Yoga OverDose

Posted on 13/02/2009 by Severe

Think ah mentioned this a few posts back, but ahve decided ta see what gaein ta yoga EVERY DAY fer 4 weeks feels like. My studio is daein a 30 day challenge startin tha 15th but ahve started early as ahll be out of town fer a few days in tha middle of March fer Crazy Paul’s weddin. Also, ah miscalculated, so startin today will give me at most 28 days. While daein more then one class a day is allowed, ahll prolly be makin up at least one day a week once WTB starts practicin again, so it’s doubtful ahll be able ta pick up tha slack. Ah also will nawt beat myself up if ah dont dae all 28 – if ah hit 20 ahll be pretty fricken happy!

Fer tha record, it’s suggested that you gae at least 3 x a week in ordah ta really heal yer body, but ahll admit aftah my first couple months ah sorta petered out ta twice, MAYBE three times each week. Howevah, tha wintah break gave me free time so ah tried ta step it up – n ahll be damned, ah felt much healthier when ah started gaein 3-4 as opposed ta 2-3. So we’ll give this a shot.

Wish me luck everyone – today was day numbah 1 n my class was pretty awesome actually!

In addition to this, ahve also decided ta completely cut out any weeknite drinkin until tha weddin as well – this is sorta a health thang – but really a money deal.

Posted in bikram yoga, challengin myself, gittin healthy, hawt n sweaty, lawtsa yoga, nae mid-week boozin | 1 Comment

Flakes from CL nevah cease

Posted on 11/02/2009 by Severe

So perhaps you remembah These Guys from back in August. If you are lazy n don’t feel like clicking, in this blog ah chronicled a very long (as in 3 and a half weeks) correspondence whar some dude from craigslist who needed a bass player pretty much flaked all ovah tha place. Specifically, he didn’t call me three times on tha days we were supposed toa meet until a couple hours aftah our intended meet time, n then told me ah was too busy ta play in his band. Ah thought ah ended up dodgin a bullet actually n 3 days latah joined Wee the Band, who dae have thar shit togetha as indicated by my previous post.

Anyway, last nite ah gawt an email from this guy sayin he had some gigs comin up n was hopin ah could fill in. Obviously, that answer is a big fat “no”, altho ah kinda feel like completely ignorin tha email since this guy is such a flake. Howevah, ah did check out tha myspace he linked me to ta see how his band ended up and well….

Ah’ll let you hear fer yerself, but won’t post tha name of tha group as ah dont want this blog ta show up on any google searches. Check em out here.

Ok, ahll toss in my two cents – they suck. Hard. As in, ah can’t even listen to a whole song of theirs. Tha guitarist/”singer” is tha guy who gawt in touch w. me, n well, you ken listen ta how his vocals are (in his words) “not too bad.” Ahd hate ta hear a singer he thinks is no good….

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A weekend at tha Recordin Studio….

Posted on 10/02/2009 by Severe

Considering tha last recordin session that ah took part in (otha then some solo stuffs in my bedroom) was tha Mysterious Odors – Dead Homies Don’t Drink Sparks session in April of 2005, I can safely say that it has been a DAMN long time since ah recorded anything. This isn’t necessarily a bad thang, b.c ah pretty much hate recording, but ah think it speaks to how hard it is ta git shit done/play in a band/etc. when you are moving around all tha time (especially if yer stop-ovah includes livin in NoVA).

Howevah, Wee the Band had been planning on recording as soon as possible (meaning, once they replaced their old shitty bass playah n gawt tha new one up ta speed), n that time has come. We spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Studio 401 in Bernal Heights laying down rhythm tracks fer tha upcomin album. Tha location was great, as it was literally half a mile up tha street from my house, n tha settin was pretty relaxed. All in all, tha session went about as good as ah could’ve expected – altho we only gawt through 6 songs (n ah was really hopin fer 7).


Severe in tha studio!

Like ah said, it went about as good as ah could’ve hoped fer – tha stuff sounds good, tha musick is in time, ah love about 95% of my bass lines, n ah feel comfortable that aftah its all mixed n done, we are gaein ta have a solid first album. N it really feels like a first album – tha tunes we did are tha least ambitious, tha easiest ta listen ta, n tha most borin (in a mostly-good way). It also gave us an opportunity ta see how we werk togetha in tha studio, which again, was pretty good fer tha most part.


