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Shmoops.

Some douche in a hat.

Birthday party fun

Book club

Hiking at Hatcher's Pass.

I wish I could say things have been busy. I've been doing some things and some stuff and trying to ignore how terrible the political situation is in Alaska. This fucking stooge, Joe Miller, is genuinely awful, like really, really, bad. The ADN has been keeping a pretty good tab on all his bullshittery. I mean, Ted Stevens was a total power hungry jackass but at least he wasn't fucking crazy. No matter what else, Stevens at least knew how to get that money that the state is pretty much totally dependent upon. Then you have this fucking tool, Miller, who's saying all those funds are unconstitutional or some dumb shit and people are lapping it up because they are too stupid to grasp basic civics. Seriously, for a place whose people are as insular, clannish, and terrified of outsiders as Alaskans are, they sure are loving this dumbass from Kansas and his stupid beard.

Who takes people who elect to wear beards seriously? No one, that's who.

If I Should Lose You

First day of kindergarten

Kiernan, the belle of the ball at his 3rd birthday

An aquatic take on pigs in a blanket

I thought this was nice.

All these were taken at the Matanuska River Park and I thought they were pretty awesome.

I haven't been talking about a lot of shit lately because it's too goddamn stupid and pointless. Take the senate primary here in Alaska. See, wasn't that just the most awful story ever? Also, there has been the State Fair which is a big excuse to binge eat/drink and spend too much money. Gyros? You bet your sweet ass I had some goddamn gyros, salmon quesadillas too. And then Gavin goes to school and that's pretty fucked up because he's already in real school. I mean, I kept another human being alive long enough to shift responsibility for raising him onto the state. Fuck yeah, Dad of the year, right here, century more like it. Also, there are many, many hot moms who take their kids to school each day. Jesus, they're like, so hot it's fucking stupid. Fuck man.

Learn to work the saxophone.

Alaska is Unequivocally Post-Race

Equality of opportunity.

Served up hot and fresh, these online newspaper comments clearly show that sexual and racial prejudice are a thing of the past.

That's My Shit!

Fucking Idiot.

Check out this stupid shit. Fuck, man, the shit she says is so fucking stupid and just fucking made up, you just, ungh. And even if it was true with the mandatory abortions and killing geezers or what the fuck ever this dumb bitch thinks is in the bill, who the fuck cares? Because fuck them. If I had to shoot a few retarded kids or gas some old people so my kids can go to the fucking doctor, I'd fucking do it. Because fuck you too. If what it took was aborting fetuses so that I could actually get to see a dentist for the first fucking time in over five years, then give me the goddamn coat hanger already. Because fuck you too. I don't give a fuck. If taking a bunch of middle class, suburban, white people's hard earned money from their grueling job where the most they have to put up with is taking shit from a customer, or shit from their boss, then give me the fucking money. Because fuck them. Fuck you too. Mobb Deep? Fuck you too. My fo-fo make sure all y'all kids don't grow.

I've been listening to too much hip hop lately. Seriously though, Sarah, you're the kind of person about whom my mother would say, "Well, bless her heart." because mom never was one for calling a stupid fucking cunt, a stupid fucking cunt. Also, get the fuck out already.

So, if anyone is going to be in the Anchorage area tomorrow and want to see the train wreck that is going to be the bat shit crazy protesters and possibly troll the shit out of them at the stimulus funds veto overriding special legislative session check out this link for the details.

It Starts Eyes Closed, Fingers Crossed

Flowers fucking rule.

Some views of the mountains up Archangel Trail.

A view of the valley below.

I'm goddamn proud of this kid.

Check this out. I've been silent about a bunch of shit, but fuck it, I'm just enough drunk to blog. The above pictures were taken of the oh so short summer here in Alaska. This one has been pretty sweet: High temperatures, clear skies, no hassle, etc. It is reminiscent of the first time I visited Alaska and decided, "Fuck, this place ain't so bad." Anyway, there are flowers and then the hiking trip.

We went up to Hatcher's Pass in the Mat-Su valley and hiked up this trail that I can't remember the real name but it was Archangel Pass or some shit, it was cool. We had this great idea to take the stroller for the kids but about a half mile up the trail the terrain is so fucked up we have to ditch the stroller so the kids have to walk/we carry them.Gavin, however, is up to the fucking challenge. He hikes way the fuck up this trail, up to this goddamn hill that is giving Felicia and I problems, and when we ask him if he wants to turn back, he answers, "No. I want to go up there."

Finally, we decide to turn back because he won't admit it, but the kid looks fatigued. Anyway, I forgot what the fuck I was going to say, but hey, I love my first born, especially since he's adopted a "can do" attitude. Fuck.

