Ooe yofukuten world tour 2009-2010

[jpsmith98]

Do you work at the university, haga?

[Mr HaGa]

^nope... Mrs HaGa does though

Can someone chop this?

Thanks...

[Mr HaGa]

I'm working a late shift so I had some time to do some cleaning... Almost as cool as shooting semi-automatic assault rifles, right?!?

Scrubbing the tub...

Dishes...

Spent some quality time with my new boots. I can smell the snow in the air, it's coming, so I better get my footwear prepared. Applied a coat of Obenauf's heavy duty LP

I just apply it by hand, works the best for me. Boots turned out a little oily and streaky though...

So I hit them a couple minutes each with the hairdryer, this softens the naturally almost solid oils and wax so that it penetrates the leather more easily, and I think it also opens up the pores in the leather which makes it take the oil better...

Wiped off whatever excess was still on the surface...

Ready for winter!

[Mr HaGa]

For lunch I went to this rat-infested shithole.

No atmosphere at all, lousy service, dirty bathrooms...

The food is meh... Except for the cheeseburgers, which are some of the best I've ever had...

And a piece of baklava for dessert, sorry the pic came out blurry, I ate it before I noticed...

Thanks for lookin!

[almostnice]

^^ much cooler than shooting fucking guns.

hoorray for hoovers!

[aho]

Boots looking especially nice there...and I'm sure I would've eaten the baklava without noticing as well!

[wahwho11]

^^ much cooler than shooting fucking guns.

hoorray for hoovers!

that's what she said.

what sweaters are you wearing?

[Mr HaGa]

that's what she said.

what sweaters are you wearing?

Haha that grey sweater is actually one of those $11.95 Jer-Z or something they sell at wallgreens and stuff. It's my brother-in-law's he forgot it at my place, I wear it when I'm cleaning...

[Atzec]

[pomata]

^this is gonna be really huge at the end of the tour

[beautiful_FrEaK]

we should make a banner of it for everyone in the tour

[Mr HaGa]

Been a coupe of days, sorry, I've been really busy at work, and I'm afraid it will stay that way till long after my leg in the tour, but I promise I will do my best till the end! When do I have to send these? To Durrty Boy right? If you're reading this send me a pm with your info!

Outfit today

Lol at my effeminate pinkie finger

Some pics from downtown this morning...

I was tempted to get a couple of dogs from this here guy

[Mr HaGa]

but I had a lunchdate with the missus over here instead

Pretty generic Thai food, but tasty and cheap!

Tom kha gai (chicken soup)

Crab rangoons, my favorite cause it has CHEESE

Pad mee gai (egg noodles, chicken, vegetables)

Thanks for looking

Should have some more updates later today or tomorrow morning...

[pomata]

good stuff mr Haga, thanks!!

[wahwho11]

make it a calendar

[pomata]

good idea. a gay denim calendar

[practical skeptic]

Is that a uniqlo flannel mr haga? I like.

[Medine]

man, i wish i was apart of this.. its just how i wish my stronghold tour turned out

[Mr HaGa]

^It's kind of hit or miss with these things. Some of them work out great, some of them, not so much... The 3 guys before me really set a high standard, which helps to keep me motivated to update on a regular basis. Well that and Aho and his daily monsterupdates in the FH tour....

More from yesterday, didn't have time to upload these till now.

It was a sunny day, I had to get out of town and get away from the stress and aggravation that have plagued me the past week. I packed my book, a blanket and an extra hoodie and drove out to the country

I went to Pawnee Lake, named after the Native-American tribe that inhabited SE Nebraska before the white man came around

On the first nice days of spring and all through the long hot Midwest summer this place is packed. On a crisp and sunny autumn day like this, there's nobody around. Just me and my shadow...

La plage de Nebraska...

[Mr HaGa]

I hung out at that little beach for a while reading, smoking, listening to Django Reinhardt on the ipod. Wandered around a little bit after that.

Went for a drive in the country and got lost on some gravel roads...

Fuck.

[SLAB]

nice pictures; keep it coming :-)

[Mr HaGa]

It took me quite a while to find the road back...

And in the end I also found the place I was looking for, a small patch of original tallgrass prairie, preserved by the university. This used to be one of the most expansive ecosystems in the world, home of the American Bison. Now it has all been largely developed for corn and soybean agriculture, and only little patches like this and some national parks are left. It was very peaceful, and I saw a beautiful sunset while I was there...

