Luke says Moo!

My life and the world as I see it. It'll mostly be a place for me to gripe and friends to keep up with me.

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-03-07

March 7th, 2010 · No Comments

  • My head is swimming. Zomg. Hit on lots of straight boys. I'd be happy if there were more gay bois except I'm home now. #fb #
  • Deleted a few tweets because they made no sense – should've password protected my account from myself last night. #
  • Good morning! #
  • One thing at a time. I think I bruised a rib in my sleep. #
  • RT @bcosby: Happy Birthday @allid! :) <I amuse myself greatly.> #
  • Every time PrideRadio.com plays Adam Lambert's "What do you want from me?" I consider buying his CD. Hey, slow it down whadaya want from me? #
  • This document would be a lot easier to work with if I'd stop failing my literacy check… (If you don't get it don't worry about it). #
  • RT @seneca: Happy Texas Independence Day, everyone! Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! http://tweetphoto.com/13013095 #
  • Downloaded it on my Kindle. Yay for Lincoln & Vamps. RT @Mr_Lincoln: My book review of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. http://ow.ly/1dbF1 #
  • The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and the other begins? -E.A. Poe #
  • WANT A NEXUS ONE! November needs to get here (and Verizon needs to get it) sooner so I can replace my BlackBerry. :D #
  • I sound like a small child… #
  • Chicken. :D #
  • RT @yokevin: http://twitpic.com/16b7×7 – VICTORY IS MINE <so easily manipulated…> #
  • One day you'll understand just what it takes to cause the world to come to an end. #
  • RT @bgrangier: Coke is way better than Pepsi. #justsayin #
  • Bed time. Gotta take the Mini in to the shop tomorrow. #
  • For the first time in nearly 5 years <client> security stopped me at the parking gate. Was quick, but annoying. #
  • Who the hell is @KimZolciak and why do you care? RT @lyonsjd: @joviality I'm sad about it. I love @KimZolciak. #
  • I just became the mayor of Matt Boyer's on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bwJQpW #
  • Murat Shriners Circus starts soon! Won't you come & see the clowns, elephants, and acrobats? It's good fun! #
  • Totally not true. Jack will always taste better than thin feels. RT @yokevin: @allid nothing tastes as good as thin feels #
  • RT @vineandtable: Today is #Hug a GI Day. We are forever thankful for these special ppl! Give a hug to all you see today. #
  • Yay! Got my confirmation. Going to training all day tomorrow! #
  • Getting excited to see the Shriners Circus tonight! #
  • Who else in Indianapolis is an @CassidyHaley fan? Need to gage interest before trying to get him in the city for a show. #
  • Come ride the elephants at the Shriners Circus! #fb http://tweetphoto.com/13256418 #
  • Pony rides at the circus too! #fb http://tweetphoto.com/13269809 #
  • Training all day today. No one do anything interesting while I'm disconnected. #fb #
  • Seek first to understand. #fb #
  • Come to the Shriners Circus! (@ Indiana State Fairgrounds) http://4sq.com/6H72OA #
  • Always lookin for a bad boy. All they want are bad boys and you're a goody two shoes. A nice guy just won't do. #
  • Shriner Circus! #fb #

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-02-28

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

  • Still feeling icky. I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow so I don't stress out my body today. Rest & JD#7 is the best way to get over a cold. #
  • Empowering my natural band geek. Just made practice sheets from old technique books & added 10 minutes a day on my calendar to play… #
  • Day one of trumpet playing: check. My streak is small, but my goal is to get to 15 days of playing each morning. #
  • Yay! for the HRC equality sign being spotted at Purdue. http://tweetphoto.com/12186318 #
  • Debating on how to pitch QA to hire me to help with <client> building that's being decommissioned. Let's hope past experience does the trick #
  • Awesome opossum. Go Mitch! RT @IBJnews: BREAKING: Daniels opens door on 2012 presidential campaign http://ow.ly/1a1Tj #
  • Below 230 lbs. Very happy. :D Now if only I hadn't ordered 6 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies from various people…Tagalongs are in my drawer… #
  • I want a Nexus One. #
  • Big bad butch boy bingo (@ Greg's) http://4sq.com/8WsTsK #
  • RT @shriners: Thank you to the 250 IHOP restaurants and their patrons who support Shriners Hospitals for Children! #
  • Zomg I don't even know. http://tweetphoto.com/12337028 #
  • If you use multiple computers, have a lot of "notes" you need to hang on to, then get Evernote.com – already saved me this morning. #
  • Well crap – I forgot to put my belt on this morning. Now I feel all out of sorts. #
  • Figured out why I hadn't gotten any work IMs today: I wasn't logged in. hehe #
  • I want some Bucky Balls (super strong magnets) just because of this picture: http://ow.ly/1aNSO #
  • This too shall pass. #
  • Ok, resetting my Trumpet playing streak: Day 1. But I played for nearly 30 minutes…my chops are tingling from the exertion. #
  • It's Friday! Only so-so in the excitement game. Gonna work tomorrow as I've been blah all week & less productive than I should've been. #
  • It's NexGen board game night. (@ Murat Shrine Oasis w/ @squigs007) http://4sq.com/7eUvPh #
  • Came in to work to fix a problem I created yesterday – seems I could've fixed it in less than an hour yesterday had I not gotten confused. #
  • Friend got dumped – gotta cleanup & head out to buy a few rounds in the Certified Men's Recovery Process: ingesting large amounts of alcohol #
  • Headed out to Brip http://tweetphoto.com/12755870 #
  • Yay drinks! (@ Old Pro's Table) http://4sq.com/6qLLxY #

