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The ROCKSTAR Energy Drink MAYHEM Festival has essentially replaced OZZFEST as the go-to Rock/Metal summer festival over the past few years. I have attended the past three summer festivals and, to be honest, was looking for a better bill than this.

I have seen Disturbed a couple of times, and although I really dig their new album, I expect the same sort of performance. Lots of fire, lots of jamming & solos, and lots of screaming along to the words by the fans. I have only seen Godsmack once, and it rocked. They put on one helluva show. I’d have to admit I am looking forward to seeing them again. I just caught Megadeth a few months back with Slayer. Not sure the summer festival will be able to top that arena show.

I am ALWAYS pumped to see Machine Head. I have probably seen them 8 or 9 times, the last being with Metallica in ’09. The dudes straight up DESTROY any venue they play in. Would much rather see them in a club, but being on the Main Stage should be pretty tight. I am hoping they will be bringing out some new material with them for this one.

I have seen In Flames once, and they were tight. They are… Continue Reading

Humpday is fun! Today’s humpday is even more special though. Both my Grandma (Father’s Mother) and my Mother share a birthday on January 26th. We lost Grandma a few years back, but if I recall correctly, she would have been a young 90 today. Zoinks yo!

Getting a one-two punch of shitty weather today… Not a fun birthday present for Mom Dukes, BOO. Some are calling for 3-6 while most are calling for 4-8 inches of wintery goodness. This morning was mostly sleet and rain, but I can see the big fluffy snow clouds inching towards us on the radar. Maybe we will get enough to force a work from home day. Yay.

So I am going to bring this fucker back from the dead. Gonna be doing a lot of updates so pardon the mess. Can’t wait to get this mofo done. Also can’t wait for this work project to finish so I can get some time to get crankin’

Been a while since I posted. Not that it matters. But I am alive and busy as shit. Got a nice year-end rating at work, been kicking ass there. Setup a few tattoo appointments. Cannot wait for the Superbowl. Good times.

I should post more on here. Will have to get on that.

Go Cardinals.

Phil (guitarist) from Machine Head just passed out on stage. That was weird. He just fell to the ground. They think he is okay. We will know more soon.

So, I’m reading this novel about Jesus and his childhood pal, Biff. Its called “Lamb” and its written by Chrisopher Moore. And I thought this part was funny! Like to hear it… here it go…

“I have to admit that I felt some sympathy for the scarecrow, although I don’t believe I would have been singing about the lack of a brain. In fact, amid all the musical laments over not having a heart, a brain, or the nerve, did anyone notice that they didn’t have a penis among them? I think it would have shown on the Lion and the Tin Man, and when the Scarecrow has his pants destuffed, you don’t see a flying monkey waving an errant straw Johnson around nyhwere, do you? I think I know what song I’d be singing:

“Oh, I would while away the hours,
Wanking in the flowers, my heart all full of song,
I’d be gilding all the lillies as I waved about my willie
If I only had a schlong.“

Jesus had one helluva best friend in Biff. Haha. This book is tight.

Last night was fucking kewl. Doctor Samuels came to chill at the beach with us. It has been a while since I seen him. We swam, puffed cigars at the beach, went and had a phat steak dinner, hit the hot-tub… fucking bonus! We had planned to get up while I was down here and we made it happen!!!

So I’m sitting by the pool reading my book and the weather is fucking perfect AGAIN! Saweeeeet. Its kinda funny tho. Saturday is the day that new peeps come into town down here and fill up the place.

There are totally new faces, new tattoos, new personalities & new accents. This is the first time we have stayed down here for longer than a week. It is pretty neat to see. 95% of the place must be newbs. Heh.

I still hold the record for tattoos and beard mass from what I have seen. Peeps keep givin me props on the beard. Fuck. Yeah!

One thing I find myself shocked at is the amount of moms with fake boobs. Seriously… like 1 of 3 has a job. Zoinks yo…

Wow. What a week. Aside from all the craziness at work, my week included kickball fun time, work happy hours, PI happy hours, and a lil bit of rock band. I have been busting my ass at work on this latest project. It might be the most important thing that we do all year in the Autos group. I have to get it done before I roll out for vacation next week.

Monday was insane. I barely got anything done. People kept bothering me and distracting me. I don’t mind a few people but when everyone comes at me its a bit overwhelming. Tuesday rocked. We played kickball. Our team has not won a game all season (maybe 10 games) but we came out on fire and kicked some ass. We played really well. The first game was tied and went to extra innings. I got the chance to kick with runners on base and drove the winning run in! We won our first game of the season, 3-2. We destroyed in the second game and won 5-0. Woop woop!

The rest of my week was crazy. Too many meetings, early meetings… BAH. Luckily we got to have fun time at Bungalows Wed and Clydes Thur. Not sure what I would do without… Continue Reading

Its nearly 12:30 and… I’m working. Yeah — its because I took a break earlier, and because I’m dedicated, but I have a really crazy projeck (mocking someone at work) due before I bounce for the sunny beaches of Florida. It would help if there was not a ton of construction going on near us and the fact that random strangers are attacking my fellow dev lead. We almost had to bust out the big guns and go off on them with a water pistol and rubber band/other random office supply thrusting activities. They clearly had it out for her. We can’t have any of that!

There are other distractions at work too that are not as easy to wash out by blasting heavy metal music and acting like an idiot by head-banging and pretend moshing at your desk. I find them pleasant however, and wish they would occur more frequently throughout my day. Even though there is a bunch of shit wrong at work, some of it is right. And that drives me to do better. It will be mine. ALL MINE!! MUAHAHAHAHA!@#!

If I could think straight I would finish my notes and go to bed because I have to be up for my silly 8 am. Thinking has become difficult… Continue Reading

“Wooooeeeeeooooo. I wish it was Sunday.”

Ha. Yeah, I feel like I’m going crazy enough to sing songs from the Bengles. Today was kinda crazy at work, as most of my Mondays are. Gotta love an 8 am video conference meeting every Monday! Then I found out that my QA lead was leaving her job. Then I just had a crazy day trying to deal with this new project of mine. Luckily though, I got to sneak away for a nice, very sunny lunch with Kelly and Krysta. Getting away is very nice during a hectic day. I am glad to have so many awesome people at my job to keep me sane.

My fucking arm is KILLIN’ me!! The bruise is pretty large, and the swelling makes my arm look weird. This is the first tatt that I get to ‘wet-heal’ – meaning I can slather it with Aquaphor – in a loooong time. After elevating my arm for a bit it is not as bad as the pics that I posted… but it is still pretty poofy.

Not gonna get to take my planned day off on Friday. I’ll never get a summer friday, cept for Wall-e day. But I am pretty sure that… Continue Reading

For a Klondike bar…

Happy 2008. We get an extra day to party this year! WOOHOO!!