I couldn't take too many pics because of the low sun and the twilight... On clear nights the starlit skies out here in the country are breathtaking as well. I love coming here, especially when I'm stressed out or homesick, it reminds me that Nebraska does have some things to offer...

And speaking of homesickness, on my way back into town I stopped by the winestore for some more remedies for that particular affliction.

At 5 bucks a pop I can't really buy Duvel on a regular basis, but I just needed some. $8 for a 6pack of Stella is pretty ridiculous as well, there's comparable stuff that's much cheaper, but fuck it, right?

Also got some more wine.

That Guenoc Claret on the right has become my staple red wine. Very versatile, mellow, but probably frowned upon by real connaisseurs... Ah well...

That was it for now, thanks for looking and for all the great feedback! I'll have more this weekend probably.

[ILHE1S]

Good Stuff! Strong alcohol content as well. A 4 pack had me buzz'n!

And speaking of homesickness, on my way back into town I stopped by the winestore for some more remedies for that particular affliction.

At 5 bucks a pop I can't really buy Duvel on a regular basis, but I just needed some. $8 for a 6pack of Stella is pretty ridiculous as well, there's comparable stuff that's much cheaper, but fuck it, right?

[Mr HaGa]

^ I used to be able to drink 5 or 6 Duvels and be still kind of okay, back when I was bartending and steady drinking and packing an extra 20-30 pounds. Now I drink one and I'm feeling it really bad.

[Mr HaGa]

Nothing much today. Long day at work, tonight I'm just staying in. Got some calzones.

Extra cheeeeeeeeeese baby

Washed those down with a couple beers, watched a couple movies... Hopefully some more interesting stuff tomorrow?

[Mr HaGa]

Sorry for no Sunday updates. I got called into work twice and didn't have time to/do anything worthy of taking pictures...

This morning was quite unpleasant...

So let me tell you about how a routine checkup with my dentist goes. Last Friday I got called by a customer service woman to remind of my 7:30 AM appointment. When I showed up this morning I got checked in by the receptionist, and referred to the waiting room. An office assistant brought me some paperwork to fill out. Then, a dental assistant came in, called my name and walked me to the exam room, where she asked some medical history questions and prepped the equipment. After that, an X-Ray technician came in to take some x-rays, followed by a hygienist who asked the questions I already answered in the paperwork and to the dental assistant. She also cleaned buffed up my teeth. Then, finally, the Dentist Himself came in with another dental assistant and did the exam, which took him 3 or 4 minutes, but not before he once again asked me the same questions I had already answered 3 times. At the end I checked out with the office manager and a "insurance and billing consultant" and got handed a bill for $250 something. So a 45 minute routine checkup requires I talk to and deal with and get poked in the gums by no less than 10 different people, who all have to get paid, obviously. This is of course because dentists or doctors or whatever graduate with six figures worth of student loans to pay off, so god forbid they spend their precious time and skills on talking to patients and chasing paperwork and picking up a fucking phone. No, set it up so they can see 8 or 10 patients per hour and they hire an army of community college bints to handle all that menial shit. I wonder why American healthcare is in crisis...

Anyway, apologies for the rant, here's some more pics I took while waiting...

Advertising on the ceiling, so I can ponder on reaching a little deeper into my pockets and dish out an extra $400 for a teeth whitening treatment.

Denim

Everything was well, teeth are healthy, cause for celebration! So I got me some of these

The rest of the morning was filled with cleaning my oven. Got to get it nice and ready for Thanksgiving...

[Atzec]

3502WT, i miss you.

[jpsmith98]

And speaking of homesickness, on my way back into town I stopped by the winestore for some more remedies for that particular affliction.

At 5 bucks a pop I can't really buy Duvel on a regular basis, but I just needed some. $8 for a 6pack of Stella is pretty ridiculous as well, there's comparable stuff that's much cheaper, but fuck it, right?

Why buy imports? I'd be surprised if there's no good microbrews in Nebraska... seems to me like there would be.

[Mr HaGa]

Why buy imports? I'd be surprised if there's no good microbrews in Nebraska... seems to me like there would be.

There are decent ones, I do drink them. But they don't taste like home, so sometimes it's worth it to me...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

3502WT, i miss you.

and it's still around 6 months till I receive them...

but you guys make the waiting-game very easy