Thursday, July 27, 2006
02:05 p.m.
scratch

Monday, April 3, 2006
10:14 p.m.

hi. i've got a runny nose, but i'm too lazy to get some toilet paper, so i'm using my hand. is that gross? figures. first post in nearly a month and it's gross.

hey well, with that said, i'm either rebounding from a weird bout of pleurisy coupled with a sore throat/cold/flu, or i'm on a gradual decline that will surely end with me in the hospital. i'm thinking i'm getting better, but you never know. it's all rather confusing.

aside from that, things are good.

heather had spring break going on last week and her sister nikki came out to visit for a few days. good times. when i wasn't working, i hung out with them. we went to the clap your hands say yeah show at the bluebird last tuesday. that was a fun show. also caught the damien jurado show last friday. again, a good time. i had a brief, somewhat drunk conversation with damien after the show and took a photo with him. sure i felt silly interupting him mid conversation at the bar, but sometimes you've just gotta do that kind of stuff. plus, he was very cool about it. a very nice guy.

anyway, i took last wednesday off and man is that a good call...taking days off. who even cares about work? exactly. having a whole day to do whatever, we went up to boulder, toured a mead factory, had lunch at chautauqua park, hit up installation (nice little shoe shop), and then came home and grilled up some turkey burgers. later that night we went to the bodyworlds exhibit at the denver science museum. man was that crazy. if you don't know what i'm talking about, google it. it's pretty interesting.

so that pretty much wraps up last week. that's all i really remember anyway...3-5 days. anything more than that is a wash.

sleep.

Wednesday, March 8, 2006
09:50 p.m.

another historic event goes down in the books.

poder reunion 2006.

seriously...you all missed out on some gooooood smartin up at the poder reunion. thoughts were thunk, themes discussed, particulars laid out, chaos tidied up, problems solved, hunger fed, thirst quenched, gravity tested, beards shaved, and a bunch of stuff that i just can't tell you about.

one particularly noteworthy outcome, as a direct result of poder #2's genius, was the addition of a new color of orange into the world. we named it "ohmygodi'mfuckingblind orange." look for it on runways near you soon!

and while the press conference did have to be abandoned at the last moment, it wasn't because poder #1 had checked himself into rehab as the tabloids have noted, but actually because northwest made 2/3rds of the poder reunion nearly 2 hours late. the press was pissed, but more importantly i was (at northwest mind you). fortunately i had just loaded some simpsons episodes on the ipod, so the wait in the limo at the airport was doable...but we wasted hundreds if not thousands on catering for the event.

anyway, that's why the event wasn't streamed here on gs. it simply didn't happen. we had it all worked out from a technical point of view, but it was simply out of our hands. damn those pilots and whatnot.

but as previously noted, the rest of the reunion was all bells and whistles and things of that nature. i'd elaborate, but that'd just ruin what we have in store for the future.

and yes, we did change the world. just saying. stay tuned.

don't sleep!

Friday, March 3, 2006
08:53 a.m.

fridays are best.

know what else is best? having your birthday fall on a friday. that's great. you can go out. run around. jump. all kinds of stuff. and you can do it worry free because you probably don't work the next day. now, true, some kids work on saturdays...but they don't count.

speaking of birthdays, it's bart's bday today! well, it's his birthday today here in the states. it's probably almost already tomorrow over in japan. so that means he is probably celebrating (or has celebrated too much) by 8:49am states time. how great is that?

wow...two birthdays in two days. this is crazy.

best (day ever).

Thursday, March 2, 2006
07:21 a.m.

yo. early morning post. haven't even had coffee yet. i know...crazy.

anyhow...

point your guns to the sky and fire off a round for texas chad - it's his birthday today.

note: i'm pretty sure that you shoot guns in the sky on birthdays in texas. i don't own a gun, so i'm just gonna grab a handfull of rocks and toss 'em as high as i can. feel free to do the same. making gun noises with your mouth is optional.

end.

Wednesday, March 1, 2006
03:28 p.m.

it seems that fate has brought us together again. i post. you read. it's beautiful. all ying and yang and stuff.

if only you could send me gifts...that would enhance the beauty of this thing we've got goin.

with gifts, it would become "wonderful beauty" or possibly "joyously beautiful." i won't get ahead and call the possibility "incredibly joyous beauty," but the other ones...those are good.

beauty.

the poder reunion is making big news on the big news circuits. people are talking. rumors are spreading. but no one is really sure what will come of it all. a novel? new astonishing mathematical equations? world peace? all are doubtful, but none have been ruled out.

aside from the schedule press conference friday evening, the rest of the reunion events remain unknown.

update: the press passes have been distributed. if you didn't receive one, do not show up for the press conference friday evening. for those with passes, the location and time of the event will be posted here friday. the event will most likely be streamed live on grindstyle.com.

that's it for now.

dance sucka!

Tuesday, February 28, 2006
04:29 p.m.

hi. it's me. sup?

let's start with a quick lesson:

when you let someone "guest post" on your site, make sure you proof what they write BEFORE you let them post.

case in point, chad talkin shit.

second lesson:

when you update your site as infrequently as i do, it's hard to justify bitching. i realize this. i also choose to ignore it.

that wasn't really a lesson, but this is my show.

back to the vail/breck weekend...

the trip was great. great to have chad back out. working on a trip recap with some video (with the new camcorder) and photos, but it's slow goin. no promises, but maybe.

since i already gave you a lesson today, let's add a tip. a potentially valuable tip:

i work for a pretty large company. they block lots of sites, including innocent ones such as itunes.if you're in the same boat, try this for a quick fix.

use the url below - change the "www.forbiddensite.com" to whatever site you want to view. should do the trick.

http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=www.forbiddensite.com

it worked for me, but can't guarantee it'll work for you.

what else...new apple products today. *yawn* i'm not really impressed.

that's about all i've got today. poder reunion up at copper sat-tues. select media passes available for qualifying applicants.

don't sleep.

Friday, February 17, 2006
07:26 a.m.


Hey y'all. This is a mini-guest writing appearance by Chad. Came out to see D for quick weekend snowboarding trip (thanks Erin). Since D is SOL with his computer lately and never updates Grindstyle (or makes t-shirts, or stickers for snowboard helmets.....sorry personal gripes)he told me to crunch out an update on the drive up.

So far the trip has been crazy. Flew in, went to Sam's club for dig vid and camera accessories, had a great burger at Handle Bar, watched snowboard cross (not snowcross Damon) and way too much men's figure skating (Heather made us since it's her favorite).

It's now 6 am and we're off to Vail with Bagels and Coffee and Damon isn't happy about the rocks on the highway. That's all i've got folks, looking forward to a weekend of snow, beers, and there will probably be a handful of Damon complaining mixed in, but that's nothing new.

Enjoy

Tuesday, February 7, 2006
05:43 p.m.

hi. are you GOooood? hope so. i'm goods too, but i'm pretty sure i'm loosing...as in, not winning. as in wtf is up with my luck?!

seems my hard drive is failing on the imac. so stoked. had some major problems last night that resulted in 5 reboots. the first few gave i/o errors. the 5th actually got me back in, but it's not looking good. in panic mode, i started a backup of important files. man was it sad...estimated 22 hours to transfer 60 gig to an external drive. but it gets worse - 11 hours later, only 20 gig had transferred. i'm hoping for some good news when i get home from work, but that might be asking a bit much.

and fedex delivery is a crock of shit. just saying.

note: i use the term "delivery" lightly as i think that implies effort to get you your package. some how i think "not showing up" fails to fall into that category. especially when it's already taken 8 days for me to "NOT" get my package.

fedex customer support is of no help either. after a good 15 minutes on the phone (14 of which i was on hold between the two 30 second discussions i had with crabby fedex lady), they told me that the delivery person already returned to the wharehouse, but they were able to find my package and would be happy to delivery it the next morning - first thing!

um, no shit? shouldn't that have happened during the day? wasn't that the plan from day one? and what did she mean by "find" my package?

and p.s. fedex delivery person - if you come to my house and i'm not home, leave a tag so i can sign for the thing. bush league.

aside from those things, and the fact that i can't get my passenger-side headrest down, life is incredibly fine.

oh, and traffic and bad drivers...those suck too!!

huggers.

Tuesday, January 24, 2006
09:39 p.m.

no gang! i'm gonna hug him.

Monday, January 23, 2006
12:29 p.m.

