Friday, September 24, 2010

Brush with death

Sorry for my bad grammar but rereading this and taking my time is not something I feel like doing with this.

Two days ago my mom called my brother’s house and left this message: “tell your daughter that I died of cancer and not that I killed myself” then took off for hours and told no one anything else. This may come as a shock to read I agree but this has happened maybe 6 times that I can recall in my life. The first I think when I was about 12 and she told me to leave the room so SHE could light the bed on fire with her in it. Again not something fun to deal with as a very young kid. Another time was when I was living 7 hours away in a different state call me and tell me “tonight is the night I am going to do it” So I call my brother people rush to stop her but she was never going to do it. I can’t recall each event because over the years I have told no one but a very handful of people. But you see the pattern. She gets the idea in her head and then makes a few calls to her kids then hides and people come to her aid. This last one she just checked into the hospital, she is ok now.

I pause for one moment to explain why I am writing this in a lame ass BLOG for anyone to read. Because for years I have had to deal with this, with just my brother and I knowing the full story and frankly I am fucking sick of it. I don’t give a fuck about it anymore. It is not fair for a kid or a person to have to deal with feeling like its something they cannot talk about to others. I honestly don’t really feel like talking about it cause its not fun and a little too dark. I am not asking for pity or advise or help or anything. I am just venting to as many people as I can at once so that I don’t have to worry about what people might think if they find out. It’s like keeping a secret to protect others but in turn it only hurts the one keeping the secret. After YEARS fuck that shit no more. Make no mistake. So after countless times of pulling this “Move” as I will call it I can just going to vent myself of it for good. This is about the shame of hiding this from others not the act itself. Everyone has their own issues but asking kids on into adult to carry that issue on ends now.

Don’t pass judgment on my mom if you can she has tried over the years dealing with bi-polar disorder depression and has been medicated beyond the average person. She is a good-hearted person and does her best to be good. But at the same time asked me her son to keep this to myself. She has never come out and said, “now don’t tell anyone” no she just says nothing. What am I going to do go to class and tell everyone? At 13 , 16, 18 ,… 36 what would anyone do? I kept that fucking shit under lock and key. Nope not now.

So there it is. Over the years having to keep my mouth shut for fear that others would judge me or my mom. Maybe no one will even read this I don’t know and really don’t care. I only care that I no longer will deal with keeping it to myself. I don’t want pity.

Thank you for reading and understanding my crappy writing and story.
Kip

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Everyonce in a while.

So I am listening to Led Zeppline II, and III while working on some editing last night.

And I am thinking that when the first 10 cords come out of "Whole Lotta Love" that anyone looked at each other and went "you know this is going to be kinda lame can we make it a B-side" FUCK no! Everyone in the band, to the producers, to the guy emptying the trash bins at 2am as an intern just he wants to make music someday, They all knew HIT single. So when that album came out it was a two sided piece of plastic "per-say" with about 4 to 5 songs on each side and it took some time to set up and get just right. Unwrap it after driving to the store no listening it in your car on a tape or CD. But let's break that down one more level. So it was a bigger deal and build up. So now i am home and i got mine BRAND new from "________". crank that Hi-Fi, sounds alike like wi-fi hmmmmm, get the big plastic disc on the table and adjust the needle to first TRACK. that First song NEEDS to be a hit. You open track one with sleepy sleepy yawn song i would be using that disc as new plastic flying disc right out the window. Now....

Anyone could have gotten that new album or download right two seconds after it came out listened to it as you went to your car plugged that into your car and played that new gotten song or songs and then got a coffee. But along the way you text 6 friends and tweeted to everyone about it then a facebook photo of you in your car enjoying the songs. Why call that was so much easier right.

Anyway now we don't media so that process is gone with it. Now we get an instant hit first track off a ton of different albums that come out.

Or Black Dog Seriously even if the rest of the thing was crap the effort to change the damn thing or get another one WHAT? This is my house and Hi-Fi my rules, ha or WEP only two guys will get that reference. So you get through your 5 songs and now side two, a lot more to live up to. Trip me out you dont have to knock my shoes off you already sold me i just need to know you can do it again in a different way. And sure enough, then you hit me with "Living Loving Mad" Opens into a good thing right away I am not getting up from my couch to change it. Your rules again.

Just thinking out loud

Friday, July 23, 2010

The future of Books

Digital PDf books and the other Nook format, iPad format, Amazon format, all will fighting for that market but the printed books are on their way out too.

