Happy Late Night, my Darling,
That was a very beautiful photo you posted this morning from the wedding. Very romantic. I'm sure the newlyweds will be very happy with your pictures if that one is any indication. So was that your first wedding job? I am guessing it was, because you have never posted any such pix before. And now you have yet another style/category to add to your repertoire. :)
And not only that, but : weddings rule. :)
A quiet day for me. Still no hike, but one will definitely be coming up. I am trying to really take my time with my job now, to make sure everything is good and well taken care of every day. All the little details, because Pearl will be 92 in a couple weeks, and The Kobester is now heading toward 17. So there's a lot to do each day, and a lot of things to remember. Hikes are still definitely in the picture, but on days with less time to spare, reading is the main pastime.
Right now I am concentrating on Stephen Jones' "Others Unknown" (the OKC book), and it is just blowing my mind what the U.S. Justice Department did to basically demonise and railroad McVeigh, and finally to execute him. As stated before, Tim McVeigh had political views I certainly would not have agreed with, and he had associations with people I would not want to know, but those factors alone do not make him guilty.
This book is an astonishing look at how far government agencies will go in order to "win" a case, and as Jones points out - that's their goal. Not to find the truth of a case, which is often convoluted, but instead to Find A Suitable Culprit, someone whom they can "prove" did it, and then to use any means neccessary - including fraud, obsfucation, intimidation, deciet and other odious tactics - in order to convict their Chosen Perpetrator.
Sorry, SB. I know I write about unpleasant subjects sometimes, but to me it's important, given my own life experience. I should make doubly clear, however, that I am in no way anti-government. Quite the opposite, actually. What I am is anti-criminal. And as we see, there are criminals in the government, and in it's agencies, and in the military, in a big way, and it's almost catastrophic, which is why we had 9/11.
So that book is blowing my mind. I am gonna be writing more, too, about 1989, as I mentioned last month. And it will be just in dribs and drabs, whatever occurs to me on a given day. When I read books like "Most Dangerous" by Sherwood Kent (who is really SK Bain), or the OKC book by Jones, I am more and more outraged at what was done to me.
When I say "outraged", I certainly don't mean it in the literal sense, because so much time has passed and I have not been emotional about my experience for many years now. I guess what I mean is that I am outraged that secretive people in the government, and military, get away with certain things, simply because they have technology and procedures that no one understands. I have made an attempt to understand what happened to me over the past 22 years, and it has taken a Herculean effort on my part. But the good news is that, with the passage of time, things have smoothed out, and I have been able to simultaneously continue my effort (little by little) and also to enjoy my life, which as you know I enjoy the heck out of. The key is to compartmentalise things, to keep "life" in the big picture in the everyday sense, but to also maintain an unerring inner focus on discovering what happened. That is something I keep quiet about nowdays, because I want my outward focus on my life to be on the joyous aspects. But my Inner Detective never rests, and I must say that I derive joy out of discovering the truth about things as well.
The Truth is joyous, and that's the key. Focus on the truth.
Even if, in my case, it's been extremely difficult to uncover.
For tonight, I will just post a link to something called a "Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement". This form is very close, if not identical, to what I was "asked" (more accurately "strongly encouraged") to sign, on the morning of September 2, 1989, by two agents of the government, at an apartment complex called Concord Square in Reseda.
Here is the link : https://www.fas.org/sgp/isoo/new_sf312.pdf
That's all for tonight, Sweet Baby.
I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Sunday, August 7, 2016
"Othello" at Los Encinos
Happy Late Night, my Darling,
I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Tonight was another evening of Shakespeare By The Sea, this time at Los Encinos Park, where I saw my first SBTS play in 2014. I saw them there last year too, twice, and it's the perfect outdoor setting for Shakespeare. The play tonight was "Othello", one of his most famous plays. I think a lot of folks have some idea of the plot, even if they've never seen it. I saw the Orson Welles movie version of it last Fall at CSUN, so I knew what was coming.
