A pretty awesome day and a kind of weak evening

I had a really enjoyable day today. After staying at sweets last night late because of the tiny crowd we had, i got only 5 hours of sleep, which usually , for me, would have meant a long and hard day to come. But, i got up at 7 because deloris woke me up, and started off strong. I went grocery shopping, and began to prepare for my house sitter, and then went to biloxi to work at miss ethels house.
I sanded putty on the window trim. This may sound like a very uninteresting job, and it got a little repetitive, but at the same time it was really enjoyable. I like that kind of work every once in a while. It gave me a chance to focus zenlikely(is this a word) on one task. It was a task that did not need a lot of thinking but yet needed a lot of attention. Along with the crew at Miss Ethel's, i went to La Bakery for lunch and got a Xa Xiu Poboy. It was the first time i have had that one, and it was not bad. I still think that the Thit Nuong is better, but that was a nice break from my normal. I did have to stay some what regular with my bubble tea selection... Avocado and Almond, with bubbles, skim milk, half the sugar, and no whipped cream. It is one of my favorite things to eat.

After lunch, i went back to miss Ethel's house and worked for a while, but when the rest of the crew was ready to knock off, i had to leave too. I went to the community gardens and checked on my plot. I harvested a bunch of tomatoes and a few beets. The gardens have been having a difficult time finding people to sign up for watering days, so i decided to go ahead and water the entire garden. Also a zenlike activity. I will post some pictures of the gardens and maybe miss ethels soon.

When i got home, i was understandably a bit sleepy. So i took a nap, and deloris took a nap on the floor next to me. When i woke up, i realzed my phone was not working. I have one of those blackberry pearl things, and i have to say that it is the biggest piece of crap i have ever had. Maybe i just got a lemon, because my mom has the same phone, and hers is working perfectly. Anyway, I tried taking out the battery and the sim card, and it didnt work, the only thing that happened was a little red light came on and my flash for my camera came on and stayed on.

I had to go to sweets to call tmoblie. They are sending me a new phone, so i guess all is well, except i dont have a phone for a few days and that means i dont have internet at my house for a few days. That being said, i am at Hands on right now checking my email. I came to biloxi tonight to go to the "Try to get tim avicted party" and it was kind of lame. It was not the normal awesome Hands On crowd, but a whole bunch of people no one knew. There was even a fight, which, outside of sweets, is not really alright with me. So i left and came here to check my internet presence.

Well that is about it. Off to the Ocean Springs.
Night Night.

Right now i am not listening to anything because i am at hands on, and it is lights out already, unless you consider the guy next to me who keeps blowing his nose in the air something i am listening to. But i am trying my best not to listen. Any way. Good night, and i will have a phone monday!

Hurricane Season!

So, it is hurricane season now. Scarry! I can only hope that we get missed this year, and that no one experiences a storm with the magnitude of Katrina. I can tell you that I will be getting my booty out of here with any storm that comes this way. This shit scares me.

F That!!!! That's 50 cents!!!

So, at Sweets Lounge, there is a rule that if you say the F-Word, you have to put 50 cents in the F-Word Jar. Alright, so it kind of sucks, and i have been known to use that word a few times in my life, but its only 50 cents, and the money goes to pay for the cookouts. So, that being said, i have been as good as i can be at catching people for the 50 cent rule. Last night, a regular came in, and he was already pretty drunk. I did not realize how drunk he was until i had already served him his beer. Any way, he was spouting off the F-Words left and right. I let a few slide, but i asked him not to say it again. He got real mad and said it 2 more times. I asked for a dollar, but he refused to pay it. I told him he needed to leave, and he kept bitching. He finally asked if he could finish his beer. I told him if he sat there and shut his mouth and drank his beer real quick he could finish it, but if he opened his mouth i would make him leave. He sat there for about a minute, but his mouth just couldn't help it.... he was back at bitching about having to pay a dollar. I told him to leave, he refused and kept bitching. I had to call Rachel, my boss. She walked up to the bar, in her pj's, hair in a scrunchy, pulled from bed over the F-Word. She was pissed. She grabbed the bottle from his hand and said, get out. He wanted to bitch a little more, and Rachel grabbed the phone, got right in his face, and said we can do this the easy way or the hard way.... i was standing back, letting her do her thing, and thinking about how much of a cowboy scene it was. He still refused to leave; and Rachel called the LAW! He finally left, and as usual the entire bar had to talk about it for another hour. We called the LAW off, and everything was alright.

