Head, meet wall. Wall, meet head.



Don't play at the office kids. Stitches suck like a mofo.

Mas Polaroids

Oct. 25th, 2004
Love advice from me and Stoner Dave. Ha!





Oct. 26th, 2004
Carson used to be a Cleveland fan. Now he has seen the light.

More music reviews

Boredom makes me type. *sigh

Assorted DJ Shadow Mixes: Brainfreeze and Product Placement. Lot's of quick cuts and samples frome the 50/60's. Way hot. If you can find 'em you'll be stoked.
Buena Vista Social Club - Ibrahim Ferrer: Pretty chill and more of the Mexican style but gets groozy towards the middle with more percussion. Good working cd.
Liam Howlett and Annie Mac Breezeblock on Radio 1: Dude, anything Liam does I love. Sweaty bangra track 1 hour and 5 mins into it which makes me have goosebumps.
De la Soul - Le Grind Date: Trash, so sad to see these guys fall the fuck off. =(
Snow Patrol: Meh, I'm getting pretty tired of cookie cutter emo boy bands.
Björk - Medulla: Still out on this one. I'm getting hung up on the human beats and blips but I'm trying to like it. I swear.
Blue Break Beats Vol. 1-4: Nice chill OG tracks from i.e. Lou Rawls, Gene Harris and Lou Donaldson which leave a very mellow atmosphere in the office. =)


Annnnd more random polaroids from the weekend...
My sexy ass seats collecting dust in my den.




KAWS paintings on mah wall.




Bitter yankee fans putting NY stats on my door =) HAHAHA.




Game 1 win baby.




Leah getting crazy at her b-day dinner.




Jeff drunk? Porque?.

More Polaroids

Oct. 21st, 2004
Carson and I wrestled and he whupped my ass.



Oct. 22nd, 2004
Leah's birthday and far too many shots.



Oct. 23rd, 2004
Game 1 and the sloppy joe theory holds true for the first win.



Oct. 24th, 2004
Saki makes teresa an abusive drunk =)

The Donkey Story

Gotta post this up for historys sake. (from my friend karl in all it's glory)

ok jkrew, the definitive donkey story once more...

ok, just over two years ago at the start of september 2002, i took a few weeks to travel around the west coast of ireland, meeting old friends, making new ones. After an interesting and rather odd trad session as i was playing rythym guitar for part of it, i left johnny spoons caravan on Aran Mór (the larger aran island) and decided to get the boat & coach back to Gallimh (galway), and then attempt to get a coach to tralee co. kerry. i'd told my friend Con that i may need a bed and he lived that way.

Before too long I arrived at his house in st. james park and we decided to hit the boozer hard. I was a few pints in when Brendan, Con's best mate showed up. He told me his tale of how he'd left the gardaí (police) in dublin and got reposted to kerry after the birth of his child. He was a nice chap, and we continued drinking, me finding it odd that con's best mate was a garda.

The next thing another mate arrived in, and started laughing with them about something, I asked what it was and Brendan decided to tell me. It turns out that his little brother had just gone back to college the previous week in Tralee RTC and hooked up with a few old mates he hadn't seen since the previous academic year. One of them managed to borrow a car and after pooling their resources they managed to come up with a couple of six packs and a small lump of hash. They decided to drive out towards the coast and the ring of Kerry, which is basically a road on a tall cliff face. At a corner along the coast road they pulled over and hopped over one of those low stone walls you see over the length and breath of that part of the country. There was fuck all in the field that led the 60 yards to the cliff but for some scrub and a donkey.

They headed out towards the edge of the cliff basically looking for somewhere a tad wind guarded to skin up a number. The wind along those cliffs is a force and all of that. So in a kind of incline in the land right at the edge of the cliff-face they come across the oddest thing, a huge rotting lump or part of an oak tree trunk, about 10 foot long and five foot high. They didn't really tax themselves as to what the fuck it was doing there but glad of its shelter they skinned up a number or two and drank some beer.

Brendans brother got a fairly typically stoned idea into his head. He said

" lads, what say we fuck this trunk off the cliff onto the rocks and sea way below there?"

"ahhh sure why not."

so they all grab a bit and strain to pick it up.

"ahhh one, ahh two, ahh three"

they fuck it off the top of the cliff. Next thing they hear an odd noise

"ca, chung, ca chung, ca, chung"

there had been a chain tied to the trunk all the while hidden in the scrub that was now following the trunk down into the sea.

they turned in unison as you would

"heeeee haaaaaw, heeeee haaaaaaw, heeeee haaaaaw"

screamed the donkey as he barellled at them at velocity tied as he was to the chain.

the last thing they saw was his arse as he bulleted off the edge of the cliff, and they sped back to the car.

