Like anyone really cares how cold it is in California…

Posted on 19/01/2008 by Severe

In my zip code, it is 34 degrees. 34-fawkin-degrees!! Ah just biked home in that crap.

Ah didn’t feel near as cold in SF, whar think13 just played a gig (videotaped, n tha video will tell how it actually came off. Our drunk selves thought we were absolutely brillant….), so ah checked dowtown n saw its 46 degrees. EVERYONE told me tha East Bay is warmer then SF, so what gives?

Also – w. BART prices rising slightly, ah recently figured out that a m-f commute from my house will cost me OVER $150 bux a month. Which bumps me intae a completely different pricing brackett, especially if heat continues ta be so costly. Ah’ve bought a new space heater, but am afraid ahve been ripped off, er at least nawt gawten what ah thought ah was gittin. So we’ll see how that gaes, when it arrives.

Upside – think13 rawked fairly hard tonite
Downside – ahm still lettin people git inside my head even when ah don’t want them ta (completely unrelated but consistent thought at this time)

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Craptastic!

Posted on 17/01/2008 by Severe

Energy bill is ovah $400! Ahm supposed ta be livin w. all utilities included, but this is apparently breakin all tha banks. So an arrangement will hafta be decided….my suggestion is that whatevah ovah a certain amount is split by myself n tha otha housemate.

Also, ah need ta buy a space heater now…funny, ahd actually avoided daein just that b/c ah didn’t want to use more electricity! Anyone gawta personal recommendation (My room is 11 x 16, so it neeeds ta have a lil kick to it….unlike tha POS ah used in Bawstan, which was provided b.c of some crazy bullshit er sumthang).

Rough watahs ahead? Possibly. On tha otha side, its almost 5 pm n ah havent been fired. Also, think13 has a gig on Friday w. a friends band. Tha downside? Thars nae covah, so ahm doubtin any money will be seen by yers truly.

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BUSTED!

Posted on 16/01/2008 by Severe

Yep, totally busted goofing off at werk today, n aftah bein chastised fer nawt completin much. Granted, ahd been out fer about 2 hours on a job interview far away, n was drastically overdaein tha werk assigned, but ah was goofin off so ah did tha only mature thang, ah apologized.

Ahm takin tomorrow off already to catch up on resumes and see a docktah n a few otha pressing matters, so ahll be slightly on-edge until about 5 pm…if ah haven’t gawten a call from tha temp agency by then, ah shouldn’t be fired n should have werk through next week (which’d be nice).

Eitha way, ahve learned a lesson. Big Brother Is Watching! (also, don’t git busted). But no more journal entries from werk er other sorts of goofing. Gaein brain-dead from starin at information is bettah then bein broke (which ahm just barely hovering above. In my book, functioning is not incurring any more credit card debt, and possibly payin some off!)

As fer tha job interview, its a two month assignment that doesn’t quite pay well enuff ta justify it. And ah read my horoscope on tha east bay express on Monday on tha way intae werk which specifically warned me AGAINST taking tha first job offered. Nawt that it’s been offered, but it would be *totally awesome* if tha first position offered me ah couldn’t accept.

* – thars that sarcasm ah briefly warned about

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Bollock-y Weather

Posted on 15/01/2008 by Severe

In El Cerrito it is 38 fricken degrees! NAWT fun to bike in. N tha fog makes me worried that ahm gawna git hit by a car. My house was 54 degrees when ah woke up. This is UNACCEPTABLE!

Even stranger, is its a whole 10 degrees warmer in downtown SF. Tha opposite is supposed ta be true. Ken ah please have my 65 degree sunny weekend back?

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Thank you Bikram Yoga!

Posted on 15/01/2008 by Severe

So ah think ah may have claimed ta dae this in an earlier blog, but ah sorta only barely was able ta touch my palms to tha floor while keepin my knees locked.

Howevah, now ah ken TOTALLY DAE IT WHENEVAH! Even if ah have shoes on too! (note: even when wrestlin ah dont think ah could dae this. It still hurts, but ah ken dae it now!)

Check it! —–>

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A good mornin in California

Posted on 15/01/2008 by Severe

Has me feelin ambitious enough to bike to tha further BART stop in tha mornin. It’s only an extra 10 minutes, but knowin by 8:20 am ahve already biked 2.5 miles is a good feeling. Especially knowin that this evenin ahll be gaein straight from werk to yoga, n then biking home from yoga. 90 minutes of hawt yoga n 5+miles on a bike aint bad fer a days physical exercise, eh?

Gawt a job interview tomorrow fer a two-month position that will bore tha hell outta me. Also have a follow-up on Thursday fer a job ahd actually like ta have. Tha second will be testin me on my database management, editing, and other Microsoft Office capabilities. It’d be sweet if ah passed them….

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Irish People

Posted on 13/01/2008 by Severe

So as you may er may nawt know, many of tha people affiliated w. think13 are Irish. Our singer n rhythm guitarist are siblings, they live w. thar cousin, thar otha brutha is around and does rigging stuff for the group, and they have countless other affiliates who hail from tha land of Ire. This is all well n good, nawt only dae ah have nae beef w. tha irish, aah generall enjoy thar sense of humor, good-natured-ness, n high tolerance fer alcohol.

