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Monday, January 31, 2005
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Did you know that Arturo Gatti is a pretty good fighter? You should.
I've spent all day feeling kind of sick. Last night I spent several hours in a smoky bar. My friend's band was playing there. Thank goodness they played first. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those folks who wants smoking banned from bars. Bars are for smoking and drinking. But that doesn't mean I can't complain about having a sore throat the next day.
As for the band, they did better than I thought they would. But they have a lot of work ahead of them. I hope they're up for it. It takes a lot to make it these days. And by make it, I don't necessarily mean fortune and fame. I mean good music.
At the show, there was one dumb-us who put on a clown mask with blonde dreadlocks and danced himself into some pseudo-lsd frenzy. I hate idiots like that. If you want to do something like that, take the mask, go outside, put it on, and run head first into a telephone pole. Do that as many times as you can.
It was cold and miserable yesterday. It was cold and miserable today. And it'll probably be cold and miserable tomorrow. And it's been raining. There's nothing like slightly icy weather that makes you want to take to the streets and drive around in reverse.
I've spent all day feeling kind of sick. Last night I spent several hours in a smoky bar. My friend's band was playing there. Thank goodness they played first. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those folks who wants smoking banned from bars. Bars are for smoking and drinking. But that doesn't mean I can't complain about having a sore throat the next day.
As for the band, they did better than I thought they would. But they have a lot of work ahead of them. I hope they're up for it. It takes a lot to make it these days. And by make it, I don't necessarily mean fortune and fame. I mean good music.
At the show, there was one dumb-us who put on a clown mask with blonde dreadlocks and danced himself into some pseudo-lsd frenzy. I hate idiots like that. If you want to do something like that, take the mask, go outside, put it on, and run head first into a telephone pole. Do that as many times as you can.
It was cold and miserable yesterday. It was cold and miserable today. And it'll probably be cold and miserable tomorrow. And it's been raining. There's nothing like slightly icy weather that makes you want to take to the streets and drive around in reverse.
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
The alarm scanner thingy just went off. There is a tanker fire up the road on the highway. That's not a good thing. It's awful cold -- yeah, I know it's awful cold everywhere right now. Water and fire on a night like this... trouble.
On Monday, I did something I didn't think I would do for some time. I started a new novel. No, not reading, but writing. One came to me and demanded that she was next. So here we are, writing another novel, unexpected and unplanned. But hey, life knocks you up like that sometimes.
The bass player in my friend's band went gambling with her ex-girlfriend (yes, lesbian). She won $7,500. That would really be nice to have for myself. It would fix so many problems, including my car problems. Also, my friend and lead singer of the band came into some money as well. But will they hire jh2media to build them a site? Nope. Why? Because they have strange, childish hang-ups about paying people for their time and talent. Or was is it just jealousy and stubbornness? I forget. But hey, if they don't pay, they get to live with the green-grey muttle of a site they already have. I'd share the link, but I know some of you are on dial-up and since not one image is sized for the web, it'd take you about an hour to download the front page of their site.
Johnny Carson died Sunday. I really did think he was funny. I got into a habit of watching him when I was a child during a summer break. I really did think he was funny. He retired shortly after I discovered him, but I got to see enough. The funniest stuff I ever saw was when a joke was horrible, and then he'd find a way to make that funny.
I read a report on MSNBC earlier today about how global warming was approaching a point of no return. There's going to be widespread drought, crop failure, and rising sea levels. Oh joy. Meanwhile, the Senate is trying to find a new way to ban gay marriage. Dear Senators and Congressman, I do not care about gay marriage. Stop wasting this nation's money. Focus on a way for me to live when the world is burning. Hey, hey, cold people and snowed in folk, please take note that global warming also increases the amount of moisture in the air, which increases the cold during winter, and makes snow and floods. So people get ready. Me, I think I'm going to read up on that story about that guy who built an ark. That seemed to turn out well for him.
On Monday, I did something I didn't think I would do for some time. I started a new novel. No, not reading, but writing. One came to me and demanded that she was next. So here we are, writing another novel, unexpected and unplanned. But hey, life knocks you up like that sometimes.
