tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4546457479301543842011-11-02T22:41:37.398-05:00Tales from Northwest Austiniamcootishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05071626726747768047noreply@blogger.comBlogger981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454645747930154384.post-19292611475991357582010-02-24T18:39:00.001-06:002010-02-24T18:39:33.952-06:00

Climbing treesOriginally uploaded by iamcootisWow! I made a blog that I never update -- how typical. I'm sure you're all wanting to know what is going on with my life. Well, let me tell you. I was once again laid off from my job, 364 days after my last lay off. I have this theory that my generation will become like those Vietnam veterans who never gained any skills and could never hold a job and

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I'm a model, you know what I mean?Originally uploaded by iamcootisI guess I should update this so when my grandkids or my biographer wants to know what happened during June and July of 2009. I'll just make some bullets about each aspect of my life so that'll make it easier.* modeling - I can now add runway modeling to my resume. Yelp had an event during Austin fashion week where some Yelpers got

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Garden - 2 monthsOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo all the plants are huge. I've caged up all the tomatoes, staked up the peppers and gave the cucumber a bamboo pole to climb on. All the tomatoes have a huge lot of green tomatoes on them. The peppers aren't growing as well as I had hoped. I've only gotten a few banana peppers but no bell peppers. Got a couple small cucumbers, squash and zuchinni

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from the gardenOriginally uploaded by iamcootisWe've finally got some veggies from the garden. I ate some banana peppers the other day. Yesterday I picked the first cucumber. All the tomato plants have a lot of green tomatoes. It rained quite a bit yesterday and some of the pepper plants were knocked over. I got some sticks to prop them up. They all seem a bit top heavy and I'm wondering if I

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Coronado Studio panoramaOriginally uploaded by iamcootisAll one of you is probably asking "Why hasn't Camron updated his blog lately?" The truth is, I don't really know. I'm somewhat busy, but at the same time I'm not. I've started volunteering/interning at Coronado Studios/ Serie Project as a printmaker. This mostly means that I do all the bullshit work that the people who actually get paid

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more peppersOriginally uploaded by iamcootisWendy and I went to Natural Gardener in Oak Hill to pick up some plants today. I bought a couple tomatoes, cucumbers and an assortment of peppers. Fourteen plants plus the two tomato plants that Wendy had previously bought. That only filled up half the garden area. We have three rows and we're planting everything about a foot apart. Wendy still has some

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Gardening Originally uploaded by iamcootisSo my roommate and I decided to dig up my backyard this past weekend to make way for a garden. It was somewhat a spur of the moment idea, so hope got some tools and starting digging up the grass. Hopefully it will happen because digging up my backyard would otherwise be a really stupid thing to do. I'm hoping to plant bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes.

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CamronOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo after 2 years, 8 months of employment, MGAM has decided to layoff a crapload of people again. We hired a new CEO about 6 months ago and he only kept one of his promises from the first meeting he had with the company: "I'm not going to remember all your names."I wish the company well in the future, especially since I still own stock. I luckily got out of

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About once every 27 years a woman will hit on me, and for such moments I have come up with several witty comebacks for different scenarios. One of the most common things I hear is, "Do I know you from somewhere?" or "Haven't I met you before?" For such questions I would have answered "You must watch a lot of TV," or "Perhaps you meet a lot of good looking guys."So, the other day when I was at the

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My profileOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo, I painted a self-portrait last night for my final painting class of this semester. I have several other paintings that I've done this semester that I haven't posted, but I will do so soon. This one took me about three hours. The most difficult part was the eye and making the eyes, nose and mouth take the viewer's eye away from the flat expanse of neck

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Originally uploaded by albino_octopusHere's a picture of me at my first modeling gig. BTW. That's not me in the yellow dress.

