Damocles "I am Batman!" Dragonwolf

Moving the journal

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:49:09 GMT

I am closing out this journal and moving to a new paid one. DDDACS is the new journal, i have added you all there so those who haven't added me back, PLEASE do so!

Thanks,

David

just an up date.....

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:21:55 GMT

I am still alive and very hectic right now....I am sorry to neglect all of you. to those who are still reading, let me know what is going on since I have been out of the loop for a while...

OK....now the time for fun has come......

Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:06:31 GMT

Foe those who still read this, the following announcement has taken place at 8:35pm on Oct. 16. I have just turned 33. And yes, I AM as excited as I sound.....BLAH.....That is all....

OK, a real post.....

Sun, 04 Sep 2005 22:17:35 GMT

Since I haven't had enough time to catch up, and I now do, I will. I am still living in roommate hell, but I did get a cell phone (prepaid). I went for a interview for a job in Dallas, and it turned out ot be an amway style for pre paid legal.....blah. Still work at wally world, and still at night. I got to see the kids last weekend, and I'm going to get ot see them this monday! So over all it evens out, and I still need to get the hell out of there.....

I'll try to post sooner next time.....

Anyone still listening?

hello all.....

Sat, 02 Jul 2005 18:58:28 GMT

well just got a NEW job at wal-mart.....an overnight cashier....better than nothing right?

I hope everyone is well... ttyl

Hello all...

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:23:36 GMT

Glad to know you are still out there....

Well the racetrack job was only the one weekend then I have to wait untill Nov.

ptuh.....

oh well, still looking.....

hope everyone else is doing well....

ok .....

Mon, 23 May 2005 08:23:31 GMT

I am thinking about making this a friends only journal due to roommate interjections....
does anyone object? let me know...

just to keep you updated.....

Mon, 16 May 2005 03:26:56 GMT

I am out at my parents untill mon evening....they live on the far side of BFE in Lipan, TX.
If you never heard of it don't feel bad neither have I untill they moved here...
If you want to find it on a map, best thing to do is get a map of TX find a deserted looking spot west of Weatherford and I'm probably close to it....
Thank goodness my Dad is a technophile or I'd be SOL....
talk to ya later....

Moving Sucks....

Tue, 10 May 2005 19:56:35 GMT

I went to move some things out of my soon-to-be ex's (with a Hurt arm I might add), and today it hurts even more..... :(

But on the plus side, I had a small hole form in my radiator hose and when I went to change it, I got burned......

So woderful day all around....

Hope everyone else is doing OK..

Bye for now...
hard to type while holding a BAG OF ICE on one hand....

Does Anyone still listen?

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:41:57 GMT

Yes, Still Here, but not....update:

Sonya & I have separated, but trying to keep things OK between us. Sat. I was moving my stuff out, Yea , fun.....

Now living in Arlington for now.....

Lost a Job but still looking....

Get to see the kids when I get a chance. Not much at the time, but that should change when I move into my own place....

Well, I'll try to update more, see how it goes....

TTFN

and now for something completely different......

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:13:28 GMT

yes, still here, still the same....had some people delete me, what else is new....
otherwise all is ehh....

...........

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:07:42 GMT

My life is HELL.....

I want a better one.

That is all.

No big surprise here......

Fri, 11 Apr 2003 06:12:38 GMT

How evil are you?

Somebody let me know if this is ramdom or not ok?

not much else going on, got a baby sleeping on me....yea!...

well, let me know if your still reading or just skipping me altogether ok?

ttfn

Some days you just can't get rid of a Bomb.........

Sun, 30 Mar 2003 08:36:58 GMT

Well, going on 4 hrs sleep in the last 48 or so isn't working out is I had planned, But I updated my journal a few days ago.....(read as lotusbutterfly updated my journal a few days ago). This came after many nights of staying up watching the old episodes of Batman......
Great Show....
TTYL

No news is good news?......

Wed, 19 Feb 2003 05:26:32 GMT

Well no luck finding a job yet......hopefully soon.

Anyway.....

You are the Scottish enchanter Tim. You are an
imposing character with great magic and an
affinity for blowing things up.

Which Monty Python's Quest For the Holy Grail character are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

You are French-press coffee. You are full of body
and sensuality, and you love to be sipped and
savored at leisure... though you can get cold
rather quickly.

