Dutch's Blog

Butt Genie

2008-10-13T20:15:00.001-07:00

wow

2007-12-09T09:24:00.000-08:00

Talk about a horrible ad. I found it on my homepage.

Take your iPod into the hot tub with you? Come on, do these people put any thought into what they make? That guy on the screen isn't dancing, he's being electrocuted to death!

They ought to change it to:

2007-12-03T18:38:00.000-08:00

I stumbled onto this song and I've been playing it over and over again for the last hour. Who knew that Chile had their own 80's new wave movement?

You Have a Dirty Mind

2007-12-01T04:54:00.000-08:00

Vacation!!

2007-11-18T20:36:00.000-08:00

Woo Hoo! I'm on vacation!!

And what better way to kick it off than with the juicy gaming goodness of Super Mario Galaxy!

Wow, what a fucking game. Yes it's so good it made me swear unnecessarily. But besides that, it's a damn good game. Damn good. Damn damn damn damn good. Dammit, I can't believe how good this game is.

So anyway, as you can see, I'm pretty excited about this game. Aside from it being a damn good game, it also reaffirms my faith in Nintendo. I mean look, this is the 7th mario game on a home console. You would think it would start getting old by now, but it hasn't. Nintendo has once again managed to make the series fresh and new again.

Good ol' Nintendo.

Anyway, I'm including this video because about 4:00 into it, it shows some good footage about what makes this game great. I don't know how long it'll be available because it's ripped from IGN, which is a pay site.

So yea, actually I've already beat Bowser and seen the ending of the game, and it was a hell of a lot easier than I would have liked it to be. But there are still a whole lot more things to do in the game and they're considerably harder.

Good ol' Nintendo

Ok, enough about that. I'm on vacation!!! Woo HOO!!!!!

No work until next Tuesday!!!

2007-11-07T20:32:00.000-08:00

Ugh, syndicated Family Guy...... It's like drinking a six pack of beer and finding out it's non-alcoholic.

A call to arms

2007-11-07T15:49:00.000-08:00

There are some worrisome signs on the news right now. The American dollar is declining, oil is close to $100 a barrel, the stock market making record highs then record plunges and the housing market crashing like a... a, um... help me out here....

But what bothers me the most is that bitch Oprah has started a Youtube Channel. She also took over the front page and featured videos that EVERYONE has seen along with her own videos. But what really gets my goat is how she filters all her comments so only the positive ones come through.

So please join me, fellow bloggers, in rating all her videos with 1 star and giving all the comments a thumbs down. PLEASE, it's in everyone's best interest!

Update:

Well, apparently she gave up. If you look at the front page you won't see any sign of Oprah or her videos. But her channel is still there.

Dutch goes political

2007-10-12T17:48:00.000-07:00

Ok, so maybe I'll back off all this 9/11 truth stuff. It's one of those things that, even though it probably is true, it's something that will never come to light. Think about it, if it ever was proved that the government played a role in those attacks and used the media to cover it up, chances are it would totally destroy this country.

I still recommend that 9/11 truth site to anyone that's interested and I highly recommend clicking on the "videos everyone should see" tab and watch some of them. It's an eye opening experience. They tell you about how the CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) carefully controls the media to keep us in the dark about whats really going on in Washington, how companies like Blackwater and Lockheed Martin are the real winners of the Iraq war, and, probably the most disturbing, is just how much power these huge corporations have.

So in all of this, I've really been turning my eye to the political scene. And it was pretty depressing to watch because all these candidates on the news just like puppets. But then I started hearing about Ron Paul. So I looked him up and dammit, he's bad-fucking-ass!

He's out there blowing the lid on everything, and the media is trying to ignore him, but they can't, because he's getting a lot of attention and raising alot of money. I seriously hope he makes it to the elections because I'll definitely vote for him.... even though he is a republican.

Did you know....

2007-09-30T19:02:00.000-07:00

Did you know that there is no law that says we have to pay income tax? In fact it, income tax goes against the 16th amendment of the Constitution. The IRS can arrest you and seize your property simply because we allow them to.

Did you know that there's an agreement called the North American Union to combine Canada, the US, and Mexico into one big country? You would think something like that would be all over the news, but you hardly see anything about it. Why is that?

Did you know that in May 2008 we will all be required to carry federal ID cards that contain something called a RFID chip, which is able to wirelessley transmit all our info, including our address, social security number, our credit history and bank account info?And having one of these card will be required to use essential things such as public transportation (airlines, trains, busses), receive Social Security, enter a federal building and even have a bank account. There's also a plan to have one of those RFID chips implanted into every US citizen... or should I say North American Union citizen....

Did you know that the official explanation of the World Trade Center collapse is after the planes hit the buildings, the massive heat from the burning jet fuel warped some of the steel support beams which ultimately lead then to fail and caused each floor to collapse on top of each other in a pancake like fashion?

Did you also know that if you were to drop a ball off the top of one of the WTC towers, it would take 9.2 seconds to hit the ground? And if you time the collapse of either building it takes less than 10 seconds from start to finish. Kinda fast for a pancake effect, think about that.

Did you know that at the time of the attacks, the air force was conducting training exercises that simulated terrorists flying a plane into a building, causing mass confusion among the pilots when the attacks actually happened? Also when the London subway was bombed, their military was also performing training exercises that simulated a subway being bombed, causing mass confusion when the explosions actually happened.

And did you ever wonder why these things are never talked about?

I don't know.... just something to think about.....

I'm becoming one of the 9/11 cpnspiracy nutjobs.

2007-09-11T03:24:00.000-07:00

I watched one of those 9/11 conspiracy videos yesterday and it bothered me. Mainly because of how plausible it is.

http://houston911truth.org/investigating-911-videos/

I had my doubts about everything I was hearing at first, but when they talked about the actual building collapse, that really got me thinking. A lot of the things they point out are simple common sense things and the fact that these were never questioned on TV or anywhere else really puts me at unease.

I don't know, watch it if you want, there's a bunch of movies on that site, I've only watched the first two. Maybe I am a nutjob

Boycott AT&T

2007-08-13T15:34:00.000-07:00

I've decided to boycott AT&T. I guess the last straw was when they censored the Pearl Jam concert at Lollapalooza for criticizing Bush. That, in my opinion, was a terrible thing to do because Bush is a horrible band, with their bland derivative music and uninspired lyrics, they deserve to be criticized!

2007-07-26T19:06:00.000-07:00

Damn, I wish this picture would have turned out better. Anyway, the top left corner says "Super Erection System" I'll leave it at that.

2007-07-26T18:52:00.000-07:00

So I was randomly typing stuff into youtube and I came across this. Ain't nothing like white Estonian rappers, eh?

Anyway, I might be posting more in the future cause I canceled my World of Warcraft account.

2007-04-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm going to make an attempt at a post.

Ok, here goes.... let's see...

hmm.....

um...

2007-02-15T17:53:00.000-08:00

Man, I miss living up north...

I just finished.....

