The Manic Mechanic

new phone #: 720-212-5578

the old number is still available for texting, but voice calls are right out. i'll keep that one on for roughly the next month. i can also receive texts on the new one.

mom FINALLY got out of the city today. uncle went and picked her and brother up. i haven't talked to them yet.

UPDATE

dad is okay and holding down the fort in folsom, la.

step sis and neices lost EVERYTHING.

people that i can't find:

roger.. i sent him a text message, but he either won't or can't respond. anyone know where he is?

dad... he's on the north shore, i'm assuming that it's not as bad over there, but i haven't talked to him in days.

everyone else is accounted for through various connections.

if anyone needs ANY HELP AT ALL, please let me and molly know. since my phone is still on a 504 network calling me is pointless, but you can send me a text message and it will go through.

504-669-0265

got back late-ish on wednesday night.

the wedding was awesome. too much to recount.

ninjai

angelina jolie is a home wrecker

"shaven, not furred."

"That though the radiance which was once so bright be now forever taken from
my sight. Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass,
glory in the flower. We will grieve not, rather find strength in what
remains behind."

William Wordsworth

what a moron...

the best car commercial ever

today i found myself actually trying to find npr news, all things considered and market place.

there are some that might find this amusing.

i worked lastnight, outside, in the cold. it sucked. working "security" for some rich folks in south denver. it was pointless, but the money was worth it. i got home at 4:30 am. i worked all day at the shop was off for 2 hours and then i had to be ready to go for 8pm. fucking 17 hour work days suck. especially when the last 7 hours are standing in the cold making sure the little rich kiddies don't do anything stupid... like go to the main house. oh no!! look out!

it was nice, however, to crawl into bed with molly. it took me an hour or more to stop shivering. i think the temperature had to be around 10 degrees by the end of the night. i had to recuit an extra blanket.

today was spent getting breakfast for molly (a bit later than planned, but it got there all the same), hanging out with shane and jon for a bit at the cafe and then heading over to jon's to help him put new shifters on his road bike. he and i talked for a long time about various odd shit. we came to some interesting conclusions, it was fun. he's a good kid.

it's hard to beleive that our wedding is so close. molly's wedding ring got ordered this week, when it arrives we have to find a jeweler to set the stone. she got an amazing color change sapphire for it. we're both still trying to figure out what exactly we want to wear. i've got a few different suits picked out and she's still waiting for fabric swatches.

life is good in denver. i'm glad to be here. it's a whole different world up here. people aren't as friendly as i'm used to, which has been very hard getting used to. one of the things that i miss most about new orleans is the lack of civic pride. it's not to say that people here trash the city, but there is no sense of communtiy. i don't need to explain it, you know what i mean. i miss nola often and remember time well spent with good company. every so often, it hits me that i'm not just on vacation and that i probably won't be back in new orleans on a permanent basis anytime soon, if at all.

the lighter side of the matter is that i'm very fortunate to have molly in my life and i'm very happy (overall) that i've decided to try something new. the good far out wieghs the bad (which isn't even all that bad). life continues at a dizzying pace at times. it's hard to believe that i've been gone for four months already. i'm working out some minor problems with getting into school, but it all should be resolved with plenty of time to get registered by fall semester. school starts just before my residency takes effect, so i have to petition the admissions board and convice them to give me instate tutition. at that point it will be a matter of weeks, hopefully they'll take pity on me. it's the difference of about $6k a year.

work goes well. i'm learning new things everyday. my boss has mellowed out a good bit. i had to have a talk with him, but things have gotten better since then. he's so used to people not following his directions that he's got a nasty habit of treating his employees like they're in 1st grade. i calmly told him that i hadn't been spoken to like i was in grade school since... well, i was in grade school. he pretty much stopped that day.

molly managed to get me to take west coast swing lessons... i'm not a dancer. i'm far too analytical to dance. it's been fun though. though one wouldn't imagine moving and counting to be as hard as it is. ;P we've only to been to one lesson and considering that i've NEVER danced in my life, i think i did pretty well.

i haven't been riding nearly as much as i'd like. i've only myself to blame. it's been cold and i guess i'm just a wuss. i'm pretty much ok with that... i'[ve been thinking about getting an indoor trainer, but there's this part of me that's resisting.

wedding plans are moving along. it's still pretty odd for me to think that i'm going to be married... exciting but odd. my wedding ring got ordered lastnight. it's sooooo hot. polished titanium and platnum... drool. i'm excited to see all my friends that somehow have ended up scattered all over the country and i hope that molly and i can arrange a trip to new orleans to celebrate with friends and family that won't be able to come out to new mexico.

nothing like listening to happy talk to make you miss new orleans.

much love to all you guys.

"you've got one big dick there, honey"

"well, i guess it's better than two small ones."

today can end any old time.

fuck everyone isn't the correct phrase, but it's the first one that comes to mind.

started the day with a nice ride over to the bagel shop, like i do every sunday morning, to get breakfast for myself and molly. went to the bar and met up with my friend jon, we went for a nice long road ride. after that it became "fuck with harley day". the details are unimportant, i will say that it's amazing what a buzz kill somethings can be. i had just had a good ride, i had food in front of me and i was enjoying good company. three different people decided at various times throughout the day to mess with me. people i didn't know, people i didn't provoke...

i'm not going out tonight... some poor basterd will mess with me and i'll give him his beatdown, plus the three other guys beatdowns, and that's just not nice.

in other news:

it all makes sense now...

as seen on fazed.org..

"Okay, so most of us learned a long time ago not to mess with the small Asian kids, but apparently that applies to rap as well."

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it feels like 6 degrees out and all is right with the world. went for a bike ride this morning... everyone that saw me looked at me like i was insane. i had to get bagels, what did they expect?! truth be told, riding in the snow is a kick in the ass. i was wearing the the trusty under armour, along with a hoody and a windbreaker and i was fine. the little gay guy at the bagel shop called me a brute... i just bout fell over laughing. the snow has been falling steadily all day and shows no signs of relenting.

talked to will the other day and much to my surprise he can make it to the wedding, which makes me happy.
talked to the mouth today and much to my surprise he can make it to the wedding, which makes me happy.

i've been thinking about doing some mountain bike racing this spring and after talking with my friend justin we're going to start a team and do some racing. he's going to work up some proposal type stuff and see if we can get sponsorship from some local businesses. it should be fun.

i'm off to watch some csi and eat some dinner.

i got guiness spice cake. i got guiness spice cake. i got guiness spice cake.

molly and i set a wedding date.

april 23, 2005