What Kind of Coffee Are You?
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I've added back some friends.....so hi again!

Well, ttyl

Hello all......

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 18:36:05 GMT

Well, looking at my last entry, I have been on hiatus for 7 mos.......WOW

So what 's been goin on?

Well, I've been thru 4 jobs, I had another baby girl see here, started counceling, and tried to keep my wits about me.
I've been stressing abut finding another job, but hopefully one will come soon.
I'm trying to post more, so those who have stuck w/ me thanks......
(I think most of you are ones I know in RL anyway.....)
Well, gotta go now...ttyl

OH BTW

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 06:38:04 GMT

I just finished A Stephen King book, "The Waste Lands"(Book 3 of the Dark Tower series). Very good and I went thru it in a week!

For those of you who are Dark Tower fans, Black House (The Talisman sequel scheduled for publication in September 2001) will answer many questions you may have about the Crimson King, who/what are Breakers, how does Ted Brautigan fit in, etc. It will be the closest thing to a DT novel you'll see before the fall of the Year Three ('03). Stephen is planning a return to the gunslinger, but first must satisfy a number of other commitments, including an introduction to a new edition of M.G. Lewis's classic gothic novel The Monk, and an essay on horror movies for the noted genre publication Fangoria.
Stephen has put the

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I just finished A Stephen King book, "The Waste Lands"(Book 3 of the Dark Tower series). Very good and I went thru it in a week!

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For those of you who are Dark Tower fans, Black House (The Talisman sequel scheduled for publication in September 2001) will answer many questions you may have about the Crimson King, who/what are Breakers, how does Ted Brautigan fit in, etc. It will be the closest thing to a DT novel you'll see before the fall of the Year Three ('03). Stephen is planning a return to the gunslinger, but first must satisfy a number of other commitments, including an introduction to a new edition of M.G. Lewis's classic gothic novel The Monk, and an essay on horror movies for the noted genre publication Fangoria.
Stephen has put the <a href="www.stephenking.com/dt_5.html>prologue</a> to Dark Tower V to this web site.

Also......

An Interview With Stephen King
By Stephen King
[Stephen King sat down with himself on the evening of June 3,2002, to discuss his progress on the last three Dark Tower novels, and to talk a little bit about what readers can expect. And when.

The interview ended with the Red Sox game still in progress, but it can be noted here that they went on to lose. But then, so did the Yankees.]

Steve: Thanks very much for making this time to talk about The Dark Tower for visitors to your website.

S.K. Well, it's your website, too, you know.

Steve: That's true.

S.K. And this'll have to be a real shortie, because the Red Sox are playing tonight. I checked, though, and Pedro just gave up a home run to the Tigers' lead-off hitter, so maybe that's not a priority.

Steve: We'll keep it brief, just the same. As a matter of personal curiosity, do you find interviewing yourself difficult?

S.K. No. All writers talk to themselves, I think. This is just another version of that.

Steve: What are you listening to these days?

S.K. Well, the new Eminem record kicks major ass. The guy is funny, smart, and sometimes shocking. Those are all things I look for in rock and roll.

Steve: Eminem's a rapper.

S.K. It's all rock and roll to me, although Eminem might not go along with that. In fact, he'd probably get his buddy Slim Shady to call me on the phone and tell me to go fuck myself.

Steve: Seen anything good at the movies?

S.K. Unfaithful. Good suspense and beautifully photographed. Everyone's talking about Diane Lane, but I was startled by what a wonderfully understated performance Richard Gere turned in.

Steve: Seen Clones?

S.K. (laughs) You sound like that ad: "Got milk?" No. Next week, I think. I've been waiting for the crowds to thin. I'll probably enjoy it. People have gotten into the habit of expecting far too much from those movies, you know-from the first one on, they've been loving recreations of the movie serials that George Lucas must have been hooked on as a kid-the Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers stuff. Nothing expresses that so clearly as titles like "A New Hope" and "The Attack of the Clones," or whatever it is. And then the critics act pissed because they're getting popcorn movies instead of Truffaut.

Steve: So let's get down to business.

S.K. Let's. You've only got ten minutes left.

Steve: Then why'd you waste my time, gassing about George Lucas and Eminem?

S.K. It was my time, too. If you see what I mean.

