ladies and gentlemen… how do?

cold.. thanks for asking.

one last post tonight

What I want for Christmas. I don’t want anything for Christmas, actually. Mom.. do you read my blog?

I’ve been trying, but I can’t. The only band that matters to me right now (and this last half of 2006) has been Guided By Voices. They are #1. Sure, I’ve been listening to the new Scissor Sisters a lot, and Wire of course, but I can’t get away from Guided By Voices. They are the best. They are the only band I would get a tattoo of. They are the only band that matters to me right now. Robert Pollard is the best song writer I have ever heard. Yes.. up there with my favorite song writer Michael Stipe. Above Morrissey. Behold:

confirmations through the wire
spitting gas into the fire
am i also worthy of a drink?

to dine, alone
to build a private zone
or trigger a synapse
and free us from our traps

thrilling for you, thrilling for me

Tomorrow: Thursday Tea Ritual
Friday: Up in the Air
Saturday: Pleaseeasaur! I honestly think he’ll remember us. How can you not?
Sunday: None of your business, why are you asking me? Ok.. shopping perhaps.. for: PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT HOLIDAY PARTY! Cocktail attire requested, cocktail attire ye shall receive!

I feel like I have a lot of stuff when I look around, and I want to get rid of stuff, but then I realize I really don’t have that much stuff. I’m pretty sure I could live with less stuff though.

While designing my camera mount for my Vespa, I realized where I want to put it will be a little low. Plus, there are a lot of great things I see driving around that you need to be a little higher for, like the two giant 747’s taxiing across the tunnel I go through in the morning. It looked amazing. I am still fascinated with giant machines and modes of transportation.

Put your life on hold. Nothing! And Everything!

boo to the business world

bloggin’

Sometimes I forget to close my AIM at work, so I am logged on all night. If you ever get on AIM and see eltonjohnpre1975 logged in at 3 AM, first off, ask yourself why you are logging onto AIM at 3 AM. Second, know that I am sound asleep, and I just left my AIM on at work.

beef flavored island

can i have it?

I had a dream that I was playing all these awesome records at a record store I owned, and people kept coming up and saying “can I get a copy of that.. oooh I want that… give me a copy!” And I was writing down all these names to make CDR’s of albums for people. That’s not very good business sense, don’t you think? I’d like to think that if I were awake, I would have better business sense than that.

It has been a cold couple of rides this week. I’ve been mega-bundling up. I used to ride dirtbikes in colder weather than this.. in the snow once even. I guess I was never going 60 on wide open roads, though. I miss riding dirtbikes. If everyone who rode to work in their cars by themselves rode a scooter, L.A.’s pollution problem would be dramatically reduced. Luckily, living by the ocean, I don’t have to worry too much about the dirty air, like on the EAST SIDE (I am flashing a WEST SIDE hand signal right now.. uh oh.. fight!!!!).

I don’t have anything else to say this morning. I slept like crap!

crush everything! i mean smash…..

I was exhausted last night, and I’m not even sure why. It was pretty cold here last night, and I even went out to look for a cheap robotic heater friend, but I couldn’t find any. When I got home, I was going to go through my daily workout routine, but I was too lazy. I tried to do some reading, but got drowsy. I finally fell asleep watching “Being John Malkovich” at about 10:30!!

I woke up this morning and the sun was shining, which is nice. It will be semi-warm today, enough of that silly rain. Today I’m going to try and fix-up a camera harness for that video camera.. depending on how far I get I’ll take a few videos. Unfortunately, I haven’t made that cable yet, so you won’t be able to see them, viewer.

When you call/email/text someone, and you don’t get a reply, they are basically saying that you aren’t worthy of their communication. That’s depressing!