The bass player in my friend's band went gambling with her ex-girlfriend (yes, lesbian). She won $7,500. That would really be nice to have for myself. It would fix so many problems, including my car problems. Also, my friend and lead singer of the band came into some money as well. But will they hire jh2media to build them a site? Nope. Why? Because they have strange, childish hang-ups about paying people for their time and talent. Or was is it just jealousy and stubbornness? I forget. But hey, if they don't pay, they get to live with the green-grey muttle of a site they already have. I'd share the link, but I know some of you are on dial-up and since not one image is sized for the web, it'd take you about an hour to download the front page of their site.
Johnny Carson died Sunday. I really did think he was funny. I got into a habit of watching him when I was a child during a summer break. I really did think he was funny. He retired shortly after I discovered him, but I got to see enough. The funniest stuff I ever saw was when a joke was horrible, and then he'd find a way to make that funny.
I read a report on MSNBC earlier today about how global warming was approaching a point of no return. There's going to be widespread drought, crop failure, and rising sea levels. Oh joy. Meanwhile, the Senate is trying to find a new way to ban gay marriage. Dear Senators and Congressman, I do not care about gay marriage. Stop wasting this nation's money. Focus on a way for me to live when the world is burning. Hey, hey, cold people and snowed in folk, please take note that global warming also increases the amount of moisture in the air, which increases the cold during winter, and makes snow and floods. So people get ready. Me, I think I'm going to read up on that story about that guy who built an ark. That seemed to turn out well for him.
The Lord said to Noah:
There's gonna be a floody, floody
There's gonna be a floody, floody
Monday, January 24, 2005
Patron Saints Index: Saint Jason
"The Jews became jealous and recruited some worthless men loitering in the public square, formed a mob, and set the city in turmoil. They marched on the house of Jason, intending to bring them before the people's assembly. When they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city magistrates, shouting, 'These people who have been creating a disturbance all over the world have now come here, and Jason has welcomed them. They all act in opposition to the decrees of Caesar and claim instead that there is another king, Jesus.' They stirred up the crowd and the city magistrates who, upon hearing these charges, took a surety payment from Jason and the others before releasing them.
-Acts 17:5-9"
Friday, January 21, 2005
Well, because of my injured foot (see yesterday's entry), I've had to walk all funny on my foot. Now my foot hurts because of that. It's killing me. And somehow, it's made my back hurt as well. Joy, oh joy. I tried, in vain, to make the cats feel guilty for what I go through to feed them.
Oh well. In other news, my friend Tommy's band Beyond The Ashes has a show a week from today. I believe it's going to be a big deal since it's their first show. And there's going to be a lot of people at the show. It's going to be something, though I'm not sure what just yet. They haven't been together very long, and I think they may not be tight enough. I have been to a few practices so I'm not just making guesses. I don't think I've ever heard them play a song the same way twice. But who knows, they may surprise folks.
I'm still waiting on a response for my application for financial aid. I really do hope I get it. If not, I'll figure something else out. Maybe money will fall from the sky. It could happen. Maybe I'll win that publishers clearing house dealy. I would still go back to school to be a funeral director, but I would probably drive every day to school in a convertible 1958 Ford Fairlane. Then I'd probably start my own southern fiction magazine and publishing house. I'd probably go through the money so fast that it wouldn't have time to change me. That's a positive, right?
One last thing for today, every writer out there needs to go find a copy of "Next Time You'll Know Me" by Ramsey Campbell. I have the short story in his collection Waking Nightmares. I think it's something that every writer needs to read.
Oh well. In other news, my friend Tommy's band Beyond The Ashes has a show a week from today. I believe it's going to be a big deal since it's their first show. And there's going to be a lot of people at the show. It's going to be something, though I'm not sure what just yet. They haven't been together very long, and I think they may not be tight enough. I have been to a few practices so I'm not just making guesses. I don't think I've ever heard them play a song the same way twice. But who knows, they may surprise folks.
