Floor is in!

Here we have the linoleum in the entry way of the Apt. We've been working on this son of a gun for a year. At last we have the flooring in. Now we can rent it!!!

Video Tutorial on Painting Your Shark Bank

This is a little crafting tutorial that might just make you think twice about painting your own Shark Bank from the Dollar Tree store.
Click on the pictures to watch

Dolphin Scare

Sometimes its possible to frighten oneself. Honestly, it can happen in the astral world of double exposure.

Click on pic.

World Trade Center ...er, um, was ok for a recruiting film

In his review of World Trade Center, Michael Kresky states: "The mini-narrative of Dave Karnes (Michael Shannon, in a performance so wooden, ethereal, and divorced from the rest of the film, it’s seems likely to have been shot by a second-unit director), the business-man who immediately quits his day job, goes to church (the cross is seen in gigantic close-up onscreen), shaves his head, and dons full marine regalia before discovering and rescuing John and Will from the rubble, seems designed only to provide Stone with a thoroughly counterintuitive move. “It’s going to take a lot of good men to avenge this,” he says; there’s no hint of irony here, even when at the close of the film a title card announces that this nearly anonymous hero served two tours of duty in Iraq. It’s a conclusion that plays right into the misconceived, if highly successful, ideological connection between 9/11 and the current Iraq debacle. " http://reverseshot.com/article/strong_world_trade_center_strong
I thoroughly agree with this view. The poor slob was so wooden he looked like he belonged in a petrified forest. He spoke like some sort of robot and his scenes were like he was some holy messiah. The movie was definitely Lifetime movie quality to be sure. It was entertaining and pulled at the heart strings, but no matter what it seemed like a recruiting film for "a lot of men needed for revenge." Impressive as most large screen films are these days.

It was fun to go to the movies though. Had a great time with the best of company.

Eating a Burrito in a Chinese Hat

Here is a video about eating a burrito in a Chinese hat. Silly I know. This is what happens when you inject Gila Monster Spit into your belly.
Click on the picture to watch this gem.

The Experiment Begins

I am just starting a course of treatment called Byetta. It is injected morning and night with the aim to bring down blood sugar levels. I am not on insulin, this is drived from Gila Monster spit. Click on the photo at left and you'll be sent to the video.

Yep, that's right. To read more about it go to:http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=47568I will track my progress. I will post the whole shabang on here. I gotta get this weight off or die. UGH.

Progress at last...

Things are progressing rather swimmingly hereabouts. The apartment is in the throws of a wrenching transformation. We are expecting it to be a masterpiece when completed. Our contractor is an artist. Thank goodness its in the final stages of repair at last....

Another Side Effect?

Evidently there is another side effect to Byetta that they failed to inform me of. It seems it can cause your eyebrows to curl upward, leaving a confused expression on one's face. And here it is. I am so confused I wonder which way to the door.

Other than that, the Byetta isn't doing anything for my blood sugar level. I'm still showing a fasting over 250 most mornings and during the day its not coming down. It hasn't been very long, but I'm tired of being sick to my stomach without my blood level dropping. I'm just a lump I guess. The listlessness is pervasive and I wish to sleep more than be awake. Thank God I have my looks.

Pete Gets to the Root of Matters

Pete worked hard yesterday and today. Dad and I were grateful to have him here. I wasn't much help, being in a Byetta state of mind. I was el'puke'o. Not good kids. My guts are all Gila monstered out. Pete was removing the stump of the "little" tree he cut down yesterday. It aint so little a root system. Click on the picture for proof he didn't go up in a tree.

August 9th Atomic Bombs and Me

Aug. 9th is the 61st anniversary of the atomic bomb being dropped on Nagasaki. I turn 49. For me, this date of Aug. 9th has always meant atomic bomb. I have been very aware that it was on this date that the bomb fell on Nagasaki. It was interesting to learn it was not the primary target. I quote from a site that explains:
"In the meantime, since there was still no official reaction from Japan, the Americans felt that there was no alternative but to prepare a second atomic attack. The plutonium bomb "Fat Man" was loaded into a B-29 known as Bockscar (Martin-Omaha built B-29-35-MO serial number 44-27297, the name often misspelled as Bock's Car), named after its commander, Capt. Frederick C. Bock. (picture above) However, on this mission, the aircraft was flown by Major Sweeney, with Capt. Bock flying one of the observation planes. The primary target was to be Kokura Arsenal, with Nagasaki as the alternative."
Click on the pictures to hear the song Enola Gay, by OMD. That's the name of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Here are the lyrics for "Enola Gay"

