vgod

new website

2009-05-19T21:33:00.002-07:00

hey there all those that may still read this. please revert to my new website.

www.razorsmith.com

i will be selling some of my straight razor stuff there, and there is a blog there as well called, 'The Latest.'

this blog will probably be reverted to that site eventually. so until then, adios!!!

darren

new turnings!!!

2009-03-09T11:06:00.002-08:00

so lots of small pain over the last few weeks. i am getting better at turning bowls, and the finishes are getting better as well. however i am still using tools past their sharpness prime. so when i get started i have nice sharp tools. however halfway through, not so much. i need more tools to keep my current tools sharp during a process. "you get that momma!!!!"

i have also jumped into the pen turning business. i tell you, the learning curve with machinery is a pretty steep and violent curve.

newbies

2009-02-12T20:31:00.003-08:00

so by newbies, no i am not talking about new people. new things. more things.

razor site and stuff:
so still working to get this up and going. i am in a funding shortage until i can sell some razors to pay for the site to.......sell some razors. i should have some sold over the next few weeks. this should help to get me up and going.

hobbies:
volleyball is going well. coaching is getting better and the teams that i am working with seem to be improving rapidly. they pick up ideas and i am enjoying the time teaching.
cubing is going normal. i get to solve a couple of times a week. not getting any faster, but still get to solve some and waste a few minutes.

juggling again. i will probably start posting more about this as well. for the longest time, i have been able to juggle 3 balls, however not for anything longer than for maybe a minute. and nothing other than a cascade pattern(typically what you see when people juggle 3 items). i have always wanted to do different patterns, and learn to juggle more items.
so i have been working on different 3 ball patterns, as well as throwing over the shoulder, backcrosses, under leg, 1 up 360 spins, 2 up 360, 3 up 360.
and i have been practicing 4 ball juggling. last week i was having a hard time getting a 4 ball flash down. this means throwing up each ball and cathing each ball one time. i watched a guy on youtube named ctjuggles and his instructions really helped me to break things down and improve. yesterday while the kids and i were playing in the backyard, i was able to make 50 catches. i was indeed happy.
my next goal is to learn a few more 3 ball patterns, to get better at backcrosses, to be able to juggle 4 balls for 1 minute. and i hope to get some clubs in the near future. i really want to start juggling clubs. but like everything else, money lacking.

kiddos are doing great. boys are imitating everything that we and pua are doing. so we really gotta be careful on what we are doing around them. pua is just a super princess. she bosses her boys around and plays with them really well. we are really proud of all the kiddos.

okay, so another update withing a 6 month timeframe. i'm pretty happy about that. we will see how long till the next one.

vgod

weekend update

2009-01-26T17:21:00.004-08:00

so decent weekend. coached the 14's in the skyline earlybird tourney. we went 2-4 on saturday putting us in silver bracket. great thing is we were not last in the pool. sunday lost a close 3set match to put us into the 5th place match. come to find out, the team won that match and took 5th in the silver bracket. not gold, and not 1st, but quite a ways from last. so happy times. i hope that this can drive some confidence into this team. i was very proud.

bought my drill press today. that much closer to making custom pens. just need a few more supplies and i will be churning out Christmas presents in no time. also over the end of last week, i figured out a way to make a at home grinder to work on razors. i need to make a few more pieces to do different size blades, but i got a great start.

child is sick. she has strep. my throat has been bothering me as well, so i will be going to the dr. tomorrow. missing another day at work. bummer for me and my sickdays. 2 down and not even through january.

stay tuned

vgod

longtime, new site a coming

2009-01-18T22:35:00.004-08:00

so it's been a while. i will try to be better this year about posting. i am starting a new site and business restoring straight razors and making custom shave brushes. i will be using this site and that one to hopefully explore my creativity.

i purchased a lathe this year and have been having a blast with it. created some cool brushes, a few bowls, and some other nic nacs. i have to justify the time spent playing with the money i can get back out of it.

also this year i hope to start making custom pens and pencils. mostly as gifts and some small income, but nothing i can retire off of.

family is wonderful. check out the family site to the right. wife keeps that one pretty well updated. new pics and family offerings and such.

have a great day.

vgod

look, another one

2008-01-04T19:20:00.000-08:00

another post within a month, amazing huh!!

just want to look back on 2007. let's see.... there are so many things that did happen, however i really only care to share with a few. the first one that seeemed to take my time up is that i finally grew a pair of brass cajones and started shaving with a straight razor. one of those manly things i always wanted to do, but did not know where to start. i borrowed a straight, strop, brush and soap from father in law. this straight is from the 60's. i later acquired another from the early 1900's. this is my current str8. i am very happy with it. check out straight razor place, or the shave den. 2 very good sites for reference, resources, or just curiosity.

i have been trying to learn to play the guitar for some time now. finally this year i did learn. while i am not great, i have a better understanding of playing a few chords. my father sang country, but more importantly, he sang to his kids. that is what i wanted to do. well, that i can now do. 26 years, my dad would have taught me at the drop of a hat. i never asked. dumbass.

Christmas was the last straw. over Christmas, i picked up a rubiks at the in-laws. amazing what you tube can teach you.over the next 3 days, i learned to solve my 1st scrambled cube. took me about 10 min. now i have it down to about 3 min. i am not trying to set any records, however, i would like to get faster.

anyway, hopefully i will get either some pics or vids up soon.

happy new year.

vgod

new post, new pics

2007-12-24T22:22:00.000-08:00

this just in, i have no more hair. 2 years growth gone. donated to the http://www.locksforlove.com/ . i hope some little girl enjoys it and has a great Christmas present with it.

the pic with the brick was an inside joke. taken 12.21.07. thanks to str8s, this is the most facial hair this punk has ever had. ever. ever!!!

the second was taken Christmas eve around 8:30pm. bye bye.

the third was about 9pm. convict style.

if you ever grow your hair to any respectable length, cut it and donate it. if it is to short for locks for love to use, they sell it to i guess toupee companies maybe to fund other needs they have. a great Christmas present that i can give.

merry friggin' Christmas!!

bah humbug!!!

vgod

new post, and some pics.

2007-10-01T06:26:00.000-07:00

boys are getting big. both over 19 pounds now. baby girl is 3 yrs old and going on 15. that woman is starting a new carreer and will one day be the success we all know she will be, but it will take years of hard work on all of our part to get there. in the meantime, here are some new shots.

fun with names. i like my starwars name.

2007-09-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

1. YOUR REAL NAME: vgod
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus izzle.) Darizzle

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)! Red Terrier

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, and current street name) Ray WhiteOak

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, first 3 letters of moms maiden name) Smidasmi

6. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink). Blue Mountain Dew

7. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, any letter of your middle name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of you dads middle name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, last letter of your moms middle name) Airmade

8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (fathers/mothers middle name) Dwayne Louise

9. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one your pets) Black Andika

domingo, parte deaux

2007-06-26T20:48:00.000-07:00

okay, so rough start to the day, but it continues on. so when we last left our hero, the flood was gone, no poo in la casa, shorter grass, and drains are working well. so on to the next fun project.

so i got these 2 outdoor faucets. 1 in front, 1 in back. duh! so let me tell you what i am working with. the front faucet, pretty simple. the knob is broken, so i just need to take old one off and put on a new one. easy easy. the back one however is another monster in itself. i hate turning this one one. imagine mt. vesuvius covering pompei, and you know what happens when i turn this knob.

so i tackle my back faucet 1st. there is a retaining nut that holds the faucet tight, and then you unscrew the faucet rod itself and out it comes. that's it? that's it! that was easy. inspecting the gasket on the end, you can tell that the gasket is worn. so i bring it with me when i go to lowes. lowes is about 10 minutes away, not to far. i make it to lowes and buy the part i need along with another gasket for additional support. i head back to the house. i sit down and watch dvr shows while working on the faucet. i get both gaskets on and go outside to put it back together. everything is good, i run to the front yard and crank on the water. run back to the back yard expecting to see old faithful spouting out from the house. nothing. no spewing water, no river of life, not even a dribble. nice!!! i attach a hose and turn on the water. it works. water the way nature intended it. through pipes and out a yellow plastic hose.

now around to the front faucet. turn off the water again. this one is just unscrewing the old one and screwing in the one i already bought last week. so i have a new bib/faucet to install with 90 degree elbow to attach with the pipe coming out of the ground. problem is the pipe coming out of the ground is a female. i already have a female. this sucks. back to lowes again. so i take the 10 minute drive again, although now it feels like 15 minutes. while there, i get a few more pieces. i eventually will do a sprinkler system at this house, so i want to add a 'T' into the line for the stand alone line later. so i get what i need, and back to the house. so i get everything together, (this is nice!) the only thing left is to screw my new faucet and t connector into the ground line. so i make the connection. looks good. over to the water main to turn back on the water. when i got back to my faucet, it looked like what i imagin a car on a hydrant. something is there prventing the water from going flying into the air, but not from shooting out horizontally in all directions. what now. so back to turn off the water. back to the faucet. seems i cross threaded the new pieces that i have added into the female piece that was already there. this is copper. i ain't gonna be able to fix the threads. so now i have to replace this piece. back to lowes. again. 3rd time today.

get the piece i need, along with the missing items i need to sweat this piece back on. you see, this piece must be soldered onto the ground pipe. not hard, but not a simple task if you have never performed this. however, i am up for the challenge. so back to the house. have to cut off the old female sleave. not a biggie, but just adds to the fun. after that prepare the pipe for the task at hand. now it is a matter of heating the pipe and soldering it on. i have a small butane torch and so it takes a little longer to heat this up. wouldn't you know that just before it gets hot enough, i mean another 10 seconds and i am golden, butane runs out. i have given up all control long ago, so i go get the refill and add some in my torch. guess what, i have to reheat the pipe all over again. once i got it hot enough, the solder sucked right up into place, easy work. i then put in my brand new faucet again, this time being sure it was on correctly, and tightened it down. back to the curb, water back on. no leaks. turned it on. water flowed like the Tigres. so happy to be done.

so how was your day?

a ?typical? saturday??? part 1!

