Texas politician proposes 50 percent game tax

Republican primary candidate wants to eliminate property taxes by heavily taxing games the government deems "violent."

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'Invisibility Cloak' Patented

Ulyanovsk State University Professor Oleg Gadomsky has recieved a Russian patent for an "INVISIBILITY CLOAK" -- a method for making things INVISIBLE.

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Why Jonathon?

Why kill off the Duke, man? Smallville I love to hate you.

I'm developing a drinking problem. I'm pretty sure It started over Thanksgiving. Crap.

State of Emergency

I'm tired and bored. I'm used to having band practice.

oh well.

Cuttin off tomorrow. ALL DAY.
Yay.

Suck it.

What you want and what you get

are never the same thing. I'm tired of the deception. It's draining me. I keep trying to go to bed earlier but it never happens. I feel all stretched out. Tense. Drunk. Whateva.

You deserve this.

Resolutions

I don't have any.

2005 brought us Ivy, The "end" of ground:xero, Two new jobs, and a whole lot of newcastle. In 2006 i'm looking forward to pretty much everything.

Camcorders are cool

Mandy and I pooled our money and got a nice video camera. It is a hell of a lot of fun to play with. I've already snuck in on her and got some cool shots.

Ivy got a lot of cool stuff this christmas. A bunch of toys and clothes. Mandy's family bought me some clothes that I actually really like a whole lot. Overall it has been an awesome christmas.

Over and out.

Christmas

Corey still has my copy.

My brother invited Mandy, Ivy, and I, to his house on Christmas day. I don't know if I remember how to get there.

My eyes are chrome.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Dark secrets are always being whispered. Nothing is ever as it seems. To quote someone I used to know: "I know where you hide, and how you bleed, take the breathe, I can't breath" It's always so romantic and wonderful when you remember things that mean a lot to you. Even if the above quote is completley wrong. It's how I remember it. Memories don't have to be the truth.

Cynic

Tonight I'm trying.....

I will have the amp of my choice in early 2006. I've decided on that much. I owe it to myself. That being said, however, makes me kind of sad. The only thing I can think of that I want for christmas is a new head and cab. Then when I think about what i'm using it for, and I get all upset. Why does it have to be this way? Am I creating an ultimatum? Crap. These are dark days. I don't really know who I am anymore. A Dad. A guitar player in a band. A husband. I know I sound ungrateful. I'm really sorry that I feel that way. I have a great job, a beautiful daughter, an equally beautiful wife, a truck that runs, a dog that shits on the floor, a band thats played for 1500+ people in one sitting...so why am I not happy?

Ivy eats peas!

Ivy is eating "solid" food now. She loves peas just like her Dad! Mandy showed me today how she can roll over on her own to get off her stomach. If you place her rattle just out of her reach she will now lean over to get to it. She rules so much!

My pictures of you

There is nothing more beautiful to me in this world. It still seems like a dream. Thank you Mandy.

Re-grouping

Is the hyphenation necessary? I dunno.

I was messin around with a new ground xero site tonight. Complete with a links section and everything. I like the way it looks. It only took me a couple hours. At first I thought I had forgotten how to do it all! It came back to me soon enough though. The new Xero music is promising. I feel more into it now. It's not perfect at all but I don't think It will ever be. I don't know if I'd want to be a part of it if I believed we were THE BEST BAND EVER! I'm glad we are taking a little time off and getting ourselves a little more together. Saving for new equipment. Who knows where we'll be a year from now.

To Old Times

The thought of you reading this brings a smile to my face. To know what your eyes would see. To anyone involved, you will not understand the meaning.

Sunder

Face to the wind
Back to the sea
I still feel her nightmare waves
Crashing down on me

High as the sky
And buried in scars
All this madness wants is love
To be as one within the stars

Sunder

Lost the will to live
Found myself again
We bathe our hearts in lies
And fall away in time

Bastard
I called you my friend
Before the wicked
And the February wind
Coward
The final sun has set
Is it such a tragedy?
The wake and the fall and
The guilt and the shame of regret

Regret

Martyr
Failure
Fuck you
Betrayer

Epitaph

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Learning, Family Portraits, Coffee

It was the Heater Valve that went bad in my truck. A $15 plastic valve stopped my heater from working properly. Duke helped me fix it up. I need to get a Haynes manual. Everytime I go to the auto parts store they are out of stock. The Ranger is a popular truck I guess. I'm willing to bet the thermostat is screwed as well but I won't really notice until it starts getting warm again. At least it's a cheap part.

Mandy, Ivy, and I, woke up early and went down to the relatively new Wal-Mart on 29 and had our portraits done. They sucked us in with the $9.98 ad special and ofcourse we spent about $60. It's going to be interesting to see how they turn out. I'm sure we won't be offered modeling contracts or anything. It's our FIRST family picture so I'm not expecting too much. Ivy just looks bewildered in the thumbnails we previewed. There is one shot of her with little Angel wings. It should be devestatingly cute.

Coffee is my new best friend today. I just feel exhausted. Ivy was very active today. Active and VOCAL. I had her laughing while on her stomach today. She stayed that way for a about six minutes before she freaked out. Mandy is a little under the weather. She's been working so much. She needs to just relax. I wish she was off tomorrow.

Lexmas

Smallville was kinda cool tonight. I like how they twisted the "it's a wonderful life" take off. Lex's story was pretty similar to Anakin's in Episode 3. Bleh.

I fixed the light in the closet tonight. I feel properly manly.

Web Only Episodes Of Family Guy Coming Next Year

Sometime next year Fox will start to put out web only episode of Family Guy. They will be distributed through Myspace.com and IGN.com, likely for $1.99. Nothing however was mentioned of iTunes or iPod distribution.

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Wound Up

The times they are a changin

I can feel it through the wind
A new beginning

Disenchanted Mark II

Why do I even try?

What cannot be changed must be endured.