Once again I have returned to myself ("How can I not be myself?").
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Background info. I like number 2. The rest is not all that interesting really. I wish I'd read the book before, because whenever I get around to reading it, it'll seem like I only want to read it because of the movie. Is this amount of paranoia normal?
Mmm...Ethanol.
Some good music:
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - The Tyranny of Distance(the only album I know)
The Decemberists - All of their albums, they're good story tellers. Catch them in Toronto May 21. Or wherever you live, they are amazing live.
Friday, April 29, 2005
Friday, April 22, 2005
The Hallucination
This is not a true story. It never happened, nor will it. Please don't get mad if this involves you. I am just going completely insane.
I also warn that I am a terrible writer, but bear with me.
My roommate burst into the apartment in a frenzy, "guys, that house down the street just got taken down by the cops. There are cameras and cops everywhere! I wonder what's going."
I replied, "the mob house?"
"What?"
"The mob house, the one on the corner."
"What do you mean mob house?"
"The one that houses that mafia-esque family. There are always people there. It's so shady," someone else offered.
"That doesn't mean the mob lives there."
"The guy who lives there is named Tony 'the wrench,' did you think he was a plumber? Of course he's in the mob."
"Oh."
The End.
I will return to my normal self in the next week or so, I hope.
I also warn that I am a terrible writer, but bear with me.
My roommate burst into the apartment in a frenzy, "guys, that house down the street just got taken down by the cops. There are cameras and cops everywhere! I wonder what's going."
I replied, "the mob house?"
"What?"
"The mob house, the one on the corner."
"What do you mean mob house?"
"The one that houses that mafia-esque family. There are always people there. It's so shady," someone else offered.
"That doesn't mean the mob lives there."
"The guy who lives there is named Tony 'the wrench,' did you think he was a plumber? Of course he's in the mob."
"Oh."
The End.
I will return to my normal self in the next week or so, I hope.
Monday, April 18, 2005
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
The Results
Three people offered pictures of Pyro-Octopi...Shame on the rest of you. I kid.
By Catherine. Digital paint on digital canvas.
By Usman (?). Red pen on orange post-it.
By M. Chalk on chalkboard.
By Catherine. Digital paint on digital canvas.
By Usman (?). Red pen on orange post-it.
By M. Chalk on chalkboard.
Sunday, April 10, 2005
The Mission
I would like a picture of a pyro-octopus (or pyro-octopi if you are feeling adventurous)... Could someone draw (or photograph) one for me?
To clarify, a pyro-octopus is one that shoots out fire. I'm not sure where the fire comes out from. I only had a brief encounter.
Please email to: hanad@rogers.com
Much thanks.
I will post the results only with permission.
To clarify, a pyro-octopus is one that shoots out fire. I'm not sure where the fire comes out from. I only had a brief encounter.
Please email to: hanad@rogers.com
Much thanks.
I will post the results only with permission.
Thursday, April 07, 2005
The Americans
These are signs actually encountered on the adventure that took place long ago.
Demographic stated clearly.
Golf 4 God. I'm not sure how those two terms are related...
"5/3 Fifth Third Bank" Need I say more?
Oh! Think of the savings.
I want him at my next birthday party.Monday, April 04, 2005
The Unaccountable
2 ARRESTED IN HOUSE THEFT
LINDALE - Board by board, shingle by shingle, for nearly three months, they dismantled the three-bedroom brick house and carted it away until only a pile of rubble was left.
Their only problem: they didn't own it.
Authorities say two men jailed this week took the house apart and sold it for drugs, in plain view of everyone cruising by on Lindale's Main Street - U.S. Highway 69.
"We drove by and watched the house come down," said Smith County Constable Dennis Taylor. "We wondered why it was taking so long, rather than just bulldoze it. It took about a month before the top even collapsed."
Taylor said the men worked slowly and haphazardly in daylight, with no one questioning their work, because everyone assumed it was the work of Wal-Mart or Lowe's - the two large retail stores laying new foundations nearby.
But the home actually belonged to Dallas-based St. Ives Realty. A company representative called Taylor on March 15 to report her house stolen.
