Life is pretty dull at the moment. YAY for boredom!!

I’ve still not gotten onto my baby. I’m waiting for my back to get a little stronger (and the weather to dry up) first.

And speaking of motorcycles, my wife’s windshield and light bar are finally here! I suspect they were back ordered to Japan as it’s taken almost 2 months for them to arrive. All we have left to wait on for her is the rigid mount saddle bags, luggage rack, and t-bag (for the rear). I’ll post pics of her new toy as soon as it’s all dressed up.

The company picnic is next weekend! Oh joy, oh rapture!! We’re going down to the Avista Stadium to watch the Spokane Indians play the Yakima Bears. And… as a special bonus… its *OMG* Country Fucking Music Night featuring the Kelly Hughes Band!!! Kill me now!

I can’t say how long we’re gonna stay, but I can guarantee that we’ll be gone before Billy Joe “Two Teeth” and the Inbread Backwater Bumpkins take the stage.

Please don’t leave me any comments about how wonderful and “All American” country music is. It sucks goat butts. That’s my stance and no argument you make, no matter how sound in logic, is ever going to change my mind. I’d rather listen to a recording of me placing my own manhood on a stump and repeatedly smashing it with a ball pien hammer than listen to country music.

I met my neurosurgeon this afternoon. I no longer have to wear the body brace!

I took a couple of pics of my x-rays for your viewing pleasure (a front view and side view):

The rectangles and circles you see on the second image are from the snaps and straps on the brace.

For those who are new or just weren’t following along, I had back surgery back in may. It was a fusion of the L4 and L5 vertebra. Good times!

Even better news: I’m allowed to ride my motorcycle in a week or two (after I get a bit of strength back). Life is currently very, VERY good! 😀

We’re having fun on the Big Red Head Forum with a new thread… “Photoshop This!” The idea isn’t original, but we’re having good times with it! Check it out!

Things to do: I have an appointment with my neurosurgeon tomorrow. I’m hoping that he’ll tell me that I can take off my body brace and put it in the closet. Of course, he could say keep it on and come back again in 6 weeks. I’d prefer the former of the two.

Other news: I purchased a dozen cans of Rose brand Pork Brains In Milk Gravy while on a trip to Virginia 4 years ago. I’ve given most of them away as gag gifts but kept a can for myself in my cube.

Apparently, this stuff does have a shelf life, even through it’s in a can.

Mine started swelling and it frightened me, so I removed the label to keep as a memento and tossed the can in my trash. Apparently, the can I gave Eddie (of eddiecanuck.com fame) did the same, but went un-noticed in his cubicle.

Suffice it to say, eddie’s can exploded in his cube. Rotten pig brains for everyone!!

I am pretty much sick of the whole campaign ad scene.

If I see one more “Kerry is a liberal wiener” or “Bush is a right-wing nut-job” commercial, I’m gonna puke. Rather than trying to burn the other guy, why don’t they just stick to the facts. Talk about what you’ve done, and what you plan to do (that makes you look like a leader, not some whiny ass bitch).

And that leads me to today’s post…. REGISTER TO VOTE, THEN DO IT!!

If you don’t vote, you hereby nullify your right to bitch for the next 4 years. Not that your vote counts (the Supreme Court will appoint whomever they see fit), but at least you tried.

Personally… I’m gonna go with Kerry. Am I thrilled with him? No. But I can’t vote for the dumbass who’s currently in the oval office (hell…. America didn’t vote for him last time). Our economy is in the tank, we went from a surplus to the largest deficit ever, and we were lied to about Iraq.

This post brought to you by officer Todd, who encourages you to vote today!

He also wants to give everyone a group hug!

After a long day of…. um… work?… I arrived at my home, my castle, my fortress of solitude. The first thing out of my mouth after entering the door was “OMG… WHAT IS THAT SMELL!!!”

Apparently… we were having a little plumbing problem, and the lowest of my 3 bathrooms was running over… literally.

The toilet was full of… ick! (all the way to the rim)… and the bathtub was full of the same, at the same level. The floor didn’t look so good either, as there was quite a bit of overflow.

Oh man! Sick!!

I ran to the hardware store and purchased a snake to see if I couldn’t fix the issue myself, but ended up calling a plumber after covering myself in fecal soup (I know when to admit that I’m done!).

It turns out that the problem wasn’t in my house, but rather, the line that runs from my house to the sewer under the street. They cleared the pipe and ran a camera down the turd tube to verify it was clear and to see if they could figure out why it happened in the first place.

Apparently, I have a dip in my pipe. It makes a dandy little trap for things to settle in. Unfortunately, it’s gonna cost somewhere between $1,500 and $6,000 to fix (they won’t know how much until they dig it all up). I’m thinking it might be cheaper just to buy the machine that they used to clear it (or just call them again in 4 years when it plugs again).

But on to the whole jist of this post: Anyone wanna earn $20? All you have to do is clean my bathroom (especially the tub!!).