Camping...

Is reserved for the Nov. 11 weekend. Malibu Creek. Fishing, coffee, dirt, grime, beans on toast, cocktails, beans on toast.

I hope that everyone missed this...

The beginning of the World Series tonight was one of the most pathetic pro-America propaganda bull shit that I've ever seen. A song, a la We Are The World, to begin the World Series in Houston is an atrocious attempt by Fox to pretend that they give a shit about this game. I'm furious that the coverage, commentary and extras have been sub-par to say the least. Guaranteed if we had a Yankee-Angels world series, everything would be top notch. God forbid we have two teams with great stories and great pitching in the series. I hate Fox, I hate the Yankees and I hate Michael McDonald.

no joke

a "crazy man" came strolling by my window tonight rambling to himself about andrew hamilton and cia operations.

idaho, huh?

Wow

This is a really amazing video about Hurricane Katrina. Warning: It's pretty intense.

A blast from the past

The Sycz Family Home Movies

the noise of shit hitting the fan.... phphphhph

what a time in life. Transition on phenomenal levels. I come to all of you with great joy in my heart. the gathering of good people, creates an atmosphere... of, well... how do you call it... love. Our friendships are amusing, all walks of life, but a gratifying trueness to it all.

Transition 1. Work at Vision Trust is good. Its an office job. ministry serving orphans in developing countries. I'll be heading up the short term missions aspect of the ministry... I like to travel, orphans are cool... and so here I am. Several cool things about working at Vision Trust are 1. my own office. 2. business card... so damn cool. 3. the internet. 4. I can listen to music... and so I do... a lot more that I think they thought when they suggested I could. 5. Travel opportunities. very cool. though, the vibe could be weird on the trips so #5 is still in the air. 6. work with kids... but I don't really... that's just the objective. 7. good coffee. 8. a comfortable leather chair. 9. a phone... ok that sums it up... here are several shitty things about working for VisionTrust International 1. lack of quantity of real work right now. and so I often get stuck doing busy work. or work for the sake of work, which just sucks. 2. The founder and CEO, whom I will be working under a lot, is a pretty weird guy and I haven't found a way to connect with him... and when he speaks, I get annoyed. 3. its a Christian ministry... and so there's that heavy agenda... and that Christian talk that im no good at.... and lots of begging for money... which they want me to do. 4. there's nobody my age... everybody's pretty cool but there all at least 20 yrs older... Lets just say the lady menu is looking pretty slim right now... which is cool.

Transition 2. I quit smoking, yup. except when I drink... I like smoking when drinking. but I don't do that too much so I still call it quitting. but as a result, I have begun to chew. nicotine is a bitch. Matt said it only takes 3 days for the nicotine addiction to end, but I don't know about that... its got me by the balls. and so now I am sitting at my desk at work, chewing, and currently listening to Music from Big Pink, The Band, and writing...

Transition 3. I have a disease... I didn't even know existed. They like to call it Psoriasis which is a skin condition. It is an immune-mediated, genetic disease manifesting in the skin patches of skin called "lesions" become inflamed and are covered by silvery white scale. and its a lifetime thing... kinda weird, pretty gross... and I am considering this my coming out with my disease moment. I am getting comfortable with my new disease, and working hard on making it look cool. though I havn't quite mastered that quite yet

Transition 4. Big family news... my sister's family who lives here in Colorado has had some major shit going down... My brother-in-law, whom I have known and been in my family's life since I was 13, has been living a very deceptive life. He's created another life outside of the one with my sister. and though it seemed as if he was very repentant, he has continued his other life. In 13 years of marriage hess had 8 extramarital relationships, and is currently in one which he claims he's found love... and it has ALL come out in the last two weeks. As you can imagine its been a difficult time for my sister, and their four daughters. She is currently pursuing a divorce... and so here we are... life takes such interesting turns... reallities and dreams shattered... but life moves on. thanks for the thoughts, and prayers...

I'll be damned, funny how it all works.

Hmmm...

Well, since Andrew is out and I've not heard a peep from a certain burning Bush, I will tentatively say that the poker game has indeed become a real one at my house. Be in the LBC at 7:30 and I will entertain you with dancing and exhibitionism, the likes of which you've never seen. Except at Andy and Alan's bachelor weekend.

About tonight...

Wanted to know who all is coming tonight. We're gonna get things rolling at about 7:42. If we have people interested in playing that are not at my house tonight, we will have an online game going. If however, the only people that want to play are at my house then we will have a real game. That being said, if you're coming to my house bring 1) A computer with either a wireless connection or an ethernet cable 2) Plenty of drinks 3) An appetizer if you have one lying around 4) $10 in case we have a real game there will be a real buy in.

That's it. Please let me know who's coming as soon as you know, this includes are friends from the nether regions.