"I said, 'Is it a trailer house, ma'am?'" Taylor recalled. "She said, 'No, it's a brick house.' I said, 'What?'"
Brandon Ray Parmer, 29, and Darrell Patrick Maxfield, 44, both of Tyler, were arrested Monday. Taylor said both men confessed to dismantling the home.
Authorities also arrested Jesse Gino Vega on Tuesday after executing a search warrant at his home in the 14600 block of County Road 463 in Lindale.
Vega, 36, is accused of giving cash and methamphetamine to the other two men in exchange for the materials from the home. Taylor said Vega refused to surrender to deputies for about an hour before finally emerging from his house Tuesday.
All three suspects were charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, a second-degree felony, and released from Smith County Jail after posting $10,000 bond.
At Vega's residence, authorities recovered lumber worth about $25,000. They also found plumbing, bathroom and kitchen fixtures, fence materials, doors and windows.
Officers got "about five trailer loads of property that came out of that house," Taylor said, then paused. "Well, it didn't come out of the house. It was the house."
Taylor estimated about 90 percent of the house was found at Vega's residence. The brick and shingles are still unaccounted for.
Taylor worked in conjunction with Constable Dale Geddie and deputy constables Cliff Robison, Tommy Goodman and Mark Waters. They are still working on tips, and believe at least three other people are involved in stealing the house.
"It's the strangest case I've ever worked in my life," Taylor said. "Everybody drove by and waved at them, said, 'Great to see you getting that house off - we're fixing to get Lowe's and Wal-Mart in here.'
LINDALE - Board by board, shingle by shingle, for nearly three months, they dismantled the three-bedroom brick house and carted it away until only a pile of rubble was left.
Their only problem: they didn't own it.
Authorities say two men jailed this week took the house apart and sold it for drugs, in plain view of everyone cruising by on Lindale's Main Street - U.S. Highway 69.
"We drove by and watched the house come down," said Smith County Constable Dennis Taylor. "We wondered why it was taking so long, rather than just bulldoze it. It took about a month before the top even collapsed."
Taylor said the men worked slowly and haphazardly in daylight, with no one questioning their work, because everyone assumed it was the work of Wal-Mart or Lowe's - the two large retail stores laying new foundations nearby.
But the home actually belonged to Dallas-based St. Ives Realty. A company representative called Taylor on March 15 to report her house stolen.
"I said, 'Is it a trailer house, ma'am?'" Taylor recalled. "She said, 'No, it's a brick house.' I said, 'What?'"
Brandon Ray Parmer, 29, and Darrell Patrick Maxfield, 44, both of Tyler, were arrested Monday. Taylor said both men confessed to dismantling the home.
Authorities also arrested Jesse Gino Vega on Tuesday after executing a search warrant at his home in the 14600 block of County Road 463 in Lindale.
Vega, 36, is accused of giving cash and methamphetamine to the other two men in exchange for the materials from the home. Taylor said Vega refused to surrender to deputies for about an hour before finally emerging from his house Tuesday.
All three suspects were charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, a second-degree felony, and released from Smith County Jail after posting $10,000 bond.
At Vega's residence, authorities recovered lumber worth about $25,000. They also found plumbing, bathroom and kitchen fixtures, fence materials, doors and windows.
Officers got "about five trailer loads of property that came out of that house," Taylor said, then paused. "Well, it didn't come out of the house. It was the house."
Taylor estimated about 90 percent of the house was found at Vega's residence. The brick and shingles are still unaccounted for.
Taylor worked in conjunction with Constable Dale Geddie and deputy constables Cliff Robison, Tommy Goodman and Mark Waters. They are still working on tips, and believe at least three other people are involved in stealing the house.
"It's the strangest case I've ever worked in my life," Taylor said. "Everybody drove by and waved at them, said, 'Great to see you getting that house off - we're fixing to get Lowe's and Wal-Mart in here.'
Sunday, April 03, 2005
Saturday, April 02, 2005
The Elegance
The following might help one of you impress someone else at some point in your future.
Gourmetsleuth.com
Check it out.
Gourmetsleuth.com
Check it out.
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