OH MY GOD

I am emotionally exhausted. I have never screamed so much before in my entire life. Johnny Damon is my God tonight. Thank you my friend for your 6 gifts.

10-3


*sigh


One more time boys. One more time =)

*passes out


Oct. 20th, 2004
Do I need to say anymore?

Polaroids III

Oct. 19th, 2004
Winning high stacks and being able to laugh at a Yanks fan the whole night. =)

Pumpkin Patch Gypsies

so yeah, the cold can eat my taint. I want warmth back. Average weekend. GTG on friday, got some warmer clothes on saturday and had thai which made me feel better. Went to the pumpkin patch on sunday with sonia and got fucking gyped! WTF? So don't you usually get pumpkins in a patch when you go on a hayride? We were 20 minutes into the ride when I realised that we were not only not going to a pumpkin patch but we were not getting pumpkins at all. Fuck that shit. I wanted to get a pumpkin. I don't want shit people have already picked out for me. Fuckers. Well, it was a great day nonetheless. Nice weather and good friends.

So then I went to moms for dinner and she made tacos which was odd because in the 19 years I lived with her, she pretty much never made anything to eat let alone tacos. It was cute though and I had a good time even though I was suckered over there to fix her car. Working on an engine I have no business working on because of it's lack of a VW badge wasn't my idea of a good time.

So lastly and most importantly... THE FUCKING RED SOX WON!!!

12 fucking innings. 5 hours of game. It wrecked me to stay up that late but for fucks sake, they finally won a game. Go Sox! =)

Polaroids Part II

Oct. 15th, 2004
Sonia, Leah and Molly hiding in my car to escape the cold at the GTG.




Oct. 16th, 2004
Stoner Dave and his lady kicking it OG.





Oct. 17th, 2004
Fixing my moms PoS at 9pm when I should be relaxing.

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Oct. 18th, 2004
Seriously, I need to stop going to Sonia's restaurant. I am going to turn into lamb & rice.

30 days of Polaroids

So I had this idea after I got a Polaroid camera... the value pack of film had 30 shots in it. 30 days to a month. A shot each day at a specific time, no matter what is happening.

It started this past tuesday at poker night at exactly 9pm. So for the next 30 days, I am going to take one shot at exactly 9pm. Now I know 9pm doesn't really fall into the "naughty hour" window but if this works out, maybe I will do midnight next go around =)

So enjoy, for the next 30 days, I will try to update this blog and my website (www.jkrew.com) with the photos.

Oct. 12th, 2004
Me finally whooping my boys arses in Holdem.




Oct. 12th, 2004
Dishwashing detergent and dishwashing soap are totally not the same thing.





Oct. 14th, 2004
Dinner with Sonia and Molly at Aladdins.

Getting my mom lit

So it was my moms birthday last night. I don't think she liked my presents. Meh. I got her into digital cameras when I gave her my old Nikon and she's been shooting away ever since. I show her different ways to shoot when ever we are together i.e. shooting from the hip, odd angles, going for the odd crop instead of the whole thing and she really is good. I'm impressed with her stuff which makes me happy.

So I got her a new Polaroid cammy and 30 pieces of film. I told her I was getting into shooting oldschool and then scanning in the film so hopefully she will be inspired by doing something she used to do when she was a kid. I also got her a table-top tripod for shooting from the ground and at dinners she goes to so she doesn't have to use a flash. Hopefully she will get into it. =)

And lastly, the wild card of the bunch, I made her 5 cds that I had really gotten into lately:
Wicker Park Soundtrack
Lost in Translation Soundtrack
Buena Vista Social Club
Hot Hot Heat
Phoenix

hahahaha, we'll see were she goes with those.

So anyways, we went to this greek place and she asked if I wanted a glass of wine and I told her just to get a bottle and I then proceeded to get her torn up beyond belief. She doesn't normally drink that much but we just started talking about everything under the sun. Her business, my business, my girlfriends, her husband, me starting up my own gig with a guy I used to work with for whom I respected immensly... everything.

It was a great time to see her slurring and just not caring about anything. Finally forgetting about the troubles with my grandmother, her friend and my second mom who was diagnosed with fatal cancer, my dad etc etc.

So after almost carying her home and eating some cake, I gave her a kiss on the forehead and left. I'm happy she had a good night. =)

Mental note: never show mom pictures that are on my blog while intoxicated. It turned into an hour long critique of my friends and which ones look like axe murderers, car thiefs and serial killers.

