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DamonZ — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:31:00 GMT

It's no wonder we have to keep creating new words... all of our perfectly good ones are being diluted right in front of us!

OH MY GOSH!

DamonZ — Fri, 14 May 2004 01:31:00 GMT

Ok, so this is a bunch of bullshit.

Last Wednesday was my court date for my ticket that I received when I had my accident last month. Unfortunately I forgot about it, and remembered Wednesday night. I went into the courthouse Friday morning to pay the fine and any late fees. The clerk informed me that if you're involved in an accident in the Town of Gilbert, and you receive a ticket, you must see a judge. You can't just pay the fine. You have to see a judge. Well, since my court date had passed, she made me fill out a petition for a new court date, so I could talk to a judge.

A week goes by, and today in the mail, I recieve the response. They denied my request, because “Too much time had lapsed between the court date and the request.” TWO FREAKING DAYS! So, you know what? I have to pay the fine of $140, plus the $20 late fee! WHICH I WAS READY TO PAY A WEEK AGO! What a freaking load of crap!

Damn, why didn't they just let me pay the fucking fine a week ago when I was *ALREADY AT THE COURTHOUSE!*. Oh well.

Anyhow, sorry its been so long since I posted, and Sorry to Erika that I didn't post anything about church. I was way busy at work and school. Speaking of school, I posted the new Pictures. Click on the link on the right for th “Small Towns (part 2)”.

Also, Can I say I'm very glad Claire Marie didn't go back to CT! What a fun time I had tonight at Rula Bula! One of the best little bars in AZ! :) Anyhow, Time for bed, since I know I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow, and saturday, and sunday... *sigh*

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

DamonZ — Fri, 02 Apr 2004 11:21:00 GMT

Can I just start with “I HATE LEFT HAND TURNS!” And my dislike for them just got a lot stronger!

I barely made it out of my driveway this morning before I was abruptly stopped by another vehicle trying to occupy the same space at the same time... *sigh* So that sucked. I think I'll be avoiding left hand turns for some time...

Also, earlier this week, in Dallas, my phone died. It completely shorted out and erased all the memory. So if you think I have your phone number, email me to make sure, cuz I may not have written it down anyplace but my phone.

And then last night, I determined definitively that my computer is FUBARed. Something with the Mouse/Keyboard controller is on the fritz... I think it's overheating, and It might have permenant damage, so there goes yet another expense!

A very expensive week indeed!

BUT, the Peacemakers sounded GREAT in Dallas tuesday night! Tuesday/Wednesday was a very long day, but it was so worth it! And I'd do it again! Pictures will be posted as soon as I get them back! The Elliots play at Rula Bula tonight. Yeah!

Insomnia Sucks

DamonZ — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 03:41:00 GMT

So here it is at 03:30, and I'm still pretty much wide awake. I got home from seeing Suspect Audio and then Shurman (both of which were VERY good shows!), and popped in Blast from the Past. And still after all that I'm not really tired. :( I'm gonna settle back down with my book (Greenhouse Summer by Norman Spinrad), and see if sleep will eventually come to me.

Hey, in case you're interested, today I registered the domain suddenconfusion.com and will probably be moving all my personal stuff over to that... ;) Should be fun!

Moonrise

DamonZ — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 23:27:00 GMT

Damn, the moonrise was gorgeous tonight! Big and beatiful, and peeking through the clouds. What a sight! Too bad I didn't have a camera (yes, I know... I'm a photographer, and I didn't have a camera with me... *sigh*)

Speaking of photography... 8 contact sheets, and 23 test images done tonight! I think this project is finally coming together. I can feel a directon now. I think that after the NM trip, there may be one small trip left, but that's about it. We're already at 12 rolls for this phase of the project, so I'm quite pleased with that actually. And some of the images I've got are simply awesome.

I'm ready for a vacation though... so next week will not come soon enough!

Also, there's a nice discussion about blogs happening over at The Watering Hole... check it out...

PS: Hi Carrie!

I need a weekend!

DamonZ — Sun, 07 Mar 2004 19:17:00 GMT

I need a whole other weekend so I can rest from this one!

Friday night -- Elliots @ The Last Exit! WOW what a fun time that was! It was great seeing everyone agan. I also snagged copies of 2 of Kate's previous albums, and got to listen to them on Saturday!

Saturday, I put ~450 miles on the car, and took pictures. I ended up shooting in Ft. Thomas, Safford, and Clifton. I did a lot in Clifton actually. While I was shooting my first roll in Clifton, a gentleman came up to me and we chatted for a few minutes. He told me directions to what he described as the most beautiful house he's ever seen. He said it's now a bed & breakfast, and the lady who runs it was actually born in the house. He said she's pushing 80 now. So, after I was done shooting, I ventured out the way of the directions, and sure enough, just as Ruben described, when you crest this one hill, and you look down to your left towards the river, you see one of the most beatiful houses ever built! OH MY GOD! It is simply breathtaking! I didn't feel that I had enough time to go down and talk to the owner, as the sun had already sneaked down over the hills, and I knew I had a long drive home. BUT! Someday I'm going to go out there and have to stay overnight and see what kind of images I could get out of it. I can't describe how big, and beautiful this house is. Anyone who wants directions, you're free to email me and I'll type them out (I have them jotted down).

Today, I cleaned out the car, and while doing so realized that I'm low on a couple fluids... so it looks like Its time for that overhaul that I've been postponing... I also continued putting away into the photo albums MANY of my unfiled rolls. I think I have all the photos put away. I'm working on the negatives tonight. I originally had planned on doing film tonight, but I know that will take some time, and I think I'll do them tomorrow.

HEY! If anyone knows how to change the tail light of an Isuzu Rodeo, let me know! I can only find 2 screws but the damn things still won't come out. I don't know if there's another fastener, or if you just tug a little harder... I don't want to break it. I have the bulbs, and I can see how they go into the tail light assembly, but I just can't get the tail light assembly out of the car! *sigh* Oh well!

BRRR

DamonZ — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 21:42:00 GMT

It's cold outside! So cold there was ice on my car when i drove home! Ok, maybe it was just hail, but it was still ICE! And lots of it fell from the sky tonight around 6:30! It was pretty cool actually...

Oh, yeah... I also reserved my condo for rocky point in may! YIPPEE!!!! And confirmed my plans to go to NM in 2 weeks! :P I cannot wait!

SIGH

DamonZ — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 02:37:00 GMT

Not only am I still up... but I'm working a support issue. And get this! It's not the first one I've worked since I “went to bed!” *sigh* Too bad I don't get OT for this, eh?

The guys at work are *really* gonna have a field day with my luck on this one. The thing is, I wasn't even supposed to be on call this week. I traded with someone so I could go to Albuquerque last weekend. Lucky me!

The streak continues!

DamonZ — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:22:00 GMT

Once again I was paged in the middle of the night! 2:05 to be exact! Monday will not come soon enough...

Off to the darkroom for me! Time to make a birthday present for some very lucky lady. :P

Finally Friday!

DamonZ — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 19:53:00 GMT

Ok, so if you've read my posts this week, you'll know that i've been on-call. Well last night continued my streak! The pager went off at 2:42 (exactly!). I was up till 4:30am babysitting that one! So, understandably I'm completely exhausted tonight. Its off to bed early for me, and hopefully no calls, and I'll be up and in the darkroom tomorrow... :D

PS: Hi Erika!