i just wanted to share this experience, albeit no pictures, from today.
i had a long list of errands to run today but on the way home from the office the weather was absolutely perfect. not too hot and absolutely stunning light.
dropping everything, i loaded up my bike. exercise and beauty. sounds like a winner to me.
about 10 minutes into my ride around lake jackson, the largest lake in sebring, (although not in highlands county) a rainbow started to form over the water. first one end appeared, then the other end. the middle came around eventually to produce the single most impressive and complete rainbow i'd ever seen. end to end perfection. i could even see where one half of it ended, although it was over the water and my scuba gear is out on repair so i wasn't able to go searching for the pot 'o gold. sad, i know.
just behind the rainbow were dark gray streaks: rain dumping out on the other side of the lake. it seemed to be heading away from me for a minute. then there were more gray streaks and much closer.
then there was ten minutes of absolute rain fury. actually, it was pretty mild, but the story is better if absolute rain fury.
so, like i said, absolute rain fury and i'm stuck on my bike, pedaling alongside six lanes of traffic. drivers snickered, trucks sloshed water, rain pelted me senseless.
not really. the rain did sting my eyes a little and i'm sure more than one person noticed the moron riding around in the rain but it felt more like a nike commercial than anything.
it was a quick shower. it soaked my shirt and my hair but both were fairly dry by the time my hour ride was over. the rain felt nice. cleansing. now i can partially understand why oregon is so appealing to people.
that is all. i normally don't give a crap about rainbows, but this was the supermodel of all rainbows. therefore deserving documentation. sorry about no pictures. it probably would have ruined it anyway.
good night.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
lounge lizard
the lounge lizard is a pretty normal nightly occurence at club lotela (the nickname for our lake house, for those not in the know). during mayfly season, the lounge lizard brought all of his friends over for a feast.
tonight the mayflys are gone and the moonlight makes a nice spotlight for our little buddy.
while my brother is getting frost and 30 degree weather in iowa and my girlfriend is turning on her heat for the first time, i'm lounging on my porch in my shorts and only feel the slightest hint of a chill that seems 900 miles away...
though confusing to the mind, late october in florida is amazing.
tonight the mayflys are gone and the moonlight makes a nice spotlight for our little buddy.
while my brother is getting frost and 30 degree weather in iowa and my girlfriend is turning on her heat for the first time, i'm lounging on my porch in my shorts and only feel the slightest hint of a chill that seems 900 miles away...
though confusing to the mind, late october in florida is amazing.
another lotela sunrise
last week i worked the early shift while kathy was vacationing. lucky for me, the sunrise over lake lotela is pretty nice in the a.m.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
today, i mowed the beach
today marked the first time i mowed our yard here in florida.
initially, i was really excited about this. i'm a sucker for a well kept yard. the bad news is this yard presents many challenges. here they are, in particular order:
1. no one has really kept the yard here for two years or more.
2. our yard is more like our beach. florida is in a crazy drought right now (though it rains nearly every day) and grass just isn't growing unless you irrigate. thus our yard is 3 parts sand, 1 part grass.
3. the lawn mower that traveled with us from kentucky doesn't have a mulching attachment, thus blowing sand everywhere like an iraqi sand storm. i think sand will be coming out of my eyes for weeks to come.
4. there are probably 20 fire ant mounds in our sand box. i am not exaggerating. and they hate lawn mowers.
5. the water level on the lake is really low, thus leaving 20 to 30 feet of former beach front with grass growing on it. thus making it even more difficult to mow than the rest of the sand box. so i literally mowed the beach. it was awesome and confusing.
below you will find self-deprecating pictures of myself to illustrate the problem of mowing the sand. note the blue bandana. i finally succumbed to florida redneck culture after only one month.
the water level used to be about where i stand in the picture. you can't see the sand as much on my skin as you can below.
that's what i'm talking about. next time i'm wearing jeans and a parka when i mow to keep the sand off.
initially, i was really excited about this. i'm a sucker for a well kept yard. the bad news is this yard presents many challenges. here they are, in particular order:
1. no one has really kept the yard here for two years or more.
2. our yard is more like our beach. florida is in a crazy drought right now (though it rains nearly every day) and grass just isn't growing unless you irrigate. thus our yard is 3 parts sand, 1 part grass.
3. the lawn mower that traveled with us from kentucky doesn't have a mulching attachment, thus blowing sand everywhere like an iraqi sand storm. i think sand will be coming out of my eyes for weeks to come.
4. there are probably 20 fire ant mounds in our sand box. i am not exaggerating. and they hate lawn mowers.
