Over 40 – January 2010
January. 2010.
Is it, “Twenty-ten”, or “Two-thousand ten”?
Who cares.
Anyway we were in Mexico for a bit. That was great and very much needed. After that it was back to work. I did manage to finish and send out my annual mix CD (a DOUBLE this year!) which was great. Bought a wonderful ukulele from Wildwood Music in Arcata, CA. (Thanks for the great deal, E.P.!) Saw Avatar. The only thing I can say about it is, “Why are the pretty ones so dumb?” The script and story were SO phoned in. Also I began the process of framing the eight pieces of artwork that have been accumulating over the last year. I also sent five business envelope shaped photographs to a random stranger from the Friends of Tom message board. I hope they enjoyed them. (The person who was supposed to send me something never did. Lame.)
Over 40 – December 2009
Had a COLD beginning to the month. Had a pipe freeze and everything so we were without hot water for a day. At least it didn’t break. Spent a lot of time indoors due to the weather but did get out for a hike on the old birthday. (42 bitches!) And we also went to Mexico for the new year.
Over 40 – November 2009
November. Not too much to say. Lots of time with the dogs. Went to a lion feeding which was AWESOME! My ankle issue flared up again. Someone at work left HALF a doughnut on the common table for three days. (C’mon, slobs.) Blew out my front bike tire in a very embarrassing way. (DM me for details.) Got my resume together enough where I am comfortable for others to see. Went to Eureka for Thanksgiving which was great because Penny had her first days at the beach.
Over 40 – October, 2009
OCTOBER, Mofos!! Finished my rebuild of a ’83 Peugeot road bike. LOTS of puppy time. Steam cleaned the carpet which turned out to be a total waste of time. Actually, not much to see here. Except for the GIANT CLUB SANDWICH I ATE ON HALLOWEEN!!
Over 40 – September 2009
Bought an old bike from the thrift store that I am turning into a grocery getter and commuter bike. Kinda fun. K. and I went to Portland to see Patton Oswalt and, as a testament to my lameness, was too shy to ask him to take my photo for this project when we happened to see him after the show at the stage door. Boo. I replaced an aging side fence and the new one is AWESOME! And we got a new puppy. We named her Penny. She is a good dog.
Over 40: August, 2009
Went to Roller Derby in Eureka again. Good times! Spent a bunch of time working around the house and getting the garden into shape. Went on a three day backpacking trip into the Trinity Alps. Got a sweet sunburn, too. Other than that it was nothing but work. Not too many good photos. Sorry. Kinda in a bit of a funk lately.
Over 40 – July 2009
Another fine and busy month. In July, we had many visitors to the Robu and they all came in the same week. I went on a “Team Building” exercise for work that included horses. I pulled my electric guitar and amp out for the first time in over five years and guess what? I STILL suck. I made a paper craft taco truck and I am STILL getting angry with the slobs at work who leave their dirty dishes in the sink. K. and I went to Montana for an incredible vacation in the mountains where we hiked, canoed and relaxed. I also went to the redwoods of California to see two good friends get married. *whew*
Over 40 – June 2009
June was good. Finally launched my new portfolio site. I saw the biggest patch of poison oak I have EVER seen. I went on a great backpacking trip into the Trinity Alps with a bunch of friends and my dog and I saw friends of mine get married. I also got a wicked sunburn in Eureka, California which is usually pretty hard to do.
Over 40 – May 2009
It was a work month for sure. Too much time in the office. The garden is coming in nicely and we are eating a lot of artichokes. We went down to Humboldt for the three day weekend for roller derby and an awesome BBQ. An acquaintances dog got sick and passed away. That is three friend’s dogs this year alone. Have to admit I got choked up over all of them. Rest in peace, Kenya, Scout and Dogmo. I also cleaned out the refrigerator and found a lost bottle of our wedding wine. That was a total score. I also boxed up every CD I own and put them in the attic. I now have 35,038 items in my iTunes (845 artists and 2538 albums). And we took the canoe down 10 miles of the Umpqua. SO fun!
Over 40: April 2009
Not much happened this month. Putting in a bunch of OT at work. Saw the Seattle Roller Derby in Key Arena which was pretty awesome. I started re-ripping all of my CDs so I can box ’em up and stow them away. And, I shaved. Now I have more to do in the morning before work.
Over 40 – March 2009
This was a month where I managed to get sick. And my cruddy mysterious ankle injury came back. Totally sucked rocks. We did go out to Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland Colorado which was a good time. I made a new layout for the blog too. Other than that it was work work work.
Over 40 – February 2009
February. A short month. I spent most of it at work, on my Birthday Bike and in Eureka/Arcata. I drank out of a glass that said, “Paddy” on it, too, up in Portland. I went and saw the Portland Trail Blazers beat the New York Nicks with a last second shot. Pretty sweet considering the last NBA game I went to was during Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s final game against the Sacramento Kings. (We are talking mid eighties here folks.) I also found some old food in the fridge. Gross.
The big thing that I REALLY did was finally get out my mix CD to my bestest of friends. I put alot of thought, energy and time into it but I enjoy doing it. I think my peeps do too. Hope all y’all that got it are enjoying it!
Over 40 – January 2009
A new year. A new president. Actually, A president because the last one in that office did nothing. Asshole.
Other than that it was a pretty quiet month. The weather was horrible so I didn’t get to ride my new birthday bike very much. We did build a Secret Bar. It is pretty sweet. Finally played a round of disc golf out at Whistlers Bend which is a pretty great course.
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