A day in the life.......

Not much going on today....did some yard work, listened to some old favorite CD's while re- painting the shutters ('Illmatic' and 'Yo, Bum Rush The Show'), mowed the yard, etc....then I realized how f'n hot I was. Hosed myself off, put on the trunks, packed a bag and went to the beach. Stopped at the Food Lion (my loyalty runs deep....) for a case of beer on the way....(god bless Carolina Beach for allowing such behavior..public drinking....with in reason). I planted my ass right on the edge of the water (high tide peaked today around 12:30ish), popped open a brew, grabbed my book ('Kalki'), and just...relaxed.....see pic below...

....but anyways....as always, I took some pictures while there. There was a storm coming into Wilmington about that time, though it never made it the beach...thankfully. From the beach, the clouds appear very threatening....you keep thinking 'I better pack up now' but I was holding out, hell, I had a book to finish, not to mention a few beers left (I did NOT take the case with me onto the beach...even I have limits..). Below are the pictures...click to enlarge.

Well, the rain never came to the beach, I finished the book (and a few beers) and got some quality swim time in. The water is roughly 70 degrees now and today, the ocean was perfect...not too rough and just enough waves to make it fun. I got used to the temp pretty quickly too. I really need more days like this. Until next.......

Random stuff.....

We just got this picture...it's hanging in the master bathroom....really. It was found somewhere around Whiteville in a second shop....I wasn't there but I would've been all over it had I been there. Take a moment and check it out.....

Does anything about this picture make sense? I haven't been able to crack the riddle..if there is one...nor do I 'get it'. Cats smoking in the boys room in what appears to be old school cop outfits. It does amuse me though so it is a certified 'Great Find'..... Next is more sky pictures from the back porch....they HAVE been editted....enjoy and click to enlarge as always....

...and lastly.....the notorious B-A-T.....Bat Man... ..came with the house....one of the best cats I've ever had......she (yeah 'she'..) doesn't smoke though.....or wear cop outfits...

...until next time......

First swim......

Today after work, we went to the beach. Around 85ish inland, on the beach...roughly high 70's....though VERY NICE. Today was the first day that I actually jumped in overhead and swam. New record.....May 6th, while the prior was around the 15th (I think..).... It is still pretty damned cold, but it depends on how much you WANT IT. I want it. So I survived. I got used to it quickly. Below are the pics I took while there.....enjoy. Beach season is HERE!!

Beach Report

We went to Fort Fisher yesterday. Very nice day, about 80 degrees but the water is still WAY too cold (for me, anyways) though there were some guys waist deep in it. Got a very good 'sand blasting' as the winds were whipping around.....butt loads of seagulls, too. We're thinking of switching to Fort Fisher this year as 'our beach'...Carolina raised their parking fees again (bastards) and it's free here....we'll see how the crowds are in season..... Anyways, below are the pictures...enjoy and 'click to enlarge'...

BTW....the cats have taken over

...until next time.....

It DOES Snow at the Beach....

The above picture, while blurry as hell, was

taken last night (2-12-2010) at Carolina Beach just to the left of the Pavilion/Boardwalk area.. ______________________ Last night, after getting my ass handed to me by various 'snow scared' customers until 7 pm, I came home thinking "It's not gonna snow." Got a call from Broman (old friend) and while talking, Robbin (my girlfriend) told me that we were getting 'flurries'....see below....and click on the images to enlarge....

It really started to come down. I got off the phone and thought that we should go to the beach, I mean really, how often do you get to see snow at the beach? So, we bundled up, grabbed the camera and took off towards Carolina Beach....the closest to our house. The time was roughly 11 pm, maybe a bit later, but we arrived intact. Below are the pictures we took.....snow at the beach...

The above were taken at the Boardwalk area........

Snow meets ocean...above...

ME.......at the edge of the world, during a snow storm......with a Penguin hat on...

I climbed a 'Life Guard Stand' to take this picture (above)......

Then we came back home. We got roughly 4 inches of snow. Below are pictures of when we got home.... about midnight....

While dumping these pictures on the PC, I discovered a few more......below.....

..another sunset in the Dubbya Eye Elle Emm...

'June Bugs'....ready to help with dinner...

'"Cranes, Trains and Blue Skies"...generally....

One fat bastard of a cat named 'Thomas"....

Thomas and "Juice"...who is a bit camera shy.... _________________ Until something else comes up..........

Possibly the best ending to a movie ever made....

I fell asleep last night while watching IFC (movie channel on satellite..) and then woke up around 12:30ish to the below scene. I wish I had known the movie was coming on and I would've found SOME way to stay awake (or DVRed it, whichever...) to catch the whole thing again.....love this movie. The ending, while super violent and graphic, is almost emotionally moving, in a fucked up kinda way. The song mates up perfectly with the characters and the situation that they are in at this point of the film....... Great movie...The Devil's Rejects.. enjoy....

I might be insane......

I know it's been FOREVER since I updated the site and this is a weird ass picture to kick things off....but, it amuses me. First things first: I quit smoking thanks to Chantix. One of the assumed/warned side effects of Chantix is vivid dreams. When the doctor told me this, I explained to him that I normally have crazy dreams anyways so, hopefully, Chantix may normalize them (such as 'speed' calms a hyper child...see Ritalin...) For a few nights, I did actually sleep better and have somewhat normal dreams (or at least what I'd consider normal). Months later, I quit taking the Chantix and am still NOT smoking (thank you, Chantix, I did not think it was possible......) but at times, my dreams remain vivid. SUCH AS LAST NIGHT. During the course of my sleep last night, I dreamt (is that a word?) that I was involved in an 'Insult contest' with Oates (of Hall and Oates fame). There were rules to this contest as well, as one had to present the other with a phony 'certificate' and follow it up with an insult to compliment the 'certificate'. I don't recall the initial joust but I remember nailing him with this one: as I handed him a folded piece of paper, I said "Here's a gift from the 'Puss'n'Wuss'...it's for a facial and a moustache trim'....." He gave me this super smug 'fuck you' smile and replied "Oh yeah..? That's because you smoke sooo much pot!" John Oates is not known for his zingers, obviously. And, for the record, I have NOT SMOKED WEED in years. So fuck you, Oates. I woke up just at this time....trying my damnedest not to laugh out loud...hell.. it was around 3 am. I can not recall the last time a dream woke me up laughing.....I've woke up freaked out and all but not laughing. And damn, like he didn't smoke pot, too....he's probably at the 'Puss'n'Wuss' right now getting his 'stache trimmed....your welcome, Oates!