Virtual Church

The Church of Fools

For those of you who have yet to see the new and fabulous Biola Connections (or threw it away without reading it) you may be interested to learn that The UK's Methodist Church has started the first ever 3D on-line church.

I wish I were making this up, but they have named it The Church of Fools

It ran for a while but is now only available for private prayer time. I went today and walked around in it for a bit. You can make your little 3D character pray, weep, kneel, shout hallelujia, shrug, and even pull out his/her hair (which I guess may be neccessary with some preachers).

Sadly, though, goggles aren't required.

Yet.

Camping Update...

I'm going to reserve campsites tomorrow and I need a head count as to who will be coming both evenings, so I'll know how many sites to reserve. Word.

Great Pumpkin Fest!

Great Pumpkin Fest!
Originally uploaded by jessegloyd.

We will be having a Great Pumpkin Fest on saturday the 22st at our pad near the lake. It will also be a birthday party for Alan and Xio. It's also the pre-"Halloween" party, though I think I speak for everyone when I denouce the evil ALL HELL DAY, as it translates. So come and enjoy, SATURDAY OCTOBER 22. More details to follow concerning what to bring.

We will dance the night away- boom chick a boom boom!

Nobody is allowed in without a costume.

...and if you owe me money from a previous living arrangement, please bring it with you (you know who you are).

Alright, alright

Look bitches. If you really have a problem than you can suck it. However, if you all want to do this, I'm opening up my place to anyone that wants to join and hang out. Bring some beer, a computer and your best bandaged glasses. Alan, I didn't go to your wedding so you can't come to my house. Does that even work? Just kidding Alan, you can come to my house and I'll get you drunk enough to forget that I wasn't there and I'll get drunk enough to make up for the fact that I wasn't shit-faced with everyone else on the planet. I love you all, except Dan, that's not love. That's lust.

Keith is Great

Was everyone aware of that? He's just so great. He's funny, and kind, and really desires to grow spiritually. He's got such a unique way about him. I haven't had a chance to talk to him since Jesse's house-warming and I wanted to make sure that he (and y'all) knew how awesome I think he is. I miss him a lot, but I'm glad he likes Long Beach. How you doing Keith?

Poker for Sex!!!

That's right. No, no it's not. However, Friday, October 21st, we will be having an online gaming tournament of women. Bring your beer, your game face and some drunken conversation. The game will start promptly at 9:30 p.m. PST. (That's 10:30 for Mountain Time folk) We will be having a private table that I'll set up on Pokerroom. The table will be named that evening and I will post the table name so that you can join said table. Sign up whenever you want, it's free. Leave any questions here.

Campstravaganza!

Friday Nov. 11-13 Leo Carillo

If this is bad, tell me.

If anyone is interested...

I was wondering what the group thought, since we can't all be together at the same time, about having an online poker night? I realize this sounds extremely gay but you can make a room where it's just us. We can all go out and buy beer and cigarettes and talk shit on each other. It'll be like we're all there but we don't have to actually see anyone. An ideal situation for all. I have a terrible feeling that all comments will now be directed towards my manhood or lack thereof.

Best song of 2005? Candy Shop, by 50 Cent

Disagree? You are wrong.

I live...

too many sad days, too many tuesday mornings

one of my favorite all time pogues lines
it meant a lot to me after my mom passed away on a tuesday, and it's hard for me to not recall it now as well.

tomorrow (tuesday) amanda's grandma will be removed from life support as she stipulated in her living will. at this point we are pretty certain that she won't be able to breath on her own without the ventilator. her condition has deteriorated a little bit since her brain surgery, and there has been little sign of recovery, limited, or at all.

please be praying for amanda, her family, and especially for her grandpa Clay. He met his wife-to-be, betty, at biola when they were both in college in the early '40's. pray that the Lord would give him the strength to make it through this. thanks so much guys

Surfishing and Camping...

Seeing as the Bridge School Weekend is probably dead this season, how about a little beach campout the first weekend of Turkey Month? Post here if you're in and I'll reserve some spots. I just got all my rods and reels together and am itching to catch a Halibut or two. We'd probably hit up Malubu...

and I'm back.

well, all good things must come to an end i suppose. for all of you who went out for the wedding...thank you for coming and we had an incredible time. couldn't have asked for a better wedding and time surrounding it. Maui was as it should be, gorgeous and relaxing. lots of good food, and lots of good drink. we stayed at just an amazing place. paradise, literally. it's hard to come back from that....especially when you learn that your boss has been 'replaced' on the show he created. Meaning, no more Commander In Chief. We're moving back to DIsney this week. I knew I was important around here, but I'm gone for a week and all hell breaks loose? anyways, can't wait to hang....
alan

