I heard some things.....

Going crazy before the Singapore trip

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:34:03 -0500

I’m starting to feel overwhelmed.

Hanukkah

Christmas

Getting my meds

Work

Packing

Agenda for Singapore

Interviewing for new employees

Hair cut

Bloodwork

Moving and setting Dr Appointments

Bill paying for the rest of the year

Getting international service for my cell

Expanding the office

Writing reports for CTO

Finding a network partner

PCI

Oy gevalt!!!!

For Erin

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:26:25 -0500

For Erin

Recorded live from our couch on my iPhone. Not the best of...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:10:00 -0500

Recorded live from our couch on my iPhone. Not the best of performances, but certainly heartfelt.

We're all as mad as hatters here!!!

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

In honor of my upcoming trip to Singapore. A few words of wisdom from Mr. Tom Waits….

“We sail tonight for Singapore,
We’re all as mad as hatters here
I’ve fallen for a tawny Moor,
Took off to the land of Nod
Drank with all the Chinamen,
Walked the sewers of Paris
I danced along a colored wind,
Dangled from a rope of sand
You must say goodbye to me

We sail tonight for Singapore,
Don’t fall asleep while you’re ashore
Cross your heart and hope to die
When you hear the children cry
Let marrow bone and cleaver choose
While making feet for children shoes
Through the alley, back from hell,
When you hear that steeple bell
You must say goodbye to me

Wipe him down with gasoline
‘til his arms are hard and mean
From now on boys this iron boat’s your home
So heave away, boys

We sail tonight for Singapore,
Take your blankets from the floor
Wash your mouth out by the door,
The whole town’s made of iron ore
Every witness turns to steam,
They all become Italian dreams
Fill your pockets up with earth,
Get yourself a dollar’s worth
Away boys, away boys, heave away

The captain is a one-armed dwarf,
He’s throwing dice along the wharf
In the land of the blind
The one-eyed man is king, so take this ring

We sail tonight for Singapore,
We’re all as mad as hatters here
I’ve fallen for a tawny Moor,
Took off to the land of Nod
Drank with all the Chinamen,
Walked the sewers of Paris
I drank along a colored wind,
I dangled from a rope of sand
You must say goodbye to me”

carlovely: apparently disney made mickey mouse vibrators for...

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:00:00 -0500

carlovely:

apparently disney made mickey mouse vibrators for the japanese market.

carlovely: johhny cash at folsom prison, 1968.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

carlovely:

johhny cash at folsom prison, 1968.

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:00:00 -0500

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

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Stevie’s in the Hall of Fame!!!

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:47:00 -0500

Stevie’s in the Hall of Fame!!!

And it spread....

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Shame on you if you navigated to this page thinking this was going to be dirty!

Diggin’ the new Avett Brothers new album soooo much (http://www.theavettbrothers.com) that I can’t get it out of my head!!! It might be too country for you, but for me it’s just enough country. And mind you this is not phony baloney country that you here on top 40 radio stations. This is country that sounds like it would be what Johnny Cash might play if he were 25 years old right now.

The album is called “I and Love and You” and I can’t say enough about how good it is!

So that’s the newest musical obsession to add to this list of recent ones….

“Mumford & Sons EP” - Momford & Sons
“Let live & Let Ghost” - Jukebox the Ghost
“A Love Extreme” - Benji Hughes
“For Emma, Forever Ago” - Bon Iver

I like this album so much, I won’t send you the MP3’s! You should buy it! I did, goddammit! Buy it on iTunes!

Be Careful! I will steal your songs!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Dick’s Dog reunited on Monday night. We usually try to bring new songs every time we meet. On Monday Jack had two new ones and I had none.

But by the end of the night I promised to steal both of his new songs. Boy, Jack can pick ‘em. but I can steal ‘em!!!

First: “Vibe so hot” by Benji Hughes….
[D] [Em]
You’ve got a vibe so hot
[G] [D]
You’re really, really turning me on
[D] [Em]
Swimming in your parking lot
[G] [D]
I’m singing in a camp on your lawn

[G] [A] [D]
And everyday without you is just a waste of time
[G] [A] [D]
You’re the first thing on my mind when I wake up
[Em] [A]
You’re the last thing that I think of when I go to sleep
[Em] [A]
I’m throwing you my love, so pick it up

[Bm] [A] [Em]
And you can have me anytime you want
[Bm] [A] [Em]
You can have me, really, anytime you want
[Bm] [A] [Em]
You can have me anytime you want
[Bm] [A] [Em
You can have me, really, anytime you want

[G]
I want you now
[D]
I want you right now
[Em] [G]
I want you right now
[D]
I want you right now

Repeat this exactly for the second half of the song.

Rest of lyrics:

I want to hook you up
Girl, I’m gonna set you on fire
I wanna turn your volume up
And listen to you all day long
Now every other station’s just a memory
…
Ain’t it funny how you just keep running into me?
I’ve been listening to your music for a while

You can have me anytime you want
You can have me, really, anytime you want
You can have me anytime you want
You can have me, really, anytime you want

I want you now
I want you right now
I want you right now
I want you right now

I got your Viral Marketing campaign...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:25:00 -0500

I got your Viral Marketing campaign swingin’!!!

