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BUZZ!!!

2008-02-25T14:17:00.000-08:00

Those of you familiar with Mike's Asy Chronicles will notice that this exchange was of the same variety. I'd been getting IM messages from this person off and on for the last couple months. The other day I wanted to talk to someone and then she BUZZed. I thought, what the heck. This took me by surprise so much that I took long pauses like toward the end when she BUZZed me again. I was thinking how much I should play along, but then I thought, I'm good. He/she was a persistent little devil.

BUZZ!!!
susanpedro19: hi
Robert Jackson: hello
susanpedro19: why you don't talk before
Robert Jackson: I've been gone all day
susanpedro19: ohh ok
Robert Jackson: what you up to
susanpedro19: nothing
susanpedro19: and you
Robert Jackson: just got back from the movies
Robert Jackson: what you been doing with yourself lately
susanpedro19: nothing
Robert Jackson: that seems a bit impossible
Robert Jackson: so, what you wanna talk about
susanpedro19: about some big amount of money
susanpedro19: that was kept some where by my father
Robert Jackson: like he hid it on you
susanpedro19: i want someone that's serious
Robert Jackson: you're starting to lose me, tell it to me straight, what's up
susanpedro19: well
susanpedro19: i want you thats why im telling you thois
Robert Jackson: go on
susanpedro19: can you travel to london or holland to get some money for me there
Robert Jackson: that's kind of a lot to ask
susanpedro19: if you can get this money...we are rich...we invest on our own
susanpedro19: without no one
Robert Jackson: Um, why haven't you gone and gotten the money yourself?
susanpedro19: because i can't handle it alone
Robert Jackson: I don't have the money to get to London, I just bought a house, and most of my money has gone into it.
susanpedro19: i want us to work on this then
susanpedro19: the money was kept in london and i have the contact of the company that kept the money for me
Robert Jackson: so where do I come in
susanpedro19: ohh okay
susanpedro19: i will have to give you the company name and the name of Director of Operation
susanpedro19: the person that you will contact straight on my behalf
susanpedro19: maybe you will do that tomorrow
Robert Jackson: this is too weird. I don't even know who you are. And you're asking this of me. It's all a bit too much.
susanpedro19: you don't know me huh
susanpedro19: since we been talking
Robert Jackson: we haven't talked in a while, and even then I didn't learn much about you.
susanpedro19: haowww
susanpedro19: we have been talking here robert
susanpedro19: just that we don't use to see eachother online everytime due to the process of this money that i am telling you
Robert Jackson: I sincerely apologize, but you should try to find someone else to help you out with your predicament.
susanpedro19: ohh why??
susanpedro19: because i just inform you
Robert Jackson: because I can't get myself to Europe. I've got responsibilities.
susanpedro19: ohh alright..
susanpedro19: but all the same...if you can contact this company they can come to you in state
susanpedro19: and deliver the money to you in a safety consignment box
susanpedro19: and i have the picture of the company here with me if you don't mind to see it
susanpedro19: i will let you see it
Robert Jackson: why would you want the money brought to me?
susanpedro19: i look around the whole world...think straight to you
susanpedro19: beside you are ok
Robert Jackson: that I am
susanpedro19: robert how i wish we both work on this together
susanpedro19: this is great opportunity for me...even for you too
susanpedro19: i will give you proof
susanpedro19: also will fax all the document that back this to you
susanpedro19: ok
BUZZ!!!
Robert Jackson: I don't have a fax
susanpedro19: robert can we start the arrangement beside have been dealing with the company in london and have went down to see the Director of operation
susanpedro19: i need to come up with you ...so that all the necessary arrangement can be make and bring the consignment down to your doorstep and deliver it to you
susanpedro19: thats all
Robert Jackson: I bet it's pretty easy, get a neighbor or something to do it. I gotta go.'