Steve (sighs): All right, where are you vis ? vis The Dark Tower?

S.K. Well, Book 5, Wolves of the Calla, and Book 6, Song of Susannah, are both done-down on paper, anyway. I'd say the last book, which is simply called The Dark Tower, is about a third of the way. That's a total of 1900 manuscript pages since last July. It's easily the biggest project I've ever taken on, and I'm throwing in everything I have. Including a little craft, actually. But I'm tired, so-

Steve: Time off, right?

S.K. Yeah. Need to shut everything down for a little while and recharge.

Steve: How long?

S.K. If the computer screens stay dark and I can keep from picking up a legal pad, a month should do it. I'll be crazy by July 4th, but I should be rested and ready to rock.

Steve: Happy with everything so far?

S.K. I don't know how I feel. Weird, I guess. You have to remember that this project spans over thirty years of my life, and a lot of other books I've written have this as their basis. I feel a little like Cal Ripken, making his farewell tour of all the stadiums in the American League. But in the quiet room where I work, no one's cheering. I just hope some of them will when they read the pages. You have to remember that, for most Steve King readers, Roland the gunslinger's never been a priority. The Dark Tower books are?well, they're different.

Steve: Father Callahan from 'Salem's Lot turns up in these books, doesn't he?

S.K. Yeah. Also Ted Brautigan from Hearts in Atlantis, Sheemie the tavern-boy from Wizard and Glass?even Dinky Earnshawe from the short story "Everything's Eventual."

Steve: Who's doing the art for the Donald Grant editions?

S.K. Some good people. Great people, actually. Berni Wrightson's gonna do the illustrations for Wolves. I've already seen some roughs, and they are so fucking terrific. Darrel Anderson is going to do Song of Susannah, and I'm hoping that Michael Whelan will sign up to do the paintings for the final volume, The Dark Tower.

Steve: Wow, he did the first one, right?

S.K. Yeah, and it's his version of Roland I always see in my mind's eye when I write. I really hope this happens. He'd be the only one to do pictures for two of the books, but since he was there at the beginning, it'd be great if he was there at the end. Alpha and omega, baby.

Steve: Big question. When will they be published?

S.K. That's an impossible question to answer while the books are still not finished. Let me put it this way. If everything went perfectly-the way they do in your daydreams, where you pitch no-hitters and win Academy Awards-Wolves would be published by Donald Grant Publishers sometime late in 2003. Song and Tower would follow in short order.

Steve: You mean they'd come out like three months apart?

S.K. Roughly, yeah.

Steve: If we're talking about long books, those will be expensive items-Grant does beautiful work, and then there's the illustrations.

S.K. They'll be expensive, all right. The Grant editions have always been pricey, right from Book One, The Gunslinger.

Steve: Will the fans think you're ripping them off?

S.K. I don't know. I hope not, because I ain't. You know that saying about how you can't please all the people all of the time? Back in the old Dark Tower days [1982, 1987, 1992] I used to get letters from fans howling that they couldn't get the books at any price, because they were limited editions. The assumption that anyone with the money should be entitled to anything makes me crazy, but let's not go there tonight. In this case, there'll be books for anyone who wants them, so at least there shouldn't be complaints on that score. Unless something goes wrong, which I suppose is always a possibility. But for me, it's a personal decision. Grant wanted Roland of Gilead when nobody else, including my own mainstream publisher, wanted anything from me but horror stories. I started with Grant, and although Don himself is now retired-living the good life in Florida, I believe, with his lovely wife-I intend to finish with Grant. Robert Wiener's now at the helm, and he's a damned good guy. I'd salute and call him captain any day, tell you that.

Steve: What about the paperbacks? They should be more affordable.

S.K. Yeah. I really don't want to skin anybody for these books. If things go as I hope they will, the trade paperbacks will follow hot on the heels of the hardcovers. Much more affordable.

Steve: A six-month lag-time, would you say?

S.K. Sounds about right, but that's not worked out yet. The trade paperback editions will come from Scribner's, they'll have all the illustrations and grace-notes, and they'll sell for a lot less scratch.

Steve: How much is a lot less scratch?

S.K. All I could do is guess.

Steve: Guess.

S.K. Why are you being such a bastard to me tonight?

Steve: I am you. Guess.

S.K. Shit, I don't know. Say twenty bucks each, but don't hold me to it.

