I stepped down as president of Antarctica

I'm a huge Modest Mouse fan. So I've decided to compile a list of my favorite lyrics. I think that I'm depressed. Maybe this will help. Probably not...

...and another had been found another ocean on the planet, given that our blood is just like the Atlantic...I wanna live in the city, with no friends or family, I'm gonna look out the window of my color T.V. I wanna remember to remember to forget you forgot me I'm gonna look out the window of my color T.V...I wrote my name on the sun...My name is you...And it's hard to be a human being. And it's harder as anything else. And I'm lonesome when you're around. And I'm never lonesome when I'm by myself. And I miss you when you're around...so all of the businessers in their unlimited hell where they buy and they sell and they sell all their trash to each other but they're sick of it all and they're bankrupt on selling...we were laughing at the stars while our feet clung tight to the ground. So pleased with ourselves for using so many verbs and nouns...I've done some things that I want to forget but I can't... can't make it to your wedding, but I'm sure I'm gonna be at your wake...Well the point was fast but it was too blunt to miss, life handed us a paycheck, we said "We worked harder than this!"...I didn't move to the city, the city moved to me and I want out desperately. Can't do it, not even if sober. Can't get that engine turned over...You move your mouth, You shake your tongue, You vibrate my eardrums, You're saying words, But you know I ain't listening...We kiss on the mouth but still cough down our sleeves...It honestly was beautifully done. Like trying to hide the daylight from the sun...One wing isn't even enough. It isn't even enough. It isn't even enough to leave...you had yourself a crazy lover, become froze trying hard to forget her...i push things out through my mouth i get refilled through my ears. I'm on my way to God don't know or even care...It takes a long time, but God dies too but not before he'll stick it to you... We'll get crushed by the ocean, but it will not get us wet...I could have told you all that I love you. And in the places you go, you'll see the place where you're from. I could have told you all that I love you. And in the faces you meet, you'll see the place where you'll die. I could have told you all that I love you. And on the day that you die, you'll see the people you met. I could have told you all that I love you. And in the faces you see, you'll see just who you've been. I wish I could have told you all...And if I had a nickel for every damn dime I'd have half the time, do you mind?...And I said you can't make everybody happy. He said you'd like to at least make yourself happy though...well we didn't need the water, but we just built that good goddamn...The universe works on a math equation that never even ever really even ends in the end...Rows of lights to illuminate lines. Why don't they turn them off and let us see night?...Well I’m fed up and I need to go out of existence or just down the road forever...Laugh hard it's long ways to the bank...someday you will die and somehow something's gonna steal your carbon...Primer gray is the color when you're done dying...Now the blow's been softened, since the air we breathe's our coffin...we carried all the groceries in while hauling out the trash. And if this doesn't make us motionless I do not know what can...I'm in heaven trying to figure out which stack they're going to stuff us atheists into and when Peter and his monkey laugh and i laugh with them. I'm not sure what at...Changed my mind so much I cant even trust it. My mind changed me so much I cant even trust myself...And the televisions on. Go to the grocery store, buy some new friends, and find out the beginning, the end, and the best of it...I stepped down as president of Antarctica. Can't blame me, don't blame me...It's all about the moderate climates. You wanna be blessed and be cursed for sure...if it takes shit to make bliss, well I feel pretty blissfully...Outside naked, shiverin' looking blue, from the cold sunlight that's reflected off the moon...I'm gonna lay down in the spot where they coat you in molasses...Every planned occupation. Surefire disappointment up ahead. Till they treat ya like desert. See mirages of friendship, face turns red...I didn't go to work for a month. I didn't leave my bed for eight days straight. I haven't hung out with anyone. 'Cause if I did, I'd have nothing to say. I didn't feel angry or depressed. I didn't feel anything at all. I didn't want to go to bed. And I didn't want to stay up late...

I guess this isn't really worth reading to anyone else. But for as emo as it may seem it did make me feel a little better in the end. Maybe I just need to focus more on making myself happy and give up on everybody else. Seems that I usually just get fucked in the end.

Chili Cook Off Contestants!