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GhostlandOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo, I went to the Ghostland Observatory show last night. I started off the night by eating two slices at Hoboken Pies and then I sat at Bull McCabe's waiting for this girl I sold a ticket to to show up. The girl shows up and happens to be a really hot British chick who recently moved here. She said she hoped to see me inside. We texted back and forth a

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Me and St. VincentOriginally uploaded by iamcootisI had triple the fun this weekend with three days of craziness. Friday started out with the Austinist Local Music Is Sexy party at the Mohawk.Hung out with T.J. of Foot Patrol and listened to him play piano for a while. Stumbled to Emo's to see Diplo to stumble right back to The Mohawk.I'm not sure if I saw any bands on Saturday at Fun Fun Fun

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nude oilOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo, I painted this in my painting class today. We had a nude model and she was really hot. At least hot compared to the last model we had. So yeah, I think it turned out pretty well. I can see some touching up that needs to be done. Her boob seems to be way lighter than the rest of her body. It was, but not as light as it appears in this photo. Anyway, tell

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Johnny moves awayOriginally uploaded by iamcootisAfter 8 years of friendship and 2 years of being roommates, Johnny moved to Massachusetts this weekend. I suppose this is one of those chapter changing moments in both our lives. Johnny was laid off from his job about 2 months ago and started looking for jobs all over the country. He got offered a job from Turbine, the company that makes Lord of

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Originally uploaded by albino_octopusI worked as a "model" today for William Hundley. The photo pictured is not one of me, but another of his work. The ones of me he will be using for an upcoming show and he doesn't want to reveal them just yet. I jumped around in a sheet for about two hours and was paid in Vitamin water and a photo shoot for my band..You can check out his other stuff here..I'll

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Conor OberstOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo I just realized I forgot to do a blog about the subsequent days of ACL. Well here's what went down on day two.I showed up about noon and got Daniel Johnston's autograph and then watched a little bit of Fleet Foxes.After this I left to go eat lunch at Chuy's where I had lunch. Then I walked over to Shady Grove and drank until 5pm. I went back to the

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New shoesOriginally uploaded by iamcootisShoe Pavillion on 183 and Great Hills Trail is going out of business. I picked up these three pairs of shoes for $50. Originally they would have cost $190. The last day of the sale is Oct. 12, so hurry up if you need some new shoes.Also, across the street a new Target is opening up. Grand opening is also Oct. 12.

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I went to see Johnathan Richman last night at the Parish. I had an extra ticket so I asked some people standing around outside if they were going to the show. Two of them said they'd already been in but there friend needed a ticket. I offered her the ticket for free. She snatched it from me and ran to the doorman. She turned to me and was a little embarrassed that she had thanked me yet, and she

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Gogol BordelloOriginally uploaded by iamcootisShowed up at about 3:30 and got a good spot for the Gogol Bordello show. You have to show up about an hour early for any show if you want to be close. Watched Mates of State and then David Byrne again. Watching David Byrne was much better at ACL than at the Paramount. The sound was better and I could actually see the stage. Then went to see the Swell

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David Byrne Paramount MarqueeOriginally uploaded by JR Heatwarp"Dip your balls in it."That's one of the nonsensical outbursts I heard last night at the David Byrne show. Who knew David Byrne had so many "that guy" fans. I had tickets in the balconey and things were going great for about half the concert. Byrne was playing a lot of his newer stuff and the people were behaving themselves. Then,

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Holly brushes her hairOriginally uploaded by iamcootisI've added some touches to my painting. As you can see, I've done quite a bit of work on the leg and feet. I've added more definition to the shoulder blades. I've darkened the hair a little bit and smoothed out some edges.To compare, check out the last post about this painting here.

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A-List: Tokyo Police ClubOriginally uploaded by iamcootisHere is a pic of Rob and I captured by the Statesman's A-List photographer. This time I'm actually the target of the photo intsead of the photo-crasher. I'm also advertising Paducah.

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ToadiesOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSaw the Toadies last Wednesday. Got to set up in the VIP section and had two free beers. It's so strange that these guys are still living off the fame of a 15-year-old album. Although, I must admit "Possum Kingdom" and "Tyler" are some of the best songs ever written. This photo was taken during "Tyler" because it was the only time when the lights were bright

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birthday crownOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo yesterday was my birthday. I had a little shindig at Creekside Lounge. About 20 people showed up altogether. Allison made me this spiffy little crown to let everyone know it was my birthday. Which led many others at the bar to tell me it was their birthday as well.

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Leroy @ BB RoversOriginally uploaded by iamcootisIt took me two years, but I finally made it into the 101 Club at BB Rovers. For my 101st celebratory beer I had a Chimay Golden Reserve. The waitress rang a bell and announced my name as the 1,107th member of the club. I will get a club t-shirt with my name on it, my name on plaque and be invited to the 101 club party this Labor Day.