Steve: And then the mass market paperbacks from Pocket Books?

S.K. I'd presume.

Steve: A year later.

S.K. That's usually the deal, yeah.

Steve: And for people who want to catch up, what about the first four volumes? Are they still available in New American Library editions?

S.K. Yeah. Signet's putting new covers on the mass market paperbacks.

Steve: Will Plume re-issue their trade paperbacks, do you think? There were some great illustrations in those.

S.K. Hope so, but I really couldn't tell you. I haven't had a lot of contact with those folks since the Penguin Putnam Era began over at Viking and NAL.

Steve: And now Phyllis Grann has moved on.

S.K. Yep. So she has.

Steve: Any comments on that?

S.K. Nope. Are we about through here?

Steve: Two more questions, maybe. The first one: There were these nifty little synopsis things at the beginning of Books 2, 3, and 4. Will we see those in the last three?

S.K. No. The Dark Tower is really a single novel. Those who've followed the story up to this point can pick up right where they left off, with no problem. For those who've never read The Dark Tower series at all?well, Wolves of the Calla is not the place to start. Those people would do better to go back to the beginning. A synopsis would be as long as a novella, and confusing at that. What's your last question? The Red Sox have tied it, 4-4 in the fourth.

Steve: Will these books really get finished?

S.K. Until you write THE END at the bottom of the last page, you can never be sure; a storm can always come up and sink your little boat. I know about storms, because I've had a few in my life. All I can say is that I'm trying as hard as I can, and so far the work seems good to me. On a day by day basis, I'm having a great time, and that's usually a good sign.

Steve: Will Roland and his friends make it to the Dark Tower? And if they do, what will they find there?

S.K. It's time for me to go and watch some baseball.

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So there you go......

OK BIG update.......

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:14:13 GMT

Well, we got everything moved in except from my in-laws house (another big chore in store for me). thank goodness no more BIG HEAVY things......

My employment has changed (yet again). I now work for Domino's Pizza instead of Papa Johns.....I might be getting an other job at a call center for awhile.....but we'll see, I'm not holding my breath.....

We go to see our new addition tomorrow (sonogram) I hope we find out the sex of the baby....I'm not hoping any certain way, but I would like to know the sex.

I guess that's all for now, I know that this is just boring stuff anyways, but thanks for sticking around....

TTFN

OOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!

Fri, 31 May 2002 08:39:11 GMT

Now I know what a Jack Ass feels like......er....ah......Pack mule......yeah....thats it.....

Has any one (those who helped need not answer) moved so much that when they breath that your biceps hurt?.....

Well we got the old house and my parents house moved, now we just need to get the storage place and my in-laws' house moved.....then there will be much rejoicing (yeah!).

Well still looking for better job....might get a job as a secretary for a methodist church......then I can infultrate the enemy from the inside.......(insert evil laugh here).

As a side note:

	Yuoo ere-a zee Svedeesh Cheff! Yuoo ere-a a guud cuuk, thuoogh yuoo cun't speek Ingleesh fery vell. Bork Bork Bork!
*Take the What Muppet Are You?* Quiz!**

Well thats all for now......BORK, BORK, BORK!!!!!!

Lazarus speaks........

Thu, 16 May 2002 08:50:48 GMT

Well.....the dead has finally returned after a personal hiatus from computers.....for more info see my wife's journal......so I will try to keep every one updated.

First (for those who need to be caught up) I lost my job as tech support, then was gainfully UNemployed for abot 2-3 mo. Then to earn extra money for us, I delivered pizza for Papa John's. I was going to keep this for a small time to get money to survive. Then I showed interest in management so they said they would get me in the 1st trainign class possible......well to make a long story short that was 4 mo. ago, I am now running shifts( as a shift leader trainee - a.k.a. monkey boy w/ crap job that we can get slave labor out of) making $5.85/hr. I had asked for $9 which is reasonable, but the area mgr has to "evaluate" my performance. SUCH CRAP SHIT MOTHER FUCKIN PIECE OF HOLIER THAN THOW SHIT WITH HIS HEAD UP HIS ASS HE CHOKES ON HIS OWN HAIR PLUGS!!!!!!!!!! But I'm not bitter or disillusioned by this...I am currently seeking emplyment elsewhere........(local friends may give HELPFUL(lysander...) job leads if they want)

On a more positive note.......after 17 weeks we found out that the baby we're going to have has a heartbeat!!!!!! so all is fine for now!!!!!!!!

