Well, as i prepare for my Glaze firing tonight, i found out today that i have been Cleanly back stabbed at my day job. A since uncreated position was filled, one that i had requested to have a shot at (considering my experience), as it turns out, the whole time behind my back they have been planning to have someone else take those duties, in a newly created position, that will also server as my supervisor.
What really pisses me off is, i have been dedicated to this place for 5 years, i have worked hard, and protected it. This fat ass came in, worked here for 2 years, and they are promoting (with $$$), and giving him the small sliver of hope i had for moving upward in my career, and in this organization.
This sparks the end of my journey here, I'm not 100% looking for a new job, i think even if it pays the same as i make right now. I really thought they gave a shit, but in the end Bankers always look out for their own, and I'm not one of them.
Here's to good glazing on Halloween!
-LB
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Glaze it like the sun
Well, I'm going to finish applying Glaze to my first successful Bisque pieces tonight. I'll probably fire it Halloween night, since we have to be home anyways. By no means will this be my best work ever, but it's truly my first independent work, from start to finish. Standby for actual fired work, it's been 16 years since i last saw that!
On a side note, i have been walking every day at lunch lately, i find that it's very pleasant, and gives me time to reflect, or just stop thinking about driving, answering the phone, etc.
It came to me today, that we have to vote Obama in, no matter what you think, it's the RIGHT way to go, the right attitude, etc. It just feels like he is normal, an actual intelligent person, with a family, who is real, and not a Character created by the times. 5 more days and we will find out.
-LB
On a side note, i have been walking every day at lunch lately, i find that it's very pleasant, and gives me time to reflect, or just stop thinking about driving, answering the phone, etc.
It came to me today, that we have to vote Obama in, no matter what you think, it's the RIGHT way to go, the right attitude, etc. It just feels like he is normal, an actual intelligent person, with a family, who is real, and not a Character created by the times. 5 more days and we will find out.
-LB
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Glaze Glaze Glaze
I went by Mile High Ceramics today, and picked up 5 different glazes. We will see how they turn out, they are pretty trick, high end glazes. Back when i was in school, we always had powdered glaze, and had to mix it ourselves. This stuff is pre-bottled, and pricey!
Viva Tuesday!
-LB
Viva Tuesday!
-LB
Monday, October 27, 2008
Bisque=success!
Looks like the Bisque went well, nothing exploded,and the total firing took 7 hours, then i let it cool overnight. Propane works well, although my tank is very close to being too small, and causing a freeze...
Saturday, October 25, 2008
New setup
Ok, so i got this electric Kiln about 2 months ago, and i decided due to Electricity rates, that i would convert it propane. Tommorow will be the first run.. Hopefully i'm lucky.
-LB
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Transition
This post is to mark a transition of this blog, to a more Pottery-centric blog. There are literally millions of them out there, some GREAT artists, some not so great. My only hope is to land somewhere in the middle. I shall never claim to be like the great ones. I don't have the education, nor the training, but what i do have is a unique perspective.
Present moment: I'm waiting on a Propane conversion for an old Kiln that i bought, and I'm planning on doing some more work this week, at least 3 more pieces to hone my skills (which are sucking from 10+ years away from the craft).
More shall come when i begin setup and such.
-LB
Present moment: I'm waiting on a Propane conversion for an old Kiln that i bought, and I'm planning on doing some more work this week, at least 3 more pieces to hone my skills (which are sucking from 10+ years away from the craft).
More shall come when i begin setup and such.
-LB
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Monday, September 08, 2008
Time, She flys...
Ok, so my misson to get Gen a Different Mountain bike frame is nearly complete. I aquired a 2005 Santa Cruz Chameleon frame, in excellent candy red conditon. This was spurred by the fact that she recently rode my Gangreen Chameleon. As it turns out, her 17.5 Inch felt was too big. I had ideas of getting a complete bike in the 15 inch range, but it didn't quite work out, and if i could, i really wanted to get the SAME frame i have. As luck would have it, i picked up this nice one. I should have it this week, so we will see how it turns out, the plan is to have it rolling this weekend, since there's only a few more good weeks of weather before the cold/possible snow.
My intention will be to post pics.
word
-LB
Thursday, August 21, 2008
There i Wuz
Another week has passed. I need to get my dad's help to get my Kiln running (maybe this weekend, or early next week), I'm lazy as all hell.
