Roky Erickson = still the King.  Amazing show last night.  My back is screaming at me for wearing those shoes that are so flat they barely exist, but it was so worth it.
Started a Twitter.  Who will follow me?  Who will block me?  Oooh, the suspense is too much!  ;P  (I haven't written anything or added anyone...not sure when I'll get around to that)
Much school work to do today, after I finish my coffee.

Roky Erickson
June 24
Continental Club

Yay!!!!!!!
(It's a Wednesday and I have to be at work at 6 the next day, but the man's in his 60s so it shouldn't run too late)
Hope to see some of you there.

Yesterday, I found out that my childhood home was demolished to make way for a McMansion. :(

That sailor came into Chris's work today.  :D

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%E2%80%93J_day_in_Times_Square

I have this sticker on my front door.  I thought I couldn't be any clearer, guess I was wrong.  

XD 

I'm going this afternoon for my first-ever professional massage.  So excited, I definitely deserve this.

I went to the 20th Century Modern Market today at Lawndale.  I wish I had about $10k to spend, but I managed to score some great glasses without going over my budget.



In modern literature, Ultima Thule is used to reference the furthest possible place in the world. Tapio Wirkkala’s Ultima Thule glassware similarly references the icy cold reaches of Scandinavia and the distinct expressive power of Finnish glass. Designed in 1968, Wirkkala’s Ultima Thule contributed to iittala’s national breakthrough and remains a distinctive iittala design.

Ultima Thule has textured sides that reference the northern icy terrain of Scandinavia. The unique texture of the glass is created by a time-laboring technique that is created by the molten glass burning the surface of the wooden moulds.

I only found two of the highball-size glasses (at a great price) but now I want more!  These are the most gorgeous glasses I've ever owned.

Get ready for a LOLtastic 50 seconds. :D

Required video for anyone who works in a death and fire factory:

Friday the screen on my laptop died.  Dell wanted $400 to repair it, and since it's a very low-end comp that only cost $500 new, and I'd already replaced the keyboard, we agreed that it was high time for an upgrade anyway.  So I have a kickass new 17" HP.  This thing is insane.  But all my music files didn't transfer intact from the external hard drive, so I'm having to upload my CDs to iTunes all over again. 
Also got the hearse out of the shop.  It drives like a dream.  AC works.  The engine is so powerful it's blowing my mind.  :D
Nice dinner last night while watching "The Devils" which turns out to be very appropriate for Easter, despite all the sexual swear words. 

The King Tut exhibit in Dallas was pretty awesome.  It was amazing to see all the artifacts in such incredible condition, they look exactly as the must've looked when they were found.  Fucking pristine.  BUT...don't be fooled by the advertising that shows the famous death mask.  It isn't there.  That's actually a photo of a miniature sarcophagus, about 9" tall.  Which was pretty incredible. 
The gift shop was unbelievably tacky.  We skipped the IMAX. 

Fixing a classic car....it's a whole new universe of  :(

The woman with the dog has decided her sons like it so she'll probably keep it.  WTF?  Sorry to have even involved you fine people in this fuckery.

Does anyone want an Alaskan Husky (also possibly part Timberwolf), six months old, has shots but is not fixed?  He's free, contact me and I'll put you in touch.
My boss just called me and his friend's wife hates the puppy he brought home.  :( 

School is going well so far.  Presumably there won't be a hurricane this semester, so I already feel like I'm on easy street.
If there's such a thing as being "a natural" at accounting, I'm it.  I love putting figures in their place and get a little thrill when everything adds up correctly.  I've already worked two weeks ahead.
I'm also taking Human Resources Management, because it's required for my degree plan.  This class is basically the antithesis of all my reasons for wanting to go into accounting in the first place.  I hate it so much, and I get a headache within five minutes of cracking the textbook.  But, once I get it under my belt, from here on out it's all number-crunching and bean-counting. 
ETA:  I just bought a Sidekick w/ my tax return.  I'm so freaking excited, can't wait til it gets here!  And they have so many cool skins, I ordered the black and white fleur-de-lis but saw several more that were tempting.  Now I really must get back to studying for reals.

Hey everyone!
Mimir is in the HSUS Spay Day Pet Photo Contest.  Please vote for her!

photocontest.humanesociety.org/contest.html

It's $1 a vote and all proceeds go to spay/neuter programs.  Thanks a bunch!