conjunctivitis- unspecified

poor aaron. he was working on thursday and got a desperate call from me:

'buddy, i'm really scared. i think i hurt my eye and i want you to take me to the hospital to get it checked.'

so aaron got a ride home from someone and rushed a very nervous me to the hospital. he was freaked out, as was i, by an unusual red marking on my face.




















warren was my doctor, he was funny. he put some yellow flourescent stuff in my eye...




















... and said that i had scratched the white of my eye (i don't have the slightest idea what got into my eye, or how it got there- i was only watching tv all night). he said the unusual red marking was a blush reaction to the scratching. technically, the injury is called conjunctivitis- unspecified.















it's pretty scary when your eye get's hurt. you realize how much you depend on them and how easily they can be damaged.

i'm glad it wasn't serious. thanks for your help, warren.

hero machine

if i were a superhero, what superhero would i be? (well, first of all, i am a superhero)

go to the sci-fi channel website to create your own superhero.

i created the superhero that i think aaron would be. here's the link to him.

















i named him 'underwear man' but it doesn't keep the name. this little engine falls a little short of complete usability, but it's a fun idea for kid's i guess.

it's like fashion plates, without all the tactile fun of running a crayon over a piece of paper.

ah, the internet.

inxs- need you tonight / mediate MUSIC VIDEOS

my adrenaline is rushing, i am alive!!!!

this is some serious stuff so sit up and listen.

80's music videos

yes, 80's music videos

you heard me right

80's music videos

are on this site!!

and they are the real deal. holy hell, i can't even tell you how thrilled i am to see some of these gems again.

remember these videos?
eric carmen- hungry eyes (dirty dancing)
men at work- down under
europe- final countdown
motley crue- girls girls girls
def leppard- photograph
janet jackson- nasty
whitney houston- i wanna dance with somebody
robert palmer- simply irresistable
Chris De Burgh - Lady In Red
patrick swayze- like the wind (more dirty dancing)
bon jovi- livin on a prayer (they were flying!!)
madonna- like a virgin
and the video to rule all videos... michael jackson- thriller (can you believe that thing was 13 minutes?)

how did i wait so long to find this stuff online? i love you internet!!

more artwork

here is a necklace i made for my stepsister, kristen.

porsche boxster

a porsche site has launched (those germans have done it again).













a porsche is a nice car.

cello update

suzanne (my teacher) and i have been having delightful fun for the last few months. I've even been playing with a duet partner, errin. cello really is as wonderful as i thought it would be, and i'm really enjoying it.

i've been working on one of the unaccompanied bach pieces (simply amazing music) and something called the scarlloti, or something like that.

i really wanted to have a recital this summer, but the more i play, the more i realize that i want to give myself time to just enjoy playing, and when it's time for a recital, i'll know it. i'm not sure yet when that will be, but you'll all be invited.

in the meantime, don't miss any of our parties. kat and scott always talk me into playing a little cello for our guests.

lori is... um ... 31?

we went to lori's birthday party yesterday, and despite the blistering heat, we had a good time.

here is lori. she said she was turning 31, but something about this picture doesn't seem right. =)




















also, here are some pictures of the necklace i made her.






























the pictures didn't turn out as well as the actual necklace, but you get the idea.

happy birthday lori!!

apostle islands- last weekend

aaron and i went up to check out the apostle islands in wisconsin last weekend.















we made it over to madeline island, and though it was a nice day and we were away from everything, we were somewhat underwhelmed by the place. we rode bikes around the island for several hours (about 15 miles) but really only had about a half hour of good viewing.




















practically the whole island is private property. almost the whole 15 miles looked like this:















well, anyway, it was fun to be with aaron for a weekend of chillin'.














check out all the pics here.

apology note generator and bitch letter generator

this site is, excuse my language, fucking hilarious. go to this site to create either an apology letter, or a bitch letter, and laugh your ass off.














there's got to be some company out there in the corporate universe that could make something like this into a huge, branded viral campaign.

park avenue house- sparkles prevail

so i used to work with dan knutson, the house manager for the park avenue house. it's a home where recovering addicts can live and give themselves the structure they need to stay clean and stay on the right path.















dan's doing a really great thing with this. i know he must get a huge sense of accomplishment by helping others, and he deserves to.

dan is fantastic!!

water navigation- well executed

i like the way the navigation works in this site (bda worldwide).











it's engaging, but i don't think it gets in the way of the content.

cooper roland is still damn cute!

i had the opportunity recently to meet cooper roland (remember this post?).

cooper is still adorable.















i needed to make sure ya'll were up to date on his cute-factor.

new mountain dew commercial

if you haven't seen it, it's worth a watch.














my favorite part is the spinning wheel of hands...

free tree

so when my brother was visiting, we went to see the al gore film and i decided a few things:
1. i'm going to try to take the bus to work at least once a week (when i don't have any client meetings).
2. i'm even more serious about putting solar on the house when we can afford it, now.
3. i'm going to look for ways to use less energy/gas.
4. aaron and i are going to plant at least one tree in our yard.

it wasn't the first movie that motivated me, but it was the first where i felt like i already knew what things i could do to help. i liked it for that reason.

so i joined the national arbor day foundation. they are going to send me 10 trees this fall sometime. i would like to give at least 8 of them away. do you want one?
















if you want one, let me know. it's free and easy.

also, think about signing up for the newsletter at this website (ideal bite). they have really easy and simple ideas for small changes in a good direction. it's one of my all time favorite newsletters (and i get lots of newsletters).

gift for my sister is really a gift for me

i bought my sister a new web cam because her's was simply aweful.

today, i learned just what a great gift that was... for me. =)

check it out:
first one
second one

i love my sister and her family.

a scanner darkly

aaron and i saw 'a scanner darkly' tonight and we decided that the movie must employ that new sound frequency that only teenagers can here, cause all the young kids laughed and the movie didn't really work for us the same way.

it was a strange film.

definitely worth seeing, because it was artfully made. but plotwise, i'm still not sure what i think.

go see it and tell me what you think.

feeling good

a friend and previous coworker said a lot of nice things about me (to me) tonight. i am slowly healing from my recent ordeal, and this was neosporin and a bandaid for the wound.

thanks paul.

also, my friend stacy called to check in with me and see how things are going in my new endeavor and i told her honestly that i'm really enjoying the new challenge and i'm excited about the great learning opportunity.

feeling good.

sq

breeding like... well... like rabbits

yeah, it's kinda fun. go to the vw rabbit site and breed a rabbit.











it's a fun idea, wonder if they take it further...

other than the randiness, the site is sorta shallow.

action script birthplace

i think of my friend adam when i see this site... it reminds me that geeks like to learn and teach and share. not that adam is a geek, though, actually, he is. but i like geeks.









i'm a geek, this stuff is fascinating.

modern living / neurotica series

okay, someone put a lot of time into this site, and it's kinda strange. dark, even, i would say.

















in a very cool way, though, it's thought provoking.