The rain has stopped, the clouds
drifted away,
the weather is clear again.
If your heart is pure, then all things
in your world are pure....
Then the moon and flowers will guide
you along the way. -Ryokan
Back to work. Chop wood. Carry Water.
BIG UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!! Be sure to click on READ MORE below -- you'll find a conversation I had with John from Orbit1 this morning -- it's hilarious.... Enjoy!
Listening to: That's All over - Johnny Cash
Favorite Photo of the Day
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bob: hola my good friend
john: hey
bob: back in the saddle this morning -- same ol same ol ---
john: coming down tomorrow
john: taking day off in fact
john: i think
bob: I have class tomorrow night
bob: but
bob: will skip
john: i may come down early
bob: cool
bob: I can skate out early - no problemo
bob: we'll get out
bob: shoot a boatload of film
bob: i'm LOVING the XT
john: i have satellite dude coming in the morning supposedly
bob: LOVING it
john: then i'm taking off
bob: SBC, too? :-)
john: ha
john: no
john: i've got to try and call them today
john: fuckers
bob: i feel bad for you
john: i may have to go with cable
bob: oh
john: OMG
bob: that sucks
john: the move was fucking horrid
bob: ha!
john: saturday was pure freakin hell
bob: oh boy
bob: everyone okay?
john: yeah
john: it was just a mess
john: the movers showed up 3 hours late
john: then
john: they didn't do shit the first 30 minutes
john: then
john: they said they needed lunch before they started
bob: oh man
john: they took like 40 minutes to eat and shit
john: at this point i was fuming, but it got worse
bob: they should have ate during those 3 hours!
john: no kidding
john: it was 3 guys
john: some boss dork
john: his son (bad sign)
john: and some other dude
john: it was sandford & son
john: the son was hungover
bob: oh god
bob: oh man
john: and the other guy was ridiculous... kinda of small and not strong
john: and the boss didn't do shit but sleep in the cab!
john: ha ha
john: it was a joke
john: they took 7.5 hours to load the truck!
john: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
john: after about 5 hours i yelled at them, and started cursing
john: ha ha
john: i told the boss guy to unload the truck and leave
john: i wasn't paying for anything
john: turns out he's the owner!!
john: it was crazy man!
john: they took until after 11 pm to move us
john: and i only paid them for 5 hours work
bob: wow
bob: wow
john: i've never had an experience like that
bob: what the fuck???
bob: weird
john: we were all boxed up etc
john: i thought it would take them about 3 hours to load
john: and 2 to unload
john: and gave them a 1 hour cushion
john: 6 hours on the outside
john: they didn't even have the truck half loaded at 6 hours
john: and i became furious and lost it
john: then boss man started yelling at the 2 knuckleheads
bob: wow
bob: oh my gawd
bob: I wish I was there!
bob: I'd be snapping off photos!
bob: and posting that shit
john: so... everything i had planned on doing saturday afternoon (after the move)
john: i had to do yesterday
bob: I'm so laughing right now
john: so i'm dead tired
john: we were planning on just relaxing yesterday
john: but no
bob: L O L
john: i've never had such a bad moving experience
john: it was a fuckin joke
bob: lainey's looking at me like I've lost it
john: dude
john: i never yell at people for stuff if they're doing their job
john: i came unglued
john: i was totally prepaired to have them completely unload the truck and post pone the move (again)
bob: I can't imaging YOU losing it
bob: I just can't
john: well, they only got paid for 5 hours!
john: fuckers
bob: oh man
bob: hold on a sec
bob: brb
bob: Dude -- the XT rocks
john: you like
bob: I shot nearly 1000 images with it
bob: it's nice
bob: really nice
john: yeah, it's going to beat the d50 or whatever nikon comes out with for most types of shots
bob: you may find it a little small -- but for me - it's SUPER...
john: it's a killer rig
bob: the images are the same as the 20D
john: yeah, i've used it... it's a great size
john: i think
bob: i'm going to get the battery pack
bob: so I can use longer lenses
john: yeah, it's like a mini 20D
bob: I used the 50mm 1.4 - SMOKIN lens
bob: my shot today -- and that shot of the horse - both from the XT / 50mm combo
bob: AND
bob: I have a place for us now
bob: the owner of that farm will let us in
bob: with our view cameras!
bob: there's an old windmill
bob: and cool shit
john: cool!
bob: I spent the weekend
bob: shooting farms
bob: and trying to lure people out
bob: so I could talk with them
bob: so - I got one -- and at my FAVORITE barn
john: ha ha
john: good for you
bob: i know -- I have a barn fetish
bob: I was like a little kid talking with him
john: ha
bob: he looked at me funny
bob: but he knew I loved old farms -- I got choked up talking about my grandfather
bob: it was cool
bob: he had an old Farmall tractor -- like the one I learned to drive
bob: I couldn't even take a decent pic of it - I was that choked up
john: wow
bob: nice guy --- great place -- great history
bob: I found so many old farms
john: how big was his farm?
bob: he had TWO barns
bob: the skeleton of the one you see
bob: and there's one that's fallen down in the back
bob: nothing but a wood pile
bob: but coo
bob: cool
bob: HUGE farm
bob: now
bob: not much left
bob: he rents the land to a farmer in Wisconsin
bob: for cattle corn
bob: and hay
bob: invited me to work when they bale
bob: I may go
bob: good work
john: that would rock!