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Whole Foos MarketOriginally uploaded by iamcootisGuess where I ate last night? Looks like those people they laid off recently were the ones who replaced the bulbs in their sign.

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And I'm very upset. Whoever decided to cancel Twin Peaks should have been tortured. What kind of idiot ends a series on such a climax? They should have at least made a movie to tie up the loose ends, like Firefly. Here is a list of some of the best TV shows that I have seen that were prematurely cancelled.1. Twin Peaks2. My So-called Life3. Freaks and Geeks4. Firefly5. Wonderfalls6. Young

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My newest blog: http://everyonesuploads.blogspot.com

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StoryLet me get this straight. Top-less sunbathing in public is legal in Travis County. Taking photographs of people in public places is legal in the entire United States. But by combining these two actions, it somehow becomes illegal. I wish I could be arrested by a dumbass cop so I could sue the shit out of somebody.

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Clown with my momOriginally uploaded by iamcootisMy parents came down this weekend. Friday we did some work on my house and moved a new desk into my room. Then we went out to the Salt Lick and ate BBQ. Saturday morning we went to some garage sales and then to Ikea where I bought a rug. That night we went to Torchy's Tacos on 6th street to have dinner. At Lil' Woodrows there were about 40 clowns.

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Golf clubsOriginally uploaded by iamcootisMy parents came down this weekend so we went to some garage sales Saturday morning. My dad picked up these Callaway irons and woods plus the bag for $40. Looks like a steal to me. I picked up about 10 books for $10. This turned out to be a pretty good morning.

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A-ListOriginally uploaded by iamcootisI made the Austin360 A-List again. I really had to stick my neck out to make it in this photo. Anyway, this is from the Hold Steady show Wednesday night.

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girl on sidewalk talking into her cell phone: "We made an agreement like we're not gonna bone anybody else."

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Doug StanhopeOriginally uploaded by iamcootisWent to see Doug Stanhope tonight at Antone's. This guy is the best comedian I've ever seen. I sat through four hours of comedy during SXSW and maybe chuckled a few times. Last week Lewis Black got a few laughs out of me. But Stanhope had me rolling on the ground. Nobody is funnier than this guy. Check out more about him here.

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avacado treeOriginally uploaded by iamcootisRemember that little avocado sprout I started growing a while back? Well now it's like a little tree. I transplanted it to this larger pot about two months back when it was only six inches high. Now it's almost a foot tall. Oh how they grow up so fast.

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So, I just finished watching the first season of Twin Peaks. Why did it take me nearly 20 years to watch this? This shot here is by far one of my favorite scenes in television history. This happens in the third episode and I'm pretty sure this was the scene where people made the decision if they were going to continue watching the show or not. I'm sure about half the people were like "WTF was

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bugs in seasoningOriginally uploaded by iamcootisMy roommate made some chicken tonight. He went looking for something to season it with and reached up in the cabinet and pulled down this Emeril's Southwest seasoning I've had for about three years now. It's a good thing he looked inside before he started pouring because the whole thing was full of bugs.

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THe cathedralOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo I went on a brunch date this morning with a really cool chick. We threw our bikes in the back of my car and after brunch pedaled down to the Cathedral of Junk. I haven't ridden my bike in a while and realized I was way out of shape. I had to rest quite a bit after we made it. I started rambling on about something and finally got to my point of

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Get ready to dieOriginally uploaded by iamcootisYesterday was probably the craziest Fourth of July I've ever had and I didn't see any fireworks. It started off with a pool party the the Domain. Yes I know, the Domain is kinda lame, but that's where it was.Later, Rob, Jon, Kleen, Brent and I went to Beauty Bar for free drinks and then to Emo's to the Andrew WK show. You really must watch the

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CIMG0006Originally uploaded by SilentRob79Text from Rob: Dude we're in Blender.Me: Awesome, what for?Rob: Crowd shot at Coachella.I wouldn't be able to see the photo until the next day at work, so I imagined that it would be me and Rob up-close, recognizable. Well, it's definitely us, but you wouldn't know that unless I told you and then pointed it out. So click on this image and you can see

