...With Two Eyes Made Out Of Coats

What To Do In A Power Outage...

We got this huge snow storm that knocked out our electricity. Here's how I spent the last couple days...

Ramblings - December 2009 Edition

Hey, how's it going? Merry Christmas to you, whoever you may be.

I keep trying to divide myself to be in four or five places at the same time. It's not working out so good. I'll figure it out one day... If only "Multiplicity" was possible...

My mom is still in the hospital. I try to see her every day, but sometimes I don't have time. It's taking a lot of gas money to go over there, too. I have to fill up my tank every two days that I go over there, which is coming out to be about a hundred dollars a week! I really need to be saving my money for Christmas shopping (which I've yet to start on), but my mom is so lonely over there all by herself all the time... She is doing pretty good, though. She gave us a scare, that's for sure. She has cancer in two little spots on her liver, and the rest of it is in her bones (on her skull, in her left shoulder, and in both legs). It's esepecially bad in her right leg. She had to have a metal rod put into her right leg, because the doctor was afraid she'd be out walking one day, and her leg would just break under her. The cancer has pretty much devoured her right femur... She's having rehabilatation. She can walk about 50 feet. She looks a lot better now. She's still not eating very good. She still has a long way to go. She still needs a lot of prayer. But, she's at about 65% now... She's going to have hormone shots once a month for about 6 months. Then, her doctor is going to give her radiation treatments on her right leg as soon as it heals up and she can walk. She should be getting out of the hospital before Christmas. I hope! She's already missed my birthday, Thanksgiving, Ten's birthday, and now Debra's birthday (which will be Wednesday).

I keep running in to this weird guy that I went to school with every time I get out. He talks for about 45 minutes every time I see him. We were never even friends. I wrote about him in this blog one time. The same kids that tortured me tortured him. We *SHOULD HAVE* been friends, so we could've fought off those kids, but we didn't. He's crazy now! Those kids really messed him up...

I finally managed to finish up the new 3 Santas CD. It's the first new Cruel Music original recording since the fire. Quite the milestone, there! I don't want to waste any more time, so I immediately jumped into the new WDN CD. That one should be done in the next week or so.

We bought a Nintendo Wii last week. Awesome!

We're still homeless, but we're getting closer to having a house.

Another Survey... Enjoy!

Is there anything in your room that reminds you of the past memories?
Well, yeah. I've been in this bedroom for 13 years, basically.

Can you recall the last time you loved someone?
What kind of stupid question is that?! Is this survey for people who have Alzheimer’s, or something?! Well... I seem to remember that I loved someone back before the Korean War...

So, whats going on with you and the last person you kissed?
Well, we've been together for 3 and a half years, rather happily, and I knocked her up back in May.

Have you ever kissed anyone whose name started with a, k, t, c, j, s, r, m, n?
Shut up!

Do you believe exes can be friends?
Not really. It's too awkward.

Do you eat breakfast daily?
Why wouldn't I?!

When you and your friends are out and about do you usually get dirty looks?
Always.

The last person you kissed hates you. Why?
I didn't hear about this. Are you sure you're not just hearing some rumor, or something?

Is there anyone you couldn't live without?
My soul mate, my baby girl, my sweet angel, and my Denise.

Who were you with the last time you went to the movie theater?
Baby Girl. "2012." Awesome!

What do you usually do when the clock turns 11:11?
Scream to the top of my lungs, and then say a little prayer that I'll live to see it turn to 11:12.

Do you think someone misses you?
Like, right this minute? I mean, yeah, while I'm at work, but I don't know about right now, because I'm here.

Do you love where you live?
What do you think? I've been here for 32 years!

What were you doing 12 AM last night?
I think that's just a little personal. You should be ashamed of yourself for asking something like that!

Who was the last person you had a phone conversation for more than 20 minutes?
"10," of course. She's the only person who can talk on a phone for 18 hours a day, and never get tired of it.

Would you go out in public looking like you do now?
I do it every day.

Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 months from now?
Yeah, but it'll be a threesome. Heh.

Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
I have it on good authority to know that there is not a single person living in the world today, other than me, who was born on November 25th.

How do you feel right now?
My back hurts.

Does any part of your body hurt right now?
I feel fine.

Are you a mean person?
When people are mean to me.

Have you ever had a really big fight with a best friend?
No. You?

Is there someone you'd like to fix things with?
No. You?

Are you social?
Yeah, it's weird, I'm a totally different person than I was, like, 6 years ago.

What was the first thing you did when you woke up?
Kissed Baby Girl.

