Thursday, August 30, 2007
This turned out absolutely amazing....for real...
about 20 minutes in...
2 hours in...
2 1/2 hours in, all the black is done...
3 1/2 hours, and it's done.
about 20 minutes in...
2 hours in...2 1/2 hours in, all the black is done...3 1/2 hours, and it's done.
I have
officially decided
that I hate this!
This "in between" stage while I'm growing my hair back is horrible.
I do not like it when I pat, I do not like it with a hat,
I do not like my hair like this,
I do not like it Sam I Am!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
I'm glad ONE person is reading my compilations here...it's taking me quite a while to to compile, cut, paste, edit and post these pieces of crap.
Just an update....the tattoo appointment is pushed back til tomorrow. I thought it'd be pretty miserable to sit there for 2-3 hours by myself, so my brother is coming out here to go with me, and he couldn't come until tomorrow. So, at least I'll have some conversation and such to pass the time. Ok everyone, be thinking about me around 5 pm tomorrow. Maybe I'll feel like posting another denomination tomorrow afterwards...but I'm not promising anything.
George Lucas - writer, director, producer ("Star Wars", etc.)
Christopher Walken - actor, movie star
Will Rogers - popular TV and film cowboy; humorist
Tim Curry - actor
Rush Limbaugh - popular conservative talk show host
Harry Reems - starred in historically popular "adult film" Deep Throat (later became an actively religous Christian)
James Knox Polk - 11th U.S. President
Ulysses S Grant - 18th U.S. President
George W. Bush - 43rd U.S. President (convert from Episcopal Church)
Dick Cheney - U.S. Vice-President under George W. Bush
Hillary Clinton - senator from New York; former First Lady with Pres. Bill Clinton
Geronimo - Apache Indian leader; his final 1886 surrender was last significant Indian guerrilla action in U.S. (1903: convert to Methodism)
Joycelyn Elders controvoersial U.S. Surgeon General (September 1993 to December 1994) who focused on public health and sexual topics
John Edwards - U.S. senator from North Carolina; 2004 Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate
Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter - famed, top-selling mellow singing duo "The Carpenters"
Dionne Warwicke - singer
Toni Braxton - popular pop, R&B singer
Tori Amos - singer/songwriter/pianist
Nina Simone - singer, pianist, composer
Roberta Flack - singer, composer, musician
Stephen King - best-selling horror writer (raised in a nominal Methodist home)
Stephen Crane - novelist, poet; author of The Red Badge of Courage, etc.
John Wesley - founder of Methodism (but he was a life-long Anglican)
Charles Wesley - hymn composer; John Wesley's brother (1701 - 1788); co-founder of Methodism (he was "the first Methodist," although officially he was a life-long Anglican)
Oral Roberts - controversial famous evangelist, charismatic televangelist (converted to Methodist from a Pentecostal Holiness church in 1968)
Harriet Tubman - abolitionist, freed slaves using "Underground Railroad"
Rosa Parks - black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped launch the U.S. Civil Rights Movement
Sojourner Truth - abolitionist, black activist (convert to SDAs)
Jackie Robinson - professional baseball player
Tom Landry - professional football coach; director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Bart Starr - football player
Fran Tarkenton - professional football player
John Wesley Hardin - gun fighter; one of deadliest gunslingers in the old West
Ted Bundy - infamous serial killer
Ken Lay - was C.E.O. of scandalous and criminal large energy corporation Enron
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
This should turn into a series of posts, highlighting famous figures in history and present time from different religious denominations. I thought it'd be interesting....hopefully some of you will think the same.