5. the water level on the lake is really low, thus leaving 20 to 30 feet of former beach front with grass growing on it. thus making it even more difficult to mow than the rest of the sand box. so i literally mowed the beach. it was awesome and confusing.
below you will find self-deprecating pictures of myself to illustrate the problem of mowing the sand. note the blue bandana. i finally succumbed to florida redneck culture after only one month.
the water level used to be about where i stand in the picture. you can't see the sand as much on my skin as you can below.
that's what i'm talking about. next time i'm wearing jeans and a parka when i mow to keep the sand off.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
sorry faithful bloggers
hey readers (mom, coury, myself).
sorry i've been gone so long. i've been moving and getting settled in. my house is pimp. patrick and i are going to do work on it to make it even more pimp. we're right on the lake, as you can see below.
we do have a critter problem though. let me demonstrate:
1. while cleaning out the laundry room downstairs we found a 3 foot long snake. we weren't sure if it was poisonous or what, so we kind of acted like sissy girls and tried to 'dispose' of it with a yard rake. steve irwin would have been disappointed. finally, patrick cornered it. the neighbor, who is a little old lady, came home. we asked her about the snake. she wanted to take a look so she removed the panels it was behind to try to find it. patrick, who had been agitating the snake with a fishing rod, told her he might be a bit upset. i was sure we would be taking poor miss annie to the hospital.
miss annie found the snake and determined it not to be poisonous. seeing the yard rake and fishing rod, she felt pity for the poor creature and quickly scooted the snake to safety outside the laundry room. miss annie saved the sissy boys from kentucky.
2. while trying to dispose of the snake, we found a yellow jacket or hornet's nest under the steps that we had been using regularly. miss annie came over the next day and sprayed it for us. thanks miss annie. we have another nest that's 4 times bigger than the last one so if you want you can come over and spray that one too.
3. patrick has found a ton of spiders. i have found a few. patrick is not a big fan of the spiders.
4. that is all. pictures to come as soon as things slow down.
sorry i've been gone so long. i've been moving and getting settled in. my house is pimp. patrick and i are going to do work on it to make it even more pimp. we're right on the lake, as you can see below.
we do have a critter problem though. let me demonstrate:
1. while cleaning out the laundry room downstairs we found a 3 foot long snake. we weren't sure if it was poisonous or what, so we kind of acted like sissy girls and tried to 'dispose' of it with a yard rake. steve irwin would have been disappointed. finally, patrick cornered it. the neighbor, who is a little old lady, came home. we asked her about the snake. she wanted to take a look so she removed the panels it was behind to try to find it. patrick, who had been agitating the snake with a fishing rod, told her he might be a bit upset. i was sure we would be taking poor miss annie to the hospital.
miss annie found the snake and determined it not to be poisonous. seeing the yard rake and fishing rod, she felt pity for the poor creature and quickly scooted the snake to safety outside the laundry room. miss annie saved the sissy boys from kentucky.
2. while trying to dispose of the snake, we found a yellow jacket or hornet's nest under the steps that we had been using regularly. miss annie came over the next day and sprayed it for us. thanks miss annie. we have another nest that's 4 times bigger than the last one so if you want you can come over and spray that one too.
3. patrick has found a ton of spiders. i have found a few. patrick is not a big fan of the spiders.
4. that is all. pictures to come as soon as things slow down.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
self-deprecation
i had to pull these out of the vault. i may regret it later.
in the winter, i decided it would be a great idea to stop shaving (mostly) and stop cutting my hair (mostly). after 30 days of no shaving (i know, i thought i would have more facial hair) i decided to shave off my stuff. also, i couldn't stop touching my face and licking the corner of my lips. facial hair feels really...interesting.
having never grown my facial fuzz that much, i figured it was worth documenting the occasion. check me out ladies.
the product of 30 days of no goatee shaving.
the handlebar mustache. i almost bought a harley in this moment. look closely. you may see the hair.
the regular mustache. i thought about standing near a playground full of kids to see how long it would be before the dirty man mustache got me arrested. i opted not to try.
mustache and goatee all gone. one day i'll be able to grow a real fine goatee. watch out!
in the winter, i decided it would be a great idea to stop shaving (mostly) and stop cutting my hair (mostly). after 30 days of no shaving (i know, i thought i would have more facial hair) i decided to shave off my stuff. also, i couldn't stop touching my face and licking the corner of my lips. facial hair feels really...interesting.
having never grown my facial fuzz that much, i figured it was worth documenting the occasion. check me out ladies.
the product of 30 days of no goatee shaving.
the handlebar mustache. i almost bought a harley in this moment. look closely. you may see the hair.
the regular mustache. i thought about standing near a playground full of kids to see how long it would be before the dirty man mustache got me arrested. i opted not to try.
mustache and goatee all gone. one day i'll be able to grow a real fine goatee. watch out!
