Back from the brink!

So I know I have been past deliquent in my posting, but this may be the beginning of the rebirth. So where have I been? What's been my major malfunction in posting? Well, I've still been tucked away in Montana, but life has been moving a lot faster for me as of late. I just recently completed summer semester. Grades haven't been posted yet, but I feel good about saying this was my most pruductive semester to date. 10 Weeks, 0 Missed Assignments. For those of you who have been following my academic career, that may have been an unprecedented feat. I'm actually excited about school right now and can't wait till it starts up again. Which is good, because I have a long way to go. The current date looks to be set for Winter 11'. Far away, I know, but now I actually feel like it's going to happen so I'm taking that as a positive.
Also, in the last couple months I have also driven a u-haul from LA to Seattle, served as the best man in my friend Kyle's wedding, and taken a trip to a pretty sweet water park.
I wanted to post about all these things, but tend to get overwhelmed and give up before I start, so I'm going to take it slow and hopefully get get back to posting more regularly. I'm doing this from my phone right now, so I think I'm going to call it good for now.
More to come...?

Back to school, back to bloggin, no shame spiral necessary!

Well I'm finally back to blogging. I'm not 100% sure what caused me to fall off, but it was harder to start back up than you might think.

Well spring semester kicked off today and as per usual I met with everyone possible on campus to make sure I'm still on the right track (I am, but Graduation still TBA). School is tough for me, but the system that finally seems to be working for me is to have more than one person to be accountable to. That and I now schedule bi-weekly appointments with my advisor...for the whole semester! That way I don't have to ignore scheduling an appointment I know I need to have. I already have those dates and times scheduled and its just another thing I don't have to worry about.

I'll be back later, till then...

Avoid the Shame Spiral,

Big~W

Housekeeping

Sorry for the lack of updates people. I have been super busy of late, but my schedule has calmed down and I'm ready to get back to blogging. The Griz face #1 seed JMU tonight on ESPN (everybody watch) the winner advances on to the National Championship on the 19th, so lets GO GRIZ!!! Also, I'm about to go out to the Bison Range right now, so if anything cool happens I'll let you know.

Also, I know I need to do a fullscale wrap up of my Prince collection (so people can help out) but I did just recently add #26 to my collection. I found a love symbol album titled Chaos & Disorder at the pawn shop on W Broadway in Missoula, MT! Ha! There is intelligent life out here!

Further proof that Prince is the coolest dude on the planet!

So Q-Tip was having a show at the HoB in Vegas the other night and Prince just decided to hop in for a quick cameo...so cool!

The Long Awaited RockBand Party III Photo Recap

Well here it is people, the best pictures out there from RBP3! Oh and the answer to the most frequently asked question of the night?...Yes, that is my real hair. that  I now see that next time I need to take more crowd shots and laser pics. But these were most of the best costumes anywhoo. Can't wait for RBP4 (Date: TBA 09)! Next on the docket is the Christmas Sweater Party Dec 12th. Holiday themed drinks and cocktails (yes that means cider and hot coco will be available for those taking it easy) and a christmas movie playing quietly in every room. Why quietly you ask? Well because we will be playing the best in Christmas and party music at the same time! Why would you want to watch tv while listening to music? (as Cal Naughton Jr would say) Because we like to party! See you there,



Couldn't decide which looked better






Prince & Bootsy

Myself and the character of Bootsy I made in the game


Sean Rock REAL TOUGH BRO! 

Party Posse


The Bros (Taylor, Sean & Tanner)


Prince &....well...Prince


Bootsy & Buddy


Bootsy, Buddy & Angus 

We didn't get any good pics of the laser show, but it sure did get smokey in there!

RockBand Recap

Hey ya'll, I know its much later than promised, and my internet is fighting me every step of the way, AND I'm still waiting for T-Bird to send me the best pics of the party. But for the time being here is what I looked like as Bootsy Collins. Just a taste till I can get the super awesome pics from the Bird. The party was awesome by the way! It set a new standard for what the RockBand Party is. It was everything the last ones were, with more preparation...oh yeah, + a keg and a smoke & laser machine. It was sooo worth dropping almost my entire paycheck before the party, on the party...PARTY!


