Anthony's World

Thank you Jimmy for getting me an addiction. I literally played at least 20 hours of Madden the past 3 days. Sick! And it'll continue...

And one other thing:

Happy Birthday to:

Jake Reeves
Bjorn Ballien
ME!
Adria Chiu
Tara Zamudio
Blake Matthews
Trisha Terada
Damon's mom
Greg's daughter
Sharon's sister
Braiden Eilers
and like whoever else I may have missed's birthday in the past few days.

Ok phew.

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Wow, I just slept for almost 12 hours. I went home from work, passed out on my bed, and just slept and slept til my alarm woke up this morning. No dinner, ugh. I'm hungry now. This is my penalty for having an excessively fun weekend and weekdays with too many sleepless nights. :|

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"Chance for what?"

I had this somewhat real and somewhat obscure dream last night. At the end, or what just happened to be the end and would make for one of those cliffhanger movie endings, I was caught with the question... "chance for what?" and that startled me and woke me up at 6am. I don't think I've had that happen to me in a while.

And just a few minutes ago, I was sleeping (quite early today) and just got awaken when in my dream, some guy said "listen to this!" and then I awoke and heard some crazy girl crying loudly... and it freaked the hell out of me, but then i realized it was my mom's superdubbed vietnamese show that was on really really loud... but it's still a bit crazy that I had awoken at the same exact instant that happened.

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So Jake, John, and I are driving from work to get some lunch. Jake had just been given a tour of the factory as part of his interview so we're just cruisin' down East Marginal Way when we see this happen right in front of our eyes...

Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Driver of stolen BMW crashes while fleeing

P-I STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES

TUKWILA -- A suspect in an auto theft was slightly hurt Monday when he crashed while trying to escape from a Washington State Patrol trooper.

The accident happened just after noon along East Marginal Way South and South Norfolk Street, near the Museum of Flight, the State Patrol reported.

Trooper Cliff Pratt said the BMW corporation contacted 911 after the tracking system installed on some of its vehicles registered a reportedly stolen BMW traveling south through Seattle.

The driver of the BMW stopped at a gas station near Boeing Field and was contacted by a state trooper, who at one point had the driver out of the car at gunpoint, Pratt said. However, the driver managed to jump back into the BMW and speed off.

The trooper barely had time to get back in his patrol car to give chase when the BMW crashed into another vehicle. The driver of the stolen BMW struggled with troopers, who used a Taser to subdue him and place him under arrest.

The driver of the other vehicle was not hurt, Pratt said.

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Pretty messed up... why hurt this guy, despite his history, for making innovative art and trying to help charity?

CNN report:

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- A convicted killer who sold postcard-size paintings he created with dye from M&Ms and brushes fashioned from his hair broke prison rules by running an unauthorized business out of his cell, officials said.

While Donny Johnson hasn't profited from his art -- all the money is being used to start a program for children of inmates -- prison officials said he was wrongfully engaged in a business without the warden's permission.

Johnson, 46, has been locked up since 1980 for second-degree murder in a drug-related killing. In 1989, he was convicted of assaulting one guard and slashing the throat of another. He's now serving life without parole in the most secure unit at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, about 10 miles south of the Oregon border.

The details of possible disciplinary action were unclear. A hearing on the matter will be held in the next few weeks, said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

His lawyer, Charles Carbone, disputed that Johnson violated the rules.

"There's a very large question mark over the legality and morality of what the department has done to punish an inmate for trying to better himself and better his community," he said.

Johnson lives in an 8-by-12-foot concrete cell. Meals are pushed through a slot in the door. He talks to the occasional visitor on a telephone through thick Plexiglas, but that's his only interaction with anyone.

To alleviate boredom and loneliness, Johnson turned to art and got the attention of Stephen Kurtz, a semiretired psychoanalyst who runs the nonprofit Pelican Bay Prison Project and became a pen-pal with Johnson four years ago.

When Johnson starting sending paintings to him in Mexico about a year ago, Kurtz said he and his wife, an artist, were stunned.

"We looked at these things and said, 'These are damn good,' " Kurtz said from his San Miguel de Allende home. When he learned how Johnson created his tiny abstract works, he was even more impressed.

Because he's not allowed to have any art materials in his cell, Johnson orders "supplies" from the prison commissary. Once a month, he buys 10 packs of M&Ms at 60 cents each. He then puts a few candies in small plastic jelly containers, adds water and soaks the candies. Johnson's "paint" is left behind. His brush is made of plastic wrap, foil and strands of his own hair. He then layers blank postcards with vibrant colors, shapes and spirals.

Renowned abstract artist Kenneth Noland saw Johnson's work in a New York Times article last month and was impressed, according to his studio manager, Sterling Robinson.

"Ken has always encouraged painters young and old who have talent," Robinson said. "Not only does this guy have talent, but he's done wondrous things with what he's got."

Kurtz organized a showing in Mexico last month. Nearly 500 people packed into a gallery where a giant bowl of M&Ms greeted them at the entrance. Twenty paintings have sold at $500 apiece, Kurtz said.

Johnson's mother had no idea her son had any artistic talent.

"He just found an outlet for his energy," Helen Grimes, a Hayward nurse, said. "He says, 'When I paint I leave the room. ... You just go into your own space and time.' It really helps him survive."

Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Rumors have it that Lexus is revamping their GS450h for 2009. The h in the name stands for Hybrid. How good will the Hybrid be if the '09 features a V12 engine and pushes 500+ horses? Yikes, thats a monster car.

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Well my family just seems to be buying cars like crazy. My cousin Kiet bought a 2006 Honda Civic in early May, and I followed with a purchase of a 06 Scion tC a couple weeks later. Then my cousin Jennifer gave my cousin Phuong her old Honda Accord, and a week later, his sister Lan goes out and buys an 06 Toyota Corolla S. Wow. Congrats to Lan for buying her first car!

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Seahawks here I come...

I got home tickets to see the Rams, Niners, and Chargers! woooooooord.

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