2007-02-04T11:22:00.000-08:00

No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy

If I was to ever picture one of these old cowboys with their tight jeans, flannel shirt, cowboy hat, and boots with a book in their hand, it would have to be this one. This book has Texas written all over it. No pun intended, or wait, was that a pun? Anyway, it's a story of this guy, Llewellyn, who, while out hunting something out near the Texas/Mexico border, finds a shot up car full of dead Mexicans (that's about how he states it) and while one half dead Mexican asks for water, Llewellyn grabs a suitcase full of money and runs home. The rest of the book is about how he's on the run and being chased by the local sheriff, the FBI, and some crazy guy that kills everyone in his path.

It's actually a pretty good book and it's a page turner and in between all this shooting and horse riding there's a lot of these two old sheriffs pondering the state of everything. It's kinda like those new Clint Eastwood movies.

I'm thinking of reading more of his books, but there's one thing stopping me. All of McCarthys characters have that southern sensibility with God on their side that talk about the good people of this country. But apparently the good people are all white and pretty much anyone with a bad personality trait is Mexican. In fact, they don't even have names, they're just "a Mexican". When one of the main character gets shot in a gunfight near the border, he limps across the bridge into Mexico where he asks "a Mexican" for help, and "the Mexican" stands there with a confused look on his face until the main character pulls out a wad of cash, then the "Mexican" understands as he looks at the money with "quiet reverence" or something like that. When one of the sheriffs investigates a car accident at a four way stop sign, he concludes that it was caused by a car full of "Mexicans" smoking dope and the only witness were two white boys. Of course they were just good ol' boys and... well, you get the idea, right?

Anyway, I don't mean to go off on a racial rant, but lately I've been getting really sensitive about that kind of stuff. So if you don't mind all that stuff it is a pretty good book. But I'm not sure if I want to read any more of his books cause I got pretty mad a couple of times. Though, it did get me thinking about why I'm so sensitive about my heritage and wondering why I can get mad at any kind of racist joke against Mexicans but laugh my ass off at something like this

Kinda hypocritical, eh?

2007-01-21T08:31:00.000-08:00

That dang Jesus is everywhere. I can't even take a piss without hearing about him

They even draw pictures....

"Jude Those As you want god To Be Judeg"

speech

2007-01-13T06:24:00.000-08:00

I have been sneezing non-stop for a half hour now. Dammit, I hate Texas sometimes, but most of the time it's okay...

Anyway, it's been a while since I've actually wrote anything in my blog. I think the main reason is that I can't write worth a shit. I don't see how Scribe can pump out all those blog entries as fast as he does and keep them interesting. I can barely write a paragraph without obsessing over the wording and punctuation. Mainly because I've lost my grasp on language.

Right now I'm in a limbo. Since I'm from up north, I speak differently from everyone down here in Texas, but I'm slowly developing a Texas accent, I'm saying words like y'all, leaving out pesky words like "is" and "to". Like the other day, I caught myself asking one of my co-workers " This gonna go in back a' yer truck?".

Since I'm Mexican and work construction, Spanish is something I've had to pick up. I still need to learn a lot, but I'm getting to the point where I can understand and speak a little bit. But all that has had an effect on my speech too. So I find myself placing nouns before adjectives, saying things like "more up", and alot of other things I can't think of right now.

Combine all that with the fact that I stutter and you can see why nobody understands me when I talk. But somehow I manage to get what I want to say across. But not without some weird looks from people.

Well, anyway, I'm running out of things to say so I better post this before I start wanting to change stuff and ultimately scrap this whole thing...

2006-12-15T16:04:00.000-08:00

It amazes me how these shows get away with what they do...

2006-12-12T17:05:00.000-08:00

A funny Simpsons moment...

Family Guy moment

2006-12-11T06:04:00.000-08:00

Peter's first meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Fat People (NAAFP)....

2006-12-03T12:35:00.000-08:00

Hmmmmmmm.........

2006-11-22T04:35:00.000-08:00

Bugs

2006-11-05T11:47:00.000-08:00

Man, things really are bigger in Texas. Especially the bugs!
Look at this thing, it was between the window panes on my sliding door. And the worst part was that it was inside my apartment.

Most people that know me know that I HATE(!!!!) big bugs. But this was too big to just ignore and hope the cat will handle it. So I had to catch it in a bowl and let it loose outside.

Bleh, I still shiver thinking about it.

2006-10-25T16:09:00.000-07:00

I saw on the news that tag is being banned on some school playgrounds. They say it's unsafe and causes self esteem problems with the weaker and slower children.....

What's that all about?

Nice People Bite

2006-10-11T17:05:00.000-07:00

I came upon this today at the jobsite.

Kinda out of character for stuff you find in the shitters.

Underneath it says "and you Blow".....

2006-10-05T16:08:00.001-07:00

I thought this was pretty funny... and true.

2006-09-25T16:01:00.000-07:00

I public service announcement from the port-a-john

It's good to know someone cares...

Tinks Arm

2006-09-24T16:11:00.000-07:00

I've shown some pretty nasty cuts and stuff on this blog, but none of them compares to Tinks arm!

EEEEEEWWWW!

I'm so jealous....

2006-09-07T16:04:00.000-07:00

LOL, I've been looking at this for over a month and I just now got it.

2006-08-25T14:51:00.000-07:00

I fired someone today.

What a strange, powerful, guilty feeling that creates.

I'm glad I did it, but at the same time, I feel pretty bad.

Oh well... Fuck 'em

2006-08-23T04:32:00.000-07:00

I've taken a break from that horribly addictive World of Warcraft game to bring you this......

2006-08-14T15:26:00.000-07:00

I have reached a new low....

No, you're eyes aren't decieving you. That is a World of Warcraft Box.

Out of extreme boredom, stemming from no cable, I've decided to join the ranks of the super cool MMORPG'ers (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, for those that don't know).

God help us all!

Lazy Saturday

2006-08-12T08:18:00.000-07:00

Today is a lazy Saturday. I can feel it already. Yesterday, I had a ton of things to do when I thought I was going to have to work today. But when I found out that I was off, I've mysteriously forgotten all of them.

So, what do I do?

I was gonna clean out my car before it got too hot out, but it seemed like too much work and I got distracted by an idea for a blog entry

I was gonna try and write a spiel on why the word "freedom" makes me cringe nowadays, but gave up when I couldn't figure out how to express what I was thinking. Then I got frustrated by this little error in my browser.

I was gonna look into why I'm getting all these little errors on my computer, but the thought of all that work made me put it off again. So I decided to play Runescape.

I was gonna play Runescape for awhile, but all these quests I got sent on required alot of walking and leveling up so I gave up on that. Then I got an idea about another blog entry.

And here I am...

Now that I've done this, maybe I can get somthing else done. I know, I'll go clean out my car before it gets too hot out!!

Pee &Poo

2006-07-24T16:46:00.000-07:00

Sadly.....

This is a real toy.

And, along with the toy....

you can buy Pee & Poo keychains, t-shirts,underwear, socks, and tattoos (??!!)

You can also download Pee and Poo wallpapers and play Pee and Poo memory.

I don't even know where to start.............

