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Zombie Video

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:39:16 -0700

My Mother-in-law sent this Halloween e-card, and normally I wouldn’t repost somthing like this, but I think it’s funny.

Eye Update

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:11:22 -0700

To catch you up: in February I had my yearly eye exam. No changes no big deal. A few weeks later while on the road in New York my eyes start to get red and irritated with my contacts in. I start wearing my glasses.

When I get back to LA I go see the doctor and my prescription has changed drastically but only unilaterally. Weird. I try several different types of soft lenses to see if any others irritate me less. Nothing is working. I get referred to an opthamologist and he finds nothing wrong after a thorough examination. Back to the optometrist, he finally suggests a topographic scan of my cornea. He interprets the results as kerataconus in my right eye (a second conical steepening of the cornea...rare and not good at all).

Optometrist prescribes hard contact lens for right eye to reshape cornea. After a month of getting used to it and having good and bad days, I decide to seek out a specialist, because I don’t believe that the hard contact was working out or a satisfactory course of action.

Found LA’s top keratoconus specialist and went in for a consult. Not kerataconus, but rather dry eye syndrome. No more contacts at least for the foreseeable future.

Cut to two months later and twice during my follow up today reading eye charts I was asked by two different techs if I was wearing contact lenses. 20/20 corrected in one eye and 20/15 in the other. Woot!

Tomorrow I’m going to see about getting my glasses remade with a current prescription and get a referral to get new prescription sunglasses. The Oakley straightjackets from 1998 are a bit out of date and beat up.

Dildo, Newfoundland, Canada

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 13:22:25 -0700

Apparently a twelve year old was in charge of naming this town in Newfoundland as well as the towns and geographical features in the area. All within 20km of Dildo, Newfoundland, you can find the following other suggestively named places:

Conception Bay
Placentia
Come by Chance
Woody Island
Pouch Cove
Heart's Content
Harbour Buffet
Mt. Pearl
Paradise
Butter Pot Provincial Park
Witless Bay
Paradise Cove
Tickle Cove
Random Island
Brownsdale
Happy Adventure

Really? Yes, really.

Gia and Roger take on The Rad Dudes

Thu, 4 Jun 2009 14:31:42 -0700

This past Sunday my and Jenny’s alter egos “Gia de los Muertos” and “Roger Assaultrey” took to the internet airwaves as guests of The Rad Dudes.

The Rad Dudes are Bong Jovi, Wingo, and they are backed up by Super Producer Berson. Each week (or so) they serve up a sizzling hot offering of social commentary, funny stories, sports talk, and the occasional hot sauce challenge. You can find The Rad Dudes can be found at www.TheRadDudes.com and from there you can subscribe to the podcast, and download the episode with Gia and Roger (Episodes 16 & 17).

Word of warning, this podcast is NSFW (not safe for work) and is definitely R rated at times. Not for the prudish in a nutshell. Listener beware, parental discretion is advised.

Enjoy, and don’t take it too seriously.

Skate Porn

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:57:26 -0700

Jenny got me these boots for my birthday. They’re amazing. As pictured: Riedell 265’s with shearling under-tongue in Ultra Blue with Red accents, Reactor plates, Radar Tuner wheels (pusher set up Blue/Red), Sure Grip toe stops, Sure Grip toe guards, and Sure Grip red laces.