Monkeyboy and the Case of the Beatrix Barrage

2008-02-14T23:29:00.000-08:00

Monkeyboy and the Case of the Beatrix Barrage

Monkeyboy was sitting in a nice French restaurant, across from his girlfriend Beatrix. He had not been contributing much to the conversation, instead he was mostly sitting in his fancy clothes sucking down glass after glass of the restaurant's cheapest wine. Beatrix didn't mind him not talking, Monkeyboy had found out that as long as you make some noises intermittently like you were actually listening to the conversation she could prattle on forever. She was starting to talk about how her feet smelled worse in the morning than at night, or something like that, Monkeyboy didn't really care, he had brought her there for a purpose.

Suddenly he leapt onto their table, landed and stayed in a crouched position. "I know this may be hard for you, but could you please just shut the @#$%@ up, cunt!" Monkeyboy found that the C-Word always got her attention, as I'm sure it does every woman. "I know you've been banging Turtleboy, that lazy @!@#. And I just wanted to show you one last time what you'll never see again."

He whips out his penis and displays it for her, then proceeds to let loose the strongest stream he had ever let loose. He peed in her hair, he peed on her face, and a little even got in her mouth in the initial folly. Monkeyboy starts to whoop and howl and can see the biggest chef from the back coming from the kitchen to show him the way out.

Instead he jumps from the table and grabs hold of the closest chandelier letting this rampant stream of wine-induced urine. He literally got it all over the restaurant. The last little bit flew almost in slow motion and landed on an outlet across the room.

Sparks flew from the outlet and caught some drapes a blaze. Panic overtook the patrons and it was every man for himself on the way out of there. Beatrix was trying to make her way out when Monkeyboy hip checked her into the fire and ran outside.

Sitting outside with the other patrons, they all watched as Beatrix ran outside ablaze and screaming, people were chasing her with jackets and such trying to put her out, but she kept on a running. Monkeyboy just looked on in amusement, "What a stupid bitch!"

So that's how my week has been.

2008-02-14T23:13:00.000-08:00

Okay, the girl I told you about responded to that email and said that someone had stolen her credit numbers were stolen and she hasn't been able to go online at all. Well, I really kinda feel like an ass. Although it could just be Friday. I got to get it in my head that people you meet once over the internet don't call you up when they're in crisis mode, they could care less what you're up to, they're busy.

Here's the email I sent:(Psychosis running rampant!)

Hello. Let me start this off by saying, how ya been? I don't know if you know this about me but I can be a little impatient and reactionary when I don't know where I stand with someone. For instance, you don't have to dodge me on Yahoo Messenger anymore because I took you off my contacts list. And I cancelled all my subscriptions to all of the online dating sites I was on. That's not so much about you, just not having anymore luck on those things and I was beginning to obsess a bit about it, so I axed them all.

You know what I find amusing? That I met with three women that week and the only one still in contact with me I have almost nothing in common with, so far. But she's nice, we'll see if it goes anywhere.

Oh, and this is the only way that I can contact you, I kind of deleted your number so I wouldn't call you. I wanted so bad to call you up and force you to tell me no thanks, but if you can't do that over the phone, over email would be nice. I just need to hear it so I can move on. I think way too much and I'm usually a patient person but like I said when it comes to people I don't know where I stand with my mind can't let it go. So please, respond and put my mind at ease.

Hope your week's going well,

Robert

P.S. I hope that this year's Valentine's Day is special for you. Bye.

And her response:

Ok before this comes off as rude, the past week has been really bad. Which is why I have not been online. I don't dodge people. My credit numbers have been stolen so I am dealing with that right now and that is pretty much my priority. Sorry if I can't cater to everyone's needs right now. So thats how my week has been.

I deserved every bit of that hostility. I like it. Well, I have steeled myself to the fact that I will not initiate anymore contact with her. I would like it if she called, or emailed, or anything, but I'm coming off as a whiny little bitch. So I'm not holding my breath.

Do you think they make a pill for my kind of psychosis?

2008-02-12T13:13:00.000-08:00

I'm officially off the market. I cancelled all of my subscriptions to the internet dating sites I was on, 5 to be exact. This isn't a declaration of me finding someone special, and knowing that they're my one and only, although I'm still chatting with Amanda on the phone periodically and that has a chance, but more to just point out that me asking out someone I meet in the real world is kind of laughable. I'm just spent on putting myself out there, and the whole online dating game game, you know what I mean.