2007-06-26T15:32:00.000-07:00

i would love to say that i awoke saturday with the whole day in front of me. how quickly that would disappear and be gone. cry, cry. boo hoo. oh, and sorry but this is going to be a long post. it was a long day.
we fed the boys late friday night. what a blessing. they slept until 7 am. i tried to convince the wife to feed them, but that didn't happen (another story i won't discuss.) so i fed the boys. luckily pua slept in for a little bit, so i only had the boys for a little bit. on a quick side note, we were having a little drainage issue with the kitchen sink friday night. this will play a role in my day. after about an hour, i was on my second boy, mommy woke up, came in the kitchen and the family is awake.
so around this time i go to put shoes on to mow the forrest i have surrounding mi casa. then, a shout from the mom to the dog. my beagle decided the boy's floor looked like the perfect place to take a squat. however she decided to poop a little here, then move over 5 feet, poop again, move 5 feet, poop, you get the picture. 5 golden nuggets. any guess who picked those gems up??? so i put them in a tissue and throw them in pua's toilet. she is working on potty training right now and doing a great job. so proud. so pua had also just woken up and went to the toilet prior to the dog's poopfest. needless to say the toilet mechanism broke and the water was not filling up, which meant no flush the dog poo.
so now i have the toilet lid off, trying to see if it is really broke or just a chain. about this time i hear yelling from the kitchen. 'hold on', 'no, get in hear i need help!!!!' so i am now flying into the kitchen to water covering half of the floor. seems that the wife started the dishwasher when she first woke up. remember the clog? our dishwasher drain empties into the same drain as our sink. well, she didn't remember, and i did not think about reminding her. so now i have dog poo floating, and a kitchen flooding. too much fun. oh, and about this time, the boys started crying again. but not like boo hoo cry, like their leg was hanging out of the crib and being twisted off in a vise like grip. fun times!!! oh, and after another 2 minutes, i finally thought to shut off the dishwasher!!!! freaking brilliant.
so about the time that we get all, most, of the water picked up, a fan blowing, and the cabinets cleaned out, the wife and kids left so i could work on the clog. oh, but i have crap floating. so i had to fill up the toilet back to get it to flush. i grabbed the largest cup i could find. a quart size cup we use to heat up bottles. i was really not thinking right. so 15 minutes later, dog poo gone, back on a wet kitchen floor. my next 1.5 hours was under my sink snaking out the drain to try to find the clog. after this time, i was not able to bend my fingers after working the snake. might as well put everything back together and see if i got it. 10 minutes later, another flood, success, i think not. now was a good time for a break. so i mowed the yard. good times. i love yardwork. i know, i must be an idiot, but it is relaxing to me.
back to the drain, i worked for another 45 minutes snaking it out again. i was covered in black disgusting goop from the deep bowels of my drain. seems when the 2nd flood happened, there was still pressure on the line, up until i released that pressure. being covered in water is one thing. being covered in water and food particles from your garbage disposal is another. yeah, fun times. drain back together, try again. water flushing just fine. open up the dishwasher, still drain water in it. so i run the dishwasher. seems that when there is still overflow in the bottom, it will overflow onto the ground. another flood. this is getting old. but at least the water in the sink drains now, and so did the dishwasher after this last little overflow. finally!

dang, it's been a while

2007-05-21T18:49:00.000-07:00

so i have not updated lately, in fact, almost 5 months. and yet here i sit click clacking away. should i give my darkest secrets? my hopes and desires? my goals and dreams? nope. just here to update some pictures.

new and old news

2007-01-29T05:36:00.000-08:00

as posted by that woman

Hello everyone. I am having trouble sending this picture from my logix email. I know you have all been asking for a current picture, one without tubes and in our home. Well the time is here. You can't tell they are home but there definitely aren't any tubes!!! This picture was taken on Jan 23, 2007. They were 7 weeks old. As of Friday Jan 19, 2007 Mac was 6lb 13oz and Joshua was 6lb 10oz. We go back to the Doctor tomorrow for our weekly weigh in. They should both definitely be 7lbs by now. Joshua still has his monitor, but you can't see it. They probably won't tell us to get rid of that until Feb 9th. But we can't wait for them to tell us that. The adorable hats they are wearing were made by my close friend Lindsay (Harris) Crawford. We can tell the difference with their right ears, but it still helps others to have the hats.

They boys are still being bottle fed. They latch on but won't suck more than a couple times. I think they are just too lazy. We are praying that they start to nurse soon. Since they don't nurse I feed one, then another, and then pump after that for the next feeding. So one feeding session with both boys lasts 1 hour. This gets tiring. If I can get them to nurse, I can nurse them at the same time for 20-30 minutes and be done. They are also having a terrible time with gas and I think some reflux. We are going to discuss the gas issue tomorrow at the doctors office.

I hope you all enjoy the picture and hopefully we can get Abigail to sit and take a photo with them. Last weekend she didn't want to be in the photo.

Thanks again for your prayers.

my one eyed monster

2007-01-23T21:39:00.000-08:00

say hello to my little friend. this is me and mac midway through dinner. just trying to get a nice burp out.

this is that woman and joshua. don't they make a lovely pair?!

the boys are doing well. they are at 6lb 10oz for joshua, and 6 lb 13oz for mac. by this weekend, they should be pushing 7 lbs each. anyway, time to go. mac is fussing on my chest right now.

more boys stuff

2006-12-29T13:02:00.000-08:00

Hello to all. I know it has been a bit. But lets face it, we are a
little bit busy with Pua, family in for Christmas and trips to the
hospital. We have once again forgotten what sleep is. But we all know
that just comes with being a parent.

Now onto what you all want to know. The boys are doing wonderfully. We
still don't expect them home until the middle to end of January but they
are growing fast. As of last night Joshua is 4lb 13.6oz and Mac is 4lb
12.6 oz. They are each eating 1.5oz every 3 hours. Currently I am
keeping up with them, but if they go up more I will be behind them. I am
praying they will catch on to the breast feeding so that they can
stimulate the amount they need. Currently we breast feed at noon and 9pm.
I say noon, but they aren't interested in that feeding. But at 9pm, they
are night owls just like daddy, they nurse for about 15-20 minutes. Then
they get worn out and go to sleep and we continue the tube feeding.
Joshua is off of his oxygen. He still has to have caffeine doses every 12
hours, but that is normal. They both have had their feeding tubes
trasfered to their nose so that they can latch on correctly to nurse. It
looks like next week we will start trying to bottle feed them. If that
goes well and they take the 8 bottles in 24 hours, each within 20 minutes,
we should be able to bring them home. As I said, they are doing great and
progressing by leaps and bounds. Today they would have been 34 weeks.
They are 3 1/2 weeks old. I can't believe it has gone by this quickly.

Please continue to keep them in your prayers. They will be coming home
during RSV season. And since Abigail is in daycare, they are at a higher
risk. They will be getting the RSV shot every month until April or May.
But this is like the flu shot. It is 95% effective and they can still get
RSV it just wont be as bad. The bad thing is these shots are $900-1100
dollars each shot/child, every month. We do have good insurance but of
course we will still have our $2000 out of pocket expense. But as we have
learned, the Lord blessed us with these boys and He will provide. Thank
you all so very much for your continued support and prayers.

I have included a couple photos. One is of my grandma McCabe (yes, that
is Mac's name sake) which is their great grandma. She is a fraternal twin
and her mom was a fraternal twin. I have also included a photo of
Pua. And a few more of the boys. In all the pictures of the boys Mac
is on the left and Joshua is on the right. I hope you enjoy. And please
have a safe New Years.

update on the boys (as posted by that woman)

2006-12-19T07:37:00.000-08:00

Hello all. We went to see the boys this evening and they are in one
bed!!! Yeah, now we don't have to have a nurse come and get them out for
us. We can simply wash up and pick them up. They still have wires
attached, but they are not in a box and have a wire attached to the box
like before. They had Joshua on room air only, and he was doing well.
But the last couple times they did that he would get too tired after about
20 minutes and need to be put back on oxygen. We had to leave after about
an hour because a new baby was being brought into the same room. So the
boys now share a room with another baby. It shouldn't cause any problems
with us continuing to visit. We just had to leave since he/she was a
fresh one. Anyway, all is going well. We are very proud. Of course this
time we didn't have the camera. So I am going to make sure we have the
camera tomorrow to get a picture of them bundled together in their new
bed. As soon as we do I will email you all a new photo. Have a great
evening.
'That woman'

new kids, old loves

2006-12-15T06:01:00.000-08:00

these were some of my favorite songs as a child. now that i have 3, i hope i can spread my wierd love of music to them as well. thanks uncle john.

puff the magic dragon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYD5CeFOTOI

boa constrictor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOMtnfr336s

jet plane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LvtDb0ZPwQ

lookout world, here they come

2006-12-06T09:53:00.000-08:00

mccabe andrew was born at 5:22pm
joshua ray was born at 5:25pm
they were both 3lb 13oz and were both 16in long.
they are doing well but need to overcome some stuff. afterall, they were due feb 9th.
anyway, enjoy the pics.

joshua is the first pic with my right hand. he is on a ventilator, but that is only to keep his lungs expanded.

mccabe, or mac is the 2nd pic with my left hand. he is on a machine right now to keep his lungs expanded as well, just a different type.

mommy is doing well. in some pain, but seems to be handling it okay. they took her epidural out and she took some tylenol for the hurt. yes tylenol, not vicadin, demmoral, or anything else they offered. what a woman.

i am very proud of them all. that woman gets to be home for christmas, we get to go out to eat this weekend! the boys are in good hands at the hospital, and God is over us all.

da boys

2006-12-04T07:18:00.000-08:00

updated email about the boys. if you are just finding out, call me and i will update. from that woman.

