stormy weather

Lots of rain forecast for the whole weekend out here, oddly enough the other day I was telling N&J about how as a boy I used to love laying in bed under the covers listening to thunderstorms and being soothed by the raindrops hitting the roof, my bedroom as a boy was on the far side of the house removed from the rest of my family so it was always very quiet.

Nice easy run last night kind of late and J. read me a few stories in the afternoon which was nice, including the infamous "Go Dog, Go!". Spent some time again trying to help out and clean up the house, scrubbing the kitchen and dining room floor. Not a lot of fun but needed to be done. Our cat was fascinated by all of this and watched me for most of the process.

Only 7 more friday night classes counting tonight so that is good. trying to check the schedule list and decide what to take in the fall.

Twin Peaks season 2 on dvd next tuesday I am very excited about it.

Listening a lot to the new Brett Anderson cd, it is very depressing but there are 4 songs on it I absolutely love (not in order of preference here they are):

Song for my Father
To the Winter
One Lazy Morning
Colour of the Night

honorable mentions to Dust & Rain and also the Infinite Kiss

so 6 of 11 decent tracks. What is funny is in my opinion the second best track called "Clowns" was not included on the full length album but is a bside to the single. Very funny, typical of Brett though he did that a lot before too with Suede.

I got a very intriguing email from a group called Rainbows, I ran a race that raised money for their charity a few summers ago, they are now involved with the Chicago Marathon. It is a charity that raises money for children of divorced parents, I find it worthwhile, and they only want a $500 donation, which is much easier than the $2500 I needed to raise for the Chicago AIDS foundation. Plus, I know I want to run the Marathon again, I have not signed up yet because I need to figure out logistics and babysitter. AS usual.

all for now.

miscellania

well i never heard back about the twin peaks season 2 dvd contest so probably i did not win, shucks. those were awfully difficult questions though i still believe i got 5 of the 6 right. j. went with me after dinner last night so i could get new nike running shoes, the nike plus ones to use with my ipod nano, i let her pick out the color, she picked black with silver highlights and orange swoosh, they are nice, she also tied my shoes for me at the store when i tried them on, that was hilarious, after that we rolled over to the grocery store and got a few things like eggs and such.

the weather has noticeably cooled which has led to us mainly staying indoors and not practicing soccer, the first practice was cancelled yesterday due to rain but i thinbk the first match on this sunday is still on, not sure yet.

we did a good bit of reading last night after our expedition and it went well, every so often the girls will decide they want to read to me which is a welcome change.

A. and I have the new james bond dvd and also a dvd about magicians with bowie, hugh jackman and michael caine in it, we need to find time to watch.

over and out.

contest

A while back I discovered a really nifty web sitr for Lynch/ Twin Peaks information. Last night I learned they are having a contest to win a dvd set of Twin Peaks season two. Unfortunately, all of the 6 questions are based on the second season and I only have a few of them on video because while in college someone stole most of them!

So here are the questions along with my answers. I think I got 5 of 6 right so hope I win the dvd set so I do not have to go buy it next Tuesday when it is released.

The only one I think I missed is questin 1. I know the 4 queens ar Audrey, Shelly, Annie and Donna. And I guessed Annie did not dance because Windom Earle abducted her to get her away from Agent Cooper.

Questions and my answers are below.


1. During the Miss Twin Peaks Contest, which of Windom Earle's queens did not dance on the stage? Annie

2. Who shot Agent Cooper in the finale of Season 1? Josie Packard

3. Name at least two ingredients that are suggested to Sheriff Harry S. Truman to cure his hangover. Raw meat, tomato juice with chestnuts, canadian bacon

4. Which character catches the eye of FBI Regional Chief Gordon Cole while visiting Twin Peaks? Shelly Johnson

5. What is the second penguin's response to the joke Cooper tells Annie? "Maybe I am"

6. According to Windom Earle, what is another name for evil sorcerors who cultivate evil for the sake of evil? Dugpas from Tibet.

outside

hooray and hurrah it is warm out, mister sun decided to bless us, after mass we had a wagon ride around the neighborhood and then some serious soccer training in the backyard, J. is super fast and N. is devastating with her left foot kick. She will score goals. Best thing is the girls are asking me to take the cover off the grill...but I don't have food ready!