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-02-21

February 21st, 2010 · No Comments

  • Lol RT @MeThruTheTrees: I am not a slut. I am simply an opportunists. #
  • Happy Single's Awareness Day! (Or Valentine's Day – if you're the lovey-dovey sort). #
  • I used-ta-could filter my Facebook friends by "Recently Added". Is there still a way to do that & I'm just missing it? Need to update lists. #
  • Steak and Jameson. (@ P.J. O'Keefe's Ale House) http://4sq.com/8JupeE #
  • Now to not break my neck on the walk into the building. #
  • RT @NickiLaycoax: Do you want mass transit in #Indy Check out @indyconnect at http://indyconnect.org & spread the word. #
  • As they say "This to shall pass." Life changes & this time I'm being more pro-active in the change. #
  • The real question is: How did the penguins at the Indy Zoo get control of the Indiana weather remote control? #
  • Leadership explained in 3 minutes: http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2010/02/derek-sivers-ted/ #
  • I'm toast. Hopefully I'll be able to think tomorrow. #
  • Me too. 21 days off a year if I do it right. RT @allid: @bcosby lucky… I have to work all winter AND all summer :-p #
  • Here, here. RT @benweaver: hard for me to accept that my favorite Sci Fi characters are portrayed by actors. I prefer not to think about it. #
  • Ninja power! It's Tuesday. Today's thinker (from @ChoosingChange last night) – How do you want people to see you? #
  • RT @lyonsjd: RT @allid Happy Birthday @stephaniebcl! #
  • RT @BgKahuna: I'd be inclined to watch couples figure skating if they fought with swords & that ball on a chain w/ spikes thing to the death #
  • Hilarity: http://xkcd.com/702/# Tracking stuff in the snow. :D #
  • Sweetness. RT @evernote: Win a Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet. Follow @evernote and @wacom, then tweet with #evernotewacom http://bit.ly/cUwdyJ #
  • At Englewood Lodge for a Master Mason degree. Travel safely this evening Brethren. #freemason #fb http://myloc.me/3To22 #
  • Thanks to @evernote I found out about @wacom's Bamboo Pen & Touch. I want one. #evernotewacom http://bit.ly/cUwdyJ #
  • 61,500 miles on the Mini so prolly time for new tires (@ Goodyear) http://4sq.com/bcquzc #
  • It's Friday…and I'm starting to feel sick. Hopefully I'll get over it soon… #
  • Murat Shrine Circus Tickets on Sale now! March 4-7. Ticket prices are $12, $15, $18, and $20. #
  • Zeb knows how to throw a party sweet. #fb #
  • Jake: I got pwned. I got pwned. #
  • Whee! I see that as I get older I get to be a cheaper "date". 1/2 bottle does what a full one used to do. Now if I just had a cuddle buddy. #
  • Love that David Tennant's Dr. Who always wears a pair of Chucks. #
  • Starting Dr. Who Season 3, Episode 8: "42" – I like 42. Hopefully it'll reveal the Question. #
  • Watching @kathygriffin on Netflix "She'll Cut a Bitch". #fb amusing so far. #
  • Emmy's are more important than your children…even though they are gifted. Via @kathygriffin Hehe #

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-02-14

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-02-07

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-01-31

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-01-24

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When Playing Was Life

January 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

I touch the cold metal to my lips.
Breathe in deep pulling the smell of old metal and mineral oil into my nostrils.
Reliving a memory long gone.
The last time the metal wasn’t quite so old -
the oil not quite so pungent.
Then, a little spilled valve oil was normal -
a constant friend.
Hold the breathe for a moment,
remember the anticipation of that first tone.
But I pull away and exhale.
No longer do my lungs know what it’s like to control the air.
I try again.
Cold lips, deep breathe, counting slowly.
1…and…2…and…
Pressing my lips into the familiar embouchure -
my lips, jaw, and chops remembering the old feeling.
It’s like a bike. Just get on and you’ll remember what to do.
It’s good my muscles still remember.
I’d never be able to start from scratch.
I remember the hours spent holding my breathe preparing – anticipating.
The air stream starts. Slowly.
Bwhap.
The tone skips.
My muscles remember but their strength is gone.
A sheepish grin is on my face for no one but my memories.
I flick the valves remembering and enjoying the quick click I get in response.
Again I try.
Lips to warmed metal, deep breathe, and the air flow settles this time.
Waaaaa, bah, bah-ah-ah. Dah!
A quick series of tones. I can still hit something.
My eyes close and I remember when the world was mine.
My tones moved – fingers danced on the valves and slides flew centering the tones.
My breathe slow and measured – four long measures forcing the tones out.
There they are in my mind – the drums, accompanying me.
The lilt of the woodwinds as they chime in.
Dah! Dah! Dah-ahaha-ahhhhh
I settle the tone again. Breathe deep and leave a tone lingering.
DAHAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaa
Already I’m winded and my face is tired.
I pull away – remembering when playing was Life.

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-01-17

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Twitter Updates for Week Ending on 2010-01-17

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