I'm still waiting on a response for my application for financial aid. I really do hope I get it. If not, I'll figure something else out. Maybe money will fall from the sky. It could happen. Maybe I'll win that publishers clearing house dealy. I would still go back to school to be a funeral director, but I would probably drive every day to school in a convertible 1958 Ford Fairlane. Then I'd probably start my own southern fiction magazine and publishing house. I'd probably go through the money so fast that it wouldn't have time to change me. That's a positive, right?
One last thing for today, every writer out there needs to go find a copy of "Next Time You'll Know Me" by Ramsey Campbell. I have the short story in his collection Waking Nightmares. I think it's something that every writer needs to read.
Thursday, January 20, 2005
I stepped on an open, but empty, can of cat food. It cut my foot. There was a lot of blood. I won't be wearing any shoes for a while. I wrote a haiku about it.
foot slip and tin can
twist of pain twirling up leg
blood is flowing free
foot slip and tin can
twist of pain twirling up leg
blood is flowing free
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Monday, January 17, 2005
No, the tornado didn't get me (see Friday's blog entry). There was a guy from the local ABC station broadcasting live from up the road hoping to see the twister. That didn't comfort me, but I am glad to say he never got to see what he wanted to see. The tornado never dropped and eventually the weather calmed. Yes, tornadoes can happen in Alabama in mid January.
For the last few days, jh2media (my friend Jon and I), have been working on a chatroom for one of our sites, the official site for the band Criminal Intent. Have I ever mentioned that I am not the biggest fan of Java? I really do hate the stuff. But every thing worked out. I figured out the bits of code that I needed to know so that I could tinker. And tinker I did.
We basically embedded a PJIRC applet into a PHP message board. Oh what fun. But PJIRC is actually pretty cool. It is a java applet that connects you to any IRC server, us.chatjunkies.org in this case. PJIRC is set to go to that server and join -- or create if not already created -- the room #criminalintentband.
I hope the room gets used. It was a lot of work. I certainly tested the thing enough. Have I ever mentioned that I am not the biggest fan of Java? I really do hate the stuff.
Hey, hey! It's cold. It was clear and windy today. And it's nucking cold right now (nucking not actual word). My walls get cold. I noticed last night that when that happens, my bed gets cold. Cold pillows are the worst. I can't do anything about that right now except try to keep things warm. Maybe I'll wear some socks to bed. That used to work in the old days.
The old days: My old house, the one I grew up in, was old. It was built we think in the 20s. It had a gas heater in the living room, which scared the crap out of me. It heated the living room very well, but not really the rest of the house. So I'd be in my room, a back room, and cold during the winter. We didn't have heaters. We had electric blankets, which I seemed to run on 8, the highest number it had, all day and night. And when I'd go to bed, I'd sometimes wear socks and a baseball hat. The hat and socks almost always did the trick. Yeah, I looked like somebody who has to wear a helmet when they go outside to catch the special bus. But I was warm.
This is also the same house that when in the summer, had no AC and the fans ran night and day. Nights were bad because sweating at night isn't fun. I used to sleep with my head at the foot of my bed because that's where the fan blew.
I've lived with an AC for a while now, but I still miss the old days. The air was fresher. You couldn't move for fear of melting, but the air was fresher.
Oh well, enough of the past. Go check out the chatroom on the Criminal Intent site. Feel free to stop and chat for a bit.
For the last few days, jh2media (my friend Jon and I), have been working on a chatroom for one of our sites, the official site for the band Criminal Intent. Have I ever mentioned that I am not the biggest fan of Java? I really do hate the stuff. But every thing worked out. I figured out the bits of code that I needed to know so that I could tinker. And tinker I did.
We basically embedded a PJIRC applet into a PHP message board. Oh what fun. But PJIRC is actually pretty cool. It is a java applet that connects you to any IRC server, us.chatjunkies.org in this case. PJIRC is set to go to that server and join -- or create if not already created -- the room #criminalintentband.
I hope the room gets used. It was a lot of work. I certainly tested the thing enough. Have I ever mentioned that I am not the biggest fan of Java? I really do hate the stuff.