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Monday, August 06, 2007
1 year of blogging
it's official. i've been blogging for over a year now. let's celebrate with some pictures from the fair the other night.
proud parents
the spinner mathingy was getting more traffic than the ferris wheel.
i never knew you could cross breed a horse and a donkey. i just thought a mule was another name for a donkey. the dictionary says mules are typically "beasts of burden" because they're sterile and aren't good for much.
someone dropped their bear and now it's all shredded up and gutted. it reminded me of coury's niece losing her nap bear somewhere on the way to florida.
nap bear, where ever you are, i hope you don't look like this.
proud parents
the spinner mathingy was getting more traffic than the ferris wheel.
i never knew you could cross breed a horse and a donkey. i just thought a mule was another name for a donkey. the dictionary says mules are typically "beasts of burden" because they're sterile and aren't good for much.
someone dropped their bear and now it's all shredded up and gutted. it reminded me of coury's niece losing her nap bear somewhere on the way to florida.
nap bear, where ever you are, i hope you don't look like this.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
per request
these are from an assignment that landed in my lap.
it's called flying start. it was a debate about aspects of horse breeding at keeneland. pretty interesting stuff actually.
it's called flying start. it was a debate about aspects of horse breeding at keeneland. pretty interesting stuff actually.
Monday, July 16, 2007
gburg
spent the last few days in gburg, tn. shooting a national dance competition.
16 hour days and five hours of sleep add up so today was a rest day.
here's a run down.
dan the man king poses with his first place trophy. the competition was stifled.
blake sandifur tests out the green screen in gburg. blake's a former rollerblader and current filmmaker. his stuff can be seen here
i had a hell of a good time with these guys and rick, who i don't a picture of. we worked hard and played fairly hard. my advice to anyone visiting gatlinburg: go to pucker's bar and wait for something crazy to happen. in two visits to the bar the cops showed up twice, the ambulance showed up once and the bar was shut down and fined for serving a toothless lady past the point of intoxication. she later stumbled up the stairs leading out of the bar to smash the bridge of her nose on a stone wall. she bled so much that i couldn't watch.
16 hour days and five hours of sleep add up so today was a rest day.
here's a run down.
dan the man king poses with his first place trophy. the competition was stifled.
blake sandifur tests out the green screen in gburg. blake's a former rollerblader and current filmmaker. his stuff can be seen here
i had a hell of a good time with these guys and rick, who i don't a picture of. we worked hard and played fairly hard. my advice to anyone visiting gatlinburg: go to pucker's bar and wait for something crazy to happen. in two visits to the bar the cops showed up twice, the ambulance showed up once and the bar was shut down and fined for serving a toothless lady past the point of intoxication. she later stumbled up the stairs leading out of the bar to smash the bridge of her nose on a stone wall. she bled so much that i couldn't watch.
Saturday, July 07, 2007
vaca catch up
things have been crazy with me on vacation with coury and making sure coury had a great birthday. here's the rundown.
first night at clearwater beach. a cute couple watches the sunset dolphin cruise.
evil seagulls, crazy clouds and red.
coury reads her mag on the beach. we laid out like it was our job.
fast forward to coury's birthday. i took her to natural bridge. the view was pretty dern nice.
a good looking couple makes out atop natural bridge. hey! get a room.
oh wait. that's us.
first night at clearwater beach. a cute couple watches the sunset dolphin cruise.
evil seagulls, crazy clouds and red.
coury reads her mag on the beach. we laid out like it was our job.
fast forward to coury's birthday. i took her to natural bridge. the view was pretty dern nice.
a good looking couple makes out atop natural bridge. hey! get a room.
oh wait. that's us.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
hiatus
thanks for all the job well wishers. warm thoughts have been sent your way. still looking for jobs as the central ky freelance market is not as lucrative as i thought.
here's a frame from my shower, or rather, my parent's shower.
here's a frame from my shower, or rather, my parent's shower.
Friday, June 15, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
ain't no party like a marion county party...
the garrett family knows how to throw down. thanks for inviting me to your party.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
puttin' out the vibe
yo loyal readers.
please send positive vibes and/or prayers to me. i'm applying for a job that i really, really, really want.
in return i'll send some positive vibes for you. just let me know what you need the vibes for and i'll produce them.
yeyah.
please send positive vibes and/or prayers to me. i'm applying for a job that i really, really, really want.
in return i'll send some positive vibes for you. just let me know what you need the vibes for and i'll produce them.
yeyah.
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