Monday, February 28, 2005
el paso, new mexico, arizona, and palm springs california. and the thing.
here's part two of my trip through the desert. got a lot of desert poetry out of my veins and an entire new outlook for the new book. i'm very excited about it. very.
this is the first thing you see outside of el paso. cows for miles and miles. and it stinks. it's smells so fucking bad that i don't know how anyone could consume their meat or drink their milk. i mean look at them!! all penned up and living in their own shit. o!! how pretty, there's mexico waaaay in the background. puuuuurdy.
and there's mexico all bunched up against the us border. and el paso has a giant star lit up on the mountain facing juarez like a taunting older brother.
more mexico.
here's the cute little hotel i stay in on the border of mexico and the usa.
then you hit new mexico. everything starts to change...
why, thank you!!
it's an old cart. yes, that's an old cart. that's what we carry witches around in to drown or burn at the stake. just kidding. it's actually for chupacabra.
ahhh... the desert. not quite in bloom yet, but beautiful all the same.
just a blink and a handshake away is arizona.
then they scare the hell out of you about dust storms and why you should never stop even if you can't see and why you should stay in your lane and how you can't see and what a moron you are for driving instead of flying.
arizona rocks!
on the I-10 corridor you start to see billboards for the thing, mystery of the desert.
they're everywhere... you cannot resist. only 138 miles away.
and there will be about 20 more until you get there...
i don't know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
palms sweating, i start my journey... what's inside??? what is the thing????
what desert creature was captured?? alien, wicked creature, undead??? what??!!!!????
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT????????
the thing is... i'm not impressed.
the thing is... is that it's a bunch of shit and old crap with explanations. the thing is... is that we just fucked your ass for 200 miles through the desert and you stopped to look at all of our bullshit!!! that's the thing.
the thing is... is that it's torture.
looks like a good time. at least they're having more fun than i am.
this place is giving me more zits than i already have.
somebody dust me!!!
fake mummy under glass. hello fake mummy!!!! rahhhrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
i'd pay to see this little cutie again.
"them brothers is puuuurdy!!!"
simply gorgeous. what a lovely view...
and eventually... maybe next week guys... you'll get your palm springs update with all the goodies. this picture is just a teaser. all my love,
xoxoxo
toddicus
- Monday, February 28, 2005
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
houston, texas to palm springs, california. (part one)
first off- hi guys! thanks for your emails while i was away. i'm working on going through them all now. i'm home- i'm safe. i've taken soo many pictures and been through so much the last nine days that i'm going to break this update into three parts. what's to come? well, i've got a working title for the new book, i saw a man die, and it rained in the desert. again. did i mention that i saw a man die? that'll be in part three.
thanks for making february 2005 the most successful month ever for toddicus.com. at the end of the month i'll tell you just how many hits the site received. i'm shocked. you guys rock.
driving from houston to el paso.
before i left i went to a few art openings with my friends.
got tipsy.
discovered that some people will eat the decorations. oh!! and put them back. how rude!
then i hit the road.
the san antonio skyline is the first sign that you're making progress. the alamo
is buried in those buildings somewhere. really.
those big wheels get really close to your face.
and just past san antonio the landscape starts to change...
and it actually starts to look like you're out west.
this is where they dynamite through mountains so we can actually drive in hill country.
and the landscape changes more... (remember- we're still in texas)
getting bigger...
must be cold outside!!!! (sorry. had to do it.)
i have now driven 550 miles and still cannot think of a book title!!
had to refuel the ol' bastard. everyone looks in the van expecting to see
a latino guy driving and then they do a double take everytime, like... "there's
a white boy in there!" i prefer "whitino" please.
yep.
it's an uphill battle from here. ok. see where the very left side of texas is? it's where a green line and a blue line merge. that's el paso. that's where i'm heading. right at the border of mexico. those pictures are for the next time though. and actually, this picture should have been about 4 pictures back- so this whole thing is just freakin' wrong!!! dammit!!!
ok. i'm better.
and while i'm at it here's a picture of a warehouse in houston that david and i snuck into. ok, back to the story. sorry. my brain is in the same order right now. trust me.
had to stop.
there are windmills everywhere- for miles. now, granted, this picture makes them look small- but if you could see them up close... they're just huge. see the other interstate lane at the bottom of the picture...? see both lanes? now look up at those windmills.
great sunset driving into el paso- thought the cloud looked like a ram. do you see it? it's heading to the right.
el paso- downtown- mexican border.
and this was supposed to be a picture of me safe at the hotel in el paso- but they were all 'que horrible' so this is me in austin three weeks ago. in hotel, of course.
ok- in the next couple of days you'll have new mexico, arizona, and california. then pictures of palm springs and death on the highway. o!! and a new poem or two as well.
love to you all... xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo (extra this time cause i really do love y'all. glad you're all still here.)
- Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Thursday, February 10, 2005
the best of 2004
here it is kids... some of the photos from "the vault". these are some of the shots that didn't make it to the website- some funny stuff and not so funny. 2005 is here and there's a funny feeling in my head that it's gonna be a great year- there'll be lots of poetry and traveling and adventures... i'm off to palm springs so i won't be able to update until february 23rd or so... so send me your emails and pictures and poetry. the website is gonna get a facelift to include your poetry, your pictures, etc etc etc. if you want to know about where these pictures are from, browse through the archives. be well. xoxo
my friends rob from london, sid from brazil, and fay from greece, outside the venue before going to see siouxsie in concert. check out my pleather pants!! meow!!
last february in palm springs with the famous skumbrat!! can't wait to see you next week
in the same town, the same bar... xo
driving home one day i saw this upsidedown car.
from the galveston pictures... it's toddicus with an urchin in his shorts!
(actually 2005) new years day. went to a lesbian party. i wanna be a girl!!
when you drink with me... this is what you see.
another shot from the new orleans trip...
another shot from the london trip playing "name that creatures song"
london bridge is falling down... blah blah blah, blah blah blah.
using the phone in london (or trying to...)
driving to glaveston... my nose is sooo big!
dinner over the ocean in glaveston.
from the "toddicus does moz" pictures.
by the ocean rigs...
greeting the new year...
this is where kim's ashes were placed...
friends and family gather around the pond by kim's bench.
wine after the storm.
the night i went to go see rent with michelle (for the 8th time...)
my nephew ian came over for a visit.
view of the tower of evil... enron from the roof of my old home.
the night of the lunar eclipse, michelle and i went out to the yard and watch the whole thing!! it was beautiful. hope you didn't miss it.
o!! the bbq at christian and danielle's house... photos from this
day never got on the site...
...and this is why!!!
toddicus smoking downtown houston.
election night feet.
from the scattered pages show night- my whacky brother and me.
went to see my brother's band, escape plan... but kept my faith in
siouxsie and the banshees.
gas fumes stink.
i think this was supposed to be a cool picture. but it just turned out dorky.
a little something i saw at the rennaisance festival.
toddicus and the delightful kim on michelle's birthday.
4:00 am new orleans.
i was being recorded, doing a little stonehenge info thing, and gleemen started playing medieval instruments loudly and i was like... "whaaaat??"
a collegue in palm springs...
overlooking juarez, mexico in el paso, texas.
new year's eve... looking for wrinkles.
thanks for visiting... see you next week...
take care of each other, write poetry, and smile at someone you don't know. o yeah!! send me some freakin' emails to read on the road. xoxoxoxo
- Thursday, February 10, 2005