It's a play about treachery and false loyalty, personified by the diabolical Iago. I saw the actor portraying him in last year's "The Tempest", and he is just fantastic. Many actors are back from previous years, as I mentioned before, and it's fun to get a feel for The Troupe as a team, with many of the same people year after year. I just can't say enough good things about SBTS, and it seems the audience agrees. The park was almost filled this time, probably a couple hundred more people than last year, which means the word is getting around. I have now seen five Shakespeare plays, all by SBTS : "Hamlet" (2014), "The Tempest" and "As You Like It" (2015), and "Cymbaline" and "Othello" this year. He wrote 37 in all (or 38 or 40, according to other sources), and I have to see them all because I'm hooked! :)
It'll probably take me a while. But I bet I can get to 15 of 'em within the next 5 years.....
In one of my future lives, if I am born more extroverted, I will be a Shakespearean myself.
Well anyhow, that was my main activity for the day other than shopping. Starting next week, Monday or Wednesday, I will resume hiking and taking pictures.
I saw your post about Sarah's electronic album, and video, which I am wondering if you did. I suppose you probably would have mentioned it, but I will wait and see. Good on both you guys, anyway. :)
The Def Leppard post I didn't get, haha, and I'm not sure I should try to... :)
But I did like your other post about James' brother getting married.
I'm all for weddings. :):)
That's all for tonight, Sweet Baby. Tomorrow morning is of course church and choir. Usual Sunday times apply.
I love you. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Tonight was another evening of Shakespeare By The Sea, this time at Los Encinos Park, where I saw my first SBTS play in 2014. I saw them there last year too, twice, and it's the perfect outdoor setting for Shakespeare. The play tonight was "Othello", one of his most famous plays. I think a lot of folks have some idea of the plot, even if they've never seen it. I saw the Orson Welles movie version of it last Fall at CSUN, so I knew what was coming.
It's a play about treachery and false loyalty, personified by the diabolical Iago. I saw the actor portraying him in last year's "The Tempest", and he is just fantastic. Many actors are back from previous years, as I mentioned before, and it's fun to get a feel for The Troupe as a team, with many of the same people year after year. I just can't say enough good things about SBTS, and it seems the audience agrees. The park was almost filled this time, probably a couple hundred more people than last year, which means the word is getting around. I have now seen five Shakespeare plays, all by SBTS : "Hamlet" (2014), "The Tempest" and "As You Like It" (2015), and "Cymbaline" and "Othello" this year. He wrote 37 in all (or 38 or 40, according to other sources), and I have to see them all because I'm hooked! :)
It'll probably take me a while. But I bet I can get to 15 of 'em within the next 5 years.....
In one of my future lives, if I am born more extroverted, I will be a Shakespearean myself.
Well anyhow, that was my main activity for the day other than shopping. Starting next week, Monday or Wednesday, I will resume hiking and taking pictures.
I saw your post about Sarah's electronic album, and video, which I am wondering if you did. I suppose you probably would have mentioned it, but I will wait and see. Good on both you guys, anyway. :)
The Def Leppard post I didn't get, haha, and I'm not sure I should try to... :)
But I did like your other post about James' brother getting married.
I'm all for weddings. :):)
That's all for tonight, Sweet Baby. Tomorrow morning is of course church and choir. Usual Sunday times apply.
I love you. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Saturday, August 6, 2016
LIfechanger + Quatermass BBC + Ghost Photography
Happy Late Night, Sweet Baby,
I hope you had a nice Friday, and I'll bet that you've got a good weekend ahead. Last night, after I was done posting the blog, a saw a post via Tyler Lambert in which the text said something like "my life is changing so fast", which I took to mean your own life, and if that is true then it's really a mindblower because it's everything we always used to talk about in the old days. It's a trip, SB! It's like the old days were a warmup for what was to come next, and we already knew it because we predicted it.