6 things to note on january 23rd 2006:

i'm liking tofu these days.
the new flaming lips song is good.
the artic monkies are overrated.
blogs are way overrated.
facial hair is underrated (despite 2004/2005's hipster craze).
work, as it has always been, is for suckers.

Thursday, January 19, 2006
04:44 p.m.

what’s new with you? oh. really? you don’t say? me? um, well...my car is totally fucking crazy. crazy probably isn’t the right word, but the other day while driving home from work, my seat heater burned a hole through my seat and left a burn mark on my pants. mind you this happened while on the highway, at 45 mph (yes that's relatively slow, but it was "rush-hour" busy). somehow, in a matter of like 10 seconds i was able to pull to the median, realize my car wouldn’t fit there, check the smoke coming from my ass, turn the seat heater off, open my backpack, find my backpack, check the seat, determine that my coffee cup was empty and didn’t contain any liquid to douse my seat with, avoid several cars, and pull to the shoulder of the road - all with my butt up in the air avoiding the smoking, glowing ember on my seat.

based on my luck with this jetta over the last two years, i’m fairly certain that the thing is cursed. or i am.

don't sleep.

Monday, January 9, 2006
05:10 p.m.

so i know i've been sleeping on this site, but happy 2006. (what? i'm only like eight days late).

ah 2006…time to wax philosophical about 2005 or the new year to come? no. hell no. i don't have time for that shit. seriously. who does?

Monday, January 9, 2006
02:37 p.m.

so you should probably go to this site and download the 9.15.05 rotterdam jose gonzalez show right about now. very nice quality.

Friday, January 6, 2006
04:42 p.m.

surprise! it’s super special post day! no, not really, but it’s friday and i’m sure this is a surprise as i haven’t posted anything since...november? is that right? damn gina! long time.

here's a brief recap of the last 40 days or whatever:

eat, work, sleep, car accident, pissed, get over it, work, eat, watch some movies, beer, eat, christmas shopping for gift cards, take two weeks of vacation, fly to wisco, eat, drink,komp n' katie time (she rocks. just saying), hug mom, drive to mn, xmas, begin birthday beard, family, eat, drink, drive to wisco, xmas part two, drive to madison, sell ticket to badger game, dinner and drinks with heather and nikki, beers with bart! (no shit. best!), eat maccaroni pizza, sleep, drive back to the sauce, eat, drink, fly to colorado, no new years plans, out for dinner, feel like crap, couch drinks with the love, ball drops, kiss, and then it's 2006!

so yeah, that's basically it i think.

oh yeah - i'm thinking about moving to toronto. 15 glasses of wine per day? free?! sign me up.

cheers to beards!

Saturday, November 26, 2005
10:19 a.m.

i guess this explains the unseasonably warm weather we're having this year. (duh.)

Thursday, November 24, 2005
05:49 p.m.

sup?

Wednesday, November 23, 2005
03:41 p.m.

november 23rd, 3:37pm, 67 degrees. damn gina! this weather is outstanding! well, not if you're into snow, but whatever. i'm kinda stoked on the warm. it's probably linked to global warming, which, you know, is bad, but you'll have that...the bad that is. you'll also have some good. in this case the good is me not working for four days. no, wait....the good is the warm weather. shit, no, that's bad...global warming.

regardless, i'm pretty sure i'm glad that it's nice out and i'm also fairly certain that i'm stoked about not working for 4 days...even though i'm taking work home with me.

anyone get anything out of this post? me either.

don't sleep.

Sunday, November 13, 2005
07:04 p.m.

sundays are so depressing. i get lazy. i drink a few beers. i get bored watching football. i fall asleep.

Thursday, November 3, 2005
08:10 p.m.
damn right baseball is over. thank god.

but seriously what's up? seth all of the sudden has a G5 imac instead of the G4 imac? shouldn't that have been somewhere in the plot? i mean, it was obviously product placement (twice as the dean also had one). and marisa is such a fucking drama queen. all the fuss and then we get insight that the slut is "connecting" with the little surfer boy from the public school? isn't that the "wrong side of the tracks?" isn't that ryan's territory? wtf?! and summer, the one who essentially single handedly gets ryan back into school goes unthanked. bullshit.

so yeah, what else is going on? um...red hook changed their bottles. is that new? new to me anyway.

i ate a pizza. i'm converting wave twisters for the ipod. despite what i said before, video was a great add to those things.

that's all i got tonight.

don't sleep.

Tuesday, November 1, 2005
05:02 p.m.

well halloween's done and done. hope you had some.

Saturday, October 22, 2005
12:28 p.m.

well i'm really not doing so well on the weekend plan to post more posts in two days than in the last month. actually, i haven't even calculated how many posts that'd be. i think it just seemed like a good idea last night after several glasses of wine.

anyway, here's number two.

plans for the day:

find a recipe for grilling tuna steaks for dinner tonight
go buy stuff to make a meal
go to home depot and buy something...not sure what yet
find some new prints for the wall frames
drink?
go to book store
put some more music on the ipod
hang photos?
print photos?
drink?


hunt mailman down and throw rocks at him (despite my polite request to leave magazines on the chair, he continues to stuff them into our mailbox...leaving me with ripped magazines.

so yeah, that's what i've got. it's already 12:30 and all i've managed to do so far is read some blogs, drink some coffee, make an omelet, and watch a cooking show. if that's any indication of how my day will go, i might as well throw away the "to do" list.

Friday, October 21, 2005
08:05 p.m.

"but that's a good thing...i'm providing the world with more naked ladies." - london - suicidegirls.com.

Wednesday, October 19, 2005
09:56 p.m.

okay. long post time. go!

so brautigam came out for his long overdue visit. he actually had a conference out here, but flew out a few days early to drink, i mean, hang out.

Thursday, October 13, 2005
01:28 p.m.

just placed my order for the new 60 gig ipod. couldn’t resist. as i mentioned, i’ve held out for a long time. this latest update/rev seemed like the right time. went with white. black is best, but not on an ipod. you can quote me on that.

it won’t ship for like 5 days (and could take another 5 to get to me), but i’m pretty sure the cherry creek store doesn’t have them in yet anyway, so whatever.

in other news, brautigam is headed up to colorado tonight. that’s right…a “2/9ths of 314 west ave” reunion. surely someone will be selling tshirts touting the event…surely.

i took a vacation day for tomorrow too, so that’s extra nice.

we’re headed to colorado springs tomorrow night for a willy porter show at someone’s house. yeah, a house. weird, but should be great.

and that’s pretty much all i’ve got right now. so there.

don’t sleep.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
03:08 p.m.

well. new video ipods. slightly smaller profile, larger capacity, no price increase. looks like waiting actually paid off.

though i’m not overly impressed with the ability to watch music videos (1.99 a piece, available via the itunes store *2000 available right now), there are definite plusses to being able to put your own video on it. and the tv show/episode idea is decent(also available via the itunes store for 1.99 a pop), though again, not necessarily a highlight for me.

new imacs too.

and the fact that they came out with a remote (for the new imacs and any ipod that can use the docking station) is new and different. while i wouldn't sit around a 20 inch screen to view slideshows, watch movies, etc. i can definitely see hooking the dock up to your tv to show people slideshows, videos, etc. and be able to sit on the couch changing everything. don’t get me wrong. i used to watch movies when my imac was in my bedroom, it just wasn’t that great.

either way, i’m finally convinced that now is the time for me to pick up my ipod. was very close to getting a nano after heather got hers, but i expected other ipod updates before xmas, and i really didn’t think it would suit all the here they are. it’s go time.

and, yes, i’m a huge nerd. i spent the entire hour of the apple event hitting refresh on 3 different news sites and the apple store getting updates. NERD.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
10:55 a.m.

i am not a healthy person. or i haven’t been for the last two months anyway.

for example…right now, as i type this, i sit at my desk sucking down my 2nd pint of coffee while eating my breakfast. what is my breakfast you ask? vending machine donuts. second or third time i’ve had them in the last month.

i know, i know, you’re probably saying, “whoa, that’s like, so unhealthy” in your best mocking voice, but that’s just the beginning my friend.

i don’t exercise.
aside from walking here and there, i’m out. haven’t tried to run anywhere in several years. i’m pretty sure it wouldn’t work.

i don’t “watch what i eat.” i eat whatever i want. no holds barred. all the time. generally, this is okay as i don’t really eat fast food, my diet is primarily poultry and veggies, occasional red meat, etc. but when it involves bags of chips, chicken tenders and fries, bacon, pizza and ranch dressing, brauts, grilled cheese, etc., it is not. more so when these items are my meals of choice for most evenings.

i generally skip breakfast.
note: this is only during the work week and, in general, is slowly changing again. i’m getting on the peanut butter toast kick when i’m not pressed for time.

my diet coke to milk ratio is like 12 to 1.

i drink alcoholic beverages like it’s my job.

i’ve got computer legs.
i sit in front of computers all day. couple that with all of the above, and you’ve got a pretty not healthy camper on your hands.

with that said, i think i’m going to start doing something “healthy.” wait, that’s pretty vague. i’m going to start doing something “active” to make me feel like a normal twenty-something.

i’m not sure what this will entail. stay tuned.

ps. apple announcement at 10 am pacific, 11 mountain. get ready. that’s like 5 minutes. think ipods.

don’t sleep.