john: good lord... i'm on phone with SBC fuckers
bob: ha!
bob: I hate them
bob: HATE THEM
john: for the 19th time in 2 weeks
bob: oh man
bob: ask for a SUPERVISOR
john: i HATE them too!!!!!
bob: that's what I do
john: i have
john: i'm on phone with one now
john: they keep *losing* my dsl order
john: it's a joke
bob: yep --- back office shit -- typical
john: life likes to play jokes on me
john: it's been a nightmare
john: they cut off our phone 10 days early
bob: I remember it well -- and I've been in this place for 2.5 years
bob: same thing for me
john: then they botched our new address shit
bob: bastards
john: it's unreal
bob: one of my lines is actually in someone else's name - I don't think I've ever been billed for it!
john: in texas everything went smooth because i used a good host
bob: SBC is your only choice
john: here you HAVE to use sbcYahoo BS
bob: yep
john: no choice in isp etc
john: and cable here SUUUUUUUUUCKKKKKKKKas
john: ha
bob: did you call dsl/yahoo? there is a difference
john: it's slooooooow
bob: if you call SBC
bob: you get the run around
john: tried that
bob: there's a specific number for yahoo/sbc
john: yahoo can't do mine
john: i know
john: trust me
bob: bummer
john: it's a nightmare
bob: is louise okay? did she make the move all right?
john: i've been on phone with them for 45 minutes already this morning
john: still on hold
john: she's fine
bob: good
john: all my camera stuff went early
john: it's all in one spot
bob: okay
bob: let me ask
bob: I have the 17-40L
bob: I think thats a f/4 glass
bob: I've been THINKING
john: yup
bob: I'd like the 16-35 f/2.8L
john: ha ha
bob: is that stupid????????
john: i *KNEW* it!!!
john: i predicted it before you said it!!
john: LOL
bob: ha
john: not stupid
john: f2.8
john: wish i had it
john: Go has one
bob: that lens is SMOKIN
bob: yep
bob: I spent time chatting with him this weekend about processing
bob: and talking about that lens
bob: is there a place for BOTH lenses though?
john: uh
john: i wouldn't own both personally
john: that's just me
bob: i agree
bob: I'll sell the 17-40L
bob: shit
bob: I haven't even used it
bob: it's a 700 piece of glass!
john: but, i'd MUCH rather have the 16-35
john: 16mm and f2.8
bob: uh yeah ........... I MISS that nikkor glass - 17-55 2.8
bob: best damn lens in the universe -- besides Leica -- of course
john: yep
john: and that 12-24
bob: oh man -- I so miss that lens
john: yeah
bob: I like the 10-22 .. but please -- Nikkor glass rocks
bob: now that I've used both A LOT
john: i just can't afford 2 systems
bob: no doubt in my mind
bob: I can't either
bob: I feel gluttonous
bob: won't do it
bob: so - it's the 20D / XT combo
bob: maybe I'll just get the 85mm 1.2
bob: which
bob: DOES
bob: have the USM focusing
bob: and stay with the 17-40
john: my gawd
john: these people are MORONS!!!
john: man, they're talking august now
john: i swear
bob: no fucking way
bob: no way
bob: no way
john: i don't think i'll every have service
john: ever
john: it was supposed to be last week
bob: i'll just run Orbit for you
bob: put up all farm shots
john: then it never came up
bob: and horses
bob: and carts
john: ha!
bob: and hydrants
john: hydrants!
john: i'm going to change my site to... 'www.ahydrantaday.com'
bob: ha!
bob: posted with your mobile phone!
bob: cool idea
john: i HATE moving
bob: it sucks..
john: i'm now forced to listen to more muzak
john: OMG
john: i was on hold with the supervisor
john: and now i'm getting...
john: 'all of our customer service... blah blah are busy blah'
john: she re-routed me out!!!
bob: oh -- just wait
bob: you'll be ACCIDENTALLY cut off
john: holy shit!
john: i'm so pissed!
john: i'm just going to start calling them everyday and screaming 'I HATE YOU FUCKERS!!!!' as loud as i can i nthe phone
bob: you live life large man
bob: I want to be YOU
john: i fucking can't believe how bad this is
john: i get better fucking service in mexico
bob: ha
bob: i'm so laughing
bob: I wish you had a webcam
bob: so I could see your head pop off!
john: this is a freaking joke on me
john: i know it
john: someone has a hidden camera somewhere
john: and they're trying to show what happens when people have strokes from pure stress and agony
bob: ha!
bob: I see you laying on the floor
bob: your chest heaving
bob: and your boss coming over
bob: 'should we give him mouth-to-mouth'
bob: NO FUCKING WAY
bob: let him go
john: i'm now almost prepared to commit a felony by burning down any sbc building i see with everyone in it
bob: HA
bob: i'm laughing so damn hard
bob: stoppit
bob: my stomach hurst
john: i am now overcome with pure white hot HATE
bob: L O L
john: every single droplet of empathy has left my body
bob: oh my gawd
bob: I am not even going to egg you on
john: i think i should post this conversation on orbit1
john: just cut & paste the fucker
bob: no -- I'll post it on No Traces
bob: because a few people have sent me notes wanting to know where the hell you are!
john: i'm typing like a drunken sailor
john: cursing, spitting
john: yeeaaaaaaaaaaargh!
john: mateeeeee
bob: ha!!!!!!!!!!!
bob: I can't post this
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