Roadtrippin

13 hours of drivin'. 900 miles. 4 Tanks of gas. 4 packs of smokes and a few gallons of coffee. Went to Columbus, Ohio to pick up a set of rare R32 seats for mah dub.

We went more for the trip than the prize but then again, the prize is awefully nice.

You think you're hardcore with your mods? Think again baby.

7am no coffee bluriness


We got crafty up on the SUV












Tunnel into WV






Dave's bitchass was the first to konk out




The doner with mad mods. Incredible car.


Big ballin'


Top speed up hills. WTF? HAHAHAHA










My favourite county


The prize


The devil horns with the prize


Cool airmill thinghys


View from the mtns coming home

Today was a good day

So last night, my car took a shit and died 3 times on the way home. So today at 10am, I got up and went over to Jason's pad to get that shite looked at. I swear to god, it's always good to hang out with my crew to make me feel better. Turns out my car had a few bugs but I got them sorted.

Dara standing triumphant albeit in need of a new paintjob (coming soon)


Jason's 500hp 1.8t in wait of an air to water intercooler.


Jason's new JDM Scion toy


Super Weider being Super Weider


Super Weider putting a blasting George Micheal CD on repeat and locking the keys in Ronnies car. =)

Ok, fine, I'm gay

Never thought I'd do one of these but my new buddy had interesting answers so why the f not I say...

Body: NUMBER OF...
1: piercings? Had 3 now I'm nekkid
2: tattoos? 1
3: height? 6'3
4: shoe size? 11 - 11 1/2
5: hair color? blonde to brown
6: siblings? spoiled bitch

FAVORITE...:
1: food? Thai
2: thing to do? Dubs
3: thing to talk about? Anything that tests boundries
4: sports? Motorsports/Hockey/Lax
5: drinks? Lots please!
6: clothes? Simple things put together to create my unique style
7: movies? Big Blue and anything Bruckenheimer
8: holiday? Christmas/Halloween/4th of July

HAVE YOU...
1: ever cried over a girl? Shit, what time is it?
2: ever cried over a boy? Does my pops count?
3: ever lied to someone? Yep
4: ever been in a fist fight? Yep
5: ever been arrested? Yep

NUMBER...:
1: of times I have been in love? 2
2: of times I have had my heart broken? Nursing my shit right now
3: of hearts I have broken? Couple here and there
4: of girls I have kissed? *blushes
5: of boys I have kissed? Only on cheeks when I am drunk
6: of girls I've slept with? 4 and fucking proud of it
7: of boys I've slept with? zippy
8: of drugs taken illegally? No Comment
9: of people I would classify as true, could trust with my life with type friend? Homegrown repruhzent! Oh yeah, my best buddy Stoner Dave.
10: of people I consider my enemies? Nathan Kerigan from 9th grade. *shakes fist
11: of times my name has appeared in the newspaper? click my arse
12: of scars on my body? I got two awesome ones. Ask for the story.
13: of things in my past that I regret? Nothing - We become who we are from what we do... good or bad.

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE...:
1: pretty? meh
2: funny? All the time
3: hot? Not so much
4: friendly? Very
5: amusing? Extremely
7: caring? Overly
8: sweet? Sickly
9: dorky? Goofball

DESCRIBE YOUR..
1: Wallet? New! w00t!
2: Hairbrush? Dont use one
3: Toothbrush? Good ole' manual baby
4: Jewelry worn daily? My livestrong bracelet
6: Blanket? Always
7: Sunglasses? New w00t!
8: Underwear? Markey Marks baby
9: CD in stereo right now? whats a CD? I have my hard drive.
10: Piercings? See top
12: What you are wearing now? Boyd Cottington tee, jeans and a beer
13: In my mouth? Yuengling
14: In my head? Absolutely nothing (I just got off work)
15: Wishing? My weekend plans will come through *crosses fingers
16: After this? Beer 'o clock suckah.
17: Person you wish you could see right now? My new buddy.
18: Is next to you right now? Mah pooch Carson.
19: Something you're looking forward to in the upcoming? see .15
20: The last thing you ate? Roy fucking Rogers *swoons
21: Something that you are deathly afraid of? Nothing. Live fast, die young and leave a pretty corpse.
22: Do you like candles? Yes
23: Do you like the taste of blood? Yes
24: Do you believe in love? Not so much anymore.
25: Do you believe in soul mates? Yes
26: Do you believe in Heaven? N/A
27: Do you believe in God? There is something up there. Not sure what though.
28: What do you want done with your body when you die? Don't care. I'll be reincarnated anyways.
29: If you could have any animal for a pet, what would it be? I have my best friend already but maybe a lemur.
30: What is the latest you've ever stayed up? All Night Baby
31: Can you eat with chopsticks? Yes
32: What's your favorite coin? NYC subway token
33: What are some of your favorite candies? I don't know any Candies
34: What's something that you wish people would understand? I lead an interesting life and don't doubt my experiences.
35: What's something you wish you could understand better? Why was she hurt so bad?
36: What is something that you really wish was still around? If I wanted it to be around, it would still be here.

