Shutter Wolf Ramblings

Sigh, woke up yelling cause as I was waking I pushed myself up on my elbows.... bad idea, instant pain, chest tightened, and just yelled out, Still hurts, cant breathe fully, it hurts, sneezing hurts, talking hurts, coughing hurts... last night the pain was so bad I layed on the floor for hours cause getting up was just instant pain, wore my portable EMS (Electronic Muscle Stimulation) and had that massaging the muscles in random patterns, it helped me get to sleep, today I'm just on pain killers and Cissus Rx.

I still need to do my three entrees for the photo comp at the state fair this year, I have one image, need two more, would be out now since the weather has left some great skies, but noooo my back had to give out on me. I have one more month at least.

Looking at my guns and oiling them, my poor 1911 has just been picked on by corrosion, the park job on it was always weak, I keep it oiled and in a foam case with silica packets, in my safe in the closet, and in months the thing just builds up rust, none of my other guns do this, only happens to my 1911. So I'm tired of this, its ruining my gun, when I feel better I'll take it apart and degrease it with a gun scrubber spray and take out all the oil and finish, sandblast the frame and slide and small parts down to the bare metal and take out all the rust, then parkerize it myself. there is ready chemicals you add to distilled water and bring to near boiling and then place the parts inside to get treated.

I'm hungry,
On my computer I have TVU and can watch television from around the world, been watching Japanese stations, can't understand a damn word of it but I enjoy the game shows, news and weather, commercials, its all so alive and animated, the background music is cool. At the moment its a cooking show and damn does it look good, wish I knew what they were saying. its a nice brake from American crap, so sick of reality shows and over dramatic pointless news and politics, I mean seriously, Clinton and Obama, C-word vs. N-word ...don't care, I voted Ron Paul.

Oh man they are back on the cooking show, all the fruits they are serving look good, dammit, I wanna understand what is said!
...Corn.. what are they going to do with the corn!!? I Love Corn! grilled corn! yum! oooh and Mango on the side.

I love how the TV shows and news have J-Pop/J-Rock music in the background. Oh well, even if I can't understand it, its very entertaining.

Sigh, only figures.. instead of getting out for a relaxing day, the location I was headed is showers and severe weather warnings, and here it is now raining too. So went out and returned that hat with 2day shipping, an included money for express mail back with the large hat.

Other then that I went out and bought the movie Flash Point, damn good movie.

Lifted a mattress and fucked over my back, I'm seriously in pain, can't lift or turn my neck, can't stand straight or breathe fully cause it hurts, there is no comfortable position laying down, I'm typing this standing.

This is all I will put for tonight, Dammit I hope I'm better in the morning.

Sigh, I really hate ordering online, I order this hat
http://www.amazon.com/Barmah-Squashy-Cooper-Australian-Leather/dp/B000MFFHHO

takes three weeks to get it, and its too damn small, I measured for the medium and I have other hats in medium, but nooo, so now I get to send this back for a large and wait another long freaking time, now to them then back.

Seriously why is it such a pain, I measure my damn head to be sure I get the right size and follow the guide and the damn thing wont even go on my head at all... its a very nice hat too, really bums me out. I'm paying extra to ship it fast to them and they can charge me more to ship it faster, I seriously don't care. I mean its always something, the Rowbike took over a whole month, camera equipment I've ordered takes 3 weeks, this hat took three weeks.

Point is, if they have next day shipments, there should be no multiple weeks for basic. and I hate UPS, HATE THEM I use to work there, so I know what a load of crap it is. Even if your package should make it to your location or local hub ahead of schedule, do they ship it sooner to your door? no, they wait until the marked expected arrival date, I've had something ordered sit at the hub thats 15 minutes form my home for a whole week cause it wasn't scheduled for arrival till the end of the week. I could go there, and get it myself but no can't do that. its seriously BS, Come on Science, lets make the fucking teleporters already.

So, to vent some stress, tomorrow I'll be headed out to BLM land to unload, unload a bunch of lead into many objects, taking the Shotgun, British Lee Enfield, .45 1911, .357 Colt Python, and Browning Hi-Power 9mm.

Will be heading out before noon, so after some hours of shooting I'll take 20minutes to head east to the mineral bar and do some gold prospecting to relax.

Will also bring the camera and get photos. guess I should bring food too.

Already forgot I have this blog.