Another thing, my emotions fly all over the place when I'm not sure where I stand with someone. I get completely reactionary, for instance, this other girl I met just over a week ago said she was shy and that she has trouble contacting people and such. So I call her a couple days later, she "forgot" to program my number in and didn't know who it was calling, then she told me she was dodging me on Yahoo Messenger because she felt awkward because she met someone else from the internet and didn't blah blah blah. So I was in wait and see mode, in order to achieve this, I deleted her number from my phone so I wouldn't call, and deleted her from my contacts list on Yahoo Messenger. I just sent her a myspace message saying pretty much that, pleading with her to just tell me where we stand, I think it's pretty obvious, but you never know. Let's just hope she has the courage to tell me atleast that much.

That lastparagraph kind of makes me sound Psycho when I reread it. I just hate to be strung along by someone who "doesn't want to hurt your feelings", that's a million times worse if you ask me.

Do you think they make a pill for my kind of psychosis?

Freaky Geeks and the Lonely Camera(Addendum)

2008-01-22T12:16:00.000-08:00

It turns out Autumn didn't want to pay for the site and had no idea I'd even written her. So take a good look, tools this big only come once in a generation. It's a birthright, kind of like being the slayer, only not at all.

Freaky Geeks and the Lonely Camera

2008-01-19T22:32:00.000-08:00

So, last Tuesday night I got a bad case of the woe is me's and an overwhelming urge to message girls from the internet dating sites I've been frequenting. I hadn't had any luck in a while and someone I really thought would message me back didn't, so here's the result. Mind you, it was in the middle of the night and I was feeling worthless at the time. I feel great now, I've been chatting with a couple girls and one has been messaging me back. Nice, right. I call this....

BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

Wait, that's been taken, crap, better go with...

NIGHT OF THE INCOHERENT RANTER 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO(Much better.)

Subject: Please Read Then Delete

Hi, I know I'm not who you're hoping to get emails from, but I can't help that. I'm just me. Will I always be this version of me, god I hope not, I can be pretty annoying sometimes. So if you'd like to get into a bit of correspondence electronically with someone you don't have to feel worried about impressing or giving the wrong opinion of you, I'm your guy. Or you could just email me back saying "I'd rather gargle razor blades then listen to your inane chatter", that's cool too. I'd actually prefer that to no response at all. If you didn't get the last email, I like the new pics, especially the one where you're getting the evil eye from some chic and you look totally smashed.

Let me know what you think, Yay or Nay,

Robert

Oh wait, they get worse.

Subject: Settling?

I'm just going to put this out there. If you're ever thinking about settling, I'm your guy. I'm a bit homely, but I can be funny at times, and boy do I have personality, by the bucketload I do. Personally, I'd hold out for someone less me, but that's just me.

Robert

And here's where the incoherent part comes in.

Subject: Hi.

Hi again. Good thinking, you got put yourself out all over the place and hopefully Mr. Right will see you, not come off as a jackass and sweep you off your feet. Good luck to you, little buddy.

Robert

Does that make sense, I have no idea. But I think that this started when a certain miss didn't email me back after I saw that she was on one of the sites. A certain miss who borrows my camera to make her movie(*Autumn*, picture me coughing and saying her name at the same time.). I was just hoping for a hi, how you been, and got nothing. So someone please tell me if the first one's creepy at all. I have no sense about such things, some of you know this better than others. I sent the first one on the 11th. Here it is.

Subject: Freaky Geeks and the Lonely Camera

Hey there. Fancy meeting you here. Anybody hassling you yet. You gotta watch out for the freaks, they're freaky. I'm just a geek myself, so I'm okay.

I hope your movie gets back into gear. My camera's getting lonely. And good luck with this site, I dig your array of pics so you should have the hounds howling your way in no time.