Dodgers, Raiders and Tommie

Is everyone enjoying the playoffs in baseball? I listened to alot of the playoffs the past two years driving from aromas to monterey/seaside for school over at CSUMB. I have to admit, listening to baseball on radio is better than listening to football on radio. I root for the Dodgers and will always remember them taking apart the A's back in '88. The miracle home run by Kirk Gibson; Orel's pitching, I will always remember this series. Where I was, who was there, the pizza birthday party I went to. My grandparents were big Dodger fans. My grandpa had died that year; we came over and watched the series with my grandma. She loved baseball, even had an aquaintance that played for the Dodgers, Wally Moon. They were from the same town, Bay, Arkansas. One time at a game in San Fran, most likely at Candlestick, though I guess it could have been at Seals Stadium, my grandma got close to the field during batting practice and yelled, "HEEYYYY BOOGER!" I am not quite sure if that was a nickname for everyone from Bay or if that was a special one just for Wally Moon, but he heard it and knew it had to be someone from Bay because only someone from Bay would know such a moniker. They talked for a bit and took photos and even got some home movie of Wally and Grandma talking. The Dodgers won that game and I think Wally even hit a homer, but maybe he didnt. My grandparents got back on the bus headed for Salinas and enjoyed the silence of the other passengers, all Giants fans. Harry and Tommie had a great outing. My grandma's nickname was Tommie. She had always been a tomboy growing up, so.... Her entire family never called her by her given name Elwanda or Bertha. She had two names because her birth certificate had both and it was never figured out which one was her official name. She loved baseball and she loved the Dodgers. Sometimes I wish I loved baseball like my grandma did, but I do not. Maybe because I could never field very well, or because I never played Little League. I was always drawn more to football. I was better at it and my dad was and still is a big football fan and an even bigger Oakland Raider fan. He started to love the Raiders back when he was in the National Guard. He learned to love three things while in the Guard....1)coffee 2)cigarettes 3)the Raiders....he quit number 2 thankfully but the other two stuck. I love football and I love the raiders and I have to admit...after the Dodgers had again blown up in the 2nd half of the season and they were done I started to root for two teams, the Angels and any team that was playing the A's. My dad and I have 50 yard line tickets, row 13 for October 23 in Oakland. I wanted the infield to be gone...I hate watching football with that infield. It is beautiful for a baseball game but absolutely revolting for a football game. This turned out way too long and should have been posted on my own blog site, but I couldnt get it sent over there. I miss my grandma.

Come on, this is pretty funny, right?

beavisbushcheny
Originally uploaded by jessegloyd.

I googled "funny" and this is what popped up first. It's funny, I know, I'm sorry.

VOTE: TURN OFF ALL THE STUPID PASSWORD PROTECTION CRAP

Vote here. I vote to turn it off. It has killed the blog, seeing as people are lazy and don't like entering in dumb passwords. My vote is to turn it off.

The Internet Wants You {and by You, I mean Darren}

Please, please, please

At least one porcher needs to submit to be the hottest blogger.

Dear Jesus...

I want some curry.

BYOTAB

Bring your own tortillas and brew choice to my house on friday. I will make the inside of a fajita and we will watch the Angels and White Sox lose.

Fun topic.

Movie that's on your mind right now when you read this line and think that you have to think of a movie to put as a comment. Mine is "The Sting", because I'm listening to Dixieland. Now mine is "Reds" directed by "our parents George Clooney" Warren Beatty, because I'm looking at a red bottle of Chuck Shaw (from biold) come on Andy, that made you laugh. Shaw from Biola. Shaw... SHAAAW! SHAW AND BEANS!!! SHAW AND BEANS WIF KECHUP AND MUS-TARD! BNAKED BEANS AND SHAAAAW AND KECHUUP, HO!

Politics and Baseball

These two things I don't know.
They are games, too big for me.
Everybody talks about politics and baseball.

I don't talk much.
So how are you? no, really!

the best

2 legit 2 quit

When you have a second...

Please be praying for me. Last night someone stole my acoustic and electric guitars out of my 4 Runner. They also took my guitar amp and cabinet and my pedal board. All in all around $8k. Pretty sad day, especially the acoustic that my parents gave me for my 17th birthday. It's one of those things that God's testing my heart with. I want to be someone that does not portray himself as a victim of circumstance and in doing so I will say, with no equivocations, that I should've brought my stuff inside and that all of this is ultimately my own doing. I do however say that I will always miss my guitar and the memories that surround such a menial "thing". But when something becomes almost an heirloom bought by sacrifice there's a sense of belonging that encomapsses the item. Thanks for the memories old Takamine, and thanks to all of you that played these items lovingly and many times drunkenly. I love you all like I love my gifts. Sorry to post a downer.

-J