2006-07-21T04:20:00.000-07:00

This is more of a construction site joke.

"OSha Rrquires
All Turd's 6" or
Longer To be Lowered
by RoPe To Avoid
Chemical SPlash Back"

HA HA Take that OSHA!!! Oh, the hilarity!

Words of wisdom

2006-07-16T15:49:00.000-07:00

seriously......

2006-07-08T22:05:00.000-07:00

That's terrible..........

From Damn Interesing.com

2006-07-01T07:40:00.000-07:00

Tin Foil Hats Proven Ineffective
Posted by Alan Bellows on November 10th, 2005 at 4:59 pm

A recent study at MIT produced alarming results which throw the security of every paranoid person's thoughts into question. It seems that the tin-foil hat– often the brain's only line of information defense– is ineffective for the task of blocking government-controlled radio frequencies. In fact, in some cases, these aluminum anti-intrusion devices actually amplify the radio waves.

Of course, this is all assuming the government isn't manipulating this, to destroy the our confidence in the protective powers of tin-foil…

Dammit, now I have to find something new!!!

2006-06-30T14:15:00.000-07:00

Some more art

And some poetry

Black
is Beutiful
And Tan is
Grand But
wite is the color of the
Big Boss Man!

2006-06-23T18:57:00.000-07:00

Some more, um... "art"

A horrible moment

2006-06-20T15:02:00.000-07:00

I was taking lunch with some guys from work and somehow we started talking about soda. I told them that the high fructose corn syrup in there is what keeps you eating even though your full.

Then I had to stop myself because I was about to say "I saw it on Oprah".

And so it begins......

2006-06-09T03:32:00.000-07:00

May 1st All mexicans
Do Not Show up to work
Let white people Do Our Jobs
Stay Home Fucking All Day

2006-06-07T18:40:00.000-07:00

That's good to know

911

2006-05-28T10:22:00.000-07:00

This is hilarious, but sadly, the lady was totally serious.

911 call

2006-05-08T15:50:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm getting tired of seeing those pictures everytime I look at my blog so...

I'm

going

to

write

like

this

and

hopefully

that

will

push

those

pictures

out

of

sight.

Did it work?

2006-04-13T19:52:00.000-07:00

Port-a-johns are like barometers for the job site. If it's a smooth running job, the walls will be fairly clean. If there's alot of problems, then you get stuff like this.

Apparently someones' mad at the plumbers.

Some of these guys have too much fun.

But this is what really lets you know the job is running bad.

And... of course

Writing

2006-04-08T10:34:00.000-07:00

Typical wetback/redneck writing you see in every bathroom.

The Good Stuff

2006-04-06T16:47:00.000-07:00

So, I was working inside this twenty four story building yesterday and I ran into this.

You gotta love construction work, LOL.

Don't shoot the puppy

2006-03-29T16:13:00.000-08:00

I only got to level 8 before I shot the damn thing.

Crazies

2006-03-29T14:42:00.000-08:00

I practically crashed my car tryin' to get this pic.
The horizontal pole says " Jesus Christ" and the vertical pole says " The one true way". One sticker says "Repent of Sins" which kind of confuses me, the other sticker says something along the lines of "Turn to christ" or something like that. I didn't have much time to read because I was in the left lane passed him too quickly.

Seriously though, do these things ever effect anyone? I mean outside of "look at that nutjob!".

Goodbye cable.

2006-03-28T17:51:00.000-08:00

Due to being recently screwed at the car repair shop (stay away from Car X, people!!), I'm running into financial difficulty. So in order to save money, I've finally decided to cancel my cable. I did it last saturday, and I'm just waiting for them to turn it off.

So.... I bid adieu to my cable TV.

Goodbye cable, although we met late in life, it's been a hell of a run.

Goodbye clear reception, it's time to dust off those old bunny ears that still have those two prong connections.

Goodbye Comedy Central with your two good shows and loads and loads of crap.

Goodbye MTV with your countless reality TV shows about celebrities that know and do absolutely nothing and make millions.

Goodbye VH1 with your non-stop parade of washed up celebrities that are trying to cash in on our nostalgia.

Goodbye Food Network with your chefs that do a little bit of chopping, some fancy frying, tell a little joke and BAM! Bring out a pre-made dish for everyone to ooh and aaah over.

Goodbye CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News, I'll miss your government controlled-totally biased news coverage.

Goodbye local access channels that prove that any idiot with a camera and a few hundred bucks can get on TV.

Goodbye spending hours flipping through channels and never actually watching anything. Effectively shortening my attention span to...

So my cat comes up and starts meowing at me and wouldn't stop. So I followed her around trying to figure out what she wanted until she finally stopped at the empty bag of Whiskas Temptations. What the hell are in those things? It's like crack for cats.

2006-03-22T16:34:00.000-08:00

Some people.....

Pics

2006-03-18T07:10:00.000-08:00

so... after wasting $30 on a cord that I thought would let me download pictures from my phone to my computer, I figured out that I could email them through my phone. So without further ado, I present my first picture from the port-a-john

2006-03-17T20:21:00.000-08:00

Positive attitude

2006-03-07T14:49:00.000-08:00

You know, you just have to take the good with the bad. It's not easy, but you can't let the little things get you down.

Like during lunch today, I got a $132 ticket for having an expired inspection sticker. But hey, I got off work two hours early...paid!

Sure, when I got home and took my boots off I stepped in a puddle of cat puke, but hey, at least my alky/crackhead neighbor moved out last week and it's peaceful around here.

Sure, my cars leaking coolant at a rate where I'm putting in a half-bottle a day, but hey, at least my tax return is coming on Friday.

Sure, I had to go fight with the leasing office because they sent me a letter saying that my rent was twenty dollars higher than what I signed my lease for and I owed late fees and I had to take my copy of the lease in and show it to them so they would finally let up, but hey... at least they had free cookies.

You see, it's all about positive attitude. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go buy a rifle and climb up a water tower.

* I was just kidding about the water tower thing.

Growing Up?

2006-02-26T15:41:00.000-08:00

Could it be that I'm finally growing up?

The other day I came to the conclusion that I never play my Playstation 2 and Gamecube anymore. Now that I don't have all that extra money, shelling out $60 for a game that I'll get bored with in a few weeks just seems outrageous. Also, all these console games are more about better graphics and cool looking characters than making a good, long lasting game.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not giving up all video games. I'll still play computer games like Civilization 4 and Rome: Total War. But I have a feeling it'll only be a matter of time before I get tired of all that too. Either that or my computer won't be able to play them anymore.

But it's not just video games. It's alot of things. Lately, it seems like I've been getting more serious about everything.

Take TV for instance. There isn't too much that interests me anymore. About this time last year, if you asked me what my favorite show was, I'd say "The Simpsons". Everyday from 5-7 was King of the Hill, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and whatever sitcom was showing at the time. I also watched American Idol almost every week. Nowadays, I watch The Simpsons and I think to myself, "damn, this is stupid", the only show I look forward to is Frontline on PBS, and I've become one of those company boys I used to make fun of at work.