Later Gator,

Robert

5 days later and no response, that first part was a play on this show she likes, Freaks & Geeks. We watched an episode while Mike and I were waiting for her actors to show for a shoot we were helping her with. Maybe she didn't catch that. Either way, I was hoping for a hello there, how you been, is that too much to ask? Well, the night of the Incoherent Ranter ended with this little masterpiece.

Subject: The Sacred Response.

Well, have you had to deal with any crazies, besides myself anyways. I just wanted to say that it's okay to email me back saying hi and that you've been chatting with this guy that you think may be the one. Or just say hi. And I hope that you didn't see that I messaged you again and cringed. If you did, leave that to yourself, I've gotta keep the little self esteem I have left. I may actually want to go out trolling one of these days, it's not all that likely, but could happen. I'm not trying to make you feel bad, just curious if these sites actually work. And I thought we were movie buds? 5 days and no response. It cut me, deep. ( This is where I'd put one of those emoticons with the frowny face, but I think they're stupid, so I'll just write about using one.) I really do hope you finish your movie someday. Bye forever.(Unless you bless me with the heavenly presence that is your response, sacred that it is.)

Robert

Man, what a night. If there was ever any question to whether I was a tool or not, it was answered emphatically that night. And still no reply. Oh well. I hope this gave some of you a bit of entertainment, 'cause I've reread them and I think they're funny as hell.

The Return of Monkeyboy

2008-01-18T17:00:00.000-08:00

So I find myself sitting here, thinking about things that I would like to write about. I got nothing. So I'm going to start the new series, It's a Monkeyboy's World. By popular demand, from the texts I sent to Mike.

Monkeyboy and the Case of the Dirty Spinster

"Hey, lady, I don't appreciate you telling everyone in the building that I've been seeing a nice girl on the side. It's none of your business, I can date whatever species I like." Monkeyboy storms off in a huff.

The Dirty Spinster, dressed in a pink frilly night gown and fluffy slippers, holding a cat in one arm and stroking it with her other hand, saying, "I don't care about your supposed rights, if I hear you sodomizing another member of the animal kingdom, I'm evicting your ass." She slams the door shut, accidentally hitting the cat in her arms in the head. The cat goes limp in her arms. The Dirty Spinster starts to wale in agony.

Monkeyboy comes back down the hallway to see the crushed skull of the cat in the Dirty Spinster's hands. "What a stupid bitch."

Little Automated Women

2008-01-15T23:57:00.000-08:00

After reading the continuing adventures of Mischa and Asy, I felt the need to write a little about the blight on humanity that is automated sexual advances from pretend women. They come from everywhere and piss me off to no end.

The first and easiest to ignore are the spam emails of girls hot for your junk and want you to lay that pipe. Example:

Subject: blonde milf in pantyhose bends over and shows ass

Email: http://www.neverbroghfeelovefigre.com/ playing with huge dildos

Please noone go to that website. I'd hate to have one of you horny mothers perpetuate sites like that. It's pretty clear where that stuff comes from, I've been to my share of naughty sites. THe emails are still really annoying.

Second, I don't know if any of you ever try to chat on yahoo, but they're riddled with automated girls who want you to check out there web cam and are queafing with anticipation. I usually have to cruise to 2 or 3 just to find another actual person to talk to, and then it's just some dude. And there's nothing more awkward then trying to talk a dude into pretending to be a girl and have cyber sex with me, or so Mike says.

Third, and one that gets me almost every time. Myspace friend requests from hot chick who would also like you to check out there web cam. It gets me every time, 'cause I think, hey, I like getting new myspace friends. Hopes crushed once again by these internet floozies.

