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[17 Nov 2009|05:46pm] |
When I was in Ohio, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) reallydeepman took me to Dewey's Pizza. It was sooooo good. I've been looking for a similar pizza place here in southern California. (Preferably close to home.)
Do you know of any place that makes pizza like this? Or maybe one with basil, pinenuts, gorgonzola and bacon with a white sauce? If so, where?
And on a separate note, tomorrow I'm leaving for another five-day silent meditation retreat (in Joshua Tree). So I'll see y'all on Sunday. Be well!
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[31 Oct 2009|10:40pm] |
I'm not doing NaNoWriMo this year. But if I did my book would look something like this:
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[21 Oct 2009|08:34pm] |
And the out-take:
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[21 Oct 2009|04:48pm] |
Hanging out with Chance.
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[14 Oct 2009|01:04am] |
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[11 Oct 2009|06:15pm] |
My girlfriend is smarter than your girlfriend:
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[09 Oct 2009|04:41pm] |
Bandwagon:
I don't know; the Dalai Lama's was pretty sweet too. And Jimmy Carter's. And Desmond Tutu's. And Aung San Suu Kyi's. And...
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[28 Sep 2009|05:19pm] |
Poll #1463809 Threat
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 7Which do you believe is the more serious threat?
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[19 Sep 2009|06:35pm] |
Earlier today I fell in love. And I'll never be the same again.
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[05 Sep 2009|10:46pm] |
What did we do tonight? We played with the webcam:
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[23 Aug 2009|10:55pm] |
Just briefly...
I took the kids to see PONYO today, and I loved it. In my opinion, it is the best animated movie of the year. If you're a fan of Miyazaki's MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO or KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE, then you'll love this one too. After a few years of mature works by Miyazaki (I'm not a fan of HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE or SPIRITED AWAY) it's nice to see him get back to more light-hearted fare.
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[03 Aug 2009|04:04pm] |
Have you ever tried one of these before? Any good?
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[27 Jul 2009|05:32pm] |
Because he's in love.
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[24 Jul 2009|05:08pm] |
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[16 Jul 2009|09:49am] |
My delima: Having a week's worth of information to share; but not finding the words to share it.
A week of silence. But you can't turn off the the mind. It's voice continues on and on.
Digging in the dirt. Crawling in it. Rolling around and bathing in it.
Climbing trees. For sleep. For music. For meditation. Bathing in the wind. Dancing with the leaves. The sun bared witness to all.
And what can I see from my perch in my tree?
Two horses.
Self-portrait in tree, balancing the camera on my foot:
And my view when I laid down to rest. I was in that tree for THREE hours.
Even the turkey seeks freedom from suffering.
And bows to the dharma.
One morning, as the sun was rising and the fog was fading, the deer grazed through. Unafraid of man. They know they are safe here. Respect for all sentient beings no matter what shape or size. As I walked the path, I counted 13 of them.
This photo was taken from my bedroom:
And a picture of where I slept all week:
I found an old friend, awake after sleeping for so long. We played and danced in the poison oak.
Later I found the secret council where Turkey and Deer meet to decide and guide the fate of the universe:
They let me join the council for the night:
Sitting with 50 men all week. No women. I never realized how much I objectified them. Lean on them. Need them. Their beauty. Their grace. Their charm. Their wiles. And all week long, these were the only cans I could see:
These were good times.
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[01 Jul 2009|09:34am] |
Oh glorious banana-peanut butter-chocolate-soy milk shake; don't question my love for you.
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[01 Jun 2009|04:41pm] |
Adding to yesterday's post about the Great William Shatner; a two minute clip from a 15 minute movie titled "Khaaaaaan!"
More on "Khaaaaaan!" can be found in this LA Weekly article.
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[31 May 2009|07:32pm] |
With thanks to vlexor:
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[09 Apr 2009|09:44pm] |
The ugliest quilt in the world is done. I don't know if she wants credit, but thanks to carolburnett for teaching me how to sew.
It's called a "rag" quilt. The kids and I each selected an equal amount of fabrics. 1/4 of a yard each fabric. The final product is roughly 5 X 5 1/2 feet.
( Pictures )
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[05 Apr 2009|12:10am] |
NEGATIVITY, CHAOS, AND FEAR -- BE GONE.
LET THE ARTIST'S CREATIVE SPIRIT GUIDE US.
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[01 Feb 2009|12:55pm] |
Assignment #4 - Collect thirty interesting items while on a walk.
 I did this one with the kids before it got too warm today. While on the walk we came across a bunch of dandelions. I made a wish along with Bethany. My wish: "For the kids to be happy, healthy, loved, safe, and free from suffering." Bethany's wish: "For a unicorn with laser eyes, who is a nice unicorn, and will shoot the bad guys and protect the good guys."
