Ori

I'm older than I look

oriori1 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:40:01 GMT

Folks ask me how old I am and I respond with, "I'm 99! Don't I look great?!"

I paid off my house in 2007. Since property records are public records anyone can collect them and redistribute the information. Someone figured out to take notice of when houses get paid off by the owner because there's moola/equity in that there abode. Also, most folks pay off their house when they're older, e.g. in their 60's and most likely retired.

So I'm on someone's list of Old Folks (who, ostensibly, wish nothing more than to part with their savings). I get AARP notices. I get reverse-mortgage ads. And today, a milestone: PRE-PAID CREMATION!!!!

Get ready to kiss me Lord, I'm a-comin' to ya!

Hi-larious.

(Luckily, these folks included a business reply envelope. Maybe I'll send 'em some ashes from the burn pile and tell 'em I went ahead and saved cash by doing it myself.)

oriori1 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:12:18 GMT

Whew. Oh man, that was hard. I just gave notice at work. End of Sept (+/-) I'll be unemployed. Then it's either work in Antarctica or travel the world. Breathe... The Adventure continues! On to the next thing!

Burglary!

oriori1 — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:59:28 GMT

Came home last night to find that someone had broken into my house Thursday night. Smashed a window. A drop of blood in the living room. Rush of adrenaline, non-linear yet focused brain, not exactly useful. They were in my house for a long time cuz there's a helluva mess. They went through boxes. Some replaceable stuff is gone and toiletries... wtf, toiletries? Someone homeless?

Photos and important stuff is still here. Nice police forensics guy. Many surfaces now covered in (finger-printing) graphite. Still found tiny bits of humor, "What? No thank you note?"

Didn't sleep much last night. Strange, cartoony dreams in between sleeplessness and a stew of emotions. Stomach in knots this morning.

Thanks very much to Spike and Dave G. for coming to help out, spending the night.

Time to clean up stuff, call insurance, and ignore desires to make extreme lifestyle changes.

Motherfuckers.

oriori1 — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:32:06 GMT

Anyone have a spare MacBook I can borrow for a month or two?

oriori1 — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:16:14 GMT

Photos of the latest status of the solar array going up at my house behind the cut.

Thanks Sodium & Celestial Power!

oriori1 — Sun, 10 May 2009 00:17:08 GMT

My photos from Anderson's Going Away Party, Feb 27, 2009 on Flickr. The ones you **really** want to see aren't there though. :)

it's nearly craaaaaaaaazy time, boys and girls

oriori1 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:34:52 GMT

if i ever get another dog, i'm gonna name him Chair (or Spatula, if female). that's mainly so i can stand on my porch and scream, "Chair! Chair! Get back in the house!" or "Spatula! Spatula! Come here! It's time for dinner!"

Power!!!

oriori1 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:22:52 GMT

Good ol' Sodium and his company, Celestial Power, are gonna install Solar Power at my house, starting this coming week. 3000 watts of pure madness! I gave him the 'go-ahead' on Saturday.

Next up, bendable light!

Happy Birthday Southpaw Jones!

oriori1 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:14:59 GMT

An ode to Mr. Jones, a la "O Tannenbaum".

O Southpaw Jones, O Southpaw Jones,
Your hair is shorn quite closely.
O Southpaw Jones, O Southpaw Jones,
Your funny songs delight us.
They make us weep and wet our pants;
Zey go well with brie in gay France.
O Southpaw Jones, O Southpaw Jones,
I hope you live a long time!

And if you've forgotten the tune, here's a NOT SAFE FOR WORK version.

Happy Birthday Mr. Paw!

a la MaryJ

oriori1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:30:08 GMT

from Demotivators

cheese cheese cheese du fromage

oriori1 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:14:22 GMT

Photos of the 2nd Annual Austin Grilled Cheese Invitational.

Sunset Austin

oriori1 — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:25:32 GMT

From my front yard,

times gone by

oriori1 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:07:30 GMT

Poor LJ. You've been punk'd by Facebook. So sad.

Why I Never Get Anything Done

oriori1 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:48:24 GMT

I sat on the front steps to read poems by Billy Collins
but the sun reflected so brightly off the pages
that I started sneezing.

So I moved to the shade of the back steps
and that has made all the difference.

historical question

oriori1 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:07:29 GMT

i know matt shaw has had happy birthdays, but has he ever been brought to mimes?

oriori1 — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:08:25 GMT

Pink Palace Fractured Fairy Tales Party Pics. Thanks to all the Palatians and all the well-dressed participants!

What a gas!

oriori1 — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 10:56:04 GMT

Thanks for a very nice party, my Palatian friends.

Wow. I'm full of win.

oriori1 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:43:44 GMT

I just won tickets to the Rabble Rouser Round-Up & Fat Cat Schmoozefest on KUT! Ha! What an odd feeling.

oriori1 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:21:59 GMT

Superb Owl's UN day

oriori1 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:58:05 GMT

Not pornography, but still probably Not Safe For Work.

I'm gonna make it so dry for you.

oriori1 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:38:00 GMT

all we are is all we are...
all y'alls inaugural ball...

flickr photos of El Noche Obamissimo!

look out White House, cuz the zombies are heading your way cuz after 8 years you finally gots some brains living there!

oriori1 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:12:06 GMT

Great ball, y'all!

Thanks mucho to Audrey and the DJs.

oriori1 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:26:44 GMT

Happy Obama Day!

oriori1 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:18:23 GMT

"spectators" are there to slow you down enough so that you stop and smell the roses. enjoy the present.

oriori1 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:20:28 GMT

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