Ages Of Mud

September 17th, 2017

Today will be a good day. Whatever it takes.
11/9 2017

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Good goat times today. Grey and cold, though. I miss summer already. It’s gone from around 20C/70F to around 15C/60F. That’s just enough to start making me feel uncomfortable with my bad circulation. At least it didn’t rain too much today. We even got a couple (literally) of minutes of sunshine. But yeah. It’ll be like 7-8 months before I’ll be running with Mia in the pasture again. I wish we lived somewhere warmer. Just walking there today, I went pretty early so it was almost dark. Cold, dark, windy. Ugh. It affects my mood a lot. Did I mention I miss summer?
Anyway, back to the good parts. The goat parts. I was there first so I gave everyone their breakfast. A38 was snarfing all her goatpills down, I didn’t even need to add raisins on top to get her to eat them. So that was good. And she got some other goodies too. When I’m the one letting them out we have to go through the main door. Which is now leading into a mudslide. So you can imagine Mia and Mio weren’t to keen on going out that way. Poor babies. Once we were out they just stood there looking at the mud and looking at me like “What are we even supposed to do with this?”. They’re a lot more subdued when it’s wet and muddy. A38 spent a lot of time sitting in the shelter while I sat with the big girls around her rocks and the crossbeam there. Good sweet cuddling time.
11/9 2017

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Good part of the day went like this. Where’s Yogi? Under the roof that the camera was perched on.

11/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. I’ll be in my pillow fort, the password is PIZZA.
12/9 2017

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What the mud?!

12/9 2017

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What the duck?!

12/9 2017

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You know you’re living in a magical future when you keep seeing people post about not having any internet. HOW ARE YOU POSTING ON THE INTERNET THEN YOU WIZARD PERSON.
I know I know. Future people have internets on their hand-operated cellular telemophones. Maybe I’ll get one of them some day.
12/9 2017

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I love you guys, you’re all dedicated canners. <3!
12/9 2017

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I was writing the word thing out of my head but I accidentally spent a couple of hours geeking over Twin Peaks with the Katt and now here we are. Also, the newest episode of Ricky & Murtaugh is one of my favourites yet. Currently reading: Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami, one of my favourite writers and my second favourite Murakami. I have read almost all the Murakamis that are out as audiobooks, so now I’m just slowing down to make the last ones last forever. Maybe I should do like Desmond on Lost and save one Murakami book to be the last book I’ll ever read. I should probably make it a short one, just in case I get a fatal disease and the doctor tells me I have 3 days left to live. New favourite band: Alt J. Or at least I’m really digging the discography at the moment. Has anyone read through all this and know them and have an opinion on them? PS My world is still swaying like a willow in the wind on the bank of a great river. Maybe this is what hamsters feel like when humans keep prodding their cages to make them move. I am not a hamster, I will not be moved. Hmm, I guess I should have written the word thing instead of this thing.
13/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Happy hump day, guys.

13/9 2017

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So, I didn’t comment on the anniversary of 9/11. I didn’t really have anything to add to what everyone else was posting, and I’m pretty sure no one who was alive and of a certain age when it happened will ever forget.But anyway. Because of the geeking out over Twin Peaks last night I found myself scrolling back in the timeline of the alt.tv.twin-peaks newsgroup. The archives go way waay back. And it’s fascinating to look back on what people were saying long ago about Peaks. Speculating about the future, about things that are now explained. Or things that no longer make any sense in that context. And as I found myself scrolling futher down, further back in time, I saw the years counting down. And when I got back to 2001 it dawned on me that I was getting close to that date. Almost dreading what I’d see. It’s one of those milestones in history, one of the defining points on the timeline.No real point to all of this. Just struck me how when you look back there are things that you cannot unsee. Even if the towers fall, you can’t see past their legacy.
link: Google Groups post from 9/11
13/9 2017

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Uh oh. That fence is getting less and less.. fence.
I wonder who’s to blame for that…

13/9 2017

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Guys, if you hear any nasty rumours about me and the parrot don’t believe it. It never happened, I don’t even have a hammer and as far as I’m concerned it’s a waste of time to go looking for the pirate’s treasure.
13/9 2017

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I love your face.