Thursday, September 29, 2005
09:29 p.m.

hi. today was nice.

Monday, September 26, 2005
11:01 a.m.
hey.

what’s up? it’s monday, i’m a bit groggy, yet i feel a post is over due. so this is what i’ve got…

Monday, September 12, 2005
02:29 p.m.

hi. are you old? i didn’t think i was, but i think i am. first, there’s the drinking. every time i go out drinking, my recovery rate is just re-frickin-rediculous the following day. and then there’s my back. this one kills me…literally. i mean, i don’t really have back problems, but i’m seriously considering spending way too much money on a good bed. i’m getting soft i guess.

so if i feel this way at 28, what does that hold for my future? not much man...not much.

moving on…heather picked up an ipod nano last week. so tiny. you’ll want one. if you just want something for music and need small/light for your “active” life style, pick that thing up. you’ll be happy you did.

i still think the 20 gig is deluxe in regards to the photo/camera options and speculation that the 20 will be replaced with a 30 – same price as current 20 – arose after the apple site displayed this info briefly after the site update last week. rumors only, but that’d be nice.

what else…um…the mum is flying out wednesday for a 5 day visit this week. i’m taking some time off of work. so a short work week. good food and relaxation here i come.

Wednesday, September 7, 2005
12:11 p.m.
it's over.

kanye west ended the event by performing a few songs.

major announcement recap:

new ipod - nano
new ipod color - black (not sure if nano only or all)
new version of itunes
itunes phone - 100 song capacity

apple store is live now. new product up.

don't sleep!

Wednesday, September 7, 2005
12:03 p.m.

okay...here’s the dice. mac event. new products being announced right now. nothing 100% verified. the apple store isn’t even updated....at this time.

new version of itunes....we’re at 5 now..

the apple/cingular “ipod” phone finally released. only 100 songs. haven’t seen image yet..

and this…well i have to quote this…“Jobs spoke about new additions to the iTunes' audiobook collection, including the complete Harry Potter set. He also introduced a collectable iPod engraved with a Hogwarts crest -- Hogwarts is the school that fictional magician Harry Potter goes to.”.

so yeah, THAT’ll be awesome. a freakin harry potter ipod? save us..

speaking of ipods…new ipod nano to replace the mini line. color display, click wheel, 80% thinner than previous ipods…thinner than a #2 pencil..

more to come...

Wednesday, September 7, 2005
9:57 a.m.

a HUGE birthday shout to heather today! she's hot years old!

Tuesday, September 6, 2005
05:03 p.m.

not only was don pendleton matching red cross donations (up to 1000), he was also was offering up free art/sketches with proof of a red cross donation of any amount after the inception of the announcement on his site. unfortunately, that only lasted about 36 hours. not that there should need to be any "perk" associated with donating...i just thought it was cool of him to do so. keep your eyes on his site, as he might offer it up again with a "more specific" charity.

anyway, the weekend was good. did “some stuff,” also did “not much,” and in the end i was ready for more.

don't sleep.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005
10:16 a.m.

back. what’s up? what’d i miss?

first thing first, got the imac back. hard drive is okay. they replaced the logic board and the power supply. didn’t know about the power supply replacement, but it doesn’t surprise me. i guess, in the last two weeks, they’ve finally accepted the problems and have extended the 1 year warranty an extra 2 years. guess that kind of sucks that i bought the apple care, but whatever. it’s about time they fess up and recognize the issue.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005
10:49 a.m.
bob moog died. how lame. (not to understate my appreciation for the man with such a trite statement.) how did this happen three days ago without me hearing about it?

i guess i'm a bit behind in the world.

i wonder what else is going on? probably lots of other stuff. things too maybe.

it's funny, now that i've finally got cable (all i really watch is food tv) and a dedicated wireless setup at home (note to previous neighbors: thank you oblivious neighbors, who do not understand what a password is), i'm on the computer less than ever. not having a computer does that i guess. or maybe because i get tired at like 10 now. which is a result of getting up too early. which is a result of a longer commute to work. which is a result of moving. which was the result of the love. which is directly linked to the girl. who, ultimately then, is the cause of me behing behind in the world.

yeah, it's worth it.

anyway, no news on the imac. probably sitting on a shelf. sigh. they could at least get back to me so i can finally know if my hard drive is gone as well. that is really killing me...not knowing.

i mean, if i loose that itunes library and those movies (not copied, created), and whatnot...wow, i'm gonna bum.

and yes, i learned the valuable lesson and i've since picked up a lacie 250 GB external for backups.

i guess i'll keep waiting then...patiently...waiting...still...wondering...

don't sleep.

Friday, August 19, 2005
9:20 a.m.

i just wouldn’t…out of principle. that’s just the stupid.

peace in the east.

Thursday, August 18, 2005
10:12 a.m.

hey. been a while since the last post, but a move and a lack of internet will do that.

but...after 11 days, nearly 5 hours on various phone conversations with comcast, one trip to the "closed today for a picnic even though we told you to pick your f*ckin self-install kit today" comcast store, one trip to best buy to order comcast via them, 6 hours of vacation spent waiting for the comcast guy to troubleshoot our cable line (two trips, first guy never showed, claimed he did)....we finally have the cable internet up and i got the wireless network running as well.

about time.

unfortunately, my mac crashed monday morning and it's not looking good. won't boot up. black screen. nothing.

so now i get to spend hours on the phone with apple support to discuss this (from what i now understand) all too common problem with rev a g5 imacs, or i get to go to the apple store to drop it off.

best case: they replace a failed midplane or power supply (known major problems with my version of the imac) and things get back to normal.

worst case: it takes them weeks to order and fix whatever is wrong, or my hard drive crashed and i loose all of my music, photos, created movies/dvds, personal work, etc.

either way i’m not too happy. fortunately, the year warranty is good through september, so i just made it. actually, i have apple care too, so that’d cover me, but still.

okay, lots of drama there.

the move went well. things are kind of settled in the new place. lots of boxes in the basement still. one battle at a time.

if i can restore my mac, i’ll get the other sufjan videos up. no promises at this point.

don’t sleep.

Tuesday, August 2, 2005
12:39 p.m.

oh yeah, by the by, i'm back on the turkey sandwiches. it's been a while, and i had a rather large addiction/affair with chipotle for the last few months*, but i'm enjoying a rather delicious sandwich of turkey with peperjack, sprouts, tomatos and some great mustard right now. oh, and some jalapeno cheddar boulder chips.
viva la turkey! (at least for today.)

you might find it odd that entire posts here are devoted to food, but i don't.

oh yeah, still sler's birthday. all day. best.

* which will not stop mind you...it's been over 5 years and i still can't say no

Tuesday, August 2, 2005
11:34 a.m.

sup?

i know i never got around to posting anything about the sufjan show, but i've been busy packing shite for my move. lots of sorting...man do i have large amounts of accumulated shit. (i know...shite and then shit...i'm mixing it up okay?)

Friday, July 29, 2005
08:35 a.m.
like i even have to say it, but bill murray is one funny mo fo. anyone see him on letterman last night? he ripped tom cruise so hard. it was hee-larious.

it's 8:32 and i'm not even at work yet. just drinking coffee, eating a english muffin with the butter of peanuts, and reading emails. it's great.

work schmerk.

Wednesday, July 27, 2005
10:52 p.m.

it's funny...i was just thinking about something very similar to this the other day. it was when i woke up one morning. i thought it'd be great to see street art or general correspondence move to electronic medium where you could post some digital message, on paper or something as micro thin, and leave it for others to read. the idea being that the media would be so inexpensive, or relatively so, that you'd be okay if someone took it. well, this isn't really *that* similar, but we're getting there.

it's kind of nice to think about something so potentially wonderful and creative before bed.