Maybe it's because I'm going to hit the big Three-Oh in a few months, or maybe it's because I'm not living that carefree lifestyle that I could afford a few years back. But whatever the reason is, all I can say is...

It's about damn time

Saturday

2006-02-18T07:38:00.000-08:00

Good ol' Saturday morning. Gotta love them.

I got up early to go to the flea market so I could get some more work clothes, but I don't think I"m going to go. It's too damn cold out! So I went and got some tacos instead and will probably do nothing all day.

I did manage to call the cable company. I told them I wanted to cancel my cable and they offered to lower my bill by $30. That made me mad. I've been paying all this money for the past 2 years and they only lower it because I want to cancel. What a crock of shit!!

So you know what I told them?

"OK, that sounds good"

Take that you heartless media conglomerate!!

Neighbor Update

The neighbor is going on his last few days before he gets evicted. Thursday he sold his couches and china cabinet. He got $200 and is supposed to get another $300 at the end of the month. I asked him what he's going to do with the money and he said he's going to use it to buy food and move out.

But it looks like all that money is already gone.

Anyway, I ate too many tacos and I need to do something before I fall asleep here. I think I'm going to check out some other apartments and get my taxes done.

These Damn Polls

2006-02-16T03:54:00.000-08:00

Good ol' Scribe sent me this in an e-mail. Apparently he doesn't remember that I HATE THESE THINGS!!!!! But I forgive him.... this time.

1: Holy name (wholly holy name, wholly holey holy name, etc: Dutchicus
2: Cabal, Organization, Society, Sect or Corporation to which you belong: The Mexicans
3: Date-of-Birth: May 22, 1976
4: Assumed Date-of-Demise: Wednesday, March 3, 2049
5: Sex (list frequency (in MHz)) : 1 Mhz
6: Height (above sea level): 5'11
7: Weight (just a moment) : 210
8: Hair Color: Black
9: Hair Length: short
10: Hair Width: 3 microns (I don't know, but it sounds good)
11: Left eye Color:Dark brown
12: Right eye Color: The same, I ain't no freak
13: Computer Type: Lurker
14: Astrological Sign: Gemini
15: Vibratory Frequency: He He... I'll pass on that one
16: Total Dollar Worth: Wouldn't you like to know??
17: Phylum, Genus, Species and Breed: Dutchess Lazyassus

I'm not tagging anyone else because I wouldn't want to be tagged myself.

Shit Happens

2006-02-13T14:28:00.000-08:00

So I'm working off a scaffold today and while climbing down the side, I misjudge the distance from the rung I'm on and the ground and

RRRRRRRIIIIIIPPPPPPPP

Right up the front of my pants.

Needless to say, it was a long day.

Stuff

2006-02-10T15:02:00.000-08:00

Woo Hoo, I finally got that $50 rebate from Cingular.

I remember there was a time when I scoffed at $50. That was at my old job, where I made more money than I knew what to do with. Well, actually I managed to waste most of it on booze and video games. But that's the old me. Now I'm all frugal and shit.

Anyway, it looks like this apartment complex is finally getting their shit together. The post office resumed the mail delivery, they hired a security guard for the complex and today they were handing out eviction notices.

The neighbor got one. I saw it on his door when I came home. I knocked on his door when I saw it was gone and he said he has four days to move out. I don't know if he's going to make it because he was all timid and non-talkative, so that means he's smoking that crack again.

It's kinda depressing to see all this. We've become really good friends since he's moved in and watching him go into this downward spiral is pretty hard.......

The Chill Room

2006-02-06T14:43:00.000-08:00

That's what my place became last night around 2am when the alky neighbor came knocking on my door and window. Apparently he needed a place to calm down because he smoked too much crack and was flipping out. So for about 2 hours I had to listen to this girl he was smoking with talk about how he's not dying, checking his pulse, and talking him out of calling 911. Eventually we talked him into eating a little something and going to sleep. Apparently he hadn't slept or ate in two days.

I know I should have just said no and shut the door. But I could relate to what he was going through because of my days of dropping acid. Sometimes you just need a place that you're familiar with to relax and chill out. But this afternoon I bitched him out for banging on my windows at 2 am just to chill out.

He doesn't have a job anymore and hasn't paid his rent in 2 months so I'm sure he'll be out of here pretty soon.

Which One?

2006-02-02T16:35:00.000-08:00

As I'm looking at my money situation, I realize that my bills are slightly higher than my income. Actually, it's been staring me in the face this whole time but now I have to actually face it because my savings account is gone and I'm living paycheck to paycheck.

My bills consist of rent/water, cell phone, electricity, one credit card and cable/internet. There's nothing I can do about the rent, electricity, credit card and phone. The only thing I can save on is the cable/internet.

So I have to make a choice. Cancel my basic cable or cancel my high speed internet.

Hmmmmmmm.... That's a toughie.

Moving Out

2006-02-01T16:41:00.000-08:00

Things are really getting bad around here. We got new managers the other week and they're horrible. I think it's one of those low income mangement firms because they're not doing a thing to take care of this place and they're being really lenient with the rent.

Our mailboxes are all crammed into a little room that has no doors and is open to the street. So with all these FEMA checks coming in, they're all being broken into. It's so bad that when the mailman went to open one of the banks, it broke loose and fell on top of him. So now we have to go to the post office to get our mail.

I'm pretty pissed about this whole thing. But instead of letting it get to me, I'm going to use it as motivation to move out.

Last weekend one of my friends asked me to walk her to her sisters house down the street (cause it was late at night) and there were some pretty nice and quiet places just right up the road. So I think that's where I'm going to start looking.

My boss gave me my W-2's yesterday so I'm going to use that to break my lease and move out. Hopefully I'll have enough left over to fix my headlights so my car can pass it's inspection.

Tag

2006-02-01T03:48:00.000-08:00

Great, I've been tagged.

Hi fellow bloggers. I have been tagged by my sister Tink. She's one of a kind. The Rules: "The first player of this game starts with the topic "five weird habits" of yourself and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next five people to be tagged and link to their web journals."

1. I hate these things

2. These past few weeks I have been completely engrossedwith PBS.

3. I love looking at handwriting.

4. When I drive, I tap my fingers and feet like a drum set.

5. I constantly bite my nails.

I'm not going to tag anyone else because, well, I don't want to. Hopefully I'm not cursed with bad luck or anything.

The Neighbors...

2006-01-23T15:16:00.000-08:00

The neighbors are moving out from both apartments. The crazy family across the hallway and the alky. Hmmm... I never told you about the family across from me, did I?

That family consists of 5 people:

The Mother- who looks like she's about 105 years old and is way too protective of her teenage daughter

The Teenage Daughter- who I can always hear saying "fuck you" and "You're a fucking bitch" to her mother and everyone else.

The Pregnant Daughter- who's in her 20's, epileptic, and is turning into her mother

The Husband- who's also in his 20's and is pretty cool

And Their baby- who is in the The Mothers care because of drugs or something.

And they're all crammed into a little one bedroom apartment.