Andy(engineer), Sean, and Jamie (left to right)

It also means ah don’t hafta play those gawdamn fawkin songs anymore fer at least a couple weeks which is awesome. Time fer tha singahs ta dae some werk fer once!

Also, this picture doesn’t capture it very well, but Dan (drums) on tha left reminds me of Dave Smooth (they have similar mannerisms as well sometimes).


Glass of Wine

Then ah gawt back ta werk on Monday n everythang was crazy, n skipped yoga tonite cuz ah don’t like tha teacher. But – ah might be gaein fer 30 classes in 30 days startin on Thursday (altho ah doubt ahll actually be able ta accomplish that, but 20 in 30 would still be pretty awesome!)

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Ah biked to tha ocean

Posted on 20/01/2009 by Severe

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day everyone! Also, tha last day of President whas-his-face in office. Tomorrow everythang changes – fer a hawt minute at least.

Anyway, ah was fortunate enuff ta have a paid holiday today, which werked out very well as tha weather was quite awesome. High 50s/low 60s and sunny – perfect for a bike ride! So ah decided ta enjoy it just that way. Ah realized that ah have actually nawt seen tha Pacific Coast of SF since movin to tha area (ah visited briefly back when ah was checkin out tha city in Oct 08). Checkin google maps ah see thas about a 7 mile direct bike ride. Howevah ah took tha scenic route thru Golden Gate Park, b/c, well it’s Golden Gate Park!

Ah intentionally took as indirect a route as ah could find, n don’t know how long it took. Along tha way ah saw some familiar places ahve visited before, n lawts of back trails ah haven’t. This was integral in learnin exactly HOW lil traction my current street tires have on thangs like gravel, mulch, and dirt. Important thangs ta learn. Ah also learned thar are Bison in GGP:


Golden Gate Park American Bison

Eventually ah did make it to tha beach – awesome!

Ocean Beach

A bunch of people were assembled ta form a giant “YES” in tha beach in response to bush leavin tha office. Same people that brought you this:

It was another hour n a half away from tha shoot time so ah didn’t hang around. Ah slowly made my way back to thru golden gate park. Briefly ah met a hippy named George who had two tiny barky dogs w. him n a bay dog that he told me was a hampster, haha. I borrowed some fire from him, chatted a bit, and he told me to “enjoy the trees”. I assured him I would (And I did).

When ah made it home ah took a stab at some bbq tofu….lemme tweak my process before ah gae intae more detail. This was tha first attempt….nawt bad, but nawt great. Ah know ah ken dae bettah at least.

tomorrow ahm wakin up early ta gae ta werk n watch tha inauguration on tha screens thar. Fingahs crossed fer mimosas, but ah kinda doubt that’ll come through.

Oh, n my beard is full – as full as ah think ah should let it git. Here’s me at tha ocean today – keep in mind, ah trimmed this w. scissors today so it was even biggah yestahday!

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Weird electrical stuff at mi casa….

Posted on 07/01/2009 by Severe

I’m in tha kitchen, makin a breakfast-y burrito (at 8 pm, yes, it was also a leftover-y burrito) n my roommate comes to ask if ah turned off my lights. Ah told him no, n then saw that tha whole front of tha house was now dark. Assuming this is a fuse issue, we gae ta look fer tha fusebox – in our storage closet, in tha backyard, n eventually in tha sketchy trash alleyway. Without anythang ta gae on, we finally call our master tenant, who lives in LA. Alertin him to tha problem, he gives me a bad description of what ahm lookin for, n tells me he will have an old roomie give me a call soon ta tell me what ta dae.

She daes, n tells me ta look fer replacement fuses that have prolly been thrown out months ago. Then, aftah a few minutes of searchin, ah think we finally find tha rite fuse box. She tells me she’s nevah actually done this, some otha dude used ta. Thangs are nawt lookin up. Anyway, we’re undah tha impression that we must flip a switch ta turn off all tha power in tha house, unscrew tha fuse, replace it, n then put it back in.

Ah flip tha switch, unscrew this weird green bottlecap thang, n gae back upstairs. Howevah, upon gittin back upstairs, we see that all that lights in tha house are now on again – even tho ALL of them were supposed ta be off. Ah try ta git to tha hardware store n find out wtf, but they are closed.