Fourth, and this is probably just for me, but I've been trying out the whole internet dating thing. Well, a year and 5 sites later I'm still looking for the one. I've been on dates, but it's started to feel like an exercise in futility. On to what I wanted to say, at the site True.com, there is a ton of automation get my hopes up and crush them in one fell swoop going on. They work with the wink system, instead of sending an email, which takes thirty seconds, you can wink at someone and let them know you're interested. Actually, I've found that they're just easier to ignore. But again, I digress, I started getting all kinds of winks from all kinds of women from all over the place. From women that say in their profile that they want nothing to do with me, there's actually a pic of me on one(Not really, but it would be funny, incredibly sad, but funny, mostly for Mike.). Another thing is that I know that none of these women even looked at my profile, so where did these winks come from. I emailed one of the women who I could tell wanted nothing to do with me and asked her if she had winked at me and to please email me back. Stopped holding my breath for that reply months ago. Oh well, the specifics of my internet dating exploits is for another blog.

And if the guy who owns Outerinfo ever crosses my path and I know it's him, I will go medieval on his demonic ass. I'll act like I dropped something, then punch him square in the nuts. When he bends over in pain, he'll be in perfect position for my next maneuver, the DDT. Right into the pavement. And as he's dazed from a cracked skull I'll drag his ass to the curb, make him bite it then curb stomp his ass. Who am I kidding, I'd never do anything like that, I'd push him in front of a bus, might get away with that.

And Now, the Worst of 2007, Movie Edition

2008-01-15T22:04:00.000-08:00

I did my favorite movies of 2007 and I stopped at 10. There were a lot more than 10 movies that I loved this year, but I made it 10 to make me think more on it and come up with my real favorites, or the ones that were the freshest in my mind. Addendum to the list: I didn't see Juno till 2008, so I'm not counting it, and Sweeney Todd would probably be somewhere on the bottom half of the list, somewhere between 6 and 10.

But I digress, I already did that blog, this one's about the worst movies of 2007, which there was a lot that I just didn't like, while there were a few that just made me wanna burn the theater down. Now, some of these movies may not be that bad, but I was really disappointed in them to the point that I had bad movie experiences. You be the judge. I won't point out why each one made the list, I just hated them. Enjoy.

15. Catch and Release
14. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
13. Evan Almighty
12. Pathfinder
11. License To Wed
10. Mr. Woodcock
9. Skinwalkers
8. The Ex
7. Epic Movie
6. Georgia Rule
5. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters
4. War
3. Death Sentence
2. I Think I Still Love My Wife
1. I Know Who Killed Me

Okay, so 1-5 are definitive as my 5 suckiest times at the cinema this last year. The rest are pretty much where they need to be, but if you come up to me with a reasonable and logical explanation of why Mr. Woodcock is worse than The Ex, I may just agree with you.

And I've already seen one that's going to make next year's list, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Movie. Well, it is Uwe Boll, what did I expect.

Favorite Movies of the Year, so far

2007-12-16T17:38:00.000-08:00

The year is almost over, and there are a few movies left that look pretty good, like Sweeney Todd and National Treasure 2. I'll just have to amend this later if anything makes it to this list. First off, I want to do some honorable mentions: Pirates of the Caribbean-At World's End; Enchanted; The Bourne Ultimatum; No Country For Old Men; The Golden Compass; TMNT; and that's enough. So here is my top 10 movies of 2007, keep in mind I rate movies on how moved or entertained I was.

10. The Kingdom - When I first saw the trailer for this one I immediately thought "Man that movie's gonna suck." After hearing good things about it from several sources, and having nothing better to do on a Friday night, I went to see it. Man was I wrong, it starts out as a procedural, showing the Iraqis perspective on our occupation as the team tries to figure out who bombed an American encampment. Then toward the end it turns into a kick ass action flick as they try to get one of their own who was kidnapped back. This movie gets intense. Glad I checked it out.

9. Grindhouse - It's easy to tell why this one made the list: Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino are two of my favorite directors; over-the-top zombie killing fun; intense car chase sequences; Freddy Rodriguez being a complete bad ass; Kurt Russell as the creepy bad guy; and three words that say why the movie rocks so much, Machine Gun Leg.

8. Shoot 'Em Up - This is the most over the top action movie since I don't know when. I went with this movie from the beginning and was not disappointed. Clive Owen is the ultimate bad ass in this movie, he just doesn't miss. The movie gets creative in how he uses his marksmanship capabilities. My enjoyment levels watching this movie were off the charts.