They were pretty cool at first. The alky and I would drink with the husband and his wife (She didn't drink, but she hung out) and things were really good and stuff. Then, one Thursday, the husband comes over and buys me a beer and we play some PS2 and his wife comes over too and checks her e-mail and plays Counter-Strike on my computer.

So we finish our beer and he asks his wife if he can get another beer (mind you, these are those 24 oz. malt liquors, so that's like 4 regular beers in one can and they're only $1.09, what a deal!!) and she says it ok, but no more.

Well, she goes home to check on the baby or something and the alky neighbor comes home and is like "oooh you're drinking a beer without me" and goes out and gets us all another beer. So when his wife comes home, she's PISSED and she's all like "I can't trust you" and he's like "yea, whatever" and then they argue and she leaves and comes back with a handful of clothes and says "Tell him that his clothes and his PS2 is outside!!" and then he leaves and I guess they argue all night.

So it's me and the alky just sitting there talking and then The Mother calls asking what the husband drank and what happened and did he do this and did he do that and I was like "look, I'm not getting involved" and then she hung up. So I finished my beer and the one he left and went to sleep.

Well, the next day, after work, I see the husband on the porch and he's not looking at me or anything and I tell him that he left his game and controller over here. He's all like "oh, don't worry" and he wouldn't look at me or anything. Later on that night, me and the alky started drinking outside like usual and nobody over there would talk to us. We shrugged it off like "oh well, they don't want to talk" and kept on drinking and hung out with some other neighbors (this guy knows everyone!).

Well, after we're good and drunk, the alky neighbor starts talking all this shit about them and starts throwing cans at their door. So I took that as a cue to go inside (everyone else left too) and I went to bed.

So the next morning I wake up and decide to walk to the little restaurant on the corner and get some tacos. While I'm walking, this car pulls up and the alky is in the passenger seat calling my name and he's like " Dutch, Dutch, that bitch called the cops on me and they took me to jail". He was all pissed and stuff because he was supposed to be at work that morning.

Long story short, he got fired ever since then they've hated eachother. The husband is still cool, but the rest of the family won't talk to either of us. The alky refers to them as "them crazy white folks" and " the false christians" and "that bitch" etc...

That was like Spetember or so. Since then, the alky went to the office and complained about them and said there's five people living there and they have a dog and two cats. The teenage daughter got into it with some New Orleans evacuees living upstairs. So they got a number of complaints for that and now they hardly leave the apartment anymore.

So it's pretty interesting around here. But not for long because they're all moving out. Management wouldn't let the crazy family renew their lease because of the complaints and lease violations. The alky got another job, but ended up quitting (or so he says) for some reason. Then he quits his afternoon job so now he just drinks most of the time and is starting to pawn all his stuff so he can eat and drink. He's planning on moving out in the next couple of weeks.

We'll see what happens....

The Toilet

2006-01-16T16:26:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I noticed the water in the toilet was pretty low, so I took the lid off the back and noticed that a hose came loose. Simple solution, just plug the hose back in... well, as I'm reconnecting the hose, I hear a snap and that little contraption (see pic) starts making noise and shaking and then WHOOSH!!! The thing flies out of the toilet in and water starts shooting everywhere and I'm like "OH SHIT" as I'm getting soaked with water. So I try to turn the water off with that little valve and it just turns and turns and nothing happens."FUCK FUCK FUCK", I'm saying as my bathroom is flooding with water and somehow I get the water flow contained into the toilet and call maintenance.

So the maintenance guy calls me back and is like "So you have an clogged toilet?" and I try to explain whats going on and he tells me that it'll take him about 45 minutes to get here because he's not in the area. Then the alky neighbor and his friend come over and they're like "come and eat your tacos" (cause we just went and got some) and I'm like "Dude look what's going on!!" and he says "oh, well your foods going to get cold" and I'm like "godammit, I gotta take care of this!" and then he mentions something about me leaving my beer at his place and leaves.

So the maintenance guy finally knocks on the door and he's only got a plunger in his hand and I'm like "you're gonna need more than that" and he's like "well, lets see" (like I don't know what I'm talking about!) and before I can say anything, he takes the lid off the back and WHOOSH!!! he gets soaked with water!

Then he's like "OH WOW, this is serious" when he realizes that there's no way to turn off the water and runs off to get some more tools and turn off the water to the building. Once he got the water off he fixed it in a few minutes and called to have some carpet guys to clean up the water.

Afterwards I went and ate my cold tacos and drank some beer with the neighbors.

2006-01-06T16:47:00.000-08:00

- When you learn to be flexible, amazing opportunities reveal themselves.......IN BED!!!

I'm a broke mofo

2005-12-30T12:02:00.000-08:00

Damn... I have no money.

I went on a spending spree during Christmas and didn't keep track of everything. So now I'm finding reciepts that I never entered into my Money program and bills that I forgot to pay and some stuff is entered wrong and I don't know what else.

This sucks. I get paid today, but it's all going to the rent. I hope I have enough money in my savings to cover it.

But I'm going to get my check in a few minutes and hopefully I'll get my review and see if I have a raise or not. I hoping for a dollar, but, we'll see. Wish me luck!

30 Second movies

2005-12-30T07:46:00.000-08:00

I found this site the other day called the 30 Second Bunny Theater. Basically it re-enacts famous movies in 30 seconds with bunnies. Pretty funny stuff. I've added it to my links along with Newgrounds.

Newgrounds is a site that shows Flash games and animations that anyone can submit. Some of them are pretty funny, some are really stupid and some are just plain disturbing. But be warned, most of this is geek humor so you probably won't get some of it unless you're into old Nintendo games and Adult Swim cartoons.

Here's an interesting little song.

You can tell I'm pretty bored. I'm almost looking forward to going back to work just so I can have something to do.

My Vacation

2005-12-29T07:15:00.000-08:00

You have to wonder about some people.

This guy who lives in the building next to me comes zooming into the parking lot with his truck and almost hits this group of black guys standing there. So they say something to him and he starts calling them the "N" word and starts barking at them. And I'm sitting there thinking This guys an idiot.

So that group of black guys beat the shit out of him. And I was like yea, kick that guys ass. And then the cops came and they all ran except the one that got beat. I guess they made a police report and left. Then this dumbass starts barking at some black guys again. I guess someone just called the cops on him because a few minutes later, they came back, gave him a sobriety test and they arrested him.

All this on Christmas Eve.... you gotta wonder....

Anyway, my christmas was pretty good, we went to my brothers house and ate dinner there. It was pretty fun and stuff. I got an electric kettle, which is pretty cool because it boils water pretty fast and comes in real handy. I also got a Simon card for $25. I think I'm just going to buy a CD... I'm thinking Outkast.

-Vacation-

Yep... I'm on vacation. I've been on it since last Friday and you know what? I haven't done a damn thing. Here it is Thursday already and I've only left the apartment twice, and that was just to get some food. Part of it was because of the little bag of weed that I bought, but that was gone by Monday night when my two neighbors barged in and forced a beer into my hands and got me drunk. But Tuesday and Wednesday was just me sitting here playing Civilization IV all day.

