Got to the Park and ride relatively early this morning as I had a full morning of meetings that would take me right through lunch time.

*sigh* Don’t really like these kinds of days and luckily I don’t really have too many of them.

Got right on a bus, as the commuter line (Remember the Slugs and Body Snatcher game I play to get to work?) was just too damned long.

And as the bus pulled out of the lot a few of us realized that something was wrong. Terribly wrong. It felt like the AC was not only not working, but it seemed to be blowing warm air.

Dunno how many of y’all have experience with living in a tropical area, but this morning when I left the house the temperature was already in the 80’s. It was hot.

And since buses no longer have opening windows in them, it would seem to be paramount (at least in the summer) to have the climate control in good working order. Apparently NOT!

By the time the bus got halfway to downtown Houston the atmosphere was positively sweltering! Quite a bit of cursing the Metro going on around me, myself included.

When we hit the outskirts of downtown, the air in there was stifling. I couldn’t even concentrate well enough to read. (!)

By the time I got off the bus (two stops early, mind) it was actually cooler outside than it was on the bus. Mid 80’s and climbing...

Jeebus! I needed a shower by the time I hit the door at One Big Clam Plaza. I’m not an exec so showers are NOT provided. *grins*

Probably one of the most miserable rides I’ve ever had on a bus. And there have been a few...

Blargl!

A friend, who worked away from home all week, always made a special effort with his family on the weekends. Every Sunday morning he would take his 7-year old Granddaughter out for a drive in the car for some bonding time..
Just he and his Granddaughter.
 
One particular Sunday however, he had a bad cold and really didn't feel like being up at all. Luckily, his wife came to the rescue and said that she would take their granddaughter out.
When they returned, the little girl anxiously ran upstairs to see her grandfather..
'Well, did you enjoy your ride with grandma?'
'Oh yes, Papa' the girl replied, and do you know what?  We didn't see a single dumb bastard, dip shit or horse's ass anywhere we went today!'


 Brings a tear to your eye doesn't it.....

Taken through the dirty window in my office building.

via Wired.com

Dunno if I have the cojones to do this, but it might be fun to try!

How to Take Pictures of Strangers

Alice in Wonderland remake will be strange as only director Tim Burton can make it...

First Look: Tim Burton Takes Alice to Weird, Wild Wonderland

via Wired magazine.

I’m gonna need one of theses monsters. Holy crap!

These are all timed exposures taken in mid afternoon at various shutter times. Enjoy!

Original - And this one is my favorite of the four:



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My friend Richard actually has a high end DSLR that was converted to Infrared...Now THAT camera can take some eerie stuff!

Start going through my half of the garage in the next day or so. But right now, There’s a six foot pile mountain of trash (or at the very least flotsam and jetsam) at the foot of the driveway...

I may wait to see just how much of that gets picked up, tomorrow is trash day, before I add to it.

Not angry or hurt any more (at the moment anyway), just kind of resigned to it. And hoping it will be over soon. And then we can all get on with whatever it is we need to get on with!

Oh and here’s a picture of Link alleycat2681’s cat. Awaiting breakfast...