so. i'm starting this again.

so, i had some old friends when i was in school. some of us quit school. some didn't. we ended up not really being friends any more for a while. there were reasons for this i guess.

then i found some new friends. a few became lovers. things ended poorly with one in particular.

now i'm getting back together with old friends and it feels alright.

oh. and dogs. i got some.

homes.

i've got a homes.

this is what it looks like:
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we've had our first domestic dispute.

but you can't leave.

you can keep the kids. i don't want them. just my truck.if that's what you want...
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politics. ha.

the truck driver at dollar tree today was abnormal.

as i walked into the backroom, he greeted me rather enthusiastically. i gave him a generic salute gesture hello, and he called me out on the fact that in america, one does not show the palm of the hand while saluting. the history of this, according to him, is that the british salute with the palm of the hand showing because they've been defeated. and we've never been defeated. of course.

he asked if we wanted to hear a joke. then he asked if we were good with words. the joke went thusly: "do you know the definition of the word indecent? -- if it's in long, and it's in hard, and it's in deep, then it's indecent." everyone present laughed the required awkward amount. he then said, "wanna hear another joke? politics..." he paused at this point long enough for taylor to think that was the whole joke and laugh. trust us, the real joke was more disappointing. so don't worry.

he asked us if we were protesting the war because we had long hair.
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diana bought a yashica 35mm. we went out to take some pictures with it. and then it broke later that night.

here is her torso posing with her new camera:

some swings:***

pau:
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the bike with no name.

i have almost completed my second bicycle. it's purple with transparent green. also it is a fixed gear. people say they are dangerous, and i agree.

it broke my phalanges already and i haven't even ridden it yet.

i had just installed the crank arms and the rear wheel and wanted to see if the chain was working alright, and my finger got a little to close to the chainring and was sucked up. my finger was very flat and i heard it crunch a little. so i backed it out and bled on my shoe and my floor. i went to the ER and they told me to wear a splint and put neosporin on it. anyway. it has drawn first blood. it's still on the chainring actually.

this bike needs a name and i need help thinking of one.

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i liked him better when he was shooting heroin.

the dollar tree is a pretty fine place to work.

danny is the best manager i could have hoped to have at my first real job ever. danny's father was struck by lightning in 1979. he subsequently became a preacher. his sudden and drastic change of lifestyle and personality led danny to remark, "i liked him better when he was shooting heroin." he shook his head with his hands on his hips.
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erotica contest at the lombardi gallery in austin is august 2nd. i have made some artworks to submit. trust me: they are amazing. for the subject's sake, if you wanna see 'em you have to ask my permission. or go to my deviant. shhhh....

many people find them rather disgusting. "this is what mentally insane people do," to quote one individual.
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scout.

if i haven't mentioned it, my bicycle's name is scout.

today i finished painting her black. it was a long and arduous process which left my hands wounded. and bleeding. i also have cleaned/tuned up all her parts as well. my bicycle is gonna look and feel amazing.

//*EDIT 05.19.08

i have fully assembled scout. here she is:
please excuse the crappy digital image. it won't happen again.
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these are some pictures from my trip to caitlin's homeland.
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employment.

i am now employed.

i get 10$/hr helping children do claymation and fixing the random maladies that are bound to occur when you put someone inexperienced at being a human near electronics. this short film i made, along with my unkempt appearance and general personality, landed me the job.
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this woman, unlike myself, is unemployed. also unlike myself, she has a lovely accent.
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