Bob Dylan

As I just said to the channel on IRC, I'm sitting here listening to some Bob Dylan and enjoying my new found appreciation for the man and his music. Then I asked, no one in particular, what it is about his music that almost always brings tears to my eyes?! If anyone can explain it, I'd be interested. I was listening to a song apparently called "Covenent Woman." Whoa. Really liked it. Its sort of funny to me that its taken me this long to 'really' be into Mr. D to this degree given how long I've been into the Grateful Dead, and Bluegrass. Actually, the realization that I liked Dylan much more that I would have otherwise thought came at the Phil & Friends / Dylan show the the Gorge in George, WA. I remember being very dissappointed in P&F, but that Dylan had gotten me to straight up crying during a few songs. It was then that I decided I needed to give the Bobster another listen. This is actually happening fairly slowly, but has accelerated in recent days as I've gotten some live stuff off the internet.

Seattle, here I come! YAY!!!

Well, despite the fact that I'm still out of work, we're going to fly up to our house in Edmonds over the July 4th weekend! Mrs. Beavis is going to head down to Anderson Island to hang with friends and I'm getting to go to the Dead shows in Portland and the Gorge! Well, ok, actually, I may not get to go to Portland cuz my friend thats miracleing me (is that a word? heh.) can't find me a ride from Seattle. And, truth be told, a ride to the Gorge is still not confirmed. Still, this mega Kind friend of mine is actually SENDING ME THE MONEY to go to the Irvine show down here in Cali a week from today! You just can't say enough about people like my pal Iggy. He's an amazing person. Period.

Oops, late post. (From 6/3/04)

So my wife is riding the subway (Blue Line/Los Angeles) tonight and apparently this blind guy gets on the train too and he pulls out his glass eyes (yes, both) to get attention and thus money! She says it was quite disgusting! BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Day After Tomorrow was INTENSE.

Just got back. Wow, I sure as hell hope that can't happen for real! Anyway, I really liked it, fact or fiction. Jake G. rules!

Personal Log, 8, June 2004

Well, had another fairly weird, if not short dream this morning. I was at the Topanga Plaza (a Mall in the San Fernando Valley thats probably called something else by now) and it was night time. Some basketball player/star had given me a rubber/toy basketball and I was bouncing it outside the Trader Joe's entrance area.. then I got another one from another player/star and it was bigger and I couldn't keep control of both of them. Thats all I remember. Weird. I should mention the first really weird dream I had the other day. This was the first dream I can remember in quite some time.

There was a band playing at some warehouse type place and I think my pal Gus was in it. I remember being all stoked that FIVE horn players had shown up to play that night... I guess it was kind of a jam session or something, anyway I then went 'out back' behind the warehouse/store whatever (it was like being behind a mini-mall or something) and there were these guys that were sorta sky-writing... but the letters were on strings or cables, sorta like the banner that flys behind a plane, but the guys sorta threw the letters into the air by hand. (very weird) THEN, there was this cute (iirc) chick, getting hasseled by cop(s), and I was consoling her... and she starting to like nuzzle my cheek and stuff and I was all, 'uh uh, I'm married' and I showed her my ring. I was so proud of myself... I turned her (a cute chicky) down, EVEN IN A DREAM!

Now, on the job front... Had a meet-n-greet @ Robert Half yesterday. Met with a nice enough bloke and took a Delphi 5 eval test. I got a 55, which might not seem too good, but if I read the results correctly, the top scores were only 64(ish), so given a/the curve, I think I did great! They might have a Delphi gig for me. I'm also still in touch with another Company in Santa Ana and am awaiting a 2nd interview. There might also be a C++Builder position in Marina Del Rey! Needless to say, I'd LOVE to have 2+ offers to choose from.

I know there was more I wanted to say, but can't think of it now so will just have to close for now. Later dudes. ;P