Monday, December 31, 2012

Year in Status, 2012


Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2012:

I just really amused the Taxas Mexico cashier with my pronunciation of  "Tamarindo." • Homesick _ Watching German movies courtesy of Netflix • Off to Palm Springs w,' Sandra in the morning fora four-day Valentine's outing in the desert. • Laguna Woods ' 'Senor Summit"! Great way to spend a Friday. • Hiking up to Santiago Peak today Highest peak in Orange County, elevation 5,600 ft. There are supposedly a bunch of radio antennae up there, so maybe I will climb one of those as well. • Deep fried cherry pop tart • with Wendy and Bobbie at Frankie's tiki lounge • I like my women like I like my gelato good, cold, and bitter. • Sandra and I were just photographed by DiveBarCulture.com In L.A.s Koreatown. Trying some soup we saw on Anthony Bourdain. • Adopted out one cat yesterday, but brought home two more in its place. The adventure continues. • Sandra and I are celebrating our six-year wedding anniversary today We are accepting gins made of iron. Our number of years of marriage has finally surpassed our number of eats. • Malachi, creator of Axe Cop, just hit me with a foam axe. • Checking out the Dead Kennedys with a severe head cold aner work. Mixed feelings: equal parts excitement, nostalgia, and misery. • Damn it, my floor cleaning robot is rebelling whenever I set it to mop mode. Looks like I'll be the new Branch Manager for Laguna Beach Public Library. I start on the 19th Exciting! • $14 for a vodka-redbull? You bastards. • Looks like I'm gonna he the Gingerbread Man at the library's holiday festival. Need to get fitted fora costume. lean hardly believe it. • Ow- got a knee to the back of the head • I accidentally interrupted a Laguna Beach coven yesterday, so I won't be surprised if I'm a frog by next full moon. • Nothing kicks off a new year like a huge pot of homemade borscht. 

Sunday, December 30, 2012

When your holiday spirit is strong but your arms are tiny

My office Christmas ornament, holiday season 2012.

I think I kept it up into the following summer, if not later.


Saturday, December 29, 2012

Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson @ The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Dec., 2012.

Wanda Jackson.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Weeded: Home Haircutting Techniques

I broke down and weeded this "Home Haircutting Techniques" (VHS, 1992) from my library's collection.


Saturday, December 8, 2012

Adolescents/T.S.O.L.

Crowd at the Adolescents/T.S.O.L. show; Santa Ana Observatory, Dec. 8, 2012.









T.S.O.L.

T.S.O.L. w/ the Adolescents @ The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Dec. 8, 2012.

Girl stage diving during T.S.O.L.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

John Waters

 If you're paying to see John Waters speak, go ahead and spring for the meet-and-greet.
Dec., 2012.



He was kind of pissed the venue had these promotional cards in the lobby. For the meet and greet, he had a couple boxes of his latest book to sell and sign, but everybody just grabbed these cards and had him sign them.  I don't think he blamed anybody for doing that, but he was a little annoyed. He was like, "Where did you get these?"

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Bad Brains

H.R. from Bad Brains, Santa Ana Observatory; Nov., 2012.

Bad Brains.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Found: Julia Clements & Frances w/ Bear

Photograph found in a library book.
Caption on back: "Julia Clements and Frances with bear c. 1952."


 

Monday, November 12, 2012

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Sexy Water Buffalo


 I have this great water buffalo hat in my office. I keep it in my desk drawer in case of emergency.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Fishbone

Dr. Mad Vibe @ the Fishbone show, Santa Ana, CA; Sep., 2012.

Fishbone.

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Dead Kennedys

The Dead Kennedys at the Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Sep., 2012.
Orangecounty.com featured a photo of me head banging in the front row.

The Dead Kennedys show.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Those Darlins

Those Darlins @ the Observatory, Santa Ana, CA; Aug., 2012.

Those Darlins.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Monday, June 25, 2012

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Neon Boneyard

Las Vegas' Neon Boneyard collects old Vegas signage so it can be enjoyed by future generations.

Neon Boneyard.

Friday, June 22, 2012

Twits, 2007-2012

I never used Twitter much.  Here's my entire tweet history:



*Update 11/6/2022 - Finally deactivated the account this morning.

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Trophy of Glory

Jon Sr. with a taxidermied tail of a halibut he caught in Alaska.


One man's fish tail is another man's trophy of glory.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Here To Go

While visiting the family in Missouri, we stopped by Bellefontaine Cemetery to visit William S. Burroughs' gravesite in St. Louis.  We launched a baking soda rocket off his headstone.