13/9 2017

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That’s it for today. I’m off to explore dreamland. If you need to reach me, leave a message with the parrot. Just… don’t mention anything about hammers or pirates. And for goat’s sake don’t give it any sugarlumps. I don’t want to have to go through cold turkey with that hotheaded parrot again.
Squawk the parrot “nevermore”
13/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Don’t give up on it.
14/9 2017

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Good goat times today. I almost didn’t make it out. When the alarm went off this morning I went “nope” and rolled back into dreamland. But a little later I did manage to get myself going. I wasn’t feeling great, but I know the goats are always the best way to feel better. Bit of a cold day when I got outside. Did I mention I miss summer? Hanging out with the goats and horses was just what I needed. Such a happy spot. Later on we got a little rain. And then the sun came out and for a little while it felt almost like summer again. And then just as I was about to leave it started raining. Hard. So I was ‘forced’ to stay a while longer. Sittingi n the shelter with Mia and Mio. Listening to the rain dance on the tarp on the roof. It’s a really nice place to be in the rain. With two snuggly goats in close quarters. Watching them watch the rain, in between cuddles and treats. When in doubt always go with goats.
14/9 2017

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Watching the rain

14/9 2017

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I’d just like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has posted about the new IT movie on Facebook. Because last night I dreamt about A KILLER CLOWN CHASING ME AND MY FRIENDS. %/&8&(#.
Haha. It’s a good thing I don’t mind nightmares. I haven’t seen the new IT yet, but I think the clown in my dreams was more like the old Tim Curry version. The funny thing is that I woke up because I kicked something off my nightstand. I guess I was fighting the clown and did a karate kick in my dream and then I did in my bed too. Hi-yah.
14/9 2017

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Heading off to dreamland. So, if you don’t see me again. It was probably the clown. It’s always the clown.

14/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Happy Flashback Friday, guys. Here’s Popcorn.

15/9 2017

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Where’s Yogi?

15/9 2017

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Where’s Yogi 2: The Return of Where’s Yogi.

15/9 2017

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No killer clowns in my sleep last night. I guess that means I have escaped.
OR it means the clown has escaped and is now roaming the real world looking for me. Hahaha. Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean there isn’t a killer clown out to get you.
15/9 2017

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Not if you were the last tulpa on Earth
15/9 2017

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It’s half past midnight and someone just rang my doorbell.
Do I hear circus music?
It’s the clown, isn’t it?
16/9 2017

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and if you don’t know this, then what do you know? every second of my life i have lived only for you

16/9 2017

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Somewhere there’s a timeline where the Crash Test Dummies never recorded Mmm Mmm Mmm.
Just let that sink in.
16/9 2017

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Trying to get a court order demanding David Lynch pay my electrical bill. I’ve been keeping the lights on all night since Twin Peaks came back,.
16/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Hoping for the best for all people, and animals.
16/9 2017

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Where’s Yogi?

16/9 2017

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NA NA NA NA NANAA BAT…. ehm, line?
16/9 2017

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Yo, wanna join our gang?

16/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Happy Funday, guys.

17/9 2017

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Where’s Yogi?

17/9 2017

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goatlog

17/9 2017

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I love that thing when you’re giving a goat a treat and they sort of open half their mouth like this.

17/9 2017

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Is it possible to get MORE depressed when you increase your dosage of anti-depressants? Asking for a tulpa.
17/9 2017

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End of Facebook, go go goat photos.

That’s all for this week, see you in the next one.


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Visit From Down Under

September 10th, 2017

Today will be a good day. Kcor s’tel.
4/9 2017

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I can’t breathe #TwinPeaksFinale #Hasthgaf
4/9 2017

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Well. I don’t know how to feel about this. But what a ride. #TwinPeaksFinale
And now there’s no more Twin Peaks and it’s all downhill from here.
4/9 2017

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goatlog

4/9 2017

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Trying to contain the panic
4/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. You can do this.
5/9 2017

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Here I am saying hello to sweet, little A38.
Wait a minute… that’s not me.
Oh, it’s just the lovely Lisa Edwards who is visiting from Australia!

5/9 2017

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So. Good goat times today! And a visitor from Australia. If you know me and my phobias you’ll know this was a challenging day for me. But I’m happy with how it went. It went better than I could have hoped for. Now, I have no idea how Lisa experienced it. I hope it was okay for her too. I actually talked more than I had thought I would. Of course that’s still only about 10% of what a normal human being would have said. But hey, I did my best. That’s how I calmed myself beforehand too. I told myself that I’d just do my best and that’d have to be good enough and if it wasn’t good enough then… well blame Lisa, she’s the one who decided to come here! Trying to take the pressure off. But Lisa was really great. Easy to be around. She made it easier on me anyhow. And I think she was happy meeting the goats. I’m not gonna lie, it was kinda fun to be showing off my little herd to someone from the ‘real world’. Like being a celebrity. Or… being the guy who feeds celebrities. And I think they liked Lisa too. She brought tomatoes and apples from the place she’s staying. That’s how you get in good with goats. She got to say hi to the horses too. And there were some little kids who got to pet the goaties while we were there too. Good times. I did sort of abandon Lisa a little at the end. She went for a smoking break and I sat with Mia and Mio. And Mia was just almost falling asleep with her head in my lap and I didn’t have the heart to disturb her. So Lisa had to entertain herself for a little. Sorry!
She also had some gifts for me. Australian coasters and a keyring. And vegemite. Which I’m pretty sure I’ve never tasted in my life, but I’ve heard of. That’ll be interesting.
It’s always good when things you’re terrified of turn out to be good in the end. Thank you Lisa Edwards. I hope the goats lived up to their promises and made the trip worthwhile. I do believe this is the first non-Danish person from the intarwebs that I have ever met in person, not counting my ex-girlfriend.
5/9 2017

