OK all, hopin' you had a Merry Christmas...

Upon arriving home this evening, the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie was on TV. I've always liked the music from the series and I wanted to do more research into who was responsible for it. Some of that research shot me on a tangent that just stoked the fire even more......

I never knew that DJ Tiesto had done a remix of one of the theme pieces from the Pirates movies. I am including this video right on the front page because I ADORE Tiesto's interpretation. Some people (ahem!) say there's no resemblance to the original. THEY ARE WRONG (particularly noticeable around 3:23 in the song). Seeing this live would approach causing a feeling of PURE JOY in my mind! The remix is on autoplay and the original (also very good) is embedded for comparison. As extra fodder for this post (and excellent dance music to boot), clicking the "read more" will allow you to listen (if you choose) to Tiesto's Adagio for Strings.......

Tiesto - He's A Pirate



Original He's A Pirate with vid




Tiesto - Adagio for Strings

Ho ho ho......!

Merry Christmas, y'all!

Woohoo, two days 'til Christmas.....

Y'all have my wishes for the happiest of holidays!

And now I'll pimp myself a bit...

Holy cow.............!

15 years thus far, Suzanne. I'd have to say we could give ourselves a congratulatory pat on the back. Happy Anniversary!

Though it's slim pickins for snow around here.....

Don't send a lame Holiday eCard. Try JibJab Sendables!

This whole interactive graphic and video thing kicks butt! What in the heck did we do before the "internets"? Speaking of Bushisms.....

Ahh, it's that time of year!

See?








Plus, I haven't figured out how to embed the next one, so you might just have to click the link to see some HILARITY.

Most of the time, this kind of stuff is reserved for the "social networking" sites, but.....

Y'all doodle on my picture for proverbial shiggles (don't ask) if you are so inclined. Heck, make me look purdy. Check it!

The first order of business here is...

to wish Suzanne...

Happy Birthday!

I hope dinner's good! BTW, you are NOT old. You've got a LONG way to go...

As far as the holidays, we're lookin' at slim pickins' down here in the South if anyone is holding their breath for a white Christmas. That's assuming we see any real precipitation to begin with as we're still in the middle of a drought. Here's a probability map for seeing a white Christmas.



Anyway, it's time to run along and go to work. Y'all have fun now!

Hahaha! Happy birthday, Suzy!



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Happy Day of the Ninja!

"Day of the Ninja" you ask? Heck, I don't know either, but it's yet another way to whittle away the time...

I got a message on myspace.com the other day from another Butler High School '88 grad. As an aside... No, that doesn't mean I am old. I age second by second, but I have a long way to go until I am old. Anyway, she pointed me to yet another classmate tracking site. The cool thing here is that all the functionality is available without paying anything. They do suggest donations. Check it out and see if you are represented...

BTW, here's the page for Butler High School's class of 1988. For the mother unit (1 ea.), here's Western High School.....

In anticipation of the whole 20 year reunion thing, I started a group on Yahoo! for BHS '88 grads about five years ago. Check 'er out! On that note, I must bid y'all adieu...........

PEACE!

As usual, I'll be right handily pimpin' myself (well, my kitty).....

My kitty battling some girl in a bikini:

My kitty duking it out with a dog:

My kitty would LOVE your vote!

I'll end with some funny "Teletubby" videos that can be seen by clicking "read more"....


"Teletubbies wazzup"


"Teletubbies must die"


"Raving teletubbies"

Howdy folks...........

Not too much exciting in this week since Thanksgiving.....

I DID notice a bulletin on myspace.com that Information Society was going to be playing several shows in the US in the next couple of months. Check out the InSoc page at myspace.com. There's even a new album......



Plus, while looking at the bands I have listed on my MySpace profile, I noticed a great travesty. I didn't have Apoptygma Berzerk listed. I truly dig Apoptygma Berzerk. The band's player on myspace.com has an Apop song as remixed by VNV Nation. Check it out! And check out the same song set to video (from The Animatrix) from youtube.com by (as almost always) clicking "read more" at the bottom of this post.....

If yesterday was a day to engage in any of the seven deadly sins......

I (and many others I'm sure) definitely took part in gluttony. A fine feast. I probably should've stopped at the first plate of dessert. I never do, though.....

The end is drawing nigh....

I hope everyone had an excellent day. Here's to the weekend.....

Oh, by the way, I couldn't resist.....

What South Park Character Are You? (pics) Chef You're an original PIMP! You know your way with the ladies/gents and you know how to satify. Everyone likes you and you like everyone. Myspace Quizzes

Yo, folks!

Happy Thanksgiving!

OK, I hate pimpin' myself on here twice in a row, but...............(not really)

I took this picture of Mt. Rainier when I flew out to Olympia in July of '05. Again, I dressed it up recently to enter into a little contest. The effect is supposed to resemble the grade school anti-drug movie renditions of a psychedelic experience. Do you like?

I just started a new battle on myyearbook.com............

I took this picture of a praying mantis when I went to Ohio last fall and recently dressed it up to make it slightly more freaky. Obviously, I would love your vote if you are so inclined. Doing so probably requires signing up at the site, but what the heck............

Ohhhhh, the anticipation.......

It's been a nice lazy Sunday thus far and it appears as if it will remain that way. Perfect time right now for me to be building the mindset to do an hour's worth of running while listening to bouncy music.....

Rock on!

Forget voting for those screwy politicians, vote for Art........

Egyptian mythology and me.......

Which Egyptian God or Goddess do you represent? (Pictures!) Ma'at, Goddess of Order, Harmony, and Truth Ma'at was the goddess of physical and moral law in Egypt, of order and truth. She was not much of a goddess, but more of a concept. She was what was right; she was the way things should be.<p> You lead a very well-ordered life. You are just and keep things in balance. You know just how to react to things, and people like you for that. <p> Fantasy-Mythology Quizzes

I believe that I've mentioned here before that I'm a music fan.....

I suppose that my poison of choice is often electronic stuff, but I have very eclectic tastes. I was watching the Today Show yesterday morning and I saw these dudes....

Red Hot Chili Pipers


And when I first heard of Miri Ben Ari and her whole "hip hop violinist" thing, I was intrigued. See...

Miri Ben Ari at The Apollo


And then of course there's Nuttin' But Stringz as can be seen here....

Nuttin But Stringz - Thunder


Most excellent!

w00t!

I'm about to embark on the last three nights of the night shift for a little while (barring OT of course). Mind you, I enjoy the night shift, but it's not necessarily conducive to a high quality of life.

I normally have a little concern for politics and such, but the early starts of campaigns and announcements for this campaign is already wearing thin. I have, of course, contributed to it slightly by having some early on support for Ron Paul, but the constant barrage of political news and punditry promises to be tiresome by this time next year.

If you live in the southeast US and enjoy electronic music, check out Liquified and/or Evoke Productions. I intend to make it to shows from one or both in the future....

Well folks, it's time to crash. Adieu!