A friend sent me some info on Boat living, kinda interesting. I bought my Kiln from them, and they had left the "mainland" to live on a boat in Hawaii. It's pretty cool, i'm not sure i could handle it, but it's a neat idea.
http://www.koolinamarina.com/slips.htm
http://www.livingaboard.com/
Right now i'm focusing on getting some more $$$ out of my current employer, or looking elsewhere. I had an opportunity for an interview at a school, but i turned it down. It just ended up being a bit too far away, and it paid almost exactly the same as what i make now. Plus, the guy seemed kinda weird in a "Churchy" sort of way, and that does not suit this Devil.
Also, on my Lunch break today, i watched Cloverfield for the first time. I found it interesting, but to tell you the truth, i was more interested in the ARG leading up to the release of the movie. The movie was good, but it only contained the "event", and no real detail, and anybody who knows me i LOVE the details of a story.
Well, that's all for now.
Peace!
-LB
A friend sent me some info on Boat living, kinda interesting. I bought my Kiln from them, and they had left the "mainland" to live on a boat in Hawaii. It's pretty cool, i'm not sure i could handle it, but it's a neat idea.
http://www.koolinamarina.com/slips.htm
http://www.livingaboard.com/
Right now i'm focusing on getting some more $$$ out of my current employer, or looking elsewhere. I had an opportunity for an interview at a school, but i turned it down. It just ended up being a bit too far away, and it paid almost exactly the same as what i make now. Plus, the guy seemed kinda weird in a "Churchy" sort of way, and that does not suit this Devil.
Also, on my Lunch break today, i watched Cloverfield for the first time. I found it interesting, but to tell you the truth, i was more interested in the ARG leading up to the release of the movie. The movie was good, but it only contained the "event", and no real detail, and anybody who knows me i LOVE the details of a story.
Well, that's all for now.
Peace!
-LB
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Bla Bla Bla
Yeah, so what.
I'm apparently obsessed with the Olympics this year, I swear, I'm watching like 3 hours of it per day. I'm not all HOO-RA "USA" or anything, i guess I'm just into the competition?
My arm is no longer gigantic from the tattoo, so i feels better now.
I need to bike more. Rode the bike to work today, and it's great, sweaty, but great...
All for now.
-LB
I'm apparently obsessed with the Olympics this year, I swear, I'm watching like 3 hours of it per day. I'm not all HOO-RA "USA" or anything, i guess I'm just into the competition?
My arm is no longer gigantic from the tattoo, so i feels better now.
I need to bike more. Rode the bike to work today, and it's great, sweaty, but great...
All for now.
-LB
Monday, August 04, 2008
Hell and a Handbasket
Well, the horrible deed of inking my arm is done. It looks awesome, but what a price! My arm was like a balloon all week! it's about 98% deflated now, but i was really scared for a while. At this point, it's just sore, as if i had been working out.
I think the main cause was being tattooed directly over my elbow joint on both sides. Boy was it not happy!
more later,
LB
I think the main cause was being tattooed directly over my elbow joint on both sides. Boy was it not happy!
more later,
LB
Monday, July 21, 2008
Oh Barf
Geese, what a last couple of weeks. I've been half-sick forever, i've been looking for a pottery kiln, and i'm half-tatooed.
Work has kinda sucked with Audit stuff going on, and becoming more bored with the place after 5 years.
There's an outside possibilty i may convince them to promote me to a Internet Security Officer, which i would hope would carry more $$$ and new things to learn. We shall see, but i fear that the end is near if they do not. 5 years was just the beginning in my dad's era, but 5 years at one place is like forever for me!
Forever for me to POOP on!
-LB
Work has kinda sucked with Audit stuff going on, and becoming more bored with the place after 5 years.
There's an outside possibilty i may convince them to promote me to a Internet Security Officer, which i would hope would carry more $$$ and new things to learn. We shall see, but i fear that the end is near if they do not. 5 years was just the beginning in my dad's era, but 5 years at one place is like forever for me!
Forever for me to POOP on!
-LB
Monday, July 14, 2008
For me to poop on!
Well, my birthday/Vacation week passed. I was sick all damn week!
On the plus side, i'm now officially a Ceramic potter again, thanks to my lovely wife, and my mom. She bought me a full on Wheel (can center 100lbs of clay), and my mom got me a Gift cert for a local Ceramics shop, now all i have to do is find an old Kiln! I also got a Bike stand, i've wanted one of these for a few years now, and will allow me to work on our bikes very easily. yay.