Hello everyone. I had my sonogram today so I thought I would give you all
an update. Today I am 30weeks and 3 days. The boys are back to their
normal heart rates. Which is a huge blessing. They seem to have switched
on their weight gain. Joshua is 3lb 10oz and McCabe is 3lb 15oz. Now,
these are estimates. The Doctor measures their head and femur to come up
with this weight. But this is a good size. We are praying that they will
gain another 1-1 1/2 in the next 3 weeks. 5lb babies would be great.
Regardless of their weight, they will still go to the NICU since they are
premature. But the bigger and more developed they are, the less they will
have to remain there.
I have been here 4 1/2 weeks, since Nov 1st. I feel like I should pay
rent, but I have a feeling that rent bill will hit me after we get home
when they send us the bill. Thank God for insurance. I don't know what
we do without it. I have informed batman that he can't leave company
until we are done having kids.
Anyway, if you could all just keep the family in your prayers. Pua is
still handling this quite nicely. Although batman said yesterday that
pua is saying 'See mommy RIGHT NOW!' We had a great time last night
playing with her. Only 3 weeks left, then I will be home for Christmas,
as long as I don't have any complications from the c-section. And then of
course please keep praying for the boys. That they will continue to gain
weight and fully develop.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. I don't know what we would do
without God and all of you.
In Him,
batman, that woman, pua, Joshua and McCabe

life is good, blah, blah, blah

2006-10-30T15:25:00.000-08:00

i must say that life has been wonderful lately. treating me well, showing me a good time. i hope it either keeps up, or that i start drinking more to make up for it. anyway, just wanted to try to post today. nothing much, just something. have a great day.

new days

2006-10-29T21:14:00.000-08:00

new days are upon us. halloween was my favorite time of the year, but in recent times that has changed. now, with the little one, i hope that once again that will change. also, that woman and i found out recently that we have twin boys on the way. what a difference that will make. anyway, here are some recent photos. i know, show and go, but i need sleep.

btw, hook em horns!!!

5 people

2006-08-27T20:26:00.000-07:00

i am inspired to write about people that i would like to meet. this being said, there are a lot of people that i would like to meet, however i will not elaborate on them all. let's just call them the 5. of the 5, there are 5 people in this world, alive today that i would like to meet. they have all had an influence on me in some way, shape, or form.

karch kiraly is the first. he is an inspiration to me. he has won 3 gold medals in volleyball, 2 indoor, and one on the beach. but more than that, he is volleyball. he has won more tournies than anyone, and his legend will never end. i remember seeing him in the olympics and not knowing who he was. pictures that i would later see of him jumping to hit a ball were amazing. 3 ncaa championships, 3 gold medals, playing for 4 decades, he is the ironman. his pink hat has always been on the beach to me. my passion for the game is a direct result of watching him during the '95-97 years. like ron von hagan, sinjin smith, and randy stoklos, beach volleyball at least would not be what it is without them. know the history and you appreciate the knowledge that much more.

fakir musafar was first seen by me while in high school. i watched a movie, 'a man called horse'. there is a suspension during the movie where a man is suspended by the muscles in his chest. he is pierced through the muscles and suspended during the sundance ritual and lasts about 20 minutes, during which time an out of body experience is the norm. while i myself have never experienced this, nor do i plan to, fakir is the blame for getting me interested in body modification. while i will not post a link, i really an only interested mostly in tattoos and certain body piercings. currently i have 8 piercings and 3 tattoos. this has been the limit for now until my bankroll increases. till then, i will be happy with what i have. but for those not happy with me doing it in the first place, blame fakir.

#3 is warren miller. i watched him also in high school and formed an obsession. warren is a filmmaker. no, not porn, ski and snowboard movies. his comical approach to skiing made me have to go. as a sophmore or junior in high school, i went with my youth group. that was the first of about 8 annual trips, give or take one or 2. plus, since leaving that group, it has been a family and crew trip whenever we get the chance. i have seen lots. i lived at keystone out of high school and skiied everyday and night. i have driven all day and stayed in the shitiest motels, and i have stayed at some pretty nice condos in beds i could trust. however, seeing warren's movies always made me want some deep powder base, big jumps, and no oxygen.

matt hoffman would be another. to me, he was the man before dave mirra. dave changed the way people ride today, however like tony hawk, matt was a revolution to the sport. if i remember right, he entered a competition as an amateur at 16, won by such a large margin, that he entered the same comp as a pro and won it as well. he was a change from what had existed prior. new tricks, bigger air, and the desire to improve led him to become one of the best in the world. the downside to all of this is the injuries. his list is long and varied. from his site, 'Despite numerous injuries and 19 operations, Hoffman continues to ever-challenge life.' he was the first to pull more than 100 tricks, including the 900. the condor, shall forever fly.

bill watterson is the last of my 5. he is the artist behind calvin and hobbes. they were the first tattoo that i ever received. and they are playing volleyball. there is actually a comic he did of calvin and hobbes playing volleyball. that inspired the tattoo with a little artistic change. his comic talent has more of a profound meaning than many know. the names of the characters have meanings. calvin after john calvin, and hobbes after thomas hobbes. you will have to read to find out why he chose these, but it is interesting. another few facts about the strip, calvin has no last name, and mom and dad are only referred to as such and nicknames. their position in the strip is only as mom and dad and need not to be any more so. overall, my favorite comic strip of all time. a shame he quit drawing it. however i have my books and will read them passionately.

again, these are just a mere 5 people, there are many more. maybe i will do the 5 people not alive i would have like to meet next post. hmmmm??

2006-07-21T17:17:00.000-07:00

forgive me

2006-07-21T16:52:00.000-07:00

forgive me father, for it has been over a month since my last confession. it has been busy.

1. we are pregnant again. normally i would say nancy, however i have had my share of suffering as well over this time. sure, a little different perhaps, but suffer is suffer.
2. played in 3 tournaments this year. one horrible tourney in lubbock, although the time there was festive, and 2 in galveston. a 3rd and a 2nd. i'll take it.
3. pua is awesome. she is learning and talking and will mimic just about anything that you do.
4. went to the lake twice, however we could not get the boat out either time. water is to low. however was able to help earn my hot and a cot by clearing rocks out of the shore line.
5. took a road trip to florida
6. went to disney world, hence the road trip
7. snuggled with snow white, and yes she was hot. everyone was, it was like 95 friggin degrees.
8. went to a plantation. saw a river that became a lake. saw a BIG 230 year old oak tree.
9. registered for school, although it is going to suck. online calculus II.
10. keep on running, not everyday, but most weekdays. even in the 100+ degree weather.
11. and others that i may be forgetting, or just cannot remember due to the blazing sun burning the cells that i call my brain.

alas, some pictures.

