Look Caren, I'm posting again...

I'm not dead

2008-12-09T14:08:54Z

It has been forever since I posted. I tell you, as much as I bitch about them, myspace and facebook make me forget about our old friend livejournal. LJ was my first! I feel like I'm cheating on it sometimes.

Anyway, not much new. School takes most of my time, and I am finally about one semester from graduation.

My uncle is selling me his rebel xti for $400. That going to save me a ton of cash.

I cannot believe Christmas is here already. Another year gone.

Whats new with you, friends list gang?

Katrina stuff....

2007-03-26T02:51:26Z

This phot still makes me sad. It was of my friends house after the water subsided. Note the mold.

update, pics from the wedding

2007-02-28T14:22:53Z

Welcome back, your dreams where your ticket out of here.....

2007-01-08T06:11:11Z

Wow.

I know I hadn't posted on LJ in quite a while, I just never realized how long it was.
Anyone still use this thing? I may actually start to use it again. I need an outlet. Let's see...

Last night, Jamie, Nash, and myself had to go pick up Jamie's wife from downtown. I had to frive Jamie's truck. Yeah, fog, at 3am, is an awesome driving experience. That's sarcasm, by the way. Throw in the fact that downtown is so close to the Mississippi River, and it makes it even better. There were a alot of goths and vampires out by the edge of the quarter. It looked like a page out of an Anne Rice book.

D and Julie's wedding is coming up. Should be fun. The hall they rented is nice. It's somewhere in the Bywater I think. I've been elected to snap photos. Kind of nervous, but Julie bought some real nice film I suggested. Chris George, I may need help with a technical issue before it takes place.

For the most part 2006 sucked balls. Well, not totally. I'll say 55% suckage, 45% cool. Maybe even 60/40%. In no particular order of sucks/cool---there was Vegas, twice. Hollywood and Santa Monica (on the first Vegas trip), which I really liked. Multiple friends got married. I went broke for a while. Almost lost it a few times. Finally became a junior. Lost my dog. Met some really cool people. Lost touch with some really cool people. Saw the evil of heroin ( not me.) Joined the gym. Finished fixing up the house, from the storm, almost took a year. Maybe i'll add more...I'm sort of fuzzy on all of it.

I've become a fan of wine. Don't really know how or when, but I really like it. Pinot Grigio is probably my favorite, followed by Pinot Noir. Whatever it is I drank on Camp St was good, but maybe that was beacause it took so much effort to get the cork out, it just seemed really, really tasty.

The Saints....I'm at a loss for words. I'm also really anxious. I don't think the rest of America know what this would mean, if we were to go to the Big Game...ok, enough, I can't jump to far ahead on that one.

I've also become quite a fan of Asian cinema. This was kind of 2005, but I did see a lot more films in 2006. If you've never seen Oldboy , I highly reccomend it. Some other good ones I have seen is Ichi the killer, Audition, Battle Royal, and Ong Bak. Ong Bak features Tony Jaa. This kid is the next Bruce Lee. I got to see a lot of the Wu Tang flicks. It's funny to see the characters the musical group gets their names from.

Confused? I'm always confused. I analyze to much. Work, school, love, death. It's too much to think about sometimes.

Ok. Off to bed.

Blast from the past....

I found these, they made me laugh. Green Machine!

saw this on kevin B's journal...awesome..I actually couldnt finish

2006-04-11T13:14:00Z

Create your own Music List @ HotFreeLayouts!

intotheashtray @ 2006-02-20T00:30:00

2006-02-20T06:30:29Z

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Mardi Gras...

It was rather grey today, so pardon the bland background

Stolen from Caren....

2005-12-10T17:36:42Z

My simple pleasures:-------Tweaked to make it New Orleans Pleasures.

1. Mardi Gras Morning.

2. the french market.

3. sneaking away to La Peniche in the Marigny.

4. Saturday morning uptown drives.

5. Endymion Saturday/Bacchus Sunday (parades,if you are going WTF.)

wondering if this works.....

2005-10-26T15:21:39Z

Mars Volta, The - The Widow
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intotheashtray @ 2005-09-13T13:10:00

2005-09-13T18:20:09Z

It is now officiall day 16 of my unwilling citizenship in Texas. Not that Humble isn't a nice place. It'd only 20 minutes from houston, and the people are nice. I just want to go home. I want to return to normal, but i know it won't be normal. Being home would be somewhat normal. 99.9% of my friends are accounted for. I did lose a cousin 2 days after the storm. She had stomach cancer, and was doing ok.
Went to bed at the hospital and didnt wake up, but she was smiling, so I think she was ready to go.
I'm down to my last 25 bucks, but I think we have insurance money and Fema(boo!) money, but i mean my own pockets have 25$ in them. I feel bad for taking discounts, and its not even like i do it intentionally. I open my wallet to pay and they see my ID. I feel guilty. like im asking for a handout. My future in my beloved(new orleans) is uncertain, i'm just sort of torn. Thanks for all the support the few of you have given me, and if you donated i will make it a goal to personally thank each and everyone of you to your face.

just saw the news, some houston kids threw a can at some new orleans kids starting school today. the new orleans kids beat the shit out of them. it's kinda heartwarming. they shouldnt have to put up with that shit, but i dont know the whole story, so maybe i'm wrong.

more later....

intotheashtray @ 2005-09-03T13:54:00

2005-09-03T18:55:11Z

Look Caren...I'm posting

2005-09-01T01:48:56Z

I'm alive. I'm in texas, not sure when we can return home. tv has become my only contact with my fair city. this sucks, plain and simple people. All of us natives are either homeless, or way in other states. from the looks of it, i dont see how we can ever get back to how we were..at least not soon.
i ask any of you who do not live in mississipi or new orleans, consider making a donation. we need it.
to all the people i know in real life on here, let me know you are ok. if anyone who reads this wants to text me, feel free, it will pass the time and take my mind of things.5044304149 is the #.
thank you for anyone whos thinking about us.
Roy

intotheashtray @ 2005-05-12T19:39:00

2005-05-13T00:37:38Z

my friend Nathan's father belongs to a car club. they had a show this weekend, this is his baby.
it's sweeter in person

intotheashtray @ 2005-05-08T11:14:00

2005-05-08T16:11:23Z

this motherfucker was pretty dead on....