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Stone Temple PilotsOriginally uploaded by jay west photographyWas it the shrimp fajitas, the massive dump I needed to take, the seats a mile away, the crappy acoustics or did the Stone Temple Pilots show really suck that bad last night?I must be really spoiled by Austin venues where the sound is actually pretty good sometimes. Last night at the STP show, I felt like I was listening to them on

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self portraitOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSo, I have a new roommate. Clifton Stuckey, former member of The Happiness and former Wichita Falls resident and The Skinnys biggest fan has moved into my hotel.I'm going to San Antonio this afternoon to see Black Francis and Stone Temple Pilots.I painted this self-portrait last night in art class after my teacher told me last week that I wasn't very

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StoryIt appears that we had a prostitution ring right down the street from us when we lived off Jollyville. I always thought the guy living next to us was a gay prostitute. He'd have several different guys over all the time.

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Like I mentioned in the last post, I was involved in a 48 Hour Film project with Burning Ranch Productions. If anyone is interested in checking it out. The screening is happening in my hood at the Regal Arbor Cinema. The team I am on is called 'Burning Ranch Productions.' Our screening is Tuesday night.More info can be found here:48 Hour Film Project - Austin

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Well, my weekend was ruined by being called into work and working for 6 hours on Saturday and 3 hours on Sunday. I wouldn't be surprised if I get sick sometime this week.On Friday, we worked on the 48 hour film contest. We have a much bigger group this time because this is the actual "48 Hour Film" contest and it's not one that is done through the Alamo Drafthouse. After getting our theme we

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StoryI wish I knew who set fire to the governor's mansion. Just imagine all the cool stuff I could do with $50,000. Maybe there is someone out there I don't like and I can frame them. Throw them into the fire, so to speak.

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nude pt. 3Originally uploaded by iamcootisOk, so I think I'm about 98% done. There is just something about her right eye telling me "hey..I'm just a smidgen too big." Other than that I'm quite pleased. I had a difficult time figuring out how I should paint grass. I made a mixture of 2/3 Cadmium yellow hue and 1/3 of ultamarine dunkel and lightly covered the canvas with that. On top of that I took

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nude pt. 2 Originally uploaded by iamcootisOK, here I'm about 3 hours in. I have quite a bit of paint down and I've started working on the face. It's about 1:20 am so I've decided to call it quits. Hopefully I can get a few hours in the morning to finish this up. One thing I have noticed is that when I print off a photo, I lose a lot of the light values. I don't know what I'm going to do about

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nude pt. 1Originally uploaded by iamcootisOk, so here is the first step in my second posting of a painting. As you can see I've used an burnt seinna acrylic as a base. I then made a grid and sketched out the figure. This is from a photo I took from the internet.

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Avacado Originally uploaded by iamcootisSo I planted an avacado seed about two months back and it's finally sprouting. I have another one right beside this one that hasn't sprouted yet. I have two big pots waiting for them so I can start taking them outside. Hopefully, I'll have some avacado trees in a couple years and I can eat my own avacados.

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Yelp_1to1_69.jpgOriginally uploaded by Yelp.comWent to a Yelp party at 121 Bar last Friday. We had a photo thing set up and Lorena and I got our picture taken. The frame in this picture didn't have the effect I thought it would. Oh well...my face looks funny.

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mannequin boobsOriginally uploaded by iamcootisWhen I went home last week my mom gave me these two busts. A woman who had closed down her store in Paducah was selling everything and my mom picked these up. They had lights on the inside and by the looks of the cords they're really old. I went out and bought a new cord and am hoping to turn these into lamps. I might just use the one that doesn't

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CIMG3292Originally uploaded by SilentRob79Saw Ladytron tonight at Stubbs. Don't have much to really say about it. This isn't really my kind of music and I only went to appease some people.On a cooler note, I went to a Yelp party tonight and grew a pair of balls.