Part of me feel guilty because I had all these plans and haven't done any of them. The other part is like "Hey it's my vacation, I'm supposed to relax!".

Oh well...

Anyway, check this out

There's this thing called the Dofi-blog, It's all in japanese, but if you scroll down a litte, you'll see this weird little applet called Hell of Sand. It looks pretty weird, but if you play with it for just a little while, you'll see how cool it is.

There's a good description of it here and here

Have fun...

Merry Christmas

2005-12-24T10:01:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everybody!

Short weekend

2005-12-11T10:30:00.000-08:00

Well, I had to work yesterday because of my day off during the week. It was optional, but I need the money.

Friday, I got home from work and my neighnor(gay alky) asked me to take him to work. So I did and he told me Budweiser is $9.99 for an 18-pack at H.E.B. (I love that store). Apparently that was the big news around town because I'd heard that a couple times that day. So, of course, I went to H.E.B. after I dropped him off and got some tacos from the restaurant around the corner. When I came home there were a whole bunch of cop cars in the parking lot.

Apparently, two guys grabbed two 12 year old girls and forced them into their apartment and rpaed one of them. The other one got away. That's fucked up!! It's all over the local news right now. This neighborhood is going downhill fast.

So yesterday I came home from work and of course my neighbor is at home drinking and I still had most of that 18-pack from the night before so I drank with him all night. Then after the bud-light was gone I had one of his malt liquor beers and the next thing I know, it's 7am and I'm sleeping on his couch. Of course he was still up anddrinking.

So I made some coffee and we went to my place and watched tv and smoked a joint. And he just kept saying over and over again" Them white folk are stupid" anytime they were on TV. It cracked me up.

"What are they building, they're crazy, them white folk"

(To a scene of people picking up seashells)"What are they doing, picking up rocks? Them white folk are stupid"

"Look at them... they're stupid"

He only stayed for an hour or so. Then I played some Battlefield 2, got a pretty good score as a commander, and wrote in my blog.

So here I am now and.... well.... there's not too much going on anymore. I have a nasty case of heartburn, I have to watch clothes, change my headlight on my car, and go shopping for food but at this pace, I don't know if any of thats going to happen.

Day Off

2005-12-08T08:30:00.000-08:00

Got the day off today. It's too cold to work. The temperature was like 28 degrees this morning and there was ice everywhere. IT got me homesick. Especially when I went to get some tacos. There was christmas music playing and everyone was all bundled up inside the restaurant and it really felt like Christmas for a few minutes.

Anyway, I'm glad I got the day off. My finger needs a day of rest so it can heal.

Look, wanna see it??!
And if I bend it....
I know it looks really bad, but it's really in good shape. It's got a good scab over it and there's no infection so it's going to heal nicely. I'll probably have a big scar, but it'll be a reminder to be careful.

Aww, who am I kidding... I'm going to use it to brag about how tough I am. :D :D

My weekend

2005-12-06T16:24:00.000-08:00

Last weekend my gay alky neighbor asked if I would help move his friend (um, lets call him... um... chico) into his new apartment. I wasn't too thrilled about spending my Saturday helping someone I barely know move. Especially when I just cut my thumb open the day before, but, well... I'm just a nice guy.

So we get Chico all moved into this apartment that's almost twice the size of mine and all bills paid for a little more than what I pay, and the owner is throwing a party for the tenants that day. Well, my neighbor had already started drinking at 11am or so and it was already getting dark so he was buzzing already. So I went out and got some beer and we stayed there and drank.

Well, we're all having a good time and after about 11 or 12 beers, I'm pretty drunk and trying to figure out how to get a shot of that unopened liquor bottle on one of the tables. But they didn't know the people at that table. So I settled for a couple of hits of a joint that someone was smoking. That did me in. I was totally out of it and Chico told me to go crash on his couch. I figured I'd lay down for just a little while, but the next thing I know, it's like 3 .a.m. and there's someone knocking on the door.

So Chico answers the door and it's the cops looking asking if my gay alky neighbor is there. He says no and the cop asks about me ( I was pretending like I was asleep) and shines the light right in my face. I pretended like I was waking up and I heard someone downstairs yell "That motherfucker threw a brick through my window and ran into that apartment... I think it was that apartment" and then the cop asked some more questions and left.

So I asked Chico what happened and he had no idea. My neighbor wasn't there either. So I just went back to sleep. When I woke up at like 7 or so, I decided to head home and when I got there
my neighbor is sitting on his porch in the same clothes (shorts and a tshirt in 40 degree temps) and he has a big gash on his forehead.

Apparently he got into that bottle of liquor I was eyeing, then somehow got into a fight with someone and got hit in the head with a bottle then when that someone ran into their house, he tried to kick the door down, then threw a brick through the window. Then he walked home without his keys and spent the night outside his apartment.

So he tells me all of this in my apartment while he warms up and tells me he's going to "get that motherfucker" and "This ain't over" and more stuff like that. Then asks me all nicely to take him back over there to get his keys. I was like "Hell NO, your going to try to kick that guys ass. I sure as hell ain't getting involved in this" and somehow I convinced him to stay at my place while I went to get his keys.

That was the last I heard of it. I picked up the keys, and he went home. I haven't seen him since because I've been working late all week and he works in the afternoon. So I have no idea what has happened since. Hopefully nothing and he's just full of hot air.

So... that was my exciting weekend. I think I'm going to stay home from now on...

Another injury

2005-12-02T18:59:00.000-08:00

Chalk up another hand injury to add to this blog. Today I gashed open my left thumb while cleaning off my margin trowel with a utility knife. Not exactly my brightest moment.

The problem is that it happened at work toward the end of the day. So rather than report it, I just called it a day and went home. Usually you're supposed to report it and go to the clinic, but if I did that then I would have had to take a drug test. And that's not something I don't want to do.
So I decided to stop by the CVS Pharmacy on the way home and get some medical supplies. I got some butterfly strips, Gauze, and some cloth tape. I also needed something to disenfect the wound and was debating between betadine and iodine. I wasn't sure which one was better so I asked the lady at the pharmacy counter. Mind you, I had a big, dirty, bloody rag wrapped around my finger and dried blood all over my hand and shirt. So the lady says they are both pretty much the same. Then, with a wide eyed look,she slowly asks me, "Do you need some help?"

*Sigh*

So I get home and my gay alky neighbor is sitting outside drinking before he has to go to work. He asks me about my hand and I tell him what happened. Then he goes on and on about the stuff he bought at the dollar store and I'm like "Dude, I have to tend to my hand" and he's like "oh yea, maybe you should, but hold on, let me show you what I got at H.E.B yesterday."

Jeez

So then i get a knock on my door, actually about two or three knocks. I thought it was my other neighbor, but it turned out to be my sister and her kids. She told me I really should see a doctor. You, know... she's probably right.

Cell Phone

2005-12-02T03:45:00.000-08:00

I got a new cell phone on Monday. Woo Hoo!!!

It's a Motorola V551 and it's got all those new fandangled features that you find on phones nowadays like a camera, and um..... ring tones and.... um...... buttons.... and other ... stuff.