What’s this a Viral campaign for?

A) Sully’s Western Wear and Lasso Superstore
B) The Czar’s exhibit
C) Mt. Dew
D) Ugly fake fireplaces
E) Purell

carlovely: watching artie on jimmy fallon. fucking huh-lair....

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:07:05 -0400

carlovely:

watching artie on jimmy fallon. fucking huh-lair. killing it.

I need to blog about stuff

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:02:00 -0400

I feel like I need to blog stuff. But I don’t really have anything to blog about right now. My blog posts are mostly personal and about shit that I’m into at the moment. This blog is not a work thing or a promotional tool for a company or product. I really just want to communicate. I want to stay in touch with friends and family. If strangers read it too, that’s cool.

So, here’s stuff about my life…..

- Personally, things are good. Happy. We’re looking forward to Halloween - The Boy’s going as a Spartan from the Halo games. We had a great weekend. We went pumpkin hunting. I took him to Skycraft (http://skycraftsurplus.com/). He’d never been before and was thrilled by all the parts, pieces, wire, gadgets and old rockets and bombs. I bought him a magnifying glass and we proceeded to BURN things (like leaves and bugs). Erin brought home “X-Men Origins” on Saturday night and he really seemed to like it. It wasn’t bad - lots of explosions!!! Yesterday The Boy took it easy most of the day while general cleaning and errands were done. We played “Battleship” on the XBOX 360 for a while. That was a lot of fun. Lots of smack talking!

- Professionally, things are fine. Still lots of question marks about how things are going to change, but I think we’re all feeling good about the direction and potential of the new company. I might be going to Singapore at Christmastime to allow someone to come home for the holiday. Working on a super-secret project at the office that I hope will see the light of day and not just be a big fat waste of my time. PCI re-cert chugs along as I get ready to do PA-DSS validation on our next version of software.

- Musically, I re-strung my Martin recently and remembered why I bought it in the first place. Looking to get Dick’s Dog together soon to play at Lake Eloa. Kicking around some lyrics, but not doing any serious writing. Started playing some songs I haven’t played in a while: “You’ve got to hide your love away”, “Let ‘em dangle”, and “All the world is green”. As far as what I’m listening to these days, still lots of re-mastered Beatles, new Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan Christmas album and lots os ‘Spectrum” on satellite radio.

- Health-wise, I have my good days. I have my bad days. You know, occasionally everyone gets a sore this or sore that. I do too. It’s hard to tell sometimes if it’s MS-related or not. I spent two days worried that I was having an attack when I had strained something in my thigh. I try to do my shots on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday each week - this gives me Friday, Saturday and most of Sunday off. However, after being off the shot for two days, I’m really sore most of Monday. The cooler weather has helped, but we’re back in the upper 80’s now. Can’t wait for sustained cooler temps!!!

So that’s it for now. I guess I had a little to say after all.

peopleofwalmart: Bob and Weave

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:53:42 -0400

peopleofwalmart:

Bob and Weave

Another reason Tom Waits is cool

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:48:25 -0400

Tom Waits - “Trampled Rose” video from Anti Records on Vimeo.

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:38:46 -0400

Bad MS Morning

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:35:31 -0400

Woke up really sore today. I did my shot last night so that’s probably why.

But it is making me realize how well I’ve been doing lately. I haven’t had a bad morning like this in a while. So even though I physically feel like shit, I am very happy about how I’ve progressed since dx.

"In-Betweener" for Rosh Hashanah

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:27:45 -0400

Luckily, being classified in this way for Rosh Hashanah means I have time to repent in order to get my spiritual life back in order. I’m not perfect. I’m not a lost cause. I’m in-between.

The start of the religious year for Jews begins at Passover. A celebration of being freed from slavery - time for reflection. Now, going into the high holy days (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) it’s time to look back on what’s gone on since Passover. (BTW, Rosh Hashanah is when the calendar date changes, so saying “Happy New Year” is appropriate. There are three other Jewish New Years, but we don’t have to get into this now).

So, I am asking myself some basic questions….

- Could I have been nicer?
- Did I hurt anyone?
- Am I fulfilling my goals and dreams?
- Am I being honest?
- What am I proud of?
- What am I sorry about?
- What do I wish I had done that I haven’t?

Looking at that list now I have some serious repenting to do. I also have some serious and honest reflection I need to do.

Without this sounding too much like a twelve-step program, I need to get going. If there’s anything you want to ask me (and get an honest answer to), now may be a good time. If you feel you’re in-line for an apology and don’t get one, don’t be shy to tell me about it.

Overall, I could have handled some things a bit better. I have lied, I have withheld the truth when it was convenient. But I have also achieved many of my goals that I set for myself - BIG and small. I have things to be proud of. Things I’m not so proud of. I don’t think I’m alone.

With all that being said, I really hope I can continue this behavior all the time. I feel like I’m getting a good start.

carlovely: weezer’s new album art for the upcoming ‘raditude’

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:54:18 -0400

carlovely:

weezer’s new album art for the upcoming ‘raditude’