7. Superbad - This is the funniest movie of the year. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera are becoming two of my favorite actors.

6. Shooter - Mark Wahlberg gets set up for the attempted killing of the President, and he don't like that much. After he gets away, he makes his way up the food chain to the guy who ordered the set up. There is also some great buddy action flick moments, and great uses of his being a sniper. Kick ass flick.

5. Bridge to Terabithia - If anything, this is the saddest movie of the year. Two kids make their own fantasy world where they go to get away from things. A blooming friendship leads to tragedy, and the ending with his little sister is beautiful. Also, the ultra cute Zooey Deschanel makes an appearance. Just ask my sister how sad this movie is, if you tell someone to watch this, warn them, tears are a coming.

4. Ratatouille - I love Pixar movies, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, and the Toy Storys are movies that I always go back to when I feel like watching a feel good movie. This movie is right up there as one of Pixar's best. This movie does what Pixar does best, the underdog who shows that you can do anything if you put your heart into it, no matter who you are. Even if you're a rat who wants to be a chef. Every time I saw this my spirits lifted and the world was a little bit brighter.

3. Stardust - This movie just enchanted me from the start. I read the book a while ago and enjoyed it, but the movie went above and beyond what I thought this movie would be. It was fun, whimsical, moving, intense, romantic, I loved this movie thoroughly.

2. Once - Take two people whose lives revolve around music, who get together and find out that they are the perfect match, musically. The romance nevers gets off the ground, but you just know that they would be perfect for eachother, but both of their insecurities keep them away and they both go back to the lovers who wronged them. The music in this is awesome, and this is the most beautiful and moving movie of the year.

1. Live Free or Die Hard - Bruce Willis is the coolest actor of his generation, a man of action who can deliver a one-liner like no one's business. And with Justin Long as his sidekick, this movie was just taken to a whole new level. The best action movie of the year, with a ton of comedy and wit. And my favorite movie of this last year.

And there we are. The funnest list to make of the year.

A Brand New Blog

2007-10-23T12:48:00.001-07:00

I hadn't decided whether or not I wanted to continue this blog after I got home from my road trip. I'm not really one for putting their deepest emotions out there for anyone to see. But I realized something, it's just a blog. I don't have to put anything into it that I don't feel comfortable with. Who knows, I may throw a little anguish in here from time to time, but this will mostly be about things that I've noticed, things that are pissing me off, or just random stuff that I wanted to bug Mike with but thought better.

For instance, it's hard to find the perfect house when you're working on a budget. There's always something that you love a lot about one, but then something else turns you off of it, whether it be the neighborhood, the floors, the yard, but it's always something. Today I saw a couple houses that were great. One was brand new, ranch style, lots of room, and I just loved the layout of the house, but the neighborhood wasn't great, there was an identical house next door, no A/C, and not much of a yard. The other I saw was an older ranch, big garage, nice deck in the back, big back yard, big barn, cool looking tree in the backyard, roomy, but there was also no A/C, some of the floors would have to be redone, and who knows what else would need to be done in the next few years, it is an older house. I've been looking and this seems to be the trend on the budget I'm working on: it's not gonna be perfect. So you know what I think, so what, it's not perfect now, with a little bit of work, I could come to thinkof it that way someday. But seeing as how just writing the word work gave me hives, we'll have to see.

Day Ten: Lansing, MI

2007-10-09T08:55:00.000-07:00

This is the last entry for the roadtrip. I got home early Sunday and have been catching up with shows on my DVR, and pretty much just loafing about. I was beat when I got back, so I took it easy.

After I left the Boulder area I headed west to the Rocky Mountain National Park. As you get close to the park there is a town that leads into it, Estes Park, and if they ever thought about doing a Northern Exposure remake, it could be made here. Lots of log cabins and old style buildings and the thing that reminded me the most, elk on the side of the road eating grass, just chillin'. I didn't get a picture 'cause it was right by the middle of town on a somewhat busy street. I tell you what, there were elk all over that park, on the side of the road, you definitely had to keep your eyes on the road.

