Damnit...

1. Dave Matthews Band - The Space Between
2. David Gray - This Years Love
3. Aldo Nova - Stay
4. Blessed Union of Souls - Standing At The Edge Of The Earth
5. Blue - If You Come Back
6. Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
7. Annie Lennox - Why
8. Sarah McLachlan - Angel
9. Phil Collins - One More Night
10. Toni Braxton - Breathe Again
11. Coldplay - The Scientist
12. Van Halen - Can't Stop Lovin You
13. Gary Allan - Songs About Rain
14. Giuffria - Call To Your Heart
15. Nick Lachey - This I Swear
16. Nikka Costa - Push & Pull
17. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
18. Savage Garden - To The Moon And Back
19. Foreigner - Fool For You Anyway
20. Spandau Ballet - True
21. Lenny Kravitz - Cant Get You Off My Mind
22. Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment
23. The Calling - Wherever You Will Go
24. 3 Doors Down - Love Me When Im Gone
25. Johnny Cash - Hurt
26. Journey - After The Fall
27. Kid Rock - Picture
28. Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
29. Michelle Branch - One Of These Days
30. Def Leppard - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad

...its just a phase I'm sure

Ouch!

Has anyone seen that picture of Tara Reid on the red carpet where her dress fell off her shoulder and exposed her nipple? She isn't one of my favorites when it comes to beauties, but she is a handsome woman. I must say, when I saw her nipple, I was completely turned off. It is very obvious that she's had a implant or some type of reconstructive surgery, and it looks as though her nipple was taken off and then replaced after the procedure was finished. I don't even like to touch my own nipple when its hard, why would you wanna screw with something that is so tender? Damn, cant they do the thing where they go in under your arm-pits or something? I for one don't like implants. So girls with them look good, but I dated a girl with some before and they felt like Tupperware bowls when you cupped them, gross. I like the natural thing, so ladies take it for one guy that can appreciate natural beauty. Some lady friends tell me that they have to do it because of sags or whatever, I don't care, leave'em alone! As for them being too big, I can understand wanting to reduce them for health benefits, but don't go adding anything.

Punxsutawney Perhaps?

I have periods of the day that I think about neat stuff to BLOG about, and then I sit down to write and its gone, damnit. Not a whole lot going on, computer has been acting up, but all seems OK now. Life just seems to be going from one day to another, not really meaning anything at all. I wonder where I'm going, where I've been.

I love the rain. I love songs about the rain, I love getting wet in the rain, I love sleeping in the rain, I love the smell of rain, I love putting new wiper blades in my truck when it rains, I love the way the sky looks when it rains, I love being in the desert and watching a rain storm pass. I sometimes think its because living in the south and playing football, I would say a silent prayer if it would just sprinkle even and cool us down during practice. I remember once in a hotel in Atlanta on floor #8, looking out in the distance, through fog and rain, and thinking how life couldn't get any better. I wish I could be there right now, that could be my personal groundhog day.

"Long, Long Way To Go"

You held my hand and then you slipped away
And I may never see your face again
So tell me how do to fill the emptiness inside
Without love, what is life?

And anyone who knew us both can see
We always were the better part of me
I never wanted to be this free
All this pain, does it go away?

Then every time I turn around
And you're nowhere to be found
I know I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way I know
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew
To you, to you

From memory, there is no hiding place
Turn on the TV and I see you there
In every crowd there's always someone with your face
Everywhere, trying not to care

Then every time I turn around
And you're nowhere to be found
I know I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way I know
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew

To you, I wish you everythin'
And all the best that life can bring
I only hope you think of me sometimes, oh
And even though I feel the pain
I know that I will love again
The time will come, oh, and I'll move on

I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you
Oh, I got a long, long way to go, got a long way I know
Before I can say goodbye, before I say goodbye
To all I ever knew, to all I ever knew
I got a long, I got a long, long way to go, long way to go
Before I can say, before I say, goodbye to you
Say goodbye, say goodbye
Oh, I got a long, long way I know
Before I can say goodbye to all I ever knew
Girl, I wish you the best I know, oh and all of the rest, to you
I got a long, long way to go
Before I can say goodbye to you

Def Leppard - 2002

Hey check this pic out of me way back in 1985. Needless to say the Transam was a chick magnet. And believe it or not I could actually fit in it! I need to find someone who can touch this pic up for me, its the only one I have of me and that car together. (nd no, im not playing with myself!) 