Christmas is in less than four weeks. I’ll end on that.

first rainy ride

I woke up at 6 a.m. to the sound of rain.. I had checked the weather Sunday night and it said there was only a 30% chance. By the time I got up at 8, the rain had stopped and I see the hints of sunshine as I look south toward El Segundo. I’m still taking precautions, such as wearing my rain jacket, closing all the vents on my helmet, and not being super aggressive with my driving. It hasn’t rained here in 6 months or so, and I expect the streets to be super slick. I already went outside and wiped down my Vespa, but I guess this means it is time to buy a cover.

ship arriving, post already abandoned!

No success in the rhinestone department, and it got too cold to hit Topanga canyon. I’d rather do it with someone anyway, rather than alone. I bought a “disposable” digital video camera today. Supposedly, they expect you to use it once to fill it with 20 mins of video, then you take it back to Rite-Aid and pay them more to make a DVD of your video. Please! Crafty hackers have made it possible to pull the video off the camera, so you can use it over and over again. I am in the process of hacking a cable up for it, and I am making a “headlight” mount for my Vespa, so I can make riding videos. I’m pretty excited and it has been a fun project so far. I need to test my soldering skills though. Here is a picture of it, before I decorate it with awesome drawings and stickers:

Here is an awesome picture of Gram Parsons wearing a Nudie suit:

I think I’ll watch Rocky tonight, and make pasta. I haven’t eaten pasta in months. I want pasta!!!

i’ve been awake for years

Today, Sunday:

1. A ride up Topanga Canyon to try and find Hidden Treasures.
2. A trip to Michael’s fabric store for wonderful supplies?
3. Dropping off my digital camera to try and get it fixed. If not fixable, shopping for a new camera.
4. Watch “When the Light is Mine: R.E.M. The Best of the IRS Years” DVD
5. Split and label live Cat Power concert I downloaded.
6. Blog about some of the things I’m going to do today. (Check)

I fear for my safety, reader! Just kidding. But seriously, always wear a helmet, even if you are only playing Super Mario Brothers!

I had a dream last night that I was at a pinball shop, and lo and behold, there the System 1 pinball machine I’ve been pining over for years.. Charlie’s Angels!!! It needed a little bit of work, the left flipper button was collapsed, and some of the playfield needed new mylar, but other than that it looked great! Then I woke up….

I’ve been listening to NPR’s “All Songs Considered” podcasts. First off.. can I tell you how much I don’t like the word “podcast?” Other than that, it is a great show and a great way to control your radio.

Taxes are ridiculous.

Here is a board game I’m trying to find:

I used to play this all the time with my Mom. You can get a new version, but I want the old version with that fantastic art style. This was from 1975. I love board games.

Drunk dialing is so out, drunk text messaging is so in.

It is almost 10 o’clock here, reader. I need to get on with my day. I appreciate you wondering about me enough to read this blog. It means you care about me, which means in turn: I care about you. And that’s a warm, warm feeling, isn’t it reader?

my new statue for my bedroom came

albums I picked up yesterday

Yesterday I got a few albums:

1. Guided By Voices – Hold On Hope EP
This is a great EP, I think. I’m a fan of GBV’s Ocasek produced album “Do The Collapse.” These are some great outtakes.

2. Joy Division – Still
How many different versions of the song “Ice Age” can you have? Not enough, apparently. I have like 6.

3. Scissor Sisters – Ta-Duh
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

missed opportunities

From Defamer: House Of Blues Staff Unable To Trick People Into Taking Free K-Fed Tickets

At the Frank Black show, nonetheless! If these were being passed out at The Damned, there might have been a riot of some sort. I would have taken one, for sure. Not to go to the show, mind you, but to try and trade for a house, seeing that the ticket is probably worth a little less than one red paperclip.

Happy Thanksgiving, I’m taking the day off…. from coughing! Oh, Arrowhead Sparkling Water.. I love you so much. You soothe me.

it could happen to me, it could happen to you

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I have funny feelings on this holiday. I’ll have some of those mash potatoes, though… please.

It is my day to catch up on catching up.

Bad news.. it says the high temperature is supposed to be a paltry 66 degrees. And overcast. I’ll swim anyway, because that’s how I rock.. I was just hoping for some of that high-80’s weather we had a few days ago.