Wow we want bbq and outside time like you cannot believe.

busy bee

sorry no post for a while family school work running reading library books has kept me very busy

it's all good though, just a bit tired lately

love that the weather is improving

twin peasks season 2 comes out on dvd very soon, I have been waiting for this for many years, I never understood why it took them so long, read somewhere thay Lynch remastered the dvd print so maybe it is worth the wait.

other big news is we just got our tickets for summer trip to poland, I will be there June 28- July 13 and the girls June 28 until August 7th. We are discussing if we will bring N&J with us to Zakopane (mountains) for our customary weekend getaway. We might take them this time to see the mountains, the views, the culture. We will see.....

spring has sprung

rumor has it temp will be seventy today, it was in the 50's over the weekend, after Polish school we all went to the paek and played tag, on the swings, and slides- E and P visited so all ahd fun. We finally checked out most of "the Invasion", a Doctor Who dvd that my Dad got me for my birthday and just was released and subsequently just arrived in the mail. It has a great villian and the cybermen looking their vintage old school way.

Sunday was a relaxing day too, after church we read and played outside, the grass was too wet to play soccer. N&J keep making their books which are absolutely hilarious and very creative.

Tomorrow I am out with B&R for sushi.

Oh and we spoke with J which was great and also I finally was able to do a long run saturday morning because of the nice weather.

And I have attempted to clean both bathrooms twice now- nto a lot of fun but making the faucets sparkle and shimmy, oh yes.

suspect

thumb through the courts
spill the gas
take a whiff
pick your cards
check your watch
take a risk
strike a match

the stitching in the pocket
wont hold
shake a fist
run and chase
check the list
take a blow to the face

stinger insects
enter subject
shot to the leg
never looking for a suspect
eyes to the conflict
run across the grass quick

insect inject
back to the subtext

second and 10
never less then perfect
it never failed
when the flag turns black
through the skin of a convict
born to harass
setting fire to the flags
but the thing never ends it




beg for the scraps
deck-em on, steal a gun
load-em up, no lead
skip a loop, just for fun

so you wanna be sick or just sit, take your pick
check the box near the top
find a window
throw a rock




so hard to look lost
show the tag, what's it cost
suck it in
spit it out
cinch the noose and the doubt
sleep in your dreams, ask your friends what it means?
find the gaps, overlaps, who you are in between
grab like a kid, pack your bags, slam the lid
take a hit off a smoke that you already choked back
like a dog you just scratch for an answer to anything
answers for everything buried in lies

March 5: to my sister on her bday

Happy Birthday Jenney, we all love you. And I must again say to you, there is no one who makes me feel so good, when I am in your presence, I have felt invincible, bullet-proof, superman, good, sublimely happy. I never never can forget- it was you who started me with running. That, and just how your enthusiasm just always invigorates the rest of us.

N&J were saying "JENNIFER" how (your)A. does- the whole ride to Mass, it was funny. They are just 5 but they all ready see you how I do, and you know what, that makes me know I am succeeding as a Dad.

Neurotic

Post 501.
It truly is remarkable how good season 5 of sfu is after the challenged season 4.

One thing that stays with me is just how strong the parents performances are, losing a child that must be one of the worst things in the world.

Lucky 500th

milestone alert- this is my 500th post. Kinda cool.

Everthing is smooth sailing- started running more and more and the body while noticeably slower to recover and taking longer to get loose- mainly the legs don't really loosen up until after a bit more than a mile- used to be just half a mile, the weather out here remains awful, it is funny I did a run yesterday morning timed on my iPod and it ended up being my fastest in the last two months Iand I know it is because AI ran harder since it is so cold outside.

The girls have been writing "books" lately, just another aspect of their creativity which is both wonderful and fascinating.

We have been up to tons lately, in door play areas, library expeditions, walks or as J. says "explores" where they still pretned all of the snow is another planet, we went to the new diner near us and all were not enchanted with it, we have been numerous trips to borders and got some decent books, I finally rewatched chariots of fire and realized while I will never be fast the long distance running still is meaningful.

School has been chugging along, learning more and more and happy about it.

And late nights I just rewatched all of season 4 of sfu- it had its moments though overall still is in my opinion the weakest of the 5 seasons, though worth watching primarily because I enjoyed witnessing how Brenda never gave up on Nate, even though he generally just uses her incessantly.

Oh and I ordered and received some "signature David Lynch coffee", lol the tagline printed on the cannister reads "It's all in the beans....and I'm just full of beans"- bringing said coffee to work manana for me andx B. to sample.

Oh and I need new nike + running shoes. Soon I will be making this a priority.

Still trying to figure out exactly why N&J became so fascinated with soccer. I signed them up for the "spring league" which starts in two weeks- hopefully indoors????

all for now. 500th post wow- this surprised me this morning when I discovered I am up to 500.

I like it and hope you do as well.