little here, little there. spring fling, sausages, and dessert

2006-06-09T07:38:00.000-07:00

myself, david, doni, alex, and liza all went to lubbock at the end of april for the annual spring fling volleyball tourney. we played like crap. it was hot. the wind never let up. the competition was good. i wish that i could say i had a bad time, but i didn't. it was fun. we cut loose, enjoyed the day. made some good teams struggle, made some bad teams look really good. hey, whatever we can do for the cause. that, and our mindset changed when we knew we would not win. if we lose early, we drink sooner. if lose late, we get to play more games. a win win situation no matter what. double elim and we lost in the semis of the winner's bracket, then in the semis of the losers bracket. good day of play.
nana made chicken enchiladas that night. they were so good. i had seconds. then she pulls out my most favorite dessert after we had all eaten like pigs. chocolate pudding, whipped cream, cookie crust with pecans. there was twice as much dessert as echiladas, and for good reason. doni, liza, and i all rearranged our stomachs to accomadate a little chocolate loving. it was worth not utilizing that top button.
we went drinking after that. we had fun. drink specials in college towns are always a bargain. we drank well and ealatively cheap. even after a long day, we still managed to close the place down. then, it was one of the reasons we all go to lubbock. the sausage guy. there is a stand on a street in the party district that sells sausages and bbq on buns or tortillas. these are hot, spicy, and oh so good at 2:30 in the morning. while we were there munching, some british guy and "his best friends girl" came walking up. he was giving us a hard time because we were eating sausage that i guess he equated to being gay. and these are the people that suck on fags and eat spotted dick. yeah, good one there buddy. everything was funny until "his best friends girl" approached alex like she wanted some of his 'sausage'. liza puts down her meal, steps in between, and changes "sista girl's" mind. i don't know if it was just how she said it, or the fact that liza was like a foot shorter than this girl and ready to punch her in her tits, but it was HILARIOUS. that was the talk for the rest of the weekend.
i almost forgot. when we did finally get home that night, doni, liza, and i had some more dessert. now this started in a 9X12 pan. when we were done sat night, there was enough for 3 more pieces. i awoke sunday morning to alex in the fridge. he was getting some dessert. 2 pieces left. i hurridly got up and sliced out a piece. 1 piece left, except that when i turned around, liza was munching on it. i am a nice guy. i try to be anyway. however i was mad because i did not cut 2 even pieces. mine/liza's was bigger. dang. i went to get the last piece, but knew doni would want some. i decided to be nice. i cut the piece in 2. then i put her piece on a plate in the back of the fridge, and threw the pan in the sink. about the time i sank into my bite, she came into the kitchen, happy and ready for some sweet breakfast. the look in her eyes was priceless as she gazed upon the empty pan in the sink. you could see she was dissappointed, irritated, mad, hungry. we let her mull for a while. she made some coffee and settled. about that time, nana brought the whole joke to a close by giving her the piece. she instantly beamed. happy times.
the ride home was a pain. no more comments, just sucked. that ride sucked all that fun i had out of me. just part of the adventure i guess. anyway, it was a good weekend in hindsight. fun times.

sorry so long

2006-06-09T06:31:00.000-07:00

wow, march 29th last post. 10 weeks with no updates.

sorry to all those who read here. i actually was thinking that nobody read my brandishings, however i have learned that is not the case. it is just that nobody comments. in the words of awesomeamy, 'i digress'.

a lot has happened. pua has grown leaps and bounds. she is talking better than W , and you can see her personality really developing. it is really cool. she has had some issues the last week or so going to sleep. we put her down between 7-8, and she will stay in there talking for a good hour+. we had our first scare with her also. we put her down and stayed up to watch tv and then a movie. we checked on her at 1:30, AM, and her temp was 102.something. we called the pediatric hotline and was told to take her to the er for help on the fever. at the er, her temp got up to 104.4, poor girl. we were there until about 6:30ish, and then went home. all 3 of us went to sleep. that was such good sleep considering all we had been through that night. i felt very relaxed waking up that afternoon. she ended up with a croup cough. so 3 days off for daddy, and 2 for that woman. not a bad week to spend with my little one.

there you go. there is a teaser. i will give you people more later. amf.
go mavs.

it was a good weekend!

2006-03-28T09:25:00.000-08:00

man, could you pack more into one weekend? i think not. okay, you probably could, but i enjoyed mine just fine the way it was.

we have been moving for like the last 3 months. finally got most of the last of it the weekend before, however still had to finish up on a little carpentry work that was started. we were able to finish that up during the week. this gave us a break on friday to go see Disney on Ice 'The Incredibles'. i know, sounds lame, but we really enjoyed it. 1st off, no-one could skate. the mom fell, buzz lightyear fell(don't ask how he was in this), frozone fell, then mickey, yes the mouse, got tripped up by that girl of his in the final number and busted his little squeaky butt. that had to be embarrasing seeing as he was the one the kiddies cheered loudest for, and then BLAM. it was fun. pua was getting a bit fussy by this point, but we left, she slept in the ride home, and the family survived $40 poorer(and that was just for dinner and the $10 cotton candy).

saturday, oh what a night. middle of march, back in 2006. what a very special time for alejandro and liza. they had their bachelor and bachelorette party on the same night. how convienent. both coming home from parties and strippers, drunk, to each other. how romantic is that. if that doesn't scream a nine month accident, i don't know what does. we ate pizza, drank beer, liquor, went to a club that was highly overrated and crowded (if you have to wait to get in until someone leaves, there are to many people in the damn club), ended up at a well know topless club to celebrate the last bit of bachelorhood alejandro had left, and ended up getting home, showering, crawling into bed around 3:30am. not a bad way to spend the evening.

sunday, oh sunday. on the side note, the inlaws took pua for sat night so that woman and i could go see naked people. the best benefit of this was not the nudity, but sleeping in on sunday until 10:30. this was the 1st real weekend that i have slept past maybe 7:30, 8 on a good day in 18 months. it was awesome. just to lay there and have no reason to get up before the rest of the house. gosh i can't wait the the kids can leave the house!!!

we did finally finish cleaning out the house. we were supposed to close on friday, but underwriting screwed up. we were supposed to close yesterday, but underwriting screwed up. we had an appointment at 2 to close today, but underwriting screwed up. this is getting old quickly. eitherway, the house is empty and ready for the buyers to move in. we just need to get this done by thursday. we won't be here friday to do it. so everything is out, and either in storage or storage. but we are cool with that. went to pick up pua. somehow i managed to lay down and get like a 20 min nap. what a great weekend. i slept in and took a nap in the same day!! fabulous.

well, that is all for now. i have 2 weddings coming up, i get to see all of my family together for the first time since pua was born, and hope to take some pictures for posterity sake. here's looking at me kid.

something new (finally)

2006-03-10T10:25:00.000-08:00

holy hell it has been a while.
new things in life keeping me busy.

however, glad to say that there are a couple of weddings coming up.
first off, sister and firefighter john marrying on 4/1/06.
i know, april fools, but they are fools in love.

then alejandro and liza on 4/8/06.
i think that we will have to postpone his bachelor party until after the weddings.
to much going on b4 then to plan it right.

reffing ball quite a bit.
i hope to have fall's tuition paid for before 2 long.
also, got my 3rd rating so i can move up and make more cha-ching.
trying to travel to a qualifier, but they all seem to be 4/1 or 4/8.
for some reason, i seem to be busy those days.

been playing on wed at 24 hr, but that may soon stop.
1, the play is okay, better for socializing.
2, the temps are climbing and getting warmer by the day.
that's right, gotta get in the sand.
should be able to try to play a bit more this summer than last.

spring fling will be here april 29-30
spikefest on june 17-18
would like to get to the beach a couple of times
then we have grass here locally

running.
trying to finally meet a couple of goals that i have been missing for 2 yrs.
1 avg 25 miles month.
2 avg 1 mile per day for year.

2 years ago developed compartment syndrome.
that will stop you in your tracks.
then i have this issue with running in the cold.
actually, not an issue, i just won't do it.
so part of my year is taken away except i now am more friendly to treadmills.
last year my cs acted up again when i got into it, and i sustained an ankle injury.
this year i am off to a pretty good start.
except february was a little spacey. only 7.8 miles.
but as of 3/10/06, i am up to 44.8 miles.
today is the 69th day of the year. i am only 25 days behind.
i will get caught up.

'to give anything less that your best is to sacrifice the gift.'
steve prefontaine.

2006-02-06T08:48:00.000-08:00

I copied this from marit. She always has something interesting.

Four jobs I've had:
1. sandwhich shop steward
2. bicycle shop repairs
3. oil too manufacturer
4. cart minder in the mall

Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. beetlejuice
2. knight’s tale
3. gone in 60 seconds
4. 2 fast, 2 jurious

Four places I've lived:
1. vidor, tx
2. jersey village, tx
3. keystone, co (yes, where the ski resort is)
4. aubrey, tx

Four TV Shows I Love:
1. seinfeld
2. lost
3. survivor
4. csi las vegas (not miami. David caruso is a douche)

Four places I've vacationed:
1. Lihue, Kuaui
2. walt disney world, orlando, fl
3. washington, dc
4. edmunds, wa

Four of my favorite dishes:
1. spaghetti
2. all meat pizza
3. chicken fried steak
4. molten lava cake from chili’s

Four sites I visit daily:
1. www.cnn.com
2. www.weather.com
3. marit
4. miata.net

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. on the beach playing volleyball
2. climbing in hueco tanks with chris sharma
3. skiing in jackson hole
4. sleeping

another weekend to put down on the good side

2006-01-30T13:16:00.000-08:00

it rained again. you will probably never in your life hear me say this again, but it rained and i was happy. we need it badly. doors are not closing, walls cracking, crap like that. dry foundation = problems later. so i was happy it rained.

since i was at the casa taking care of 2 women for part of the week last week, i missed a day of school and valuable lab and study time. i did not think that would bum me out as much as it did, but i was bummed. i was late with one online assignment, missed a lab due in calc, and was stressing to finish another 2 assignments online by d day. so needless to say part of my morning sat was spent in the computer lab trying to finish assignments.

went to mall in the afternoon to try to walk pua to sleep, fat chance there, as in it did not happen. but we tried. sat through a sales pitch in the afternoon for free airfare and hotel stay in orlando. going back to see mickey for the 3rd time. should be fun again.

rented a couple of movies and watched tv the rest of sat night. dukes of hazzard, transporter 2 , into the blue. just a couple of quick notes. dukes of hazzard, while entertaining and funny to me, i was a little dissappointed that it was so offbeat from the original series. i could never imagine hearing tom wopat drop the f bomb over and over, or be disgraced that the confederate flag was waving proudly on the top of the charger. and i loved daisy as a brunette. however, you never saw titties in the series, (something that i am rather fond of,) daisy in micro mini daisy duke cut offs, and great drifting action. trasporter 2 was good. the 1st one was better as this had 2 unbelievable scenes in it. and by unbelievable, i mean you can't get past the ridiculousness of them. but a good movie nonetheless.