I just need a space to track who all is coming. This list will be updated as more people sign up. If you're not on the list and you should be hit me up!

UPDATE: If I don't get at least 4 entries in each category I might be consolidating them. So sign up ASAP!!!!

Traditional:

-The Leguminator by Lewis Stone (via Jacob Stone)
-TBD by Kelsey and Ben
-Smoke by David
-TBD by Richard and Carol

Standard:
-Hog Heaven by Casey
-Lucile's by Lucile Street
-Mango Mojito by Ray and Jen
-KLT not BLT by Katherine
-ryan "queen of glass" doolittle's fire-finished double-dunked blazing n'ath cackalacky chili willy beans 'n meat molten stew for you by Ryan

Vegetarian:
-TBD by Christina
-Mystery Pepper Moli by Elizabeth
-Chipotle Chili by Heidi and Sonja
-Veg-a-lot by Thyda

Experimental:
-Octochili by Adam
-Ostrichili by Nathan

We are also going to have corn bread provided by the lovely Ms. Nomura!

In Heaven everything is fine

Week in Facebook

Here's something new for all of you who don't follow me on Facebook. I've gone through and compiled my status updates over the last week. We'll see how this turns out...

... just added a bunch of pics to the Lucile Street Brewing page ... but more importantly, is anyone down for Murderball. 1:30 at SU. http://www.seattleslam.org/events.cfm ... home now, wishing I'd stayed out later ... just watched Ben Bernanke on 60 Minutes ... contains less than 1% juice ... getting very angry ... ready to make some Irish food, but is going to have to wait till tomorrow ... just got a call from the city about getting a block party permit...i'm optimistic! ... pumped about all the response about the permit and the Chili Cook Off! EAT MORE CHILI!!!!!! ... brought shepherd's pie to work today...I can taste it already ... preheatin' the oven for shepherd pie! ... never stops ... going CRAZY!!!!! ... about to start rubbin' honey all over himself ... what's up with everyone disliking honey!? ... "it's like God took our picture, before he kills us" ... If I could just leave my body for the night ... it's all about Reckoner ... fading out again ... thinking about moving to Detroit...it's SOOOOO cheap to buy real estate ... disgusted by the idea of hunting polar bear http://www.polarbearhunting.net/ ... needs to plan himself a bday party. Didn't realize it was so close! ... lost myself ... trying to stream the Sounders FC game
GODDAMN COMCAST!!! Can't stream the game because my ISP isn't supported by ESPN :( ... Sounders FC!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!! ... Welcome Spring ... lost between the notes ... is old school! What now fools! ... is the monsoon! Get ready to feel my reign!!! ... drinking that sweet sweet IPA ... is going to try to convince his father to do a podcast talk show together...it'd be good ... bouts to brew up 10 gal of IPA and 10 gal of Porter...BREW DAY!!!! ... brew sessions success! The IPA is already fermenting like crazy!!!! ... experiencing immense pain in the foot ... wondering if the pain in my foot is caused by raccoon voodoo ... doesn't care if it hurts ...

It's not my fault!

I started off this morning by being ripped apart by a customer because someone else lied to him. I understand that he bought the shit from me, but it wasn't me that lied to him it was the damn factory. IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!!!...

Okay well now things to be calming down here at work so I can get back to bloggin'...

IT'S FRIDAY!!! WOOHOOO...

I'm about to start cloning my enormous Roma tomato plant. If anyone is interested in getting a clone hit me up. I have a feeling there will be plenty of them...

I went to the T-Mobile store last night. I've now decided that I need to get a G1 phone. Hopefully I'll get one for my birthday. Then I could do this anywhere without having to deal with predictive text on my blackberry. That would make me the happiest boy in all land...

I am still listening to a lot of TV on the Radio. They're amazing. Everyone go check them out! NOW...

I have no idea what I'm doing this weekend, but I feel like i have a lot of plans. I know that I've got to get to gettin' on the brewin. And there is a thing on Saturday night at Kink Street that I really want to attend. Hopefully I'm not forgetting anything. If I committed to making plans with you and they're not on this list hit me up...

