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Some rowdy things I've said or thought lately.....

Shouldn't my finger be done bleeding after 7 hours? (punctured it with a can opener stabbing something)

Growing a beard is easy, teaching it to ride a bicycle is hard. (i just started my beard growing for the s america trip)

It's not a treat, its treat-ment. Candy is medicine. (obviously!)

Wow, it must be bad if my Asian friends are scared. (walking through a convoy st parking lot dodging cars and chaos. DWA is real)

If NASA was going to make hamburgers for astronauts, they'd use mine as the model. (i make amazing hamburgers/turkey burgers)

Del Mar Mud Run Video Review

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So just a few short years ago the big xmas gift at my house was 4 art prints, re-imagining from the Mondo art people connected to Alamo Draft House. The prints I chose were the four most classic Universal monsters. Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man and Mummy.

I chose this first because I loved them artistically. Secondly for their subject matter. Finally in hopes their value would increase. Check out the New York Times article for a little history if you need to know more.

Some material things in life always seem to hold a significant portion of their value or even increase. If you buy the right quality or rarity, then guns, motorcycles, watches and property should all be worth what you paid for them as time goes by. Evidently I did well with these prints as well.

Getting the custom, museum quality frames cost more than some of the individual prints. Browsing Ebay and looking around, well, this is no longer the case!

I know it is vulgar to talk about money, but I'm going to be vulgar. Don't read if you don't want to know. These are just quick ebay valuations, not going into the specialty market that exists for these prints.

Frankenstein, numbered and signed by the artist.
Original price: $990 Latest price: $1,400

Dracula.
Original price: $500 Latest price: $925

The Mummy.
Original price: $250 Latest price: $450

And the huge bump in value goes to The Wolf Man!
Original price: $250 Latest price: $2,000

Cars, motorcycles, guns, gold, women, art. Do I know how to pick 'em or what?!?!?!

Pictures. Pages.

Want to know the best waterfowl repellant in the world? A gopro camera on a boom. I tried for well over a hour to entice the different coots and ducks for some good nature footage. They were not having it! Fail as a self styled videographer.

I made the most crafty birthday gift ever for Jewelled Wombat thanks to Pinterest and SuperD. It's not quite her b-day yet but she should have received this already so I don't mind kinda spilling. Take one old clasp style clutch. Cut everything off of it but the frame and the inner lining. Find a hardcover book just barely bigger than the frame of the clutch. Cut out all the pages and then glue the purse frame into the hardcover of the book! Now you have a cute little purse that looks like a book! (Look inside it for part2 JW!)

This is where such ideas become reality, my work space!

If you don't live in southern California, you wouldn't understand. Pain at the pump.

Musica!I spent about 30 minutes with my housekeeper yesterday talking about narco corridos. She thought it was hilarious that I even knew what they were, let alone listened to some. But in other music new, the Black Keys rocked it. Finally, real musicians and not just "performers".

Beard is gone.Beard will return for South America trip. Rugged. Rowdy. Longer hair on stop still. Any stylistic comments on either "do"?

Mr Grinch Gift List

I may not enjoy some of the trappings and rituals involved with xmas but I do enjoy getting gifts. It is only natural. I can take a compliment. I can take a gift. It's pretty easy.

So if you happen to have a "R" section on your who to buy for list this xmas and one of those names is Rowdy, here is what I would suggest. Just in case. This list could also be re-purposed for Valentines, a birthday or any occasion. And now in not particular order.........

-"Monsters in the Movies", by John Landis. $26.
-"Famous Monster Movie Art of Basil Gogos", $16.
or any book/thing about classic monsters in the movies.

-a cage diving experience with great white sharks in the Farallon Islands.
with Great White Adventures it is $775.
-a big shark jaw. $60-$300 at various online places, even Ebay. or a fossil Megadalon tooth would be cool also. $100.

-Basic Pistol Techniques class at Aegis Academy. www.aegisacademy.com $550
-1,000 rounds 9mm ammo. $250-$300
-Smith&Wesson M&P 22 rifle. $500-$700 or any "AR" style 22 rifle.
-Glockworkx Standard Complete Competition Dropin Trigger $115. (gen3, Glock 34, 9mm)
-Benelli M4 Tactical shotgun. Black. $1,900.

-customized football jersey. San Diego Chargers or Oregon Ducks with my name on the back and any of the numbers 5, 21, 72 or 11. $50-$100.

-membership to CorePower yoga studio near me(zip 92120). $125 a month.

-new/different foreign coins or currency for my collection. various$$

-jeans. 30" waist, 30" length. standard or relaxed fit. $40-80.

-anything for dslr photography. books, classes, accessories. I have a Nikon D3100. $20-$400.

-books on Roman or Norse mythology. Not Greek. $30.

-surfing lessons $100-300.

And there you have it. Call, email, comment, text or whatever if you need any help or clarification. Or if you have questions about what to get the guy in your life I can give good suggestions for guys in general.

the shower scene in Psycho

I love the shower. It cleans, soothes, relaxes, warms, refreshes and heals me. I'd rather skip a meal than skip a shower. Sadly having watched both the original and the homage, sometimes I have to shower with the curtain open a little so I can make sure no one is sneaking up on me.

It makes me feel like this:

(actually it doesn't. i just wanted to play with multiple effects and to see if the gopro would pick up any fine water spray detail in the shower. not nearly as good as it does outside, that's for sure)

Future Post Tense

Here are some posts I am working on that you have to look forward to in the future.

-An unedited match video from the steel shoot. Me missing 40% of the shots I take. Very humbling. And yet I finished dead middle in my class, 16th of 31 and 71st out of 136 shooters overall. Man, how bad were the people who did worse than me?? 'Cause this was my first time as well....Feast your eyes on my newbie marksmanship.
Next time I shoot a steel match I'm bringing my shot gun!

-A trippy, psychedelic, psycho style shower video. Nothing below the shoulders, don't get excited. But don't watch it on LSD or shrooms either.

-A post of shocking revelations about myself. Maury Povich style you will learn some of the truth about me, stuff I've only hinted at, here exclusively on my blog! Want to know the 'real' me, not just the projected 'blog' me??

-A 'names changed to protect the guilty' post, only somewhat tongue in cheek, of some behind the scenes doctor conversations I've been in on recently. If you don't at least smirk you'll need your funny bone checked. Maybe by one of these doctors????

-Finally, a Guide to Rowdy Gifts if you want to, or NEED to buy me something for xmas.

Hmmm, all of these seem rather scandalous. hahahahaha, guess you will just have to tune in, in the mean time.......