Monday, July 25, 2005
05:32 p.m.

monday – i’ve never heard anyone praise monday like they do sunday. i’ve never heard anyone look forward to a monday like they do a friday. people don’t often get loaded on monday, like they do on saturday or thursday. monday doesn’t have a fun alternate name like wednesday (hump day). and then all you’ve got left is tuesday, and that’s pretty much just another “whatever” day. but even so, at least it’s not monday.

did you know that many cultures see monday also as an unlucky day, even as a day when people become insane. yup, it’s true.

so really, monday is plain crap. who’s with me? (besides those unnamed “many cultures.”)

weekend was good – kickball and pbrs for darin’s bday down at wash park on saturday, and then some more beers at karen’s new place downtown. i was a little wiped out sunday, but you’ll have that.

sufjan stevens is playing the bluebird friday night and i picked up tickets today. pretty stoked on that. not doing the le tigre show tomorrow, but that’s a good trade up in my book. very surprised that he’s actually swinging through town. stoked that it’s at the bluebird though. should be a good time for sure.

in really boring news that you could probably give a shit about – i’m getting my eyes checked out thursday. first time in over five years. how sad is that? here’s to hoping that i don’t have to get new eyeballs or anything weird like that.

ps. it's my birthday in 6 months...never to early to start on those items that require payment plans.

Thursday, July 21, 2005
04:02 p.m.

hi internetters. how is your day on the computer? is it hot as shit where you live? yeah, me too. stay inside on the netting web…the real world isn’t worth it today.

first post since last thursday i think. heather and i went camping up in aspen with matt and marian. had a great time. if one was to describe aspen in five words, one might choose these five words: ferraris, bears, congestion, hot, fakeboobs. (yes, for the sake of this post, fakeboobs is one word.)

i have photos that i’ll probably never post. just saying.

in other news, i decided to break the cycle today – no chipotle. i’m not saying i eat it a lot, but i eat it a lot. had lunch there the last three days in a row. on an average work week, i’m there three times...not including the weekends. historically, i don't think i've ever been there more than two days in a row. nor have i eaten two meals there in one day, but this week was different. this week i was feelin it. and then there was today. today i had a headache and didn’t want to deal with the heat, crazy parking lots, and people, so i went home instead and made some stuff. chipotle tomorrow? probably.

in really bad news, my hopes of opening a chipotle franchise back in the sauce were squashed today when i learned that they don’t do franchising. too bad. i could have been rich.

in fbi news, grindstyle.com’s favorite secret agent man is off doing pushup and leg lifts i think. something like that anyway. he sent an email, but i don’t remember exactly what exercises were noted. regardless, he’s still alive and he’s still in the program, and he’s still able to communicate with us regular folk. so that’s good. but they gave him a gun. that’s bad right?

guess that’s it for today. i leave you with a quote by the ever-popular, and very clearly defining mr. s komp:

“i am outty for the night...catch you on the flip side (tomorrow)”

Tuesday, July 12, 2005
05:05 p.m.

hi. just wanted to log in and let you all know that i've reclaimed the yellow jersey.

so that's cool.

5000.

Monday, July 11, 2005
11:12 a.m.

i'm pretty sure that i didn't brush my teeth this morning. i can't remember. and since i started drinking coffee seconds after i rolled out of bed, my breath isn't a clear affirmation of the situation.

now i'm at work, eating blueberries and drinking more coffee. this isn't helping me solve the mystery at all.

Saturday, July 9, 2005
11:01 a.m.

morning kids.

Thursday, July 7, 2005
10:29 p.m.

damn. i ate a whole bag of boulder chips today. that's about 40f of total fat, just under 1500mg of sodium, and a whopping 10g of protein. granted, in moderation, that might be okay, but considering that the only other food i ate today was a turkey sandwich (heavy on cheese) for lunch, a grilled cheese with turkey for dinner, a bagel with cream cheese and a granola bar as snacks, it's pretty bad.

Thursday, July 7, 2005
05:29 p.m.
hi. i guess this is where we're i'm at:

1. back from wisco - wedding was great, seeing friends was great, time with the fam was great.

Tuesday, June 28, 2005
09:31 p.m.

"Amid all this violence, I know Americans ask the question, 'Is the sacrifice worth it?' It is worth it. And it is vital to the future security of our country."

Monday, June 27, 2005
12:56 p.m.

we just got this email at work. thought I'd share.

Friday, June 24, 2005
03:41 p.m.
i’m eating cheetos. haven’t had these in so long. holy shit is junkfood tasty.

been too busy to review (“comment on” might be a better way to put it) any other music today. i was listening to some d-styles mix that i grabbed, and it’s great, but i don’t have any real info on it right now, here at work.

Friday, June 24, 2005
11:12 a.m.
hi kids. welcome to the first, and most likely last installment of friday music reviews. you see, while friday is still a day of work for me, it is also a day of music. and given that i got some new music last night, it just all makes sense.

this first post will cover – clap your hands a say yeah!

Thursday, June 23, 2005
08:26 p.m.

i just spent the last 15 minutes reading some O.C. message board. i think i've hit bottom.

Monday, June 13, 2005
03:21 p.m.
michael jackson not guilty? yeah right. great, now he'll be out with OJ killing and molesting all night long.

so wrong.

Friday, June 10, 2005
09:21 a.m.

annnnnnnnnnnnd it's friday! than you jebus. even though it's rainy and a bit gloomy today, i'm stoked. (photo from window at work)

Tuesday, June 7, 2005
05:22 p.m.

so i’m listening to the new shite stripes album right now while i work…oh snap, seriously that was a typo…not intended, but very telling i must admit.

anyway, i don’t think it’s “shite” or bad or anything, but it’s not outstanding either. it’s typical white stripes with, in my opinion, some attempt to add more…more what, i’m not exactly sure....maturity? defining style? variety? country? i’m at a loss as how to best describe it. and this is my first time through also. but there are definitely some catchy songs. or not. hell, i don’t know.

Sunday, June 5, 2005
06:37 p.m.

welcome back! *smile, hug, wet kiss*

that’s more for me than it is for you as i haven’t posted for a while. thought a pleasant return would be better than a sour receiving.

and i’m fairly sure i’ll find something and will seek help…just as soon as i finish reading a few more of tour journal entries from the webulous peter peter hughes (! of mountain goat fame !)

Wednesday, May 25, 2005
10:58 p.m.

okay kids, a links before bed post.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005
05:18 p.m.

hi.

main point #1: i’m not sure, but i think i’ve got some allergy shit going on as of late. red, itchy eyese. sore throat (nasal drip?). artsy (colorful) snot and mucus. yes, it’s a fun, fun day indeed. and my appetite is out of control. hungry, hungry hippos.

main point #2: tonight, not only am i going to give you some ideas on what to do with your time if you're bored, i'm also going to give you links to help you do it. it's gonna be great. it's like random links and ideas on what to do all rolled into one great post of rambles. amen.

the end.

Tuesday, May 24, 2005
11:00 p.m.

so yeah, the weekend was delux. matt and marian's wedding was great. it turned out to be a super great day for a wedding.

Friday, May 20, 2005
01:58 p.m.

finally got fatlip’s old “revenge of the nerd” stuff. stoked. and just because i love you, im’a gonna share fatlip’s “what’s up fatlip”. spike did the video for this song and it’s on his dvd. there’s this whole interview/behind the scenes making of the video with fatlip too, which is what got me into the song and fatlip in general.

Thursday, May 19, 2005
09:29 p.m.

so it's been a little over a year (according to a post i made a little over a year ago) since bart moved to japan. though we don't get to talk as often as we used to, from everything i've gatherd each time we have spoken, he's really liking it. so much, in fact, that he's extended his teaching contract for another year.

Thursday, May 19, 2005
03:45 p.m.
despite my serious attempts to focus on work today, i’ve been listening to a bunch of music and working at a very european-inspired, leisurely pace.

so that’s cool.

Thursday, May 19, 2005
11:48 a.m.
i’m on this crazy posting binge this week. it’s rather insane. (no, not really.)

went to a rockies game with my dad and little brother last night. it was great. we were in a suite given to his company for the night. free beer and food and leather couches. not bad.

Wednesday, May 18, 2005
01:28 p.m.

hi. here is stuff.

