I'm licking Marshmallows off a paper plate....just when you thought a human couldnt get any more bored....

Wow...I hate being sick.It happens every March or April,like clockwork,And WHAM! it's here again.Stupid cold.Stupid spring.I feel like I just lost 15 boxing matches.And now i'm waiting for this stupid friggin medication to work so I can at least get some damn sleep.Dammit.I hate being alone.Dammit...I got post-it note stuck on my sock...

I like blogger by the way.

Bored.5 am and i'm bored.Where the hell is everyone these days? C'mon people,show yerselves.I know you're around somewhere.

A lot of people seem to have some kind drama posted in their blog from what i'm told.Apparently I don't and I feel kinda left out,so here goes...

The other day I was deciding wether to make corn or peas for dinner and I couldnt make up my mind and then,a supermodel came running down my hall and then I realized..."wait..i'm sleeping,aren't I?" and I woke up.

So there ya go,for your viewing pleasure.I had drama.Go me.I'm so cool it hurts.Or maybe it's just the angry,rabbid penguin gnawing at my shin.....

Gina says I should get a livejournal.Could this be the end of the FaNBlog as we know it?! Could tube socks really be taking over earth? Tune in next week for the stunning concluscion of "Gina says I should get a livejournal"

Moment's ago,President Bush announced his plans for a new "Space Age",revealing plans to not only return to the moon,but to eventually land a human on Mars.Some have criticized the plan and clamied that it would either cost to much,or that we should concern ourself with matters here,on Earth.

Before you listen to the nay-sayers and unimaginitve fools,listen to this.As many of you know,we currently have a golf cart sized rover on the planet Mars.Mars.Many think this is nothing.Do you have any idea the difficulty of not only launching a rocket,but having part of that rocket land on a planet thousands of miles away? Have any of you even seen the photogrpahs sent back from the rover? They are amazing.The fact that no only we can build something like this,but get it to function while we are thousands of miles away should amaze you.

Do you know how many innovations and inventions the space program is responsible for? The pacemaker,the X-ray and cat-scan are among the few.Advancing the space program would only further these innovations.

But that is not all this is about.How many of you look up at the night sky and just wonder? More then anything,the space program gives us a sense of wonder and amazment.It gives us a sense of hope.Thanks to NASA and the space program,our imagination is given more room to "run wild",which it needs.We many not have been there on that July day in 1969,when Neil Armstrong stepped out into another world.A world unlike any other,a world filled with mystery,begging to be explored.That is what it is about.The feeling of wonder and amazment.The human thirst for knoweldge knows no bounds and should be allowed to continue it's reach for the stars.Can you imagine how wonderful it must feel to stare out the window of the space shuttle and see the planet that you live on or to see distant worlds that could hold life?

Nearly a year ago,we lost 7 brave souls on the space shuttle Columbia.They died doing what they loved,as did the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.Christa McAuliffe was a teacher aboard Challenger.Her goal was to inspire kids,and adults that anyone can achieve the dream of exploring the stars.These brave souls would not want this dream to be squandered away.They would want the dream to go on,and it should.Stephen Hawking once said; "To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit." Truer word's have never be spoken.When You look up at the sky tonight,Just imagine if you will, what is like to up there.

-Luke Crisalli 1/14/2004
"Ad Astra Per Aspera"
A Rough Road Leads To The Stars

I don't know what to post really...I'm confused right now...I'm tired too.It's 4 am an I need to be up in 7 hours.I think I should be sleeping.I don't like my job..

MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG AND FIRE COMMISSIONER NICHOLAS SCOPPETTA ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF FIREFIGHTER THOMAS CHRISTOPHER BRICK

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta today announced the death of Firefighter Thomas Christopher Brick, age 30, of Ladder Company 36 in Manhattan. Firefighter Brick, a two-year veteran of the Department succumbed to injuries sustained while operating at the scene of a four-alarm blaze in a furniture and mattress warehouse located at 3859 10th Avenue in the Inwood section of Manhattan. He was taken by ambulance to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he died a short time later.

Firefighter Brick was appointed to the Fire Department on October 28, 2001 and was assigned to Ladder 36 in Manhattan. This past year, Brick and other members of Ladder 36 received the Thomas R. Elsasser Memorial Medal for rescuing two occupants in a five-story multiple dwelling on 187th Street in Manhattan.

Firefighter Brick, a resident of Flushing, Queens, is survived by his mother, Margaret Brick, father, Thomas Brick, sister Megan Assimacopoulos, brother, Christopher Brick and his two children, ages 4 and 3. He is the 1,127th New York City Firefighter to make the Supreme Sacrifice in the Department's 142-year history.

Funeral arrangements for Firefighter Brick are pending.

Contact: Francis X. Gribbon / Michael Loughran (FDNY) (718) 999-2056

YUMMY

You are the heart of the city, yet you never take
the glory for yourself. You work overtime to
get the job done fast and efficiently. You take
pride in knowing the city just wouldnt work if
you were out of service.


