i borrowed my ex-brother-in-law’s car to get me through the 10 days that vic is here. i went to pick it up this evening and then came home. i was so haunted i went and had a beer with purple turtle and k.
this is where the adventures began, driving back the rear tyre began to do an exotic little dance, i wasn’t going very fast, so i slowed down even more and realised the rear right tyre seemed to be slipping off, i was far from the gas station so i nursed the car in and went to investiquire [now mind you, my area of technological expertise is computers not cars] my first thought was that the wheel nuts were slack, boy was i wrong, the bearing on the right rear tyre stripped.
for those of you not technically inclined this means i was minutes away from the tyre slipping off the car. [that maybe overly dramatic, but the ease with which the tyre came off in my hand i doubt it.]
well that little adventure behind me, i’m ready for bed, vic is safely in bed, having to be up way before eos, rosy-fingered goddess of the dawn makes an appearance to catch her connecting flight to miami, then she has a 8 hour layover in mia, to arrive here in just over 20 hours.
now, a few words to all the new trini bloggers… welcome. it’s nice to have so many new visitors, i have one more thing to say, what you meet here should stay here. i don’t hide who i am, but that’s me, this blog is about purging a lot of stuff that’s going on with me, so are a lot of others, i don’t think people will appreciate having to self censor or move their blog because some farse, ignorant person is harassing them. just keep that in mind. treat your fellow bloggers with the respect and courtesy you expect for yourself.
enough preaching. i am out. i’ll be back tomorrow to with my wrap up posts. adieu.
You are Justice. To you, life is ultimately fair
and just. You are a strong believer in karma,
cause and effect. You proceed strongly with
your actions because you are correct and will
be rewarded. You are Justice, weigh matters
carefully and proceed.
Which Tarot Card are You?
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got that from purpleturtle via dixie
i`m having a little trouble getting the momentum to go to work this morning.
::Bell, Book and Candle::
Onesome: Bell- Belling the cat: What have you taken on lately that you really, really didn`t want to do? …and did it get taken care of?
actually, i took a while to get inspired on this corporate identity job i was working on, but once i did, it`s been smooth sailing
Twosome: Book- What was the last radical departure in your reading habits? I mean, you were reading one genre for a while, what did you switch to? the semi feel good romance novel genre [bridget jones type stuff]
Threesome: Candle- Do you burn candles around the house? use them for decoration? …or are you more into flowers and tablecloths? not my house and there are prancing children and too much bric a brac to think about candles
[not answering these on the grounds that i want to show them to vic]
3 for Thursday (#39)
Your City/Town
1. Where do you live?
2. What are 3 attractions/cool things about the city you live in?
3. What are 3 things you want in your city that it doesnt have?
4. What are 3 natural things (mountains, lakes, etc.) in your area?
Bonus: What are the things you liked best/or disliked about the town you grew up? or If you lived in several places, what was your favorite place and why?
tha-tha-tha-that`s all folks!
[ps, spot the hoax in the last post and win a prize]
and i just can`t help it
i`m about to lose control
and i think i like it.
[free coupon for the first person to identify the title and artist of that little ditty]
ijournal and js is broke [oh mighty tiro, please fix], so i`m posting from js itself it seems so weird after all this time. i had what passes for a full night`s sleep and here i am – up and awake. vic is here in just over 36 hours as of typing this. i feel good, i`m relaxed, i`m a little nervous but it`s a good nervous energy. i`m sitting here with the broadest smile on my face, all a twitter, my heart is racing. i want today and tomorrow to race by quickly, so i can have my love in my arms once more. happy sigh.
and now the news; again keifel`s ministry of truth is only including funny, positive links
Metallica Sue Canadian Band over E, F Chord [proof positive that drugs will destroy your brain]
everytime you masturbate…
you save your prostate
the guardian`s guide to rude words [contains some interesting links, especially for people like me who like to use the full gammut of the language]
judge throws the book at defendant [literally]
strangely, it wasn`t in one of america`s most literate cities
some quick notes [it`s the journalist in me, you have to take the good with the bad]:
there is no pretty little segue into the rest of today`s links so i`ll just get on with it.
nerve has a heap of new stuff up, new fiction, new poetry, more on female ejaculation, em & lo`s tour blog, go. go check it out.
Clitourist — a travel guide for little men in boats [you can never have too much knowledge]
uk launches national foreplay day [although i question the choice of spokesperson, can anyone with that much plastic/silicone be turned on traditional means?]
and remember that the following day is national orgasm day
i support both of these causes and shall be working fervently over the next ten days on them both.
and that`s a wrap. i should get ready for work, i need to make sure all the loose ends are tied up in the office. i`ll be back later
got to get some fucking sleep. ijournal is flaking out, so i`m actually posting from js, first time in a long, long time.
i realised today that i haven`t gotten a full night`s sleep since last thursday night, so tonight i`m going to turn in early [well by my standards] and get two of the last full nights of sleep i`m going to for the next ten days.
and my lack of posts haven`t been to ween you for next week [although you should be forewarned], i`ve just been trying to tie up all my loose ends before friday.
i`m having trouble stringing sentences together, so i`m going with my original plan. off to dreamland.
i`ll try to do a wrap up in the morning before i head off to work.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
I predict you will be in a hearty, even triumphant mood in the coming week, Virgo. There’ll be few if any loose ends. Unfinished business will either complete itself or else reveal to you how to wrap it up simply and quickly.
