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Flaming Jello Shots!

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:47:22 GMT

Another delightful day at the Hive and hereabouts. No driving today (or yesterday), but much wandering about nonetheless. Weather = ideal. Local places to eat 'n' drink 'n' shop = awesome. Managed to take care of the nuisance front garden issues (with the wonderful help of the always hard-working delerium3). O'morrow I'll finish up w/more mulching and a mess of lawn mowing and possibly (if'n time/energy permits), ripping up the weeds along the strip right next to the street and filling it w/fresh soil/compost mix and seeding it w/wildflowers. Then it's off to a local party, as I'm finally expanding my local/PDX social circles/life a bit more, before (perhaps) heading up to Sidhehaven for the night and to hang out some on Saturday. Feeling nicely relaxed yet productive. :-)

Lightning

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:42:40 GMT

Went out walkies and very much enjoyed a tremendous (yet completely SILENT) thunderstorm, mostly bright flashes and reflections behind clouds, but got to see one massive jagged bolt, too. 'Tis humid out...and very very nice.

New Troubie Show: As U2 Like It

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:34:43 GMT

PSA: Yes, it's time once again for the Troubadore Theater Company's annual Shakespeare/pop music mash-up. Wed. - Sat. 8pm and Sun. 4pm from August 13 - September 14, 2008 at the Falcon Theater in Burbank, CA (across the street from the ORIGINAL Bob's Big Boy). Don't think I'll be going (*sadness*), but if'n you end up going, I'd love to hear all about it.

Hugs Preferred to Bugs

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:25:47 GMT

My patience has worn thin. Not quite sure what sort of soul-food equivalent to corn starch I should insert into the mix to re-thicken it. Shan't rant here. Did that in my Paper Journal earlier. What I need: peace, quiet, as Silence Is Golden...or mebbe loud music. And a spell of No Stupid People from whom I cannot escape.

Interesting disco yesterday about - wow, I'm editing myself...fascinating...odd - ADD and drug reactions and my perceived need at times for overstimulation. *BOUNCE* Hyperfocus? Hmm, mebbe sometimes, mebbe in the past. Not so much now. Now more all over the sodding place. I'd like to try though.

Okay, I feel pretty good now. I'm sitting on the swinging loveseat on my front porch as the sudden outburst of rain pounds down...and then tapers off. Several other folks're enjoying the now- cooling off evening on their front porches as well. I quite like this. Haven't been at the Hive 'nuff to enjoy and appreciate this. Want more. Will make more time for this.

Not sure what I'm doing this w'end. I've lined up various ducks in various row, but won't even try to knock 'em all down. I may head Northward a tad. I may stay home and attack my front yard instead. Gonna take o'morrow easy (hopefully). I need this.

Newsie News

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:10:26 GMT

Okay, Maybe It WAS For The Oil...

Messed Up E-mail

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:38:12 GMT

Please note that I'm pretty much unable to read my e-mail (sent to my yahoo account). Whenever I click to read it, I see it for a brief second and then it starts sending me off to something called js.worthathousandwords.com - only it never gets there, it tries loading but does nothing. I can see that I've got stuff from folks (I somehow managed to very quickly copy and paste one from vismaya_viewer and read it, but not anything else anybody's sent me today. So, for the moment at least, I'm asking you to change your records to note that my e-mail address is now at gmail dot come (same starting bit as before). Thanks!

Oh, and if anybody has any suggestions as to how I can deal w/this nonsense, that'd be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Apparently I'm not alone...

EDIT2: Okay, I can read an e-mail if'n I hit the ESCAPE button as soon as the e-mail appears on the screen.

FaerieWorlds 2008 Tickets

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:38:54 GMT

I've lost track so'm now putting out feelers: if'n you're getting your FW08 ticket via ME (gift or purchase), please respond here ASAP so I know how many more I have available for folks who need 'em and want 'em at the lowest cost - $50 for w'end pass. If'n you want/need FW08 tix, lemme now here as well and I'll letcha know in about a week(ish) whether I've got one/more. Comments screened.

Things I've Done Meme

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:25:04 GMT

Just because everyone else is doing it.....

Bold all the things you have done

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (um, from a kayak on a lake...yeah, THAT I've done)
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier (not my bottom...)
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states.
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Bench pressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow (goat but not cow)
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theatre
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favour of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honour of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror (hmm, not as cast, but as pre-show entertainment)
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favourite childhood toy
128. Followed your favourite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Member of Congress
132a. Had them write back
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ... more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a TV radio game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than US states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. ... and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions (so far...)
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196. Dyed your hair
197. Been a DJ
198. Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199. Written your own role playing game
200. Been arrested

The Surreality Persists

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:17:30 GMT

I'm in SoCal. Flew in on Wed. Flying out again (to SEATAC) on Monday. Even though I know dozens of people here and've spent decades living here, it really feels as if I'm on another planet. Imagery: BUBBLES. I'm existing in a tiny bubble filled w/just the people I've been interacting with recently and the folks at yesterday's mem'l service. Yeah, others exist, I've even spoken w/other folks and IM'd and e-mailed...but nothing feels real...everything's a tad hazy and surreal. Focus has been specific and other-directed.

