In It For The Parking

As promised, here’s more photos of the beautiful old theater in Birmingham, Alabama I posted before. Part of the reason I got to shoot inside The Lyric Theatre was to compare and contrast the condition of the Lyric, versus the condition of the fully restored Alabama Theatre across the street. The folks who own The Alabama also own The Lyric and due to some personal and professional connections, I had free run of both buildings to shoot over nearly six hours. Obviously this gave me and two other photographers/explorers time to see things that many folks would never notice on a causal tour. It also resulted in 400+ photos just from my camera. Thus said, I’m going to be posting these images for some time to come.


The Lyric Theatre – Original exit sign

( The past imperfect, the future uncertain [12 Photos behind the cut] )

And it is SO awesome I can't even tell you!

It's HEAVY as fuck.  The one thing that displeases me is the way the horsehair attaches on top, it is kind of weak but overall I am VERY pleased!





Merry Christmas to me, muthafuckas!

Now Lord Sunshine can finally meet his long lost twin brother, Sir Starbright.

After a more than exciting week leading up to Christmas when I had intended to post this installment of the set, I'm happy to bring you further highlights from the Mustang set. In this case, Lolly.



( My Muse )

Well let's see...my agenda today consists of heading to the doc around 2pm and then waiting for the hum of the UPS truck, which currently has my newest prized possession on board, to make its way to my door.  I suppose I should go sign that damn lease of mine too at some point so I can get the details of when they are going to rip up and replace my carpet because I will, before that actually happens, need to find boxes and put things in boxes so they can move all of my crap out on to the sidewalk while they do it in a day.  I suppose if there was ever a time for me to paint, it would be now.

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I don't *want* to go to the doc only because it is the doc covering for mine so i am going to have to explain some history of blah blah blah blah before we can get down to business but I also know I need to go.

Slept well last night, thankfully.  And had lots of fun dreams.

I need a haircut.

Descanso Gardens - 2008

Adam really wanted a Wii. Apparently, he's been wanting one since it came out, and the fact that I suddenly wanted one even a little was enough to put it over the edge. (Who knew?)

When we realized 1.) that it would increase the percentage of all of the Amazon purchases made through me for the month considerably (to the point that the New Super Mario Brothers game would essentially pay for itself), 2.) that I remembered that we can download and play 2 player Dr. Mario, and 3.) that it also means we get to play games online with friends all over the world, my resistance to purchase the thing that would make me happiest was broken.

Sure, the bed makes more sense in the, you-spend-1/3rd-of-your-life-in-it way. But we also would have had to buy sheets and a new blanket and all that. Right now, we have a very comfy setup, even if it is small.

As for the couch, we didn't blow our entire wad, and I have some ideas on how to comfy it up... involving pillows and memory foam.

SO! WHO'S GOT A WII AND WANTS TO PLAY GAMES WITH ME? :-D

For my birthday, Chanukkah, and Adam's Christmas present, all wrapped into one, my parents have given us a sum of money, so that we could either get a new couch (ours is getting worn out) or a new bed (2 adults sleeping together on a full sized mattress is doable, and not uncomfortable, but also not spacious).

But then, this weekend, I spent a good deal of time playing around with my parents new Wii and the Wii Fit balance board, and I got this crazy idea in my head about getting one for us so we could play games and have fun and get fit too, and even play games with my folks over the internet on their Wii. The best part is, working on my balance and doing games on the Wii Fit balance board would really be the kind of stuff to help me out with MS-related balance problems too, and give me and Adam a constant way to have fun new ways to work out at home - not to mention all the fun games we could play that have nothing to do with working out.

I asked Mom and Dad how they would feel if we used the money to get a Wii and Wii Fit instead, and they said, "It's your birthday/Chanukkah/Christmas money! Do what you want with it!"

And yes, I do realize if we get the Wii, we'll be sitting on the worn out couch to play it...

Don't get me wrong. This is half Adam's decision too, but before this weekend, I was all about getting a new couch. And now I might want a video game system. And I might be using MS to justify it to myself. *lol* Messed up, but true.

Edit: Also, if I buy the Wii and all the games through Amazon, I'll get money back, since I'm an affilliate - so I essentially get 10% back.

What do you think makes the most sense?

Poll #1504532 Bed, Couch, or Wii?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 6

Which do you think we should get?

Any particular reason?

IT SHIPPED!!!
IT SHIPPED!!!

I WILL HAVE WICKED AWESOME NEW HEAD GEAR FOR NYE!!!!

Not sure where this afternoon quite went to but oh well.

