boom boom boom
2002.06.12 21.23
Can't believe I've found this Star Trek toy on eBay. Had one when I was a wee lad and destructive tendencies didn't bode well with its ability to survive my childhood. I'm watching this auction as if the fate of the free world depends on it. I'd originally been eyeing a Remco Space 1999 Stun Gun. I found it very amusing when I last held one in the Foley's toy aisle back in 1977. The stun gun will look pretty fly clipped to my J. Crew tan belt. My fashion consultant will probably disagree.
And speaking of the DeLorean, I'vee been struggling to pass state inspection for the last few months. Took the car into the shop in April for some expensive fuel pump love. $1000 worth of love later, the car runs fine. Emissions standards for Harris County are so tough they make Van Diesel look like a drooling nerdy boy scout in comparison. Word up to all the boy scouts out there. So far I've failed the test, spent $100 to improve my emissions AND failed a second time. Luckily as I've driven less than 5,000 miles since my last inspection I now qualify for The Waiver. Gotta go to this little DPS office about 2 miles from my house to claim The Waiver. Have to make a Real Life Appointment before they'll even talk to me about The Waiver. Appointment is July 1st @ 8:30 A.M. At first, The Waiver People told me that July 1st was booked up. I cried: ''Wah, wah, I live in Philly that's the only day I can get my Back To The Future car to your office, wah wah!'' Next time I'm in Houston is August 26th. The Waiver People asked me to stop crying, but they didn't want to schedule an appointment that far in advance. Debbie, The Waiver Woman, heard me say ''Back to the Future'' during my belly aching and was suddenly hard up to see the car. ''Oh, I think I can fit you in on July 1st after all!'' Riight. Fit me in, where? Ahem. So, anyway, this weekend I plan to clean up and re-caulk all the time machine stuff back on. I'll take updated digital photos this time, I promise. ;-)
Chew Chew is now over whatever ailed him. He could barely walk from being all feverish and achey last time I saw him so this news r0x0rs. Dad and bro-in-law Frank are to thank for pooch recovery. Dad took Chew to the vet yesterday for first round of Adulticide heartworm ass kicking. Crossing fingers that all goes well. As soon as this is over he's coming to Philly to maybe take daily honorary pees in this great city. Ben Franklin would be proud. Actually, Ben Franklin would be mostly rotted away and scary. People would run away yelling, ''BEN FRANKLIN IS BACK FROM THE DEAD! SAVE YOURSELVES! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!''
Saw ''Making the Video'' last night. Topic? Kelly Osbourne's ''Poppa Don't Preach'' video. Sounds good, although I find it hilarious they're using the same Ozzy feedback effect on her voice. Wonder if I can get something made to make me sound like that 24/7.
reunited
2002.06.11 21.24
Click here for the Shields Family Reunion photos. Nice thumbnails and lots of descriptions will soon follow. ;-)
backbeat
2002.06.03 21.25
Okay, so I've been *really* bad about updating. I have updates that I wrote over the last 60 days that haven't been posted. Expect those to appear (if they haven't already). Me so busy. Miso soup tastes good. Me sew buttons back on when they fall off. Me solo. Okay, enough nonsense. On to the news!''Unsolved Myseries'' has been on television for freaking ever. You can catch it on the Lifetime cable channel several times a day. The problem I have with watching the show is that they've got, like, 15 years worth of shows in the can although they apparently still make new episodes. Without doing any research on the web, I'm guessing this, by the way. Anyway, so they show you all this stuff and it's mysterious and all but I can't seem to get into it because I don't know if the mystery has already been solved or if it's still a real mystery and I should spend some time on the street trying to bust the bad people from the particular episode that I'm watching. The host will sometimes tell you how old someone is but you have no reference point to figure out when the episode came out in order to add more years to that person's age. That's freakin annoying! And on a related note, Robert Stack must be some kind of robot android or something because he does *not* age in the slightest. Come to think of it, I want to be an android, too. Come on! Where do I sign up for that? Okay, okay... enough sharing.
My dog has gotten sick as of late. My living 1600 miles away from him has made it hard to keep up my vet visits. I just got an apartment here in Philly in May, so my intent was to fly Chew-Chew up here and pour on the attention. Unfortunately this past week he has had a fever and needs to take an antibiotic and children's aspirin. To make things even worse, he tested positive for heartworms. Sucks. To treat the disease he will be getting an injection for two consecutive days of ''adulticide'' which kills the adult heartworms. He'll then have to receive this other treatment that lasts 3 weeks to kill the larvae. He can't be allowed to over exert himself during this time because the dead worms in his blood can get clogged in his lungs. Nice, eh? My dad has been extremely supportive in taking care of Chew-Chew and now in helping me make him better, so I'm glad that he's just as concerned as I am. More on the drama of Chew Chew as it develops. His days as an outside dog are over as far as I'm concerned. Outside = bad. Tell your friends.