First we had books on take still printed books.
Second we had books on CD still printed books.
Third mp3's made audio CD's pure digital still printed books.
fourth PDF books were coming out as an alternate still printed books.
Fifth digital book readers and pure digital book from a source or audio download book does not have to be printed might make a few but could be done.

Next pure digital written or maybe even just spoken. but you would record it digital so that is digital no media or physical tape. written on computer saved digital saved digital sent to publisher digital converted digital gotten back digital. So now you'll have a digital book with audio and if you choose to have audio on or off as you turn the digital pages you can. wow that was a run on! OR you can listen to the book and then you want to read a little on your own, pause open digital reader and read.

So why bother having a publisher at all go right to the digital makers its so small they will take it. You the writer pays almost nothing but the person pays what 99cents for your book and you get 97cents it seems small but it would add up.

look at music all digital almost no media unless you want to print a few CD's otherwise you can skip it.

Movies, you can go shoot your own digital camera upload digital to a site and someone can watch it.

Books, digital audio digital readablity only a tiny step to combine the two.

Next blog clouds....

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Eclipse

Here is when you know you’ve watched way to much Universe stuff on TV, how the universe of space, time, matter and gravity Universe. Follow me???

A friend the other day was saying the eclipse is tomorrow night. In a very brief text conversation:

Friend: hey eclipse out tomorrow

Kip: oh cool, what time?

Friend: around 9 I guess

Kip: Sweet I have to check it out!

The next day around 9:00pm…

Kip: hey whats going on?

Friend: Watching eclipse.

Kip: oh shit that’s right!!!

So I run outside to find the moon in sky so I can watch it. But I don’t see it.

Kip: I don’t have a good view of the moon oh well.

Friend: In a theater…

At this point I think they mean the observatory or something and that kind of theater. I am sill not getting it. Then it hits me what is going on.

Friend: eclipse the move btw…

That is classic on so many levels!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

The Knot, the overlook achievement of man.

Who gives credit to the first knot? We all talk about how the first wheel was a huge leap for humans it was. What about the knot that holds the tool together for making that wheel or the knot to tie some sticks together for other things.

Yeah we can roll things and use the wheel to crush things what of that knot. Tying up your cave wife to have a little late night fun or her you. To tie up that dog you used to alert you of dangers from the outside world. I think the knot gets second fiddle to the wheel.

I bet the first knot was made when the guy who created the wheel had it stolen. That guy passed it off as his own. Then the real wheel creator hung that prick from the first knot on his tree.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Social Networks

I find it funny that the Social Networks were once a place for people on the web to just do Bull Shit and post pics talk about crap hook up with people and just total time wasting BS. Plus it was a place for all us tools, geeks, dweebs, and yes loosers. i am one of those or all of them and now the web and tech seems to be for those cool again.

Some chick i passed by: "he totally did not want me to post that pic on facebook"
while she is talking on a high tech phone, pick which ever one you want.

Once big companies got in it then it went to a whole new level.

I had a point to this but now i don't.

I am just Bleching, ha ha ha ha.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Night at the TOOL studio

Monday, January 20, 2007

My Friday night at a Tool Studio

I went to a studio Friday night to help a friend get the internet up and running. Computer geek is one of my skill sets, anyway. This studio is where the band TOOL recorded their EP. “Opiate” The studio itself is full of crap and is dark, weird, and creepy. I can’t say where it is but it’s in a not so great part of LA. You walk in and you see a drum kit very high ceilings and all same art that you see on the TOOL CD’s

What happened, I could not get a signal to one of the routers I was working on so I backtracked the wires to find the main router this process lead me to a phone and I followed those wires. My tech skills were no match for the typical music studio rehearsal space of clutter and just fucking mess. After trying everything and resetting the router and tons of stuff I was unable to get the internet working. I could not find the proper starting point for a real tech job. However I did find hanging on the wall a nice pump action shotgun.

Being the curious person I am I picked up the shotgun to see if was even real. I mean who would keep a REAL shotgun just hanging around, literally. A shotgun on a nail near a couch who does that, ha ha ha. So just as I have it in my hand and looking at it a guy behind me, who I can't see is coming up to tell me something IMPORTANT. That “the gun is loaded and ready to go”. At the same time like a cartoon or a scene from Goonies this thin string/rope starts sliding up the wall and over the ceiling. The String is attached to a heavy metal cast iron chandelier with red unlit candles in it. Which comes sliding down full force and misses the guy's head that was coming up behind me by inches. Needless to say the event which happened in under a minute freaked me out. I had all these bad images of what if's about the gun plus almost crushing the guy behind me. My friend was sitting at the control desk at about a 40 degree angle from where I was pointing the shotgun.