Monday, May 16, 2005
01:45 p.m.
i think i may have damaged my ears today.

you see, typically i find that the best way to get through the work day is to listen to music. i listen to music probably 7 out of the 8 hours that i’m at work on a good day. it really helps. and on those days that work really gets to me, i find myself turning the volume up loud. sometimes really loud. it’s usually a progressive thing. mornings generally aren’t so bad, so you keep things relatively low. get a few crap emails or coworker interruptions and you up the volume a notch. get a phone call? yeah, up a notch. have to attend a meeting? two notches. before you know it you’re maxed out and it’s only noon.

Sunday, May 15, 2005
02:49 p.m.

it's nice out today. i've been lazy - laying around inside and outside. reading this and that. i also made a very nice smoothie. now i'm at work, typing this and then finishing up so i can get out - back to the wonderful day.

on the agenda: buy some new headphones, recycle some papers, grill some grub, be lazy. later.

Friday, May 13, 2005
12:31 p.m.

okay, i know this is old news, but i just have to put in my two cents. the rollerskating ipod commercial with feel good inc. as the song? aw man, why? i really like that song.

Wednesday, May 11, 2005
01:14 p.m.
unfortunately the shins show sold out last night before we could get tickets. more unfortunate, however, was the fact that i drove down to Denver, picked up the girl, drove to the venue, and paid for parking before i found this out. scalpers weren’t any help either. 60-80 per ticket for an all-ages shins show at the fillmore? umm….no.

a friend told me that they only played for an hour and it was too crowded. that made me feel better.

Tuesday, May 10, 2005
12:31 p.m.

i didn’t welcome tuesday into my life today. wasn’t really feeling it around 7am, so i went back to bed. when 7:30 came, i wasn’t any more receptive to the idea. finally 8am came around and i was able to tolerate it…barely. now i don’t hate Tuesday, per se, but just a non-fan of today. woke up with swollen glands and some weird bump on the roof of my mouth. more like a lump actually. not really sure if i should be worried or not, so i think that i’ll ignore it for now.

Monday, May 9, 2005
11:07 p.m.

yo.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
11:24 p.m.
hello again. two posts in one day. hot shit.

i remember stumbling across this site that was about mix tapes...cds actually. anyway, the concept was simple. make a mix, send in a few copies, get a few other mix cds sent back to you. i'm sure there have been several sites that have done this or whatever, but whatever...i'm getting off subject.

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
02:33 p.m.
hi. i sit in front of a computer all day. here is “stuff” i’ve looked at today.

forget ipods in the car…gimme one of these.

Sunday, April 24, 2005
02:45 p.m.

the weather yesterday was really nice. we went to the park and ate sandwiches and drank iced tea and then went home. later we grilled chicken brats and drank beers.

Monday, April 18, 2005
12:34 p.m.

adobe to buy macromedia for 3.4 billion?

Tuesday, April 5, 2005
06:10 p.m.

wow…bummer.

i’m not sure why it bothers me so much when artists take on mainstream, huge projects. i guess it’s knowing that it’s no longer something to covet …because all the little bopper sluts are in the know.

Saturday, March 26, 2005
08:33 p.m.
we're going to vegas tomorrow.

we'll miss you.

Friday, March 11, 2005
05:10 p.m.

guess what?

it's so friday right now.
i'm just sayin...

Tuesday, March 8, 2005
04:56 p.m.

dear wind.

Friday, March 4, 2005
02:56 p.m.

my god! seriously! woo! what WILL she do next?! so exciting! so crazy! donuts for everyone!
america waits anxiously as i sit at work staring out the window.

Friday, February 25, 2005
09:28 a.m.

it’s like 9:30. i ate some oatmeal for breakfast and then moved on to some thin mint gs cookies. i’m actually feeling ill right now. cookies seemed like such a good idea. guess not.

Friday, February 18, 2005
03:28 p.m.

so the nba all star events started last night in denver. you know what that means? that’s right..g’s up, ho’s down…no wait, i’m not really sure what that means. what it means is that i’m go’n be rollin wit all my hommies n’da clubs...ya-yeah!

Wednesday, February 16, 2005
04:12 p.m.
oh yeah…i know this is late, but reposting valentines day stuff from two or three years ago on valentines day would have been full of lame anyway. besides, i called it “all sluts day” or “sluttish day” or something back then and that might have thoroughly confused you.

here are some links to old grindstyle.com valentine’s day…i mean “all sluts day” stuff…for your arousing…i mean perusing.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005
03:43 p.m.
hi kids and welcome to wednesday…it’s hump day you know.

pretty stoked, not because it’s hump day but because i just found out that some of the art from beautiful losers show has made its way to andenken - a denver art gallery that i was totally unaware of until like 30 minutes ago.

Monday, February 14, 2005
12:19 p.m.

i'm sitting at my desk eating a 4-day-old, dry as shit, chicken breast out of a plastic sandwich bag. the thing isn't even cut up at all. just one large chicken breast.

Tuesday, February 8, 2005
09:47 p.m.
just doing some before bed web watching. isn't it a crazy thing? so much info. too much info. i hardly know where to begin and i'm just talking about my daily site visits.

i think i could sit around all day doing this. that's the sad part. the happy part, or the good part (if you will) is that so much is readily accessable for inspiration.

i wonder what my ideal job would be? i think about that a lot. i have too many scattered interests right now. think i need to hone in on something. yeah. that's a goal for this year. just saying.

so that's my thought for tonight.

i'm listening to son ambulance right now. heard? check it out.

okay. sleep n'ot.

Monday, February 7, 2005
06:09 p.m.

monday is almost over. i'm so very happy.

Wednesday, February 2, 2005
06:10 p.m.

lazy boy decides to change the image on his site.

Thursday, January 27, 2005
10:37 a.m.
so how is the morning progressing?
my progress has been progressive i guess.
you could say that i’m actively acting progressively on my progress.
or not. i’m fine either way.

no recipes to report today.
no real anything to report today.

oh..i got some new shoes. they’re nice.

Tuesday, January 25, 2005
02:54 p.m.
i see that the guilt trip forced a recipe submission in the comments section. nice. that's probably the first time that's ever worked.

since anyone reading this probably wouldn’t see the recipe hidden down there, i’ll post it.

Friday, January 21, 2005
04:17 p.m.
hi and welcome to Friday...it’s the best.

enjoy.

Wednesday, January 19, 2005
12:09 p.m.


hi, i’m eating better. that’s right. i’ve been making some decent meals lately… thanks to none of you. not one single person gave me a recipe to try out. wow, talk about no love. brauts came close by telling me what he made for dinner one night…but that doesn’t really count.

that’s okay, i probably won’t be there to help all of you out either…like when that kidney fails, your fish dies, or whatever. we’ll be even.

last night i decided to whip up some incredible food for lunch today, but unfortunately had to go and kill it by adding too much soy sauce. she’s such a tasty, but deadly little sauce. my brown rice, chicken breast, veggie mix delight was practically a salt mine after sitting around in the fridge all night.

i still ate it all though.

okay, lunch is over. get back at it.

Sunday, January 16, 2005
02:49 a.m.

i really don't know why i'm up. i started cleaning my bedroom tonight to eliminate "stuff" as to gain "nothing" as sort of a minimalistic approcah to bedroom living. it's been interesting. i moved quite a bit out into my living room, and while the bedroom is shaping up the living room is getting a bit trashed. it's funny how a little pile of "stuff" can turn into a big pile of "shit" before you know it.

Friday, January 14, 2005
10:36 a.m.

you know how i posted about my plan to save the world at the end of 2004? well i have it, but unfortunately i don’t think people are ready. based on the last presidential election, people are out of their heads with the dumb, and my plan to save the world would be wasted if explained at this time. we need more smart. we need an environment conducive to change. i don’t think we can wait four more years, but right now just isn’t right.

so instead of sharing this info, and effective today, i’ve decided to focus on dropping “other” pearls of wisdom. insight, predictions, and things of that nature. you might be wondering how this is different from last year. good point. i’m always dropping science. this year, however, i will try to share more of it with you.

Friday, January 14, 2005
08:54 a.m.
when i woke up today, things felt different. i can’t explain whether it’s a good or bad different, just different.

my apartment was nice and warm when i got up…allowing me to walk around in my underware. that was good.

Wednesday, January 12, 2005
05:52 p.m.
a few comments about new two new products:

ipod shuffle…it’s just another way to capture more of the market. i’m not sure what i really think yet. part of me says “drop another 150 and buy a real ipod” but part of me also says, “hey it’s cheap, and easy, and why are you talking to yourself?”. i’m still out on this one.