Hey, hey! It's cold. It was clear and windy today. And it's nucking cold right now (nucking not actual word). My walls get cold. I noticed last night that when that happens, my bed gets cold. Cold pillows are the worst. I can't do anything about that right now except try to keep things warm. Maybe I'll wear some socks to bed. That used to work in the old days.
The old days: My old house, the one I grew up in, was old. It was built we think in the 20s. It had a gas heater in the living room, which scared the crap out of me. It heated the living room very well, but not really the rest of the house. So I'd be in my room, a back room, and cold during the winter. We didn't have heaters. We had electric blankets, which I seemed to run on 8, the highest number it had, all day and night. And when I'd go to bed, I'd sometimes wear socks and a baseball hat. The hat and socks almost always did the trick. Yeah, I looked like somebody who has to wear a helmet when they go outside to catch the special bus. But I was warm.
This is also the same house that when in the summer, had no AC and the fans ran night and day. Nights were bad because sweating at night isn't fun. I used to sleep with my head at the foot of my bed because that's where the fan blew.
I've lived with an AC for a while now, but I still miss the old days. The air was fresher. You couldn't move for fear of melting, but the air was fresher.
Oh well, enough of the past. Go check out the chatroom on the Criminal Intent site. Feel free to stop and chat for a bit.
Friday, January 14, 2005
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Tornado Warning
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WFUS54 KBMX 131457
TORBMX
ALC127-131600-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
857 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JASPER...CORDOVA
* UNTIL 1000 AM CST
* AT 852 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
CARBON HILL...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF JASPER...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SUMITON...PARRISH...OAKMAN AND DORA.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3393 8755 3371 8752 3368 8741 3362 8742
3374 8704 3384 8702 3400 8712 3400 8729
$$
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WFUS54 KBMX 131457
TORBMX
ALC127-131600-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
857 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JASPER...CORDOVA
* UNTIL 1000 AM CST
* AT 852 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTH OF
CARBON HILL...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF JASPER...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 35 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SUMITON...PARRISH...OAKMAN AND DORA.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3393 8755 3371 8752 3368 8741 3362 8742
3374 8704 3384 8702 3400 8712 3400 8729
$$
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Thursday, January 13, 2005
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WUUS54 KBMX 131425
SVRBMX
ALC127-131515-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
825 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JASPER
* UNTIL 915 AM CST
* AT 821 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARBON HILL...OR
ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF WINFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NAUVOO AND CURRY.
LAT...LON 3399 8761 3387 8755 3380 8720 3399 8719
$$
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WUUS54 KBMX 131425
SVRBMX
ALC127-131515-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
825 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JASPER
* UNTIL 915 AM CST
* AT 821 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CARBON HILL...OR
ABOUT 11 MILES EAST OF WINFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
NAUVOO AND CURRY.
LAT...LON 3399 8761 3387 8755 3380 8720 3399 8719
$$
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ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WWUS64 KBMX 131316
SLSAL
ALABAMA AREAL OUTLINE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
715 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM AND
INCLUDES 25 COUNTIES ...
ALC077-033-059-079-093-133-131900-
...NORTHWEST...
LAUDERDALE COLBERT FRANKLIN LAWRENCE
MARION WINSTON
$$
ALC083-089-103-043-131900-
...NORTH CENTRAL...
LIMESTONE MADISON MORGAN CULLMAN
$$
ALC055-019-029-095-071-049-131900-
...NORTH EAST...
ETOWAH CHEROKEE CLEBURNE MARSHALL
JACKSON DEKALB
$$
ALC075-057-131900-
...WEST CENTRAL...
LAMAR FAYETTE
$$
ALC009-073-117-115-127-131900-
...CENTRAL...
BLOUNT JEFFERSON SHELBY ST CLAIR
WALKER
$$
ALC015-121-131900-
...EAST CENTRAL...
CALHOUN TALLADEGA
$$
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WWUS64 KBMX 131316
SLSAL
ALABAMA AREAL OUTLINE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
715 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM AND
INCLUDES 25 COUNTIES ...
ALC077-033-059-079-093-133-131900-
...NORTHWEST...