And the $119 was totally worth it. TOTALLY. Really it was.... I mean, so far I've managed to take a picture of my wall, my cat, my tv and my feet..... TOTALLY WORTH IT!

Video Games

2005-11-27T08:18:00.000-08:00

Well, the next generation of video games are coming out. The Xbox 360 is already out, and Playstation 3 and Nintendo Revolution are coming out sometime next year. Usually this is an exciting time for me, but it's not. I'm not planning on getting any of those systems. Why? Well, I guess the biggest reason is the cost.
This baby here is $399. Ouch! And you still have to buy a game and another controller, that's another $80 or $90.

And this guy's price hasn't been released yet, but it's projected to be well above the $399 mark. My $10 an hour-ass can't afford something like that. I can barely make rent and buy groceries.

Another reason is my PS2 and Gamecube have been sitting around collecting dust in my entertainment center. I've been playing computer games a lot lately. IMO they're just better in all aspects.

If you ask me, we're going to see a decline in video game popularity with these new consoles. People are going to shell out all this money and most of the games are going to be sequels from the old consoles. So you'll have these great looking graphics and awesome sound effects, but you'll be playing the same games over and over again. They'll just have different names.

Nintendo claims that they're next system will revolutionize the video game industry, but so far they haven't released too much info on their system other than a picture of the console and it's funky controller.

I'm pretty curious about what it's going to be like, but I'm not holding my breath. I think this will probably be Nintendo's last system because they just can't compete with the other two. They're only redeeming factor is their systems are usually cheaper than most other systems.

Anyway, that's my opinion.

jay is games

2005-11-19T11:31:00.000-08:00

Computer games are expensive. They cost somewhere between $50 and $60. Given my current financial situation (I HAVE NO MONEY!!!) I've been forced to look for other alternatives. That's where Jay comes in.

Jay is a college student who is studying video game design or something like that and he searches the internet for free games and recommends the best ones he finds on his website www.jayisgames.com

There are tons of games there. Some of them are surprisingly good. Some of them are kinda gay, but it's there for you to try out.

There's action games

like this

or this

puzzle games

cut and cuddly (this one really got me)

some scary ass games

some games that are just weird

and some that are just pointless

And there's a ton more to waste your time. Anyway.. I'll leave it at that....

Texas

2005-11-17T17:00:00.000-08:00

You know, Texas is beautiful this time of year. I thought I would miss the cold weather and the snow, but I really don't.

45 degree mornings that turn into nice 68 degree days without a cloud in the sky sounds a hell of alot better than trudging through slush, scraping ice off the windows, and generally freezing your ass off.

I realized this today while I watched these guys at work pile on sweaters and heavy coats because the temperature dropped below 50.

Fucking wussies.

Damn Cat

2005-10-23T18:54:00.000-07:00

Damn... look at my hand.
Saturday, I got bit by a cat that ran into my apartment. I didn't think much of it until that night when my hand got really sore and swelled up like a balloon. I would have gone to the hospital, but, well... I was pretty drunk by then.

So I went yesterday and ended up getting two rabie shots and another shot right in the swollen area. That one hurt like hell and the doctor want's me to go back for more rabie shots.

It turns out the cat belonged to one of my neighbors and it already had it's shots and everything so I"m not going to worry about it.

Stupid cat....

But on the plus side, I did get some Vicodin :) So needless to say, I've been feeling pretty good lately.

Anyway, sorry about the long drought between blogs.

Bleh

2005-09-17T13:25:00.000-07:00

I'm getting bored with my blog.....

2005-09-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

Let me tell ya..... Beer, The Grateful Dead, a little weed, and a RPG........

Damn!!

2005-09-01T14:29:00.000-07:00

You know what this is?

It's a rejection letter from Toyota.

Talk about a letdown.

Work....

2005-08-25T16:43:00.000-07:00

So anyway, at work we're installing these things called Pavers. They're thick cement squares that rest on little pedastals and when they're complete, they form an elevated floor.

Kinda like this.

It looks like a normal floor, but it's actually raised anywhere from an inch to a foot off the concrete. That way, the general contractor can put their drains underneath and slope the floor toward them. So when it rains, the water seeps through the joints between the tiles and into the drains. No streams of water or puddles to worry about, it all happens underneath. Pretty neat, huh?

Of course, our pavers aren't as level and uniform as these. But I'll save that story for another day.

Anyway, most of the major work is done, all that's left is cutting in along the walls and corners. And guess who gets this job? That's right..

Yup, I was all like "YAY!!, they put me in charge of something" and stuff. But I didn't realize that when you cut with a wet saw, your hands get all prune-like and combined with handling rough, heavy cement objects, your hands turn out like THIS!!

AAAAAAHHHH

Yea, all those little red spots on my fingertips are where my skin has been worn down to nothing. The fine dust, combined with the water also drys out your skin so bad that when I stretch my hand, it cracks and those spots start bleeding. MMMMMM.....

What's that you say? I should wear gloves?

What do you think I am? Some sort of wussy, glove-wearing fairy?! Uh uh, not me. I'm a MAN and REAL MEN use duct tape and Band-aids!!

YUEAH!!!

anyway... that's the end of my little spiel....

So You Think You Can Dance

2005-08-17T18:13:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm a lazy T.V. watcher. I turn it to fox and leave it there all night. Not because I love their lineup, just because I hate channel surfing and i'm usually all caught up in the computer.

Unfortunately I end up watching horible reality shows like American Idol and comedies that have run long past their prime (i.e. That 70's show and Maclom in the Middle). But I think one of the worst shows I've seen is So You Think You Can Dance, it's an American Idol rip off with a nicer version of Simon Cowell. I see this show being showcased as "remember that ridiculous show" in about 10 years because it's totally uninteresting.

But it did provide me with my favorite quote from reality tv. When told he wouldn't make it to the next round because he didn't dance masculine enough, one contestant cried to the camera saying " I've never been told I didn't look masculine when I danced with a ribbon!"

What the fuck??????

TEGO!!!!

2005-08-17T17:48:00.000-07:00

As you can see, this guy just oozes cool from every orifice. You know why? Because it's TEGO!!!!!

Apparently all this music I've been listening to is called Reggaeton. I've heard it described as salsa mixed with hip hop. I know that description sounds horrific, but it's pretty catchy and i'm hooked.

Sure, I can't understand a word of it, and I turn it down whenever I drive by a group of Mexicans (a la Micheal Bolton from Office Space), but, the beats they use are so different from the usual rock/pop/heavy metal/alternative bands I've listened to all my life. It's a refreshing change.

But.... maybe it all sounds so good because I'm drunk. :D

Pearls Before Swine

2005-08-05T03:51:00.000-07:00

I thought this was funny. No offense Tink, LOL.

Kitty

2005-08-02T18:01:00.000-07:00

OK, I figure I'll post pictures of Kitty bacause nothing interesting has happened lately.

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Atlas Shrugged

2005-07-30T20:15:00.000-07:00

I finally finished this damn book. It took me like 3 months to read the thing. Somebody recommended this to me a long time ago and I was desperate for something to read so I got this. But it turned out to be a pretty good story.

