Month: September 2008

Second time this year I’ve gotten poison ivy and from the same area of the back yard. It’s not really bad but I can’t stop itching.

Being a huge fan of wildlife shows I was excited to actually receive a reply from David Ireland himself after sending him an email telling him how much I like his show. In his reply he included the following image.

"…catching boa snakes on a head hunters island within humane skull !!  high adventure some of the places we visit."

I’ve tried to stomp them out and suffocate them but nothing seems to stop their return. Not that my lawn is perfect otherwise but I wish they would go away. I’d probably eat them if I thought it might not kill me.

I could smell autumn in the air the other night leaving for work after lunch reminding me of Halloween trick-or-treating when I was around ten,  living near a large neighborhood in Ypsilanti where it seemed like everyone passed out candy. I don’t know if kids get as much candy these days as I did when I was a kid. Typically this time of year is a little depressing knowing those hot days of summer have passed, soon to be replaced by the dreary days of winter when the sun seems to hide forever.

This year is a little different due to the coming change in my work situation. I’m looking forward to this winter somewhat knowing it’s the first winter in over a decade where I will not be working a night job. This might seem a little overly dramatic but it’s almost like a dream come true to be able to finally have what I consider a "normal" home life. At the same time I feel antsy when I don’t have to work for much of the day so I don’t know how that’s going to play out. With business typically slowing down in the winter months I think I might go crazy if I’ve got more than two days with no work to do.

I guess I can’t say for sure I will last the winter without finding another second day  job. Even if I get used to working every other day, which I probably won’t, we still have those things called bills to consider. I’m worried business might not be enough.

I’m just blown away by the size of this thing, no pun intended. Really I fear for those is it’s path although I understand it has been requested that if you are in it’s path you need to get out. Last I read up to 1 million people were being told to evacuate which is just fucking nuts. Where the hell are 1 million people supposed to go? On the other hand when you consider the devastation of that Katrina whore it makes sense that the "better safe than sorry" approach is being exercised. After all we know the government hates blacks and Mexicans and would probably prefer they stay in the path of Ike, which I believe is in fact a black persons name.  Why do they have to name it after a black person? That’s racist! : /

All kidding aside I hope people follow the advice and evacuate.

With only a month and a half I guess I can say fuck it but LJ has been blocked at work so no more killing time that way. It’s strange how I could access it before lunch and when I get back it’s blocked.

No matter cause I got plenty ways of killing time bitches.

Whenever I get the chance I love trying new selections on the menu. After watching back to back episodes of "Bizarre Foods" Sunday I was craving something off the map. Fortunately I live in an area which caters to many cultures so it wasn’t hard to get it.

This time I tried the octopus salad which was fucking delicious.

We put it off for a while not wanting the extra responsibility of having to take care of an animal like having to deal with training and all that goes with it. I’m ridiculously impulsive often resulting in unnecessary purchases when I don’t have my wife around to provide a thought out opinion. In this case however she was in the same boat so when I thought it would be nice to have a dog right now there was nothing stopping me.