Archives - May 2004

Monday May 3rd, 2004

I spent a nice relaxing day at home today, cleaning, organizing, and getting things done that I have not had time for lately. I feel re-energized.

Lisa, Tom, Jane, and I spent the weekend in Pennsylvania, at the King of Prussia Sheraton. We met up with all sorts of wonderful prople from the prop boards. People came from Canada, California, and England! Be sure to check Jane's Xanga (in my links section) for her pics! Here's mine:

This is Russ, modelling Steve's Wolverine jacket.

Blasters!

A gigantor grub made by Scott and Brenda for a tv prank show.

MR. HAT!

Munson, the Multi-Pass maestro!

My stuff on the table.

Patrick's stuff... those Ark Seraphim are mine now! YEAH!

John Sabean... at the ready!

More sabers than I can count.

Steve, the Rocketeer!

Paul, chatting with Emily.

Tom eating dinner Friday night.

Jane, doing the same.

Liiiisa!

Me!

Michelle, Sabean, and Mookie watching Karaoke... we went on to sing later that night, hehe.

Todd Kelley, heartbreaker.

It was a great trip - I really miss everyone already! Raj - see you in a month or so!

Sunday we went to Philly!

Made the pilgrimage to the Eye Gallery!

Stopped and snapped the flower pics.

Went koo-koo-nutty at Pearl!

Bye Philly!

Tuesday May 4th, 2004

Here are pics of my new babies (well, one of the two)... Seraphim from the Ark of the Covenant prop from Raiders of the Lost Ark! I will clean them up, gold leaf 'em, and eventually make an ark... maybe as a TV cabinet.... hehe.

Song on iPod? "Edit the Sad Parts" by Modest Mouse.

Thursday May 6th, 2004

Jane decided to do a list, so I thought "I wanna play too"!
The fives...In no particular order...

five favorite colors:
1) British Racing Green
2) Winning Blue
3) Lava Orange
4) Silver (with a touch of tarnish)

five favorite TV shows:
1) Carnivále
2) Deadwood
3) Dead Like Me
4) Six feet Under
5) Sopranos

five favorite drinks:
1) Coffee (Quad Six Pump Grande Mocha)
2) Coke Classic
3) Thai Ice tea
4) Water
5) Unsweetened Iced Tea

five favorite foods:
1) Steak
2) Chick Fil A
3) Chicken Tikka
4) Kima
5) Hamburger

five favorite flowers
1) Calalilly
2) Orchids
3) Tulips
4) Anything odd and tropical
5) Lotus

five favorite films:
1) OT Star Wars (NOT special editions or prequels)
2) The Royal Tenenbaums
3) The Goonies
4) Blade Runner
5) Raiders of the Lost Ark

five famous women you think are hot:
1) Salma Hayek
2) Moira Kelley
3) Phoebe Cates
4) Jennifer Connolly (Rocketeer era)
5) Tanya Donelly

five favorite snacks:
1) Salted Cashews
2) Kettle Classic chips
3) carrots and dill dip
4) raw potato and salt
5) Skittles

five favorite animals:
1) Cats
2) Octopus
3) Manta Ray
4) Bunnies
5) Kittens

five favorite bands: (This week...)
1) The Cure
2) Sondre Lerche
3) Magnetic Fields
4) Belle and Sebastian
5) Death Cab for Cutie

five favorite songs:
1) "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" by The Postal Service
2) "Mine's Not a High Horse" by The Shins
3) "I Know I Know" by Sondre Lerche
40 "I Don't Really Love You Anymore" by The Magnetic Fields
5) "Death of an Interior Decorator" by Death Cab for Cutie

five favorite cartoon characters:
1) Ren Höek
2) Hello Kitty
3) Ralph Wiggum
4) Bender
5) Björk

Friday May 7th, 2004

I am about to paint the scooter!

One more list, as I copy Jane's blog...

>NAME 5 BAD HABITS YOU HAVE<
•Sugar
•Late bedtimes
•I smell everything
•Procrastination
•I speed when I drive

>NAME 5 THINGS YOU WISH YOU HAD<
•A House
•A no-travel job
•A cure for sleep apnea
•Precognition
•A Powerbook

>NAME 5 SCENTS YOU LOVE<
•Art Things
•Xylene
•Lisa
•Rosemary
•Simon's fur

>NAME 5 THINGS YOU WOULD NEVER WEAR<
•A Beret
•Annapolitan garb
•Chaps
•Pearls
•A beer shirt

>NAME 5 THINGS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW<
•Am I sick?
•Will I sell the proton pack for what I want to get?
•Where the fuck are my Pixies live cds?!
•Dreamweaver is slow on this rickety iMac.
•I need a new computer.

