Cali cuz its looking grim here...not the New England I was hoping for.

Don't worry...I still love you...unless the test is positive

This is for anyone who might read this...not likely. In a day and a half I leave Santa Barbara and I want you all to know that for the few people that I actually knew here you have all been awesome, supportive, caring, and best of all hilarious. I have grown SO much since I have been here in both good ways and bad. I can't say that I am overly excited about my move but I am not afraid...in fact that's how I got to Santa Barbara. In reality the one thing that bothers me the most is the friends...my very dear friends that I am going to miss the very most. These people are my hero's...and I will always look toward them.

In the short number of years I have lived here I have seen some pretty cool stuff with some pretty awesome people. Two trips to cochella, ALL my years with the AWESOME Santa Barbara arts community, great hikes to find tangerine falls with many great people, arguing the legitimacy of walking on the freeway...with the cops, many crazy bus rides, that damn stone brewing festival that I am going to miss almost as much as I will miss Larry & Debbie XOXO, seeing a trap door open up right in the end of a fantastic wine tasting event. The talent of all my friends who are writers, poets, movie makers, teachers, uh...film and lecture managers...heh, artists, chefs, dreamers and doers, musicians and winemakers, life healers (Mel b knows what I mean), revolutionary's, and shamans.

Well I could go on forever but I am drunk so I am going to go pass out and throw-up on myself (just kidding). Just know that I am going to miss you all but I bet I will see you again.

much love

I guess you don't always get what you want

I have been watching way to much TV as of late and today I was watching a show called modern marvels. The episode was talking about the technological advances of fire power during the civil war and the particular section I watched was about the Spencer Carbine. In the show they had a few quotes from diffrent union officers...one caught my as a bit rude. Here is the quote they used: "I believe 250 men armed with the Spencer Carbine rifle would be more than a match for an army of 2500 armed with any other weapon." Now you may ask why is this rude...well who do you think said that?? That's right...General George Armstrong Custer.

Whisket tango foxtrot is right...

Ashley Gilbertson was right about the war and his awesome photo chronicle of what he witnessed but I am not sure he was thinking about our supposed president when he said whiskey tango foxtrot. I just read that unjust prez bush said in regards to the fact that 4000 sons and daughters, some of which I also learned are not even American citizens but are still a large part of our armed forces, had been killed in Iraq...he said they "laid the foundations for peace." Now I don't have any kids but a VERY good friend of mine, who also was one of the only people I have ever met who also was born on x-mas day like me, died on July 16th two years ago in Iraq after being there for only two weeks...I personally am OUTRAGED at this totally crass un-sympathetic...BULLSHIT comment made by this crook. The government and the people of this country should be ashamed of not only him but what we have let them get away with and that when I was younger they also wanted to impeach president Clinton for lying about a BJ. I think I am going to go into politics and I will try to be the FIRST ever politician to be honest. Eh maybe I will just have a drink

You never know till ya know

Well if anyone is reading and wondering where all my wonderful pictures and posts about my trip are I am sorry. I am having a hard time getting the pictures off of my camera...er I mean phone. I was able to look at them on the computer for the first time yesterday and they looked good...or at least some looked ok. Soon I hope, Soon.

See ya on the flip side

So I realize that pretty much nobody reads my blog anymore but soon I leave to go on vacation and I am going to blog about my wild escapades up north in the great pacific northwest. So if you do happen to stop by I hope you enjoy...there should be plenty of pictures! (oooooahhhhh)

heh I just found this saved draft from ages ago...musta been drunk

Oh I've been through the internets with a post with no name it feels sad the SB goes with no rain on the internets nobody knows you're real name cuz you might be ousted like ol' valerie plame...la la la lalalala la la la laa.



thats just what I had to put because blogger won't let me add a title to this post

How could I miss that!

I found something even more hilarious on that ad...it actually says this!

The Santa Barbara News-Press is committed to excellence, quality and professional development throught our organization. We are seeking qualified individuals to join our highly talented team.

What team...? HAH!

does that count for everyone?

I was poking around the internets looking for some new digs and found myself looking at the one aspect of the new-press that is free to look at online...the classifieds. For some reason or another I was looking at the job postings when I came across a little add from the news-press looking for people to sell ads from already existing accounts. I thought to myself how fun would it be to get that job and start working with the various customers they already have...like my employer...and just start talking to them like such an a-hole and tell them truly how few people are actually seeing the multi-thousand dollar ads they are placing and see how many I can get to cancel before they find me out and fire me...that would be fun. My very favorite part of the whole thing though is what the ad says at the bottom:

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that supports a drug-free workplace. Offered a position with the Santa Barbara News-Press, candidates are required to pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.

I am not sure but wasn't the op-ed arrested for drunk driving because he said that’s what he likes to do when he is stressed and under pressure? I may be wrong.