Howevah, ahm startin ta think they might be a bad influence on me.

Now granted, AH was tha one who brought tha jagermeister to tha solstice party. Howevah, it wasn’t my idea ta crack tha bottle open w. three large swigs. Ah also hafta admit that thar was some particularly strong egg nog at that party that was nawt provided by anyone w. irish blood in them. Ah was given crashing space nearby that evenin, n ah remembah distinctly stepping forward to look at somethang on a table n grabbin tha table fer support. AH told myself it was time fer bed then.

So last week we’re havin a meetin n a mention is made of me wrestling. Ah don’t remembah wrestling anyone. But it does sound like somethang ahd dae. So ah confirm last evenin at a birthday party “Did ah wrestle someone?” n am told “Aye, you wrestled me brutha n made a mess of tha wall. Yer part o tha family now!” N indeed, thar are black scuff marks all up tha hallway wall. Ah apologize n hear “Dont worry, it was grand!” Tha thangs ahll dae ta make a good first impression apparently.

Last evenin was a prime example of how livin so far away might be a pain in my ass, but sometimes could be fer my own good. Granted, ah had to leave a birthday party at just after 11 in ordah ta git home on tha subway, n just as some dj tables were coming out, but b/c we’d had an informal band practice before tha party, ah was half-drunk before it even started. N while tha irish are a wonderful people, they don’t seem ta respond well ta a party-attendee w.o a drink in his hand.

Now ahm off ta git my bike tuned up, hurray!

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What, you mean job hunting is frustrating and people don't respect your time??

Posted on 11/01/2008 by Severe

More obnoxiousness:
Phone call last week, set up an interview fer today at 11. Supposed to be emailed some information. As of Wednesday, no such info in my in-box. Call office, git a recorded message that the office will be open again on Jan 2nd. Call again, leave a message and get said info in my in-box on Thursday, confirming my interview.

Today at 10:32, on my way to tha interview, n ah git a call askin if ah ken reschedule fer a couple hours later. Now, ah totally ken, cuz tha job here is lax like that, but if ahd been tha one callin 30 minutes prior n reschedulin, ah could pretty much kiss tha job goodbye. N while ah know ah should just grin n bear it, n ah am, its hard fer my voice nawt ta have ANY “well thas nawt very cool” in it when ah agree ta reschedule.

Also – nailed a phone interview before tha wintah break. Heard nuthin about follow-up. Sent two emails in tha last week askin fer ANY information, n ah git nuthin.

What’s tha slang term fer that thang tha british dae w. thar fingahs? Flashin tha V’s er somethang like that? Potential employers of SF, ah flash my v’s at you!

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New Musick Video from think13

Posted on 10/01/2008 by Severe

crossposted from tha Breakdancing Godzilla

Amores Lejanos – originally by Enanitos Verdes

Ahm nawt in tha video but ah know those that are n those that shot n edited it.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFgKHrckjZQ&rel=1]

Now that they’ve gawt me on tha low-end, it rawks a bit hardah!

think13

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It just aint stoppin….

Posted on 08/01/2008 by Severe

So tha con was a total blast, exactly what ah needed. Ah haven’t danced so hard, fer so long, in quite a while. Whoda thought a parachute n a smoke machine could transform a sanctuary so quickly?

Friday was weather fer shit. Sideways rain, inch-deep puddles on my way ta werk. Places flooded, areas lost power, trucks turned ovah, n bridges were closed. My house was one of tha ones that lost power, which was totally awesome as ah was tryin ta pack/showah fer tha weekend aftah werk. Ah walked ta tha BART in my suit cuz ah hada crappy job interview that day (tha job was crappy, tha interview went fine) n was all sorts of gross by tha time ah gawt home. Blech. But we made it ta Marin, safe n sound.

Last nite, Warren Teagarden rawked tha fawkin house, n then ah proceeded ta drink n stayed out a bit too late. Most of tha mornin was hang-ovah healin, n then ah scuttled off to tha Billy Graham Civic Center fer Project Homeless Connect. our set went pretty well, especially considerin that tha band hadn’t practiced in 3 weeks. Latah that evenin was tha reception w. tha mayor, n then a troupe meetin. Good stuff is in tha horizon!

THa Plant Studios lost power, so tha recordin is bumped until an undetermined time. N now ahm busy 3 days a week w. think13 practice, so we ken really fawkin tight. Ahm about ta be even busier….

Two interviews this week, n many many resumes ta send out. Ah continue ta dae otha stuff at my temp job, n they continue ta be flexible w. my schedule, os its werkin out quite well. But tha jobs are still borin as all hell. Ahm nawt really complainin, they like me n are payin me.

So its midnite n time ta git some sleep-age…altho ahve just kinda resigned ta nawt sleepin this week. Just two much on my plate. Bettah then bein bored…er at least ah tell myself!

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