Time does fly

The last two weeks were very eventful. Some key items include:

- I accepted a job offer which had been in the works for some time, and I'm still pinching myself. I won't really believe it until I sit down at my new desk.

- I went apple picking for the first time. Loads of juicy fun.

- this PhD process is looming...I need to get on the ball.

- back to spinning. Oh, how I've missed ya.

I haven't made time to write lately since the weather has been so spectacular. I am in love with life in October. Went to the Shaw Art Fair this weekend, got inspired. Took more photos outdoors - the leaves are getting there, not quite yet, but in two weeks all will be right in my world.

Camping is tentatively on the agenda for next weekend, followed by the annual winery trip, and then Halloween. Seattle in November - cannot wait for that trip.

Life is good.

I'll Get You, My Pretty...

Jeebus. This scares me.

I had finished some shopping, and was attempting to navigate the parking lot and this THING jumps out at me.

Effin flying monkey.

Not much scares me.

Monkeys scare me.

People dressed up as monkeys? Way scarier.

This thing HOPPED, yes hopped, over to my car.

I had to snap a pic.

Bring on the nightmares....

140.6

Jeff finishing the Ford Ironman in Wisconsin this past Sunday.

Total Time: 13:06:41
107 out of 249 in his division (M45-49)
1038 out of 2397 participants

Oh, the stamina!!!

Who's the man?? :-)

Catholic Boy

Jim Carroll - a punk, a poet, a writer, a singer. Best known by the masses as the author of The Basketball Diaries.

He died this past Friday. Somehow, this news passed me by until last night.

Enjoy this poetry reading with Jim and Bukowski...


I salute you, brother...

The Bad, The Good

I saw the movie Whiteout.

Trash. Waste. Bummed me out.

The first three minutes are extreme close-ups devoted to watching Kate Beckinsale undress and shower. In a cheesy,9th grader kinda way. Not stylistic at all. So, that kinda set the tone, and it never did get good.

Didn't stay to see the ending...it was so bad. Walked out at the 65 minute mark. Snuck in to see the end of 9. That looked good.

SPOILER: It's not a horror movie. It's about a Russian cargo plane that crashed during the Cold War and it had some kind of nuclear weapon on board that the government is looking for. Yup. Just a mystery, a killer, snow, and Tom Skerrit.

Now, I like Tom Skerrit a lot. I could watch that craggy old face recite the dictionary. Too bad he got talked into making this movie.

In one scene, Kate's left pinky and ring finger are frostbit, and Tom has to remove them before they get gangrenous. Do they show him snapping off the fingers? NO. You just hear the sound. I think I paid good money for some special effects...but no, all we get is sound.

Lame.

I feel I must redeem myself by talking up one of my FAVORITE movies.

Reprise, is a wonderful little Norwegian film about two good friends who are aspiring writers that submit their manuscripts on the same day. They both get published, but one friend fares better than the other.

Not to give too much away, the movie is an examination of friendship, learning to live up to your own expectations and not others, and finding your way.

It's got a great soundtrack, interesting filming and audio techniques and it's unformulaic.

I just #1'd it in my Netflix queue. If you're looking for a treat, do the same.

Clever commercial

Go Dokken Go...

Technology + water = death

My Treo died over the holiday weekend.

It got wet. I will not go into details. Imagine what you will.

So, I've lost all of my appointments. All of my phone numbers. All of my text messages.

Basically, I've lost my mind.

I've lost will to live.

I've lost the ability to be on time, to any function I agreed to attend, once upon a time.

No. I obviously did not back it up, sync it up. Der.

So, I guess it's time to move onward, and upward.

Goodbye, dear friend, dear Treo. You've served me well. I will never forget you...

Hello, iPhone 3G. Hello sanity.