That's why Life Is Magic. The key is to Believe In Magic........ :):)
I was a little tired today, gotta get my High Energy Mojo back again, and then I will resume hikes and other regular activities. I am hoping they will open Placerita Canyon soon, so I can check it out and see what happened to Walker at the other end.
Today, nothing special except I did finish watching the BBC version of "Quatermass And The Pit", which, for all it's technical limitations compared to the 1967 theatrical version, was pretty outstanding in it's own way. It's twice as long as the '67 movie version, so the story was well explored. The script, by Nigel Kneale, is one of the greatest and most original in all of horror or sci-fi. As far as I know, he was the first to propose the theory - which is now gaining popularity with all the Ancient Aliens themes nowdays - that "We Are The Martians", that the human race comes from Mars.
You'd have to see the movie to see why, but it's Pretty Creepy.......
For me, I may just have to do a "Quatermass" marathon in the near future - maybe around Halloween - with both versions of "QATP" and also "The Quatermass Experiment" (the first one) and "Quatermass 2".
Yeah, they were doing trilogies way back in the 1950s.
I would love to one day try some Ghost Photography. I mean, "love" is probably not the right word because it expresses an eagerness, and if I ever did pursue such a thing, it would be done with utmost respect, and permission. I mean, I probably won't ever pursue it, because in a way it's Ouija Board territory, but back in the 90s, during my photographic work at The Meadows, I got many ghost photos without even trying. I've never posted them because it doesn't seem right....
But my brain and my intuition are right next door to the psychic/spiritual world, so if I had another opportunity, maybe one which came about by chance, I would be interested to try it again.
It all comes down to communication. Here in the physical world, you can now talk to anyone on Earth at any hour of the day, thanks to technology. We don't have an electronic technology thus far to communicate with The Other Side, but that's what the Sixth Sense is for.
Anyhow, that's all I know for today. And, I think that James (of Versus Me) ought to be named Official Cheesehead of Wisconsin. He's earned it! :)
See you in the morning, Sweet Baby. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I hope you had a nice Friday, and I'll bet that you've got a good weekend ahead. Last night, after I was done posting the blog, a saw a post via Tyler Lambert in which the text said something like "my life is changing so fast", which I took to mean your own life, and if that is true then it's really a mindblower because it's everything we always used to talk about in the old days. It's a trip, SB! It's like the old days were a warmup for what was to come next, and we already knew it because we predicted it.
That's why Life Is Magic. The key is to Believe In Magic........ :):)
I was a little tired today, gotta get my High Energy Mojo back again, and then I will resume hikes and other regular activities. I am hoping they will open Placerita Canyon soon, so I can check it out and see what happened to Walker at the other end.
Today, nothing special except I did finish watching the BBC version of "Quatermass And The Pit", which, for all it's technical limitations compared to the 1967 theatrical version, was pretty outstanding in it's own way. It's twice as long as the '67 movie version, so the story was well explored. The script, by Nigel Kneale, is one of the greatest and most original in all of horror or sci-fi. As far as I know, he was the first to propose the theory - which is now gaining popularity with all the Ancient Aliens themes nowdays - that "We Are The Martians", that the human race comes from Mars.
You'd have to see the movie to see why, but it's Pretty Creepy.......
For me, I may just have to do a "Quatermass" marathon in the near future - maybe around Halloween - with both versions of "QATP" and also "The Quatermass Experiment" (the first one) and "Quatermass 2".
Yeah, they were doing trilogies way back in the 1950s.
I would love to one day try some Ghost Photography. I mean, "love" is probably not the right word because it expresses an eagerness, and if I ever did pursue such a thing, it would be done with utmost respect, and permission. I mean, I probably won't ever pursue it, because in a way it's Ouija Board territory, but back in the 90s, during my photographic work at The Meadows, I got many ghost photos without even trying. I've never posted them because it doesn't seem right....
But my brain and my intuition are right next door to the psychic/spiritual world, so if I had another opportunity, maybe one which came about by chance, I would be interested to try it again.