a key note of this one, kate nauta, who plays lola, is fantastic. a good actor, sure whatever, a thrilling performance, okay. HOT as all get out, you bet! i can't get over those freckles and the fact that most of the movie she was in her skivies and not much else. very nice.

into the blue, good movie. glad i did not pay for it at the movie, but good movie. bonus points on this one is jessica alba in a bikini that cannot quite seem to stay out of her ass. i would like to say that this was an issue, but let's not kid ourselves. but a good movie. also nice to see josh brolin as the bad guy. many right remember him as brand from 'the goonies'.

otherwise, i spent a great deal of time sitting on the bed looking at my math book, sitting on the couch looking at my math book, at the island looking at my math book, or doing something else thinking about when i can look at my math book again. i did get through quite a bit of homework, however i still have a lot to do this year.

for more addiction, check this out. i was told to beat 20 seconds, but it is difficult. click on the red box and move it around. don't touch the sides or the other boxes. the red square game.

a few more

2006-01-27T05:40:00.000-08:00

does ferris beuler come to mind watching this?

needless to say, doom was handed to the poor donkey piñata within the next 10 seconds after this eventful miss

if you look closely, you can see...shit, you can't see anything. this was my neice and firefighter john hauling ass through his backyard on the 4 wheeler. notice how you cannot see him or anything else? that was pretty much his view right here also.

this was more of what they looked like. normally they will do about 30-45mph around the property, however, on a day like this, with the mud and the rain, they probably kicked it up a few notches. you can see 2 trees with a good lean to the left in the background. about 2 hours after this, the one in the very back fell. i felt bad for firefighter john, he likes his trees. he has like 3000 pine trees in the front yard. i think he wants to build his own lumber yard.

pictures pictures pictures

2006-01-27T04:49:00.000-08:00

please pick me up daddy. i really didn't mean to drool on your foot. PLEASE!!!!?????PLEASE!!!!?????PLEASE!!!!?????

my, what a big stocking you have.
thanks, now i can hang you on the mantel with the other collectables.

you can't read, don't even try.
its a picture book, duh!

push boy. and while you're at it, get me a beer. snap to it!

i just farted.
yeah i know, i think you killed the dog.
finally!

okay hansel and gretel, first you heat the oven, then you prepare the icing.
next sucker 2 children to help you by pretending to make gingerbread houses.

i think i saved her.
she'll be okay.
no need to thank me, just seeing her here for tomorrow is all the thanks i need.
just stay away from that butt next time ma'am.

what a good weekend this was

2006-01-26T14:21:00.000-08:00

good weekend. friday night was our anniversary. 5 years with that woman, along with a good 16 months with pua, 6 years with andika, and 5 with pudge, since he came with that woman. we dropped pua off down in temple and headed down to the nearest koa over in belton. to some, not a very romantic way to spend the anniversary, but to us it was perfect. chilly night, so lots of snugglin. put a movie in the portable dvd player, and with no children, it was wonderful. no more details will be given here. sorry pervs.

saturday the in-laws were celebrating caleb’s mighty fine 5th birfday. his unlucky soul was born the day before we got married. normally i would think that this would all but destroy our wedding, with all the attention now on the newest addition of the family. actually, this was far from the truth. the wedding went well, he even walked down the aisle with mommy. (we didn’t make her, long story) it will forever be the birfday parties afterwards that will ruin my anniversary. you see, if i ever decide to go somewhere to celebrate my day in the sun, i miss his. a surefire pain in the butt decision. so far, no money to go anywhere special, so not an issue, but one of these days alice, POW!!! caleb’s party was fun, lots of kids, stien’s cake, blue bell ice cream. good times. also went to cavenders and bought a new pair of boots. a new black pair of larry mahans to replace my naconas that are ancient considering they were my dad’s. hard to let them go, but dammit they hurt. saturday after the party, we drove down to waller to meet up with my sister and get to the real business at hand.

i am happy to say that we sold our van. bought it in march, sold in following january, net loss of $300 in sale and $180 in title transfer. needs new rack and pinion steering ($800,) alignment ($50,) the locks were jacked and needed a new relay probably ($50 parts and labor,) needed new weather stripping all the way around ($100,) back glass hydraulics shot ($35,) and i think fuse was out for interior lights ($.50.) all in all, i think i got my money’s worth out of it. in return, i decided to buy back my miata from my sista, and she was okay selling it back. bought it from her for what I sold it for. she replaced the battery, which i had replaced in ’04. she got a discount from auto zone seeing as the paperwork was with the car. considering she never drove the car, i did not feel to bad letting her pay for it, however i think i offered to pay for half but was denied. there was some damage to a small part on the back trying to jump start it, however, that is replaceable and i am not to worried about it for now.

needless to say, it rained like noah was in town on saturday night and sunday. it was good and bad. good because tx is in need of the drench, but bad because rain is so depressing. however, firefighter john decided to go out on the 4 wheeler. we convinced katrina to go with him. my memory card was pretty full when they went out, however i did get a couple of good photos. i will post them later. they both got drenched, but had a blast. the water was described by katrina as the kinda cold that hurts she was shivering for a good hour after her shower. we played games all weekend, did some homework, and played with pua all weekend. it was fun. i will try to post up some pictures soon, but no promises. i would like to thank all those involved in a great weekend. i would not be disappointed with many more of those.

it has started!!

2006-01-18T07:04:00.000-08:00

school started last night. calculus III and computer essentials for this semester. i walked in and walked past the advisors office, typically a place where advising happens. i could have advised about 100 people there waiting to see an advisor that they were not going to be able to get advised. seeing as how there are like 5 advisors and the office was closing in an hour, i didn't see it happening, but hey, miracles happen. all i can say is those kids need some better preparation and forsight.

that woman and i are trying to get caught up on all of the seasons of gilmore girls. we are somewhat flying through season one right now, but at around 3.5 hrs per cd, it is taking a little bit. i hate to say it, but i love this chick show. something about the way that the 2 lead characters get along and communicate with each other, while relentlessly popping off to one another and any other helpless soul. if you have not seen the show, might be hard to understand the satire right away, however, with patience, hilarious.

well, i hope to be able to stay awake and study hard this semester. good grades come to those who practice. i need to actually try this semester and see what happens. hopefully it will not be to bad. i ordered my books today, which i pray are shipped quickly and arrive soon. i really need the lab book for my comp. class. all used, with shipping, i ended up spending like $60. much better than the $220+ that i was looking at paying. however now i have to wait for them to come in.

i bought some new tapers this weekend. they are 6g, 4g, and 2g. i don't know that i will ever go to a 2g, but if i decide to, at least i already have the tapers to do so. right now my ears are at a 6g and i am pretty happy with that, however there have been thoughts to go up in size to a 4g. we'll see. gotta get. c-ya people.

oh, the joy!

2006-01-12T12:13:00.000-08:00

price of a pair of tickets on ebay to the rose bowl: $3000.
price for a new set of pom poms for the big game: $7.95
the look from your squad because you're cheering for the wrong team in the championship game: priceless.

you got to love a blonde with big tits and no brains. you've won 2 national championships. 34 straight games without a loss. you are practically in your own backyard. and you don't know who the hell to root for? i love girls who truly fit the cheerleader stereotype. they are so much fun and so entertaining. hook em horns!!!!

memories

2006-01-10T12:45:00.000-08:00

School starts next week. Ready, but not. This semester is caclculus III and computer essentials. One course will push me further than I really desire to go, and the other hopefully will be a blowoff that will satisfy a credit and my loan institution. Seems I actually have to go to school to not pay my student loan back yet. Imagine that.
Btw, whoever decided the price of schoolbooks should be shot, hung, have their toenails ripped out with pliers, their hairs plucked one by one (just annoying), waxed under their armpits, and be made the cell mate of nasty nate. F#*kers. My tuition for my blowoff class is $187, not bad for a community college. However, my libros for the class are $164. that’s just wrong yo. This will however be my last semester to complain of the price of books. Next year I start UNT. For 6 hours, 2 classes, $1600. now I know this is not SMU of UT(hook em horns), but I am also not the child of bill gates. So for the rest of the spring and summer, any extra money will need to go to next fall’s tuition. No more fun for me.

I might be getting back my miata. 91 red. I loved that car. Bought it from my brother, sold it to my sister. I am kinda excited about having it back. I have been looking for bugs and buses lately, but without the cashflow it is only looking. However we are trying to sell the van and that would give me instant cash. Cha-ching!!! How nice right. I can just see pua sitting next to me in a few years, hair blowing around in the wind, bugs in her grill. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

Speaking of pua, she is walking around like frankenstein. Not quite confident, and not really in a straight line, but she’s gettin there. she is almost 16 months (next week) and ready to take on the world. What a little hellraiser.

Oh yeah, did you hear that UT beat some team in cali for the national championship?

I once did know a President,Away down South, in Texas. And, always, everywhere he went,He saw the eyes of Texas.The Eyes of Texas are upon you,All the live long day. The Eyes of Texas are upon you,You can not get away. Do not think you can escape themAt night or early in the morn-The Eyes of Texas are upon you'Till Gabriel blows his horn.Sing me a song of Prexy, Of days long since gone by. Again I seem to great him And hear his kind reply. Smiles of gracious welcome Before my memory rise, Again I hear him say to me, "Remember Texas' Eyes."