I’m listening to Captain Beefheart’s “Tropical Hot Dog Night,” and man.. that night sounds awesome!

Still on the lookout for those perfect pair of Jack Purcells. If you see them, reader, let me know won’t you?

Wow.. I wish I had more to talk about. Since it is technically my Friday, I should be out drinking, right? But you have forgotten, reader! I’m on day 4 of no booze, which isn’t anything because I only drink on the weekends anyway. I look forward to waking up and not feeling like my body is rejecting itself.

Someday it will snap for monkeys.. we will wake up and they will be driving cabs and shining shoes and creating the newest hottest cellular telephone. And we will all look at each other and say “what happened?” I don’t want to live until that day, no siree! By the way, I want to start using “Hooray” more often. It is underused. Bring it back with me, reader!

If you ever throw a crappy dance party, and all the sudden you run out of crappy techno dance music, and everyone has stopped dancing and they are staring at you.. frozen.. I know what to do! Throw in that DVD of the television show “Alias.” From what I’ve been hearing through my bedroom wall… it is nonstop techno action!

I think about this Friday.. I think about being out on my Vespa and seeing a weird toy in the intersection. I slow down so I don’t hit it, and I realize it is one of those Elmo dolls! I try to get out of the way, but two minivans driven by crazed mommies slam into either side of me in a desperate attempt to get the toy. As I lay dying.. all I see is that Elmo doll dancing and giggling. WHAT A NIGHTMARE! Reader, I care about you. Stay indoors on “Black” Friday.

Christmas Eve? Christmas EVIL!!! Los Angeles is full of beautiful women:

This whole outfit doesn’t make sense for a number of reasons. I wish you could have been there with me to see it in person. I was flabbergasted.

I visited my friend Avi last night, and we talked and had “tea” (it’s like water, but flavored) for a few hours. Then her roommate got home. I then realized I was outnumbered! Two Jews to one non-Jew! We all wrestled and ate bagels and hummus as we spun the dreidel. Just kidding. But it was a great evening, nevertheless.

Speaking of the “holidays,” while I was present shopping last weekend, there was already Christmas music on. My ears were going crazy! I wish I could have listened to my iPod, but I didn’t bring it because I didn’t anticipate shopping for two and a half hours.

MORE BELT BUCKLES!

mergle bergle

where is my cell phone?

if you find it, contact me. my phone number is…. crap.

if you do find it, don’t go looking through my private data and steal my identity.

i hope i get a lot of messages when i find it.

now I’m touching the edges of something

I just got back from Casino Royale. Great movie, mediocre pacing. I really like Daniel Craig as Bond, and I like the direction the new franchise is heading. I just wish it was paced a little tighter on the last half of the movie.

Me and Jaxon did roommate push-up challenge! We tied at 20 because I started coughing up a lung.

Speaking of coughing up a lung.. man.. when are they going to completely rid public areas of smoking? I feel like we are in the middle ages. Chickens running around at your feet, stepping in horse crap, getting smoke blown in your face. Back then.. you couldn’t help it. But now.. disgusting. It’s like a ridiculous future movie. We all laugh at the crazy fish pellets they eat in the future, with their silly foam boots and wacky drugs they publicly stick up their noses. What a silly future! Meanwhile, all these people stand around in a designated area where they can put this weird white stick in their mouth, inhale the smoke, blow it out onto miserable non-smokers, and slowly kill themselves and others around them. Thanks, guys!

I’ve been knocking these back like it’s going out of style. Which it might be, actually.

I have a lot more to say, reader, but these last few nights have really knocked me out. My throat hasn’t completely come back from the concert, these last two days I’ve been hitting the exercise harder than usual, and last night I got about 4 hours sleep due to my constant coughing. Plus.. Casino Royale was just way TOO LOUD! I’m going to try and catch up and kick this thing I have, whatever it is. Until next time, reader.