G will be headed to scholl next month, and it's been long due. Fine arts will meet it's mach starting Aug 11, 2008. I think it's going to be excellent, we will be strapped financially for a while, but for the RIGHT reasons. Here's to fine art!
Standby while a put my assless chaps back on, and chill. more later.
On the plus side, i'm now officially a Ceramic potter again, thanks to my lovely wife, and my mom. She bought me a full on Wheel (can center 100lbs of clay), and my mom got me a Gift cert for a local Ceramics shop, now all i have to do is find an old Kiln! I also got a Bike stand, i've wanted one of these for a few years now, and will allow me to work on our bikes very easily. yay.
G will be headed to scholl next month, and it's been long due. Fine arts will meet it's mach starting Aug 11, 2008. I think it's going to be excellent, we will be strapped financially for a while, but for the RIGHT reasons. Here's to fine art!
Standby while a put my assless chaps back on, and chill. more later.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
8 million years later
I post to the Blog again....
Well, Gen and i are in the process of Renting out our existing house, and purchasing another in the local town. This is a brave experiment, and it may turn out good.
we were never in "LOVE" with the house we live in currently, it was more of a "we need to buy a house" thing back in 2003, and the market turned around and bit us in the Arse. I like our house, in general, but i don't like the layout, nor the neighborhood. We are about 8 miles away from the town, and we have come to the conclusion that we want to be in the middle of things, so that we can get to restaurants, ride our bikes to work, etc..
Then comes the alter battle, the one where we don't want to make a mistake in the Home we purchase, it's become such a point of contention that it could cause us to miss out, do nothing, or go insane.
The one we are putting an offer on now, is really cool. 1930's bungalow, corner lot, nice yard, little garage. Just super charming. The other we have, or "Had" interest in, is a 1950's home, a bit further away from the center of things, it's slightly bigger, but feels DARK, and a little odd. We have struggled so badly with the idea that we need more space, as compared to the charm, and fun of the older house, it's just brutal.
I think something that always brings me back to the 30's place is the fact that the current owner is a local Artist, headed back to Boston this summer. Gen is a budding artist, of many different Genre, so i kinda felt like it was "in the stars". Also, this person creates pottery, which i was heavily into about 10-15 years ago, and i still love it, doing it or not. Maybe I'll remind her of the Artistic link in this place, to make her feel better tonight.. : )
I intend to post much more often now, and stop being a loser!
-LB
Well, Gen and i are in the process of Renting out our existing house, and purchasing another in the local town. This is a brave experiment, and it may turn out good.
we were never in "LOVE" with the house we live in currently, it was more of a "we need to buy a house" thing back in 2003, and the market turned around and bit us in the Arse. I like our house, in general, but i don't like the layout, nor the neighborhood. We are about 8 miles away from the town, and we have come to the conclusion that we want to be in the middle of things, so that we can get to restaurants, ride our bikes to work, etc..
Then comes the alter battle, the one where we don't want to make a mistake in the Home we purchase, it's become such a point of contention that it could cause us to miss out, do nothing, or go insane.
The one we are putting an offer on now, is really cool. 1930's bungalow, corner lot, nice yard, little garage. Just super charming. The other we have, or "Had" interest in, is a 1950's home, a bit further away from the center of things, it's slightly bigger, but feels DARK, and a little odd. We have struggled so badly with the idea that we need more space, as compared to the charm, and fun of the older house, it's just brutal.
I think something that always brings me back to the 30's place is the fact that the current owner is a local Artist, headed back to Boston this summer. Gen is a budding artist, of many different Genre, so i kinda felt like it was "in the stars". Also, this person creates pottery, which i was heavily into about 10-15 years ago, and i still love it, doing it or not. Maybe I'll remind her of the Artistic link in this place, to make her feel better tonight.. : )
I intend to post much more often now, and stop being a loser!
-LB
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Where does one start?
Well, it's been a while since i've posted, and much has transpired. Miss Gen and i are now about 85% out of debt (unsecured debt), which is incredible! I didn't think it would be in the next 10 years, but we are going to make it!
For commuting purposes, i acquired a super-fabulous 1992 Ford Festiva. It's turned out to be far more of a Basket case/project. I'm honestly not sure if i'll keep it, or just sell it. I find the "festiva" community online fascinating, but my current experiences are not all that "funtiva" ha, ha..
Finally, we just finished watching the Super Bowl, it's was less entertaining than i thought, and the Giants Won, so it was even less for me (more for Gen though).
