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Man Smell

I have always enjoyed smelling nice. You know, the manly, clean shaven, daper, smell of a gentleman. Not the human sausage smell that has been reported of late.

I mentioned yesterday that I was on a fire assignment. One of the things that happens while on assignment is that showers become less frequent than normal. To top that off, I ran out of deodorant (which is by far the worse of the two circumstances - trust me).

So I go to the store to buy some manly deodorant. To my amazement, there were so many choices that I had a hard time deciding what to buy. There were even some new comers that I had never seen before. I must have spent 15 minutes trying to decide what to buy. The question "do I buy the old stand by or try something new" was my initial concern. I felt brave, careless, daring...so obviously I went with something new. I decided to try Axe but that was the easy choice - now I had to choose a fragrance. Do you have any idea how stupid I felt standing there sniffing the different pit perfumes trying to decide what smell would become the new me?

After settling on Axe, I now had a vast horizon of six fragrances that helps keep guys smelling great. They are Essence, Kilo, Phoenix, Touch, Tsunami, and Unlimited. All guaranteed to make me look good, smell good, and highly desirable. That's what the adds promised at least. I'll have to see what Milady says when I get home.

Well, now I am Unlimited and I like it. I may have to collect all six and then I can coordinate with my daily wardrobe. I don't know if I'll be able to handle the decision making process. Guess I'll just stick with one at a time. If I'm anything, I'm consistent.

Caffeine Relapse

I'm so weak. I couldn't help myself. It was there when I walked into the room and, well, I needed it so badly.

I've alluded to my foregoing of caffeine in the past, mostly because of headaches. I've even gone to a doctor to try to figure out what's going on. He suggested I take Excedrin Headache, but that contains therapeutically active caffeine™. That's what started this whole mess.

Anyway, all to no avail. I still occasionally get headaches, although they have not been as bad, or maybe I take drugs sooner when I feel the onset. All I know is that they seem to be less frequent when I don't imbibe in caffeinated drinks.

So I gave coffee up about 18 months ago. I haven't had a drop of caffeinated coffee in that whole period (a few decaf french vanilla mochas every now and then, sure - but never the full strength). That is until today.

I walked into the school room where we have the ICP setup (oh yeah, I'm on a fire assignment in Soldotna, AK) and some one had brewed up a pot of some heavenly smelling gourmet coffee. (I might also add, that I only got about 5 hours of sleep last night.) The urge was too great. I couldn't help myself. God, please forgive the weakness of my willpower. I had a cup. Oh, did it ever taste good. I mean, REALLY good. I enjoyed every drop.

I thought that I would be okay with the one, and I was. That is until we went to the store on a food run. We were in the drink aisle and my eye beheld something that I have wanted to try for so long, but until today have avoided. That's right, I bought and drank a caffeinated energy drink. More specifically, AMP. Amp is a product of my all time favorite drink growing up, Mountain Dew (which I have not had in, you guessed it, 18 months).

In for a penny, in for a pound of Ibuprofen. I bought, I drank, I enjoyed. Believe it or not, it was actually a very delightful drink. I think I'm cursed. It's like taking a taste of the forbidden fruit. I'm forever bound to waste away, pining for that which I should not have. I'll need a fix to carry me over. I'm a borderline addict with just one sip. I'm so in trouble. I think tomorrow I'll open up a can of WhoopAss.

p.s. in writing this, I discovered the Excedrin page. There is possibly some helpful information (albeit tainted propaganda) that I'm gonna check out. Maybe I can have my Almond Joy mocha and drink it too!

Happy Anniversary

Once again, I'm on assignment for my wedding anniversary. Happy 14th, Milady. I Love You.

Star Wars, Episode III - A Lost Hope

A new parody (a least to me) has hit the streets. Technically it was released 27-Jan-05. That tells you how much I follow the Star Wars counter-culture/parody scene. It's quite humorous. I especially like the ept-1138 - every home should have one.

My favorite part is the lightsaber duel between Darth & Mace - you got to see it.

At this point, I'd like to insert some cynical yet witty comment or perhaps a pun, but I'm mentally not there. Use you imagination.

Google This!

Recently a friend pointed me at Google's latest offering - Google Earth. It requires a 10MB download, but is a really cool app. It gives you the ability to spin the globe around and zoom in on a spot of your choice.

The detail is quite good at about 1500 to 2000 feet elevation. Any closer and it gets pixelated. It also lets you spin and tilt the picture to suite your needs.

Next up - Google Mars. Get yours today.

Unparenthood

Just put the girls on the bus for camp. Both of them. Gone all week. Not home.

Let the party begin!