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Oooh Baby I’m In Love

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Down on the West Coast they got a sayin’
“If you’re not drinkin’ then you’re not playin’.”
But you’ve got the music, you’ve got the music in you, don’t you?

Down on the West Coast I get this feeling
Like it all could happen that’s why I’m leaving
You for the moment, you for the moment, Boy Blue, yeah, you

Your flyin’ high at the show, I’m feeling hot to the touch
You say you’ll miss me the most, I say I’ll miss you so much
But something keeps me really quiet, I’m alive, I’m a-lush
Your love, your love, my love

I can see my baby swingin’
His Parliament’s on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I’m singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I’m in love

I can see my sweet boy swayin’
He’s crazy y Cubano como yo, my love
On the balcony and I’m saying
Move baby, move baby, I’m in love

I’m in love (I’m in love)
I’m in love (I’m in love)

Down on the West Coast, they got their icons
Their silver starlets, their Queens of Saigons
And you’ve got the music, you’ve got the music in you, don’t you?

Down on the West Coast, they love their movies
Their golden gods, and rock and roll groupies
And you’ve got the music, you’ve got the music in you, don’t you?

You push it hard, I pull away, I’m feeling hotter than fire
I guess that no one ever really made me feel that much higher
Te deseo, cariño, boy, it’s you I desire
Your love, your love, my love

I can see my baby swingin’
His Parliament’s on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I’m singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I’m in love

I can see my sweet boy swayin’
He’s crazy y Cubano como yo, my love
On the balcony and I’m saying
Move baby, move baby, I’m in love

I can see my baby swingin’
His Parliament’s on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I’m singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I’m in love

I can see my sweet boy swayin’
He’s crazy y Cubano como yo, my love
On the balcony and I’m saying
Move baby, move baby, I’m in love
I’m in love
I’m in love

Early Spring?!

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It feels like it’s spring already here in the Columbia River Gorge, as well as much of Oregon. I really feel bad for those friends on the east coast.. but I guess that’s why I stay on the west coast!

I’ve been doing tons of gardening. Yesterday I banged out almost the whole western side of the house. I don’t know when the last time someone lived here was. The gardens were atrocious! Two or three layers of dead leaves from bulbs.. So tulips or daffodils. And the roses. Oh jesus, the roses. They haven’t seen a good pruning in a few years I’m sure. I didn’t do anything drastic, but I did trim them up to force them to grow the right way. Not a big cut back, just some thoughtful trimming.

All was going fine and well until I found a mystery bulb. It looks like grass with long thin green leaves.. and then I ripped some up and they had these white bulbs. So I’m like is this fucking wild garlic? Nope. Lemon grass? Nope! It had no smells!! I have no idea what it is so I left it alone. I figure once it starts blossoming I’ll have a better time identifying it.

I should’ve taken pictures, but you know that whole not having a camera thing.

And then I stuck my (gloved) hand in dog shit and I was done. It wasn’t old. We don’t own a dog. The neighbors fenced in their yard so their dog could be let out unattended.

Fuck people who let their dogs poop in other people’s yards. Backyards no less.

Yesterday I also swept and mopped the entire down stairs, dusted from top to bottom, everything was nice and clean. I’m not a big fan of cleaning, but I think spending 3 hours outside in the fresh air and sunshine gave me a spring-cleaning kick in the ass.

Except it’s February. It is not Spring! I don’t get it but I’m not looking a gift horse in the mouth.

Lots of accordion playing! I recently took another trip down to the Willamette valley to see family and visit and my Aunt sent some more books my way to practice. So new videos of that will be coming soon to my YouTube channel.

I’m finishing up my pair of Jackalopes for my friends birthday in April. They’re watercolor and they’re turning out pretty all right! I’m happy about it.

What else? Well, I got a job offer from a local department store and I took it of course because I want a job. They sent me off Monday to take my UA and they sent me to the wrong place and I almost got lost but I didn’t and then I got hte drug test all taken care. Hahaha. I always worry that I’m going to fail even though I honestly don’t have a reason to worry. What if that one time I was standing next to someone smoking pot and I inhaled it shows up?! Yeah, dumb anxiety.

However, I also just got an email from a local PowerSport shop that I had applied to last month asking me to come in an interview. And I’d much rather work with dirt bikes and a shop than in the retail wasteland known as Big Box Retail. Guess we’ll see what happens.

Reus!

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Have you played it?

 

I’ve given up on Kerbal Space Program. If I could re-gift it to someone else I would. I can definitely see how it can be fun for some people, but unfortunately I’m not one of them. I will stick to my little simulator/rpg style games. Besides, as my brother so eloquently puts it, the other games I own are just for me to scroll past before I play Terraria. Sadly, that’s true.

BUT

That is not the point of this post! I’ve been playing Reus again lately. At first I was a bit put off by the timed session thing, but they have a great tutorial and it’s pretty fun to play. I do get frustrated when I’m SO SO SO FUCKINJG CLOSE to beating a goal and then my dudes to go sleep. I wish there was a button that would give me just a few extra minutes. That would probably take the fun out of it.

If you haven’t played Reus though, I definitely recommend it. It’s a fun God-style simulator. Sort of. If there’s a demo out there, find it, download it. Or watch some video’s. It’s strangely addicting and after 25 hours I’m still finding new things and new ways to play.

Entertainment for 25 hours? Totally worth $9.99 to me. Check it out on Steam!

I really need to start playing some multi-player games. Any recommendations?

 

Also, I’ve been totally swooning over Dave Thomas. The musician. Who kills it at accordion.

 

Enjoy!

Accordion, Bracelets, and Cowboys.

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I’m going to keep practicing and try to get a video up of me playing! Or struggling to play.. or just button mashing. Whatever it ends up being it’s sure to be entertaining!

It’s a shame that wasn’t legit eh? I’d be playing that shit all daaaaaaaaaaaaay.

I’m still spitting out bracelets. I took a break while I was at my Mom’s house (the last few days) because it’s just too damn hard to string everything out and then pack it up between work time. At home I can just leave it strung out. Hahaha. I’m sure M just loooooves that I’ve taken over the dining room table and the spare bedroom.

Now for the part that probably grabbed your attention. COWBOYS.

Rawr!

But really though, this little snippet of the post is about my experience watching Brokeback Mountain. Now, before your panties get in a twist, I promise this isn’t some gay bashing rant. Yes, there were parts that made me uncomfortable but that was because I was watching it with my sister and I’ve been lusting after Jake Gyllenhaal since Donnie Darko. If you’ve seen the movie, you know how sexual it is.

What bothered me is that I don’t see what was so damn special about it. I spent over two hours waiting for something substantial to happen.

It never came. I spent two hours watching boy/boy sex and boy/girl sex in an awkward silence with my sister.

Fun times.