LAUDERDALE COLBERT FRANKLIN LAWRENCE
MARION WINSTON
$$
ALC083-089-103-043-131900-
...NORTH CENTRAL...
LIMESTONE MADISON MORGAN CULLMAN
$$
ALC055-019-029-095-071-049-131900-
...NORTH EAST...
ETOWAH CHEROKEE CLEBURNE MARSHALL
JACKSON DEKALB
$$
ALC075-057-131900-
...WEST CENTRAL...
LAMAR FAYETTE
$$
ALC009-073-117-115-127-131900-
...CENTRAL...
BLOUNT JEFFERSON SHELBY ST CLAIR
WALKER
$$
ALC015-121-131900-
...EAST CENTRAL...
CALHOUN TALLADEGA
$$
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ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
From ABC 33/40 E-Warn:
WUUS54 KBMX 131524
SVRBMX
ALC073-127-131630-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
923 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WARRIOR...TRUSSVILLE...MINOR...
HUEYTOWN...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...BIRMINGHAM...BESSEMER
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 1030 AM CST
* AT 920 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES WEST OF GRAYSVILLE TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BESSEMER...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TRAFFORD...SYLVAN SPRINGS...PINSON...MORRIS...KIMBERLY...
HOMEWOOD...CAHABA HEIGHTS AND BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
LAT...LON 3353 8732 3332 8714 3327 8700 3352 8659
3373 8656 3385 8681
$$
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WUUS54 KBMX 131524
SVRBMX
ALC073-127-131630-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
923 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WARRIOR...TRUSSVILLE...MINOR...
HUEYTOWN...GARDENDALE...FULTONDALE...BIRMINGHAM...BESSEMER
SOUTHEASTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
* UNTIL 1030 AM CST
* AT 920 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES WEST OF GRAYSVILLE TO 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BESSEMER...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
TRAFFORD...SYLVAN SPRINGS...PINSON...MORRIS...KIMBERLY...
HOMEWOOD...CAHABA HEIGHTS AND BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND
STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!
LAT...LON 3353 8732 3332 8714 3327 8700 3352 8659
3373 8656 3385 8681
$$
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Well, it's been a busy week. I just finished filing for Federal Financial Aid so that I can go back to school. For what? Mortuary Science. No joke. I hope to become a funeral director and embalm folks. No, this isn't just so that I can be around dead bodies all day. I just applied for aid, and it'll be awhile before I know for sure.
When people ask my what it is that I do, I tell them writer. They ask what. I tell them, horror, southern gothic, and dark fiction. They give me an awkward look like I had just told the most twisted joke. But when I tell most people about my interest in the funeral business, they give me an awkward look like I had just told the most twisted joke about dead children. What is up with that? I have friends who are so freaked out by death. They're also freaked out by ghosts.
Oh, go see White Noise if you have a chance. It's not the greatest movie ever made, but it did creep me out. I wonder if it's because I try to record my on EVPs? That could be. It's weird. I think the movie does fall apart slightly at the end. But I still like it. There was lots that could have been done to make it better. A tad bit more character development with the lead, played by Michael Keaton, would have been nice. And maybe they could have tightened the ending up a bit, having just a little more explained. Though, I got the jest of most of it, there has been one or two things that I can't figure out who was doing what and why. But I'm not going to go into details here because if you haven't seen it, I think you should if you like horror movies that aren't about stabbings.
Bare in mind, I also like the movie They, which also got horrible reviews. I thought that one was spooky because as a child, I suffered from night terrors. They is about night terrors. While some have complained about the ending, I thought it ended just the way it needed to or could have (yeah, I know there's an alternative ending on the DVD, but they're pretty much the same ending). They and White Noise are what I consider short stories made into movies. And sometimes, short stories end in twisted ways.
As you can tell by the length, I finally had a moment to post this week. There is just so much to still do. I guess I need to get back to it.
