Posts Tagged ‘Pribek’

Be Honest


24 Sep

I saw this at Solonor’s Facebook page. I’m spending too much time there. Especially since I linked my blog there.

Anyway, see if you can answer these questions honestly. Honestly, I was expecting more nosy questions, but thought these were pretty mild.

Fill in the answers…honestly…

1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth?
1/4 of Methocarbamol – a muscle relaxant for the mysterious pain in my left side.

2.Where was your profile picture taken?
I don’t use photos of myself. I either turn my artwork into an avatar, or I use the faces of characters from movies or books that I’m currently obsessed with. My current, Facebook avatar is from one of my hand abstract drawings that features eyes. My current Gravatar is… *runs to look* Snape.

3.Can you play Guitar Hero?
Can you play Dueling Banjos? Nooooo.

4.Name someone who made you laugh today?
First Jack, then Tracy, then Mom. Did you know (according to Tracy, the Tennesean) that today is Thursdeh?

5.How late did you stay up last night and why?
Until 3am. That was an early night for me. The med I am taking for pain makes me sleepy so I’ve been taking a lot of spontaneous naps.

6.If you could move somewhere else, would you?
Nope.

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks?
Nope. Hate fireworks. Too loud.

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you?
Let’s see, I think Cindy is the closest in or around Monterey/Carmel.

9. Do you believe ex’s can be friends?
Nope. I have no ex-husbands, but I have a few ex-boyfriends who’d look great with their faces scraped on pavement after I ran a bus over them.

10. How do you feel about Dr Pepper?
He and I parted ways some months ago. It seems he was a contributor to an ulcer that had taken up residence in my stomach lining. We’re polite if we see each other, but we don’t talk, and he was never able to write.

11. When was the last time you cried really hard?
I cried over the frustration of my body turning, once more, against me.

12. Who took your profile picture?
If it’s Snape, we’ll blame Colin Creevy (you have to be up on your Harry Potter lore to know who he is). If it’s a piece of artwork, I drew it.

Claudius - no red-eye13. Who was the last person you took a picture of?
I don’t take photos of people. I think it’s kind of intrusive. And, who knows, there might be something to that “soul stealing” thing the natives whisper about.

14. Was yesterday better than today?
Today is fine.

15. Can you live a day without TV?
Yes. I don’t turn the TV on until about 6pm. These days, it’s mostly noise for the dogs, and company for me when Richard is at work.

6. Are you upset about anything?
I’m doped up with anti-anxiety meds. I’m good.

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it?
Of course.

18. Are you a bad influence?
Not anymore. My last transgression was almost nine years ago when I taught my second cousins (an 8 year old and a 5 year old) to call their father “spango head”.

19. Night out or night in?
Night in. Are you crazy? I’m not stepping out at night, not even to toss something into the recycle bin!

20. What items could you not go without during the day?
My meds. If I’m leaving the house, I gotta have my purse, which has some emergency meds, my wallet, my ID, and my ATM and Credit Card.

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital?
My dad in Branson, MO hospital. He never really woke up.

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say?
I don’t “text”.

23. How do you feel about your life right now?
Despite the -isms of my body, it’s good.

24. Do you hate anyone?
It’s a waste of energy.

25. If we were to look in your facebook inbox, what would we find?
A whole lotta of invites for Farm stuff, hearts, drinks, flowers and what-not. I ignore them.

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass?
Probably not.

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before?
I was called a piece of artwork, does that count?

28. What song is stuck in your head?
“Carnival” by Pribek. It’s one of the few I don’t mind having stuck in my head. Something about it just absolutely fascinates me and lately, I can’t end the day without playing it.

29. Someone knocks on your window at 2:00 a.m., who do you want it to be?
I don’t want anyone knocking on my window at 2am! Richard, though, would like it to be Bigfoot.

30.Wanna have grandkids before you’re 50?
That’s gonna be a bit tough since I don’t have kids.

31. Name something you have to do tomorrow?
Work some more on my chapter-ed fan fic, so I don’t disappoint my readers.

32. Do you think too much or too little?
Thinking works for me. Whether it’s too little or too much… I dunno.

33. Do you smile a lot?
I do. What’s weird, though, is that a lot of times I’m smiling when no one is around.

Schizophrenic Murderer Goes To Fair


19 Sep

That’s the big news here in Spokane. A local mental hospital that houses criminally insane patients, took a group of their patients to the local fair going on this week. From CNN:

Paul, 47, escaped from the fair around noon, which launched the massive manhunt and brought criticism from many, including state government officials. Sheriff’s officials told CNN affiliate KREM-TV that Paul also escaped briefly in 1991 and assaulted a law enforcement officer.

Ya know ya areI wonder if this story doesn’t call for being featured on Brother Jack’s blog as aMindless Yob in the News. Not the murderer, though, the idjits who took his to a fair!

Needless to say, there’s been a lot of flak over this and people are pointing the finger left and right looking for someone to blame. I’ve heard more about the blame since Paul escaped than I’ve heard about what’s being done to track down this guy, and lock him up, with his meds, for good.

Here’s another tidbit showing what this fellow is like when he’s not on his meds:

Paul was committed to Eastern State Hospital after admitting he strangled and slit the throat of community activist Ruth Motley in 1987, KREM-TV reported. According to court documents obtained by KREM, Paul believed Motley was a witch and killed her in response to voices in his head.

He subsequently burned a deer carcass as a sacrifice, according to the documents.

The extent of Paul’s illness was disturbing even to mental health professionals, KREM reported.

Yesterday I had an appointment downtown with the doc. Where I go to the doc is an area of Spokane that appeals to people like Paul. Usually I go alone to my appointments, but Richard went with me since this guy was probably somewhere in Spokane.

Ain’t my husband sweet?

Well, Wasn’t That A Nice Break?


08 Sep

As you can see by the byline of the previous post, it wasn’t me! It was a more coherent, Thesaurus equipped, snarky professor.

I have 23 followers on Twitter. Do any of them realise I’m not twittering for days at a time? Sometimes months. This sort of thing is happening several places that I joined once upon a time and then abandoned.

DO NOT BE A JOINER!!

IT WILL COME BACK AND HAUNT YOU!!!

Are you a fan of PRIBEK? You’re not? Well, remedy that! Jeesh!

I found this interesting interview last night. It could have been done a few days ago, or years. I can’t tell because someone doesn’t date their posts!

From the interview at Jemsite: The Guitar Hero Series

I got interested in the guitar several years before I started playing. I remember seeing B.B. King on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. I was maybe 8 or 9 and something about what he did really grabbed me. When I was 14, I saved $50 up from mowing lawns and bought a Supro guitar and Supro amp from a guy who was a couple of years older. I messed around with it on my own and took a few lessons. Eventually, I ran in to Ron Roskowske, who is a great teacher. He was working at a music store in Washington, Missouri. I took lessons from Ron sort of off and on. I would go for a couple months and, see this was a deal, where my Mom had to drive me 30 miles each way so; I’d take a break for a few months and absorb what Ron showed me. It’s a good way to learn really.

How many of you use themes that don’t date your posts?

uh-huh. That many, hm?

Well? Fix it!

Bad taste humor –

Achmed the Dead Terrorist: Wrong on so many levels.

I Have Been Here Before

I am seeking a question.