I thought I was your sidekick, Michael!

Best. Picture. Ever.

posted by Russell @ 2:47 PM Comments : 0

De Plane...De Plane

Ah Tattoo...or was it Tatu? Anyway, here's some pics of designs for the ink variety.

Shoulder Blade: I like this knot. It represents the way I think of the nature of the Trinity. The outline was inked on my shoulder blade in black.

Right Hip: I drew a stencil of this and Bly and I got it put on our respective hips.

Possible Future Tattoo?: I would love to get this sometime, but my tattoo days may be at an end.

I just finished my midterm! WOOHOO! I love being done with stuff. Now, it's all about the thesis from here on out. I seem to be a little behind but with nothing else to worry about school wise I should be able to focus on it and get it done.

posted by Russell @ 4:56 PM Comments : 0

My feet hurt...

It's madness.

To walk...yes walk around the world! Just the fact that it could be done is amazing enough without someone actually doing it. I think we can grant Karl a little leeway even though he's not walking in Africa at all. From Patagonia, Chile to England and all by foot over a course of over 10 years. This guy is hardcore.

posted by Russell @ 2:56 PM Comments : 0

Geek Pyramid

For my boyz (with a 'z' cause we're from the streets).

Geek Pyramid

What the hell was wrong with us?!

This will be the beginning of a series of picture posts, methinks. I have some pictures that I want to share for no real reason at all...some are actual pictures, others are art type shwag.

posted by Russell @ 12:42 PM Comments : 0

Pug underfoot, heavy eyelids

The pug is sleepy so he's laying under my chair. I'm tired, too, but I'm that weird etherial tired that makes you want to stay awake. I should go read but I don't feel like it. I should really work on my thesis but I really don't feel like it.

I'm in Augusta, the megalopolis of my birth. I'm here because my woman wanted to get out of the "Little A" for a while. Athens gets monotanous every so often.

We signed a contract on a house on Thursday. We will be homeowners on May 1. That's exciting and scary at the same time. Here is a page of pictures for those curious enough to look at that sort of thing. Just scroll through them with the helpful little buttons above the picture and to your right. Say it with me...FUN!

Notice the garden tub...good potential for some aquatic frolics in there!

posted by Russell @ 11:56 PM Comments : 0

Exercise your right

I know apathy abounds in the realm of voting but I am asking all of you (the five or so who read this) to vote on colors and layout changes that I am thinking of making. Be serious.

If you would rather have a different color scheme, say what it is...

If you would like to see a total revamping of the layout (the columns, etc), say so...

If you think this is too hard to read, etc, fill me in with tha 411...

If you love me and never want me to change, tell me...

I may change this soon...without warning and without actually counting votes. Feel free to fill in your own jokes about presidents not really winning their election, if that be your liking.

posted by Russell @ 12:32 AM Comments : 0

Moving on up...

I tried out the quiz over at findyourspot after seeing the neato list at Amber's. Seems I all ready had a pretty good idea of where I would like to live but now that's it's been proven without a doubt by newfangled technology I feel justified once again. I mean, how can I trust myself to make decisions without the aid of quizzes and tests, especially those that are online. Ah, the "internet."

They should rename it the "neato-net."

Here's my list:
1. Asheville, North Carolina
2. Provo-Orem, Utah
3. Hendersonville, North Carolina
4. Grand Junction, Colorado
5. Fort Collins, Colorado
6. Chattanooga, Tennessee
7. Greenville, South Carolina
8. Hickory, North Carolina
9. Boone, North Carolina
10. Knoxville, Tennessee
11. Wenatchee, Washington
12. Maryville, Tennessee
13. Brevard, North Carolina
14. Springville, Utah
15. Johnson City-Kingsport, Tennessee
16. Loveland, Colorado
17. Tacoma, Washington
18. Roanoke, Virginia
19. Ogden, Utah
20. Spokane, Washington
21. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
22. Kent, Washington
23. Bozeman, Montana
24. Dillon, Montana

Notice a trend? Here is my lovely wife Bly's list:
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Greenville, South Carolina
Hickory, North Carolina
Clarksville, Tennessee
Lynchburg, Virginia
Asheville, North Carolina
Knoxville, Tennessee
Johnson City-Kingsport, Tennessee
Bloomington, Indiana
Overland Park, Kansas
Springfield, Missouri
Topeka, Kansas
Jackson, Mississippi
Athens, Georgia
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Boise, Idaho
Roanoke, Virginia
Grand Junction, Colorado
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Raleigh, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina

So I was too lazy to number her list.

posted by Russell @ 12:10 AM Comments : 0

Phobias and Depression and OCD...
OH MY!

I will be wallowing in them and more come Fall 2003. I'll be delving into the recesses of the mind and doing some cleaning. I'll be learning manipulation and brainwashing techniques. MUAH HAHAHAHAHAAA!

Seriously, I just received notice that I have been accepted into the clinical program at the University of Georgia. Yes, the same UGA that is going through major B-ball woes right now. oh well for them and HOORAY FOR ME!

This means that I'll do the same amount of work I do now plus I'll be seeing clients (clients...not patients) once practicum starts. That's at least an hour per client, an hour or so to write up the session notes, and whatever time it takes to plan the course of therapy. Classes, research, practicum, more research...these are the days of my life. Adult-hood is getting ready to bitch-slap me and bitch-slap me hard. I'm going to be quite the busy beaver!

posted by Russell @ 10:54 AM Comments : 0

Oh, the Hammock District.

Whew, last night the WB showed the rerun of the Simpsons where the family moves so Homer can work for Hank Scoripo, president of the Globex Corporation. This is by far one of the best Simpsons episodes and if you don't believe me take Chris's word for it.

Here's all the information you need about this episode and the marvelous man, Hank Scorpio:

Everyone take out your safety pencil and a circle of paper!

posted by Russell @ 9:46 AM Comments : 0

Not even close

So, I finished my Method section for my thesis. HOORAY! The only sad thing is that now I have to start on my introduction which is a scary process to undertake. I have to meld three distinct areas of psychology (if there are such things as distinct areas of psychology) together into a cohesive and thorough theoretical framework that I can base my analyses on. I am using social support and SEM (Self-Esteem Maintenance or Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model; Abe Tesser's baby) from social psyc, cognitive dissonance and unconscious plagarism from cognitive psyc, and non-diagnosable levels of depression and narcissism and ambivalence along with couples therapy theories from clinical. I am riding a triple tidal bore out of the river cognitive psychology into the psychological ocean.

Yep, I know that was dumb.

After the intro I get to conduct my final analyses on my data, write up the results and discussion, edit the entire paper and submit it to my MS comittee for approval. Then, I have to present the whole sebang to my MAC.

It's going to be a long two months.

posted by Russell @ 9:47 AM Comments : 0