However, even if you have to pass through a moment or two of dark doubt, it’s essential that you stay committed to your mood of hearty triumph. Please write down this poem from Tony Hoagland and carry it around in your wallet: “No matter how you feel, you have to act like you are very popular with yourself; very relaxed and purposeful, very unconfused and not like you are walking through the sunshine singing in chains.”
vic is going to be here is just under 60 hours. the smile on my face could light small countries. today also begins the collections. as gwen guthrie sang so many years ago “no romance without finance” although that’s not entirely true. we could just sit at home and just bask in each other’s presence but i’d prefer for us to be comfortable.
my brain is not quite functional this morning, i’m hoping to come home and get some rest tonight. but if the changes on the project come back i’m going to pull an all nighter. the things we do just make ends meet. sigh.
time for me to head off to the grind, or at least prepare to head off to the grind.
vic found this [while doing some research for her own list] and i thought it was too great not to post
THE [30] GREATEST SELF LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME:
1. THE DIVINYLS – I Touch Myself
2. BLOODHOUND GANG – Fire Water Burn
3. BILLY IDOL – Dancing With Myself
4. VIOLENT FEMMES – Blister In The Sun
5. WEEN – Mister Richard Smoker
6. POLICE – Be My Girl (Sally)
7. BLINK 182 – M & Ms
8. SKYHOOKS – Smut
9. FAITH NO MORE – Jizzlobber
10. PRINCE – Darling Nikki
the rest of the list [including honorary mentions]
ill be back later, when im not as pressed for time. ciao.
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i am physically exhausted, i feel like i could sleep another 16 hours, but mentally my mind appears to be firing on all cylinders. i got up this morning and finished up a lot of the work that was kicking my ass, if i wasn’t going to be out of the office all of next week, i’d stay home today and work. that and fact that i have stuff that can’t be telecommuted – production meeting, images to send out to scan. besides i think one of the reasons i’m able to work now, is that there are no distractions, everyone is still in bed. i need to find a space where i can work uninterrupted at least til thursday, which is pretty much the last day i have to get this stuff out with changes. somehow, i don’t see my sleep situation getting any better.
i should be getting ready for work but here are your tuesday memes:
this or that tuesday [cartoon edition]:
1. Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck? bugs
2. Tom or Jerry? jerry
3. Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck? gad, neither
4. Rocky & Bullwinkle or Boris & Natasha? boris & natasha
5. Road Runner or Wile E. Coyote? road runner
6. Sylvester or Tweety?tweety
7. Popeye or Bluto? popeye, but only because i must
8. South Park or The Simpsons?south park
9. Jetsons or Flintstones?jetsons
10. And finally, the eternal question asked by all good Scooby-Doo fans: Velma or Daphne?duh, velma
well so much for memes, only one is currently up, maybe i’ll be back later with more, time to get to work.
i was putting together a corporate profile for my boss today and looking at some of the stuff that was produced before i signed on board and even the corporate profile template when i realised what i disliked about most of the work that was going into the profile. i loathed the type faces. not just the choice of type face, the usage of it too. the poor kerning, worse leading. it makes what could be a perfectly ok job, look horrendous.
and ive realised that its not just the work that were producing its a lot of the stuff im seeing in the newspaper. there are a couple people here that know anything about typography and i could pull their stuff out of the paper with one closed. im not bragging but my design style is based on type, its what i live for. lots of white space, good typography, a stunning visual and interesting use of colour. i love doing one colour work and i love working with interesting type faces. not necessarily modern [a lot of the new stuff is illegible and worse doesnt have kerning pairs and… nevermind… i was getting way to technical]
my first real job in this industry was in a traditional printery, before the days of digital imaging, when Photoshop was still an ILM tool. i had a kerning knife, and id have to scrape the letters. i guess this is where my appreciation of type comes in. ive never had any formal training, although if i can find £12,000 for the next two years, id try to get into central st. martins in london. they have a MFA, thats open to people like me without formal training but experience and one of the pathways is typography.
the money, its always the money. speaking of which i should be working, i just paused, cause i couldnt see straight from exhaustion. im going to get back to it.
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more on that title later
in a ministry of truth-esque move, im only putting links here that are positive and uplifting…
bill moyers [pbs] interviews jon stewart about the daily show [hilariously funny]
will ferrells havard commencement speech [will ferrell is on class A drugs]
my sleep cycle is starting to catch up with me, i cant concentrate. going to watch some mindless television.
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