It all comes down to communication. Here in the physical world, you can now talk to anyone on Earth at any hour of the day, thanks to technology. We don't have an electronic technology thus far to communicate with The Other Side, but that's what the Sixth Sense is for.
Anyhow, that's all I know for today. And, I think that James (of Versus Me) ought to be named Official Cheesehead of Wisconsin. He's earned it! :)
See you in the morning, Sweet Baby. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Friday, August 5, 2016
New Alcest! + Shakespeare By The Sea + Branching Out
Hey Sweet Baby!,
Guess what I am doing as I am writing? That's right, I am listening to the brand new Alcest song "Oiseaux de Proie", which was just premiered from the upcoming new album. Wow! It sounds like older Alcest, and - this is happening right as I am typing - Neige is doing hardcore scream vocals, which he said he'd never do again. You may have already heard this song tonight, but if you haven't, just Google the song title and the link will pop up. It's really good!
That was a nice picture of you and John from this morning, from what looks like a hilltop near a lake. Are you guys working on new music, or a video? If so, I will look forward to it. Your last one, the Slowdive song, was excellent on all counts : the video, the music, and the feel (imagery, etc.)
Tonight I went to Warner Park in Woodland Hills for Shakespeare By The Sea. Yippee, cause I love those guys. They are called SBTS because their home base is in San Pedro, which is 60 miles south of here, and is next to the Pacific Ocean. Anyhow, as you know I have been attending their shows since 2014, and tonight was my first for this Summer. The play was "Cymbeline", which I had heard of but knew nothing about. It's not one of the well known Shakespeare plays, but after seeing it, I think it is one of my favorites that I've seen so far. It had such a great plot, and the actors in that troupe play their roles with real spirit. Many of the same actors and actresses are there from last year, and it's been a real Summer treat for me ever since I discovered them two years ago. Now I am Hooked On Shakespeare, and I will be seeing SBTS again on Saturday night in Encino (yet another Valley town) at a place called Los Encinos, which is a park that is the home of one of the oldest Adobe buildings in Los Angeles. So, a great setting for Shakespeare, and I have seen them there in 2014 and last year too.
I see you have a concert in Pennsylvania coming up in a couple weeks. I'm gonna guess it's for a shoot? A professional job, because that would be a long ways to travel just for a "fan" show. But either way, it's awesome! If it's a Pro Job, then you are now venturing outside your region, as predicted. Remember? First we figured you would take over your city and area, and then you would branch out. So maybe this is the first branch? :)
Well, that's all for tonight, SB! Check out the Alcest if you haven't already......
See you in the morn. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Guess what I am doing as I am writing? That's right, I am listening to the brand new Alcest song "Oiseaux de Proie", which was just premiered from the upcoming new album. Wow! It sounds like older Alcest, and - this is happening right as I am typing - Neige is doing hardcore scream vocals, which he said he'd never do again. You may have already heard this song tonight, but if you haven't, just Google the song title and the link will pop up. It's really good!
That was a nice picture of you and John from this morning, from what looks like a hilltop near a lake. Are you guys working on new music, or a video? If so, I will look forward to it. Your last one, the Slowdive song, was excellent on all counts : the video, the music, and the feel (imagery, etc.)
Tonight I went to Warner Park in Woodland Hills for Shakespeare By The Sea. Yippee, cause I love those guys. They are called SBTS because their home base is in San Pedro, which is 60 miles south of here, and is next to the Pacific Ocean. Anyhow, as you know I have been attending their shows since 2014, and tonight was my first for this Summer. The play was "Cymbeline", which I had heard of but knew nothing about. It's not one of the well known Shakespeare plays, but after seeing it, I think it is one of my favorites that I've seen so far. It had such a great plot, and the actors in that troupe play their roles with real spirit. Many of the same actors and actresses are there from last year, and it's been a real Summer treat for me ever since I discovered them two years ago. Now I am Hooked On Shakespeare, and I will be seeing SBTS again on Saturday night in Encino (yet another Valley town) at a place called Los Encinos, which is a park that is the home of one of the oldest Adobe buildings in Los Angeles. So, a great setting for Shakespeare, and I have seen them there in 2014 and last year too.
