Blue Mill

The Glow

2006-05-06T10:01:00.000-07:00

This is Sho'nuff/The Shogun of Harlem.

He is a master and has obtained the Glow. This is from the movie The Last Dragon one of the Best/Worst movies from the 80's but a bonified favorite of mine. Lately, I am trying to obtain the Glow, in the form of losing weight and getting motivated.

While Im in this transition phase, Im letting my alter ego do the all the blogging. Some of you know who it is, but Ill never tell.

Family Guy

2006-04-21T17:14:00.000-07:00

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Hey all, it has been to sunny lately, causing me to be outside and away from the blog. This was from last weeks Family Guy parody of the BK kid. Be back soon!!

To make a long story as short as possible........

2006-04-04T21:50:00.000-07:00

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Well I got my new scoot......kind of. I picked it up last friday drove about 6 miles and thought to myself man this thing is hard to shift. So I drove to my friends house to pick up some concert tickets to FEIST(which was an awesome concert!!!!!!!!) then as I was driving away my throttle cable snapped and I couldnt get it back into to gear. So I was only a few streets away from my buddies house and I went back with my tail between my legs and parked it in his garage until the dealership could pick it up later that night. I then proceeded to walk to a bus stop and take a bus to about a mile from my house. Right when I got off the bus it started to down pour and I got soaked(LUV U TOO, PORTLAND) They called and told me they could fix it and I could get it on Tuesday. All weekend I was scooterless :(. Finally Tuesday(today) rolls around and I hop on the MAX train and then walk a few blocks to the Vespa dealer. I see my scoot looking all sparkly in the sun and a immediate smile hits my face. I get on and ride away, and it is awesome!!!!!!!!! The sun is shinning and I just picked up the new Morrissey and Flaming Lips CDs released today. Then about 3 blocks away from my house on the way home, Im cruising at about 35mph my scooter loses all power kills right in the middle of traffic. Fearing that I will be hit I quickly get over to the side and push my home. They are coming to pick up my scooter tomorrow, I am trying to be very patient but Im thinking about blowing something up in the meantime.....any suggestions?.................

New Morrissey CD Review

I love the Mozzer! That being said this Cd is better than his last 3 cds. My last favorite Moz cd was Vauxhaul and I, and it was truly his best solo effort in my opinon. It does feel though that he took some rejected Smiths songs and what every he has been feeling lately and tried to cram it into a poem. It lacks the mysterious of the Smiths songs, cause he just spells everything out for you now. I would say half the songs are great and the other half are ehhhhhh.....

The New Flaming Lips CD

Now here is a band that never ceases to amaze. Truly awesome is all I can say!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spring has Sprung

2006-03-26T15:22:00.000-08:00

This is part of my backyard. I just thought I would share some pics, these were taken last week and all the dirt spots next to the flowers are now filled in with really pretty flowers. I would have posted newer pics but the wife let the batteries die on the camera. We just bought our house last November and were blessed with a truly wonderful garden that neither my wife or I know how to care for. I hope you enjoy these pictures cause we tend to kill any and all living plants in our sight. I think just our looking at plants creates some sort of salt in the air that eventually rains down and destroys stuff.

I cant wait, I have purchased a new scoot, so my avatar will be changing soon. It is Silver and the assholes wont let me pic it up untill FRIDAY.(DAMN!!!!) Im keeping my old scoot for the time being, but it will most likely end up being covered with a blanket and sitting in a corner of the shop. This is kinda sad.

What Color Should I Get??????

2006-03-22T07:45:00.000-08:00

It has come time for a new scoot. I am very sad about having to sell my old one, but it just isnt fast enough to handle the traffic I drive in.
The New Scoot advantages vs old one,
95 mpg(AWESOME!!) V. 85 mpg
Highway Legal V. Not Highway leagl
60mph V. 34mph
2 people can ride on it V. driver only

Today...My Tribute to BRAK

2006-03-16T19:41:00.000-08:00

This is Brak. He is who I think I most resemble when it comes to cartoon characters. He originated on Space Ghost in the 60's, and was brought back to life by Andy Merill for Space Ghost Coast to Coast and then was given his own show, only to be canceled about 2 years ago.
So everybody, here is my salute to the funniest cartoon ever created.
Feel free to tell me who your favorite cartoon is, I promise I wont make fun of you.

