Humorous Exchange.....

A humorous exchange between Amy and myself this afternoon:

Me: "Just got a text message from Markus. He invited me over tomorrow night for a CD listening party for that new project of his, Freakshow."

Amy: "Oh boy....."

Me: "Well, I was actually thinking about going if it was ok with you. Is it ok with you? As long as I don't drink too much and drive?"

Amy: "I'm not worried about you drinking too much and driving. I just don't want you to kill anyone there at the party."

Me: "I promise not to kill anyone. And if I do, I promise to properly dismember the body and bury it somewhere that it will never be found. Witnesses too. Deal?"

Amy: "Ok, deal."

I may be paraphrasing a bit here and there but that was pretty much the gist.......

New Video.....

Amy shot this today after I had given Lil D his early evening bottle. Just when the lack of sleep and the regular crying and lack of ability to do anything spontaneous is beginning to wear on me....the little devil pulls this on me. Not fair if you ask me.....but I will enjoy it anyway, nonetheless.....

Quote of the Day

From my idol, my hero, my mentor, my god Hunter S. Thompson. A quote that is just as relevant today as it was several years ago, well before his passage into The Great Weirdness:

"We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world, a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts. We are human scum, and that is how history will judge us. No redeeming social value. Just whores. Get out of our way, or we'll kill you. Who does vote for these dishonest shitheads? Who among us can be happy and proud of having all this innocent blood on our hands? Who are these swine? These flag-sucking half-wits who get fleeced and fooled by stupid little rich kids like George Bush? They are the same ones who wanted to have Muhammad Ali locked up for refusing to kill gooks. They speak for all that is cruel and stupid and vicious in the American character. They are the racists and hate mongers among us; they are the Ku Klux Klan. I piss down the throats of these Nazis. And I am too old to worry about whether they like it or not. Fuck them." ~ Hunter S. Thompson, from Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century (2004)

Second Presidential Debate

Without going into too much detail......Obama won.

This should really come as no surprise, except that the town hall meeting format was supposedly McCain's favorite turf. Unfortunately, McCain came off as wooden, angry, spewing forth the same tired sound bytes he has been carrying around this entire campaign. Obama, by contrast, appeared calm, almost bemused at certain points, and spoke well, directly to the audience. Numerous times one could see nods of approval and smiles coming from individuals in camera range as he spoke.

I will go out on a limb and say this campaign is all but over. I know McCain cannot concede, but it would be ever so much better if he did. The world is changing and no longer has a need for his brand of politics...........

Mark my words, watch the newscasts, view the polls in the coming days. Amy and I just received our absentee ballots in the mail today and will be sending those in asap. Its almost over folks.....

'Tis the Season.....

Christmas? Nah. Its October. And October - besides playing host to the World Series, of course - means Halloween. And the State of Grace Tattoo Convention. And my favorite: Oktoberfest.

For the last number of years, Oktoberfest in Campbell has been a family tradition. Good friends, great food, and lots and lots of beer. Who could ask for anything more? The bedroom community of Campbell shuts down their main street from end to end and hosts the event, with arts and crafts from all over setting up shop, local shops throwing open their doors to sidewalk traffic, artists (such as our friend Mike Kjolhaug) exhibiting their talent. We typically gather up the troops: our good friends Josh and Lindsay (newlyweds!) and Scott & Renee and make a day out of it. I'm serious: We get there around 10am and start drinking IMMEDIATELY. Its the best. This year we will have an additional tag-along in the person of the incredibly charming and ultimately cute Devlin Patrick!

October is actually going to be a very packed month. I am already "off" from work; I started working from home last Wednesday and will be doing so for the remainder of this week, with the final three weeks of the month off as vacation and Paid Family Leave. My old friend Cindi is in Cali visiting family and Amy and I will be heading up to The City to catch up with her and have some Irish Coffees at the famous Buena Vista (where Irish coffees were invented, thank you very much....). The weekend of the 24th/25th/26th is when the aforementioned State of Grace Tattoo Convention will be held downtown. Hopefully, my fave artist Nervio will be present and we can work on completing my right arm sleeve work and possibly discuss my left arm plans (although I am toying with having a different artist take that task on as I am more and more considering myself a collector, one who desires different artists to display their work on my exposed flesh.....).

Add to this that I already have two tickets for myself and another of my oldest friends, Cat, to rock with The Damned when they hit San Jose for one of only a handful of West Coast dates. I have always appreciated The Damned as among the quintessential punk bands of their time and am stoked to be able to see them. Cat has been having a few health issues as of late and I am really hoping she is recovered enough by the time of the show because I know she will spend the night slamming her head repeatedly against a nearby wall if she can't make it......

Damn. All this and all the fun of relatively sleepless nights with Devlin. Throw in some Top Ramen and I could almost think I was back in high school or college again........

I love Oktoberfest......