I feel nauseous

This website makes me want to puke. More accurate it makes me want to hunt people who hunt polar bears.

The world is coming to an end!!!

The skies are bleeding and the ground shakes. The world has come to a standstill and everyone is flooding into the streets in panic. Volcanic eruptions are imminent. We must all join together and stand tall as the giant eagles fly overhead heralding the end of days...

Okay, so the world isn't ending anymore. Which is why I'm able to write this blog. For some reason this morning all Google related websites were down. Youtube, blogger, analytic, search, everything. I was starting to freak out. What would we do in a world without Google? Personally I don't want to live in a world where I'm reduced to Yahoo as a search engine...

I hate getting coffee at work. Not because its bad coffee, but its not great. It's because every morning I go to get a cup there is only about 1/3 of an inch left in the pot. So I'll make a whole new pot and then by the time I get back in there to fill my cup I'm back to square one with a small puddle left in the pot. People around here need to learn to make a pot of coffee and not just pass the buck to the next person...

Quick update on Lucile Street activities...

Chili Cook Off is rapidly approaching. This weekend I'm going to be sending out information about how to register your chili. I really hope to see all of you there stuffing your faces with chili. EAT MORE CHILI!!!!...

I have to brew like crazy this weekend. I need to get 10 gals of IPA and 10 gals of porter done. I didn't do any last weekend, which I now regret. But I work well under pressure. Everything will be ready for the cook off...

Got a call from the city about Lucile Street Summer Fest. It was just a preliminary thing, but I'm optimistic that we'll be about to get the street permit. I will be using the Cook Off as a spring board for Summer Fest stuff. We'll be calling on people to chair different committee's and also starting to rally bands to perform. If you know any musicians or other acts (I'm pretty open) let me know and I'll contact them...

Erin Go Braugh!!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!! To celebrate I've been cooking up an Irish feast. Shepherds pie, corned beef, cabbage, Irish stew. It's been amazing so far and all I've eaten is the pie!

In honor of St Patrick I've started a green challenge on my wakeupseattle blog. I encourage all of you to show your Irish pride by going green any way that you can!

Sometimes it's all about the old school.

Do you all remember Clifford? Yes, the big red dog. He was and always will be a pimp. I think that everyone should spend a few minutes contemplating his greatness...

I'm very pleased to announce that Floyd's on Queen Anne now has Buck Hunter Safari. I think it might end up being the new spot. At least until they get Hooverville rebuilt...

Chili Cook Off! April 18th!! Email me today to register!!! nuff said...

Moving on

Wow, a hundred posts. I'd like to once again thank Nathan for his guest blog. He was able to capture the true essence of this blog (and here you all thought there wasn't one!). You're awesome Nathan!...

Deerhunter. It's all about Deerhunter. All of you should check them out. They have a sounds that falls somewhere between pop, avant garde and garage rock. I can't get enough...

Its beautiful outside, but only if you observe it from indoors. Once you leave the sanctuary of a building you'll realize that it's freezing cold. The kind of temperatures one would think more suitable for the Yukon than the pacific northwest. Climate change is real...

Here's some Deerhunter...

The World According to a Desomniac (100th Post!)

My name is Nathan and I have been an avid reader of "Desomnia in Drull" since it's inception in late 2007. In celebration of its 100th posting, I have put together a collage of highlights from the past. For those who don't read this blog, it will hopefully serve as a good introduction into the mind of Desomniac. For fans of the blog, it will be a chance to relive some of the best moments.

