Very Sick Dick

I have always talked about crazy ideas that would make sweet T-shirts and the like, but as many people do, I simply talked schmack and moved on. Yesterday was ALMOST one of those days.

I was hanging out with a friend and mentioned an idea that occurred to me - yet another way to abuse our "beloved" VP Dick Cheney.

My friend dared me to put my money where my mouth was. One stock photo and a photoshop session later... I present to you my new CafePress store, Shop Naked!!

Clothing is optional, but buy my stuff either way!! There's only one design available at the moment, but tons on the way.

A New Oxymoron: Yoga Studio Potluck

I've just returned from a potluck/open house at the Yoga Studio down the street. They got the open house part down, no problem. The potluck was a bit less impressive, but what should I expect with a group of mostly anorexic women chatting among themselves and eating carrot sticks... Mostly vegan chili and other foodie FEMA-like disasters.

Damn, I need some beef.

The Carnival Valor

Things are finally coming together. I have been assigned a ship to work on for the next six months as an acupuncturist. This is the Carnival Valor - admittedly Carnival is well known as a "Booze Cruise" in the industry but at this point (with all that has gone on in my life recently) I am ready just to get out of the U.S. for a while.

I'll be in the Caribbean for the next 6 months - Jamaica, Barbados, St. Martin, Belize, Mexico, Bermuda, etc.... Life is rough.

Here's the floating city they call a ship:


I don't have a departure date as of yet, but I'll post it as soon as I find out.

Almost outta here...

I'm waiting on my ship assignment for the "Acupuncture-at-Sea" program through Steiner Intl. I'm just in the right place in my life where an adventure ought to shake out the cobwebs of my soul.

I'm hoping to be out of here by the end of the month (Oct) but perhaps November might be more realistic.

I'm debating as whether I should start a new blog in which (hopefully) I would record my experiences each day on board the ship. Any thoughts?

Full Steam Ahead

I'm back in Stumptown after surviving the wilds of Los Angeles. Being budget-minded I stayed in a Hostel in Santa Monica - big mistake. I'm just too old for that crap! I simply cannot understand why running up and down the hallways screaming at 2 am seems like such a good idea to a bunch of German 19 year olds, but they certainly thought so. It must be a lack of a fully developed pre-frontal cortex that does it.

Basically, I felt very old there, and had a strong inclination to hike my pants up to my chest and bitch about the weather/government/kids, etc... Er, wait I already do that... Never mind.

ANYWAY, the seminar was great, I felt like I learn a great deal about the Spa applications of acupuncture, and thus far (having absolutely no experience at all) think that it may be one of the bigger money makers for acupuncturists.

So, I'm going for it. I'm going to work on a cruise ship for 6 months and experience the whole thing. I'm at a point in my life where more of the same is just not welcome. I really need to shake things up.

So stay tuned for more posts as this adventure develops.

Slumming it in L.A.

I'm in Los Angeles for the Acupuncture at Sea seminar, a prerequisite for anyone wanted to work on the cruise ships, two days into it. Its a pretty good seminar so far, not sure what I enjoy more, the seminar or the seminar teacher, Stephanie (read: total hottie).

More to come...

Another Funeral

I'm in San Diego with all my family (on my mother's side). We spread my mother's ashes on the cliffs of Torrie Pines State Park. It was good to see all my family, including a cousin I've never met before, its too bad that it was for an event such as this.