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I was having fun with my GoBot friends and one of them was on Twitter and said stuff and I said stuff back.

Now my life is different so don’t look away.

It’s like when I found out about QWERTY keyboards and maybe you remember how much I had to go to the gym to work that one off.

Time to get started on my conversation with @joqatana.

I said the first thing that’s why you have a read at that one first.

This girl I know makes her own lotion out of milk, crushed almonds, yogurt, oatmeal, and hair conditioner.
about 4 hours ago via web

@brianspaeth all she needs is the hair conditioner. It works on skin
about 3 hours ago via Seesmic

@brianspaeth Look at it this way- hair is skin. Wipe n, rinse off in shower. Having said that, I still buy moisturizer…
about 2 hours ago via GoTweets

@joqatana what.
about 1 hour ago via Twitter for Android

@brianspaeth yup. look it up. Hair cells are skin cells.
about 1 hour ago via Plongaroo for People

Well after that I was like, “hey GoBots go home guys to your moms and dads and have some pizza this is bad news,” and so they did that after they turned into airplanes and one guy turned into an airplane that was bigger than the other ones and also he was the leader.

So there it was my time to be alone and scared and not thinking about all the skin growing out of my head in ways that were weird and it was like a movie where a bad guy comes and he tells you about the skin-hair connection and it’s dark out and you aren’t hearing it.

The leader Gobot’s name was Taps.

So that goblin with all that big boy hair knowledge keeps saying it until you cry and then gets he in the bathtub and he does that like a goblin because of how he is a goblin. Once he’s in there he goes down the drain and the credits to the movie are making ghost noises about how your body is so gross to have projectile skin that never stops happening.

This is maybe bad news for my @SuperCuts pals because of how they are being cutting enablers so much.

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When Those Buggies Get On You

by Brian on August 13, 2010

in Animals,Food,Health

Well my running happened at Mosquito Junction and that’s not like the TV show at all and maybe that’s their trick.

Like on the cartoon the hero kids do their wind sprints and the mosquitos are like, “Hey kids. Come in here to our junction because there is a nice lake to run by and you can have your emotions because of how beautiful it is and we’ll teach you to spell. Also, hello.”

Well in real life it is a long con and they just want to take bites of you and the bites are mostly on your legs and there are 40 of them that you can see.

The only way to fix that is to make your internet start working for you and you can pay it with nice hugs maybe.

One of the most effective home remedies you can use is banana peel.

Get the peelings of a banana and rub the inside part to the affected area for a few seconds up to a minute. Swelling and itching almost always immediately disappears. Put the banana in the fridge or make a banana milkshake so that the fruit will not go to waste.

Thanks for that good job tip on how not to be a wasteful guy who is also a cool stud.

Also it worked and I smell like bananas and that’s a haha moment because of how I had so much itching I did that right in the grocery store and also when it didn’t work fast enough I tried a cantaloupe and some non-salted Rold Gold pretzel rods, so maybe it was the trifecta that did made my itching stop.

One of the words they teach on Mosquito Junction is door.

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You know I love to make @Supercuts happen to me and whenever I do that special things happen like usually that thing is a cool dude haircut.

Another one that is an example for that is when London got the Olympics for 2012 and that’s the year after next still at this point.

Well yesterday I went and was like, “Hey how about one of those SuperCuts if you have time because I have money dollars and can pay for it with them”.

So the cutter is using her scissors on my head and then she starts to do her slick sales pitch to wash my hair and that’s a new one so I get my laughing all over my face and fall for her con job because of how her face was pretty and she threw a smile and also her voice.

That was some real talent because I thought she was on the other side of the room and was still chopping up my hair at the same time.

Big Ben, Parliment. lol

The hairwashing started happening to me and I was laughing again because of not knowing how to have my neck be and because I kept doing questions about whether she had found any dirt yet.

Also there was a head massage and the shampoo smelled like mint and I was saying how that flavor is called Christmas Breeze Waves or something.

When it was done being time to have a haircut she gave me a tip and that was a victory for sure and after the tip was in my pocket for awhile I bought a DVD download of Gotta Find Nemo with it.

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Here comes some technology for you to have fun learning about and also some art.

I like to take cool pictures that are neat with my Android phone and inside the phone there’s the Vignette App and it lives in the phone and makes your pictures have different ways they can become pictures.

