This is the first year in several that I will not be headed home to Wikwemikong for Christmas. I was a little concerned for myself at first. But, all is not lost. My California Family that I spend every Thanksgiving with, will be home and I'll be traveling up there tomorrow to spend it with them.

Additionally, a good friend of mine that recently moved out to San Diego (chasing after a girl!), David Bernie, will be staying with me over the next several days. I feel pretty lucky to have my Cali Fam to spend Christmas with in the redwood-filled Russian River Valley. It's a family holiday for me, and I need that family where I am. My mom was definitely happy to hear that I was going to be in good hands. We're all eating out at a fancy restaurant tomorrow night, then having a luscious feast on Friday (I'll be making a pumpkin pie from scratch). When we get back to the Bay, there will much audio excavation to be had at Amoeba Records, and just some good ole fashioned roaming of San Francisco.

I'm looking forward to more days off. Next week, I have the week off, but I gotta come into the office for two half days. Then, there will be Emo New Year's at my sweet pad, wherein we will serenade each other, call it friendship and a lust for life. Let me know if you wanna come to Emo New Year's. Guitars, fires, and wine will be had. Boisterous, mind-blowing parties are for everyone else, not us shoe-gazers. Enter the twee.

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With an AR15 or an M14, could you at least equal the accuracy of the Colonial marksmen with their flintlock rifles? If not, I would recommend Appleseed.

Patched rifle bullets.



Ramming patched ball into the bore.

I should have a completely new series of figure photos in about a month.
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The concept and the photos were developed over just a couple of hours. This mock up is one of about twenty concepts I came up with.

The final version of the ad would obviously have the company web site address, logo and other information. At this time, I am mostly interested in rapid development of concepts.

Built by Howard Pitts.

Forward rail allows installation of night vision. Laser gives close-range aiming capability.

Hero Gear, Viridian, Burris

There's about five meanings wrapped up in this as I'd been thinking about it for, oh, four years, I think.

I went into the parlor recommended by a friend who has a full back tattoo and sleeve from the place in North Oakland to talk about it, you know, like a preemptive meeting or something to discuss it so that it wasn't a later-to-be-regretted impulse. They had an opening. My heartrate went into overdrive, but as luck would have it, a friend of mine from the Sacramento league (Sacred City) was in town to visit the artist who did this for me. I didn't have to desperately phone any of my friends who live in the neighborhood to hold my hand for me during the process. She helped try to calm me down. My anxiety went into hyperdrive and so, I immediately ran into the bathroom and popped two Xanax, stupidly thinking one wasn't going to help.

After a few minutes, I realized the process had nothing on Brazilian waxes and watched the hipster kid in the corner squirm and make faces over the work being done on his meaty shoulder. WIMP! Twenty minutes later, it was over. I walked across the street into the White Horse Inn, ordered a pear cider (so femme!), hopped on the bus, and the triple crash hit me like a ton of bricks. I passed out, missing my stop home by a few stops. It was worth it.

Forward-mounted rail details.

Mason




Halie




Heather

All three use rifles built by Howard Pitts, the father of Halie and Heather. Mason is coached by Steve Parker. Heather and Halie have been coached by Howard Pitts in Long Range.  Halie was coached in Air Rifle and Smallbore by Dan Fox.

5.7x28, 40 grain



22WMR, 40 and 45 grain

5.7x28 27-grain lead-free load penetrated only about 7" and the bullet showed no deformation at all. It did deflect nearly 3" to the side, so a properly aimed shot would always miss the intended target.

And a gratuitous photo from yesterday's shoot:

*sniff* congrats, ladies. you deserve it.

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PROCLAMATION:

"Be it know that whereas, The Texas Rollergirls Rock-Rollerderby became the first Flat-Track Roller Derby league in 2003, starting a movement that now includes more than 300 (400) leagues worldwide; and whereas, The Texas Rollergirls, Austin born and bred, is 100% skater-owned and managed and is composed of four home teams - the Hell Marys, Hotrod Honeys, Honky Tonk Heartbreakers and the Hustler; and whereas, The Texecutioners, made up of the all-stars from each of the home teams, closed out the 2009 season as Women's Flat Track Derby Association South Central Regional Champions and placed second at the WFTDA National Tournament; now, Therefore, I, Lee Leffingwell, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, do hereby join their enthusiastic fans in congratulating the Rollergirls on their winning season and do hereby proclaim December 18, 2009 as Texas Rollergirls Day in Austin."