Please someone educate me!

I am attempting to be a wine connoisseur ( i unfortunately had to dictionary.com that spelling) of some sorts. Wine here is suspiciously cheap, and yet with just enough range to whet the average hillbilly's appetite for some remote form of 'class'.
So shopping the isles, trying to select what is good to start out with can be to say the least a daunting task. Luckily, i had the power of advertising on my side:

Hey, wine of the year can't be all that bad! and for 4 bucks?! What do i have to loose?! Hahahaha.
so this wine is apparently a dessert wine, and goes good with asian food. Hey hold the phone! thats what i am having for lunch tomorrow! *GRIN*

So we will see - with the help of the internet and walmart, if this season can change me from a wine weiner to a fermentation figaro.

Good night everyone!!

Are we human?

Some songs you fall in love with the moment you hear it. This was one of 'em.

The killers - a non-ambiguous band with very ambiguous and catchy lyrics.

Initially, the lyrics seem to just stretch out and contain as much direction as a

schizophrenic lemming with a blindfold, but with a tad more introspection they

seem to unveil a deeper meaning - in fact a deeper more poignant cry.

Hell - the lyrics and the melody are just plain awesome!

I did my best to notice
When the call came down the line
Up to the platform of surrender
I was brought but I was kind
And sometimes I get nervous
When I see an open door
Close your eyes, clear your heart
Cut the cord

Are we human or are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
And I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human or are we dancer?

Pay my respects to grace and virtue
Send my condolences to good
Hear my regards to soul and romance
They always did the best they could
And so long to devotion
It taught me everything I know
Wave goodbye, wish me well You've gotta let me go

Are we human or are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
And I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human or are we dancer?

Will your system be alright
When you dream of home tonight
There is no message we're receiving
Let me know, is your heart still beating?

Are we human or are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
And I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human or are we dancer?
You've gotta let me know
Are we human or are we dancer?
My sign is vital, my hands are cold
And I'm on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human or are we dancer?

We are not the main actors. =)

Its been such a long time since i wrote. Lazy lazy lazy. . . . .

At church, a friend was mentioning how a friend of his was once in a movie. A big movie at that - Pirates of the Carribbean. He continued to say how this friend of his was so excited about being in a movie, that he made all his friends (my friend included) go watch it and see if they could spot him.

At the end of the movie (which i personally felt was boring) my friend (called Hugo for simplicity and character trackings sake) quipped that he did not see a hint of his friend in the movie at all. This friend however insisted that he was in it.

A month or two down the road, the DVD hits stores, and this enthusiastic fella rounded up Hugo and a bunch of others over to his home (under the guise of some form of CG gathering) and when the snacks were served and the guests were lulled into a false sense of security, he played the movie again for them!

And at one scene, where the sea creature / pirate men stormed aboard the ship, he cried out "there i am!". Apparently he was an extra with a 'dying' scene, where he is shihs-kebab'ed by a human steamboat entree'.

the point i am trying to make?

Sometimes we live our lives as if this whole world revolved around us - the main character. But this misconceived casting will inadvertantly spoil the 'show' for many - and will definitely ruin it for us.

As important as we feel our lives are and as important as we view the issues we face are, we are not the main characters of the story of the earth, and of creation. We are at most calafe' and extras, in this articulate and intricate play which we call existence.

Duh right?

But we all tend to steer towards coursing on and walking our paths as if the convergence of the latter was up to us.

Maybe we all need to rerun the movie of our lives, and see if one annoying character seems to seek a little more attention then neccesary.

Thank God for the Editor. =)

Good night everyone.

Of roads and cars and scenic byways. . . .

Some pictures of the rental cars (yes plural) i have gone through since my stay here. When i first arrived, National Car rentals had me slotted for a full size car. Then when I got to the airport, the man at the front desk was nice enough to bump me up to a premium car slot.So i trotted down to their car lot, and picked out a nice Volvo S60 T. =)

Its kinda teal-ish grey, and well its the turbo edition and has a full leather interior, dual climate and electronic seats (is that what you call them?). A full bodied wild stallion on the interstate - and later on from the pictures you will see, tears across the highways like an fat man through a KFC buffet spread. The gym i go to is also across the desert, about 5 exits away. So my therapy and time out here is driving across the desert roads in a nice car. Its not the car (denial denial denial), but more than that its the time alone to hear my thoughts.
But then there was always one car i always wanted to drive . . . . . .so last weekend before my trip to the outskirts of LA, i mossey'ed on over to the rental place, and traded the good old Volvo in for something with a little fresher fire. . . .I give you. . . the MAZDA 6!!!!! I initially popped in for a 09 Nissan Maxima, but they did not have any available at that time. =( So i went out into the lot, and say the Mazda 6! Needless to say i scurried back into the rental office like a rabbit on Speed and told the lady the Mazda was mine! Beautiful car. . . . .

The mazda catch phrase is 'zoom zoom'. In my case it turns out to be 'drool drool'. =) granted that this car had no leather interior. . . .well i was willing to forgive this minor shortcoming. =)

And gosh the thrill of going on the highway with this baby. . . . . .ooooooooooooooooooooooohhh. . Here are some shots from the highways we traversed the following day. . . . .

All of the scenery here seems to SCREAM for me to buy a cowboy hat. Pray i will fight that temptation. Right now here is the current temptation i am struggling with every night. . .

Ladies you may now post your spiteful comments. =)
Good night everyone.