Ramblings and Ravings of a Roving Scot

My Reading List

2010-01-14T16:09:00.000-08:00

So I decided that I want to try reading a book a week this year. I've got a good list going so far. any recommendations are welcome to help fill it out. These are in no particular order.

The Stand by Stephen King
The Gunslinger by Stephen King (s:2/27/10)
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Hinterland by James Clemens
Bloodring by Faith Hunter
Greywalker by Kat Richardson
Across the Face of the World by Russel Kirkpatrick
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Innocent Mage by Karen Miller
Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind
House & Philosophy Edited by Irwin
Blood & Chocolate by Annette Klause
Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn (s:2/7/10) (f:2/9/10)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Awakening by L. J. Smith
Dune by Frank Herbert
Tracker by Tom Brown Jr.
Bohemian Manifesto by Laren Stover
Running with the Pack Edited by Ekaterina Sedia
The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler
Indigo Springs by A. M. Dellamonica
The Calling by David Mack
Night Rising by Chris Marie Green
The Frightened Man by Kenneth Cameron
Wraith by Phaedra Wheldon
Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye
My Sherlock Holmes Edited by Michael Kurland
Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwell (s:2/16/10) (could NOT finish this tripe)
Strange Brew edited by P. N. Elrod
Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
A Kiss Before the Apocalypse by Thomas E. Sniegoski
The Killer angels by Michael Shaara
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes edited by John Joseph Adams (f:1/27/10)
Gaslight Grimoire edited by J.R. Campbell & Charles Prepolac (f:1/26/10)
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (s:2/10/10) (f: 2/16/10)
North! or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson (s:2/17/10) (f:2/27/10)
Whitechapel Gods by S. M. Peters (s:2/16/10)
Ghost Ocean by S. M. Peters
Snake Agent by Liz Williams (f:2/5/10)
The Demon & the City by Liz Williams
Precious Dragon by Liz Williams
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest (s:3/6/10)

(updated 1/26/10: if it's red then it's been read)

Starting over... again

2009-08-05T12:34:00.001-07:00

For those of you who didn't know. I have moved to Michigan with my ex wife Betty. I had a job in Ca but was homeless and didn't like it very much. Betty and I are on our way to reconciling. We still have to rescue our son from my mother. Once that is accomplished we plan on moving forward as a happy family.

Holy Crap I'm still Alive

2009-04-14T10:57:00.000-07:00

Yes I'm still alive and finally updating this thing. I've been keeping a written journal since march 18th, 2009 and haven't missed a day. Maybe someday I'll transcribe it on here. Well just to update you all. I'm still unemployed and broke and being sued for an accident that was the other party's fault according to every person in their right mind who has viewed the evidence. Oh yeah and the other party are illegal immigrants. I swear that INS or whatever the agency is these days should be there at the courthouse IF this thing goes to trial (my lawyer doesn't think it will) so they can be deported. I have no problem if you come into this country legally. At the very least know the Fucking language and know the laws. okay rant over. How are all of you?

holidays

2008-12-17T13:50:00.000-08:00

So my sister is back from Iraq. She is royally getting screwed by the system and is not coping well at all. my computer is fracked so whoohoo there. I'm staying put for the holidays to spend it with my new family instead of relatives. I hope everyone has a great holiday and maybe I'll post another blog before the 1st. by bye

layers

2008-12-08T22:10:00.000-08:00

LAYER 1: Tell us your…

* Name: Jemmy
* Birthday (month, day): November 3
* Birthplace: Orange, CA
* Current location: Santa Ana, Ca
* Eye color: Blue/green
* Hair color: red/blond/auburn?
* Height: 5′11"
* Righty or lefty: lefty
* Zodiac sign: Scorpio

LAYER 2: What’s…

* Your heritage: Scots, Irish, welsh, Hopi
* The shoes you wore today: Docs
* Your weakness: my son
* Your fears: ask me later
* Your perfect pizza: garlic sauce, chicken, bacon, green onions, lots of cheese, tomatos, or an everything chicago style
* Goals you’d like to achieve: go back to college and get my degree
* Your first waking thoughts: It's a new day
* Your best physical feature: My smile and my eyes
* Your most missed memory: If I don't remember it then maybe it's not missed? I dunno

LAYER 3: Do you…

* Smoke: Not anymore
* Cuss: I'm trying to cut down
* Sing: yes
* Do you think you’ve been in love: I know I have
* Did you go to college: I did, and want to go again
* Liked high school: sometimes
* Want to get/stay married: yes
* Believe in yourself: yes I do
* Think you’re attractive: Yeah
* Think you’re a health freak: nope
* Get along with your parent(s): sometimes
* Like thunderstorms: yes
* Play an instrument: Yes. not great but yes

LAYER 4: In the past month have you…

* Drank alcohol: yep
* Smoked: Nope
* Done a drug: Not unless you count tylenol
* Made out: no
* Gone on a date: No
* Gone to the mall: Yeah
* Eaten an entire box of Oreos: No, but damn near a whole box of pecan sandies
* Eaten sushi: just outside of
* Been on stage: no
* Been dumped: no
* Gone skating: no
* Gone skinny dipping: No but tempting
* Stolen Anything: no

LAYER 5: Have you ever…

* Played a game that required removal of clothing: yes
* Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: nope
* Been caught “doing something”: hehe
* Been called a tease: yes actually
* Gotten beaten up: yeah I guess you could say that
* Shoplifted: nope

LAYER 6:

* Age you did get/hope to be married: 25
* Numbers and names of children (either you have or want): Scott, 2.5 want more but number isn't important
* Describe your dream mate: whoever God leads me to
* How do you want to die: having sex when I'm really really really old
* What did you want to be when you grow up: Archaeologist, or be in the U.S. Navy
* What country would you most like to visit: Scotland

Layer 7

* Name a drug you’ve taken illegally: Pot (once and it sucked)
* Name a person you could trust with your life: God. but human... Gaelina
* Name a favorite CD that you own: all the music I put on my music phone
* Number of piercings: 1 sort of
* Number of tattoos: 2 and more to come
* Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: a few. Not sure exactly how many offhand
* Name a past experience that you regret: none

ramble on 1

2008-12-08T22:01:00.000-08:00

I feel I'm slipping
into the muck and oblivion
into the void of vagueness
far from the heart of me
far from where I need to be
I try grasping and gripping
but feel myself stripping
stealing away what I want to protect
and losing all the love and respect
I try to steel myself against the pain
knowing that it will come but hoping that it doesn't
knowing what the answer is but wishing that it wasn't
tearing and quaking
breaking and shaking
losing all strength
and wondering to what length
where will I go and how far
daring to dream upon a star

Scott's First Pet

2008-11-17T17:24:00.001-08:00

It's a busy day. We are going to go to a friends house and pick out a Beta fish tonight. It will be Scott's first pet. It'll be great. I'll try to post pics later

The day has come

2008-11-16T21:32:00.001-08:00

Ladies and Gents I now have a blog. Now if only I knew what to write??? Well let's us see where the journey takes us shall we?