Just hang in there till T-Bird hooks me up y"all, I will eventually have the comprehensive wrap up....
Love Walter,

RockBand Party III...TODAY!

Its going to be outstanding! Hope to see a lot of you there, I will do a full scale recap for those that were not able to attend. Realistically it won't be up till at least Sunday, catch ya on the flip flop!

Lack of activity...

Well comments have been sparse lately, I assume because everyone is getting quite busy with the time of year and all. But perhaps its because I am not stimulating you all enough to get you to make the click clack on the keyboard. Rest assured, by Sunday afternoon I will have a comprehensive post on a topic as yet untouched in The Vault. Perhaps then the comments will again begin to flow (although I have heard a lot from all of you about Arab Money there were still 0 comments as of last check although I think T-Li can't figure out how to post). Ok, thats it for my whining...for now

Getting Pumped!

Well RockBand Party III is this friday and people are getting pumped! More money has been invested into this party than ever before! I am now at four total guitars (2 wired, 2 wireless) with the purchase of this beauty! and Sean and I just went in on this. So if you look at the dates, that link was from Jan and said June...well it didn't even release ti early Nov! The RockGods were preparing to make the third incarnation of the RockBand Party the best!

WoW...Just...WoW Vol.1

So some of you may know that I have taken a fancy to the new Busta Rhymes song Arab Money and the dance that goes along with it. I'm still not sure wether I think this song is racist or not, but now I have just seen these pictures and all I can come up with is WoW...Just...WoW



But here's what makes me wonder/worry...

What do they think of all this?

Readers in the news

Well some of our readers are starting to get media attention. I todays issue of the Kaimen (Montana's student paper) reader Sean Devault (comments as DeBo$$) can be seen clapping for change. And while it looks like your typical golf clap at a political party DeBo$$ swears that it was "a conservative clap, but I was thinking liberal thoughts." Good work Seanny D, now we just need to make up some blog T-Shirts and raise our profile. Who's next with the media coverage?
Also, if you do get covered in the media and I don't find out about it first, please let me know so I can do a small write up on you.

This just in...It was brought to my attention by one of our faithful Montana readers that if you open the Kaimen and look inside, there is another large picture where you can find Sean again and our very own Nate Sloan getting cozy with an "unidentified" woman in a gigantic crowd shot, sorry I did not credit you earlier Nasticlese. Good work fellas!

In Case You Missed It In All The Election Hype (Seattle)

The Tuba Man passed away yesterday, sad stuff. He will be missed. He always had a peppy tune, and DeBo$$ you may remember him as the guy that walked past us on SuperBowl Sunday wearing the rubber bowl of Ivar's Clam Chowder on his head while cheering "SEEEEEEEEEEEA-HAWKSSS"

Today Is Gonna Be The Day!

Today is Election Day (I was going to write E-Day but I thought it might change the entire tone of the post) so make sure you get out and vote! Make sure your voice is heard. Also, if anyone in Montana is able to snag me an extra I Voted sticker that would be awesome, they were not giving them out when I voted.

BTW, have you seen this video yet? I can't understand most of it.

Ready to watch BQuiz freak out?

So I saw a small preview of Nike's Summer 09 retro lineup over on Niketalk, and I think the 2nd one down may be of particular interest to Mr. Ferris. I can't wait for summer 09!

...and we're waiting

What's up ya'll? I'm just blogging at you live from the early voter line in glorious Renton, Wa. I've been standing in line for over two hours, but they tell me I only have about 35mins to go. I've waited overnight (and sometimes longer) for shoes on many occasions, but this line has been one of the worst. As you may know, it is my belief that pants are optional all year round. Well it has been pouring down rain all day, so I feel like a idiot. But what makes this line so painfull is the high "smug factor." Everyone is just dying to talk politics and I just wish I had brought something more entertaining than my cell phone. But hey, its worth it to get out and vote! I'm not going to lecture or preach, but come tuesday I want everyone that can vote, to vote!
Also, Halloween was a lot of fun, and if I get some pics emailed to me from that evening rest assured they will be posted. How was yours? What did everybody do?

