Kierian and Mom

Kierian and Mom
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Welcome to the Fold

Kierian Jay 1 hour old
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Kierian Jay Quinn

Born 12/20/06 9:32 pm
7 lbs 5 oz
21 inches

Loosh lounging

Loosh lounging
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This is what happens when I try to read the paper in my house. The bugger has to be in the middle of everything.

Comics Day

Stopped by Kathy's store today to pick up some comics. It had been about three weeks, so I had a ton of stuffy waiting for me. Here's what's on my nightstand now:

Y the Last Man
American Virgin
Exterminators
Other Side
Local
DMZ
Black Gas
Deadman
Girls

As you can see (if you read comics) I have a thing for Vertigo. I love almost everything they publish, and for people who think all comics is just spandex and tits, they should pick up some Vertigo titles (no guarantee that there will not be spandex and tits in there; the chance is just lower).

Moving

In the past month, there's been a lot of moving going on. My wife and I moved into a house. Unfortunately, we weren't able to buy a house, but we;re renting a two bedroom house from a close family friend that I've known for years. It's a big house with a big back yard (though the back yard needs a lot of work). Needless to say, we are very happy here. It's much better than living in a an apartment. Our cats are especially happy too (especially Orion, who has been much more social.

In addition to us moving, my wife's sister and also her parents have also moved, and let me tell you, that has been a lot of work, especially helping her parents move. I put in a 17 hour day yesterday, with work and moving combined. Needless to say, I'm fucking tired.

Things have been going well. The pregnancy has been going well, barring a couple of sicknesses for my wife. It's hard to believe that I'll be a father in about a month. Crazy shit. We just recent;y finished painting/decorating the nursery; I'll try to post some pictures of it soon.

If you haven't read Pride of Baghdad by Brian Vaughan, you need to read it. It's a great story, and the art is awesome too. Highly recommended.

Vampire Watermelon

People believe some weird shit.

Changes

So, it's been awhile since we last talked. I'm sorry. Don't be mad. But I have good news!

My wife and I are expecting are first child! She's due around December 15th. We should find out in two days what the sex is. Needless to say, we are excited. And nervous, of course.

Other than that, I really don'tn have much else to say. Work has been super crazy lately, and so when I get home from work, I'm kind of brain dead.

Our 1st anniversary is coming up. It's hard to believe that it's been a year already.

I'll try to do a better job of updating. But I make no promises.

Things That Have Been Distracting Me Week of 3/19/06

The Lawrence Arms new album Oh! Calcutta. Fucking rocks.

Next Wave by Warren Ellis. Funny as hell. Ellis has been pumping out some great books lately. Desolation Jones, Jack Cross, Black Gas, and now this. Read it. Now

High Tension by Alexandre Aja. Forget The Hills Have Eyes. That movie sucked. Check out Alex's previous film if you want to see a good horror film.

Finally, check out the podcasts put out by G7 Welcoming Committee (label that's owned by the dudes from Propagandhi) for good political information and some rocking tunes. They ended the last podcast by playing Motorhead's "Snaggletooth" for god sakes!

Diary of a Beginning Inker

Not much going on lately. Right now I'm practicing inking, drinking some red wine and watching Sin City. It's a good time.

I've had a sore throat for a long time. I finally went to the doctor and he put me on antibiotics. I think today is the first day in two weeks that I haven't had a sore throat all day. I almost forgot what it feels like to not have one.

The hockey season is getting close to being over, and the Sharks are still fighting for a playoff spot. It's getting exciting. Everyone should check it out.

Talk to you all soon.

Fuckin' Tracer

So I'm going to give a try at inking, I think. Nate wants me to learn the art so I can ink some of his stuff. He's going to give me some books to learn how to do it. I'm stoked about it. I need a new hobby to keep me busy, and I've always wanted to help create something artistic. I think it has the potential to be cool. I'll keep you posted.

Wood

Not much to say, except you should go check out Ashley Wood's blog. He is an amazing artist. I just read a bunch of Popbot (thanks Nate). It's a great book. Check it out if you haven't yet.

Weekly Recap

Here's a recap of the week.

Monday was great. We went to the Sharks game and watched the Sharks beat the Lightning 3-1. It was the first Sharks game I had been to in quite awhile. It was nice to go back. If you haven't been to a hockey game yet, you should go. Even if you don't know much about the sport, it's the most entertaining sport to watch. Check a game out.

Work was the same as usual. Nothing major happened. It was a pretty slow week. I've decided that I'm happy that I switched to the day shift. The day time crew is so much fun, and have a better outlook on things than the afternoon crew. All in all, they're a much more pleasant group to work with.

I guess that's all to recap. Not much happened this week, which is better than a bunch of bad things happening, I suppose.

Time to watch the two Sharks games I have Tivo'ed (Tivoed?)

Are You White Trash?

I am 15% White Trash.

I, my friend, have class. I am so not white trash. . I am more than likely Democrat, and my place is neat, and there is a good chance I may never drink wine from a box.

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Take the test, and tell me what you are.

Fuck the Whales

We have a clogged drain pipe at work. Unfortunately, it's the drain pipe for our washing machine. So we are faced with two options: let the laundry pile up and take a massive amount to a Laundromat, or let the water empty into buckets, and then dump the water down a working drain. We've been going for option two. I was self-proclaimed laundry man today, and I discovered something kind of disturbing. During one load of laundry, I filled a 5 gallon bucket about 8 times. That means an average load uses about 40 gallons of water. We go through a lot of laundry, being a veterinary hospital, so we do roughly 15 loads a day (sometimes more sometimes less; this is my best guess at the average). This means we use an average of 600 gallons of water a day, just from cleaning our dirty towels, blankets, etc. So in a year, we use around 200,000 gallons of water a year. That just seems like a lot to me. And we're a relatively small clinic. I feel partially responsible for the death of 1, maybe 2 whales. Oh well.

Welcome to the Fold

So it's the New Year. I wish you all a happy one, and hope this year is better than the last (even if last year was a good one for you). I'm not one to make resolutions (weak will power), but I made one this year. It's a simple one: post more on this site. I've been lazy lately, and haven't been doing things as simple as taking 5-10 minutes to post. So I guess my resolution is to try and stop being lazy. Wish me luck.

Christmas was good for me. It was nice to see all the famliy, and I got some cool stuff. Here are some highlights of what I got:

The Office Season 1 and 2( watching it right now)
Futurama Season 3
Resident Evil 4
A Nice Bottle of Tequilla

I also got a ton of great books that I'm looking foward to reading, which include:

Freakanomics
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Jonathan Safran Foer
Lunar Park Brett Easton Ellis
A Long Way Down Nick Hornby

All in all, it was a good Christmas.

So again, Happy New Year, I'll talk to you all real soon.