Martial Law

(American Gothic 2007)

Lunes, Diez de Septiembre

She thinks I'm cuuuuute!

-Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

Maria called today. Que fantastico! Made my day in day 4 of THE SEIGE. Good woman. Naughty girl. A hottie. Can teach me Spanish. Need I say more? Nunca mas es necessario!

I'll see her next Wed, unless I need to continue my siege. I miss my life in Madrid.

Off the Mat
In my many travels, one good friend told me about the past year with Darth; “Wow. If that had happened to me I don't know I would have been able to get up off the mat.” While I appreciate the sentiment, I am very fortunate to be in a good a place and have the oodles of love and support my family, as well as friends old and new, have shown me.

Another heartache, another failed romance On and on, does anybody know what we are living for? I guess Im learning, I must be warmer now I'll soon be turning, round the corner now Outside the dawn is breaking But inside in the dark Im aching to be free The show must go on The show must go on Inside my heart is breaking My make-up may be flaking But my smile still stays on -Queen

WP News

The official release date for GODLESS BLACK MAGIC is Friday, September 14^th, so get your voodoo on bitches!

Also, I am proud to announce that Wayward Platypus is now an award winning band. The lyrics for DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE SEA , part 1 were chosen for the 2007 Who's Who in Poetry, put out by the International Poetry Society. Woo hoo! Too bad pumping gas pays better than poetry.

The Rub
Man, am I going to miss Fripp. We've had a great time together: watching baseball, watching football: barbecuing, playing string and laser tag, and sleeping. He's my bud. I have a plan to liberate him which must stay ultra secret until I spring it next year. Hang in there boy!

The man with the plan
Special thanks to the Mum, who gave me the idea for the SEIGE, a plan fiendishly clever in its entrickacy. Your ability to wreak havoc has inspired me ever since I was a young tot.

The plan is to stop bathing and to be shirtless with a bowl of nachos on my belly and a beer in my hand when she walks in, watching baseball and cranking King Crimson. Que Bien!

I told the Seester this plan yesterday. Her response was; “Aw man. Thanks for the visual. Jesus- and I was just about to make lunch!”

Oh yeah. This is going to work just fine.

And you may ask yourself Where is that beautiful house? And you may ask yourself Where does that highway go? And you may ask yourself Am I right? ...am I wrong? And you may tell yourself My god!...what have I done? -Talking Heads

Kill All the Lawyers (except American Laura)!
Unfortunately my lawyer wasn't too keen on my squatting in my own house as all Darth would have to do is call the police and say I hit her (even though I would NEVER do that – see January blogs), and I'd be carted off to jail. I have managed to stay out of jail this entire trip and would like to continue to do so. So, I guess i'm off to Bryan's on Martes.

I also gave my lawyer the verbal thrashing off a lifetime for not having his head in the game. He agreed with me. We counter offered Darth and await her answer. If it goes to court, this lawyer's gone. So let's cross our digits and hope for the best.

STAND BACK! Be silent! Be still! That's it... and look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars. Remember it well, then... this night, this great victory. So that in the years ahead, you can say, 'I was there that night, with Arthur, the King!' For it is the doom of men that they forget.

-Merlin, after the last battle uniting Britain: Excalibur