January 2005 Entries

January 23, 2005

Tourist Attractions

I live in a touristy part of the Metro Phoenix area known as Old Town Scottsdale. It's filled with lots of pricey art galleries and Southwest-type souvenirs shops. There are trendy yuppie bars and many statues of horses and the cowboys who ride them. There are odd little specialty stores devoted to various crafts like knitting, needlepoint and "stamping"...whatever the hell that is. There is even a store that sells nothing but Christmas paraphernalia year round.

I think most of the time, I tend to forget Old Town is littered with vacationing guests, until I go to Starbucks. If you just sit outside and sip your beverage you will start to see all the out-of-state license plates and people wandering with little maps.

This afternoon's parade was straight out of John Waters. To the east, a chatty cell phone talking tranny who must have made 10 calls while I was there.

To the west, a couple of white collar, motorcycle riding, Hell's Angels wannabees. I only wish I had a camera so I could have taken a photo of their Barbie Dream Choppers. The real Hell's Angels would have had them for lunch.

There were two bois from Colorado wandering around. Can someone tell me when Izods with the collar flipped up came back into fashion, because I'd like to register as a conscientious objector. I lived through that shit once already. In 1984. It was dumb then. It's dumb now.

And then there are of course the Snowbirds. The Snowbirds migrate to Phoenix during the winter so they can enjoy our snowless mostly balmy weather during the harshest times of there homes in the North and Midwest. They drive really big cars very slowly and usually with a turn signal on constantly. Why they need caffeine, I'm not sure but I hope it doesn't keep them from their 4 PM dinner reservations.

 

January 19, 2005

Decorating with MAK

ME: hey MAK. how are you?
MAK: hey brian. doing fine, how about yourself?
ME: i'm doing well.
MAK: what's new and exciting?
ME: oh lord, not enough. it's been very same old, same old here.
ME: although i am going to get new bedroom furniture soon so i'm excited about that
MAK: yay!
ME: now if i can just figure out where the spinning wheel will go...
MAK: next to the sling.
ME: that's where the poppers cabinet is
MAK: oh you ca
n wear those in a utility belt.
ME: good idea!
MAK: easy access
ME: very true
ME: i'm glad we talked. this was helpful.
MAK: always happy to help.

 

January 17, 2005

You Know...That Kind Of Post

Things have just felt off lately. I can't quiet put my finger on it, but I'm also not that worried about it either. It will work itself out. Usually does.

I notice other bloggers are posting less or questioning going on. Must be something in the water.

I have a mental list of things to do and every day I go through it and decide what, if any of it, I'm going to attempt to accomplish that day. Some of them concern this blog. Time will tell if I actually get around to doing them.

But for now, I leave you with this. On my way home, I called my friend Deek. He was at some dinner and was thankful to receive a call he could use as an excuse to leave. Later, via instant messaging, we had this exchange.

Oh...I should mention he teaches English and Drama.

DEEK: that dinner was a nightmare.
ME: nightmare on elm street?
DEEK: took forever.
DEEK: two little girls
DEEK: four elderly people
DEEK: one paraplegic alcoholic
ME: sounds like Ibsen
DEEK: at least in Ibsen people die

 

January 09, 2005

Do Re MeMe

My blogger's block is rendering my blog unattended. Poor little blog. Reading other blogs I have noticed a ton of those quiz things.

What the hell...it's a post...right? (See the Comments for my comments.)

Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba)

You're the Bride!Strong and determined, you can do anything once you set your mind to it.You long for vengeance and for a happy ending, and will do anything to achieve them.Kill Bill: Which Deadly Viper Assassin Are You?

Your Dominant Intelligence is Musical Intelligence
Every part of your life has a beat, and you're often tapping your fingers or toes. You enjoy sounds of all types, but you also find sound can distract you at the wrong time. You are probably a gifted musician of some sort - even if you haven't realized it. Also a music lover, you tend to appreciate artists of all kinds. You would make a great musician, disc jockey, singer, or composer.

RerunYou are Rerun!
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