As sad as her passing is, I think the most entertaining comment associated with this story was this:
"Whoa.....the afterlife just became a bit more exciting....."
Friday, December 12, 2008
Rest in Leopard-Print Peace, Bettie Page.....
As sad as her passing is, I think the most entertaining comment associated with this story was this:
"Whoa.....the afterlife just became a bit more exciting....."
Thursday, December 11, 2008
funny.....
As an avid reader of the SFGate (the on-line home - more or less - since they also one for the main paper itself....) of the San Francisco Chronicle), I have my favorite columns, including those written by Violet Blue.
Violet writes a sex-oriented column which is quite entertaining, titillating, and informative. I got a kick out of today's, though, reading the disclaimer she included at the very top for the reader to take note of before continuing on to the main body:
"Note: Many of the links in this column lead to images of sex toys of varying levels of realism. If having a picture of a dildo on your computer screen when your boss walks in isn't a problem, that's great. But if it is, be smart and save these links for when you're not on company time and equipment."
Heh. Check her out. Latest article is here. She is cute, too...... :P
Violet writes a sex-oriented column which is quite entertaining, titillating, and informative. I got a kick out of today's, though, reading the disclaimer she included at the very top for the reader to take note of before continuing on to the main body:
"Note: Many of the links in this column lead to images of sex toys of varying levels of realism. If having a picture of a dildo on your computer screen when your boss walks in isn't a problem, that's great. But if it is, be smart and save these links for when you're not on company time and equipment."
Heh. Check her out. Latest article is here. She is cute, too...... :P
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
"The Devil made me do it....."
[The Devil - Lucifer - speaking to Morpheus, the King of Dreams, on the outskirts of Hell]
Lucifer - "And the mortals! I ask you.....why? Tell me that: Why?"
Morpheus - "Why what, first among the fallen?"
Lucifer - "Why do they blame me for all their little failings? They use my name as if I spend my entire day sitting on their shoulders, forcing them to commit acts they would otherwise find repulsive. The Devil made me do it. I have never made one of them do anything. Never. They live their own tiny lives. I do not live their lives for them.
And then they die, and they come here (having transgressed against what they believed to be right), and expect us to fulfill their desire for pain and retribution.
I don't make them come here.
They talk of me going around and buying souls like a fishwife come market day, never stopping to ask themselves why. I need no souls.
And how can anyone own a soul?
No. They belong to themselves.....they just hate to have to face up to it....."
~ excerpted from The Sandman - Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
Lucifer - "And the mortals! I ask you.....why? Tell me that: Why?"
Morpheus - "Why what, first among the fallen?"
Lucifer - "Why do they blame me for all their little failings? They use my name as if I spend my entire day sitting on their shoulders, forcing them to commit acts they would otherwise find repulsive. The Devil made me do it. I have never made one of them do anything. Never. They live their own tiny lives. I do not live their lives for them.
And then they die, and they come here (having transgressed against what they believed to be right), and expect us to fulfill their desire for pain and retribution.
I don't make them come here.
They talk of me going around and buying souls like a fishwife come market day, never stopping to ask themselves why. I need no souls.
And how can anyone own a soul?
No. They belong to themselves.....they just hate to have to face up to it....."
~ excerpted from The Sandman - Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman
Taking Stock
It has been a little while since I did an actual personal post. Not too awfully long, but perhaps a bit longer coming from me than usual. As I sit here at work, waiting for a Word file to convert into a PDF for me to manipulate and set-up for a project manager to review (ok, too much useless information for you to give a shit about...), I am sort of looking back on this year.
It has been a very eventful year. The most important and life-changing event, of course, being little Devlin's arrival in August. This kid, man.......cracks me up on a daily fucking basis. It is so cool to watch him change right before our eyes; every day he exhibits some new little thing, some new expression, some new sound. Yeah, it has been hard, especially on Amy, with the lack of rest and having caught colds a few weeks ago. We think he may be in the early stages of teething, also, so THAT is starting to get fun; we think some of his recent crankiness and new squealing sounds are related to that. But as tired as we have been, between work schedules and our whole daily domestic itinerary, it only takes one smile or laugh from Lil D to remind us of how cool all of this really is. Amy is an amazing mother, and not just because of what she handles with Devlin alone. We try to work as a team, but I have to admit that she does so much more work on all levels than I end up doing. Different tasks, different focuses.
Not really too much more to update on the meeting my real father storyline. After our initial meeting in October we have spoken a number of times on the phone, the most recent being around Thanksgiving. I have actually written a letter to send out to him, but I am debating it at the moment because I am not sure if I want to edit it down and make it less confrontational or what. Have sent his brother Keith - my uncle - a note asking if he can check it out and give me his own impressions based on what he knows about my father and his possible reactions. So we shall see how that goes and I will obviously update that out here.
Work is very busy. This is the time of year for me and the group I work in as we have a responsibility to get all reports and updates published by the end of each year. So my headaches have been coming with much more frequency and I am struggling with my patience and temper at times. We have a little bit of concern as Amy's sector/group is currently going through a reorganization of sorts and we are not sure if or to whom Amy will be working with/for in 2009. Several potential ideas are being thrown back and forth as we try to reorganize ourselves. Will keep everyone posted about that as well.
My Christmas shopping is done. I have focused on Amy and Sloan only with some short stops coming up to get some small items for some friends. We will schedule something with my family in January to do up in conjunction with my birthday, so we don't have to actually worry about them right now. We did, however, get confirmation that Amy's Dad will be coming out for a visit and staying with us for a short stay, so I guess we should consider something for him now, as well. Sloan will be with her Mom this year for Christmas Eve and Day as well as New Year's Eve and Day. Sort of a bummer, but one which gives me a little pleasure in that she has said several times she would much rather stay with us. Yeah, I know...I'm evil. But if you didn't know that by now, you will probably never get me, so move it along......