One of the ways is a setting that is called “Action Movie” which for sure is the one for me and this is how it works. First I did a button push to make this picture have its birthday.

It seemed pretty good but then I put the dial on the Action Movie setting and it transformered the picture a little, and then even more it gobotted the picture and then here’s what I got.

This guy isn’t getting his cap sunburned either – keep those glasses on!

Also here is one with the Romance setting.

The 23 is for Michael Jordan and how he is a real-deal alpha dawg with courage about how to make his legacy appear.

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So here is something my sister said at me in email.

I’m usually craving popcorn and steak at all times.

My instincts tell me just to leave that be and go away.

The truth is I’m thinking of running this long race in Las Vegas this October and they call that a marathon if you need to know.

This quote was from Kristen Spaeth training protocols. She’s been running these marathons for years now on her legs.

Running long distances is something I hate by nature because of my ADD and also my sprinting and jumping muscles.

I dunked this weekend – it was a basketball and that’s a way for you to know how much explosive power I carry in my legs still.

If the marathon falls through the high jumping contest is in Vegas that weekend and also some restaurants. Check Yelp or Google Maps and you can find them.

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The Shoulder Tattoo Returns

by Brian on March 1, 2010

in Coloring,Family,Health,Misc

brian spaeth shoulder tattooIf you’ve read my stuff for any length of time, you know the vividly horrific story behind my shoulder tattoo, and my embarrassed self-loathing I do at myself whenever anyone sees it.

If you’re new or whatever, this is it, all oiled up and stuff for you.

The time has come, at long last, to finish this mistake once and for all.

I’ve talked to people several times over the years about what to do about this monstrosity.

The removal options are bad – since it’s been done three times already and there’s scarring to boot, it just won’t look right.

I asked one tattoo artist about putting a roman numeral XIV over it, the rationale being that I could make up different stories every time someone asked me about the deep, hidden meaning of my ancient number tattoo.

This wasn’t going to be doable either, and every other tattoo artist suggested things that just wouldn’t work for me.

I always make this clear before these conversations – my number one option would be for it to not be there at all anymore.

Starting from there, I’m not sure how these people come to, “How about like a cool snake that’s on fire and goes from your shoulder all the way around your chest, and then is flowing into a skull that’s on your back, and it’s the skull of a naked booty stripper?”

Anyway, after many years and much thought, I am giving up…and that’s what this new version of the tattoo will represent.

brian spaeth shoulder tattoo 2

Inevitably, someone will try and make it artistic or special or whatever.

No, no, nay, nay, booty.

I don’t want it planned or artistic or meaningful – I want it to look like someone scribbled over it in frustration…like which is what I feel about it with my special heart that is inside me.

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BRIAN_BWSo I am very close to getting my Nexus One SuperPhone, and in preparation for that – as well as recuperation from WSM? – I am going away for a couple weeks.

I also have a script to finish that requires some underwater research – eliminating all distractions and not getting electrocuted is essential.

No blog posts.
No instant messaging.
No Facebook.
No Twitter.

I even deleted UberTwitter from my phone – frankly I need to rethink the manner in which I personally use Twitter altogether.

Anyway, I’ll see you on or around Monday February 22nd – of course I’ll have email, but like I might be deleting every third message just as a kind of sport or game of chance with myself.

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SpaethOkay so the other day I posted that stuff about how the dude couldn’t see the moon because of the workout supplement he was taking.

I guess I was confused, because @The_Real_LLC read it as the guy just couldn’t see the sky or something.

The one thing I know for sure is that this guy’s log of his experience is amazing.

Some more:

Vision side effect, I went to bed I couldn’t see a thing, the window blinds were open and there was light outside, but whatever spot I looked at it went dark but I could see from the side of my eye, for example if I looked at the widow directly there was nothing, but as soon as I rotated my eyeballs away from the window I could see it clearly.

my biceps are sore more than ever and I am loving it.

That last sentence is an LOL for sure, but I still don’t understand how this works.

i just got back driving over one hour at night, a little uncomfortable because all the incoming headlights looked yellow tinted and was confusing especially looking in the rear view mirror

Seriously – I thought in the other entry he couldn’t see when he was looking at something?