It takes place in the near future of 1957 and it follows the struggles of Dagny Taggart, the operations manager at Taggart Transcontinental, as she tried to keep her company afloat while her brother, the president, runs the company into the ground. Meanwhile, all the good workers and induatrialists are mysteriously disappearing and a new government is starting to take over the country and... well... alot more stuff happens but I don't feel like describing it all.

Anyway, the book has a pretty good pace and manages to keep you interested, though it does get a little long winded at times. Mainly because Ayn Rand is the founder of the Objectivism movement and she uses this book as a platform to preach it and at the end of the book when things are coming to a climax she makes you sit through fifty pages of her Objectivism spiel before she continues with the story....That BITCH!!!

But it's still a good book, I would recommend it to anyone interested.

Now I can start on my next book that I've been anxiously wanting to start.

I've never heard of him either, it was one of those "if you like this guy, you'll like...." on Amazon.com. I read a couple pages in the bookstore and it seemed pretty good, but we'll see.

Musica Latina

2005-07-29T17:32:00.000-07:00

I found a spanish station on the radio that plays hip-hop and other stuff earlier this week. I have no idea what they're saying, but some of those songs are pretty good. So today I ventured into the Musica Latina section of Best Buy and purchased my first spanish CD. Hmmm... is this a new chapter in The Dutch Story or just another passing fad?

Anyway, I bought this group called Daddy Yankee. Their big hit is a song called "Gasolina". Apparently it's about gasoline and they want it because they keep saying "A ella le gusta la gasolina (dame mas gasolina)" She likes gasoline (give me more gasoline) ... I think that's what it means..... I don't know, but it's a pretty catchy song.

Here he is looking all gangsta and shit.

Anyway, the rest of the cd is pretty good. My only complaint is that they use the same drum beat for every song. In fact, every song on that radio station has that same beat.

Anyway, it's the weekend so I'm going to go get some beer and tacos.... and some Rolaids

Pointless Stuff

2005-07-27T17:09:00.000-07:00

I found this on my door this morning. It's a letter from the apartment complex saying that an assault has occured in the apartment complex. This is the fourth or fifth letter I've gotten since I moved in. I think i'm going to make this the I HATE MY APARTMENT blog.. what do you think?

Anyway, the big news around San Antonio today is there's a cold front coming in today. WOW!! Exciting, huh? Well everyone else seemed to think so, that's all I heard about today, " Isn't that wild? A cold front in the middle of summer!" and " God couldn't send us any rain so he gave us a cold front instead!" and so on...

So as the sun is baking my sweat soaked back through my shirt, I ask the guy next to me, " I thought there was a cold front coming in?" and he says " What do you mean? This is it!!" and laughed.

...... I hate Texas......

My pool

2005-07-24T11:47:00.000-07:00

I don't know if you can see it, but that water in the pool is DARK GREEN!!! And they still have it open. I took this picture this morning and so far nobody has been in there. Yesterday there was a whole family swimming in that shit. This apartment complex is going down the tubes.

Drunk rant #1

2005-07-23T18:50:00.000-07:00

Ok, I hate this guy Wes Anderson. He made those movies Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I couldn't figure out why I didn't like them before, but with The Life Aquatic I think I've finally figured it out.

His movies are always filled with this bland wit and weird visual style (which I love), and he writes these off the wall plots that somehow pull you in. But, right after the weird climax of each movie, he wusses out and gives everyone a happy ending. I HATE THAT!!!

Psychoanalyze that any way you want.

Planarity

2005-07-22T16:01:00.000-07:00

This game is driving me crazy!!!

http://home.cwru.edu/~jnt5/Planarity/

The object is to not have any intersecting lines.

The Fifth Column

2005-07-18T19:36:00.000-07:00

The Fifth Column

This guy is pretty funny

My Toe

2005-07-18T14:26:00.000-07:00

I had an ingrown toenail removed today. Loads of fun. Everyone told me it would hurt like hell, but it really wasn't that bad. The most painful part was the 300 bucks they charged!!! And that's with insurance!

What's that you say? You wanna see a picture? Well, ok, if you insist...

This is before

This is after

If you're wondering what those black spots on the carpet are... It's waterproofing material that's flaked off my hands and work clothes.

2005-07-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

Friday night Chris (my brother) invited to go to Blanco river with him and his family on Saturday. I wasn't too sure about going since the forecast for San Antonio was thunderstorms all day. ButChris, always the optimist, was confident that the weather would be better in Blanco. So on Saturday I got up, looked out the window and saw it was raining and figured he would call it off. But no.. he said it was all south of Blanco bla bla bla.. and came over. Well guess what...He was right!! As soon as we left San Antonio, the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.

Blanco river is a pretty nice place. We got a nice spot right next to the dam where everyone swims. There's a little box on the lower side of the dam that's shallow enough for kids and a deep end on the high side of the dam for everyone else. I hadn't been swimming in a looong time and it was pretty fun. We swam most of the day, had a bbq, and swam some more. At least until the church group came.

Yea you heard me right a church group. They came by with their acoustic guitars and hymns and started baptising people right in the middle of the kiddie pool. One lady, after being baptised, went into convulsions and another started crying. I felt like I was watching one of those televangelists on TV.

We left after soon after that.

Surprise in the mail... continued

2005-07-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know you all have been anxiously waiting to see the Surprise gift so I won't keep you waiting...

That's right... MORE TAMPONS!!! But only I will know...

I'll admit, it's a pretty nifty case and it comes with a little pamphlet about Toxic Shock Syndrome... who would've thought a little piece of cotton could be so dangerous?

Obvioulsy it's alot smaller than the other ones, but it ingeniously extends at the base for... um... application. Wow, i'm learning a lot about feminine hygene.....

And check this out!!

Another coupon for $1 off my next purchase. What a great deal.

That's it for the package. It's been a very educational experience and it made me glad that I'm a man and don't have to deal with this shit.

Surprise in the mail

2005-07-09T16:41:00.000-07:00

So I go to check my mail yesterday and to my surprise, there's a little piece of paper saying I have a package in the leasing office. The first thing that pops in my mind is "TOYOTA!!!!!" (cause I applied there) but instead I get handed this.

Talk about awkward

The free stuff I requested???

So instead of throwing it out I decided to show it off to all you folks out there in the style of my favorite blog sixthseal.com ( http://www.sixthseal.com).

The first thing in there is this box with this lovely picture.Embarrassing moment #3... hmmm... i'd hate to see #1 and #2

The back of the box is a bunch of stuff I never bothered to read, but I don't want to keep you guys in suspense any longer, lets open the box!!!

To my surprise.. the box folds out. It says "Tampax Pearl helps prevent leaks from being #4"... how witty!!
The whole package smells like a flowery garden and inside there's three tampons and some pretty graphic instructions. On the plus side, I get to save $1 on any size Tampax Pearl, but it expires on 8-31-05 so I'd better hurry.

But wait there's more!!!

What could this be?

Stay tuned dear readers...