Splashed about in the Pacific Wed night after a far-more-crowded than it should've been late night trip to LAX to drop a car off for more outta-town fambily arriving in town for the...they're not festivities...what're they? Deathtivities? blah blah blah more huge thoughts 'bout compartmentalization of lives swirling about here but I'm too wiped out to try to make sense

Today's it's finally quiet for a bit. Nobody's here but me 'n' AJ - and she's down for a nap now. Later on there's a fambily outing for Wall-E followed by dinner at cuz EP 'n' fambily's house. Dunno 'xactly what o'morrow (Sat) holds beyond continued logistics. The fambily members who came into town're starting to depart so various runs to various airports will continue for another few days.

I'm taking this Sunday for ME. Hopefully will get to visit w/1annie1 'n' fambily in the morning, then a spa-licious afternoon, and finally, a date w/hiddentass.

And soon now, in not so many days, I'll have a few precious days at the Hive. I quite like Portland. I even ostensibly live there. I'd like to spend some time there again while the weather's delightful.

Live music = one of my fave things. Not a single eye remained unmoistened last night.

RIP: Uncle Davey

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:47:16 GMT

Heart attack in his sleep, went peacefully...really the best way to go.

Turning

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:58:00 GMT

The wheel and the season's turned (maybe...hopefully...is Summer really here?), folks're moving 'round, things're shifting. I'm finding myself at times in positions I don't much care for and'm dealing w/it all as best I can. Gonna not worry (too much) and be happy (lots 'n' lots).

At ecstatic dance last night, the guy who put it together (made the marvie music mix and lead the opening and closing circles) said he'd been feeling as if things were gearing up for an explosion (presumably in his life). Various people nodded their heads knowingly and/or in agreement. I far prefer implosions to explosions, inclusion to exclusion, internal to external manifestations of badness. On this last one though, keeping things stuffed in ain't so healthy or wise or nice. Messes'll have to be cleaned up sooner or later.

I'm on the verge of pruning my LJ F-list b'c I don't have the time/energy to read everything everyone writes. If'n I haven't met you in person and/or you don't actually use LJ, you're certainly welcome to keep reading mine (rarely do I lock posts).

The Other Dark Meat...

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:39:53 GMT

Llama! PING wildwoosi and lightfoote. Um, I'm not at all convinced this is on the up & up...

PING lunaticbubbles

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:26:56 GMT

Happy B-Day!

Good Vibrations

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:40:35 GMT

The Technology of Orgasm - this'll make a good b-day gift for Mom!

Related: Slideshow History of the Vibrator. Um, NSW, in case you hadn't figured that out already.

A Mellow Day

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:35:56 GMT

Today was really fairly mellow and quiet, quite nice and needed. sidhefire's visiting the Hive for a few days. Today began w/b-fast at Cricket Cafe (yum). After numbly sustenance, we headed over to PAM to check out the art then wandered the Farmer's Market a block away before hitting Sock Dreams and then returning over the river again to enjoy the Rose Gardens. Afterwards we returned to the Hive and walked over to Division Blvd to check out that area and grab a bite to eat and some coffee. Turns out there's a nice new wine bar/garden shop along w/the newest incarnation of the Goddess Gallery which became Practically Divine and is now something else the name of which I've forgotten. Also hit the really good thrift store at the corner of 50th. Then 'twas back to the Hive to relax s'more before finishing off the day w/ecstatic dance followed by the traditional lavender honey steamers and snackies at the Pied Cow. Soon: sleep. O'morrow the 'rents (mom and her hubby) arrive for a week and a half. Much bizziness to come... Somewhere 'round July 2nd/3rd I'll get to relax again.

Strangeness, Thy Name Is "Geoduck"

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:24:32 GMT

It's Pronounced "Gooey-Duck"

Stuff & Things

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:26:55 GMT

As I wander about my place, putting things away, looking at what I have and wondering which things I really need, it hits me: I have a lot of stuff and things "just in case." I'm not where I'm going to be. I don't know where I'm going to be. I'm not sure what I'm going to be doing. Then again, hanging onto stuff in case I need it really may well result in clogging up the pipeline of where I'd like to be and what I'd like to be doing.

Goal: get no more stuff, at least w/out thinking long and hard 'bout whether I need the stuff and ideally with a give and take built in the process: as something comes in, so something goes out.

Home Again and A Time Meme

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:30:45 GMT

THAT worked out well. I made it to PDX just in time to pick up LJ-less L and her luggage and take her home. Good long w'end w/good people. Much busy-ness upcoming. Next up though: sleep.

Meanwhile, THIS amuses me:

Summer Is For Free Music

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:38:04 GMT

PSA: Free music every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm in Duvall, WA from July 9 - August 20, 2008.

Classic Photos In Legos

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:23:15 GMT

Thx for the turn-on, lorriet!

Check These Out!

Mortality

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:02:28 GMT

Sometimes we come face to face w/mortality. Been thinking 'bout this a lot this evening as I drove around getting lost time after time. Things become razor sharp. What matters becomes clearer, along w/what doesn't so much. Much more to say 'bout this. Mebbe I'll continue o'morrow...

Memory Lane Meme - ganked from ceolyn

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:19:16 GMT

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want -- good or bad. When you're finished, if you so desire, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you. Comments screened for now (let me know if'n you don't mind me unscreening yours).

SoCal Snippet

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:44:47 GMT

Gracing the the driveway as we entered the casa de Muppets LARP this past Saturday:

There were quite a few fascinating people to play w/that night...

PING nomilomi

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:39:02 GMT

Happy B-day to you!

Heh...'Specially Given The Wifely Results (Very Poor)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:17:30 GMT

As a 1930s husband, I am
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