*********LIVIN' IN THE GHETTO**********
We live in the ghetto. It seems to be like a large pimple in an otherwise mild neighborhood. We constantly have problems with our neighbors downstairs who are hawking drugs and screaming at each other until the wee hours of the morning, the ghetto mobiles that rumble past making horrible screeching and piston shattering sounds at midnight, plus Fat Tony and his crew running around the pool urinating in it (Fat Tony is the biggest of the ghetto children, and also, I believe, running a secret brothel in building 9).
So, it really came as no surprise, that after Kris and I were returning from Gatti land to Ghetto land, and I mean as soon as we pulled into our parking space, we see... an ass. A kid, probably about the age of eleven or twelve, has positioned his ass over the tiered level and is proceeding to take a dump. Yes. There is human feces hanging onto, I guess it would be more like clinging onto, the tiered wooden wall that is next to our building. This is how I know that I have become accustomed to ghetto life... AS THIS DID NOT STRIKE ME AS STRANGE BEHAVIOR FOR THESE PEOPLE!!!
I live in the ghetto, I have become accustomed to being acosted at 4 in the morning for a lighter from some cracked out, drunk individual, I've become used to raging couples striking and yelling and screaming at each other at midnight on a Wednesday threatening to shoot each other. It no longer strikes me as odd that the neighborhood kids, aged 6-10, are rolling kegs down the street and telling Fat Tony to fill em' up.
Yes, I live in the ghetto. For two more months. Then we will NEVER live in the ghetto again.
Yes, what I saw yesterday will haunt my dreams forever.
More to come....
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
*****JUDGE JUDY IS EITHER AN ALIEN OR A DEMON******
I mean seriously, the woman scares the living hell out of me! I don't know if it's just my fear of judges in general from recent events or for the fact that she is wicked and has no soul. Every time I watch that show, I keep expecting her scalp to split open and reveal horns or for her face to morph into an alien and abduct the whole court room for anal probing.
You can tell that by working a part time job, my brain has finally started to atrophy from afternoon TV. Why don't I do anything else in the afternoon you ask? Because it's 105 degress out there and I tend to get severely agitated in extreme heat.
In other news: It will be a sad, sad Halloween. This year marks the end of the Nightmare Factory. My working environment come true will be closing after this season. An Austin tradition will be shutting it's doors for good.
More to come...
Friday, August 22, 2003
******************MORE SLEEP....****************
Lately it seems like I just can't enough sleep. That's it.
more to come...
Monday, August 18, 2003
*********HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTYN!!***********
Today celebrates Kris's birthday, so we will be dining out at the most exclusive of restaraunts (Burger King) and spend the day traveling first class (uhm, no, I'm sorry, I lied) to anywhere she so desires (staying at home because it's way to damn hot to do anything romantic outdoors). Some would go so far to say I'm cheap... but I denounce that. I'm not cheap. I'm poor. Very big difference. And with a hefty fine to pay, I could only splurge to a certain point.
Went to see Freddy vs Jason over the weekend and was actually blown away! It had a pretty decent storyline, and though it was campy throughout it's 90 minute running time, you could obviously see that it was designed to be that way. I was really impressed. Definately a date flick. Considering your date enjoys decapitation and hookah smoking catepillars that have a strange resemblance to Freddy Krueger.
Check out my buddy The Hza's website on running for California gubna'. You got my vote, I dig the platform.
More to come...
Thursday, August 14, 2003
**********I AM THRILLED!!***********
Tomorrow is opening day for the movie to beat all horror movies (or, at the very least, punch them limply in the stomach). Yes! It's Jason Vs. Freddy !! My expectations are mixed... If anyone had the stomach to watch Jason X (and no, not because it was exceptionally scary) then you know what I'm talking about.
more to come....
Monday, August 11, 2003
*********LOS PHANTISMOS AND THE FLEA MARKET***********
I was finally able to truly enjoy the weekend for the first time in six months, without the ever ominent pressure of serving 25 to life looming on the horizon. So, what did I do with my newfound time?
Kris and I had gone out to eat for lunch on Saturday when she mentioned that she wanted to go and check out the Flea Market. Now, to me this meant the local flea market on 290, also known as the Ghetto-thon. To her, this meant the City Wide Garage sale held at the Palmer Auditorium. This was to be the beginning of many a miscommunication in the few hours to come.
Now, I've been to flea markets before... And I know what they have in them... ie., weird and strange stuff. But the part I forgot was the weird and strange people that are floating around in there, and that go on the Flea Market circuit trying to hawke their wares. Some of the more interesting items that we discovered on our brisk walk in the deadly summertime heat, being stalked by the Los Phantismos (they couldn't even be Bluds or Crips or anything... they had to be some weird Flea Market gang) were:
1. The Fiber Optic rendition of the Last Supper - I never, in a million years, thought they would've come up with that one. It was a 3D statue of the famed Last Supper of Jesus. Even the meat changed color.
2. The Rave Disc of the Virgin Mary - I guess that one was for the people that go to Raves, drop ecstacy, and then attend church in the morning?
3.) Stare Wars Figures - Boy, I can't wait to see the movie! Hokey renditions of Star Wars figures... they weren't even interesting enough to buy just to show people.
4.) Dying rabbits and algae covered bowls of fish - I thought this was illegal.
It was an interesting experiance. The tejano band that played in the distance was kinda cool, maybe we'll ask them to play at our wedding. But being followed by a roving gang of flea market bandits, being offered RoloDexes (yeah, instead of Rolexes), and being the primarily only two white people in the place, yeah, definately made for an interesting excursion.
Aftewards, we're driving home and she asks if that was the City Wide Garage sale. I just gritted my teeth and kept driving...
More to come....
Thursday, August 07, 2003
*************NO MORE COURT!**************
I finally get to sleep in this weekend without worrying about spending 25 to life in the pen. Everything went smoothly and it's all been taken care of. No more court every three weeks, no more calling the bail bondsman every Tuesday afternoon, no more nightmares... This weekend, even if I do nothing at all except watch a movie and sleep, will be awesome.
Now I can worry about other matters at hand.... such as marriage and where we're going to get married at, what the exact date is, how to convince Kris that we are not having our wedding on Halloween, nor will we be dressing up in costumes during the ceremony, and other things of that nature. We're going to have a nice, simple, somewhat traditional fall wedding.
I hope.
More to come....
Wednesday, August 06, 2003
*******THE BIG DAY*******
Alright everyone, this is it, this is the big day. 1:30pm, that's my scheduled appearance... yeah, I'm worried, yeah, I'm scared. But hopefully everything will come out right. I'll post again tomorrow (considering I'm not in the slammer) and let everyone know the outcome of today's events.
Everyone wish me luck! No, I'm serious.
On the lighter side (and when I get back tomorrow, I'll update everyone with the strange and unfortunate events that have entailed for the past two weeks).... If you're gonna hit a shake joint after winning the lotto, try not to bring over, say... I dunno, 20 grand? Check out this bozo.