Enola gay, you should have stayed at home yesterday
Aha words cant describe the feeling and the way you lied
These games you play, they’re gonna end it more than tears someday
Aha Enola gay, it shouldn’t ever have to end this way
Its 8:15, and that’s the time that its always been
We got your message on the radio, conditions normal and you’re coming home
Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today (name of A bomb dropped)
Aha this kiss you give, its never ever gonna fade away
Enola gay, it shouldn’t ever have to end this way
Aha Enola gay, it shouldn’t fade in our dreams away
Its 8:15, and that’s the time that its always been
We got your message on the radio, conditions normal and you’re coming home
Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today
Aha this kiss you give, its never ever gonna fade away

Faces Sing

Some strange singing going on here. I think its fun. See what you think.
Click on the image to see the faces sing.
I like this photo and I'm not sure why. Must be the trypticness of it all.

Firestarter

This is the first video I had ever edited. Its a repetitive thing. Austin and the Tragic Prince are captured doing the same thing again and again and again....
Click on the picture to see it.

River Guide

This is another epic I made last fall while on a drive in the Feather River Canyon. Its gorgeous up there and I'm sorry but I don't exactly make for a great guide. Hope you enjoy it nonetheless. (Is that one word?) Click on the picture to see this movie....

Crosby Stills and Nash and of course Memories

I was sitting here at the computer thinking of songs to make a video to when I came upon some of the music I put on hold when the Tragic Prince was so prominent in my days. He can't hear the tones that make some of the greatest music great. For that reason I subjected myself to his brash metal music to the neglect of my own favorites. Granted, I made some new favorites out of the music he shared with me, but the classics still make me shiver when I hear them. For example, I clicked on Long Time Gone by these guys, CSN. The opening organ causes my heart to implode. (Click on Picture to hear it) Its so seminal to who I am. I can hear the whole of the Viet Nam war occur through those few notes as well as my first love as a teenager go screaming through my mind. Its incredible.


I so love this album. I even used the cover in a photo I took in a photobooth at a the Koln train station. If you look close at the left column of pictures in the photo you can see the front and back of the album as I hold it up. I bought it at Saturn, at that time one of the biggest record stores in Europe.

"I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are." Its just who I am.

Basket Case on YouTube

Here is a short film I made with my sister. I hope you can handle the suspense. She is seriously menaced here. What a trouper she is though. I uploaded it to YouTube. It works terrific.

Just click on the photo and you'll see it.

The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Nausea

Miles and I went to see The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. (click on picture to go to official site) Now this was a really stupid movie. I was hoping it would relieve my sense of nausea. I'm definitely feeling it. The injecting of the juice has become uneventful. The needle is so small and thin that it doesn't give hardly a sensation of penetration. I have to hold it there till it empties the juice into my body.

Oh, yeah, the movie. There were some hilarious parts in it. When he stabs himself in the leg to prove he's paralyzed is too funny. There's more than what you see in the commercial. At last someone got the idea to not overexpose the best parts. Most often than not its sophmoric and one gag after another. It's pretty much what I expected so I wasn't dissapointed.

Wait till the end of the credits to see Walker and Texas Ranger with thier Granny discussing a Faulkner book. It was just like an english class I had in College. Too damned funny to believe. I loved that moment best of all.

I just shot up my spit shot and I'm stopping for now. Can't wait to swallow my own vomit....

Gonna cook for Dad and I.

Nausea is here for now

I was hoping that I would avoid the nausea that I'd read about. It is very apparent that I will not. There is a tightness in the throat as if food is not going down the highway to the stomach. It's as if I am nearly going to vomit. It is stronger today than yesterday, but then again I am starting to have lower blood sugar levels. This morning it was about 212. I havent' had that level in a year. I hope it will continue to drop. Adding exercise will help lower the number when i take it. Yesterday I ate a large lunch consisting mostly of salad. There was some chicken in it and some vegetable. Very tasty. I know that the nausea will pass, for that I'm grateful. Not gonna give up!

Side Effects Become Manifest

I've noticed a few changes since I started injecting Byetta, the drug derived from Gila Monster spit. My eyesight is better and I find that I can taste the air with my tongue. Its kinda wierd. I wonder if others have had these side effects?

If the way I feel effects the way I look, I must really look great!