The park itself was really beautiful. it started off in the floor of Rocky's where it's teeming with trees, green and gold, to the top, where it's barren and snow covered. Here's a few of my favorite pictures.

You definitely had to take the mountain pass slow at times. Two miles above sea level on a two way street. It got a little nerve wracking at times.

There were pulloffs along the road where you could take a short path to something, sometimes a lake, sometimes just neat looking rock formations. I tried to take all that I could, but it became apparent that Rocky Mountain air is not the best air when you're fighting a cold, thank goodness I brought a jacket and gloves, just in case, although a winter hat, just in case, would have been nice too.

I spent a while in the park, but then I headed out, I took a road North through the rockies some more and drove west through Wyoming toward my next destination, Mt. Rushmore. I got there just after dark. For some reason the parking was free, nice. As I approached the Mt. all I could think about was how much it looked like a matte painting lit up by spotlights like it was. I stared at it for a while, tried to get a picture, but with the only light being spotlights, the best I got was not quite crystal clear. It's one of those surreal moments as you think about how something like that could even be done in those days.

I hauled ass for the next two days, cutting through South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and back to Michigan. I ended up sleeping at a rest area on the way, that's what they're there for, right. Plus, I got to thinking about how much this trip was costing and fell into cheapo mode. Well, I just didn't stay in a hotel Friday night. I got home early Sunday morning around 2 AM. I spent Sunday recuping by watching football, and now I'm back. I'm glad I went, but it's good to be back.

Day Eight: Boulder, CO

2007-10-04T20:03:00.000-07:00

Man, today was just the rejuvenation I needed. Driving through Utah and Colorado, the scenery was so beautiful, time just flew by. I took I-70E. Here's a pic of what it was like in Utah.

I-70 through Colorado weaved around and sometimes through the Rocky Mountains. It was a great ride.

Day Seven: Las Vegas Part Two

2007-10-03T19:24:00.000-07:00

Las Vegas, I am at a loss of words of what to say about this town. There is a lot of things to do, but being alone I went for the easiest thing to find to do in Vegas, gambling. Now I didn't lose the house or anything like that, but I sure didn't win. Man I'm a crybaby. Done with that, now onto the things that were good today. My sister Rolanda told me about an elvis impersonator who performs free everyday. I went and checked him out at Bill's, formerly Barbary Coast. He was really good, his gimmick was that he was Big Elvis. I have no idea who the chic is.

The other thing that was sweet was the fountain in front of the Bellagio. You know, the meeting place for the crew in the Ocean movies. I think I'll go check 'em out again before I go. I tell you what, I checked out the Bellagio and that place is awesome.

Oh yeah, I'm staying at the Planet Hollywood, the room is pretty nice. There's random memorabilia in every room, in mine is a picture of the Blues Brothers, a copy of a letter by Bruce Lee where he stated his plan on how he's gonna be the highest paid Oriental super star in the US, and a poster of 16 Blocks.

Oh, and there isn't a missing entry into the blog, I just couldn't get myself out of the room yesterday. I didn't feel good, so I just stayed in. Tomorrow I leave early, so I can get to Colorado and drive through the Rockies while it's still light out.

Day Five: Las Vegas - Part One

2007-10-02T11:53:00.000-07:00

Made my up to the Grand Canyon early enough for me to get to Vegas around 8, here time. The drive was even more scenic than the day before, it was hard to keep my eyes on the road. At the Grand Canyon, I went to the southern entrance to the park and there's two lookout points. At the first one the fog was so bad you couldn't see anything.

I wonder how many people got there and thought, Why wouldn't it be? I just laughed and nodded, yup. Luckily the other lookout wasn't engulfed in fog.

After that I called up the Planet Hollywood hotel and got another night so I'll be there til Thursday. Tonight I'm gonna go see the strip. I'm gonna wait till later to get the full affect. Plus I just got up from a late night poker tournament that I was in. I got to the final 10 and then was taken out. I'm gonna loaf about for a bit.