I see you have a concert in Pennsylvania coming up in a couple weeks. I'm gonna guess it's for a shoot? A professional job, because that would be a long ways to travel just for a "fan" show. But either way, it's awesome! If it's a Pro Job, then you are now venturing outside your region, as predicted. Remember? First we figured you would take over your city and area, and then you would branch out. So maybe this is the first branch? :)
Well, that's all for tonight, SB! Check out the Alcest if you haven't already......
See you in the morn. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Ordinary Day But With Controversial Opinions About Weird Stuff
Happy Late Night, my Darling,
Sorry I didn't write last night; it was the usual case of having nothing to report, other than last night I watched two more parts of the 3 1/2 hour version of "Quatermass And The Pit", which is turning out to be an outstanding version, even though it is a TV production and thus different from the theatrical version. Last night I also watched another episode of "One Step Beyond", that featured Julie Adams, of "Creature From The Black Lagoon" fame, as a woman who appears to warn her husband of an impending disaster that she herself has already perished in. Shades of "Mothman Prophecies"......
But I just can't say enough about this show. Every episode I've seen so far has been excellent. Weird, sometimes creepy, but classy and always well acted in the Method style of the 1950s and early 60s.
Today was a typical day as well. Just reading my books, which right now are "IT" by Stephen King (I'm about halfway through), "Others Unknown" by Steven Jones, and here I must make a controversial comment. Perhaps very controversial, but I make it anyway, in light of things that have happened in my own life, meaning my experience with extremely unusual situations.
I always believed - and I used to tell my Mom this, way back in the late 1990s - that Timothy McVeigh was not guilty. I based that opinion on his demeanor in print and TV media, but even moreso on pure intuition. At that time, my intuition was at peak level, because of what had happened in my own life with the return of my memories, which included experiences with the apparatus of the Federal government, which is a level of power exponentially higher than anything in most people's experience, say with a local police department.
The Federal Government of The United States Of America is the greatest power on Earth, because they have at their disposal the most powerful tools. I'll leave it at that for now, but in reading this book, which was written by McVeigh's lawyer - who is no run-of-the-mill conspiracy theorist but a highly accomplished and respected man in his field - I am blown away and convinced that I had it right all along, 20 years ago.
Tim McVeigh certainly had views and activities in his life that I would not have agreed with, and would not have participated in. In that regard, he is just like Lee Harvey Oswald, who also had militant political views.
But we know now that Oswald was a patsy, and Jones' book proves that McVeigh was a patsy as well.
That's how they do it. They have a Fall Guy for these things, and then they execute him, and the story ends there. The book also fascinates me because it describes in detail how the Feds go about conducting a massive investigation, and they do it full throttle, which helps me to understand a little better the events of 1989, though I am still very far from knowing and understanding what happened to me that year.
I will keep exploring it in bits and pieces as I explained last month, but anyway.....
That's all the Weird Subject Stuff for now. Me, I do it because of what happened in my life, and because I just want The Truth about things. I am a 400 Year American with ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War, and on both sides of the Civil War. My Dad served in WW2 in an effort to wipe Nazism from the face of the Earth.
And now, since that war ended, we have these Secret People doing Secret Things in the name of America, covering things up and keeping the truth from everyone.
It's not what my ancestors or my Dad fought for. And now we have Donald Trump.
So screw these guys. It's time for the truth. ///
I know you are busy the last few days, Sweet Baby, and with upcoming stuff too. I only saw one post today, Sarah's Q&A video. Did you make that one? She is funny, lol, because - and I am sure she must be aware of this - she talks very fast, a mile a minute as they say. That's why it's funny that the vocal sound is slowed down in some places....
Well, that's all I know for tonight.