DAMN, um - yes I like looking at pretty girls. 

You eat what?

You know, I think of vegetarians as being weird people. On one hand I respect the fact that they don't eat other living things (although some would argue that plants are living). But look, sometimes I just have to have a cheeseburger or steak. I'm sure if I saw the process of the places that slaughter cattle or other types of livestock I may change my mind, but until then I'm omnivorous.

Ah, a long weekend, kind've scarey because I'm getting use to them, 2 in a row! Woohoo! Didn't really get anything accomplished. I did do a little work in the office, but for the most part just vegged in front of the bigscreen.

Man, this Collective Soul new CD is really good. I'm so glad to have it. Can't wait for it to come out on the 16th so I can go buy it, I have all of their others. The thing I like about it is that almost every song is pretty damn good.

...not the one 

How Do You Love?

And the truth that you'll find, will always be -
The truth you hide.
So, how do you love
How do you love
When your angels cant sing -
And your world is still lacking of me?

For the price of a dime I can always turn to you.

(I wrote this post yesterday, but when I hit "publish post" I got an error msg and I lost it. Shit, I know It was probably much better than this one, I can't be my cool creative self 2 posts in a row. Blogger Bastards!)

Have you ever memorized a phone number by the location of the buttons on the phone? Or maybe its the pattern used, I don't know and it's probably stupid but I do that, after I know a number for a while I forget the number and just remember the pattern on the phone. I know, I'm flicted or dyslexic or something, but that's just me. There is one pattern I will never forget.

I have a lot of stupid little things I do to help me remember shit. I wonder if I will end up having alzheimers or something when I'm older. Kindve scary actually. I always have to say out loud what color the traffic light is that I'm about to go under, like "Green" or "Red". I guess cause I'm afraid I don't trust my short term memory, I'm always asking myself while I'm in the middle of the intersection, was that red or green??? No I have never ran a red light, but hell, maybe I'm wrong! I've caught myself saying my poker hands out loud when looking at my cards. Not a very "Moneymaker" thing to do, and I have no clue I'm doing it when I do it. Ah, maybe I smoked too much dope when I was younger.

Semisonic

Act Naturally

Our little secret just might be the kind of thing that you can'thide
It's growing like a tangled vine & rising like a river in thetide
And everybody knew when you walked into the room
I was just a fool for you, nothing I could do
Everybody sees you taking control of me
Well I'm not begging for release
I'm just begging darling please, please

Act Naturally
Don't let our troubles show
Don't let anybody know
Till we get it figured out
Don't give them anything that they could doubt

Our little problem doesn't seem to be about to go away
As far as I can tell it's gonna keep on showing more with everyday
And everybody look, yeah, that was all it took
I can't help believing they can read me like a book
So hide your feelings tight till we figure how to make it right
I don't know what I should but I
Would do it if I could

Act Naturally
Just be you beautiful
Just be you casual
I'll be me before the fall
You be you before this all came down
(Act Naturally)
Don't let our troubles show
Don't let anybody know
Till we get it figured out
Don't give them anything that they could doubt

Just be you beautiful
Just be you casual
I'll be me before the fall
You be you before this all came down

Long Time No C

Well, its been a while, but I'm still here. I guess there are a lot of things I need to talk about, or rather could talk about. So let me see what all's been going on...

-Wendall Had surgery Wednesday for a mammary tumor (breast cancer), She came through it OK I guess, but its so weird how much a part of the family she is. She isn't supposed to jump or do anything real physical, but she insists on sleeping on top of the couch which involves a lot of jumping, oh what we do for pets. I was reading about this tumors online and for the most part, they don't seem as bad on dogs as people. But then it said that there is a 2 year life expectancy after one is removed. Two years? That seems too short. Life without her would suck big time, I can't believe I'm so attached to her.

