Saturday, September 3, 2005
Scary stuff happening in New Orleans… shops being looted, cops being killed in the street, 80% of the city under water with bodies floating in the flooded ruins… I haven't heard from Matt (who stayed in the city) but as far as I know he lives in an unflooded region of the city. Elayne Angel and Buck are safely in Houston, and purrtykitty4m is evacuated as well but there are a lot of members that are currently missing. If you know where people are, if they are safe, or if they're not, please post anything you know in the attached forum so people don't have to worry.
Update: Matt Gone is OK (but “living in Hell, it's a nightmare”), Agent_Blue is OK, CrystChilde and Shadowgirl01 are OK, Smurf is OK (at Burning Man), Mental Bondage and Nolagurl are OK (evacuated to Texas), AnjelicInsanity is OK.
(Original forum unavailable, sorry)*
Saturday, September 3, 2005
As you know if you read this page regularly, Rachel and I own a beach subdivision out on the West Coast of the Baja (about a 45 minute drive from here in La Paz) that a few IAM members and friends have lots on as well. They're putting in a mega marina about a mile or two up the beach, so I imagine it's going to turn out to be a killer investment, but that's not really my department.
Anyway, we went out there today (the first time I've seen it personally) and I took a bunch of photos:
 Parked near the beach looking toward the water.
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 Walking toward the beach, looking up and inland.
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 Standing on the beach dunes.
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 Local fishermen a ways down the beach.
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 Looking down the beach.
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 Looking up at the beach from the water.
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 Jay on the beach. |
 Rachel looking at the ocean, with fishermen in the background. |
 Walking away from the beach. |
 Parked at the top of the property looking at the ocean. |
 About half way down the property looking up at the inland portion. |
 The truck is parked at the back of the property and I am standing at the front. |
If you're interested in a lot (1/2 acre beachfront lots in Baja California Sur, both right on the beach and set back), Rachel is who you have to talk to… It's a nice place to drop out at, and a solid place to stash and build some assets if you're thinking that way as well. Assuming you're not an IAM member, you can drop her a line at rachel@bmezine.com.
Saturday, September 3, 2005
Have I mentioned that I live in Mexico? Well, if you ever need some clip art of a dead horse, here's a photo I took earlier (click for hi-res). Feel free to do whatever you want with it. Oh, and click here if you need a closeup of the head… ya sicko…
Before you deride me for taking this photo, let me tell you that Jay took photos of himself beating it. Beating a dead horse that is.
Saturday, September 3, 2005
I got this article sent to me re:pierced eyeglasses that I thought was pretty funny. Is it really asking that much that writers at least, say, type basic terms like Anatometal into google? Talk about some terrible writing and researching:
The Ultimate Rimless?
Body modifications like ear piercing, tongue piercing, and lip piercing may be the craze today, but the latest and arguably most far out piercing is…eyewear. A “barbell” made of anatometal (an implant grade metal of stainless steel or titanium) is concealed behind the skin and attached to aluminum nasal mounts called brackets. The drilled lenses are then screwed in place. As James Sooy states, “They feel exactly like a regular pair of glasses. Actually, I put the nose pads on to keep them from swinging around, so all the pressure is placed there just like any other pair of glasses. Since they have no frame on the side (editor’s note: no temples), I can wear them while I sleep and still roll onto my side.” Now that’s innovation!
Saturday, September 3, 2005
I've just updated the “UnderMars: An online archive of soldiers' photos” website with some photos from Hatra and elsewhere around Iraq. I have to admit, if I wasn't doing BME and didn't have other ways to see the world, even though I'm definitely not a pro-war guy in the least, I'd be really tempted on a lot of levels to sign up just to see the world. All politics removed, it's got to be an overwhelming and life-changing experience (sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, I'm sure).
Anyway, click to go to the gallery:
Note to any God and or gods reading this: please don't let me be drafted.
PS. Make love not war!