My friend told me that I looked pale ghost white more than normal. I left about 10 minutes later just yelling Fuck in my head over and over. I was in a total panic.

I will not live it down and it will be known as the TOOL shotgun story.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Older web scammer

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

My dealing with a Web scammer

This is kind of long but this is how a conversation between me and some random dude from Africa went.

I had my messenger open so when I came back from the store at like 10 at night this is what happened.

This is an actual conversation….

Oh I am Sledge Hammer and mike310000 is the other guy.


mike3100000: hi

mike3100000: pls can u handle a buisness transaction for me there...which we will both benefit alot from it.

BUZZ!!! --- this is when I got back and started talking to him—



Sledge Hammer: huh?



mike3100000: this is serious

mike3100000: which u will be glad that u did



Sledge Hammer: who are you?

mike3100000: I am mike peter



mike3100000: 34 m lagos ..

mike3100000: u



Sledge Hammer: ok



mike3100000: can u handle for me ?



Sledge Hammer: handle you?



mike3100000: can u stand as the next of kin to a fund lying unclaimed in the bank i work.....which u will contact our bank for the claim of the fund on my behalf....and u get ur % of the total amount.



Sledge Hammer: yeah but not till next month

Sledge Hammer: see i have to llamas at my house that i need to get into Mexico by Sunday



mike3100000: listen

mike3100000: this is seriousn

mike3100000: which u will be glad that u did



Sledge Hammer: and this isn't

Sledge Hammer: llamas are a serious business god dammit



mike3100000: i have all legal documents backing u up as the next of kin to the fund here with me in the bank

mike3100000: and i have proof about the money to show u too



Sledge Hammer: Ok

Sledge Hammer: I will need two rolls of duct tape, a smoke bomb, 16 feet of garden hose, a 6 pack of beer from the middle east, and 3 guys all with the same first name I don't care what



mike3100000: llamas ?



Sledge Hammer: yes llamas



mike3100000: can u handle it for me now or what ?

mike3100000: becos this is urgent and serious



Sledge Hammer: sure



mike3100000: it involves 6.5 million us dollars

mike3100000: which u will get ur % of the total amount



Sledge Hammer: so you have 6.5 millions dollars and the best partner you can find is someone from the internet who you have never met?

Sledge Hammer: why not just throw a dart out of 5 story window



mike3100000: listen



Sledge Hammer: you might hit a guy with a wooden leg you can sumgle 1000 out at a time



mike3100000: the depositor MR TONI CHOATE died in a plane crash with his wife an only daughter

mike3100000: he was an american contractor and a great industrialist

mike3100000: and all effort made by our bank to get the relative to the fund proved abortive



Sledge Hammer: when was he killed?



mike3100000: which ever since the depositor died there has been no one who came for the claim of the fund

mike3100000: that is why i need an honest person to handle this for me

mike3100000: listen to me

mike3100000: he was not killed



Sledge Hammer: so what makes you think i am honest



mike3100000: he died in a plane crash

mike3100000: that is what i need to know

Sledge Hammer: yeah he was killed



mike3100000: u are the first person i have told about this



Sledge Hammer: when the ground rushed up at 200 miles an hour and hit him

Sledge Hammer: what date was he killed on?

Sledge Hammer: what was the flight number?

Sledge Hammer: how many people were killed on the plane

Sledge Hammer: did they bury any survivors?



mike3100000: do u think i am here for childs play

mike3100000: or do u think i am here to pull stunts on u ?



Sledge Hammer: as of right now you have to tell me something so i think this is real



mike3100000: listen

mike3100000: i have all the legal documents which will back u up as the next of kin to the fund here with me in the bank

mike3100000: which i will send them to u

mike3100000: they will be ur evidence as the true next of kin to the fund



Sledge Hammer: ok how are you going to send them?



mike3100000: http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/

mike3100000: visit the site to confirm the death of the late depositor MR TONI CHOATE



Sledge Hammer: I already did

Sledge Hammer: ok where are you from?



mike3100000: LAGOS NIGERIA

mike3100000: WEST AFRICA



Sledge Hammer: ok

Sledge Hammer: i am still listening

Sledge Hammer: what now?



mike3100000: i really need to know if u can handle this for me

mike3100000: becos i dont want u to toy with it

mike3100000: this is my life



Sledge Hammer: ok

Sledge Hammer: how are you going to send things to me?