PS. I didn’t get enough sleep last night due to the energy drink, so I felt really tired today and somewhat lightheaded, but tomorrow is chest day and I’m ready to rip it up

Oh.

i went outside while the lights were off and tripped over a chair, it hurt like son of a b—h, even my son who was walking with me looked at me like (how in the hell you didn’t see that chair!)

Kids are so silly – don’t they know daddy is getting big and strong.

just wanted to report about my vision, the moon was so bright last night according to my wife, she said the whole room was lit, well i couldn’t see a thing, i couldn’t even see where the window was

This next one is also interesting, although not vision-related.

The new [redacted] tastes different, kind of like fiberglass glue, not that I tasted fiberglass glue, but it tastes like the smell of fiberglass

: /

Whatever – regardless of whether this stuff works, I need to understand how this vision side effect works. It seems there’s not just a problem with the moon, but also with seeing windows.

Should I try this stuff or not? I’m still waiting for Mommy to get in touch telling me not to – she may have stopped reading the blog again.

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Awesome New Supplement

by Brian on January 11, 2010

in Drugs,Health,WTF,Weightlifting

Calvin StadiumsAs you may or may not know, long ago I was a personal trainer, a brief gig that sprung mainly from my love for health and fitness.

During that time, I tried probably every nutritional supplement possible, and even now continue to keep an eye on the newer stuff coming, some of which might be deemed “borderline legal”.

It’s rooted in a longing I have to be offered a role where they’re like, “This pays a lot of money and it’s yours, but we need you to put on 20 pounds in two months.”

When that happens, I’ll call and apologize to my mom, then speed-race to the nearest steroid dealer I can track down with more excitement than anyone has ever done anything with.

Anyway, there’s an interesting product swirling around that surely will be banned sooner rather than later.

Perusing a message board where some people are trying it out, apparently there’s a small vision-based side effect that accompanies the ingestion of said product.

Here are some posts made by users.

Occasional blurred vision side [effects] are still something that will have to be taken in account till there is a sure fire way to either stop it or lower the chance of getting it.

Slight and occasional blurring. Annoying, but somewhat mild really.

I did have a blurred vision. It wasn’t much but I remember having to concentrate more to focus on things. I also had a vision sides during the day – yellow tint, color cycling and a definite blurring.

What.

i don’t think any of us experienced blurred vision, we only lost the ability to see farther at night; we could only see where the light was aiming at. also it took longer to adjust from light to dark places, and at night we couldn’t see the sky even with a full moon.

Oh.

God.

BUT DID IT MAKE YOU BIG AND STRONG.

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Regarding Cancer

by Brian on August 28, 2009

in Doctors,Friends,Health

Blame Drews Cancer(Click to enlarge pic.)

Hey so Denny over at WFNY sent me this Blame Drew’s Cancer screenshot, and the following note:

I haven’t been on BDC for a while so I looked at it after you tweeted about it. Your tweet popped up and I took a screenshot. Thought it’d make you laugh.

If you’re not familiar with the program, Drew has cancer and like is able to do stuff about it that doesn’t involve moping and/or being defeated.

Also, Denny feels close enough to the entire program to refer to it as BDC, and is one of those “two spaces after a period” people.

I’m not in the former category, and will never be in the latter, but Drew’s endeavor reminds me of the various times I’ve been convinced I had cancer.

1) In high school after we had the testicular cancer lesson in Health Class. I was totally positive, to the point that I asked my parents to get me a doctor appointment.

The family doctor was the father of a friend, and I’m pretty sure there was a conversation at their house shortly thereafter about, “Hey, that Spaeth kid thought he had cancer.”

This is how I got voted “Most Likely to Think He Has Cancer” sophomore year.

2) A few weeks after I got that award, I was feeling a lot of pressure to live up to it, so I went back to the doctor to ask him if he could just tell his son I was in with more cancer paranoia. As luck would have it, there was a spot on my neck he thought I needed to get checked out.

Turned out it was just embedded dirt, but for a day or two I was sure I had skin cancer.

3) Just last week, I coughed really hard and my arm hurt, so I thought I had arm cancer. Still waiting on the diagnosis, but someone told me your entire arm can’t get cancer, so hopefully it’s a stress fracture.

Are you a member of the Who Shot Mamba? Facebook Page, and have you ever thought you had cancer.

Please do tell, and be raw and real about it, like I am.

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