Day Four: Benson, AZ

2007-09-30T20:27:00.000-07:00

So, I figured that I would get a jump on the next leg of my trip and leave Austin this morning. Well, I just stopped at a Best Western for the night at a town pretty close to Tuscon. The drive today went pretty easily, especially with the Sirius radio, NFL games all day long. Man Sirius rocks. Plus there was a lot of beautiful scenery.

Tomorrow I head to the Grand Canyon, and Tuesday it's on to Vegas.

Day Three: Austin, TX

2007-09-29T20:57:00.000-07:00

So, I drove some more today. Not a lot happened today, before I went to the game. My sister Rolanda had a roller derby game. They didn't do that well, final score 160-50, and for some reason it was stopped after two periods, and my sister hardly got to play, but they gave it their all. They posed for a nice pic after the bout. Rolanda's third from the right in the back. If you want to find out more about them, visit www.detroitderbygirls.com.

And check out that desk at the Courtyard Marriott I'm staying at. Nice.

I went with Landa to this after party thing at a local bar and I stayed for a few minutes before I realized that that overwhelming feeling that I don't belong there wasn't going away. So I bid my adieu and went back to the hotel.

On the road again tomorrow. Gonna start heading toward Las Vegas, and stop some place on the way and try to catch the Lions game. I have this nice room for another night, but the road is calling my name. It's a long way to Vegas, and I want to get their fresh, and ready for debauchery.

Day Two: Oklahoma City, OK

2007-09-28T18:42:00.000-07:00

Well, when I left this morning I thought to myself, "Wait, I'm staying in Oklahoma City tonight, what's there to do in Oklahoma City?" Answer: nothing I can think of. So I took my time today and stopped at the Meramac Caverns in Missouri. It's claim to fame is that Jesse James once hid out there after knocking off a train for a thousand dollars. It was okay, to tell you the truth, if you've seen one cave you've seen them all. There was a light show at the end of the tour that was fun and the tour guide was a cute chick, so that helped.

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful, but I did see a couple roadsigns in Oklahoma that were odd. The first went like this: SPEED LIMIT 75 MINIMUM SPEED 50 NO TOLERANCE. Man, they mean business. If it was up to me I'd add a fourth line BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING. The other one I thought was odd was one that said: DO NOT DRIVE INTO SMOKE. What do they got going on in Oklahoma to where that sign is needed. I guess it makes sense, 'cause whenever I see smoke I head straight for it, who knows what's in there, it could be the start of a zombie plague or just really dramatic when I come speeding out the other side in slow motion. Going to bed early tonight, tomorrow's Rolanda's game. On to Austin I go.

Road Trip: Day One: St. Louis

2007-09-27T22:00:00.000-07:00

Well, I left this morning later than I wanted to. Didn't get on the road till 11:30. Oh well, I forgot about the time change so I got in St. Louis about 6:30 ET. Yesterday I picked up an ipod thing for your car so you can play it over your radio, freaking genius. I have a feeling I'm going to be listening to a lot of podcasts in the next two weeks. On the way I stopped for gas near Springfield, IL. I saw that they had an Abraham Lincoln museum, and I thought, doesn't sound that exciting, right up my alley. I got there fifteen to five and it closed at five, no tours starting after four, man Abe, you're killing me.

I took the metro train to get into St. Louis, and got really lucky. I didn't get a ticket, I didn't see where you get one. I heard someone say that the penalty for riding without a ticket was fifty bucks. So this girl is checking tickets and she gets to some girl right before me and she can't find hers. The ticket lady stays with her and gets off at the next exit with her. I got off at the the one after that and got myself a ticket. I went to the Arch, and took some pics, but it's not the best thing to take pics of in the dark.

To get there I had to walk through this park. It was well lit, but I just went to go see The Brave One and couldn't help thinking about it.

Then I went to an Irish pub called The Dubliners, I had the duck, it was really good and my waitress regaled me with stories of backpacking in New Zealand and Vietnam and all over. Then I headed home and chatted with some guys who were there for a policemen convention, they reminded me more than a little of Farva. Time to sleep.