Sledge Hammer: what makes you think you can trust me?



mike3100000: we have to do this accordingly

mike3100000: that is what i want to know



Sledge Hammer: do i get a decoder ring?



mike3100000: i need soemone out of nigeria becos the depositor was an american



Sledge Hammer: hit me with the details



mike3100000: that is why i need someone out of nigeria to do this for me



Sledge Hammer: ok

Sledge Hammer: are we going to give this a code name

Sledge Hammer: how about the red falcon?

Sledge Hammer: no too commee

Sledge Hammer: blue thunderblot

Sledge Hammer: that is cool

Sledge Hammer: can we call it blue thunderbolt



mike3100000: what are u talking about ?



Sledge Hammer: for the operation

Sledge Hammer: doesn't it get a code name?



mike3100000: listen



Sledge Hammer: i am

Sledge Hammer: what is your code name going to be?

Sledge Hammer: you be old Rhino



mike3100000: all u have to do is that u will contact our bank as the next of kin to the fund and that u are ready to claim it right away



Sledge Hammer: I will be jack Rabbit the 4th



mike3100000: but before u do that

mike3100000: i will have to open a file in ur name in our bank central computer which will make our bank confirm u as the next of kin to the fund



Sledge Hammer: you didn't call me Jack Rabbit the 4th

Sledge Hammer: Old Rhino



mike3100000: i have to go now



Sledge Hammer: wait



mike3100000: bye



Sledge Hammer: Old Rhino

Sledge Hammer: what about operation blue thunderbolt?

Sledge Hammer: and my decoder ring?

Sledge Hammer: and the 6.5 million in pesos?

Baited

**note** this has been mildly edited. By which I mean I was crying laughing when I was typing so I went back and cleaned up a tiny bit of what I wrote. Enjoy


Dvdmors - Hi.I am here for a business transaction worth £15,8m pounds and i need someone honest to handle it with me cos you will stand the chance to benefit 50% from it,,,Can i trust you???

ME - oh yes
dvdmors - Good to know that we still have honest people in the chat room

ME - well it is a chat room
dvdmors - Can i get too know you more better

ME - yes most people call me red robin
dvdmors - Where are you Originally from?

ME - the east coast
dvdmors - I am David Morris from Germany,But work in Ecowas Bank of England

ME - i am an out of work carpet salesman
dvdmors - Ohh i see

dvdmors - Can i trust you on this business cos its alot of funds
ME - sure i am trusted in 3.5 states

dvdmors - Where is the East Coast if i may ask ?
ME - all but the plasma state

ME - the carolinas of the US
dvdmors - Ohh i see

dvdmors - HW old are you plz?
ME - 30

ME - how old are you?
Dvdmors - I am 40yrs

ME - ok will we have code names?
Dvdmors - How do you mean code names?
ME - instead of David Morris some other name. Maybe because you’re german how about “Dos Moose”
dvdmors - Ohhh i see. People call me David

ME - ok.... David
dvdmors - So can we get down too business now
ME - sure

dvdmors - what really happened is that during the course of our auditing last week, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in the year 2001 and since 2003 nobody has operated on this account again
ME - I see. shouldn't it be reported to the bank?
Dvdmors - after going through some old files in the records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a [Heir/WILL] hence the money is floating and if I do not remmit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing

ME - and this is all above board?
Dvdmors - The owner of this account Dr Charles Harold an Oil Merchant and great industrialist ,who was a foreign contractor with the Federal Government of England, unfortunately lost his life including his wife and daughter leaving nobody to claim the money Ever since his death the money has been lying unclaimed

ME - i think i read about him
dvdmors - Now i need your cooperation to claim this money because only someone from foreign country can stand as the beneficiary

ME - right and the web is the best place to find those people
dvdmors - And the Banking law stipulates that any money lying unclaimed for seven years will be transfered to federal government suspense account with central bank of England
dvdmors - the reason being is that i dont know any foreigner
dvdmors - That is why i am contacting you if you can work hand in hand with me too claim this funds