The World According to a Desomniac

Nothing would make me happier than to have a vat of pho broth brewing in my kitchen all winter long.....The blade came full circle, nearly hitting his comrades, and heading straight for me. I was incapable of moving as the saw blade cut through my right temple......I'm going to the hospital right now. I'm waiting for my ride. Hopefully everything turns out okay and it's just something stupid like heart burn. But I'm not terribly optimistic......I really need a giraffe......Now I don't know about these asshole theives, but I'd rather not turn our great country into a fascist haven where all our rights are oppressed and you're nothing more than a battery for the state.......Finally I found the words, "Who is the mother?" The nurses chuckled slightly, "Well you are." I looked at the other two nurses who just smiled at me. "Well then who is the father?" "You are."......Many people now have mentioned that my blog is either "dark" or "depressing". I guess I just don't see it that way. Too all of you who do, I encourage you to search for the drull in it all. Keep in mind that through all the desolation there is still a sense of forgiveness. It's that forgiveness that gives us sanguine composure to keep going........Gobble Gobble. Eat more turkey. It's good for you...On my desk you can find the following things: An empty coffee mug, two "kinyo" speakers, a man named Reynold smiling from a business card that reads "THE MAGIC TUXEDO", a can of air, a stapler, an old bottle cap and piece of paper with the quote "I have always imaginged that paradise will be some kind of library" - Jorge Luis Borges........I think that it would benefit all of you out there to take the time today and read a nursery rhyme today. Here are a few recommendations: "Hey Diddle Diddle", "Baa Baa Black Sheep", "Hickory Dickory Dock", "Little Miss Muffet", "Rub a Dub Dub"......Where does everyone stand on Cannibalism?....I've found that when some people don't like my answer they will pause, for a long time.......I really hate people who call me and have no idea what they want. I'm current listening to this guy fumble around his shop deciding what he needs to order. Ridiculous.....Ozzie's is a wretched, wretched place....I think that my sister should get a goat. She doesn't think so. She's actually very much against the idea. The strange thing here is that her husband agrees with me. And for any of you who know my brother-in-law, you'll agree it's strange that we'd agree on anything. So I have to ask, if two people with completely opposite ideologies can agree about the goat can it really be a bad idea?....This is the 50th blog post. Yeah me, I guess...If ever given the oppurtunity and training I would walk on burning coals. But just not right now...I had a dream last night. I lived with Nathan. I think we were on Capitol Hill. The moon was everywhere. At one point I put on a pair of pants that were so tall they covered my face and then began to faces through the zipper. Nathan couldn't stop laughing. He laughed more when I told him about it today...Mmmm, coffee......People do weird things on the toilet. Actually I can't say that. I've done all of those things...Just as I was getting ready to drift back into the dreamworld I realized two eyes staring blankly in my direction, and who else but Swirly Joe....I know I know, it's hippie bullshit, but here me out. Illegal marijuana is our state's 6th largest cash crop, above cherries....A customer just accused me of slacking off! HAHAHA! Little does he know I'm writing this as he's ranting in my ear...We're thinking about getting a whole pig for the BBB. I was looking into getting a live one to butcher in the back yard, but the city won't let me keep around the house for a couple days, so I've got to call Bob, hopefully he can help us out...I have a Chinese fortune that I keep up at my desk, "An unexpected phone call will bring good news." I'm still waiting for that to come true...I want to move out of the city and live on a farm. I would have chickens, a goat, a dairy cow named Henrietta....Well I guess that's it today. Just camping and poop...

Time for Chili!

Chili Cook Off fools!!! That's right. It's time for chili. April 18th. This year there is going to be a $5 entry fee for all chili's (don't worry we're going to have some great prizes). Anyone who is interested in participating let me know ASAP so I can get you on the list! We're going to have three categories to enter in: Traditional, Tradition w/ Bean, and Vegetarian (same as last year). The voting is going to be different in hopes of avoiding the Florida disaster that occurred at our last event. Everyone will rate each chili on an overall scale of 1-10, no decimals. This should make voting and calculating the results much more efficient. I hope to see everyone there. Who knows maybe you'll be the one to take down our reigning champions Matt and Kelsey who took best in show last year with the "Durn Good Chili".

Blogs...

Swirly should blog more. It's good like that.

Death of Nanerpus!?

*Don't worry I'm sure Godzilla didn't kill him for long, he just needs to rub some honey on the wounds and he'll be fine*

I fought the death and I won!!!

The fever has finally subsided. I woke up at 5am this morning and felt great! So now we can get back to some more serious bloggin'...