Tuesday, January 11, 2005
12:20 p.m.
interesting.... ipod shuffle, mac mini, FCEHD...my thoughts to come...

Tuesday, January 11, 2005
10:19 a.m.
lots of new apple toys will be announced today kids. get ready!

Tuesday, January 10, 2005
05:26 p.m.
canned potato soup and saltines is no way to live life. just saying.

this is just my thought after looking at my diet for the last 10 days. and no i’m not referring to a “diet” diet, but more so what i’ve consumed as meals.

Wednesday, January 5, 2005
09:44 p.m.

hey kids. wecome to 2005. it's nice isn't it?

Friday, December 31, 2004
11:28 a.m.

well that silly new year is just around the corner - minutes away practically. well no, but hours. (and hours are so made up of minutes...so there) .

Wednesday, December 29, 2004
11:26 a.m.

oh man. woke up with a sore throat today. and sometimes you wake up with sore throats and they disappear by lunch…not today.

and my nose runs every time i bend over. i’m not sure why i’m bending over so much, but until you have a nose that runs every time you bend over, you really don’t realize how often you bend over. when you get a drink of water from the fountain, when you tie your shoes, when you plug in cords, when you smell the knees of your pants…i don’t know, all the time really.

it’s just my luck too. as new years is a few days away, it goes without question that either the girl or i will get ill. last year i was off…seems this year i might be on. unless i can kill off whatever is causing the sick. as i have tomorrow off, alcohol seems the obvious route, however i’ve heard rumors (ugly, ugly rumors) that alcohol only makes things worse. quite the dilemma i face.

wait, maybe the real solution here is to ignore the problem. if i can just pretend that it isn’t happening, maybe i can postpone things until after the holidays. we’ll call this one plan b. tonight i’m shooting for plan a – a bottle of wine.

Tuesday, December 28, 2004
05:16 p.m.

just stumbled across this band called the gritty midi gang. actually, stumbled across the artist's site that did the artwork for their new three song demo. i thought the art was beautifully done, (minus the band name font) so i checked out the band's site. i like them. check out their site and find the music player.

Tuesday, December 28, 2004
11:40 a.m.

drinking a triple grande latte right now. do you know how long it’s been since i’ve had a triple grande latte from the bux? seriously a long time. i had forgotten how much i enjoy the four dollar liquid breakfast.

Monday, December 27, 2004
03:10 p.m.


maybe 2005 will be the rebirth of all the hippies that died in 2000? or maybe a huge hippy culture will rise out of the ashes of the hippy yesteryear? or maybe those last two sentences were so similar that they were actually the same?

could be, but i doubt it. hippies are dirty and dirt is still out i think. so is “clean” and all that prep shit. put the collar down son.

pink is still probably out too. black is out. brown is out. gray is out. everything is pretty much out right now.

good luck with that….

Monday, December 27, 2004
012:30 p.m.


i’m at work right now, eating leftovers from xmas (everything together in a sandwich) with some hippy chips…garden of eatin – pico de gallo. best chips ever…so i thought anyway. a stupid chip just stabbed the roof of my mouth. stupid, tasty, hippy chips.

also listening to yamar by phish right now to go along with my hippy chips. it’s a fun song…not their song really, but their version. whatever, it’s so fully of hippy it’s sick.

and i shit you not, i wore my old birk clogs today…and a roll neck sweater.

today, i’m such a hippy.

Saturday, December 25, 2004
09:36 p.m.
hi hey.
so i was going to write all this shit about how i'm so against xmas these days and whatever and then yesterday i got up to my dads and we had to go to church...no shit. and then tonight i started drinking and now i don't want to post much of anything at all.
can't belienve i went to church.
so happy day, drink the drink,share the sharing, and love the lovers.
more some day soon. don't sleep.

Monday, December 20, 2004
10:03 p.m.

back from minneapolis. actually got back sunday, but too lazy to write anything so far.

Thursday, December 16, 2004
02:33 p.m.

hey hi. are you scott ranney? yes? you are? well happy freakin birthday!! if you're not scott, yer bummed because it would be your birthday if you were. wait, that' snot necessarily true...this guys' name is scott ranney and i'm guessing it's not his bday. whatever...hapy birthday ranney.

Monday, December 13, 2004
12:49 p.m.
28 years ago, on this joyous day of December...little scotty kompy was born.

and his mother and father were proud.
and his sister and brothers were excited.
and his neighbors were full of cheer.
and the movie rocky came out...well maybe not on that day, but that year.

happy birthday komp.

Monday, December 6, 2004
12:24 p.m.

also just wanted to add that i didn't even know the HBMS album has been out since, like, mid november.

Monday, December 6, 2004
12:03 p.m.
handsome boy modeling school is back…but is it as good as the original?

picked it up saturday night. listening for the first real time now. not too sure how i feel about some of the guest artists…jack johnson? on the HBMS cd? um….okay.

Tuesday, November 30, 2004
08:08 p.m.

whistling is weird isn't it? i mean, just saying, but it seems like it's something that we wouldn't do if we could play some really loud, distorted bass that would shake our neighbor's floor. well apparently that's exactly what my neighbor thinks and he is in full favor of the bass option. i wish he would reconsider whistling as an option though...i really do.

Saturday, November 27, 2004
01:59 p.m.

back from the mountains. it was a good trip. all the food turned out pretty damn good. unfortunately i ended up getting kind of sick later that night and it's still with me today. not sure what's going on, but it's a bunch of the lame...flu-like symptoms. problem is that it's not full on 100% sick. seems to come and go. and despite the girl's warning to stay away from foods that aren't sick person friendly, i'm drinking coffee again today. it's not helping, but damn if i can get off it. it's like smack to me.

Thursday, November 25, 2004
10:35 a.m.

so far so good. no fires, no kitchen injuries, just good cookin and whatnot. i actually did bake a pumpkin pie yesterday...and made the cranberry orange compote stuff - from scratch! how crazy is that!? damn i'd make a fine wife.

Wednesday, November 24, 2004
08:15 a.m.

got up early today. not sure why. generally speaking, the first day of vacation is reserved for sleeping in. guess i'm crazy like that.

Tuesday, November 23, 2004
04:00 p.m.
5 days of vacation? yes please.

yup, that’s right. today is my last day of work for the week and i’m moving on to better things thanks to my “buy 1 get 4 free” vacation. taking one vacation day to go along with two work paid vacation days coupled up with a weekend. how friggin hot is that?

don’t sleep.

Friday, November 12, 2004
11:37 a.m.
i think i was in a funk yesterday…and confirmed, possibly depressed.

is that possible? confirmation of a possibility? whatever.

Thursday, November 11, 2004
01:59 p.m.
today…it’s no good man.

it started right from my waking moments…

Wednesday, November 3, 2004
10:11 a.m.

well that's just fucked.

where were you youth of america? didn't p-diddy's threat scare you into voting? what about the rest of you America? did dub-fuck's threats/scare tactics push you back into the huddle with the rest of the sheep? who knows...at this point, all i can say is that i'm very dissapointed with the results and very concerned about our future.

Tuesday, November 2, 2004
05:04 p.m.
wow…first ave is done. bummer. such a cool venue and the strongest double gin and tonics i’ve ever had. lame.

it will probably open with another name as two ex-employees own the land and building or something. so at least there’s that.

Sunday, October 31, 2004
09:50 p.m.
All I’m going to say is that the new imac is hott. Yup, two t’s. it’s that good.

Snow on Halloween? Even in the foothills? Yup. Only in Colorado.

Tuesday, October 26, 2004
02:54 p.m.
john peel passed.

new ipods out…photos and color and 15 hr batteries - oh my !

(of the work day fool – don’t trip).

Sunday, October 24, 2004
02:06 p.m.
wow, like, i know. like, seriously, no updates in like…forever right? wow. i can’t believe it. that’s just like, so lame. pashaw!

new Orleans was outstanding. outside of that i don’t have much to share. i mean, seriously, it was a bachelor party. those things just aren’t talked about with everyone. if you were there, you were stoked.

Thursday, October 14, 2004
01:25 p.m.

new orleans debauchery-bachelor party countdown: 22 hours.

maybe more later.