See you in the morning. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Sorry I didn't write last night; it was the usual case of having nothing to report, other than last night I watched two more parts of the 3 1/2 hour version of "Quatermass And The Pit", which is turning out to be an outstanding version, even though it is a TV production and thus different from the theatrical version. Last night I also watched another episode of "One Step Beyond", that featured Julie Adams, of "Creature From The Black Lagoon" fame, as a woman who appears to warn her husband of an impending disaster that she herself has already perished in. Shades of "Mothman Prophecies"......
But I just can't say enough about this show. Every episode I've seen so far has been excellent. Weird, sometimes creepy, but classy and always well acted in the Method style of the 1950s and early 60s.
Today was a typical day as well. Just reading my books, which right now are "IT" by Stephen King (I'm about halfway through), "Others Unknown" by Steven Jones, and here I must make a controversial comment. Perhaps very controversial, but I make it anyway, in light of things that have happened in my own life, meaning my experience with extremely unusual situations.
I always believed - and I used to tell my Mom this, way back in the late 1990s - that Timothy McVeigh was not guilty. I based that opinion on his demeanor in print and TV media, but even moreso on pure intuition. At that time, my intuition was at peak level, because of what had happened in my own life with the return of my memories, which included experiences with the apparatus of the Federal government, which is a level of power exponentially higher than anything in most people's experience, say with a local police department.
The Federal Government of The United States Of America is the greatest power on Earth, because they have at their disposal the most powerful tools. I'll leave it at that for now, but in reading this book, which was written by McVeigh's lawyer - who is no run-of-the-mill conspiracy theorist but a highly accomplished and respected man in his field - I am blown away and convinced that I had it right all along, 20 years ago.
Tim McVeigh certainly had views and activities in his life that I would not have agreed with, and would not have participated in. In that regard, he is just like Lee Harvey Oswald, who also had militant political views.
But we know now that Oswald was a patsy, and Jones' book proves that McVeigh was a patsy as well.
That's how they do it. They have a Fall Guy for these things, and then they execute him, and the story ends there. The book also fascinates me because it describes in detail how the Feds go about conducting a massive investigation, and they do it full throttle, which helps me to understand a little better the events of 1989, though I am still very far from knowing and understanding what happened to me that year.
I will keep exploring it in bits and pieces as I explained last month, but anyway.....
That's all the Weird Subject Stuff for now. Me, I do it because of what happened in my life, and because I just want The Truth about things. I am a 400 Year American with ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary War, and on both sides of the Civil War. My Dad served in WW2 in an effort to wipe Nazism from the face of the Earth.
And now, since that war ended, we have these Secret People doing Secret Things in the name of America, covering things up and keeping the truth from everyone.
It's not what my ancestors or my Dad fought for. And now we have Donald Trump.
So screw these guys. It's time for the truth. ///
I know you are busy the last few days, Sweet Baby, and with upcoming stuff too. I only saw one post today, Sarah's Q&A video. Did you make that one? She is funny, lol, because - and I am sure she must be aware of this - she talks very fast, a mile a minute as they say. That's why it's funny that the vocal sound is slowed down in some places....
Well, that's all I know for tonight.
See you in the morning. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
The Kobester Got Groomed + "Quatermass And The Pit" (BBC Version)
Happy Late Night, my Darling,
Not much to report today, just a low-key Monday with things getting back to normal. The Kobester went to the groomer while I was gone, his first time getting groomed since January. Back then, he had a seizure just a few hours after being groomed, and whether it was connected to that or not, we were scared to take him back to the groomer ever since. In the interim, his fur got very long and had become matted in places. Also, Bischons have a problem with discharge from the eyes, which is very hard to control when the fur around the eyes has thickened. So in addition to the long fur, his eyes were getting goopy, too.
So before I left, we made the mutual decision that he should get groomed, and a new one was found in a fortuitous place : in a house just two doors down from the famous Northridge house that I lived in for 25 years, which is just up the same street about four doors from where the people I went to visit used to live. Pretty neat, eh?