-My boss at work has put in his 2 week notice. This really sucks. Not that I'm a big fan of his but for numerous other reasons. First of all, any time you have a new boss come in house, they want to change the world. And you have to change right along with them, for the most part I'm a creature of habit, changes suck. So we are down to 1 Supervisor on 2nd shift and 1 on 3rd, and 2 on first, so anytime someone on the back shift wants to be of, I have the wonderful decision of either working 2nd or 3rd shift, or working 12 hours the days they are out. Work sucks, I need to win the lotto, or find a rich woman to take me away.

-I went to the movie tonight and saw "Friday Night Lights". A movie about high school football, and it did bring back a lot of memories, some good and some bad. It was weird when you actually played though, hard to describe but almost like you don't hear the crowd at all, and everything is moving in slow motion until you get hit, then eveything explodes into action. I wish I could go back and redo it, as I would redo lots of things. I know, wish in one hand and sh*t in the other and see which fills up the fastest huh?

-A friend is going to Ft.Myers Fla to do some computer work. Just hearing that name brings back so many memories. I know I will never forget.

Well, I thought I had lots to talk about, but actually I guess I don't, I've worked like 21 days in a row, so its just been work and then home. I guess that at least keeps me out of trouble. But I'm off 2 whole days in a row now, no real plans, maybe washing my truck & watching the Braves, nothing exciting.

Mr.Wendall 

Dad - 1937  

And thats "SIR BOSS" to you buddy! 

Nuther Day - Nuther Dollar

Days seem to pass in a blur. At times I wonder who I am even. There are parts of my life that couldn't be better, and other things...

What is it that makes us happy in life? Is life even supposed to be measured in happiness? What if - what little time we have is being wasted on working 10hrs a day and not living it to the fullest. Why do I feel guilty for having 1 day off a week? As I guess you probably can tell today has been a heavy day for me. Some times I can deal with it, and put on a happy face and go on, other days are harder. I have so many good people in my life that lends support and friendship, I shouldn't complain at all. OK enough already. I'm sure when my number is called, I'll be ready.

Southern-isms

• Peaches - Georgia has the best peaches, Canada's peaches are for northern people who don't know what a real peach is supposed to taste like.


• Peanuts - In order to be a true southerner, you must either put peanuts in your bottled Coke, or understand the meaning.


• Coniption - What your mother has when she finds out your wearing her Sunday hose to go deer hunting in.


• Bar-B-Q - Pork is the standard.  Chicken and/or beef are eaten at times, but isn't liked as much as pork.  Sauce must be made with vinegar & be orange, anything with sugar or honey classifies as dip and not sauce.


• Co-Cola - Any carbonated drink in the south.


• Krispy Kreme - THE best doughnut made


• Tupperware - A product sold much like Avon that requires ladies having parties and/or bugging you with catalogs.  Items consist mainly of plastic kitchenware.


• Tractor Pull - Any event that draws more than 500 spectators and involves mud and/or junkyard cars.


• Kin Folk - Relatives.


• Soul Food - Not fried chicken as most people above Tennessee may think. Soul food may consist of (but not be limited to): collards, turnips, any part of the pig you would consider inedible,  ox tails, rutabagas, butter roll, corn bread & sweet tea.


• Coon Hunt'in - A practice of letting 2 to 4 dogs loose in the middle of the night to track a raccoon, the time it takes to "tree" a coon is used to consume alcohol of choice.


• Snipe Hunt'in - An imaginary animal used to entice girlfriends or naive people to the cemetery with a burlap sack to catch them (the cemetery is the only place they are found, and they also only come out during full moons).


• Family Reunions - Any gathering of 3 or more siblings and/or cousins with all their kids and each family must bring a covered dish.  Normally there are more dessert dishes than vegetable dishes.  A minimum of 3 barrels of chicken is required.


• Moon Pie - Lunch during summer breaks while working on the farm.


