I wanted to update you guys about the RSS feed address. After switching back to WordPress the feed has changed…again. Instead of relying on the software to control the rss feeds I went ahead and signed up for Feedburner. The new URL for RSS feeds is http://feeds.feedburner.com/SirRobbieRob or you can click the subscribe icon to the right.
Make sure you update your readers.
If you don’t subscribe, you should. It will allow you to stay up to date with all the happenings of Sir Robbie Rob. Need I say more?
I had an awesome experience this past Friday night. My buddy, Victor, was shooting a music video for a local band, The Boxing Lesson. The shoot was taking place at an old cemetery on the east side of Austin from 7PM to the wee hours of the morning. Vic had invited me to come check it out and possibly lend a hand when needed. I was about to tell him No, when he mentioned the video was going to be all stop motion! YES! Stop motion is something I’m really interested in and have dabbed in a tiny bit. Plus, Victor is a bad ass with his camera. Seriously, this guy is an arteest. I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to look over Vic’s shoulder while he worked. I ended up going and watching for awhile. After it got dark, I ended up helping with lighting some grave scenes. The whole thing ended up being really cool. I was able to share some ideas I had on scenes with Victor. He being the cool guy he is would listen with open ears.
Awesome Night with a badass photographer.
Go check out Victor’s Rockpark site for some of his work. The Italy travel album is full of some great pictures.
Here are some pictures taken by me. They are pretty bad as I suck at taking pictures.
I have to make a confession. I have been getting my eyebrows waxed for almost 2 years…I think. I’m not really proud of it but I didn’t like the unibrow I was sporting either. It took awhile for my wife to convince me to go, once I did, I was happy I went through with it. That is until my worst nightmare came true, the lady made my face look lopsided!
How?
By taking more from the left side than the right. My biggest fear about getting them waxed had come true.
That happened back in April, so I haven’t been back since. The “brow” as it likes to be called, was getting seriously brushy. I was trying to let the hair grow back but I ended up looking like Cousin Itt.
While I was taking a break from the torture of waxing, Alev started getting her eyebrows threaded. So when it was time to mow down the “brow” I tried it out. What the hell is threading? I describe it as the latest form of Chinese Waterboarding…seriously. I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, so when I say this was painful, it’s painful. I bet they use this tactic on the detainees at Gitmo.
What is threading really? I’ll let Wikipedia lietell you.
Threading is an ancient method of hair removal which originated in India, practiced in the Middle and Far East, and is now gaining popularity in Western countries. It is as equally popular with both men and women in Arabic countries, although the men usually just do their ears and eyebrows with thread and continue to shave the beard part of their face with a traditional safety or straight razor. It is also popular in Persian culture where it is called Bande Abru (“Abru” means eyebrow, and “Band” is the thread). Threading the entire face is widely spread amongst Iranians, but it was originally practiced when a woman was getting married or during special occasions. In ancient Persia, threading was a sign a girl had reached adulthood and become a woman.
Still can’t visualize it? That’s what YouTube is for.
Different feeling? Doesn’t bother? Ha! That woman is part of the conspiracy…or they had a gun to her head. Either way, it is just a bunch of sick individuals that like bringing pain to others. The same bunch of folks that like tearing wings off of butterflies.
Even with all the cover up going on, the pain was worth it. The “brow” is looking better than it did when I was getting it waxed. It looks less…waxed and more natural.
If you decide to try out threading, just remember, I warned you!
Also, I refuse to give up my man card on this issue. You guys have done worse I’m sure.
By mess, I mean this layout. I’m converting back to WordPress and dumping blogger. I’m working on getting a more attractive layout going but it may take me some time. If you see any problems please let me know.
For those of you not in the know, I love motocross. When I started riding dirt bikes something inside me just clicked. I had finally found something that was meant for me. I expect the feeling to be similar to a basketball player discovering a basketball for the first time. Even thinking about it brings a huge smile to my face.
A little more than a year after I started riding, I tore my ACL at a local MX track. My first BIG injury and the first time I was going to have surgery. The only thing I could think about was getting back to the track. So I went with a doctor that told me I could be back riding in 3 months. Well, a couple months later I was back on the bike…for 5 minutes. I had managed to get my foot caught on a tree root and my leg was yanked back. I heard a loud pop and felt the same pain as the first tear. I was pissed and frustrated which led to some tears. Luckily, I didn’t tear the ACL again but it stretched. I went to a another doctor and this time I took the slower approach to riding again.
11 months after the initial injury, I bought another dirt bike(The old one had some bad karma…seriously). I was pumped to be riding again. Well about my third time back out to the track, I high sided and landed on my head. It really freaked me out. After all the commotion, I instantly made sure I had no pain in my leg. Then I went through making sure I could move all limbs. I’m super paranoid about neck injuries. Initially, I didn’t think twice about stop riding. I had waited an entire year to ride again and I wasn’t about to walk away. Two day later, I changed my mind. As much as I love riding dirt bikes, I’m not in the same mindset to bounce back from injuries. I’m not willing to go through another year of rehab for a hobby.
Three weeks after I bought the dirt bike I sold it. Since then I haven’t thought about riding dirt. Kind of strange, it took landing on my head to clear some things up for me.
There is a reason I bought all of this up. I saw a clip from this weekend’s AMA Motorcross Championship race and it gave me chills. It shows Mike Alessi crashing and then getting ran over by the rest of the field. It’s one of the gnarliest crashes I’ve seen. Luckily, it looks like he is in good condition with two broken shoulder blades, a few ribs, and a concussion. Yes, I said luckily. He is still breathing and walking around.
At what point would you start asking yourself, Is the risk worth the reward? Mike Alessi just returned to racing from a broken coller bone.
For me, the great feeling I had riding isn’t worth the injuries. But I don’t rely on this type of thing for income. So I can’t really answer it on that level. Maybe that’s what separates the pros from everyone else. They are willing to hang it all out and not think twice. What do you think?
I feel like such a slacker. I have a bunch of things I want to blog about but I don’t. Lately it’s like going to the gym. You don’t really want to do it but once you get going you’re glad you did. No good excuses though.
Happy Belated 4th of July! What did you guys do to celebrate this emptyglorious holiday?
We headed to the Arkansas Bend Park for some good times. When we got to the entrance, the ranger notified us there was a burn ban in effect. This meant we couldn’t use any of the park’s grills unless they were above ground. Sadly, there weren’t any of those sites left. We had to settle for one with a in the ground grill. Long story short, we cooked up some illegal hot dogs and boy they were delicious. I think they were so tasty because it was so wrong. We’re such rebels!
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