And of course TAPS

Texas Fight, Texas Fight, And it's goodbye to A&M. Texas Fight, Texas Fight, And we'll put over one more win. Texas Fight, Texas Fight, For it's Texas that we love best. Give 'em hell, Give 'em hell,
Go Horns Go! (YELL) Yea Orange! Yea White! Yea Longhorns! Fight! Fight! Fight! Texas Fight! Texas Fight, Yea Texas Fight! Texas Fight! Texas Fight, Yea Texas Fight! The Eyes of Texas are upon you, All the livelong day. The Eyes of Texas are upon you, You cannot get away. Texas Fight, Texas Fight, For it's Texas that we love best. Give 'em hell, Give 'em hell,
Go Horns Go!

merry christmas ya filthy animal

2005-12-22T06:48:00.000-08:00

well, it is almost here. hope that everyone is ready. another day of merriment, festivities, presents, and mounds of trash to fill the landfills across the nation.

this will be the 5th weekend in a row that the royal family will be hitting the road. i am sure that the griswalds would be proud of us sticking it out in the family truckster. however, the last few weeks have been leading up to the point where i feel like taking drastic options. either way, stay outta the way yo. and for the trip, gotta make a shopping list, after all, it is a 5 hr drive;

vgod "Get some sour cream and onion chips, and some dip man, and some beef jerky, and some peanut butter. Get some Haggen Daz ice cream bars, a whole lot of Ha..., make sure chocolate, gotta have chocolate man, some popcorn, bread popcorn, graham crackers, graham crackers with marshmallows, the little marshmallows, the little chocolate bars. We'll make some smores man."

pua "Yeah, that's what I'm saying yo?"

vgod "Also celery, grape jelly, uh Captain Crunch with the little crunch berries, pizzas. We need two big pizzas man, with everything on them, with water, a whold lot of water, and funions, yeah."

that woman "Is that all?"

vgod "Yeah."

have a very merry christmas ya filthy animals!!!

bah, humbug

2005-12-22T06:44:00.000-08:00

And the Grinch put a hand to his ear. And he did hear a sound rising over the snow. It started in low. Then it started to grow... But the sound wasn't sad! Why, this sound sounded merry! It couldn't be so! But it WAS merry! VERY! He stared down at Who-ville! The Grinch popped his eyes! Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise! Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, Was singing! Without any presents at all! He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the same! And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so? It came without ribbons! It came without tags! "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he puzzled three hours, `till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!" And what happened then...? Well...in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day! And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight.

monster garage no hear you!!!

2005-12-20T08:48:00.000-08:00

turned on monster garage last night as i was prying open about the 15th hershey kiss in that hour. happened to notice that they were in TEXAS baby!!! they were down in austin at the Texas School for the Deaf. the were doing a rat rod. a 29 body on a 32 frame, chevy 350. just old school hotrod. very cool project for a bunch of highschool kids. get to do a custom car, work with jesse james, be on tv. that's awesome.

till the winds blow like your mama's nose!!

one thing or another-CRAPola!!!

2005-12-20T08:08:00.000-08:00

well, pulled one outta the booty in calc II. managed to squeeze out a B. i think the teacher helped me by a few points, like he didn't grade my final. anyway, that stress is now gone.

gotta phone call from that woman indicating that we have received mail stating that my school loans have defaulted and need to be paid. so much for squeaking through college one class at a time. need another course to not pay loan yet. stay at community college, $178 for 4 hr course. go to unt, and pay $793 for a 3 hr course. tough decision there. see how tomorrow's lottery numbers play out 1st. 445% over what i am paying now just to not pay a $100 month loan payment. i think not. highway robbery. either that or i take back the new panties that i bought for that woman. just one more thing to stress out about over the holidays. school or panties??? damnit!!!

plus, after this year, i am boycotting thanksgiving and christmas. no more people. this year has absolutely sucked ass. we have been nonstop for like 5 weeks now, with one more to go. presents for everyone and their freakin primo. that woman and i got into a huge blowup about buying gifts for my family, but for some reason i never brought up the fact that we always buy for everyone in her's family also. 6 people in my family to buy for including significant others, a niece, and a partridge in a pear tree. 12 in her family including significant others, nephews, grandparents. i am studying math right now, but this is no calculus, vector geometry, integral problem here. simple ratios. 12-6, aka 2-1. we buy twice as much for her side as mine. do i complain, hell no. why, i don't give a shit. buy them a present. christmas is the giving time of year. either give, don't give, or give equally. these last 2 months have been enough for me. i would be okay if these 2 holidays didn't exist next year.

so long fo now suckas!!!

glad that's over

2005-12-15T07:48:00.000-08:00

what a stress reliever. almost as good as a roll in the hay, but not quite. made it through finals and should find out my grade later this week or next. i must say that i aced the test, and by aced i mean scored just enough to pass. i should study more, but i get so bored of it so quickly. i learned last year that i cannot do online courses. how sweet those are, if you have the discipline, which i clearly do not. i wonder if there is a guinness record for the longest time taken to get a degree? i bet it would not be me, but i feel like it is sometimes. i still hae a ways to go, but at least i am getting there. i am pretty proud of myself. i am the reason that 2 of my coworkers are going back to school this spring, although one is taking 3 classes along with work and family. something tells me she will be dropping at least one if not two. anyway, it was nice to ride to work with no backpack on, no books to lug around. going to the lake this weekend without having to crack a book i paid over $100 for and it is not a collector or rarity.

gotta split

finals tonight

2005-12-14T08:34:00.000-08:00

yes, i will say it. holy shit i am glad tonight is finals. i have gotten no sleep this week, not that this is anything new, but at least normally it is doing something other than my homework that was due last month.

just returned from a relaxing trip over to monroe, la. i am really glad that i get along with my in-laws. some people hate their spouses family. there is a running joke that most of them like me more than my spouse. the woman's grandmother nixon is a very kind and affectionate woman. it does not take much to get her going off on a tangent, but this can make for some entertaining conversations. and she makes a mean pot of homemade beef stew. oh, so bueño. also was able to visit with suelynn, jerry, michael, katherine, julie, russell, and mckenna. offered once again to buy the truck from jerry and was once again told it was not for sale. one of these times he may say yes, you never know. feel bad for michael and katherine. they lost their place down in new orleans thanks to my niece. more tragicly however was the news that her miata was in a bad way. i think that they mentioned that it would start, however they did say that there was a smell that was never present even when it rained with the top down before. they say the smell is much worse now. poor thing. the miata that is.

going to the the other grandmother's this weekend. this should really be a relaxing weekend. no homework, just chillin'. i hope that there are some chores that need to be done. i sometimes relax so much that i get bored and veg the whole weekend. luckily the christmas lights were put up last weekend. while i really don't mind working on the lights, i get bummed that i don't put up lights at my own casa.

in any case. hasta la vista!

coors factory = free beer!!!

2005-12-01T12:10:00.000-08:00

that's right. if you are over 21, free cervesa amigo. and if you are smart, you will bring along a non beer drinker over 21 with you. no sense in letting those go to waste.
here is the family phooning in front of a big brass kettle. you have to see some of the stuff here to understand the amount of hops and barley that goes into this place.
3 free beers for a 45 min tour. just don't get stuck in the gift shop for to long. they make up for the free beer real quick.

this was our gracious tour guide kristin, or jeff or something. anyway, she pours a mean cold one, albeit a bit one the small side, but this was just the 1st sample. they get a little bigger.

she was even nice enough to phoon for us. note the form and the happy look.

did i mention that the breakroom has a tap in it? 2 to be exact. one thing that you will notice as you take the free tour is that all of the employees are very happy and have smiles on their faces. our guide informed us that at the end of a long day, all employees(over 21) are allowed up to 24 oz before they head for home. by the look of some of the employees, they were sampling during the day.

just in case a couple beers is not enough of a kick, or you need a little(lot) more for the ride home, there is this fine extablishment directly across the street(no, not kidding)

all in all, it was a fun trip and enjoyed our 2nd tour of this fine facility. however, i wish they had like a speed pass for those of us just there to drink. how nice would that be?:)

so busy, yet so far away

2005-11-30T08:24:00.000-08:00

just got back from colorado. visited my hermano for thanksgiving. had a lot of fun.

drove up pikes peak
shot guns
watched cowboys lose a close one
watched longhorns win a close one
went to golden and drank free beer.(must visit coors again with someone who does not drink)
went to michele's for ice cream, without g-ma.(sorry g-ma)
saw the manitou cliff dwellings
shot guns some more.(that woman likes the m-16) i still like the .45
drove through the capulin volcanoes in new mexico, yes new mexico
ate chili's like 4 times
slept more on this trip than i have all year
pua started taking short steps
vivisted air force academy and spent to much money
killed the biggest rabbit ever known to man
damaged brand new vehicle by killing rabbit
wanted to go back and run over rabbit again, but considering it 4am decided not to
destroyed tumbleweeds like it was going out of style. pretended it was rabbit.
yelled at continental lady at airport then waited around for like 2 hours for plane to land, wishing she was a rabbit and the plane would hit her
watched mean girls, and 2 fast 2 furious to many times(eva mendes and lindsay lohan in fast cars and little skirts) helped to forget about the rabbit and the continental lady
played collapse and super mario world non stop

all in all, not a bad way to spend a few days. one trop to colorado, $mucho dinero, and about 2500 miles. good times in deed.

amf

more pics

2005-11-02T09:26:00.000-08:00

a good weekend

2005-11-02T09:00:00.000-08:00

??future firefighter??

can you say, 'jaws o' life?' those were really freaking heavy

now that's a big ass swing. trying to talk fireman john into putting one up on his property. cool!!

such blue eyes.