But I did find this in on Forbes:

This spring, Travis Armstrong was arrested for alleged drunk driving, and a brief appeared on page 3. Armstrong cried foul and accused Roberts of running a vendetta. No such thing, said Roberts: Armstrong was a public figure, a person of standing in the community, and the arrest was news. When Armstrong was sentenced, a story was written, but on orders from the top, it was killed.

and this from the LA City Beat:

When the scabrous editorial page editor, Travis Armstrong, was arrested for drunk driving and the story appeared on page three of the paper, she threw a fit, accusing Roberts and his deputies of waging a personal vendetta against Armstrong in the news pages. A news story on Armstrong’s conviction (four days in the slammer and a $1,600 fine) was killed and, since McCaw and Nipper were off to the Mediterranean on a cruise, Armstrong was named acting publisher in their absence. That was when the resignations began in earnest – also fueled by a ludicrous complaint from.

Hrmm maybe I am just a jerk...but it doesn't look to me like everyone has to pass a drug and alcohol test. Just don't be surprised when everyone who works at the news press has to have the same short hair cut, mao cap, and grey army fatigues. Kinda like this guy from N. Korea.

ummm when you do that I can't see

I have just come to the conclusion that I am a much better back seat blogger then I am at just driving the damn thing. With a bit of hard work and a lot more time working on getting outside my comfort zone I just may be able to even get this thing started again...its almost as bad as my brothers old Plymouth Volare...which you all would be surprised to find out was the 1976 motor trend car of the year...as both the Plymouth Volare and the dodge aspen. Now: Gentlemen start your engines!

Eight is great...this will make me lose a date

Thanks to my great friend over at INOTBB who felt bad for me because my mind is so gunked up right now he thought I needed something to try and get my blog started...so why don't we get to know each other.

1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.
2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. (You’re not the boss of me!)
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

This seems almost like speed dating:

1) As a young lad...just a mere 4 years old I was playing "spray each other in the face with the garden hose" with my brother when I took a few steps back and fell into a box of old rusty barbwire. I still am afraid of barbwire.

2) After High school I jumped from college to college before ending up going to bicycle mechanic school to learn how to fix bicycles, suspension forks, weld bicycles, and how to fit and ride bikes. HAH I went to school to learn how to ride a bike.

3) **gulp** I used to play dungeons & dragons, Magic the gathering, and Warhammer 40k.

4) On a train ride from Eugene, OR to Santa Barbara before I lived here they were showing the movie Signs and I had twelve people on the train tell me I looked just like Joaquin Phoenix.

5) In my 11th grade year in High school I played "crazy old peters the hermit" in George M. Cohan's play Seven Keys to Baldpate. It was a huge success!

6) When I was about 10 or so I was hit in the mouth with a baseball...I started collecting baseball cards instead.

7) I am half Irish and half Mexican...which explains why I really like whiskey and cerveza.

8) I have actually hiked all the way to the crater of Mount St. Helens...and back!

and as for tagging 8 other bloggers...I don't think I know 8 others and when checking my first one to see if they had already been tagged and I noticed they had and subsequently tagged pretty much the remaining bloggers I know...oh well...thanks Esau! :-)

ooops...sorry!

I suck!

ahhhh ya think!

I read in the news a few interesting things today I guess good ol' Colin Powell is trying to act like he can still make a diffrence. It said this:

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba should close "not tomorrow but this afternoon".

and...

"If it were up to me I would close Guantanamo not tomorrow but this afternoon," Powell told NBC's Meet the Press television program.
"Essentially, we have shaken the belief the world had in America's justice system by keeping a place like Guantanamo open and creating things like the military commission."

If I was smart enough I am sure I could think of all sorts of things to write about this but alas all that comes to my mind at this point is...well duhhhh!

I could think of some thing

Today the AP reported this little story:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday the war in Iraq is "lost," triggering an angry backlash by Republicans, who said the top Democrat had turned his back on the troops.

I am not sure about anyone else but to me saying the war is "lost" sounds more like sticking up for the troops more then anything else...keeping them in this senseless war so they can get killed seems like turning your back on them.

it goes on to say this:

"I believe myself that the secretary of state, secretary of defense and - you have to make your own decisions as to what the president knows - (know) this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday," said Reid, D-Nev.

Republicans pounced on the comment as evidence, they said, that Democrats do not support the troops.

"I can't begin to imagine how our troops in the field, who are risking their lives every day, are going to react when they get back to base and hear that the Democrat leader of the United States Senate has declared the war is lost," said Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

I can imagine how our troops might feel...

"Thank god I get to come home!" or "Yes I am going to see my newborn after all!"

In my opinion the best thing we can do for our troops is to bring them home, anything else is turning your back on them.

This little post went wee wee wee all the home

I changed my mind about posting the post that was posted in this post. Now you just get this lame post with a nice picture I took to represent how devoid of ideas I am at this point.

I really hope that you do enjoy!