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to good manners and elegance.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

intotheashtray @ 2005-04-22T18:18:00

2005-04-22T23:18:12Z

I saw this done in a photo community I belong to here on lj, and decided to do the same thing with my friends. I plan on doing my whole group of friends, and it should turn out interesting since so many of them are animated in thier personalities. here is Big D

this is how we do it........

2005-04-06T06:21:57Z

intotheashtray @ 2005-03-20T02:19:00

2005-03-20T08:17:12Z

its my birthday...show me love =P

intotheashtray @ 2005-02-15T08:22:00

2005-02-15T14:21:09Z

lakelawn.

all because it's carnival time..............

2005-02-09T03:20:48Z

ah..another year gone by, another mardi gras gone, another rare post.
I decided to take my newly purchased Canon ae-1(from ebay) and try to document the day.
I really like the pic below. The color is rather nice, and the depth of field came out nicely, also.
I think this pic speaks many words too, well for those of you that live here, you know what i mean.
except if you are one of the few people i know on here who do not like mardi gras. I won't mention names.
I caught 5 this year, and all went well. Endymion and Orpheus were probably the most fun. If I wasnt so sick it would have been great, but I didn't let it get in the way. I had plenty of fun in between sneezes. Oh well, take care.

can we beat 2003?

2004-12-01T06:47:21Z

new orleans murder totals for 2003

254...down from 275, it looks like we may come close or over these numbers this year.

how can someplace so beautiful be so deadly?

rare post,,stolen from my friends list

2004-12-01T06:37:46Z

TEN random things about me
10. i'm single
09. I love sociology
08. im a season ticket holder for the saints...grr.
07. I really hate the cowboys
06. i can do tricks with the dishware at work
05. i watch 3's company religously at 1am everynight if I am home
04. i'm fond of those touch screen games at bars.
03. I fancy sambuka, chilled.
02. i sleep rarely.
01. i walk down memory lane more than i should.

NINE Places I've Visited
09. orlando
08. houston
07. little rock
06. gatlinburg(spelling?)
05. birmingham
04. biloxi
03. atlanta
02. nashville
01. austin

EIGHT Things I want to do before I die
08. sky dive
07. go to hollywood
06. get married
05. meet dinero
04. meet pacino
03. go to new york
02. have a kitchen thats all metal..like with viking brand stuff.
01. see the northwest

SEVEN Ways to win my heart
07. make me laugh
06. smile pretty
05. have deep eyes
04. be fun
03. be spontaneous
02. love old 80's movies
01. be smart

SIX Things I believe in
06. my friends
05. family
04. karma
03. God
02. the saints..why?
01. i should beleive in myself

FIVE Things I'm afraid of
05. girls
04. having my throat slit
03. spiders
02. heights, to an extent
01. dying young

FOUR of my Favorite Items in my bedroom
04. tv
03. ps2
02. stereo
01. bed

THREE Things I do everyday
03. work..well 5 days
02. hang out
01. watch 3's company

TWO Things I am trying not to do right now
02. sleep
01. have my shoulder hurt

ONE Person I want to see right now
01. i take the 5th

Green bay won....

2004-11-01T05:35:35Z

This one has an impressive winning streak--for 72 years, the victory or defeat of the Washington Redskins in their last game before the election has predicted whether the incumbent party holds the White House. If the Redskins lose or tie, the incumbent party loses the election. If the Redskins win, so does the incumbent party. By any measure the accuracy of the Redskin rule is notable. It has correlated with presidential electoral outcomes in 18 of the past 18 elections back to Franklin Roosevelt in 1932.

Kerry will be president if this formula stays on path. thank you green bay!

meme stolen from karen..do if you want

2004-06-17T22:23:52Z

1. Who the fuck are you, really?
2. Would you DIE for me?
3. What did I spill on you the first time we met?
4. You wanna see me naked?
5. You wanna make out with me? With tongues?
6. Give me a nickname that will give me a complex.
7. Describe me in a song lyric from the Smiths, New Order, or the Rolling Stones.
8. Did you want to bitch slap me when you first met me?
9. Do you still think that way about me now?
10. Is there something that reminds you of some part of me?
11. If you could steal anything of mine, what would it be?
12. Why are you avoiding me?
13. When's the last time we ate something together?
14. I know you're keeping something from me, bitch. Tell me.
15. Are you going to put this on your LiveJournal so I can get my revenge?

intotheashtray @ 2004-06-17T17:19:00

2004-06-17T22:22:05Z

9 murders in 36 hours! we're on our way to number one again!
i think like 3 or 4 years ago it was 2 per day for the year...or average of 2..it worked out to like 500 and some change that year.

intotheashtray @ 2004-06-08T00:31:00

2004-06-08T05:37:23Z

man..you ever dread writing a letter, but you have too..because it's bothering you not to? yeah a viscious cycle...i dunno is i should, if it's worth it, should i say fuck it, or if it will do any good.

it's not a love letter....nor a hate letter.

just a letter.

i dunno.

intotheashtray @ 2004-03-27T00:09:00

2004-03-27T08:11:32Z

dave chappelle at UNO lakefront arena.
may 11
8pm