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Tomorrow I’m off to the northwest with David. Needless to say, I’m excited as hell. It will only be my third time out of California, the first being to Ensenada when I was about 10 and the second being Las Vegas a few years ago. This will most likely be much more enjoyable and exciting. Not [...]

In order to solve what had become a minor wardrobe emergency, I was forced to go to the mall this evening to seek out something which would match my awkward body’s need for covering as well as my wallet’s usual slim credentials. I was putrified and dumbfounded to find that the mall is an even [...]

Whilst I am increadibly amused by the bomber’s confession, the article brings up yet another thing that annoys me about things today: the constant labeling of all behavior as a “mental illness”. Is it just me or is every flaw in a person considered an illness these days?
I’m sorry, but to be able to plan [...]

So I brought Amy over for movie night - mostly because it was just too darn tootin’ hot fer coffee. And sure as heck I wos right - she gee golly thought my new birthday gift was just the most amazin’ talkie she’d seen in ages, dontchaknow!
Well, of course, that is after all her favorite [...]

Cattie Ness plays their last show tomorrow…

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I have an idea for the next series of [anti-smoking] ads. They should buy ad time at the Superbowl.
Black television screen. White lettering. No music, just words.
“This ad cost {insert millions of dollars figure here} to air”
“It was paid for with taxes on cigarette sales.”
“We have 9 billion dollars left over.”
“When you smoke, you’re sending [...]

Tomorrow, MurderingMouth moves to San Francisco. I would like to wish the whole Fresno crew a wonderful life. I’ll be back when the weekend is past with all the trials and tales of the move.

Whilst I try to maintain a maximum of 10 days worth of entries on the front page, I realize it’s been more than ten days since my last entry. Time sure drags on when you’re having fun.
No real excuses on the lack of updates. They’re definitely wanting. I’ve been busy and lots of stuff has [...]

There are three basic types of results from the activity of the creative mind: the raw, the refined and the contrived.
“Raw” is not necessarily normative, and describes the results of creativity in its most basic form, prior to any true product or end result. The raw result of a musician’s creative process is in most [...]