waiting in the rain

it's pouring in austin now. Josh and I are in a long long line to see "what would jesus buy?" a new film produced by morgan spurlock.

stars come out at night

the fellow with his back to me is paul rudd. I swear.

spoonful of sugar

Morgan Spurlock talks about the importance of adding a bit of "fun" to serious topics to make them more palatable. Apparently his big, bushy, Ted Kazcynski-like beard has something to do with the next movie he is directing, but he won't say much about it. He hinted that he "might have" spent some time in Saudi Arabia.

family reunion

Mimoco' the company that made my well-used 1gb usb flash drive alien, ta2b (tatoo-bee), has a booth in the trade show. You can see how my little friend used to look back in the third row.

the other side...

just in case you wanted another perspective, angie has been doing some photo blogging from her new blackberry pearl as well. just so you know, I am purposely hamming it up for any photos of me. check it, yo!

http://www.angievan.com/blog/angie.html

G

birthday blood

ok. Here's my version. We have been roaming around austin sampling a few of the free libations offered up at some of the sxsw parties. I neglected to eat dinner so we decided, on the way back to the hotel, to stop in a pizza joint for a few slices. I was concentrating on stuffing my face so much that I didn't notice two steps to get over the curb after we left the pizzeria. Down I went into the alley along with my dinner and drink.

I don't know which is worse. The fact that I just ruined a good pair of jeans, or that it all happened over less than stellar pizza.

G

two favorite words...

"cold" and "free"... Josh prefers "open bar." it's all good.

I wish robin was here

for many selfish reasons of course, but also because I think she would enjoy a documentary strictly about one of our most important typefaces.

big birthday bean burrito

deee-licious! too bad it gave me the head-bobs in the next two conference sessions. or maybe it was the two pints of beer i had with Josh.

pull over, man...

I gotta JAM! a tricked-out yaris with a big screen in the back and festival-goers showing their guitar hero skillz.

the podcast pickle

need I say any more?

sxsw swag!!

sine we got platinum passes, they gave us free crap for all three conferences. the big keepers are the cds and sweet canvas totes, which will be added to our non-plastic grocery bag arsenal.

zipa-dee-poo-dah

angie don't like no blue birds, glowing or not, to be hangin out in front of her shoulder.

only in texas...

meat as a garnish. apparently this is some sort of sausage bread pudding that arrives whether you order a vegetaian meal or not.

theo & moo-cow

just chillin' at the 'doba.

Happy T'aint To You!

So, is this considered to be the Holiday "T'aint"? Smack-dab between Chrsitmas and New Year's. Too late to waste your days shopping and too soon to start drinking heavily. What are we supposed to do with this time. I don't wanna work, but I am tired of hanging out at home.

That's all I got for now.

-G

I Am Not Writing About Superman Returns

Yes. I saw the movie. Yes. I enjoyed the movie. Quite a bit in fact. I just didn't like it nearly as much as Batman Begins, but then, how could I?

I will, however, send you to read a blog by someone who did write about the new film. You ARE NOT ALLOWED to go read it if you haven't seen the movie though. Have you seen it? You have? No fooling? OK , here you go.

I'm Feeling Kinda Gassy

Six years ago we bought a basic, black, "bean can" of a pickup truck. We bought it because we were moving into an new house and we knew we would be doing the move ourselves, as well as any big interior and landscaping projects. The plan was to get the truck, do all the big work, and then trade it in for something nicer in about 2 years. Yeah, that plan certainly worked out well.

Since this was to be a vehicle of necessity, we got NOTHING extra. No 4-wheel drive, or cassette/cd player, or A/C, or electric locks, or bed liner,... nothing. As long as it ran well, I really didn't care how the truck looked either. My philosphy has always been, "It's a truck, and I will use it like a truck." The windshield has an elegant network of cracks thanks to driving behind gravel trucks up and down "the canyon" to Black Hawk when I was a blackjack dealer a few years back. The bed of the black truck actually looks gray from all the scratches caused by hauling countless loads of dirt, patio pavers, folding poker tables and chairs, etc.

There are two emblems on the tailgate of the truck. The Ford logo, and another I always assumed was the logo for the dealership. Recently I learned that this was not the case. The second emblem is Ford's logo for "flex-fuel" vehicles. This means I can put "e85" (85% ethanol) fuel in the tank and it will run fine.

For six years I have been killing the planet by filling up with regular gas, when I could have been saving lives, reversing decades of environmental abuse ,and ending America's "addiction to oil" by using this alternate fuel. I hereby vow, from this day forward, to do my part and use e85 in my piece-of-junk Ford Ranger. Did I mention that I checked and e85 is going for $1.99 a gallon right now? That's $.50 cheaper! Woohoo!

Of course I will be making a sacrifice, considering it isn't all that convenient to get this fuel. You see, there is only one station in Denver that sells e85. Granted, it is located very close to the Blue Bonnet, my favorite greasy, "shlock" Mexican food restaurant. That way I suppose, I can double load up on gas... if you know whut i'm sayin'.

Wow, that was bad. I apologize for the poor quality of this post. I guess I figured I have been away too long and that anything was better than nothing. Hmm. Shows what I know.

G

Where is the Tangent Boy?

So... Schooly gives me shit for not posting. I'm not even going to bring up the fact that he hasn't updated this site in many many months. I'm not going to ask, "where is the Tangent Boy?". I'm not going to do it.

With that apophasis behind us, I can get to the point. I have a joke to tell:

"So did you hear about the dyslexic man who walked into a bra?"

Thank you. Thank you.

Smack It. Flip It. Rub It Down.

Not much to share with you all right now besides this completely USELESS info.

While in Amsterdam, I was watching TV one night and saw some clip of a woman folding a shirt in about 2 seconds. This fold job was as crisp as any you will ever see in the Gap. I told Robin and she didn't believe me until now...

I was just browsing around the site for ReadyMade magazine for a specific article. Imagine my surprise when I stumbled across this article, complete with folding instructions and a video!! I can now wait to pack for a Vegas trip until 5 minutes before heading out the door.

Happy laundering. - G

Update (2/08): The old link no longer works, here is a step-by-step guide on YouTube, thanks to VideoJug.