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This I can live with..

You are Ty Davis. You're a young cop and really
good looking. You've been through a lot in your
life, starting with your dad getting killed on
the job when you were a boy. You try to do your
job the best that you can, but your partner's
problems keep getting in the way.


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A little better but I don't drink.

You're Jimmy Doherty. You try hard to do the right
thing, try not to be a womanizer, but it doesnt
work all the time.


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That's ironic...considering i'm not a womanizer.

I'm back!! Wooo!!

This comes from NY1.com::



"Every few days, NY1 filters through nominations sent from our viewers to decide who will be the New Yorker of the Week. Well, given the events of the past few days, selecting this week's winner was quite easy.

In classic New York style, they were there. When suddenly the power failed, when it mattered most, they were there. Should we expect anything less from you, the residents of our city?

You were there when we emerged from the darkness of a subway tunnel, from trapped underground to a round of applause.

You manned intersections, risking your own safety for others. You gave strangers water from the back of your truck, and ice cream from the freezer in your store.

You pointed tourists in the right direction for a change. In classic New York style, you energized an outage.

This week, we salute all of you. You did not panic when crossing the bridges. There were crowds yes, but no chaos. After all, we survived more difficult times than this.

And when night fell, unlike years past, hundreds of fires did not burn, and thousands were not arrested. You worked through the night to protect us, and in classic New York style, you turned a dark night into a memorable evening.

You are New York, and you've proved it once again. That's why you are the New Yorkers of the Week."


This makes me even more proud to be a New Yorker.

Here's what's goin on:::

ARM>>I dislocated my right elbow following a fall in the Whitehall ferry terminal last tuesday.It's in a cast and sling and will be that way for a little while more.It's not easy typin with 1 arm,so whoever chat's with me,bear with me for a while.

POWER>>At 4:11 pm yesterday(8/15/03) a massive power outage occourred in the northeastern section of this country and southeastern Canada.No one really knows the cause.It was NOT TERRORISM.At 3:33am,my part of Staten Island regained power,and as of this writing,100% of New York City is back online.Only 1 death was reported and that was due to a fire.4 serious injuries have been reported.That's damn good.Everyone in the city pretty much stayed calm.People helped each other out and stuck it through.It's really a testament to how great this city is.

That's all fer now.

wow, you are A Little Sound of Sanity, you are just
full of energy!


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Well...what do I wanna talk about..I don't know...hmm...Batman comes out this week..Hush is revealed to be Jason Todd in a keen black costume.

Bob Hope officially died today.

Lance Armstrong won the tour de France.Do the French win anything anymore?

Damn...it's almost August.Random sprouting of names will commence now..Mark,Brigitte,Marygrace,Tom,Joe,Colby,Kate,Laura,Rob

No reason why I did that.

Chocolate covered coffee beans are bad.It's like a giant caffineated blur...

Friendster is cool.

So is sleep...

Wellllllll.....SDCC2003[San Diego Comic Con 2003] is over...NECA is doing Ghostbusters headknockers and 88mph released some art from the GB comic,but I haven't seen much of it yet,but Netsolo has some good coverage at the HQ.Nothing too too big for me otherwise from SDCC.Which is kinda good...nothing to big to get nutty over.DC Direct is doing a Batman Utility Belt prop,looks ok.

In TV news..."Dead Like Me" on Showtime.I urge you to watch it.It has a very well balanced mix of odd humor and odd touchieness.Ellen Muth plays Georgia,a girl who just became a grim reaper.She is lead by the head grim reaper played by Mandy "my name is Indigo Montoya,you killed my father,prepare to die" Patinkin.Jasmine Guy,Rebecca Gayheart and Callum Blue also play grim reapers.Mandy has an almost David Spade like humor,yet better.The only problem I have,and it's a slight one,is that Muth's character seems to be miserable entirely to much.It's hard to find a moment where the character appears to be sincerley happy.Ah well,it's early on,it'll get better.

I finally got the Code 3 FDNY Rescue 5 rig i've been lookin for.Picked it up at the FDNY firezone in the South Street Seaport Mall.I must tell you,this is worth owning.I've never seen a die-cast that so accurately resembles it's real life counterpart.

It's raining out again...thundering actually.The thing that annoys me about night thunderstorms is that one real loud thunderclap.On the old block,it used to set off every car alarm.Now it doesn't,but I still expect it,which is why I don't sleep untill I know I've heard it.

Now I begin the odd 5 day work week.Odd...from 2 days to 5....just like that.I smell a conspicary.But that's me....and i'm paranoid beyond belief..but hey..maybe they are out to get me...damn...what's that smell?! //runs//

So a manager who shall remain nameless at the store has been unable to work due to the fact that said manager broke a tooth on cereal.Yes,cereal.It defies words at times...Really it does...

On a lighter,happier note...I work with one of the most amazing artists I've ever seen.Sample her work

here

here

and here

And check out the home of all this amazing art here