Got a call for a job interview.  The problem is the company is in Stuttgart, Germany.  Survey says....NO.  I mean, the Germans are some kinky ass crazy fuckers, no doubt, I wouldn't have to hide who I am like in India but um...no.

My stomach is doing alright today, I think the daily intake of keifer is helping that to a degree.  Still, I have an appt set up tomorrow afternoon to see the stand in doc at the office and just go over some stuff since I have a history of ulcers.

Blah blah blah

Holy cow it's cold out.  And there is nothing like pumping gas when it is windy and 37 degrees out. Yuck. I would feel so much better about the cold if there were only snow involved. Because the cold makes sense then.  I think I have to accept the fact that I am losing my Yankee skin.

Had one hell of a morning.

Trying to get in to see a doctor for my stomach and chest boom boom issues.  My regular doc is in Rio (how nice for him) until 1/11 so it is trying to see if I can get fit in with the one in his office that is covering for him. It doesn't have to be today, just sometime this week.  I just hope that it doesn't take 4 hours to get a phone call back either way because shit like that pisses me off.  I love my doctor and his whole office but they are not the best when it comes to getting back to you about stuff.

This article details how a photo for Victoria's Secret was photoshopped to high hell, and includes lots of pictures and info on the digital forensics techniques used to uncover the numerous edits.

Tennessee River Wander - 2009

I'm up.
I'm at 'em.
I'm wearing women's underwear.

Not really.

Oh my. Monday tomorrow already.  And to think, by week's end, we'll be in a whole other year.

I really can't wait for this year to end.  My troubles and worries won't end with the current but anything that can possibly signal any kind of "fresh" start is alright in my book. I am just really ready to work again. 3 months off is quite enough, thank you very much.  And you know what? I feel like I haven't done dick with the time spent and I hate feeling that way.  That's my own fault, for sure, and that is something I can change.  But I have done nothing to really better myself.  Instead, I have learned just how easy it is to let hours in a day slip away in to an oblivion of online bull shit.  I still feel so very paralyzed in my situation and my situation still finds it way in to coloring so many other parts of my life. I think if I had to sum up in 2 words how I feel they would be useless and alone.

Thank the gods I can go and spew at the mind bender in the morning.

I mean, all things considered the year has only held 2 things I find particularly awful.  The obvious is the job loss and the second, in terms of body issues, cost, and frustration was my car accident.  The rest of the stuff, the triumvirate of crud in my travels, the dog bite and everything in between- that's almost comical in hind sight.

I am waiting for my stomach to settle down some before I go to bed.  The pizza I had tonight was not a good idea.  My stomach has not been at peak performance for days but was feeling overall better today from yesterday for sure.  I should have known better than with pizza though.

Going to go and read.

I thought Sunday was a day of rest? Nope, my worker men are banging away.  Luckily for me, while I got up at about 7am, I was blessedly able to go back to sleep and stay out until about 9:30 which is beyond super awesome for me.

My tummy, with my first cup of coffee, is already starting to react.  So, as per instruction, it got dumped down the drain and I put a pepcid in my system.  Will mix some keifer with yogurt and pretend it is caffeinated.

Falcons play my fave team from NY today- the Buffalo Bills.  I used to be mocked endlessly when I lived in NY for my love of the Bills. When I was little, my Dad took me to Cooperstown, NY where the baseball hall of fame is in upstate NY.  What did I come away with when I was there? A Buffalo Bills jersey and nothing related to baseball at all.  The Falcons *should* be able to win this one, we hope. 

And away we go....

Now that's more like it. A lil under half a half marathon, not even winded. Average pace a bit faster than my usual leisurely 10-min-mile clomp. I was dressed exactly like I am in that icon, so if you flood fill the background black to make it look like nighttime, you have a pretty good visual.

I am coming for you, half marathon!

I just officially registered for the So Cal Half Marathon, my first such race. The winds of (the good kind of) peer pressure are verily pushing my sails towards new shores! I was a bit concerned that I might not be able to participate due to my recent sick spell, but FUCK THAT. Sure I lost a week or two of training, but I've already done a 10 mile run. The race isn't til the 9th, so there's still time to compensate for lost momentum. (Literally and metaphorically.)

Just when we thought things were getting better, Wendy had another huge asthma attack last night. This morning I put off our family drive to visit my mom and step-dad to get her to the doctor. The asthma was being triggered by a case of walking pneumonia. Yeah, I'm not going anywhere distant. She's on cough meds, steroids, antibiotics and been given doctor's orders to stay in bed.

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