Would love to do more from a writing perspective, from being involved with local bands, maybe even taking up music myself. I have been told by the accountant (i.e. Amy) that I may be able to purchase my bass guitar and amp for my birthday.....so that is something to look forward to. After some lessons, maybe I will give the guys in the Devil Himself a call to see if they still need a bass player......:)
I have a lot to be thankful for in 2008. I have a great wife and partner, a cool teenage daughter, an awesome new little boy, good friends whom I cherish, and a job I can honestly say I enjoy (as much aggravation as it can provide me at times....). There have been some regrets here and there- for example, the acceptance of the death of a long-time friendship - but those decisions were ultimately necessary and actually provided me with some much needed stress and strain release. In the end...I feel at peace, more or less.
Had a really nice and relaxing Saturday night dinner and drinks with friends last weekend, did it up as a Mexican feast. I guess that sort of got me to thinking about the past year, not sure exactly why. Maybe because it made me realize how lucky we are to have some cool friends and such and while things are getting tighter and harder to manage on some levels because of the current state of the country, we at least have our friends and family.
And isn't that really what the holidays are supposed to be about?
Vaya con Diablos ~
S
It has been a very eventful year. The most important and life-changing event, of course, being little Devlin's arrival in August. This kid, man.......cracks me up on a daily fucking basis. It is so cool to watch him change right before our eyes; every day he exhibits some new little thing, some new expression, some new sound. Yeah, it has been hard, especially on Amy, with the lack of rest and having caught colds a few weeks ago. We think he may be in the early stages of teething, also, so THAT is starting to get fun; we think some of his recent crankiness and new squealing sounds are related to that. But as tired as we have been, between work schedules and our whole daily domestic itinerary, it only takes one smile or laugh from Lil D to remind us of how cool all of this really is. Amy is an amazing mother, and not just because of what she handles with Devlin alone. We try to work as a team, but I have to admit that she does so much more work on all levels than I end up doing. Different tasks, different focuses.
Not really too much more to update on the meeting my real father storyline. After our initial meeting in October we have spoken a number of times on the phone, the most recent being around Thanksgiving. I have actually written a letter to send out to him, but I am debating it at the moment because I am not sure if I want to edit it down and make it less confrontational or what. Have sent his brother Keith - my uncle - a note asking if he can check it out and give me his own impressions based on what he knows about my father and his possible reactions. So we shall see how that goes and I will obviously update that out here.
Work is very busy. This is the time of year for me and the group I work in as we have a responsibility to get all reports and updates published by the end of each year. So my headaches have been coming with much more frequency and I am struggling with my patience and temper at times. We have a little bit of concern as Amy's sector/group is currently going through a reorganization of sorts and we are not sure if or to whom Amy will be working with/for in 2009. Several potential ideas are being thrown back and forth as we try to reorganize ourselves. Will keep everyone posted about that as well.
My Christmas shopping is done. I have focused on Amy and Sloan only with some short stops coming up to get some small items for some friends. We will schedule something with my family in January to do up in conjunction with my birthday, so we don't have to actually worry about them right now. We did, however, get confirmation that Amy's Dad will be coming out for a visit and staying with us for a short stay, so I guess we should consider something for him now, as well. Sloan will be with her Mom this year for Christmas Eve and Day as well as New Year's Eve and Day. Sort of a bummer, but one which gives me a little pleasure in that she has said several times she would much rather stay with us. Yeah, I know...I'm evil. But if you didn't know that by now, you will probably never get me, so move it along......
Would love to do more from a writing perspective, from being involved with local bands, maybe even taking up music myself. I have been told by the accountant (i.e. Amy) that I may be able to purchase my bass guitar and amp for my birthday.....so that is something to look forward to. After some lessons, maybe I will give the guys in the Devil Himself a call to see if they still need a bass player......:)
I have a lot to be thankful for in 2008. I have a great wife and partner, a cool teenage daughter, an awesome new little boy, good friends whom I cherish, and a job I can honestly say I enjoy (as much aggravation as it can provide me at times....). There have been some regrets here and there- for example, the acceptance of the death of a long-time friendship - but those decisions were ultimately necessary and actually provided me with some much needed stress and strain release. In the end...I feel at peace, more or less.
Had a really nice and relaxing Saturday night dinner and drinks with friends last weekend, did it up as a Mexican feast. I guess that sort of got me to thinking about the past year, not sure exactly why. Maybe because it made me realize how lucky we are to have some cool friends and such and while things are getting tighter and harder to manage on some levels because of the current state of the country, we at least have our friends and family.
And isn't that really what the holidays are supposed to be about?
Vaya con Diablos ~
S
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Dollar Tree Boycott Update
While negotiations are still in progress, Dollar Tree has agreed to pay Taneka Talley's surviving family "...because it's the right thing to do...". Couldn't have had anything to do with all of the media coverage and the shots they were taking to their financial groin, now could it? Of course not......
Dollar Tree Offers to Pay in Full in Slaying
I guess we should all be happy they finally had some reason bitch-slapped into their heads.......
Dollar Tree Offers to Pay in Full in Slaying
I guess we should all be happy they finally had some reason bitch-slapped into their heads.......
Monday, December 8, 2008
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Oh. My. God.
This teaser seems to feature mostly shots from the first X-Men movie, but there also seems to be some new shots. Looks like the official trailer will make it's debut in theaters in with the remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still".....
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