• Sweet Tea - 6 Tea bags soaked in a pot of water that has just boiled. A minimum of 3 cups of sugar per gallon is required.  The pitcher must be set in the refrigerator at least an hour before serving so when poured over ice it wont melt the ice and weaken the tea.


• Aint - How we say we aren't.


• Y'all - Other variations is You'uns - Meaning a group of people.


• Bidnis - A place of employment, or where you may go pay your bills.


• Booger Man - How we make kids mind.


• Cattycorner - Not laying something straight, crooked.


• Chicken Fried Steak - A piece of round steak beaten until soft, deep fried with flour and seasoning and toped with sawmill gravy.


• Sawmill Gravy - Made with the juice of whatever meat you may be cooking, milk flour, salt & pepper.


• Mash - How you "Push" a button. "Mash that button"


• Cut - How to "Turn" off an electrical item.  "Cut off the TV"


• Fixen to - How you describe what your about to do.


• Grits - Eaten with any breakfast and every Friday night with Catfish.


• Lace Bread - Its hard to describe, but I love it (some type of cornmeal made bread)


• Nairey - None.


• PeaCan - The correct way to pronounce pecan, not pea-khan.


• Muscadine & Scuppernongs - Grape like fruit grown only in the south.


• "Where are they at?" - The word at must be used when asking for someones location.


• Youngun - Babies

Smell This

Do you associate smells & Music with memories? I guess I do. It came up in conversation this weekend, and I got to thinking how we think about the past when listening or smelling something. For instance, here's a short list:

* Coconut Suntan Lotion - Panama City, 1984
* Gloria Vanderbilt - My first crush
* Kentucky Fried Chicken - Mom & Cathy
* Cinnamon - Christmas
* Vanilla - Pam
* Krispy Kreme - MMMMM
* Rick Springfield - Teresa
* Sister Christian, Night Ranger - No idea of her name, but she was in Panama City too, wow
* Big Log, Robert Plant - Pam
* Juke Box Hero, Forigner - Jeff

Lots more, but I guess some are secret. If you want to make a lasting impression on my life, smell good baby!

I like Christian Slater

Not my very favorite actor, but one that is definitely in top of the list. Something about the way he seems like a "guys guy". "True Romance" & "Bed Of ROses" are probably my favorite, but he has lots of others that are great too. Check them out if you get a chance.

1 Masked and Anonymous 2003
2 Who is Cletis Tout? 2002
3 Windtalkers 2002
4 3000 Miles to Greaceland 2001
5 The Contender 2000
6 Hard Rain 1998
7 Very Bad Things 1998
8 Tears of Julian Po, The 1997
9 Basil 1997
10 Broken Arrow 1996
11 Bed of Roses 1996
12 Murder in the First 1995
13 Interview with the Vampire 1994
14 Jimmy Hollywood 1994
15 Untamed Heart 1993
16 True Romance 1993
17 FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992
18 Kuffs 1992
19 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991
20 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991
21 Mobsters 1991
22 Young Guns II 1990
23 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990
24 Pump Up the Volume 1990
25 Wizard, The 1989
26 Gleaming the Cube 1989
27 Heathers 1989
28 Beyond the Stars 1989
29 Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988
30 Twisted 1986
31 Name der Rose, Der 1986
32 Legend of Billie Jean, The 1985

Who Knew?

When I was younger, my favorite toy was G.I.Joe I would dream of getting 1 or 2 every Christmas. I had several, but my favorites were the adventure sets, with the vehicles and lots of accessories. Another favorite of mine was the small plastic army men that we could always find so many ways to play with, or should I say battle with. They were also useful for using them as firecracker fodder. The normal type of play with these little guys would be to line them up in offensive or defensive positions and use a superball to knock them over. The "official" rules stated that the only soldiers killed were the one's hit after the first bounce only. This brought hours of enjoyment to my brother and I. Several other toys that I was nerd'd out on were the following:

- Vertibird
- The Thing Maker
- Jarts Oh right, a very safe toy Mom!
- Rockem Sockem Robots
- Battleship

Plus many more, but its late and I'm sleepy.

For future reference, black does not constitute as a "primary" color.