Happy Halloween

I have reached Seattle safely (and solo) and now must decide what or who it is I'll be tonight. My niece thinks that I can just go as myself and be scary enough (she started crying as soon as she saw my morning afro). But I think I'm going to be lazy and say that my hair means that I'm a wherewolf. Perhaps I will construct a yamaluke (I think thats how you spell ya-mi-ca) and say I'm on my way to a Wherewolf BarMitzvah. So many things to consider, any thoughts would be much appreciated keep in mind that I'm broke.
I was going to cancel Halloween all together when my boys bailed, but then I talked to my dad who convinced me to come out and to Dr.JMills who reassured me what a doucebag I would be if I left them alone at Bush Gardens all night. So I am going to Snappy Dragon with my pops for dinner and then hopefully watching either Hulk or Zohan (We're seeing Zack & Miri tomorrow, btw is it weird to say that your looking forward to go and watch a porno with your dad?) and then partying for a quick flip. Should be a good time, I'll make sure pics are taken! EVERYONE BE SAFE OUT THERE TONIGHT!!!

Oh and BIG shouts out to Nasty Nate Sloan, you are truly a prince among men1

N.E.W.S, Notes...ROCK!

So Zeus's Pics is going to have to wait, sorry. I can't do it the way I did it last time so just hang in there. I get off early tonight so I'll give it another shot. At minimum, I will put up what I think to be the top 25 of what has been nominated and proceed to get flamed from there. I have obtained a copy of Prince's N.E.W.S. CD, not the easiest one to find. Which now puts my collection of Prince albums at 24, for those playing at home the smallest number of Prince albums you can come up with is 37 (but more on my quest in another post).

Oh and speaking of Rock N Roll...RockBand Party Nov 14th @ the 1540Boys house (Sloan&SeannyD)!!!...Heres the kicker, Sean is buying a keg and beer is free as long as you wear an outfit that showcases your rock style to the world! See here and here for some good examples. No Costume? No Booze, No Entry! So lets get ready to party! Dying to know how Rockband2 was made so fast and so perfect? Well Harmonix collaborated with one of the greatest companies in the world, Cisco, oh just check it out already!

Hmmm...looks like Blogger is having some issues right now...but it looks ok when I publish so I will learn to deal with it.

So yes, RockBand Party Nov14th, Missoula. Tell your people! Costumes required!

Zeus' Pictures Vol.1

So Zeus and I recently went on a walk to one of our many secret spots (hang on, my pics are fighting me, sorry)

The Top 25 TV Shows of All Time!

I know its been far too long since my last post, and I will have a flurry of posts coming soon (including a new segment I like to call Zeus's Pictures), but for now lets start a new list. If you see your show mentioned already just write it again in the comments so we can count it as a vote. Here's some we came up with at work last night.

1. Seinfeld
2. Mork & Mindy
3. Boy Meets World 
4. Fresh Prince of Bel Air (kerri)
5. ALF (kerri)
6. Family Matters
7. Growing Pains
8. In Living Color
9. Entourage
10. The Simpsons
11. 30 Rock
12. Arrested Development
13. Cheers (matt)
14. Family Guy
15. South Park
16. Saved By The Bell (hope)
17. SNL
18. Flinstones
19. Fragglerock (hope)
20. Friends
21. The Office (American, because everybody know the brithish version is for wankers)
22. Sopranos
23. Sabrina The Teenage Witch (jessy)
24. Hogans Heros 
25. CSI (the original says caras)
26. NYPD Blue
27. The Benny Hill Show (matt)
28. Spin City (the Michael J Fox years only)
29. Quantum Leap (matt)
30. Law and Order (jessy)

Gary Payton reaffirms popular belief that he is AWESOME

So incase you didn't know, Gary Payton raised the 12th man flag at the Seahawks game yesterday (a game which we will not be talking about). He also discussed his thoughts on Seattle's NBA future. This just furthers my love of the one they call The Glove. So here's a little something to help further yours...