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front yardOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSome of you may be wondering why I haven't blogged in a couple days. I went home to Paducah for my cousin's graduation. Having two 5 hour drives, I have a lot of time to ponder on things. One being that the price of gas is going to keep me home for a while.The other being that my hometown doesn't really exist anymore. Paducah is like that friend you used

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Dresden Dolls and SmooshOriginally uploaded by iamcootisWent to see Dresden Dolls last night. For some reason things were actually on time and I missed the second opener Smoosh, but luckily they got to come on stage and play two covers with the Dolls. The show was pretty good but I was exhausted after driving 5 hours from Paducah.I hear that there is now some curfew on Sundays and outdoor venues

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In bloomOriginally uploaded by iamcootisHere is an update of the roses I planted in my backyard. The one on the right corner has started to bloom. The one on the left doesn't appear to even have any buds yet, but it doesn't get as much sun.

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The KillsOriginally uploaded by iamcootisWent to see the Kills last night at the Parish. Just want to say that the lead singer is the sexiest woman alive. Too bad these crappy pictures do her no justice. Anyway, you should check out some of their videos on youtube.The show was pretty awesome, but the Parish needs to invest in some air conditioning. It was like 120 degrees in there. I was wearing

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cheeseburger #7Originally uploaded by a.rud.bethSo, we had a health fair at work last week. Everything was pretty normal for me except my cholesterol. My total cholesterol was at 227. Up from 173 last year. You would think I would have to have eaten a cheeseburger and drank a milkshake before they tested me to get that score, but in fact my last meal was about twelve hours prior. So, in an effort

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Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubOriginally uploaded by iamcootisSaw Black Rebel Motorcycle Club last night at Antone's. It's strange to me how these guys aren't bigger than they are. Usually when you go to a concert a band will play about 80% crap no one has ever heard and then about 20% of their hits. I'd say BRMC played about 75% hits last night. For some reason this is just one of those bands that

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100_0001Originally uploaded by iamcootiswell, here is the finished product, I think. I'm not sure how I feel about this now. I almost liked it more before I had added to it. I like the back, the hair, the arms, top and bottom. The legs and feet are a little weird and the background just isn't doing it for me anymore. I think it's the solid white. I might sit on this for a while and then go over

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pt. 5Originally uploaded by iamcootisOk, so I worked for about 3 hours today putting some paint on the canvas and working in some of the details. I can foresee that the hardest part will be the toes and the ears. The original background of the photograph was pretty crappy and the floor and wall would have clashed with the subject, so I decided to paint the background light blue and white. I don't

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pt. 3Originally uploaded by iamcootisSo as you can see I have my sketch on the canvas now. I had tried this several times without the grid, but I kept messing it up. I think it turned out pretty nicely. I'll have to do a couple touch ups here and there. I'll have to think of some background too.

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SP_A0146Originally uploaded by badasstronautStoryI must have slept through most of this. I knew it rained and there was some lightning. Johnny put his car in the garage because he heard it was going to hail. I don't think it hailed at all in our neighborhood. At least I didn't hear it.I've also heard that there was a tornado at Anderson Mill and 183. So, there was a tornado probably less than a

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part 2Originally uploaded by iamcootisWell, as you can see I've hardly made any progress on my painting. I tried over the weekend but it was just too hard to take the photograph I am using and recreating it on such a large canvas. I decided I would draw a grid on the photograph and then on the canvas to make it easier.

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Jeff TweedyOriginally uploaded by iamcootisYou know that guy at every rock concert who knows all the names of the band's songs and yells them between songs in the order he wants to hear them? The guy seems to be on a first name basis with the lead singer, but the lead singer never acknowledges him when he says "Hey Jeff, over here, play ____________!!" And the guy always yells at the band to play

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little rosebush Originally uploaded by iamcootis So I planted these little twigs in my backyard about two months ago and voila, now they have leaves. Hopefully soon they will have roses. I have one in each back corner of my backyard. In my younger days I never thought I'd enjoy yardwork. Well, I did have a small place in front of my parent's house where I planted cherry tomatoes one year,

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painting pt.1 Originally uploaded by iamcootis I'm starting a painting. I bought a 36 X 48 inch canvas. I've had it for a couple weeks now and I'm just now getting the inspiration to start. I'm going to take pictures of every little step so you can watch me along the way.