Amazing what you find on the web

2005-11-01T11:35:00.000-08:00

amazing how you can hop on the web to look at one thing, and before you know it, you have been through hundreds of pages of worthless crap that will never benefit you, it just seemed interesting at the time. while cruising the pages of duke university, nevermind why, i came across the sport clubs, more importantly to my story, the women's rugby team website.
holy hell, are these girls some partying machines. meet colin. she is one of the players on this fine team of respectable young women. she seems to be a major photo taker this cutie. it seems after playing around and getting misdirected a few times, i came across her personal photo page. now if you read this and instantly think porn, to bad. no nudity here, but plenty of comical adventures. for instance, colin seems to enjoy some odd group study habits. one of her teammates is bri. she is a little bit psycho by what the team says about her. they are all pretty happy that she is on their team. must be the sweet and sour osmosis. and it seems that her friends on the team have a great benefit every year involving pudding and plastic. needless to say, seems a fun time was had by all. i personally would like to thank the 'ladies' of the DUWRFC for all of today's enterainment, and for the reminder that if you put it on the web, there's no telling where it may end up.

what a short weekend this was

2005-10-31T07:29:00.000-08:00

it is always hard to recover from the weekends that incude changes in the time. however, i find that if you just occupy your time just enough, you can forget all about the problems that our government provides by having us change a clock 2 times a year.

Had a somewhat productive weekend, yet did not open my math book which I am quite behind on now. But got to see family, change wiper blade on car, sold van, rode 4 wheeler with family, played with abigail, held her in my arms while she fell asleep, went to houston, went to renaissance fair, played pool, took drugs for back pain while drinking grey goose vodka(quality), visited a fire station and got a personal tour including [sitting in the tank truck, the rescue truck, and the other big one that i forget what is called, honking horn, playing (for lack of a better word) with the jaws of life(yes, the actual jaws of life), talking in depth about some of the training that goes on, watched my niece try on a real fireperson's suit including oxygen tank, and watched pua freak out over seeing her,] played with some kittens, ate cookies till i felt like the cookie monster, played domino's with the family, took tons of photos, watched nancy try to not lose her stomach at the fair, took the most beautiful picture of katrina i have ever seen, those blue eyes are AMAZING, ate domino's pizza for 1st time in like 2 yrs, and beat nancy 2 times at crossword.
I think a not bad. I did not really have a birthday party or anything seeing as i was out of town, so i will say that this is my unofficial birthday weekend. thanks to all that made it a success. pua, neecy, sista, ny brotha, katrina, fireman john, ohio michelle and the rugrats, the cy-fair volunteer fire dept, and all the many drunk, stupid, and half naked people at the renaissance fair. they made the mostly naked people stand out that much more.

all in all, very enjoyable.

news you might not know

2005-10-06T11:23:00.000-07:00

did you hear that harry potter is a homo?

what about the big ass snake that ate a big ass gator and had a big ass explosion?

nick and jessica divorcing? finally, no kids from these 2! the world is a better place.

cali insurance no longer paying for viagra for sex offenders??? did a law really need to go into effect for this?

a whole month. how sad.

2005-10-06T06:27:00.000-07:00

wow, has it really been a whole month since my last confession?(blog) that is pretty horrible. a lot has happened.
1. pua turned 1 yr old. we were all pretty excited, but not as much as her. lots of people and wrapping paper to make lots of noise. she gets more interesting everyday seeing her grow and change.
2. i aced my first calc 2 test, i was happy. next one on monday and feeling pretty good about that one also.
3. lost is back on. i missed the first episode, but they replayed it the 2nd week so i taped both shows(i have school wed night.)
4. survivor #whatever is on. this should be a good show. crocs in the lake, a former pro QB, and some hot chics. i am still waiting for 2 lesbians to get it on, but i guess that is just wishful thinking.
5. got a cold, then got over it.
6. nancy and i are trying to get new rides. she wants a xa, and i want a xb. we have the approval for the loans, now if we can afford the payment.
7. went to arkansas with work. that was a fun experience. had the chance to see the 'other' side of the business.

there was lots more, but i am tired and need to get back to other things.

btw, came across a new site that i find quite interesting. Prick Mag. very cool bod mod site. and be sure to check out some of the corsset piercings.

dc for labor day

2005-09-06T06:42:00.000-07:00

went to dc for labor day to see kim. had a blast. really short trip, and there is so much to do there that you need a good week or more to pack it all in, however our mission was to see kim and enjoy a trip away.
1st place we went to was arlington cemetary. all i could say was WOW!!! over 190,000 soldiers and their families have been buried there, in thanks for their service to our country. to see the rolling hills of the white markers is a sight to behold. the only reason that you are no longer seeing the markers is due to the trees being in the way. we saw where jfk and robert kennedy are buried. that is kinda a spooky feeling just because of the whole setting. but by far, the tomb of the unknown soldier is a sight, spectacle, memory that i will not soon forget. we happened to go see it during one of the changes of the gaurd. truly inspiring what they go through for the memory of those who gave their lives. this honor gaurd has been gaurding this tomb 24/7 since 1937. their story and history is amazing.
we also saw lincoln's memorial, ford's theatre, and the house that he died in. this was one of the most memoriable of what we did. i am a big fan and supporter of who lincoln was and what he stood for. an amazing set of memorials.

disney pics here

2005-09-06T06:33:00.000-07:00

not much verbal on this. this is all about the images. unfortunately, i did not end up with many of them. so this is all there will be shown.

Karch is almost king

2005-09-06T06:05:00.000-07:00

okay, so he did not win. but he did something else to still be impressed by. they played the finals after being knocked out in the quarters of the winners bracket. that's right, they had to come back and play 2 more games and win just to get back into the saturday semifinals. and another set of props for todd rogers and sean scott. they too were knocked into the losers in the winner's finals. so here you have 2 unbeatens in feurbringer/jennings, and gibb and metzger, and 2 teams that just finished off the loser's bracket in kiraly/ lambert, and rogers/scott. kiraly and lambert come back to win their match against gibb and metzger in 3 games, 28-26 17-21 17-15 in 1hr 23 min. then rogers and scott win their match against feurbringer and jennings in another marathon 19-21 21-15 16-14 in 1hr 14min. now that's volleyball. in the finals, karily and lambo lose in 1hr 5 min at 21-16 21-16. a great victory and well deserved for rogers/scott. but this just goes to show you once again, that age can teach beauty from time to time. check out the beach volleyball database or the avp for more info.

Chicago AVP Labor Day 2005

2005-09-01T06:31:00.000-07:00

i was just looking at the beach vball info website and looking at the quali brackets for chi-town. there are quite a few texans in the tourney this year, both men's and women's. personally, my favorite is still the greatest who has ever played the game. karch karaly. the all time winningest player, tops in money, and still wears the same gay pink hat after all these years. at the grand old age of 42, he is still not only competing, but winning tourneys as well. he is the inspiration that old age does not weaken everyone, you just move your strengths to other areas. by far one of the former great leapers(i once read an article on his workout that included 40inch box jumps with a 40lb dumbell in each hand,) but always one of the best minds on the beach. 6 time MVP and best defensive player in 2002. just goes to show that some things do get better with age. good luck once again to all the texans in the qualifier.

Katrina kills estimated 50 people

2005-08-30T06:09:00.000-07:00

let me just say that i love my neice, katrina. she is a blessing to this world. she started the 8th gradethis year and is an officer on the drill team, and a member of the volleyball team. i am very proud of her. she was not going to go out for either activity, but changed her mind and made both.
i feel for the people in louisiana right now. they are going through pure hell. i have in-laws there and my prayers go out to them. however, this hurricane will be remembered for years considering that it bears my neice's namesake. i would like to obtain a copy of the local paper in new orleans to put in a frame and hang in her room. is it wrong to toll on death? for certain. is it wrong to find humor in those ironic situations that come up from time to time? Hell no, especially when it will be worth years of teasing and ridicule. even the worst of situations, you should find something to laugh at.
so, for all of the people who think that they have evil children, think again. when was the last time yours wiped out 50 people in one county!!??

loa

2005-08-24T05:54:00.000-07:00

btw, i discovered the website of one of my favorite bands from high school. lords of acid. without a doubt, one of the greatest concerts i have ever seen. they will not sell out the american airlines center, but they are still a great show to see. unfortunately, they have not toured for a number of years. but check out their music if you can. and the website has lots of stuff to look through.
one of my other favs, the hunger, seems to be touring again. i hope so. they were so edgy before, i would hate to have seen the last of them.

