Fire in the fireplace, ham, yams, and experimental cooking in the crockpot. (no avocadoes this time, i swear). Cat's lounging around, warm baths, good books, Christmas eve. Hot chocolate and sex haven't made an appearance yet, but the night's still young............... In the spirit of Tiny sterotyp......I mean Tim, Merry Christmas, and God bless you all. Each and every one. God bless you greywar for getting me hooked. God bless you psuedosoldier. God bless you talisein.....I'm sure h...
Happy New Years! What's heading up your new year's resolutions this year? Did you wait to the last minute? Here's a few of mine to get you started.... This year I resolve to........ 1. Eat out no more than once a week. 2. Stay able to wear the same pair of pants. 3. Run two thousand miles this year. (see resolutions one and two) 4. I will be nice to the squirrels, I will be nice to the squirrels, I will be nice.......... 5. Stop cussing. Period. No matter how tempting at ...
For those of you who've been wondering if I died or deployed or got turned into one of the zombie deer, this is from me, to you. Here's what I've been doing the last 22 days or so. Reading John Ringo. Link who's not bad, and lead me through mad curiosity over an obscure reference here. Link where I became terminally addicted to a cartoon called Sluggy Freelance . For those of you who knew about this, i need say nothing. except perhaps DAMN YOUR EYES FOR NOT TELLING ME SOONER!!!!! ...
Muhahaha, sneaky latin. or latinish anyways. Blatantly stolen from Rene Decartes, (was a drunken fart, thank you Monte Python for making that permanent), I blog therefore I am. But lately I haven't been. Or so it would seem. MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Basically, been busy doing army stuff, enjoying exhillirating trips to the junkyard (it's not a trip, it's an adventure!), fixing multiple cars, running, having my family in town, getting ready for Christmas, sleeping occasionally, and freezing my ass...
Herro....hans brix. I've recently begun (or tried to begin anyways) yet another hobby. I've gone through many since joining the army, and even retained some. Despite frequent lack of time, past interests include (but are not restricted to)reading (well duh....), TV (given up), video games (given up.....mostly damn it), crosstitch (freakin' awesome), glass painting, automotive restoration/repair (very useful), cooking (useful when you've got time), languages, scherenschnitte (fancy paper cu...
Ow. YAY!!!!!! Ow. YAY!!!! Ow. Ow. Ow. That pretty much sums up the Marathon experience so far. After 7 months of training, I (and 12,000 like minded idiots) finally ran the Austin Freescale Marathon this weekend. (7500 officially in the full marathon, 4000 in the half) It was awesome. Amazing. Incredible. Insert cliche here. Painful. (but only after mile 19 or so.) That's right Joe Users, you will be amazed to know that I came in 2681st. I think. Yes. I'm certainly imp...
The army has relented for a couple of days, and granted us a mmmm......weekdayend? Anyways, I took a break from working on my engine, and played with concrete all weeke........I mean monday and tuesday. Including the furnace for my foundry. I started small. Merely poured a new mailbox post (2.5 parts sand, 2.5 parts gravel from the shitty grading job the did in front of my house, take that Copperas Cove!!!!, 1 part portland cement, and just a leeetle bit of water.) That was fun, so I finis...
I am possibly on the path to freedom. As a result of general army fuckery (pardon the pun), although originally supposed to last until November, the stop loss I am currently under has been cancelled with the return of our brigade. Whoops. I've been told that they don't know, it's going to be fixed, etc., but it hasn't. And no one my cadre has told me definitively, that the Army isn't going to stop paying me as of Apr. 24. (which my pay statement has) So, I'm doing what any good korean l...
Told you so. And well, if you're wondering why I'm posting this under humor, I think my life's a joke. Just a quick update, but I swear by the zombie deer that roam my neighborhood, I will write again soon. In the meantime, I've been smelting away like a sweaty toothed madman (and who knows that quote i dare ya? (no googling, that's cheating)), aluminium everywhere, it's wild! Even began casting. I'd post more pictures that don't work, but I'm really really lazy. Additionaly, the pres...
Top ten things to tell the cadre I'm going to do when I get out. 10. I don't know. What does it matter, as long as I'm not still in the Army? (Why not start with the truth? They'll never believe it anyways....) 9. Open a crystal meth lab....It's a growth industry at Ft. Hood. 8. I never wanted to be a soldier, rabbiting on, killing people and kicking in doors all day........I wanted to be.........a Lumberjack!!! 7. Be a stay at home mom and live off of my wife's paycheck (what's i...
Morning y'all. Doing much better, as long as I move s.....l....o.....w......ly. There's an unexpected side effect to my pneumonia though. Ever know someone to go in the hospital with a ruptured appendix, or some virus, and come out 30, 40 lbs lighter? I know it's not healthy, but you get that sort of Betty Grable in Dark Horse (she dies of brain cancer) waifish sort of look, you know? I figured that that would be one of the few good effects to come from this, but oh, the shock to my van...
My hat's off again to Rodriguez, Who's gone out of his way just to please us, and this bit of film noir, begins with a roar, that is sure to make you yell HOLY SHIT!!! WOW!!! OH my God!!! Did you see that!! Oh man she's hot!!! LOOK OUT!!!!! I cannot find words to relate, The action, the detail, intricate, It may seem a bit crude, To a boring old prude, But if you've got a pulse, then it's great. No spoilers, but for the overall feeling? See the end of verse one. Think of Despera...
I was just reading a funny story by our very own hunter of lobster, Link when I was reminded of my first apartment after I got married in college, almost nine years ago...... This was a 200 dollar a month wonder in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. While that's not as bad as it sounds (you could get a fairly nice apartment there at the time for 300/350,) this was not prime real estate. It wasn't in the slums or anything, (this town couldn't have supported a slum) but it was the best we could afford ...
Muhahahaha!!!! I've finally got some energy back, and am feeling right for the first time in about two weeks. Still technically got the pneumonia, still a little weak, but feeling good (and full of yummy nachos and tilapia.) Therefore, I've decided to listen to one doctor (and not another) and very, very cautiously try running a mile or two tommorow slowly. It's maybe a little early, but one follow up doc said I'd probably be alright to run a little, carefully by the end of this week, an...
Well, except for you.....but you're the exception and you knew the title was a trick.......right. But since you're here, sit. Read, enjoy yourself......... Thank you for falling prey to my points whoring, because while I do very well with articles about zombie deer, fishing for squirrels, and political commentary, this is both about my running, and my pneumonia, either of which is apparantly about as popular as my article on dressage (horse ballet)......which you notice I very purposefully...