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Kentucky Derby Horse Racing Originally uploaded by sluggerwv Went out to the horse track yesterday to place some bets. I bet a trifecta box with Big Brown, Pyro and Colonel John. Two horses came out of nowhere to place and show. I guess I should have just put all my money on Big Brown to win. I'm only out $20 so I guess it's not so bad. When I got back in town I was invited to a college

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CIMG2570 Originally uploaded by SilentRob79 Went to See Tapes N Tapes Friday. I hadn't really listened to them much so I wasn't sure what to expect. One review I had read name-dropped The Pixies and Pavement. They have a couple good songs, but I'm gonna have to say "negative." They didn't sound like either of those bands. I bought their CD to see if they have that Pavement quality where you

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Salon Internacional del Automovil - Toyota Prius Originally uploaded by ● SandroG I want a Prius. Gas is getting ridiculously expensive. My car gets pretty decent gas mileage, but the price of gas has quadrupled since I bought my car in 1999. I've decided to put my car up for barter on Craigslist to see if anyone will trade me there Prius.Link here.

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StoryLooks like the state rep. from my district is in some hot water. I didn't vote for Mike Krusee (I didn't live in the district at the time), I don't really know anything about him, but since he's a politician I'm pretty sure he's a weasel. Here is a list of all the turdly bills he's authored.Of all people you would think he'd know not to drive drunk in Williamson County.

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The Swell Season You're probably wondering where I've been. Well, last Friday I hopped on a plane to Palm Springs and ended up in Indio, Ca. for the Coachella music festival. I would have had this post up faster but I returned home to a computer full of viruses (damn torrents).I really didn't want to go to Coachella, but I was somewhat forced because of the prize I won fron 101X. It was already

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StoryOk, so this has absolutely nothing to do about Northwest Austin, but I've about decided not much goes on in our parts, (which can be a good and bad thing) so I've decided to branch out and cover some more areas, especially when good stories pop up. No pun intended.So what's up with this? Was it a male or female teacher? Did it involve an unwanted booty grab? a boner? hair sniff? neck kiss?

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks [6]Originally uploaded by ted rogers When Stephen Malkmus made a Myspace page and had to put band influences he wrote "Stephen Malkmus." The guy invented indie rock. And you can quote me on that and use it in your MA dissertation.So I checked out Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks last night at La Zona Rosa. This is probably the only show I've seen lately that I would have

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Photobooth Originally uploaded by iamcootis Went out on a photo booth pub crawl last night. We stopped off at all the bars that had photo booths and did all kinds of random pictures. I won for nudity because as you can sort of see I have a picture of my butt there. I had to pixel it out because I don't want a lot of perverts looking at my bum.

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StoryI know a couple people who work here, but I don't know if they were laid off or not.

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Feist Originally uploaded by speedye Went to Stubb's to watch Feist last night. And she has become very popular because...... The fact that she can have a sold out show completely baffles me. She should be playing in a coffee shop in front of ten of her friends. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only person bored to tears because everyone around me seemed to be enjoying their own little

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ACL lineupHopefully Beck, David Byrne and Conor Oberst will have an after-show I can attend. I don't know how they can seriously put The Mars Volta as one of the headlining bands. I practically had to force someone to take those tickets off my hands last week. There are about 12 bands on the list that I kinda, sorta want to see, but it won't be the end of the world if I don't. I'm sure they'll

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StoryI'm not even on any of these maps. I'm right on the Travis/Williamson line. Which means, all the benefits without the taxes.Doesn't that AIDS map look scary?

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Do you like my karaoke dance moves? Originally uploaded by iamcootis Wow..I've been more productive? this weekend than I have in a long time. Friday, I went to the store and bought a copy of Stephen Malkmus' new album, "Real Emotional Trash," because I'm going to go see him perform next weekend. For some reason when listening to the title track, I just want him to say "transport is arranged."

