Vacay from the vacay...

Just got back from the infamous groove cruise... I need a vacation!!!

I'm up...

At 530am... Typically if I'm up at this time it means I haven't gone to bed yet. But I actually woke up at 4am .. I'm headed towards the Palace Station to pick up Marcus Davis, the Irish Hand Grenade. Our destination at this early hour? Dr Frank Stile's office for surgery. Marcus is undergoing the same type of surgery Nick Diaz recently did; a removal of the scar tissue in his face that causes his face to bleed so much from fighting. I should be writing a blog on the subject in the next few days..

As I stare..

At the monstrocity that is the city center, one of las vegas' newest structures/hotel/condo/casinos , I am awestruck by the growth I have seen in 5 short years... Every time I leave town, there's a new building, a new shopping center, a new skyscraper that wasn't there before... City center has to be one of the most amazing.. I can't believe how fast its taking shape and materializing.. Seems like just yesterday the holiday inn and seven nightclub was still there.. I'm just saying, lol...

Someone didn't give me the memo...

I'm sitting in a bar in big bear, ca listening to 80s music... Its our 3rd bar of the evening (I know what you're thinking, how crackin' can a bar in big bear be?) And its the busiest one. I'm ready to call it a night and drive to San Jose early in the am, but we've walked into a time warp of sort where 10 of the 20 people partying in this bar are dressed in 80s outfits.. One big girl has a head band around her ponytail on the side of her head, with a cut off the shoulder shirt. The dance floor has about 2 people on it at any given moment, and right now its a guy with tight, knee length jean shorts, a blazer, and a white tie. And white socks in loafers. Yes, loafers.

I sit here amused as I watch jeremy may play beer pong and dance to poison by BBD.. (That's bell biv devoe for those of you too young to remember)... The music moves me and I get up and start to dance at the table I'm sharing with chris reilly... I stop my typing to sing, "you'll fall in love and you'll be screaming, demon!" And back to it once again...

I'm really ready to call it a night... I have a lot of work to get done, and although I know this scene well, I'm over and been over it for quite some time... Oh well...

PS: there's a nagel on the wall..

Dusty...

Is how I would describe the fading colors of the sun in the sky as I make my way across the barren desert between los angeles and las vegas.. The sun has already tucked itself behind the horizon and the remaining rays light up the sky in ambers, pinks and coppers. Above my head the indigo color is not marred by a single cloud.

A car passes to my left with a swiftness I equate to 100 miles an hour. In the time its taken to write that sentence, its already disappeared over the ridge ahead.. I'm driving with my knee and a yawn engulfs my face as I try to enjoy natures beauty all the while trying to stay awake..

Gummy bears...

Are not all alike as one may think.. Yes, they have the same general shape, flavor and consistancy to the average consumer. But to a gummy bear connoisseur such as myself, there are so many different variables that make a bear appealing..

Take these sugar free bears for example. I just picked up 3 bags for 99 cents. At first glance, that's pretty on par for a bag from a drug store. But this bag has 50% product than most.. After sampling one, its a tough, chewy consistancy. It's sweet, but not too sweet as many gummy bears often are..

Some gummy bears are softer, some are chewier. Some are much sweeter and some are sour. There are ones that have fun on them and others that are smooth. Some are long and skinny; some chubby and short.

From all this, you can gather 2 things. That I'm a nutcase, and that I need to go to the dentist... :)