>NAME 5 THINGS YOU DID TODAY<
•Ate leftover steak for lunch
•Disassembled a scooter
•Edited an ad for Ya Fei in Pittsburgh
•Sang "Isla De Encanta" in the car. Me voy me voy me voy!
•Sanded resin

>NAME THE LAST 5 THINGS YOU BOUGHT<
•Paper for David
•Pecard's Leather Dressing
•Jet Cyanoacrylate
•Venti Mocha Frappachino
•Modest Mouse remix on iTunes

Monday May 10th, 2004

Heya gang! I was stopped in traffic for like 20 minutes this morning while they filmed a fake motorcade for The West Wing.

There they are, poised to make their roll-by. Weird to see a "presidential motorcade" just stopped in the middle of the road.

Bikes!

Fake figureheads!

Tom and Jane on Saturday! ;)

Tom!

Scooter painting is progressing nicely. I should be done by Wednesday. That's nice, as it rains today and tomorrow. Perfect!

Song on iPod? "William It Was Really Nothing" by The Smiths.

Tuesday May 11th, 2004

Scooter panels are shiny!

Guess who got slammed in the bandwidth department yesterday? Some cool gadget website linked to me yesterday, and by midnight I had over 1,000,000 hits. Needless to say, I'm way over my monthly allotted bandwidth. I'm flattered, but my account almost got suspended, which would irritate the crap out of me. Plus, MaK isn't Nazi related. Sheesh.

To think, all though High School I was curious to know what being popular was like. Now that I have it, it brings me problems. Figures.

Read here

Wednesday, May 12th, 2004

Scooter will be reassembled tonite. YAY! In the meantime, one more list copied from Jane... But I think I'm missing a sin header...

WRATH:
*Who did you last get angry with?
That fucker in the Mercedes who drove 12 mph all the way through Eastport. Die fucker!!
*What is your weapon of choice?
X-Acto blade, #11.
*Would you hit a member of the opposite sex?
Only the Ex-wife, with my car. I keed I keed!
*How about of the same sex?
Same goes for Mr. Homewrecker. I'm an equal opportunity revenge guy.
*Who was the last person that got really angry at you?
Jonathan, for taking his headphones.
*What is your pet peeve?
Finding out the woman you marry is a 'ho. That's a pet peeve of mine. ;)

SLOTH
*What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't done in a long time?
Wash dishes.
*What is the latest you've ever woken up?
2 pm - the day was RUINED!
*Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't.
Jerry Stipp
*What is the last lame excuse you've made?
" I don't have time to...(fill in the blank)"
*Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through?
No...
*When was the last time you got a good workout in?
last night. (woooo)
*How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today?
Lisa forced me to get up at 7:00, 7:01, 7:09, etc etc

GLUTTONY
*What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice?
Starbucks Cafe Mocha
*White meat or dark meat?
White
*What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event?
Senior prom. Hung over for three days. Never again.
*Have you ever used a professional diet company?
No
*Do you have an issue with your weight?
Sure.
*Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods?
Yes! (heeheee)
*Have you ever taken food "to go" from a buffet?
No

LUST
*How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)?
Not sure... lotta life drawing models make it impossible to accurately count...
*How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)?
Not sure... too many.
*Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of
Your gender of choice during a normal conversation?
God yes, I am a hetero boy you know.
Have you wanted someone who was taken?
No
What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice?
Boobies! ;)
*Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute?
I think so... it was kinda surreal.
*Have you ever had a one-night stand?
Yes, and I've told "that crazy story" too many times.
*How many credit cards do you own?
one
*What's your guilty pleasure?
Skittles
*If you had $1 million, what would you do with it?
Everything I do, only more!
*Would you rather be rich or famous?
Rich.
*Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks?
Yeah... sad!
*Have you ever stolen anything?
Yep
How many mp3's are on your hard drive?
27,984. I shit you not.

PRIDE
*What's the one thing you've done that you're most proud of?
Been true to my ethics.
*What's the one thing you've done that your parents are most proud of?
no clue.
*What thing would you like to accomplish in your life?
Security.
*Do you get annoyed by coming in second place?
Not really.
*Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score?
Yep
*What did you do today that you're proud of?
Assembled the Scooter, I'd wager.

ENVY
*What item of your friend's would you most want to have for your own?
Their homes. Jerks.
Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much
higher skill than all the other competitors?
Yeah, wheee!
*If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be?
Temporarily? Robert Smith, ahahaha.
*Have you ever been cheated on?
Hahah, yeah. YES.
*Have you ever cheated on someone?
In high school.
*Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own?
Sure.
*What trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself?
Penny Pinchability.
* What is your favorite deadly sin?
The ones that involve me getting sex.

Thursday, May 13th, 2004

"NEWS" flash!
My eBay auction will be featured on MSNBC tonite (no shit) somewhere within the program called "Countdown".

Watch from 8pm to 9pm.

I'm in the "oddball" section, which is a transitional segment from their show's content to commercial (I think).

Click HERE for a link to the auction that made my day so surreal and fun.

Well, I finished.