Is life good?
Good, good, good!

If someone liked you right now, would you want them to tell you?
It wouldn't matter, because I'm with my soul mate.

Ever kissed a brown eyed person?
Every day since May 6th, 2006.

Is there someone you wish you were still close with?
I'm as close as can be expected, I guess, under the circumstances.

Do you like the snow?
As long as I don't have to drive in it.

Is your bed comfortable?
No, it's not.

Does it bother you when someone lies to you?
Does it bother you when someone flicks water in your eyes?!

Have you ever been in trouble for something you honestly didn't do?
We were constantly getting blamed for things we didn't do when we were little. The things we actually did no one ever found out about, but everything else they were like, "It was Junebug, Roger, and Nathan!" Heh.

Is there something that has happened when you were younger that you really hate talking about?
I fell in a well one time, and this dog, "Ginger," had to rescue me. Every time I start to talk about it I get really emotional.

Let's test your memory, what color shirt were you wearing during your last kiss?
That would be the red one that I'm wearing right now... Seriously, is this a survey for people who have Alzheimer’s Disease?!

Have you ever kissed two people in one night?
...Or maybe this is, like, a teenager survey, or something... Like, "Do you remember the last person you held hands with?" "Is it true that Billy has koodies?"

Has anyone ever cheated on you?
No.

How long does it take you to fall asleep at night?
Usually around 30-45 seconds. No joke.

Let's be honest have you ever played someone?
Checkers, Tic Tac Toe, I've played a few games with people, actually.

Are you a naturally happy person or is it forced?
I'm happy for 16 hours every day. Then, I'm at work for the other 8.

Describe the shirt you're wearing:
It's red, and it's a sweat shirt, and it's got my store's logo on the upper left corner.

Is there anyone who could make your day if they showed up to see you?
Probably. I get excited every time I see anyone at work, so I can get my mind off working for a minute or two.

What do you think of fourteen year old's having sex?
I think that's, like, about 6 years too late by today's standards.

Do you think you'll be married by the time your 25?
I wasn't, and neither should you.

Do you open up to a lot of people?
Not unless I'm forced to.

Would you rather have long or short hair?
Hair. Period. Just hair.

Are you tired right now?
I'm always tired.

You kissed someone today?
Like, 700 times.

Do you think relationships are ever really worth it?
Worth what?

Is there that one guy/girl that you'll always have feelings for no matter what?
For all eternity.

Last night, did you go to sleep smiling?
I'll have to rewind the security tapes, and see. Hold on a minute...

Do you have a bad temper?
Not unless someone makes it that way.

Mad Libs - Chapter One

Hey, do you remember these things from school? Mad Libs? I loved them! I loved them so much I felt compelled to do one online (at http://www.madglibs.com/ actually), and copy it right about here:

"Romeo and Juliet: Prologue "
Two boats, both alike in dignity,In fair Huntington Beach, SC, where we lay our scene,From ancient bird break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.From forth the fatal loins of these two foes. A pair of star-cross`d flowers take their life; Whole misadventured piteous overthrows. Do with their leaf bury their parents` strife. The fearful passage of their beautiful love, And the continuance of their parents`rage,Which, but their children`s end, nought could ask,Is now the eight hours` traffic of our stage;The which if you with hideous toenail attend, What here shall run, our toil shall strive to mend.

"Be Kind"
Be kind to your turtle-footed rocks. For a duck may be somebody`s isosceles trapezoid. Be kind to your rocks in Fargo, MN. Where the weather is always sweet. You may think that this is the chewing gum,Well it is.

Ramblings - November 2009 Edition

My mom finally got to see her new cancer doctor. Turns out that she's had cancer in her liver since January, and her idiot doctor didn't say anything about it. So, it's just been "sitting there" untreated for the better part of a year. It's had time to spread throughout her body. Hopefully, it hasn't done so, but she looks really bad this time. She's been getting really sick, and losing a lot of weight. I've never seen her this bad off in the 19 years that she's been fighting cancer.

Her new doctor has been running some tests on her to see if it's spread anywhere else, but we won't know anything until the 23rd. Keep her in your prayers. She really needs it this time.

After seven months of no new Cruel Music material I started getting a little itchy. So, since I still don't have a studio I turned my car into a studio. I started recording an **ALL NEW** 3 Santas CD on November 6th. The plan was to do a song a day until I get to 15 songs, but I've already been slipping. I only have four songs right now. Hopefully the CD will be completed around December 1st. Hey, I get two 15-minute breaks at work, so I only have about 30 minutes of studio time a day right now!