Wednesday, October 6, 2004
01:17 p.m.
dear brothers and sisters.

i've recently adaped a very "communal" approach to life and living and whatnot. it’s so great. i share everything i own with everyone. i also hug almost everyone i see. no more of this “me, me, me” bullshit – i’m all about lovin you and your mamma or your baby’s mamma for that matter. sure, we can hold hands while we eat our organic cobbs of corn and dance in circles to tribe music. sure you can have a backrub sister. yes, i’d greatly appreciate one of those cold, freakishly expensive micro brews you are drinking brother. me casa es su casa and …..oh my hell no…who am i kidding? i'm still very self-absorbed, just thought i should post something since it’s been so long.

Wednesday, September 29, 2004
11:20 a.m.

anyone catch tom waits on letterman last night? damn that guy is fly. just released his 20th album. wish he toured the US more.

Monday, September 27, 2004
05:41 p.m.

oh yeah, almost forgot...

Monday, September 27, 2004
03:40 p.m.

Monday, September 27, 2004
09:00 a.m.

hi and welcome to the work week – it’s so frikking spectacular isn’t it?

good luck with everything.

Friday, September 24, 2004
02:52 p.m.

fridays are as great as gin. you can quote me on that one.

don't sleep.

Thursday, September 23, 2004
05:58 p.m.

sup in the hood? i've been extremely busy lately (from my point of view anyway) and haven't been posting much. you probably already knew that though.

Tuesday, September 7, 2004
10:36 a.m.

what have we become?

on a lighter note, a very big, happy, shiny birthday shout to heather!!

Thursday, September 2, 2004
01:02 p.m.

hi and welcome to a special "three link thursday"!!!!

i hope you had fun, i sure did.
untill another time, in which we meet, and then stuff...

Tuesday, August 31, 2004
09:41 a.m.

it's go time!

Friday, August 27, 2004
10:00 a.m.
But the lows are so extreme
That the good seems fucking cheap
And it teases you for weeks in its absence

Tuesday, August 24, 2004
06:15 p.m.
And sometimes when you're on
You're really fucking on
And your friends they sing along
And they love you.

Monday, August 23, 2004
06:11 p.m.

i wish i worked at the beach. "long day at the beach" would be way cooler to say than "long day at the office."

Friday, August 20, 2004
12:39 p.m.
busted out some crazy "chocolate mini donuts from the vending machine" action this morning. that's like 12 mini's consumed this week. that's more than i've eaten all year to this point. i wonder if i'll get tumors? i wonder if i'll have some kind of bizarre heart failure this weekend? i wonder if…who cares it's Friday? exactly.

someone please, make me drunk now. just kidding. i hate the drink. just kidding. i'm drunk right now. just kidding. or am i?

Thursday, August 19, 2004
12:35 p.m.
go to google and type "miserable failure" (no quotes).

click search.

exactly.

google bomb anyone?

Thursday, August 19, 2004
12:13 p.m.
xlarge is having a tshirt design competition going on right now. get over there and submit something. you could win a bunch of free schwag. you’d be dumb not to.

do it.

sleep per no.

Wednesday, August 18, 2004
12:16 p.m.
okay, no breakfast report today. i'm back off the wagon…or maybe i'm on the wagon…i guess that expression doesn't work well here. either way, no breakfast, just a large coffee. so it goes.

i did have a really weird dream this morning though….somewhere between 5 and 7:30…sure i'll tell you about it.

don't sleep.

Tuesday, August 17, 2004
09:39 a.m.
seems i’ve outdone myself today. i guess the vending machine guy got lazy and decided not to refill the donuts, so i was forced to buy my nutrition in the form of another product. after looking at the granola bar a bit i decided no – it was one of the dry ones and those aren’t really any fun at all. then my eye caught the andy cap chedder fries. those things are great. so good and spicy. mmmm. but my better judgment talk me out of that one as it was only 8:45 in the morning.

so what did i end up with? pop tarts. talk about a blast from the past. haven’t had those things since probably the 4th grade.

Monday, August 16, 2004
10:54 a.m.
when i got to work today i realized that me skipping breakfast each weekday has got to stop. i need to make time to give my belly some lovin. so, with this new attitude in check, i hit up the vending machines for some nutritious donuts. i don't usually eat that stuff, but once in a while i do.

today's selection was chocolate mini frosted. you're probably thinking "gut rot city" as i did at first, but oh no my friend you too are mistaken. you see, right on the package it states, "now better than ever!"

lesson learned: advertising is true! never false! better than ever!

Friday, August 13, 2004
01:06 p.m.
julia child has left the building. she will be missed.

Asked by a radio interviewer once what her ultimate meal would be, Child said: "Red meat and a bottle of gin."

amen lady, amen.

Thursday, August 12, 2004
06:00 p.m.
slam! duh duh duh, duh duh duh, du duhda duh duh. (remember that song?)
right….anyway…check this out.

slambush.net

Tuesday, August 10, 2004
10:32 a.m.
Tuesday's lessons learned (thus far):

1. take the time to make a fresh pot of coffee every morning, even if you are running late...that "yesterday" shite just doesn't cut it.

2. if you aren't going to eat your bagel with peanut butter right when you make it, don't bother...waiting an hour only makes the problem worse.

3. if your water smells like garlic, it's really not worth trying to figure out if it's the ice or your nalgene...just get some fresh water.

Friday, August 6, 2004
04:30 p.m.

it's friday and i'm stoked. some people might be scared though. why you ask? well, if you are up on a cliff and you realize that it's Friday, but you have no way off the cliff?...yeah, that's scary. but like i said, i'm not scared. i'm stoked.

don't sleep.

Tuesday, August 3, 2004
11:14 a.m.
congrats go out to nate and mandy on the birth of their son, carter.

"He has dark hair and big feet." – nate stan.

Monday, August 2, 2004
09:00 a.m.
sler is going to dance today...it’s his birthday. happy birthday mr dance pants.

Monday, July 26, 2004
10:15 a.m.
lisa's dad joe was in a serious accident yesterday while participating in a triathlon.

my heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to Joe Jabaily and his family.

Wednesday, July 21, 2004
08:23 p.m.
what it is that you are doing fun hey hi how is life i think?!

that’s how i’d great you all if i was all cracked out or didn’t have a firm grasp on the English language. actually i think i’m somewhere in between...which could be rather scary or rather intriguing depending on how you look at it.

i’m really just posting for the sake of posting. i had to come back to work for a bit tonight and am just ready to blow out. maybe some wine tonight? a nice grilled cheese sandwich taboot? could be...could be.

don’t sleep.

Sunday, July 18, 2004
01:06 p.m.
this was the weekend that i was to update the site. i told myself several times, and upon telling myself, i agreed with myself, that THIS would be THE weekend to UPDATE the site.

it is now sunday...somewhere around 1pm and i have yet to update the site. there is a slight possibility that i will get it done this afternoon, but it's also 90 out and the pool is calling. and then there's "going to work sunday night" - a little something i like to call "total bullshit" but alas, it's real.

with that said, hope your weekend was good. maybe you saw the allman brothers in appleton wisconsin (no shit), or maybe you layed on the beach out in cali, or maybe you read lots of books in michigan, or maybe you drank beers in your dank and lonly basement. either way, hope it was aces....because you're special.

Sunday, July 18, 2004
01:06 p.m.
this was the weekend that i was to update the site. i told myself several times, and upon telling myself, i agreed with myself, that THIS would be THE weekend to UPDATE the site.

it is now sunday...somewhere around 1pm and i have yet to update the site. there is a slight possibility that i will get it done this afternoon, but it's also 90 out and the pool is calling. and then there's "going to work sunday night" - a little something i like to call "total bullshit" but alas, it's real.

with that said, hope your weekend was good. maybe you saw the allman brothers in appleton wisconsin (no shit), or maybe you layed on the beach out in cali, or maybe you read lots of books in michigan, or maybe you drank beers in your dank and lonly basement. either way, hope it was aces....because you're special.

Thursday, July 8, 2004
11:04 a.m.
hi campers.
welcome to another "thrilling" grindstyle.com update. yeah, i know how goofy that sounds, but hell if it ain't the truth…or far from it…one of the two.

i need to buy some sunglasses because i'm really sick of squinting. anyone have any that they'd recommend? Nothing retro, oversized, or super sporty. Just something simple, black, nice lenses. Anyone?

Tuesday, July 6, 2004
11:38 a.m.
the weekend was good. grilled at least one meal every day. helped heather put some furniture together. we spent the rest of the weekend up at my dad's place - house-sitting. it was pretty chill and nice. margs and monolopy, grilling, free beers at the community's clubhouse during their 4th of Julio celebration, swim, sun, fireworks, reeses pieces, chicken pesto pine nut brauts. good times.

the weekends seem to go by so fast these days - even the extended ones. before i know it i'm back at work, sitting in front of a computer, headache in tow. it's growing rather old.