So the 'Ster got groomed right there in 'Hood Central, the Hood Of Hoods where I lived almost half my life, so he was surrounded by good vibes. Now, he didn't actually get groomed, per se, but shaved. She said she had to shave him completely because of the matted fur and goopy eyes. So now he looks like an entirely different dog, a different creature really - just pink and skinny with no fur, a little frail looking, but he will soon be macho again. His fur will grow back quickly, and he still has his Big Dog Bark.
Kobi is 16 and a half now. I just love that guy. :)
Tonight I watched a film, or part of a film actually, and to be more specific it was really the first two episodes of a British TV serial from 1957 called "Quatermass And The Pit". It's the original version of the more famous Hollywood movie of the same name, which came out in 1967 and which you have probably heard me mention before when I have written about The Scariest Movies Ever Made. The 1967 theater version is all-time Top Ten Scary, and this made-for-BBC version is very good itself. It is twice as long, six episodes of 35 minutes each, or three and a half hours, so they can get into the story (based on a book) in quite a bit more detail. Tonight I watched the first two episodes, and it looks very creepy in it's own way, in black and white rather than color (as in the movie), so I am really enjoying it so far. :)
Other than that, I just read my books and did my walk, passing the Pokemon Hunters at CSUN.
I didn't see any new posts today, but I know you are certainly working on something, and having fun doing it.
Which is awesome...... :)
I will see you in the morning. I love you. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Not much to report today, just a low-key Monday with things getting back to normal. The Kobester went to the groomer while I was gone, his first time getting groomed since January. Back then, he had a seizure just a few hours after being groomed, and whether it was connected to that or not, we were scared to take him back to the groomer ever since. In the interim, his fur got very long and had become matted in places. Also, Bischons have a problem with discharge from the eyes, which is very hard to control when the fur around the eyes has thickened. So in addition to the long fur, his eyes were getting goopy, too.
So before I left, we made the mutual decision that he should get groomed, and a new one was found in a fortuitous place : in a house just two doors down from the famous Northridge house that I lived in for 25 years, which is just up the same street about four doors from where the people I went to visit used to live. Pretty neat, eh?
So the 'Ster got groomed right there in 'Hood Central, the Hood Of Hoods where I lived almost half my life, so he was surrounded by good vibes. Now, he didn't actually get groomed, per se, but shaved. She said she had to shave him completely because of the matted fur and goopy eyes. So now he looks like an entirely different dog, a different creature really - just pink and skinny with no fur, a little frail looking, but he will soon be macho again. His fur will grow back quickly, and he still has his Big Dog Bark.
Kobi is 16 and a half now. I just love that guy. :)
Tonight I watched a film, or part of a film actually, and to be more specific it was really the first two episodes of a British TV serial from 1957 called "Quatermass And The Pit". It's the original version of the more famous Hollywood movie of the same name, which came out in 1967 and which you have probably heard me mention before when I have written about The Scariest Movies Ever Made. The 1967 theater version is all-time Top Ten Scary, and this made-for-BBC version is very good itself. It is twice as long, six episodes of 35 minutes each, or three and a half hours, so they can get into the story (based on a book) in quite a bit more detail. Tonight I watched the first two episodes, and it looks very creepy in it's own way, in black and white rather than color (as in the movie), so I am really enjoying it so far. :)
Other than that, I just read my books and did my walk, passing the Pokemon Hunters at CSUN.
I didn't see any new posts today, but I know you are certainly working on something, and having fun doing it.
Which is awesome...... :)
I will see you in the morning. I love you. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
Monday, August 1, 2016
This Morning's Hymn + Rocket Ride Dislocation + You Guys Rule + The Soil
Happy Late Night, Sweet Baby,
I hope you've had a good weekend. I am getting back into The Swing Of Things here, and this morning I was at church and singing with the choir. We sang an interesting and really beautiful hymn called "Living Water, Guiding Spirit" that incorporated an American Indian melody. One of my favorites thus far. :)
The rest of the day was pretty much back to normal. Nothing much to report. I took the rental car back, which was easy because the Budget office is right across the street from me. But I'm still kind of blowing my mind in a good way about the past few days, because of the awesome time I had with my friends, and also because - literally having done almost no travelling in eons - I feel like I am in two places at once!