Famous Baptists:
Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States (raised Baptist)
Harry S. Truman - 33rd U.S. President
Jimmy Carter - 39th U.S. President (former Southern Baptist)
William Jefferson Clinton - 42nd U.S. President (Bill Clinton was officially rebuked by SBC)
Strom Thurmond - Senator from South Carolina. Oldest senator in office
Billy Graham - prominent American evangelist (congregational home is a Baptist church, but Graham was embraced by Protestants generally; he repudiated many Southern Baptist teachings & practices)
Pat Robertson - popular religious broadcaster
Rev. Jerry Falwell - popular American Evangelical leader
Harry Longabaugh: (The Sundance Kid) - famous train and bank robber in the Old West
Thomas Piper - serial killer, Baptist church leader
John D. Rockefeller - American industrialist
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. - civil rights leader
Payne Stewart - golfer; died in a plane accident on Oct. 25, 1999
Johnny Oates - professional baseball player (cathcher) and later manager of Major League teams Orioles and Rangers
Jim Brown - professional football player; in College Football Hall of Fame and the Lacrosse Hall of Fame; professional actor (lapsed)
Reggie White - professional football player and ordained Baptist minister
Joe Frazier - boxer, blues singer
Carrie Underwood - singer, winner of competition on Season 4 of popular FOX television series American Idol
Ruben Studdard - singer (winner of American Idol 2nd season)
Clay Aiken - singer, immensely popular 2nd place runner-up in Season 2 of FOX television series American Idol
Glen Campbell - country music singer
Roy Orbison - country music singer
Johnny Cash - singer
Kris Kristofferson - country music singer
Louis Armstrong - trumpeter, vocalist, conductor
Mahalia Jackson - Gospel singer
George Jones - country singer; nicknamed The Possum; "Why Baby Why" was his first top-five hit in 1955
Chuck Berry - rock and roll pioneer
Sam Cooke - rock and roll legend
Buddy Holly - rock and roll legend
Hank Williams, Sr. - country music singer
Gene Autry - TV's famous singing cowboy (lapsed Baptist, convert to Christian Science)
Diana Ross - singer
Gladys Knight - famed singer who sang with the "Pips" (former Baptist, now a Latter-day Saint)
Queen Latifah - singer, actress
Al Green - musician
Otis Redding - soul singer (famous for "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" and other classics)
Aretha Franklin - classic soul singer
John Grisham - best-selling author of legal thrillers, including The Pelican Brief; The Firm and The Client
Tim LaHaye - author of immensely popular "Left Behind" Evangelical science fiction/fantasy novels
Gene Roddenberry - TV writer, producer; creator of Star Trek (former Baptist)
Kevin Costner - actor, movie star
Chuck Norris - actor ("Walker, Texas Ranger")
DeForest Kelley - actor; played "Dr. McCoy" on Star Trek (raised Baptist; son of a Baptist minister)
Bette Davis - movie star (mostly lapsed Baptist/Episcopalian family background)
Warren Beatty- actor, movie star, Academy Award-winning director (lapsed)
Eddie Murphy - actor, comedian
Monday excitement...and pics galore
Monday, August 27, 2007
So, it's Monday...back to the Groesbeck. But first, have to take care of some business. I had to go meet this guy and get some money he owed me for a gambling debt.
Luckily, the transaction went off with no complications, and he still has all his fingers. Then, it's time to hit the road. The whole 1 hour, 45 minute drive is good...until about 9 miles from Groesbeck, when this happens.
Just a warning though, which is a miracle in itself. And I know for a fact that I wasn't over 75 mph, and just wrote "speed above 70 mph", so I think he changed his mind after he'd already started pulling me over. So anyways, now I'm here at the trailer...watching some "Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition" DVD.
If you haven't seen or heard already, I'm getting a tattoo. Yes, there's a story behind it, and if you don't know it already, just ask. It's a custom piece, not just something off the tattoo shop wall or out of a book. I'm going to a tattoo shop in Waco that I found...and I think the lady there is really good, from all her work I've seen. I gave her all of my ideas and designs I had come up with, and she ended up with something amazing. A whole, whole lot of time and energy went into designing this on my part. I wanted it to be exactly what I wanted, say exactly what I wanted it to say (both literally and figuratively)...and I think the final design she came up with is perfect. I checked out the artwork from the artist last Thursday before I headed back home for the weekend, and got a couple pictures of it. Let me know what ya think.
Will probably be going Wednesday to get this done....getting ready for 3 hours of needles.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
I thought this would be worth the extra effort....these needed to be viewed together. Hooray for Family Guy!!!
Labels: Family Guy
not the Weekly Family Guy clip
Monday, August 20, 2007
Disclaimer:
This does not replace the "Weekly Family Guy" video in any way, shape or form. That will still take place on Wednesday, so don't worry. But this clip was in the episode that was on TV this past Sunday, and I found it quite hilarious....so I had to look it up on YouTube and share it. Don't be confused by the content...yes, this was from Family Guy.
So, I'm driving back to the good ol' Groesbeck today, and I see this truck.