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Kids in the Hall DSC_9686 Originally uploaded by john t miller I saw the Kids in the Hall last night at the Paramount theater. They should probably change their name to Middle-aged Gentlemen in the Hall. I was but a mere babe when they started coming on HBO in 1989. I remember watching cabbage head guy and the crushing head guy. Those things were all very funny to an 8 year old. I would

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StoryWhen I was a senior in high school it costs me $9 to fill up my tank. The last time I went to Costco (the cheapest gas in town) it cost me $37. I sure which our government, gas companies, car companies and everybody else who is in bed together would all get AIDS. Something must be done about the rising cost of gas.I would love to ride a scooter and/or a bicycle to work if I could guarantee

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Colin Meloy Originally uploaded by Epyon MX Saw Colin Meloy last night at La Zona Rosa. It was a pretty good show despite having to pee every five minutes and he would stop to cough every other song. The crowd seemed pretty meager, but what should one expect for a Monday night.He played mostly old Decemberists' stuff which is good because I'm not even sure if I've heard the new album and/

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So last Friday I attempted to eat a 5 lb. burrito for charity. Our company has this yearly shindig where we see who can eat massive quantities of food in 20 minutes. I came in 20th place out of 20.I kinda had the "slow and steady wins the race" idea going into this, but it didn't work out so well, when someone finished the burrito in 15 minutes and I still had about half of mine to go. I pretty

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This may be the best thing that has happened to me yet this year. I Googled how to get rid of credit card solicitations and voila! A government site that tells you how to do it. Apparently the government does do things? Now if they can only figure out if Roger Clemens did steroids or not my life will be complete.

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StoryI think this may answer the evolution question.

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I went garage sale-ing this morning and found some pretty cool stuff. The coolest has to be this $4 bullet trash can which you won't find anywhere for less than $100. It looks somewhat vintage and rusty, but I figure I could possible fix it up with some paint or a design.I also picked up five books for $4. I'm thinking some of them might be chick lit., so I might be giving those away. I got an

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StoryRobbing a bank just sounds stupid. If you're going to do it at least do it intelligently, like manipulating software or digging a tunnel under the vault.Anyway, this happened in my neighborhood. Now, I've heard of two other bank robberies that have taken place within a mile since this time. It's a very safe neighborhood as long as you don't work for a bank.

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nude Originally uploaded by iamcootis I finished up my first painting class last night. For the past few months I've been taking Painting 1 with Phillip Wade through the Austin Museum of Art. I would definitely recommend this class to anyone who is interested and has a few hundred dollars lying around. I was the only guy in our class and probably the youngest as well.My favorite painting was

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StoryWhere everyone in the world starts dying and Dustin Hoffman has to save the day?

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StoryOk, this has absolutely nothing to do with NW Austin, but I just have to comment on this anyway. How can you be pregnant for nine months and not know it. I guess I could understand if you were horrible obese and it just didn't show, but seriously.I think it's definitely time we start teaching "real" sex education classes to junior high students. Just think about it, if you learned about sex

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100_0057 Originally uploaded by iamcootis One of my co-workers out of town today, so we left him with a surprise in his cube. We wrapped everything in tin foil.Also, today was my year anniversary for starting Bikram Yoga. I guess the joke was on me a year ago when I walked into Yogagroove. What a cruel joke to play on myself. I guess I'll be sweating balls for the rest of my life.

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StoryWell, there goes the neighborhood. I'm pretty sure at least 50% of the people living around me work for Dell.

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StoryI don't smoke. In fact, I'm allergic to cigarette smoke. So, I have to put my libertarian leanings aside when talking about the Austin smoking ban, but not really. For one, any true libertarian should think like this: I can do whatever I want as long as it does not harm another person.Anyone who would fight this kind of thinking must be too stupid to read the warning on the pack of their

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So this woman was flying out of Lubbock to Dallas and her nipple rings set off the metal detector. Story : Woman Says TSA Forced Piercings RemovalMy favorite quote "The last time that I checked a nipple was not a dangerous weapon."What is this woman talking about? Does she not know what she is carrying? Nipples have the power to rule the world.

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The Hold SteadyOriginally uploaded by skipperchong If you didn't already know, my friend Rob and I are the 101x Series of Rock Knowledge Champions. Having this title has basically given us access to about any show in Austin we want to go to. Last night we took advantage of this and headed to Emo's to see The Hold Steady. These guys are definitely one you have to see live. Their albums don't do

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Oh yes, it's another stupid blog about Austin. More importantly, it's about me and living in Austin, far Northwest Austin, not exactly Cedar Park, but it's close. I'm about as far out as one can go and still call himself an Austinite.So, what am I going to find in this blog?Well, basically it's going to be about myself and my thoughts and my adventures in Austin. I will also try to comment on

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