Anyway, now ah can’t help but think that we mite be fawkin somethang up, er that thar is some weird shite gaein on, er at tha very least we misunderstood some directions, but tha “broken fuse” is on tha counter, tha house elec switch is “off”, and we have power. Beats me.

Addendum: Minutes aftah tha power came back, just as ah was publishin this blog, our internet died suddenly fer tha third time in 5 days. Thar sendin a technician out on Friday, but until then, thars nae nets at my place eitha. Gross.

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Why You Should Nevah Give Yer Numbah Ta Someone At a Yoga Studio

Posted on 23/12/2008 by Severe

(Even if you both werk-trade thar).

Ah was awkwardly “picked up” yestahday mornin (it’s in quotes b/c her actual intentions ahve yet ta decipher) by a fellow werk-trader. We exchanged awkward pleasantries in tha mornin, she laughed at my jokes, n then ended up stayin fer a second class (“because it was rainin – a lil weird, but ah was maybe flattered?). She also moved her mat rite next ta mine which was also strange. Actually, she asked fer my numbah before all that – she asked what my cell was n when ah asked her why, she stammered “so ah ken put it in my phone.” Fair enuff, n ah like women who pursue thangs/people they like, so ah gave it ta her. Ah asked “So what happens now” n she told me “you’ll see.” Ah guess ah saw, but ah definitely don’t unnerstand (please note that ah have paid tha utmost attention ta detail in recreatin these text messages):

Crazy Yoga Girl (11:30 am – just after giving her my number): may i Plz hau That Nmbr?

Me (3:28 pm): Welcome to my phone book, cyg, mission accomplished. How are u spendin the rest of this Sunday?

CYG (4:10 pm): TxtualRelationz1drfl (this translates to “Textual Relations — see Urban Dictionary, Wonderful (1drfl – ah had ta look it up too).

Me (4:27 pm): Yer textin is more advanced then mine but ah ken find online translations. Nae such reference guide exists fer mine yet.

Me (5:13 pm): Longest nite! (in case she was shy or whatever, I’m at least trying to encourage conversation…nawt fer much longah tho)

Me (6:38 pm): *fizzle* (as in my interest)

CYG (1:07 pm): WutLiz@TBTOfTOcnNShAks?GiuUp?ANerusWrek (eventually this was deciphered as “What Lies at the bottom of the ocean and shakes? Give up? A Nervous Wreck.” I’m getting tired of this by now)

Me (1:41 pm): Unsubzkribe

CYG (1:46 pm): IDGI (I don’t get it)

Me (1:55 pm): Nae mas porfa. Gratzi n ciao

CYG (1:57 pm): GratzUhurtMyFelngs.DoYQMe? (Great, you hurt my feelings, do you question me?)

Me (2:50 pm): The recipient of this message will no longer accept texts that require translation from your number. Please reformat and try again.

CYG (3:48 pm): ThatWuzAJOk.DoUNoAboutTheCarpets?Thnx4kpnquiet abt it. (I have no idea what this is)

Me (3:52 pm): Message undeliverable, the recipient is bored w this.

CYG (4:24 pm): AUI?WutzFizle? (beats the hell out of me)

Me (4:41 pm): Totally lame, im blocking all texts from this number now. Really (this was her last chance…)

CYG (4:44 pm): QL:QuitLaughingAUI:

Me (4:45 pm): That was the last one

and then I blocked her on Sprint.

Ah can’t help but thank its nawt actually a person who was daein this, some fawked up computah thang, but eitha way:

Don’t Evah Give Yer Numbah Ta Someone At a Yoga Studio – even if they are cute and flexible.

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Da Bitches be KERAZZY this weekend

Posted on 22/12/2008 by Severe

somethang about tha end of tha year maybe? Ah dinnae. But somethangs gawt intae tha women of SF this weekend. Ah’ve been:

-affectionately verbally assaulted on tha web by someone ah hadn’t met
-written by thrice my usual amount of females on tha internet datin site ahm (kind of) usin
-made plans w. someone that sounded very enthusiastic about what looked like a lawt of fun n then canceled on me last minute w.o an explanation, via text.
-ignored by one of tha few people ah am interested in n subsequently gawt bumped intae “maybe we’ll hang out next year” despite her claimed interest
-kissed on tha mouth by an unattractive mostly-stranger
-picked up at tha yoga studio only ta be texted inane lolcatz-typed slang n then ignored (ah think this last one is messin w. my head tha most)

Anyway, whatevs. Couple more days ahll be outta here n by tha time ah come back ahm hopin ta have a great week, hopefully sans too many of tha nutzos (altho ahm sure ah won’t avoid em all – that would be borin). Maybe it’s tha beard?