busy end of summer

2005-08-24T05:23:00.000-07:00

man, there is so much going on that these next few weeks are going to be outragously busy. first off, school starts next week. luckily, i am only taking one class, but it is calculus II. that is enough of a pain. luckily, i have a great tutor that really helped me get through the summer course. but i am still not looking forward to it.
refereeing just started back up. between now and november, i have over 30 matches. i know, does not seem like much, but add those to my school, and my full time job, and i stay pretty busy. i have already over the past couple of weeks worked 3 jobs doing 2 freshman and 1 varsity match. if anyone is looking for something to make some money, try to referee some high school sports. the pay is decent if you don't mind watching instead of playing. and the fact that it is only from now until early december really makes it nice as well.
also, i still have lots to do around the house. i have some bushes that may be jacking up my foundation a little. they gots to go. at least i am going to move them. i know where i am going to put them, however, trying to find the time to do it is proving to be the challenge. i did finally plant my wandering jew that i bought over in flint at some hole in the wall nursery. i planted that in the flower box on the front of la casa. i looks decent, but it needs to grow. and the hibiscus that nancy planted are just refusing to bloom. i think they need more sun. but at least they are not dead yet. i really think that we could have some nice landscaping if we could just get some small things done.
my other project is restoring this ancient armoire. the previous owner used it for many years outside. so many of the shelves are shot, there is some rot in it that must be fixed, and the paint is absolutly crap. so i bought some paint remover from the lowes and i am currently working on that. i don't think i am going to take it down to the original wood that thoroughly. i think i want it to have the old redone look, but who knows. i really wanted to get that stripped by this weekend, but we shall see. i have 3 more matches and nancy and i are going to the lake this saturday and sunday.
last and not least, i still have to spend time with the family. i fell asleep with pua this weekend. i really miss not seeing her as much as i could. but once we are out of debt (hahahaha) and i finally get out of school, then i will have a little bit more time. either way, the sacrifices have to be made one way or another for some time.
that is about it. whew. oh yeah, 5 more chapters of harry potter and the half blood prince. another thing that i will finish this weekend. that is the nice thing about the lake. it does give me some free time to get other mental things done. no house work, but book work and catching up on sleep.
till we meet again, and i still won't remember you, amf!!!

Running in Texas is HOT!!!

2005-08-17T05:55:00.000-07:00

let me just say that i heard today coming to work that it is supposed to be 95 degreeswith a heat index of 110. damn, now that's hot. i don't mean in the paris hilton kinda way, i mean like frying an egg on the sidewalk hot. i ran yesterday in this crap. i know that running is good for you and all, but after yesterday, i just wanted to get fat and lazy and spend all day 'in the jacuzzi, smoke L's while you do me' like big poppa.
but today is another day. while i will probably not be able to run like the wind, work is interfering, i will at least get the satisfaction of knowing that the heat did not beat me yesterday. and the fact that i have a job that allows me to work out at my lunch break, i am okay with that. school starts back up on august 29th. i am only taking one class this year due to calculus being a royal pain, but i guess that is the price you pay for the education. hey, at least i am in school. i know plenty of people that keep saying they want to go back, because they already have taken like 20 hours. all i can say is go register.
hey, if you can't take the heat, stay outta texas!!!

waiting for photos, disney is expensive

2005-08-11T09:57:00.000-07:00

well, disneyworld was a load of fun, however i must say that i feel 10 lbs lighter thanks to no longer having any money which to call my own. what a great place. we rode everything except 3 things this year. we did not make the rockin roller coaster, splash mountain, or soarin. personally, i think that soarin is just impossible to ever get on. disneyworld has this way of riding rides called a fast pass. you use your park ticket, which is like $65, to get a pass for the ride you want to go on. and instead of going on that ride right then, you have to come back at a designated time, at which the 'fastpass' line is much quicker, like a 10 min wait. the cool thing is that you don't have to wait in an hour+ long line to ride something. the bad thing is that as more people get fastpasses, the later the time of the day to come back. and once you get a fastpass for one ride, you cannot get one for another ride for a given timeframe.
so back to soarin. you are on like a hangglider in an imax type setting soaring throught the sky. this ride fills up the fastpasses like nobody's business. we tried twice to get passes, and they were gone by 3pm. which means that to ride it, you have to wait in the line for like 90 min. no way jose.
took lots of photos, however, in burning to a cd, i overloaded the cd and now none of the photos are accessable. so i need to get that fixed and i will post some pics.

family reunion

2005-08-11T07:57:00.000-07:00

went to the annual 'kelly-brown-staton' reunion this weekend in the great metroplex that is hagansport, tx. actually, hagansport is a blink of an eye place that has a volunteer fire dept at the community center, and a hole in the wall store that always smells and charges way to much for anything. i bought a 12 pack of dr. pepper there and it was $4.99. ridiculous. anyway, hagansport has not quite worked themselves into a stop light yet. in fact, they do not even have a stop sign nor a 'slow down there's a town ahead' sign.
it was good to see the cousins again, as well as uncle rod and aunt doris. seeing them, dean, and sandy are the only real people that i go see. i only see most of these people during this reunion, so i hate to miss it when i can go. unfortunately, none of the siblings could make it this year. other commitments from the sister, and the bros are so far away, it would just cost to much for the 2-3 hrs of get together time. but it was good to see everyone. we only stayed for a few hours and went back home. we had flown in from disneyworld the night before and got home at 2am to turn around and leave to go here at 9am.
nancy took a nap which turned into going to bed at 5pm. she did wake up for a while, but then passed out again. i put pua down at 7:30 sat night, and she slept until 10:30 sunday morning. that was awesome. she and i needed that sleep so much.
that is all for now.

I'm Going to Disneyworld!

2005-07-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

so tomorrow is the big day. the 3 of us hop on a tuna can in the sky and head off to disneyworld. this will be pua's 2nd time on a plane and she is only 10 months old. she is doing so well. it is midnight and i am up burning songs for the ride tomorrow. i am really ready for bed, but i want to get this done tonight. i no work tomorrow at frito-lay anyway. well, i probably won't be putting up anything new for about a week, so all you crazies enjoy life while i am gone. lata.

Calculus is useful

2005-07-26T06:46:00.000-07:00

believe it or not, i have been hating calculus all summer. i know, hard to believe, but it is true. however, going into my 3rd test tonight, i am feeling kind positive. not positive that i will make an A, but positive that i am doing my best and knowing this is what i would like to do. i hate to admit it, but there are many uses for the calculus that i have learned. not that i may ever use it in my natural life, but it is there if i needed it. i think that i will try not to let this class stress me out so much in the near future. especially since i am going to disneyworld for vacation while the rest of my class is learning of integrals. i will be studying on the mono, in the airport, in my bed at night, but at least i get to see mickey during the day. so as for tonight, good luck to me, i really need it.

The Royal Family

2005-07-26T06:42:00.000-07:00

seeing as how this is a family site now by order of the queen, i have been requested to post up the family photo. so here it is. king, queen, and my princess. great picture or us. probably the last one where we all look this good, together, at the same time...

Great pic of Jamie

2005-07-25T08:33:00.000-07:00

this was a great pic of jamie blasting off the block. sorry to say that 1. i did not take this pic. 2. we lost to this team to send us down to losers bracket. still, a great shot from below with the sky and the shadows. this is the pic that doni should have been taking all along. good thing i don't pay her well. i almost took back the beer i gave her.

Pics from Spikefest

2005-07-25T08:18:00.000-07:00

well, here we were at spikefest 2005. needless to say, i was serving pretty well that sunday. must have been the shorts. sporting the Notre Dame logo, and getting some sun up in the nether regions, 2 positives working for me. anyway, sad to say this was the best of the bunch for me. gotta get doni and nancy in photog class.

Spikefest was a blast, but no victory

2005-07-18T12:44:00.000-07:00

well, we came, we saw, we sent a lot of people home early. unfortunately, we were not the last ones playing this weekend either. we had a blast though. our weekend started very early, with a construction project. the canopy that was generously 'donated' to us last year did not come with instructions. what a bitch that thing was. we almost posted a position on monster.com for a civil engineer to help us get it put up. needless to say, after a solid hour, four people and some intructions from a canopy 'similar' to ours, the roof was raised. that was so nice. by the time we got to our first game, we were wiped out. however, we stepped it up and won our pool 5-1, winning by points. btw, sorry to the crew from wherever that got beat 30-13. we needed points and you had them to give. anyway, played well. we did some great things and were pushed a bit, but overall we had a lot of fun. i will post up some pics hopefully later on this week. also, thanks to all the poor people that found my block this weekend. my wrist are killing me. peace out.

PUA

2005-07-13T08:15:00.000-07:00

a perfect angel. this is my baby girl abigail marie kelly, aka pua. pua is hawaiian for flower. she is awesome. if she would only stop growing for a while, that would be pretty cool. anyway, she will be the topic of many posts in the future.

2005-07-13T07:49:00.000-07:00

this is me, showin it to the world. this was last year spikefest. it doesn't get much better than this. and i don't mean that i am all that and a bag of pork rinds. only that this is about as good as i get. anyway, enjoy it for your perusal. hopefully i will be able to post some new pics of this years action.

www.rushautosports.com

2005-07-13T07:10:00.000-07:00

david has a new website for auto sales that he is starting up. www.rushautosports.com. go buy a car fool!

if you don't know where you are going, then any road will take you.

Spikefest this weekend

2005-07-13T07:08:00.000-07:00

this weekend is www.spikefest.com. should be fun. last year we were 5th out of @120 teams. we have the same team plus an addition that should help us out quite a bit. also, check out www.smugmug.com for some of last years photos. hopefully he will be out there again this year. good luck bitches!

punk in tech

2005-04-29T07:02:00.000-07:00

good luck to david and alex. bring home the gold bros.