I'm going back into turkey mode at work. So far it hasn't been too bad this year, but I've still got a couple more weeks to go. I hope they take it easy on me this year!

Denise is 6 months pregnant now, and looks like she's going to pop at any second. That's going to be a big boy, come February 13th! Heh heh. His first name is going to be Brandon, but everyone keeps whining about his middle name, so we're trying to come to some sort of compromise on that...

I'm sure there was something else I was going to write about, but I can't remember now. I'm sleepy...

Attack Of The Zombies!

Do you have these in your town?

I'm not talking about the buildings, or the trees, or the plants...

I mean the ZOMBIES!

These guys hang out around the doctors' offices every day, waiting to get their prescriptions, so they can walk down the street to the pharmacy... Or, as the zombies call it - HEAVEN. Once they get their pills filled they are perpetually high / stoned for the next 30 days, until the cycle repeats itself again next month.

Luckily, I was in my car, and could escape this zombie before he tried to attack me.

My Brush With Greatness

I took Baby Girl to the Charleston Mall today for the first time. While we were there we had an unbelievable moment. I looked at a guy coming down the escalator, who seemed to be posing like a GQ model, or something. Then, I realized that the guy was none other than WSAZ meteorologist Tony Cavalier! We slowed down a bit so we could stare at him, and he went into a shoe store. It would have been extremely humorous if we would have brought the camera with us, but we didn't... But, for those of you who are not from the "Mountain State," here's the man I'm talking about:

It's The End Of The World As We Know It...

Well, they finally took, and went, and did it. Geocities closed yesterday. The Cruel Music page is history now. Good riddance, I say! I mean, it was fun for the first 4 or 5 years, but it lost its sparkle after a while, and became more of a chore than a hobby. Ever since I signed up for Blogger, in 2004, the Cruel Music page has slowly been intertwining with Blogger anyway. If you ask me, I think Blogger is 10 times better than Geocities was. It'll be good to focus all of my attention on Blogger now, and not have to worry about updating something on Geocities anymore. So, over the next few weeks and months you'll be noticing a lot of neat little changes to the blog, as I start bringing some of the old Geocities Cruel Music content over here. Heck, you probably already noticed the nifty new look to the blog's home page!

...And I feel fine.

Freaky...

Check it out! I was home for lunch yesterday, and there was a clear blue sky!

I'm serious, Dude. This is, like, the first time this has happened in about a year! There's ALWAYS clouds. Oh well...

Stone Temple Pilots!

Hello from Dayton! I went to Columbus last night to see what may be my favorite concert to date. I had to put my trust in our new GPS thingy, because Columbus kinda freaks me out. It was at the Lifestyle Community Pavilion. My first outdoor concert! Nice place. Good times. My only complaint would have to be the delay in the beginning. It was supposed to start at 6:30, but it didn't start until 8. I guess they were waiting for the show to sell out, or something...

The Meat Puppets started the night with "Oh, Me." Then, they played a couple new songs that I didn't recognize. Sorry, I've been out of touch with The Meat Puppets for the last 10 years, or so. Then, was "New Gods" and "Plateau," and a couple other new songs. "Up On The Sun" and "Go To Your Head" were played at some point... Finally, another song that I recognized: "Backwater." And, of course, "Lake Of Fire." They put on a good show. It sucks that the audience wasn't into them that much. They kept saying stuff like, "We want STP!"

After another long wait, Stone Temple Pilots finally came out at almost 9:30. Not a moment too soon. The audience was getting pretty restless, and drunk, by that time. Drunk people are weird... There was a fight right across from me, and people were passing out and stuff... Anyway, "Silver Gun Superman" got everyone's attention. Good way to open the show. "Wicked Garden" was next. During "Vasoline" some guy threw a t-shirt on stage, and Scott Weiland caught it. "Thanks for the shirt, Buddy!" Heh heh. "Big Empty" was next. After that there was a little conversation moment (the only one of the night, actually). Dean DeLeo asked his brother, "So, what do you think, Robert? Do we like Columbus, Ohio?" Robert said, "Hell yeah!" Then, my favorite song, "Lounge Fly." I couldn't believe they were playing that one! "Army Ants," "Sour Girl," "Creep," "Crackerman," "Plush," "Interstate Love Song," "Down," "Sex Type Thing," and "Unglued." They took a surprisingly short encore break after that (considering the earlier delays). Then, they came back out to play two more songs, "Dead And Bloated (which featured an intro from some guy in the audience. Pretty cool...)." SW: "Would you like to hear one more?" "Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart." It was a fairly short concert. It was over by 11:00, but, like I said, I think it was my favorite concert. It also dawned on me while I was there that it would be my last concert before becoming a dad... It's a boy, by the way.