That's the best I could do for a picture with my phone....but you see that sticker in top, middle of the back window? You can see that it's rainbow striped in color...as in gay. A retangle shaped, rainbow striped gay sticker. Ok, so that in itself wouldn't be such a big shock or something to necessarily blog about. But what you can't really see, due to poor picture quality, is the text on the sticker. It says, "USMC". Did you get that? A gay rainbow sticker with the abbreviation/initials of the United States Marine Corp. Anybody else see something wrong with this? I'm quite disturbed....
Sunday, August 19, 2007
So, you guys know I drive a lot....all week long....work, work, work....many, many miles....over 106,000 miles now on my 2003 model car....you get the idea.
So this.....this is my protector....
Because, you know, there are just times when doing this is unavoidable...
Friday, August 17, 2007
First of all....Todd, I don't think anything is ever too far for Family Guy. Plus, I know you laughed....you laughed like a little kid on his birthday....I know. And even if it was a little too far.....it was funny, and we all know it.
Now, down to business. Another entry from stories while in Groesbeck...and it has now been dubbed, "The Groesbeck Chronicles".
Last night...and into the morning...people were outside making a lot of noise, carrying on, and generally disturbing the peace at the mobile home across from us that I think I've mentioned before. I'm talking about from like 10 p.m. or so til after 1 a.m. I decide to take a peek outside to see what all is goin on. And what my eyes beheld made me wish I had a video camera with night vision here with me.
A boxing match had started in the yard of this place. No, not a fight, because that's what I thought at first too. But then I saw that the guys actually had boxing gloves on. Redneck boxing matches in the trailer park. How they can afford to buy boxing gloves after spending their money on drugs and beer, I don't know.....come to think of it, I don't know how they afford to buy anything, cause I know I haven't seen them going to work anywhere.
So, imagine with me....about 4-6 guys, usually shirtless with shorts or jeans, taking turns putting on the boxing gloves and goin at each other. Don't worry, there was plenty of alcohol involved...I know I saw two coolers full of something (I assume the cheapest beer available) in the yard and on the porch. I don't know if anyone actually won....I like to think that they were all equally losers. I did see a bloody nose or two from the porch light shining out on them. But I'm pretty sure they weren't feeling any pain. No, I did not get any pictures...because it was dark and didn't think it would be appropriate to walk on over and ask if I could snap a few pics using the flash. I had no desire to become any more involved in the fun.
You can't make this stuff up people...you just can't.
Labels: Groesbeck
Thursday, August 16, 2007
A day late....but trust me, this one's worth it. I've been so busy playing with my new toy, time just got away from me. Only Family Guy could get away with this...
Enjoy!
Labels: Family Guy
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
I know, the title makes no sense.....or does it??? Tell me what that quote is from, please.
So, I'm forcing myself to stop and go to bed. Or else I'll be up til it's time to start working in the morning....but it's already morning. Anyways, thought I'd show some more.
It's nice....think I'll keep it.
Labels: apple
I've already talked to some of you, but this is for the rest of you who don't already know. It is now official....I have thrown my fears aside, taken the leap, and joined the cult. And no (as Todd suggested), not the Osteen cult. I am now blogging to you from my brand new MacBook Pro. I have a feeling that it's going to take a week or two to adjust and get through the learning process. But I am extremely excited and happy about this. The great thing about this machine....it's not just a stock MacBook Pro. I got it already loaded with about $3000 worth of photography/design/multimedia and other software.....Adobe CS3 premium package, Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Microsoft Office, Parallels Desktop, Windows XP Pro, and some other stuff I can't think of at the moment. So, anyone that wants to play with it....you can try and talk me into letting you check it out. So, here's the first shot of me through the iSight camera.
You'll get some more later....I promise.
Labels: apple
Thursday, August 09, 2007
I don't know how time gets away from me....a whole week goes by and I haven't had time to sit down and blog. Work is keeping me real busy out here in the Groesbeck....but I still don't see how I can't find 10 minutes to sit down and type something more often. Oh well, at least I know I can look forward to Family Guy....every Wednesday...like clockwork. Let's try to get better at this though, seriously.
Labels: Family Guy
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
I've been on vacation...I know you've all missed me. But fear not, I have returned. And just in time for your dose of Family Guy.
Labels: Family Guy