When people ask my what it is that I do, I tell them writer. They ask what. I tell them, horror, southern gothic, and dark fiction. They give me an awkward look like I had just told the most twisted joke. But when I tell most people about my interest in the funeral business, they give me an awkward look like I had just told the most twisted joke about dead children. What is up with that? I have friends who are so freaked out by death. They're also freaked out by ghosts.
Oh, go see White Noise if you have a chance. It's not the greatest movie ever made, but it did creep me out. I wonder if it's because I try to record my on EVPs? That could be. It's weird. I think the movie does fall apart slightly at the end. But I still like it. There was lots that could have been done to make it better. A tad bit more character development with the lead, played by Michael Keaton, would have been nice. And maybe they could have tightened the ending up a bit, having just a little more explained. Though, I got the jest of most of it, there has been one or two things that I can't figure out who was doing what and why. But I'm not going to go into details here because if you haven't seen it, I think you should if you like horror movies that aren't about stabbings.
Bare in mind, I also like the movie They, which also got horrible reviews. I thought that one was spooky because as a child, I suffered from night terrors. They is about night terrors. While some have complained about the ending, I thought it ended just the way it needed to or could have (yeah, I know there's an alternative ending on the DVD, but they're pretty much the same ending). They and White Noise are what I consider short stories made into movies. And sometimes, short stories end in twisted ways.
As you can tell by the length, I finally had a moment to post this week. There is just so much to still do. I guess I need to get back to it.
Monday, January 10, 2005
I certainly don't want to have a week like I did last week.
I'm nearly done with "Angel Bound." I finally finished primary editing last night. Now I make the changes to the story on the computer, secondary editing. And that'll be that... for now. I should have had the thing done last week, but last week just went quick and was complicated. And I never did find that ice cube.
I'm nearly done with "Angel Bound." I finally finished primary editing last night. Now I make the changes to the story on the computer, secondary editing. And that'll be that... for now. I should have had the thing done last week, but last week just went quick and was complicated. And I never did find that ice cube.
Saturday, January 08, 2005
I dropped an ice cube in the kitchen, and I can't find it. I'll look for it in the morning when the sun's up. There'll be more light to see then.
Friday, January 07, 2005
ABC 33/40 E-WARN: Tornado Watch
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AREAL OUTLINE FOR TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1
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847 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2005
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1 IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST.
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES...
ALC001-007-009-021-073-105-115-117-127-080800-
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES...
AUTAUGA...PERRY...CHILTON...BIBB...SHELBY...JEFFERSON...ST. CLAIR...
WALKER AND BLOUNT
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IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY...
ETOWAH
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IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES...
WINSTON AND MARION
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IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES...
MONROE...WILCOX...LOWNDES AND DALLAS
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ALC023-025-091-129-080800-
IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES...
WASHINGTON...CLARKE...CHOCTAW AND MARENGO
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ALC057-063-065-075-107-119-125-080800-
IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES...
SUMTER...HALE...GREENE...PICKENS...TUSCALOOSA...FAYETTE AND LAMAR
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WWUS64 KBMX 080248
SLSAL
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
AREAL OUTLINE FOR TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
847 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2005
TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 1 IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST.
IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES...
ALC001-007-009-021-073-105-115-117-127-080800-
IN CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES...
AUTAUGA...PERRY...CHILTON...BIBB...SHELBY...JEFFERSON...ST. CLAIR...
WALKER AND BLOUNT
$$
ALC055-080800-
IN NORTHEAST ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY...
ETOWAH
$$
ALC093-133-080800-
IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES...
WINSTON AND MARION
$$
ALC047-085-099-131-080800-
IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES...
MONROE...WILCOX...LOWNDES AND DALLAS
$$
ALC023-025-091-129-080800-
IN SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES...
WASHINGTON...CLARKE...CHOCTAW AND MARENGO
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ALC057-063-065-075-107-119-125-080800-
IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES...
SUMTER...HALE...GREENE...PICKENS...TUSCALOOSA...FAYETTE AND LAMAR
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"Microsoft knew of this back in October," Kristensen said. "In my opinion, it's not fair to have a vulnerability known for two months without having an available patch, especially when every little detail (of the vulnerability) is out there."