It's been a while...

I don't have a lot to write about these days... I'm still alive, though. I'm still recording Cruel Music nonsense. Mostly re-doing some stuff that got burned up, and converting cassette tapes to CD, but I am recording at least. I have some new things in mind. I even started on an all-new WDN CD. Hopefully, I'll have Cruel Music up and running again soon. The website will be gone in a few weeks, but at least I still have the blog.

I'm drinking a nasty cappuccino from McDonald's. I used to like cappuccinos before I got one from there...

It's vacation time again. We're going to Dayton to see Baby Girl's mom Saturday. It'll be good to finally get to take a real vacation. I got cheated out of my last vacation when the house burned down. I joined the high-tech revolution, and bought a GPS-thingy, so we're ready to go. I'll be seeing Stone Temple Pilots Sunday. They've been one of my favorite bands since 1992, so that'll be great. Expect a concert review around Monday. We're going to run out to the Cincinnati Zoo and/or Columbus Zoo while we're there. Probably go back to the farm and the Air Force Museum, and stuff. It's going to be a fun week.

My mom has cancer once again. It's in her liver this time. We're looking into finding her a new cancer doctor, because this one should have saw the cancer in her liver sooner. The nurses that do her x-rays and whatnot said they saw something oging on in her liver back in May, but her doctor said it wasn't anything to worry about. They saw it again in July, and again, the doctor said it wasn't cancer. So now, finally, 5 months later, the doctor says that, yes, it is cancer... What an idiot!

Debra is expecting her second baby in June. That'll be neat for her baby to grow up with our baby. We're hoping to find out the sex of our baby tomorrow.

I'm on a computer at the hospital right now. I really hope it lets me post this! It won't let me post anything on Myspace. Hotmail works, so maybe this will, too. I'd be a little upset if I lose all of this...

Still no news from the lawsuit, or the house-hunting activities...

Denise is good. Scruffy is good. Mom and Dad are a little worse for wear, but life is good.

'Senging

New Additions To The Photo Album

With Baby Girl on June 2nd.




















In action at my home away from home, 7-28-09.

















Again...

















...And last night, 8-17-09, with my brand-new, 1994 Fender Jag-stang!

Survey #423

1. Who is the last person you held hands with?
Angel Baby

2. If you were drafted into a war, would you survive?
It'd never happen. I'm too old. They wouldn't want me.

3. Do you sleep with the TV on?
I fall asleep watching TV all the time, but if you mean, like, all night long, then no.

4. Have you ever drank milk straight out of the carton?
Naa, I'm not a big fan of milk.

5. Have you ever won a spelling bee?
All the time. I was going to go to the state championship in 6th grade, but I "threw" the competition. I purposely missed "parachute," so I wouldn't have to go.

6. What is your longest fight with one of your friends?
Ummm... Pass.

7. Have you ever stuffed your bra?
All the time.

8. Are you afraid of the dark?
Not usually. Just when all the spirits are staring at me.

9. Have you prank called someone?
Used to be an every day occurrence with WDN until caller IDs were invented.

10. Who can you always turn to?
You mean, like, when I'm getting ready to sneeze?

11. When is the last time you took a bubble bath?
I take a bubble bath, like, every other day, so you're not getting anything on me!

12. Who was the last person you hung out with?
That sounds kinda perverted.

13. Are you drinking anything right now?
Water.

14. Who are you thinking of right now?
Sleep.

15. Do you talk in your sleep?
No, but I say, "Uhh!" every time I start to doze off.

16. Have you ever flown a kite?
What is this... KITE that you speak of?

17. What do you want for Christmas?
My two front teeth, I suppose.

18. Do you know the muffin man?
Is that the Muffin Woman's husband?

19. What are you looking forward to?
63 more years on this planet.

20. Have you ever crawled through a window?
Yeah, when the occasion arises.

21. Have you ever eaten dog food?
Can't say that I have.

22. When was the last time you went swimming and where?
Oh Lord, I guess Myrtle Beach in 2005? I know, it's ridiculous, because I love to swim!