It's a really weird, but neat!, feeling. That drive up and back is such a rocket ride, and part of me is still in that car on that road, too. And in all the places I was in up North. I discovered that you can really pack a lot of stuff into a short visit - which we did - and you can create a memorable experience in the process.
So - next road trip coming up soon, probably to the Alabama Hills or maybe Death Valley (although some say that's a scary drive). Anyhow, whatever I do I will choose wisely and plan it out, and because my longer Summer breaks are over, my next trip will just be a One Day Affair, just "up-and-back" to somewhere cool, for the drive and to take some pictures.
I see from some of your recent posts that your friends are very active too, Sarah and Steve and others, on the move and involved with new projects and styles. I see that vehicles have been mentioned : a new van, a moped sold. The road seems to be a theme. :)
I saw another post this afternoon with a photo of boxes of soil, via your FB friend who is a professor. That reminded me - and maybe it's why you posted - of my drive through Central California farm country and my mention of it in the last couple of blogs. Yep, a lasting memory from my trip will be the drive itself, and what I saw, and it really made an impression on me, SB. I could go on and on about it but I won't.
It just reminded me to never take things for granted, and with food it seems so easy to not think about where it comes from, because in America we are blessed with a multitude of stores and markets just overflowing with supplies, most of which have something to do with the soil and water, and sunshine.
And the hard work and dedication of the farmers and farm workers who grow it.
Well, that's all for today. It looks like you have more events coming up (Taste Of Madison, Sonic Boom), so the Summer Fun continues.
See you in the morning, SB. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
I hope you've had a good weekend. I am getting back into The Swing Of Things here, and this morning I was at church and singing with the choir. We sang an interesting and really beautiful hymn called "Living Water, Guiding Spirit" that incorporated an American Indian melody. One of my favorites thus far. :)
The rest of the day was pretty much back to normal. Nothing much to report. I took the rental car back, which was easy because the Budget office is right across the street from me. But I'm still kind of blowing my mind in a good way about the past few days, because of the awesome time I had with my friends, and also because - literally having done almost no travelling in eons - I feel like I am in two places at once!
It's a really weird, but neat!, feeling. That drive up and back is such a rocket ride, and part of me is still in that car on that road, too. And in all the places I was in up North. I discovered that you can really pack a lot of stuff into a short visit - which we did - and you can create a memorable experience in the process.
So - next road trip coming up soon, probably to the Alabama Hills or maybe Death Valley (although some say that's a scary drive). Anyhow, whatever I do I will choose wisely and plan it out, and because my longer Summer breaks are over, my next trip will just be a One Day Affair, just "up-and-back" to somewhere cool, for the drive and to take some pictures.
I see from some of your recent posts that your friends are very active too, Sarah and Steve and others, on the move and involved with new projects and styles. I see that vehicles have been mentioned : a new van, a moped sold. The road seems to be a theme. :)
I saw another post this afternoon with a photo of boxes of soil, via your FB friend who is a professor. That reminded me - and maybe it's why you posted - of my drive through Central California farm country and my mention of it in the last couple of blogs. Yep, a lasting memory from my trip will be the drive itself, and what I saw, and it really made an impression on me, SB. I could go on and on about it but I won't.
It just reminded me to never take things for granted, and with food it seems so easy to not think about where it comes from, because in America we are blessed with a multitude of stores and markets just overflowing with supplies, most of which have something to do with the soil and water, and sunshine.
And the hard work and dedication of the farmers and farm workers who grow it.
Well, that's all for today. It looks like you have more events coming up (Taste Of Madison, Sonic Boom), so the Summer Fun continues.
See you in the morning, SB. I Love You. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo :):)
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