I decided to name her Beatrix, as in Uma from Kill Bill (think "tracksuit").

But it also closely mimics the Shooting Star from Speed Racer.

Yes, Racer X's car. Speed's brother.

I added the rearview mirrors this morning.

It glistened in the morning light, grass fresh with dew. (giggle).

And scooter came in handy this morning! A water main broke downtown, blocking all car traffic and forcing everyone to go around (or through) the city to get to Eastport. Except me, as I just hopped off the scooter and walked it on the sidewalk (which was still open at this critical intersection). Haha! YEH!

Pow! Shards of asphalt pushed out by gushing water. It was like a half dozen natural springs had decided to make their debut.

Cops were, of course, bemused.

Song on iPod? "Slowdive" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.

Friday, May 14th, 2004

Well, I was on that show last night, and hopefully some affluent Ghostbuster fan was watching.

Click HERE for the transcript (I'm approximately halfway down).

I'm getting all sorts of great fanmail from the UK, Scotland, Russia, and apparently someone in Sweden (I believe) likes me - LOOK.

I also got a few emails from people who think the Proton Pack is real (huh?!?) and even reconnected with an old friend from college who I haven't seen in like 10 years.

Plus, the Goodyear blimp was following Me and Marie when we went to pick up lunch for everyone at work - from the office all the way to Baja Fresh.

Weirdest. Day. Ever.

Seeing Sondre Lerche tonight - YEAH!!!

Monday, May 17th, 2004

Well, I had a stellar weekend!

Lisa, Tom, Jane, and I went to the Rams Head on Friday night to see Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down - wow!! Such a great show! We met up with Beth and Paul too! I hadn't seen Beth in like 8 years, so it was wonderful to see her again. Paul and I talk every day on IM, so it was also a rare treat to see him face to face!

Jane was a movie star.

Tom & Lisa shared a menu until our waiter brought more.

Dessert was had once we were inside the "on stage" area.

Charlotte Martin opened for Sondre, and really reminded me of a 1991-era Tori Amos. A lot of comparisons were made to Kate Bush, but really, I heard more Tori. Of course the argument can be made that Tori was gigantically influenced by Kate, but I digress. Bottom line - Charlotte Martin was great! Were I the Jason Eaton of 1991, I'd be obsessed with her sound.

Then the talented Mr. Lerche™ came on... wow.

His band was fantastic, he was fantastic. Rarely have I seen a band have so much pure FUN on satge.

Is this a Dobro? Excellent musicianship!

They were extremely tight... so much fun!

And personable! See?

I'm proud of my 19 year old brother for forcing his way into a 21-and-over venue to see them play. Yeah!

Paul came over Saturday and scooted a little!

He owns a Harley, but looks great on Beatrix ;) I covet his ketchup shoes.

Arrrr.

He brought his dog Trotsky! Heee - the cats FREAKED. Was good fun.

Trotsky likes props!!

All in all, a lovely weekend.

Tuesday, May 18th, 2004

My auction ended - nutty! I updated the left bar to show archive the crazy past seven days. I also linked to my (still-in-the-works) "Choose Your Own Adventure" I'm building... good stuff.

Song on iPod? "Hide Away Folk Family" by They Might Be Giants.

Friday, May 21st, 2004

Hey kids - Lisa and I are in Pittsburgh!

Also, here's Simon, totally zonked on fresh catnip!

Monday, May 24th, 2004

Here are the rest of the Pittsburgh pics.

In the elevator of the Raddison.

My view of Pittsburgh from the back of the "Duck Boat Tour".

Lisa shows Bill her Swatch - the Bunny Sutra. (Just Google it)...

Bill realizes what the bunnies are doing.

They're wrestling!

Sarah, Bill's daughter!

She's über fun.

We saw her interactive videogame!

The Paviol's home was lovely!

Todd and Carolyn joined us all for dinner at the Starting Line Racing Café! It was great to see him again, and wonderful to meet her!

Vroom!

VROOM VROOM!

Check out my sunburn, yikes!

Off to Richmond... this travel sucks.

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

I'm in Richmond.

I slammed my thumb in the trunk lid. My camera button thumb.
On the same hand I sliced into last night (see the band aid?).

I even missed the Blue Angels practice - icing on the cake.

Song on iPod? "Coin Operated Boy" by Dresden Dolls. :)

Friday, May 28th, 2004

Guess who said yes!

Yes kids, I popped the big question!!

Lisa recreates her reaction to my asking her to be my wife. Just kidding!

Exhibit A.

We want to say a big hello and love to everyone who knew, and who didn't know! PS - Jane, we love you! No foolies!!!

The wedding will be in a few years, as we are poor little middle class people living in an insane upper-class area. We'll get a house next year, then the wedding. Then? BABIES. HUNDREDS OF BABIES.

Love, Jason and Lisa!!

Song on iPod? None... we're watching Adriana get whacked on Sopranos!

LOVE! ;)