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
My favorite part of today so far has been the calm I realized that I was in around 9 am. That's when I realized that my nephew had been in school for an hour. I love him to death, but that calm is wonderful as well.
It was a long weekend. I almost want to say of it: long is the way and hard that out of Hell leads up to the light. Almost.
Last night Auburn beat Virginia Tech 16 to 13. Auburn ends their seasons at 13 - 0. Not too shabby. I'm not going to jump on the bandwagon to change the way the college standings are calculated. I've been on that wagon for years. Any system that doesn't allow for a "Cinderella story" is flawed and should be done away with. Why? Doesn't it feel really good to see a struggling team do the improbably? This is why the Playoffs in the NFL are so memorable. Let's look at it another way. Let's take the philosophy of college standings for bowl games and apply it to each individual game. Let's say Team A has dominated Team B for 3 quarters but in the 4th quarter, Team B mounts a come back and wins by one point. If we use the philosophy of college standings, Team B, even though is ahead by one point, doesn't win the game because on paper, Team A played better. Is that fun to watch?
For the last few days, it has been warm here, unseasonably warm. Would I mention it if it wasn't unseasonably? It's just been warm enough to remind me that I'm not the biggest fan of warm weather. I also think that the weather will correct itself but probably in a heavy way. We'll see.
It was a long weekend. I almost want to say of it: long is the way and hard that out of Hell leads up to the light. Almost.
Last night Auburn beat Virginia Tech 16 to 13. Auburn ends their seasons at 13 - 0. Not too shabby. I'm not going to jump on the bandwagon to change the way the college standings are calculated. I've been on that wagon for years. Any system that doesn't allow for a "Cinderella story" is flawed and should be done away with. Why? Doesn't it feel really good to see a struggling team do the improbably? This is why the Playoffs in the NFL are so memorable. Let's look at it another way. Let's take the philosophy of college standings for bowl games and apply it to each individual game. Let's say Team A has dominated Team B for 3 quarters but in the 4th quarter, Team B mounts a come back and wins by one point. If we use the philosophy of college standings, Team B, even though is ahead by one point, doesn't win the game because on paper, Team A played better. Is that fun to watch?
For the last few days, it has been warm here, unseasonably warm. Would I mention it if it wasn't unseasonably? It's just been warm enough to remind me that I'm not the biggest fan of warm weather. I also think that the weather will correct itself but probably in a heavy way. We'll see.
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13 Stories of Horror, Madness, and Religion make up this dark-kudzu collection. A city run by angels with demanding burial rites. A white van jostling with clowns and warnings about sleep. A weeping pastor with a dead man in a boat. Homicide, Suicide, Jesus, and The Devil. To join a family, you're going to need some stitches. Kids today on their way to cut grass and play cowboys and injuns'. A hole in the ground where poor John Henry met a foul ending. And unholy birthing machines with a chosen one. All this and more. Where do bad things come from? They come FROM A HOLE IN THE SKY.
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A blog of the current forecasts, watches, and warnings for the state of Alabama. The posts are automatically generated from E-forecast and E-warn e-mails from my local ABC Network Affiliate, ABC 33/40. The images are from the National Weather Service. The site will refresh itself every ten minutes.
From a Hole in the Sky
13 Stories of Horror, Madness, and Religion make up this dark-kudzu collection. A city run by angels with demanding burial rites. A white van jostling with clowns and warnings about sleep. A weeping pastor with a dead man in a boat. Homicide, Suicide, Jesus, and The Devil. To join a family, you're going to need some stitches. Kids today on their way to cut grass and play cowboys and injuns'. A hole in the ground where poor John Henry met a foul ending. And unholy birthing machines with a chosen one. All this and more. Where do bad things come from? They come FROM A HOLE IN THE SKY.
The Alabama Weather Blog
A blog of the current forecasts, watches, and warnings for the state of Alabama. The posts are automatically generated from E-forecast and E-warn e-mails from my local ABC Network Affiliate, ABC 33/40. The images are from the National Weather Service. The site will refresh itself every ten minutes.
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