I got Tagged........

2006-03-11T16:37:00.000-08:00

Elliott Smith......Jeff Buckley..............Flaming Lips

The Smiths ..............................M. Ward

These are my favorites right now, but its always changing,

1. Paul's Song....................M. Ward..Transitor Radio
2. Witches Rave.................Jeff Buckley..Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk
3. Asleep...........................The Smiths..Louder than Bombs
4. The Gash........................Flaming Lips..Soft Bulliten
5. Miss Misery....................Elliott Smith..Good Will Hunting SDTK
6. Smile Like You Mean it...The Killers..Hot Fuss
7. City of Dreams...............Talking Heads..Sand in the Vaseline
8. That Girl from Brownsville texas....Jim White..Drill a hole in the Substrate
9. Its Not...........................Amy Mann..Lost in Space
10. Bend and Break............Keane..Hopes and Fears
11. You Gotta Move...........HeatMiser..Mic City Sons
12. Wordless Chorus..........My Morning Jacket..Z
13. Electronic Renaissance..Belle & Sebastian..Tigermilk
14. Conceived....................Beth Orton..Comfort of Strangers

++Special note for ING, for some reason I cant get to your blog. It keeps telling me Im not allowed, I just didnt want you to think I stopped commenting.

PDX LINDY EXCHANGE SUN MAR. 5

2006-03-07T12:46:00.000-08:00

On Sunday, the wife and I went swing dancing for the first time.
We printed T-shirts for a group called PDX LINDY EXCHANGE, and they were hosting
a nationwide swing dance festival over the weekend.
They gave us a set of comp tickets to the event wich included an hour long lesson and
a 20 piece swing band, hosted at the Crystal Ballroom.

Crystal Ballroom

I am such a bad dancer its not even funny. I play music but I have never tried moving to it before. We started off my wife and I dancing together. Then they made us switch partners about 20 times. I was so nervous when we had to this because we had to be paired up with all skill levels. I tried to make small talk, to make up for my lack of grace, but I'm pretty sure they all saw through it. However I did not step on anyones toes, I was looking at my feet the whole time. I would forget to listen to the beat and get completely out o time. I was also embarassed because a couple of swingers wore busty dresses and since I was looking at my feet it was mistaken for a glance at their chests more then once. Not that I wouldn't occasionally peek at that, its just when your face to face, its not proper dance etiquette. Over all it was a great time and the band was awesome. I believe Im going to continue my swing dance career and get a little more practice before I go to another event.

Jane do you know this guy??

2006-03-04T14:18:00.000-08:00

Australian man rescued from washing machine.
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — A man had to be rescued after becoming wedged in a washing machine while playing a game with his children, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
A fire officer pulled Robin Toom, 38, out of the machine after Toom became trapped while playing hide-and-seek, according to Sydney's Daily Telegraph.
"I just hopped in there and couldn't even get the lid down and the kids came in and said, 'Ha, ha! We found you,'" Toom told the newspaper.
Toom, of the Queensland city of Townsville, waited for an hour with his knees pressed to his chest before being rescued by local fire squad member Dave Dillon, the paper reported.
Rather than dismantling the washer, Dillon reached into the machine and pulled out Toom's wedged foot.
Toom said he planned to change the rules of hide-and-seek for his children.
"I hope they don't go hiding in any washing machines now," he said.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Man rescued from washer1/10/2006 1:34 PMSYDNEY, Australia-->

Im sure everybody has seen these but........they are pretty funny!

2006-03-01T07:43:00.000-08:00

Chinese Proverbs

Virginity like bubble, one prick, all gone.
Man who run in front of car get tired.
Man who run behind car get exhausted.
Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day.
Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ.
Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok.
Man with one chopstick go hungry.
Man who scratch ass should not bite fingernails.
Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
Baseball is wrong: man with four balls cannot walk.
Panties not best thing on earth but next to best thing on earth.
War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left.
Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cat house.
Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.
It take many nails to build crib, but one screw to fill it.
Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.
Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.
Man who live in glass house should change clothes in basement.
Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs.
Man who fart in church sit in own pew.
Crowded elevator smell different to midget.