ME - you sure using your name is the best way to handle this?
Dvdmors - and at the end of the business you will benefit 50% from the total amount
ME - i understand what you are needed me to do just asking questions
dvdmors - Okay i see

dvdmors - so can we proceed now or you still have more questions
dvdmors - ?
ME - i will have questions along the way for sure

dvdmors - No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that the account is a secret account
dvdmors - The total amount involve is £15.8 million pounds only and I wish to transfer this money into a safe foreigners account abroad
ME - i see a secret account, kind of like in superman 3 when Richard Pryer created an account and rolled over the left over pennies to it
ME - which they hinted at in the movie office space
ME - however they covered it all up when the guy who only wanted to have his red stapler burnt the place down
ME - I don't think we have to do anything that serious but i might want a colored stapler just to mark the events
dvdmors - So do you thin you can handle this business
ME - thin? i know i am not a huge guy but no reason to call me thin
dvdmors - do you think you can handle this business
dvdmors - Sorry for my bad..
ME - oh, i see i thought maybe my size would influence this buisness
ME - we should make a list of assets that might be invloved for this or maybe a buisness plan of sorts

dvdmors - Nothing needs too be involved in the business than too assure me you will never let me down at the end of the whole business
ME - do you have a beeper?

ME - oh then i think i can handle this
ME - do you have a Facebook page, we should be facebook friends
dvdmors - Sorry nope
ME - have you heard of twitter?
Dvdmors - I dont have facebook
ME - well if you have myspace that would work too
dvdmors - yeap i did but i dont have account on there
ME - how can we trust eachother if we are not facebook friends
dvdmors - that dosent matter
dvdmors - I am trusting you that is the reason why i am contacting you
ME - you sure all of my facebook friend i trust more than family or close friends
ME - one time i had a serious health issue and after a post on my facebook page all of my friends came to my assistance and help so it is a good resource
ME - you know what i mean Dos Moose?
ME - oh yeah sorry David..
dvdmors - yeap i understand
ME - ok continue...

dvdmors - I will use my position and influence to obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange departments
ME - right the RMAFED

dvdmors - I guarantee that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law
ME - Dos Moose i am not worried about a breach of law
ME - I am running a white slavery ring out of my house so not to worry

dvdmors - I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place
dvdmors - Please i want you to be honest with me because this money is a golden opportunity to me and i do not want to loose it
ME - why do you need to destroy them Dos Moose?
Dvdmors - So that the government will not find any trace to any place
Dvdmors - Cos i need too protect my end and yours
Dvdmors - I hope you understand me
ME - ok but it seemed this was above board D.Moose...
ME - i understand you for sure
ME - I recently played the game Grand Theft Auto so i know how to look out for myself
ME - in the game i had to take a case from one part of town to another using no less then three different cars for the job

ME - you there?
Dvdmors - yeap i am here

dvdmors - So i need to know if you are up to the task to handle the business with me
Dvdmors - So that i can start with the procesing of the funds in your name
ME - of course I am ready to break international laws Dos Moose less Role out!
ME - I will keep all of this between you and I and none of my Facebook, twitter or myspace fans will know anything about this

Dvdmors - Ok good
ME - However i do share everything with my dog and that i will not budge on on Dos Moose ok so i hope you are ok with that

Dvdmors - But i want you too know that before you can contact the bank for the release of the funds into your bank account i will have to input your information into the bank central computer as the beneficiary
Dvdmors - As soon as you contact the bank manager and he confirms you as the beneficiary,the bank will as you to come down to England and have some document signed
ME - they will as me to come to England?
Dvdmors - yes
dvdmors - Cos you will need too have some vital document signed
ME - oh they will "Ask" me to come to England
dvdmors - yes
ME - Dos Moose we need to work on your grammar and trust me coming from me that is a bold statement

ME - Ok so a trip to England alright
ME - what is the weather like there now?
Dvdmors - The weather is cold at the moment
ME - will i need to wear a hat of any kind, i would like to bring some sunglasses if that is ok
ME - should i come alone or can i bring someone?
Dvdmors - it's not compulsory you come down here
dvdmors - U can apply for the documents to be sent too you over in the state
Dvdmors - in this case the bank will ask you too pay for the courier charges
ME - Dos Moose that sucks i was really looking forward to coming to England
ME - I had already begun to pack my bags, i have this great shirt that looks great with this jacket and i always wanted to wear in in the UK



ME - Dos Moose i know how to move forward i will teach my carrier dove, i hate piegens, to come to you where you by the sheer thoughts you put out there ok
ME - once you get her, Denise, then you can put the paper work in you carrying bag and she will Fly back to me here. sound good

ME - Thanks Dos Moose for entertaining me for a bit and giving me something to post online. Do you really think people do this stuff?? your a fool Moose a real Fool!