Now, i need to not be sick anymore, i'm stuck with some sort of Throat/tonsil thing going on, where some times during the day i feel ok, and sometimes i don't. UG.
-LB
For commuting purposes, i acquired a super-fabulous 1992 Ford Festiva. It's turned out to be far more of a Basket case/project. I'm honestly not sure if i'll keep it, or just sell it. I find the "festiva" community online fascinating, but my current experiences are not all that "funtiva" ha, ha..
Finally, we just finished watching the Super Bowl, it's was less entertaining than i thought, and the Giants Won, so it was even less for me (more for Gen though).
Now, i need to not be sick anymore, i'm stuck with some sort of Throat/tonsil thing going on, where some times during the day i feel ok, and sometimes i don't. UG.
-LB
Thursday, January 03, 2008
New Year, New Madness?
Well, i was just informed this evening that my Mother in-law has reached a new low (or high?). Apparently she and her better half had spent the last few days in Laughlin Nevada, Gambling, etc..
I guess she pulled in a pretty good take, something like she went there with $300, and came back with $1300. That's pretty serious when you consider that I NEVER win anything, so walking away with 1k is a pretty nice trip.
She HAD almost 2k i guess, but she was working at a table or machine(i have not had the details), but she made around $600, and went to cash it at the electronic changer, instead of the actual "cage". She proceeded to feed her stuff in, and it stopped working (in her words), so she leaves to get someone to help her. She comes back, demanding that they make it "work". Well i guess she just wasn't patient enough, because the person who was waiting behind her collected the $500 she could not wait for. The machine was re-queing itself i suppose, and she freaked.
What a shitty way to lose $500! I can think of many other ways that are much more physically damaging!
Anyway, it's just a hoot.
-LB
I guess she pulled in a pretty good take, something like she went there with $300, and came back with $1300. That's pretty serious when you consider that I NEVER win anything, so walking away with 1k is a pretty nice trip.
She HAD almost 2k i guess, but she was working at a table or machine(i have not had the details), but she made around $600, and went to cash it at the electronic changer, instead of the actual "cage". She proceeded to feed her stuff in, and it stopped working (in her words), so she leaves to get someone to help her. She comes back, demanding that they make it "work". Well i guess she just wasn't patient enough, because the person who was waiting behind her collected the $500 she could not wait for. The machine was re-queing itself i suppose, and she freaked.
What a shitty way to lose $500! I can think of many other ways that are much more physically damaging!
Anyway, it's just a hoot.
-LB
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
New Year.
Well, it's been a while since i've self-posted, it's the NEW YEAR. Alot of things have happend. 1/3 of my unsecured debt is gone, and most likely in the next 1-2 months, the rest will be gone (thanks mom), and i have a feeling it will make a huge difference.
For Christmas, i got a Electric Toothbrush that i really needed, a wikid awesome Garmin GPS that i use way too much, and a bunch of other stuff, ipod accesories, gift cards, and other cool stuff. Per usual, i'm actually happy that the holidays are over, it will be nice to get back to "normal".
This week i "switched" GEN over to a Mac Mini, and it's going pretty well. I think we are both pretty damn tired of dealing with Microsoft, and the garbage of PC's. Unfortunately it's my job, so i still have to deal with them outside of the house. I think i'll be switching also to a Mini, it's just more elegant, and some of the apps (iphoto), make it all worth it.
On Christmas Day we went and saw I Am Legend. I had read the book, and i have to say that i enjoyed the movie more. It was just as good as i thought it would be, very moving, disturbing, makes you think a bit.
BACK TO WORK! ug.
-LB
For Christmas, i got a Electric Toothbrush that i really needed, a wikid awesome Garmin GPS that i use way too much, and a bunch of other stuff, ipod accesories, gift cards, and other cool stuff. Per usual, i'm actually happy that the holidays are over, it will be nice to get back to "normal".
This week i "switched" GEN over to a Mac Mini, and it's going pretty well. I think we are both pretty damn tired of dealing with Microsoft, and the garbage of PC's. Unfortunately it's my job, so i still have to deal with them outside of the house. I think i'll be switching also to a Mini, it's just more elegant, and some of the apps (iphoto), make it all worth it.
On Christmas Day we went and saw I Am Legend. I had read the book, and i have to say that i enjoyed the movie more. It was just as good as i thought it would be, very moving, disturbing, makes you think a bit.
BACK TO WORK! ug.
-LB
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