Post Irene Exposure

We never lost power through the whole thing, spent a beautiful day walking around the neighborhood talking to friends and then lost power tonight for no apparent reason :/ it came back after about 30 mins...

BTW, I'm soooooooo glad NY City didn't get devastated during the hurricane... that seemed to be all Fox News cared about during the whole thing... VA, MD, NC? Who cares about them...

Irene...

getting pounded... yes, I said it

Oh, btw... We did have minor quake damage from the 5.9

Overdubs last night

Went back in the studio for some overdubs last night with guitar and vocals... really made them pop in some areas and added some interesting stuff... 4.5 quake at 1:07 EST was nice ;)

Recording finished

Long day but great burrito for lunch... mmmmmm... going back next Sat for mixing... sounds great so far

Studio

Heading up to the studio for sessions tonight and all day tomorrow... it's always cave-like in the studio... but I love recording... so much fun

Figs

Long day with the Byrd at 7am and then KD until 8pm... the Stunt Coaster fried my neck and brains... I'm getting old

Michele Bachmann scares the crap out of me :0

Melanie won... figures

America couldn't resist her girl next door charms... I liked Sasha better but they'll both go far

Blood work Friday

getting blood work done tomorrow for my physical next week... it should show that I am super immune to rabies right now...

half way through SYTYCD so keep your mouths shut... we do know that Tad's out... shocker :/

Worst run ever

Trying to run in the heat since we started the rabies vaccination... tough to do when you're dehydrated :( Melanie or Sasha better win SYTYCD... later

We have bats!!!

Planning the bags...

Getting close... She just finished her morning pre-swim to acclimate herself to the water (there's a chance she won't be able to wear her wetsuit if the water temperature is too high). Now Adrianna and Cindy (one of her coaches) prepare her various special needs bags for the course. We have lunch in a bit, then she has to drop off all her bags and then it's rest and relaxation until 05:30 CT Saturday.

Practice swim in the AM and new Iron Man wear!

Iron Woman Update

Well, we just rolled into Baytown, TX. It's about 20 miles south of Houston and about 50 miles south of where Adri's Iron Man happens. It's been a long but fun trip. Our first day, Monday, had horrible weather from Richmond all the way to Greenville, SC. It did stop raining about an hour from the camp site in Anderson, SC but driving the camper was no picnic. She did well though (Adri wants to name her so I said we should call her Susan Boyle - not much to look at but gets the job done). Our first night was cold but we had a good dinner in Charlotte because we met my parents at a Cracker Barrel. Good country cooking with a smile :)

Day 2 had us leaving Anderson, SC for Creola, AL. Beautiful weather the whole way but we hit Atlanta rush hour because we decided to stop off at a Tiger Direct warehouse and get a portable DVD player (our old one broke the night before). Needless to say, we bought a new portable DVD player, a serial ATA external hard drive case and a new laptop for Adri - nice up sell by Chris at Tiger Direct. We rolled into the campsite late (around 10:30) and it appeared to be the makings of a horror movie - some old frontage road leading into the delta. Once we got there, it was pretty cool - nice people and sites.

Day 3 (today) - we left Creola headed for Baytown and making good time but the lure of New Orleans was too much so we took 10 into downtown and walked around the French Quarter. Both of us had never been before. We bought Kylie the Little Miss Tarot Card kit and the Liam the Voodoo Doll lab. So soon Kylie will be able to predict your pain and Liam will be able to deliver it. After eating too many Pralines, we headed out of New Orleans (in rush hour traffic again), stopped off for some awesome seafood in some crazy spelled Louisiana town (not sure how they can have a town name with nothing but consonants and another town with 15 letters in the name but only 2 are consonants - weird) and landed safely in Baytown, TX (after our brief stop at the Texas welcome center to pick up our free hand gun and copy of "You, the Border and Freedom"). So the wind is fierce and I need some sleep. Keep checking twitter. Later.

Liam the runner...

Liam got 2nd place in his age division during a 5k race!!!

Our new camper!!!

On stage at the Byrd...

Liam too

Kylie lost another tooth

Sleigh Bells

What a visual and auditory assault... check them out. It's like Iron Maiden and every Trance band from the 90's had a child and that child found a computer.

Wanna a good laugh?

Go and watch Donald Trump's press conference yesterday around Obama's birth certificate release. God help us all, if he becomes president. It'll be like the alternate reality in the 2nd Back to the Future. The one where Biff is king or something and lives in a Casino hotel. Yes, the White House will be moved to Trump Plaza on the Jersey shore.

Getting ready for Easter Stomp

Liam about to ride The Hurler

Mind blown up lately??

Go see Source Code and then go sit somewhere while your mind explodes.

Kaoss

Scored a Korg Kaoss Pad 2... let the fun begin