Handguns and Heartaches

Apparently, John the roommate, thinks somebody was shot in the neighborhood the other night. He heard a gunshot, lots of screaming, saw lots of people running and then lots of cops showing up. All signs would lead me to believe this is what happened as well. The second time in two weeks cops have been called to the same house across the creek. The second time they've been in the neighborhood with guns drawn...

Before talking with my roommate last night, I've been thinking about purchasing a handgun to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights. I've got three picked out, now I just need to decide which one I want to get. Here's the three I have picked out. I'm going to list them in my order of top to bottom.

Springfield 1911




Springfield XD 45



Glock 23


The Glock I saw at Cabela's has the Glock Flashlight attached to it. It is about the same price as the other two, and they are all right around $530.

Both Springfield's are .45's and the glock is a .40.

The one thing I don't like about the 1911 is there is no rail system to attach a light to. I can't come up with any reason why I would ever need that, but it would be nice to have in case it is ever needed.

Other than that, I'm kind of at a loss for which one I'm going with. The 1911 has so much history in those pistols. They are battle proven and reliable.

Anyways, if you have any questions, comments, concerns or emotional outbursts, let me know.

Going to the Wild game tonight

I am very excited for my first Wild game tonight. I hear about it all the time and how much fun people have. I'm going to be a part of the team of 18,000 tonight. That's exhilarating.

bumper stickers

I saw a bumper sticker that read: Hunt with your kids, not for them. I was confused by this because does that mean people lose their kids? Hunt for them the way they hunt for the remote or car keys? Maybe they send them out to the woods and then hunt them as though they are animals. Do you understand my confusion?

Right after a quick discussion about that, my friend and I listen to a comedian who does a bit about bumper stickers. Here's the clip:

Update on the haircuts

I almost forgot to write about the bad haircut epidemic...

I got my second bad haircut in two tries. What a pain. Except this time the only way to fix it was to shave my head. Not with the clippers, but the Mach 3. So, I've got an officially bald head. I don't think it is that bad, but I like it for the intimidation factor. Seems to be working. People are scared of me.

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Now playing: Aesop Rock - The Substance
via FoxyTunes

Nothing exciting...

Nothing really interesting happening here. I just thought I would sit down and write something while I've got the chance.

Last weekend Grandma and Grandpa came up with more firewood for the fireplace. And they brought food. You know that's always a bonus. No cooking for me, but the food is glorious...

We also cut down the city's tree in my backyard. Technically, it was on the easement to the creek, but whatever. It was dead and now I have more than three winters worth of firewood. I'm going to run the fireplace all winter long.

Work has been interesting lately. I'm getting grumpy with having to cut hours at the end of the week (Thursday and Friday) because those are big nights. I work on Tuesday and Wednesday, and those hours cut into my big nights and tips are smaller if I don't stay until bar close.

So, trying to get to four 10-hour shifts, hopefully that will help with all of that.

Cop Bar

While checking out craigslist this morning, I stumbled across this amazing post for casting a new show. Sounds interesting a little bit so I figure checking out the website can't be that bad, but I was dead wrong. Cop Bar's song might just be something that would make me not want to watch the show at all. Check it out for yourself. I even did you a favor by embedding it here on my blog.

Casting for "COP BAR" TV Pilot / Actors and Actresses (Minneapolis)

Open casting now occurring for actors and actresses for new TV Pilot called "Cop Bar".

We need all types! Cops, crooks, hot chicks, you name it, we want to see it!

Set in NYC in the mid 1970's, "Cop Bar" is a cross between Barney Miller and Cheers.

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO COPBAR.NET and see the trailer featuring several well known actors from "The Sopranos" for an idea of the cast types we are looking for before sending your pic.

If interested, send headshot to: EpilepticArson@gmail.com for more information.

Epileptic/Arson Productions.

www.copbar.net



"COP BAR" video by Jimmy Lloyd from jimmylloydsuperstar1 on Vimeo.

College... Is it too late?

Yesterday, as I was shopping for a good handgun, I decided to be grumpy about the fact that I'm 27, have no degree and valet for a full-time job.

This morning, I got up, jumped right on the computer and filed my application for Metro State University.

What's that? You've never heard of it? Well, I'll share with you that it is merely a school of convenience. At this point, I'm thinking the path of least resistance is more important than prestige of schools.

I can always go get a master's degree if I want from a school more recognized. Basically, I'm thinking school is a formality.

That doesn't mean I'm going to take the opportunity to actually learn. I am not putting down the education and what a degree means, but right now I need to do it in a manner that is most expeditious.

Questions, comments, concerns or emotional outbursts?

Hair cuts. Who needs them?

No matter how much I try to explain exactly what I want, that the person who cuts my hair seems to mess it up. I guess it should sound something like this... So, what do you do for a little off the top? And how long have you been doing that to trim up the sides? I'm guessing if you ask them the small talk questions with subliminal messages it will turn out better than: I'd like a number two on the sides, blend it up and leave the top about an inch long.

I'm just going to shave my own head from now on since I had to go home and fix the haircut I received from Great Clips.

Maybe that was the problem. I got my hair cut at Great Clips. Well, it could be worse. I could not have any hair.