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All ah really want fer xmass…

Posted on 22/12/2008 by Severe

– Bike modifications (specifically, fenders and a carrying case that won’t interfere w. how ah lock it up. Ah rode my bike in tha pourin rain today (how pourin? Ah was tha only cyclist on valencia street. Apparently ahm more crazy then tha rest of tha San Franciscans) n about halfway thar ah noticed my back tire was sprayin water all ovah tha ass-part of my jeans. Luckily ah dae have some bike pants donated from a friend of my old landlady.

– Down time to play my bass (likely ta occur).

– A new computer (hahahahha)

– An Ampeg SVT-410HLF. Ahve wanted one of these fer ages n was able ta play on one last week at tha think13 gig w. my current head n it sounded phenomenal. Ahm hopin by my birthday ahll have enuff? Eh, maybe more like June.

– Tha Rockit Room ta gae out of bizness – WTB had a gig scheduled but b/c our bookin agent couldn’t guarantee more then 80 people (pretty good fer a shitty club on a Wednesday tha week before Xmass ah think), they shut tha gig off (they wanted at least 125. Fawk that place.)

– My wrist to completely heal

– A vaporizer. Oh wait, ah bought myself one of them last month.

Happy Yule ta everyone. Ah hope you spend tha season warm w. people you love. Ahll be in just-gawt-ovah-a-foot-of-snow Buffalo, NY fer a few days, n then back here fer a stay-cation. Just in time.

Posted in bass amp, bike mods baby, cold rain, shitty rockit room, solstice, xmass, yule | Leave a comment

Rate my quiz high! Hate tha otha one!

Posted on 14/12/2008 by Severe

I wrote a quiz on Hello Quizzy and entered in their “The 80s” contest. Not only was writing the test a lot of fun, but I’m actually in 2nd place in both categories (quality and amount of test takers). Usually I don’t get all that competitive, but the test that is beating me in quality SUCKS! It’s a 16 Candles Trivia test, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but the writer doesn’t even score your results. I’ve spent 7 hours or so on making mine as good as possible, and this loser took 80 minutes and then stopped short.

SO! HELP ME WIN!
Take my quiz – What Kind of 80s Metal Are You? and give it a rating!

Then, take the other quiz – 16 Candles Trivia and when you realize it sucks, give it a rating!

And let me know what kind of heavy metal you are – the results still need some tweaking ah think.

Godspeed!

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Fawkin Prop 8

Posted on 14/12/2008 by Severe

Prop 8 forced the state of California to only legalize marriages between a male and female (I wonder what CA’s official status on a heterosexual marriage between two transgendered (or just one) people would be. My guess is it might just be totally legal….but ahm makin that up). Anyway, tha point is, that Prop 8 passed, n that proposition was so inhumane n evil n christian it made me swear at high skool students from a bus window. N ah like, NEVAH dae that anymore.

Anyway, ah made a friend in 9th grade on my skool bus. We had lil in common, expect fer likin booze n hard punk. Somehow, we’ve maintained contact and friendship all these years. We disagree on pretty much everythang, as hes mostly conservative n ahm, well, you know, me. But we’ve maintained a friendship and respect for each otha despite all that.

But ah was just chattin with him, n he told me he opposed tha backlash ta proposition 8 because it was voted on. N ah can’t hang w. that. Yes, his point is that if voters vote on it then its law – but somethangs are rite, n some are fawking wrong. Ah git democracy n all that shite, but if you can’t take tha blinders off n recognize that people are fawkin idiots n mite vote ta support bullshite, then fawk off.

Ah blocked him. That might be tha booze ah drank at tha event ah just catered (hippy uu medievil gothick weddin), but really, prop 8 is so evil n stupid n ugly enuff that ah have lil problem cashin in a friendship of 13 years fer.

Seriously CJ – we knew this time would come. See ya on tha otha side….


I’d love to title this caption “asshole” but I’m not queer so think it doesn’t totally werk, but my said friend IS married

Posted in dealbreakers, disagreements, fuck idiots, prop 8 sux, rights not rules, totally nawt queer sorry | 1 Comment