Well goings on, heres the photos of the pow wow
Pow Wow Gallery

Pano from SF



uuuh hmm what else, well ordered a new hat, this one is Aussie, leather one thats distressed, annoying part is its pushed to the 22nd, sigh, I want my hat now =(



Gold Fever...
Went gold panning Tuesday, no finds, not even a spec or dust, ah well, locations in CA are a bitch. only areas to prospect for fun are pan only, one part of the river, and just bleh, still good finds have been made in the recent past. I ordered a hand pump dredge, its just some PVC pipe, surprisingly to make my own cost double what premade ones with extras do, so just bought that instead. should allow gathering gravel from deeper water and cracks in rivers.



Movies..
Rented I Am Legend, and Hitman. I really need to stop pre judging movies, I thought Will Smith would be his usual hip cool dude like his other over acting roles. Surprised with this one it was pretty damn good. The creatures sucked, guess the money to make them look better or more real was put into the rest of the set design, that was good and impressive to see a ghost city New York.

Hitman, wow... The trailer made it look so damn gay, and Vin Diesel as a producer made me avoid too. I never seen the actor Timothy Olyphant before, read he was in a James Bond movie, but must of those all sucked, except Casino Royal, that fucking rocked. anywho WOW I rented the unrated version and this movie was so very enjoyable, no BS, finally a game made into movie done beautifully, altho I've never played the game, maybe that makes it better too. Violent? hell yes, Good dialogue? Yup easy to follow, Acting? YES. The movie even had nudity, and best of all he never gets with the chick and no corny ending with them hooking up or him changing his style. I might actually buy this one. only annoyance was the handguns with clips that never seemed to run out...silly hollywood.

Well I'm in bed, its 4am, I'm setting my mac aside and passing out now.

So I'm lazing at my computer looking out the window as I work on photographs, and my cell starts ringing, I pick it up and hear someone asking about the rowbike, but this voice is to familiar from watching videos, it was Scotty himself, inventor of the rowbike and rolllerblade, He liked my enthusiasm and dedication on the forums, and my point outs of ideas and errors, since they know this is my weightless exercise he said he wants me to be on his website for the before and after.

So, will have to take some photos, maybe video for fun.

Talked with scott a bit and ideas and told me about whats to come. And yes when I figured it out I had a fear of this guy wanting to kick my ass or something, I was like "Oh crap, my bad comment have done me in, this guy is calling me on it!"

But naw its all safe now. he doesn't even look at the forums I guess cause his comment was "They tell me"

Thats all for now!

So the goings ons. Finally went to San Francisco, was nice, and working on the pictures currently, the 5th I'm going to an all day native american Pow Wow, its 9am to midnight. Not sure on the rule of photos, sure they will announce when it is not ok.

Been rowbiking everyday, usually at an hour and a half to two hours, I'm surprised I can go so far, its been great, going up hills is easier, really feeling the workout after. My balance is better and can start off without need of pre starting the power lever, and the attention is still looks and questions everytime.

One Bitch with a kid as I was coming by had a disgusted look at me shaking her head after I smiled and nodded to her, I mean seriously, what was the issue with me, I was even nice and smiled and nodded, I'm a clean guy and even wore a helmet. If the cunt doesn't like me rowbiking then don't look at me as I pass and pay attention to your kid instead. And if thats just her face and she is ugly then I'm sorry ugly lady, but still she was shaking her head at me with her disapproving look....bitch.

The sponge grips had to come of the handle bars as I was getting blisters and fatigued hands. the new ones I got are made in germany, called Ergon, the GP1 model, they have a paddled shape to better support your palms on bikes and ease the ache on the nerves. only thing is my rowbike my weight isn't really on the handles, its more pulling, and some resting onto them as I slow, But they work still anyway really well, and the paddled shape gives my fingers more to pull as I stroke, and its comfy and no more fatigue or blisters.

Today I got my first flat and had to change the tube out cause it was actually a tear at the valve stem, changing the tire was fast, only took minutes to undo the quick release, pop off the wheel, roll off the tire, change the tube, pop the tire back then pump it up and put it back on the chain and frame, locking the quick release, and took off. I didn't check for thorns because I know it wasn't the cause, it was the base of the valve stem tearing, my assumption is it wasn't aligned correctly and had some pinch on it that wore it to split.

well, thats all I have to spill, guess I'll finish work on those photos.