By the way if all turnes out well with this baby I will find myself the Happy recipient of THIS wonderful prize.......(my own choise of course)

We will be moving out on the 23rd but we still have no place to move to.....well hopefully all will go well......

If you have any questions please write back....and thanks for keeping me on your friends list.......

OK here we go.......

Tue, 04 Dec 2001 16:11:36 GMT

I'm doing ok, but today will be LJ test day.....so just a short post now and I'll get the results to you later.....
Here's the first one:

I'll be back w/ more quiz results tonight...got to go run errands right now.....TTFN

OK.....just to say OOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUCCCCCCHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thu, 29 Nov 2001 07:38:52 GMT

OK, I finally got over my DEATHLY FEAR of needles (somewhat) and got my 1st Tattoo........

That's about actual size....I know what can I say, I'm a wimp.....
The artist said it should have took only 10-15 min, but NOT for me.....30 min easy.....

So for those of you who are thinking of your first one, depending on your tolerance for pain, you may feel nothing, like one of my FREAKISH friends, or you may be in for the WORST PAIN IN YOUR LIFE......like some one we won't mention......oh well, tell me what you think of it.....BTW I'll link to my wife's 1st one in her journal when she posts it. Much more color (and on the ankle too....oowwww!).

PS mine is on my right chest.(on my huge man-boob!)

"Ain't found a way to kill me yet.........."

Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:45:42 GMT

OK, to start off, Happy Bday to Jessica & Laura.....and any one else I forgot to mention....I'm posting fast because my computer is tryin to lock up....

I haven't been on in a month, but I just got kind of caught up.....(right)

I hope to be able to keep up now....well gotta go....Amy I'll try to send a voicemail to you soon.....

To my other friends, please don't delete me!!!!! I've just been really bad about getting on the computer....

Talk to ya soon!!!!

They're coming to Take me Away, HA HA, They'er coming to take me Away......

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 06:20:35 GMT

OK....NOW my family and friends are out to get me here!!!!!

This of course referencing:

~ * Find Your Fairy* ~

This was done prior w/ my RL name, now w/ my other name.....

~ * Your Magic Fairy's Name * ~
Dewdrop Demonweb
Behaviour
A wicked and mischievous child.

Seen When
Only in the mist of an early morning.

Habitat
In forests of oak and lime.

OK...maybe that one is right........

Now how they got THIS I don't know!!!!!!......

According to this I am Tinkerbell.....go figure.....(BTW the password is WALT)

Well enough crazyness for now......Later All!!!

WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!! The BIG 29!!!!!!!!

Thu, 18 Oct 2001 09:23:51 GMT

Well for those of you who sent their B-Day wishes, thank you....

The rest of you CAN ROT IN THE HELL OF YOUR OWN CREATION, YOU RAT BASTERDS!!!!!!!

hehe Just kidding....... :P

Well, I had a GREAT B-Day in spite of the Cash Gods being rather stingy this time of year...Sunday we went to a Fantasy/RenFair, Hawkwood, that was my 1st in the area I've been to. I got 3 early presents.....first A really cool ring of a Dragon holding a red stonelying on it's back f/ Sonya.....If I get a pic of it I'll post it. I also got "The Muppet Movie" on DVD f/ Lysander. A LOVELY new cat o' nine tails made from soft purple suede leather f/ Sonya (for fun of a more personal nature...hehe). (BTW, Just so you won't go all crazy, The DVD I got, I got on Thursday or Friday) A Picture of a wolf that was cool f/ Sonya's Mom. We also went to eat at Olive Garden. And to day we went to Bennagins....SO Great Happiness All around. (And if you read Sonya's journal, I got A REALLY GREAT PRESENT later that night.....hehehe I love You, Dear

In the spirit of trying to keep up w/ the various tests:

~ * Find Your Fairy* ~

~ * Your Magic Fairy's Name * ~
Dewdrop Silverweb
Behaviour
A protector from evil demons and a poisoner of werewolves.

Seen When
Only in the mist of an early morning.

Habitat
In forests of oak and lime.

OK for those that know US.......THIS TEST IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so until next time.......