I only have children in order to ensure the survival of my DNA.

Stupid Shit, Stupid Shit

Fucking Idiot.

Go read this article in the Anchorage Daily News. Not only is it funny to watch my local newspaper mock some gun freak, it is also terrifying to know that anyone can just buy a gun and carry it, concealed, to, you know, Fred Meyer, or the movies. Who knows when you would need a gun while you're filling up your car, or to your kids' playground, or hell, even to the library. I know that I feel the untold horror of being unprotected when I am sitting in my classes. The kind of horror that is only alleviated by having a gun and feeling like a real, huge cock having, alpha male, who is totally virile, and fucks all the hot bitches.

What a fucking loser.

On the positive side, I stopped coughing up blood this morning, so that's a good thing.

State of Emergency

What the fuck?

Gavin took this one while I was out walking the dog. Hilarious.

Yeah, it's been said, but I'll reiterate. Bobby Jindal, the Kenneth the Page looking motherfucker, can suck a fat dick. I will say that people looking to reduce a government's budget by arbitrarily cutting government run programs i.e., volcano monitoring, are stupid because the service that the government provides usually benefits a lot of people, would not otherwise be done by "private industry", and can always be seen as a justifiable use of tax payer money. This is especially obvious for natural disaster programs, but should be evident for all social welfare programs (I'm looking at you universal health care). I for one can't believe that Jindal didn't read through the dumb ass shit he was supposed to say beforehand and say, "You know, this is fucking stupid. I'm not saying this." Which leads me to believe he did read through it and say, "Yeah, that bit about the volcanoes. That shit is political gold, I tell ya!"

Anyway, fuck them, and by them I mean the GOP.

I can't really believe the semester is going to be over in about a month. It's totally fucked up because the Fall semester wouldn't fucking end and this one seems to be over before we even really get started. The fucked up thing is that I think I have done more work already this semester than I did all of last semester. Oh well, fuck that too.

I have to go think about some shit. Later.

Ball Sack

I probably would have had an easier time dealing with this guy.

Seriously. The past few days have been just one big kick in the nuts after another. Let's see, where to start?

It got super fucking cold here. It hasn't been above zero for the high temperature for more than a week. It's close to record low temps for this time of year at night. It sucks, and yet, while I was out at the store the other day, I see a jackass wearing flip flops and cut offs. I can't tell you how many dumbfucks I've seen standing around in sub zero temps wearing only hoodies and jeans. Fucking idiots.

Because it was so cold my car wouldn't start and we had to spend two days trying to get it working again. I can't even describe the fiasco it was to get the motherfucker running again. Let's just say that I was so pissed I vowed when I get out of this fucking state I'm never going to live in a place with such ridiculous cold ever again.

There is a mystery blockage in my tub's drain and so tonight I had to bathe out of the kitchen sink. It sucked ass.

The fucking lady at Starbucks this morning was so goddamn incompetent I actually had to yell at her. I mean usually I don't bother if service is shitty or fucked up because you know shit happens, but this woman butt fucked every single part of the order. I had to tell her twice what I wanted and she fucked the order and then charged me too much and took entirely too long to count out the fucked up change she was giving me.

Also, while at Starbucks, I saw some lady wearing a McCain/Palin hoodie. Loser.

There are still no Nintendo Wii consoles in this shit hole. Fuck beans.

Yule-i-tude

Iced out, not in a G-way.

Kiernan, the child who never smiles.

Gavin, showing fools how unwrapping is done.

We had Christmas five days early because otherwise, the shit wouldn't get done. The kids got loads of shit and I bought Felicia a camera that she didn't like and I got a new PS2 controller. I'm getting old, son. Anyway, see you later, it's lunchtime.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

Say goodbye to your fucking Senate seat, you are going to Federal Pound Me In The Ass Prison. This is totally fucking great. Now, get your fucking asses over and donate to Mark Begich.

Where I Stay: Autumn

Random, pretty foliage shots from Wasilla.

Mandatory autumn empty road picture.

The in-laws' house. And yeah, that's my Subaru. I rule.

Work.

The childrens.

I think autumn is my favorite season. It's all brisk and brief and pretty and shit. You know what I'm talking about. It certainly makes me thankful that I don't have to chop wood and shoot animals and exterminate the indigenous human population in order to get by. I mean, what the fuck do I have to worry about? Exams? Income? I'll take my current set of problems over the shit people used to have to do to survive any day.

So, I know it's not Thanksgiving and all that but it certainly feels like it already, so go give thanks, or some shit. Later.