Friday, July 2, 2004
03:02 p.m.
before you start thinking “why doesn’t this kid ever update his site?” step off and stop trippin – i’ve been hella busy with stuff. honest. that isn’t some lame excuse, but more so some whole bunch of truth.

but seriously, i’m so far behind on updates that i don’t even know where to start. maybe the photo of the pumpkin i carved for halloween...or photos from xmas...or photos from january’s steamboat trip/poder reunion....or maybe some photos of casa de komp that were promised a month or so ago…and that’s not even getting into the two interviews i never posted, a bunch of silly stories, the winning entry for the “work is for suckers contest” and the booty the winner won (note to winner – yes, you will eventually get that stuff)...some audio fun...man this is really getting depressing.

so forget all of that for now. now is Friday and i’ve got other things on my mind like 5 “oh” clock. good grief and thank the lordy.

i’m not too sure why people get stoked about the forth of july as a holiday. to me, it’s just another 3 day weekend. i’m not very patriotic – it’s hard to be these days. i’m sure if i was, like 80, i’d be all misty-eyed and stuff reminiscing this and that...but i’m not and i’m rather over it as a whole.

to me, the fourth is about bottle rockets and beer...and brauts. i’m not sure why all items on my “hot list” for the fourth start with the letter “b” but i’m not even going to question that one. i’ll let you figure it out.

whatever you’re into, or however you’re planning on celebrating this fourth day of july, have fun and don’t get caught.

don’t sleep.

Wednesday, June 23, 2004
10:59 p.m.
fuck work.

Sunday, June 20, 2004
02:32 p.m.

i saw super size me last night up in boulder. it was pretty much everything i thought it would be - lots of facts, numbers, scary food, and then some. was it entertaining? yes. would i reccomend it? yes...especially if you eat that crap. will i eat mcdonalds in the future? probalby not considering i haven't done so in almost one year (over 2 years if you don't count french fries...which you should...so i do). i do eat at some fast food places (subway, chipotle, tokyo joes, quiznos), so i'm not trying to be hypocritical here. just saying...you know, whatever.

Saturday, June 12, 2004
02:19 p.m.
so while the mighty and the powerful spend their weekends driving expensive, gas guzzling, war supporting SUVs and lounging around on their expensive yahts (Gucci-clad wife in tow), the lowly cubicle worker shall sit in his pathetic, fabric-walled cell working in repetition, bleeding from the eyes, with horrible posture, plugging away to make sure that monday morning is "status quo" when the big boys return to "play" work.

thank you sir, may i have another?

Tuesday, June 8, 2004
03:09 p.m.
sup kids? i’ll tell you what’s up over here...work is bees. yeah, bees. does that make sense? okay...as in "really busy"...as in "busy bee." now do you get it?

that’s the new haps over here at grindstyle.com....slang.

oh, that’s another one...haps...as in happening. that one came by way of T-fan.

so what did you learn today? that’s right, bees and haps. grindstyle.com...the new slang. tell your mom.

Sunday, June 6, 2004
03:48 p.m.
weekend is over and that's too bad cuz it was a good one.

drunk kickball at wash park was one of the highlights for sure. so was listening to my girlfriend tell me that my website sucks. well, she actually said that it was "boring."

so that was cool.

saw eternal sunshine and spots and sunshine with spots for your mind or whatever it was called...enjoyed it.

went to the pool today because it's hot hot hot today.

um...going to eat dinner tonight...maybe nap...movie...um...

yeah, maybe this site is boring.

Saturday, June 5, 2004
11:38 a.m.
so i'm at the cherry creek library with heather. it's a really, really nice day out - no idea why we're inside. but when in rome...or cherry creek...you gotta get free music from the library. today's selections include:

bob dylan - blond on blond

(sure, why not)

jeffy buckley - live at the sin-e

(never heard this)

belel and sebastian - if you're feeling sinister (lost this)

OK GO (no clue, just for fun)

the turnbrakes - ether song (not much to choose from today..the cover looks weak, but the name was interesting.

the music - (again, not a clue...swirley thing on the cover...er...we'll see

that's it for today. not much of a pull, but whatever.

heather is giving me shit for my spelling...so guess i'll stop rambilng nowe.

Friday, June 4, 2004
01:00 p.m.
contest is over and i guess most of you are bummed. "why should i be bummed" you ask? well, cuz winning free shit has never been so easy. here's the schwag you missed out on:

don't sleep.

Wednesday, June 2, 2004
05:51 p.m.
for those of you that haven't entered the contest yet, yer blowin it. if you are planning on it i will warn you with this, the lone entry thus far is a banger, so if you want to win some good stuff, you better be creative. and if you're too lame to even enter - so be it. regardless, someone's getting the goods!!

sad but true.

Tuesday, June 1, 2004
10:00 a.m.
hi, it’s Tuesday and all i know is that being at work gets a big thumbs down.

boo. i’m over it. not feelin it. movin on. are you? i mean, it’s summer. we should be out in the sun, doing drunk things.

time for a contest here at grindstyle.com. tell me why work sucks. you can use words, photos, puppets, draw a picture, whatever, but the kicker is that you have to fax me your answer. all email entries will be ignored. here’s the fax number: (775) 417-2724

it’s a private fax, so no worries on content…no one will see it but me.

so go and make good use of the company fax today and send something over. don’t forget to put your name and email addy somewhere on your entry. the best response will get a one of a kind grindstyle.com package sent to them.

contest is only open until 12 pm friday.

Work Sucks (775) 417-2724

Wednesday, May 26, 2004
03:36 p.m.
as i mentioned before, bart is in japan now. what's he up to? here's a few highlights...straight from his mouth...er...fingers.

>Survived my first Typhoon, even though it didn't hit right near us, we got a lot of rain.

>Ate raw horse, by accident, reccommending you not try it

>Got really drunk and ding dong ditched some japanese houses...hum?!

as a note, now that we've got representation, we're going to get some grindstyle.com "big in japan" action hooked up in the future. don't sleep kids.

Tuesday, May 25, 2004
12:13 p.m.
i don't care what anyone says, tofu burritos don't fill you up.

barbacoa please.

oh yeah, bart lives in japan now...crazy.

Wednesday, May 12, 2004
01:59 p.m.
i’ve recently rediscovered the joy that is “quote of the day.”

“Our Fed Ex delvery chick is hot.” - wendy

i’m all tingly right now. thanks wendy.

Monday, May 10, 2004
11:56 a.m.
so what’s up? yes, using this “link” post as a personal message post today. my bad – make do with the boo.

i’ve been up to good and no good. good would be sending things to mom for her day, eating pretty well, drinking lots of water (kinda), and getting up a bit earlier. no good would be playing too much pro skater, getting cancer in the sun, spending money on god knows what, and eating out too much.

what have you been up to?

Monday, April 26, 2004
05:24 p.m.
in honor of bart taking a job in japan - japanese vending machines.

Saturday, April 24, 2004
05:01 p.m.
sabado i love you so. let's go drink kids!

but should you want to look at nifty drawrings before you head out...michael sieben is the man.

you can think about his pretty stuff when you are out slaying the town. it'll be fun for everyone.

Friday, April 23, 2004
01:13 p.m.
perfect!

xylophone

(see last post)

Friday, April 23, 2004
01:10 p.m.
colorado weather is so not normal.

more spring and less winter please.

if only i had a xylophone to tell mama nature just how i felt about her decision to make it cold and snowy.

hmmm...

Tuesday, April 20, 2004
06:17 p.m.
okay, i guess it's been long enough...and i can finally tell you the big news. congratulations and love and love and love to joe and alicia. they aren't hippies, but they're full of love and they're getting married...well, not yet, but they're engaged!!

so that's cool. i imagine that they'll be sending me the wedding gifts they don't want. and in case they need a list of things that they won't want i'll start one now.

plasma tvs, turntables, little fridges for your beer, round trip tickets to japan, dvds (most all except dirty dancing, footloose, and flash dance), wireless speakers, cameras...you get the picture. so for those of you that might be getting them gifts, email me for my address and we'll save on double shipping costs. joe and alicia have pretty much agreed to this, so get those emails rolling.

seriously though...congrats kids...and let's see what we can do to get some good gifts okay?

Monday, April 19, 2004
07:01 p.m.
it's not cotton, but it's soft.