I've can't believe the utter indecency of Rush Limbaugh. It's one thing to speak out against the President or other politicians based on their politics but to make such a blatantly despicable attack on a senior member of the senate based on an illness is too far. Shame on Limbaugh, Shame....

It's snowing in Seattle again. Is this just a natural occurrence or is it the beginning of a long line of climate changes that we are unable to stop?...

Are you interested in leaving a message for God? Well now you can! A Dutch artist has set up a mobile phone where you can call a leave a message for God. I wonder if he's planning on calling anyone back...

Prophecy Fulfilled

I'm sick. It's 4:05pm and this is the first time I've gotten out of my bed. I tried drugging myself to sleep with NyQuil, but it was no help. The power of my coughing continually wakes me. I'm drinking tea, which seems to help temporarily. The hard part now is that I think there is no food in the house. I'll just have to find myself a pho restaurant that delivers. I don't think they exist, but damn that would be nice.

Depression Era Cooking

This woman is my new hero. I think that all of you should check out her range of videos on youtube.

I feel like Santiago Nasar today

I had a wonderful dream about wandering through a forest. There were large sequoias towering above me in every direction. The ground was sparsely covered with small shrubs and other various foliage. A flock of birds flew from tree to tree for no apparent reason other than to observe my movements. There was no one around and I just continued to wander. I awoke to the sound of birds...

The birds were calling from outside my window as the morning sun finally roused my eyelids from sleep. My room was in as much disarray as when I feel asleep. I don't know why I hope it will be different when I wake up, but I always do...

The only pair of pants that I could find were white. I don't usually wear anything white, so I'm not so sure why I own white pants, but I do. They seem to draw attention to me in a way that I'm uncomfortable with, but I never remember that until after leaving my house...

I wasn't going to see the bishop so to speak, but in some respects I was...

When I left my house it was raining in a way that could be remembered as not raining. The soft drizzle of Seattle that I've come to love. As I stepped onto the sidewalk I noticed that there weren't any signs of birds. No songs or squawks. No flutter of movement. It's as if they were never there...

When I reached the bus stop at Rainier and Orcas I expected that the Vicario brothers would be waiting for me. Instead there was no one. And I boarded my morning bus alone for the first time I can remember...

SPEC 4 Life

Thats right people. We're representing the Sour Patch Eatin' Crew!!!!

The Beauty of Spam

So it seems like I'm always pluggin' some new blog, but that's just how it is. You all should check out the Spam Awards. It's hilarious. They have two posts a week, usually Monday and Friday. I guarantee that you'll laugh your ass off!

Let's talk worms!

I can barely see right now. I just rubbed my eye and I think there was some jalapeno juices on my finger. It's painful. My vision is blurring. In some ways it seems as though the world around me is now displaying future scenes, but they're very hard to make out...

I haven't been bowling in a while now. I think that I should go soon. I find it relaxing. Maybe I'll go after work and just watch the pins re-rack themselves over a plate of lack luster nachos. I probably won't...

Nathan and I went to play Buck Hunter last night. We fought through the rain to get down to Hooverville, only to find that it was recently burnt out by a fire. You could still smell the burn wood in the wet air. Needless to say we were disappointed. We wandered through Sodo to Pioneer Square checking every bar we could think of for Buck Hunter with no luck. We ended up at Collin's which wasn't too bad at all, but I still wish we'd gotten to play Buck Hunter...

Chili Cook Off is coming up. I'm hoping to get out the information soon. I can tell you that the date is going to be April 18th. There will also most likely be admission fees this year in order to help offset the overall cost of the event and hopefully get some money together for the Festival. It's going to be huge this year...

I've been having a reoccurring dream of sorts. Reoccurring in the sense that it always happens in the same place. It's never a bad dream. I live on a farm with a large library in the center of an octagonal outer wall that is thick enough as to house all the necessary provisions to sustain life. I wish I was there now...

I guess this isn't about worms at all...

The greatness that is Radiohead

If any of you have some free time you should youtube "Glastonbury 2003 Radiohead". There is a collection of clip, maybe the whole show, on youtube. It's amazing. Here's a sample...