LAST PERSON WHO....
1: Slept in your bed? Carson
2: Saw you cry? Katie
3: Made you cry? Jess
4: Spent the night at your house? Molly
5: You shared a drink with? Stoner Dave/Matt/Robb
6: You went to the movies with? Leah and Bill
7: Went to the mall with? Sonia and Kanda
8: Yelled at you? Leah
9: last person you hugged? Cindy

See? I told you it would be cool.

So yeah...

Sonia got me to go to the mall last night which was a good thing. Not only did I get my white-trash Arby's fix, Kanda called and met us up there too so it was a mini Homegrown meeting. Got me some new kicks which always makes anyone feel better.

THEN, went home to ABSOLUTELY WORK mah boys in poker. hahaha Suckahs. Had 5 1/2 stacks when we finished which made my night.

THEN, an old friend and partner in crime for whom I haven't seen in years came over and she wanted to watch this dubaudi video I got at H20 yet hadn't watched yet so we slapped that in the divid player. dubaudi's site They are pretty much the premiere group in america with the sickest rides out there and I completely sweat their nuts.

Anyhoo, we are watching one of the vids and lo and behold, I see me shooting Carey in the video for all of 2 seconds but I jumped up and just started running around the house in a drunken fit of glee. Totally made my night =)





So yeah, my buddy hung out till 4. I got no sleep. We killed a few bottles of wine and laughed the whole time. Good times. I'm stoked again.

two steps forward, 19 steps back

Well, yeah. Feeling kinda low. I knew it was coming which is fine but it always stings more and more each time. I don't think I have ever lead a steady way of life. It's always super highs and then super lows. No middle ground. I guess I like it that way because normal just bores me. Is that ok though? This summer was just moment upon moment of highs after a really bad low during the spring and now with the turn of the weather, it seems to bring in the lows.

I hate the cold. I hate having to put on layers when I wake up. I hate jackets. It's just not comfortable.

And with Jess hating me, molly being a flake, leah being bipolar and my pops being a complete fuck to me, it all comes crashing down once more. And sure, I'm being dramatic but it still hurts.

I am finally remembering how nice boring used to be and I took it for granted. Sure it's boring but you know what to expect. I wasn't expecting this week at all.

*sigh

All there is to do is move forward as much as possible and get through the low part. That crazy high has to be around here somewhere.

My wit has been bested

JKREW: heard of postal service?
workis4jerks: Are you kidding?
That band was everywhere you wanted to be earlier this year.
JKREW: hahahahaha god damnit. Your wit level is uncomparable
haha
way to keep me in the scenester loop you ass
workis4jerks: Ha ha ha.
JKREW: I'm like the "4 months ago" guy. great.
workis4jerks: Indeed.
Anyway, why do you ask?
JKREW: Because I thought they were cool but god forbid I tell you about good music again Mr. Tower fucking records. Sorry, too "corporate". Mr Olsens
workis4jerks: Damn straight. Although the fact that you know the name of the store I buy from already gives me negative music snob points.
JKREW: hahaha, I was shopping there when I was 12 beotch =)
*brushes dirt off of nautical star tattoo
workis4jerks: I'm just kiddin', it's just one of those Hi-Fidelity-type "you can't get anything worth a damn at a fukn Tower. You gotta go to a place like the trunk of Mumbly Joe's Buick for the GOOD STUFF."
JKREW: HAHAHA
I have to admit though, the girls who like your music are way hotter than the girls who like my music. Only exception is your girls are all depressed and whiney, mine are just coked up or rolling their titties off.
workis4jerks: Cripes, depressed and whiny only improves my chances.
JKREW: *touche

Sir drinks a lot

Party up in Lorton. Got headbutted in the cheek by a drunken irish man. Held my ruffnecks at bay to stop a complete beatdown. Stayed at the party and drank the irishmans beer, stole his money at the blackjack table, pissed on his house with my boys and finally ganked his blender.

Never a dull time =)































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