A Friend Just emailed this to me.......I thought I would share.

2006-02-26T10:07:00.000-08:00

Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat
A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he was caught having sex with the animal.
The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders.
They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) to Mr Alifi.
"We have given him the goat, and as far as we know they are still together," Mr Alifi said.
Mr Alifi, Hai Malakal in Upper Nile State, told the Juba Post newspaper that he heard a loud noise around midnight on 13 February and immediately rushed outside to find Mr Tombe with his goat.
"When I asked him: 'What are you doing there?', he fell off the back of the goat, so I captured and tied him up".
Mr Alifi then called elders to decide how to deal with the case.
"They said I should not take him to the police, but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife," Mr Alifi told the newspaper.

Thank YOU Flamingo and Flamingoette for the Fabulous Cookware!!!!

2006-02-25T10:33:00.000-08:00

For my wedding Flamingo and Flamingoette got me and my wife new cook ware. It is AWESOME!!!! Before we got these we were making food out of old hub caps over a barrel. These crepes are the first thing I made in them. They were so yummy!

Introducing the Buddy Cam

2006-02-24T07:43:00.000-08:00

This is buddy, I will try to leave my Cam on him
if I am busy. If I am not busy you may get to see me.
Dont bother adjusting your screens, thats just how we
look. For some reason it is putting my sidebar at the
bottom of the screen. So you may need to scroll
down depending on your browser.

Favorite Food Combos

2006-02-23T08:05:00.000-08:00

I Love Pickles and Cheese!!!!!!!!!! It is one of my favorite food combos

4.5 hours in the ER

2006-02-22T07:43:00.000-08:00

Yesterday at about 1:30pm I had to take a friend to the ER. Talk about a waiting game. I got a call and my friend needed a ride, cause he had a bad ass migraine and had began to vomit blood. He gets headaches all the time but when blood vomiting begins, its time to get it checked out. (Hes alright and just ripped up his esophagus from vomiting so much.) They gave him some morphine and anti-nausea medicine through an IV. He also had some chest Xrays and a CAT scan.
The real bummer was how long we had to wait to get him pain relief. We were in the waiting room for an hour and a half. There definetly needs to be some waiting room etiquette. They need to give you a better idea of how long your wait will be. I understand they have more pressing matters but some common courtesy would be nice. We heard nothing until they called his name to go in. For one thing if you have a screaming kid you need to control it or take it outside. I think the hospital should also have an enclosed room or section for this purpose. My buddy was very sound and light sensitive and there was a four year old possibly screaming the loudest Ive ever heard. I almost needed some meds.
I was starting to wish we had waited in my truck, because then I just started feeling really bad for people. A cancer paitent was there and having a terrible time, I wont go into the sounds he was making or the fact he was vomiting on himself, just know that man was in terrible pain. I felt so bad for him.
Just when things had calmed down and it was semi-queit, we heard a loud crashing and saw a naked girl run out of her room with her gown flapping in the breeze and a cop and a orderly chasing after her. Then she got caught in the sliding doors and fell down with her naked butt sticking out. Then the cop and the orderly picked her up by each arm, and they went kicking and screaming back down the hall. She was picking her feet off the ground like a little kid so it was hard for them to lift her. I just thought to myself how embarassing.
It was definetly an experience.

What I got for Valentines Day!

2006-02-18T15:42:00.000-08:00

Mr.MouthyMouth

Am I Crazy????

2006-02-16T09:45:00.000-08:00

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Being the head of the PDX chapter of the Pink Flamingo MC has great responsibility!

Since I dont have a regular size bike, I have to make up for it by being a diehard.

I woke up this morning to Frost on the ground and road. So I decided to bundle up in my snowboarding pants and heavy coat and ride 7 miles into town at 7:00am this morning. I was a little worried about riding conditions, cause I over inflated my tires to get more speed out of my scoot. With a little frost on the road and the possibility of black ice, it was a tad on the dangerous side, but I headed out.

