Hipsters
Circle I Limbo

Parents who bring squalling brats to R-rated movies
Circle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind

General asshats
Circle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow

Rednecks
Circle IV Rolling Weights

George Bush
Circle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled

River Styx

Objectivists
Circle VI Buried for Eternity

River Phlegyas

Creationists
Circle VII Burning Sands

NAMBLA Members
Circle IIX Immersed in Excrement

Osama bin Laden
Circle IX Frozen in Ice

Design your own hell

Wow... long time.

Hmmm what to say since I last visited my blog. Life proceeds. Saw a girl for a bit, that ended. Been looking for a house to buy, nothing as yet. Playing some kickball which is more like drinking with the added element of a large rubber bladder. Work has been excellent and I should make engineering manager by the end of the year. Over all, life is fantastic and I am looking forward to what the future has to offer :-) Will try and keep this thing updated. Please forgive my forgetfulness.

He's NOT dead Jim.

Ok so I have been neglecting this space for the past 2 months. Just couldn't think of anything of note to put in it. Expect something soon...

Also what is with the spam comments I have been getting? Look at my comments on my best music of '06 posting... it's all viagra crap! Gah!

The New Year

My roommate and I threw a get-together on New Year's Eve. I am having trouble remembering the details of the evening, but I had a lot of fun. It turned out to be a modest number of people instead of the 70+ I was concerned about. A huge turnout is awesome, but sucks to clean up after.

I hope everyone enjoyed themselves and welcome to 2007!

So Beautiful it Struck me Blind

There are times when I wish my eyes could take pictures (my memory is a poor substitute). Crossing the Ross Island bridge this morning was one of those times. An enormous rainbow was coming up from OHSU. My perspective had it originating from the new mirrored glass building on the hill. Absolutely stunning.

I should have reached in the back of my car and grabbed my camera from my briefcase, but I didn't want to get myself into an accident. The morning was very dry so I don't know how there was enough moisture in the air to produce the rainbow. It's raining now so I guess that answers that. In any event it was truly awesome.

My Faves in Music, '06

Ok, since everyone else is doing one I might as well jump on the bandwagon. Here are my top 10 albums of 2006. Hopefully you will find a few surprises and would like to discuss, yes? They are in no particular order and are subject to change because I still have some more albums to buy before the year is over.

BZ's Top 10 of 2006
Mates of State - Bring it Back
Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
The Dresden Dolls - Yes, Virginia
The Thermals - The Body, The Blood, The Machine,
Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites
Asobi Seksu - Citrus
Built to Spill - You in Reverse
Cat Power - The Greatest
Ratatat - Classics
Rainer Maria - Catastrophe Keeps us Together

Ruminations on Poultry.

Turkey day was excellent this year. My brother's in-laws joined us from Bend and everyone enjoyed themselves . Thankfully all discussions of politics were deftly avoided. Of course most of my time was spent coming up with ever-increasing ridiculous sounds & faces to make my niece smile... or burp, or fart... or something! I think I only succeeded in terrifying her. Jesus! It's two eyebrows and teeth, hehe! Amira, I hope I haven't scarred you for life :-P