Oh my goodness, i still cant believe that we had to call the LAW over the F-Word. Ahhh...

Anyway, yesterday the ductwork at the center was being installed. So, not only was there scaffolding over my desk but my skin itched because of the fiberglass in the air. The same thing will probably be taking place today, but at the time the picture below was taken, they had made it past my desk, so no more scaffolding over my head. YEAH! Here is the view from my desk!


Right now i am listening to NPR, because that is what i do in the morning.

i can paint a wall now!

yesterday i worked over at Miss Ethels house with a group from Hands On. It was nice to get in to stuff like that again. I need to do it more often. Quincy taught me how to roll out a wall. Now i have painted my room and all, but she taught me how to do it right. So i now have a new skill. yeah!

other than that, i went to sweets and played a few games of pool. I beat Burt with an awesome bank shot of the 8 ball. that is only the second bank shot i have ever made, so i am really excited about that. and the fact that i beat Burt is pretty awesome..
After kicking Burt's ass, he kicked mine, and since we were playing for a kiss on the cheek the second game, i had to pucker up and deliver.
You know, i love the folks at Sweets. They really look out for me and care about me. It is like having a second family. Burt sat and listened to me bitch about how stupidly shy i get some times, which is something i am really self conscious about, and i end up acting really stupid and awkward. And i appreciate him listening to all of that crap. I needed an ear last night.

After i got done pouring out my anxieties to burt, i went to hang out with a few other friend's at their house, and thats about it for my evening.

Right now i am not listening to anything, not even NPR which is weird. ok, now i am. I am trying to figure out what i am going to listen to on my run with sweet deloris.

alright, well... there is my post for the day. are you happy james? hha just kidding. i am trying to get better about posting more, and the answer to your question is no, i have no leads, i have been slack or busy, which ever you would like to say. Buck, the ass hole won first, jay, a guy who comes in late, won second and Super awesome Willie won third. it was a funny thing to see, and i am glad you will be down here for the next one!

alright, i gotta go run.
gonna listen to Neutral Milk Hotel starting with the song King of Carrot Flowers part 1 immediately followed by part 2 and 3....

Its been a long time... i have been busy

So i have been busy, and i dont think i am going to give you a recap of everything since i last posted. Some basics:

James came down to look for a place to live. I think he and i are going to be roommates. I like where i live, but i think it will be nice to have a roommate or two, because it gets awfully lonely over here, way away from everyone i work with and most of the people i know. it was nice to have company and we stayed totally busy the entire time.

Friday night i went dinner with a friend, and hung out on the beach and shared a bottle of wine. It was a pretty great evening, what with good food, friendship, and the beach. It makes me feel really lucky to live here. That was the first time i have really ever hung out on the beach, and my company made it even nicer.

Saturday, i went to work in biloxi at the red house. I helped level some brackets that were going on the footings for the new covered area. I am not sure what they are calling it, whether it is a porch or an awning or a shaded area, but that is what i did. I did not stay too long, because my ride had to go to miss ethel's house. I going there tomorrow to help float the floor. I have never done that before, so this will be a good learning experience.

Also on saturday, i had to work at sweets. It was the chicken shit contest. I was really surprised by how long it took for the chicken to shit three times, but it took about 5 hours. It was a funny event though.

After the chicken finally pooped, and i got off work, i went to the shed, and heard a band and spent time with friends from work. I nice close to a busy day. I went home and passed out, i was exhausted.

Today... well, today was a busy day as well. I forgot to turn off my alarm clock, and i ended up getting up at 5:45 am. But it was alright, i got up, made coffee, and headed to the grocery store. when i got home, i started the laundry, and took deloris on a run, then rode my bike to the gym. When i got home i made some oatmeal molasses bread. It turned out well, although i thought i had messed it up. I grilled a steak for lunch today and the next few days. Then i took a nap and went back to sweets. It was a pretty quiet night up there, except of course for the Nascar Race. (james: i am sorry about jeff gorden!)

Now i am sitting at home and typing this blog, and watching my dog try to catch flies. She is doing a pretty good job. I think she just got her second one. I am also listening to bonnie prince billy. Alight, time for me to tuck my self into my bed so that i can work at full strength.

Polish Posters are rocking me!

Some one sent me a link to a lot of Polish Movie posters and i think they are just great.
Infact, you might say that they rock me.


Links to 2 sites:
a place to buy posters
an archive of posters

We will see.....