23. Have you ever eatin green eggs and ham?
Does that even exist?

24. Any cool scars?
I wouldn't go as far as calling them "cool."

25. Have you ever asked for a horse?
Like, at a restaurant? What are you getting at?!

26. Plans for tomorrow?
If you can call work a plan, then yes, I have 8 hours of plans ahead of me.

27. What's your middle name?
That's a little too personal, thank you.

28. Missing someone right now?
Sleep.

29. When was the last time you told someone you loved them?
About 3 seconds ago.

30. What are 3 things you always bring with you to places?
Where is "Places?" Oh, okay, I get it... Umm... Chap stick, car keys, and wallet.

31. Do you like or have a crush on anyone?
Angel Baby.

32. Who did you last hug?
Angel Baby.

33. 2 things about the opposite sex that you first notice?
Their toes and the ear lobes.

34. Last person you talked to on the phone with?
Heh. Cory.

35. Last time you ate sushi?
Oh, let me think about it... Could it be... NEVER! You're starting to gross me out, Dude!

36. What song are you currently listening to?
Some lame commercial.

37. What was the last thing you ate?
Itzzits.

38. Where is your phone?
Up my butt, probably! Where's yours, Nosey Rosey?!

39. Is there something you want that you can't have?
Would I be human if there wasn't something I wanted? Man, you're really starting to bug me now!

40. Have you been in love?
I think that's a little island off the coast of Peru...

41. Where was your last date?
The doctor's office, hearing the baby's heart beat again.

42. How often do you talk on the phone?
As little as I can possibly get by with.

43. Last movie you watched at the theater?
The Dark Knight, probably? I don't go to those fancy places like that.

44. What do you want?
Nothing, really. I have everything I need.

45. Who do you hope reads this survey?
Al Gore.

How's Your Weather?

There's something fishy going on with the weather. When is the last time you looked up and saw a blue sky? I'm not talking about a sky that features spots of blue, I mean a CLEAR blue sky, with no clouds. It's been a while, hasn't it? I'd have to say that I haven't saw a clear blue sky in about a year. What does this mean? I don't know. Maybe it's nothing. Maybe it's just the beginning... The calm before the storm. Temperatures are a lot cooler, too. It's August! It should be 115 degrees outside here right now, but we've just barely passed 90 degrees a couple times this summer. I guess that part isn't so bad, but it isn't normal. The nights have been getting down to around 50 degrees here every night. It's usually 70 degrees at night in summer nights. And rain? I've seen more rain than any time in my life. What's the deal?! I say we all get together, and write our local meteorologist and demand answers. There's something going on that they're not telling us. Is it 2012 already?!

Hi

August 1st was something of a bittersweet day for us. Our friend, Mickey, had to go today. He was extremely playful, and mean. We had a hard time living with him. We could've possibly toughed it out, but the doctor said we can't have a litter box around a pregnant lady, so he had to go. Hopefully, he'll find a good home soon.


















But then, we went to the flea market, and bought some neat toys... Including a *SWEET* 2003 Epiphone Firebird bass guitar!

















Oh, and here's a new picture that we took on July 29th.

Jonathan Helps Me With The Grass

Baby Pictures - Part One

These are from our first ultrasound. Denise is 11 weeks along now, so the baby is a little bigger than a strawberry.

Stimulate This!

Hey, I went to a concert last night. The opening band was called Lo-Pro. I missed them completely. The show was supposed to start at 7:00. I got there at, like, 7:15, and they were long gone by then.

Second was Halestorm. I missed the majority of their show, too. I could hear them as I wandered around in the lobby / consession area. I heard their last three songs. Two of them were while I was walking around, and I was on my way to my seat when they played their last song. I didn't even see what they looked like. They sounded good, though.

Next, was Chevelle. I've heard them, and thought they sounded good and all, but seeing them live was great! They're a really good (THREE-PIECE!!!) band. They're like a heavier version of Deftones. The UFO behind them was a nice touch, but never really explained... But, they rocked!

And then, SHINEDOWN! This was my second time seeing them. The first time I saw them was in 2005 with Brother Roger. It was neat to see how much they've grown as a band in the last four years. They put on a really good live show. A lot of audience interaction. They had everyone jumping around the whole time. Good stuff!

Last but not least, Staind. It was my first time seeing them. I never realized how much they rock until I saw them live. I'd mostly just heard their mellow stuff... The coolest part was at the end, though, when Aaron Lewis went out into the audience, and sat on a tour crate, and sung with his acoustic guitar: "On The Outside Looking In," and "It's Been A While." Both songs made the hair stand on the back of my neck, and brought a tear to my eyes. Awesome! Good times!