Most of the items we found were all sorts of various metal and plastic things that I have no clue about, and various flowers in different sizes and colors and shapes, and screws and bolts and feathers and seeds. And these:
1. A blue balloon
2. A wire hanger
3. A beige plastic shovel
4. An orange Tonka truck
4. A green foam ball
5. The arm to some familiar action figure.
6. The empty case for a 10 pc. 3/8 inch ratchet set
7. An empty mini-bottle of E&J Brandy
8. A ball wheel
9. Mini pine cone
10. Styrofoam
11. A seagull feather
12 A squished AA Duracell battery
13. Empty can of Libby's Vienna sausages
14. A black hair band
15. Pacifico bottle cap
16. A wooden chair
17. A bike tire
18. Broken green glass
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[25 Jan 2009|05:58pm] |
Can you think of any Science Fiction movies that a 9-year-old boy would enjoy? They don't have to be good. Just something with a lot of action in outer space that would hold the interest of an active boy. I think most of my personal collection is not age appropriate for him, would bore him, and most don't take place in outer space.
Some I have thought of already:
Zathura
Lost In Space
The Black Hole
Explorers
Flight Of The Navigator (Maybe too boring?)
The Last Starfighter (Maybe too boring?)
Titan A.E. (I've never seen it. Any good?)
Has anyone seen Wing Commander? Is it age apropriate? I sure know Starship Troopers is not. But what about it's sequels?
Any ideas?
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[20 Jan 2009|06:46pm] |
FYI: With our new president, the Whitehouse now has a blog. It's official address is: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/
But supposedly it will be syndicated on LiveJournal as well at: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/syndicated.gif) whitehouseblog
I've added it to my friend feed.
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[19 Jan 2009|03:19pm] |
My twenty-year high school reunion is this year. Prior to the reunion, I must complete a biographical sketch to be included with a sort of reunion yearbook.
With reallydeepman's help, I've began working on it. I have a 860 character limit for my biography:
After high school, my body hair had grown into the shape of Iceland on a 1:1 scale, so I moved to Turkey. I became a circus performer for the queen, who was really a rat with a tiny hat. At night I edited robot porn. After the robot overlords found out, I was pulled into a van and taken to Honduras. I spent 3 years with a Central American underground nut smuggling ring. I ran the front, "Hats for the Poor". They were secretly broadcasting a radio signal that was slowly growing tumors in the citizens. One tumor took over a car dealership and drove right into my store. After a long chase, I finally caught up with the tumor. We drove to Toledo, stopping at every 7-11 we could. We wrote a book together about Pancho Villa. That tumor was the love of my life. After the tumor left me for a younger woman I moved to Bakersfield under the name "Das Energi".
And now I have an 80 character limit (each) to write about my Family and my Interests. And I need to make up an Occupation. And include a photograph:
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[07 Jan 2009|09:24am] |
I hate gardeners. Lawn mowers. Air blowers. There is a story where I once tried to throw a running lawn mower at a gardener. It was too heavy, I couldn't pick it up. But I did menacingly shove it in his general direction.
Every Wednesday is gardener day here at the apartments. Exactly at 8am they fire up the lawn mowers and air blowers. And thank the Gods that they do. They are my inspiration to escape this place. To get on my bike and leave. To go where I can't hear them anymore, and keep going.
I haven't gone on a bike ride in weeks, maybe a month. But I did this morning. And it kicked my ass.
Frak I'm out of shape. Now to carry my bulk into the shower.
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[01 Jan 2009|07:44pm] |
warren_ellis is encouraging you to go to this post in his journal and comment with a picture of yourself along with a message to yourself in one year.
I did it. How about you?
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[27 Dec 2008|05:08pm] |
The kids are outside playing with their friends. So I'll take this time to work on Newsweek's book and movie surveys: "A Life In Books" and "A Life in Movies"
A Life In Books
My Five Most Important Books
I am totally cheating with my answers...
1. Jonathan Carroll's Answered Prayers sextet.
2. Neil Gaiman's Sandman series.
3. Frank Herbert's Dune chronicles.
4. Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series.
5. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.
A book that upon re-reading, disappointed:
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
A book that you always return to:
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
A truly classic book that you are embarrassed you have never read:
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
A book you hope parents read to their children:
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
A Life In Movies
My Five Most Important Movies
1) The Fountain
2) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
3) 2001: A Space Odyssey (And I'll cheat and add the sequel 2010 too.)
4) The Matrix
5) Excalibur
A movie you have revisited with disappointment:
I recently re-watched this one. I hadn't seen it since I was a child and my memories of it were awesome. But now, through adult eyes, this movie really blows: H.G. Wells' The Food of the Gods.
The movie you have watched the most times in your life:
Probably Star Wars. If you include them all as one work, definitely the whole Star Wars series.
A truly classic movie that you are embarrassed you have never seen:
There are a bunch of them, for example, most of Paul Newman or Robert Redford's catalog. But if I had to pick one, I'll select the fifth best movie as ranked by IMDB: Clint Eastwood's The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
A movie you hope parents share their children:
Dumbo
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