I had to do this, I just modified my scoot yesterday with imported Japanese parts.

YAY!!! I got 5mph more out of her, that is alot on a scooter.

Now I have to ride home but the temp is increasing outside so it wont be that bad.

Oregon like many of the northern US states got hit with a cold front. Its a little unusual for us to be in the twenties. But I can rest better knowing that I moved here from Iowa and they are experiencing below zerO weather.

Smuggling Human Heads?????

2006-02-13T07:54:00.000-08:00

People are Strange!!!
I think Jim Morrison was right.

MIAMI (Reuters ) - A Haitian national who packed a skull in her suitcase on a flight to Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport was charged Friday with "smuggling a human head."
U.S. prosecutors said they also charged Florida resident Myrlene Severe, who was arrested Thursday, with failing to declare the head on a customs declaration form and transporting hazardous material. The skull had "organic matter" on it, they said.
"Severe stated that she had obtained the package, which contained the human head, from a male in Haiti for use as a part of her voodoo beliefs," the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida said in a statement.
"Severe also stated that the purpose of the package was to ward off evil spirits," the U.S. attorney's office added.
While 80 percent of Haiti's 8.5 million people are Roman Catholic and 16 percent Protestant, more than half also say they practice voodoo, an Afro-Caribbean religion whose roots go back 6,000 years or more in Africa.
Each of the charges carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.
It was unclear who Severe's attorney was, but the prosecutor's office said bail was set at $100,000 during an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lurana Snow in Fort Lauderdale, and Severe would be arraigned on March 2
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TODAY's NOTE TO SELF.....

Dont go hunting with VP Dick Cheney

I MISS GARBAGE PAIL KIDS!!

2006-02-09T07:53:00.000-08:00

AND NOW FOR AN ALL NEW ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is your favorite part?

2006-02-04T00:09:00.000-08:00

This is how I look at cows. I dont want them to be treated badly or have bad living conditions while they are alive, but its just that they taste so good. I was eating beef jerky today and thinking how good it is on my tongue, so I called up my brother who is a vegiterian as of three years ago. I ask him if he missed the taste of Beef Jerky. I know he use to love it, but he pretended like he couldn't here me. I dont really have a point and it wasn't totally my goal to upset him about eating meat. Its just that I still dont understand what the big deal is about eating meat. Animals eat meat+we are animals=We eat meat. He doesn't preach to me about it, but I know in the back of his head he thinks by eating meat I am doing something wrong. I have watched all the Peta videos and seen all the Vegetarian propaganda, and it just makes me hungry. Again I in no way condone the torture of animals but I see nothing wrong with raising cattle for food.

New Flamingo MC Shirt

2006-01-28T15:36:00.000-08:00

This is the design pending for the new Flamingo M.C. shirt. Any feedback is appreciated by the
good folks who bring you all things pink. THank YOu!

VINNIE

2006-01-26T18:28:00.000-08:00

This is Vinnie, the laziest Cat you'll ever lay eyes on. Sure he looks cute and whatever but he undermines me whenever Im not lookin. One of three household pets. He is evil........Pure Evil!

What happened to the Masks they used to put on the back of Corn Flakes boxes?

2006-01-25T06:50:00.000-08:00

I was looking for some artwork for a print job the other day. My wife did a search and an old Mask from the back of a Corn Flakes box popped up. About 50 memories from my childhood came flooding in. We use to love those things! The were a great gimmick. It would force me to pick out the blandest, most boring, most shit flavored cereal in the whole sugary isle. Now that is mind control! Anything that can get a kid to eat healthy has to be a powerful thing. My folks would make me eat them to before we could go back and get new cereal. The sad thing by the next time I would go back there would be a new mask, so I would stay the Fruity Pebbles until the next time. The Star Wars ones were pretty popular at the time with my brother and me. So this post is for the Marketing Genius of the Cereal box designers.

Like my Hog?

2006-01-24T07:52:00.000-08:00

Hello
I was inspired by my cousin Flamingo to become a blogger and here I am.
I belong to his motorcycle club PDX chapter and the picture above is my bad ass ride.