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I feel blessed to know you all. Good kind people all over the world, I need to hang on to that when it seems like the whole world has gone mad. And I am so thankful to have this whole.. goat thing. These wonderful, amazing creatures that have helped connect me to so many beautiful souls. I really wish I could meet every single one of you. Even if it would take me 70 years because I’d have to take lots of breaks to hide away. Socializing is draining haha. Anyway. I just feel a lot of love, from you all. And that’s… pretty neat. I wanna say I feel like I don’t deserve it, but then you’d all get mad at me and chase me around with giant cartoon hammers.
5/9 2017

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Here’s Lisa Edwards and Mio. We know grandma loves teh cuddle.

5/9 2017

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Of course Mia gets the star treatment. She’s the star, after all.

5/9 2017

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That’s all for today. Thank you everyone for helping make it a special one. I’m going to go sleep a long sleep. Humaning is very tiring. So now it’s time to go dream. Because dreamers are important. If you have a heart.
5/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. We dream our own world, so dream a good one.
6/9 2017

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“Someone shrank our bench”

6/9 2017

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And happy hump day, guys.

6/9 2017

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Listen to the rain. We are the rain. What year is this?
6/9 2017

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I dreamt I played saxophone for Alec Baldwin. So don’t tell me I’m not doing anything with my life!
6/9 2017

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I hate when I answer the door and it’s not pizza.
link: People of Earth video
6/9 2017

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Some scenes from Lisa’s visit yesterday.

6/9 2017

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Scanning for treats.

6/9 2017

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Turning off the mainframe brain for tonight. Running out of quicksand. Off for a 430 mile jetski trip into the jetsky. Leaving a vapourtrail of rainclouds. We are all the rain. We fall and we fall and where we fall new life grows. Don’t forget to stop and smell the flowers.
6/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Take charge and charge at ’em.
7/9 2017

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Good goat times today. And good Lisa times! Her second trip with me to the goat yard. We weren’t so lucky with the weather today. Grey and rainy. Not my kind of weather. Maybe I am a goat after all.
When we got to the playground Finbarr was just finishing up the breakfast for the animals. Lisa had a little chat with him. He’s from Ireland, so they had some common ground there. He let the horses out and then we let the goats out. And by let the goats out I mean let A38 and then Mia and Mio stayed inside where it was dry. So Lisa and I spent most of the time inside with them. They were munching on A38’s leftover hay. And all the goodies Lisa brought. She even brought some vegemite for the goats to try. Mia gave it a go and seemed to like it ok, if not thrilled about it. Mio on the other hand.. got a taste and.. spent five minutes rubbing her mouth on the wall trying to get the taste out. Aw haha. Poor girl. I have tried some of the vegemite that Lisa gave me too and I have to say I’m on Mio’s side here. It’s an acquired taste, and I don’t think I’m going to acquire it. But we gave it a shot! And Mio forgave Lisa after a few of the apples she brought from the airbnb she’s staying at.
Lisa also got to say hi to Mousy, which I know was something she had wanted. So that was nice. And after some convincing she managed to get smoochies from Mia. Later on the rain let up a little and we went out and made sure A38 got a fair share of the goodies. And then Lisa said her goodbyes and headed home. I spent a while longer sitting in the shelter with Mia and Mio, listening to the rain. With the occasional trip to the barn door to give A38 some attention and treats.
Good times. And it was much easier for me today. Just knowing what to expect with Lisa. There was less terror and in fact I was able to look forward to it and enjoy it. The unknown is always scarier. I think it went okay today too. I mean, I did my best and I hope it was good enough. I enjoyed spending time with Lisa and I think she enjoyed meeting all the animals that she has followed here on the Facebox for years. It’s been fun for me to get an outside perspective. Reminds me to appreciate what I have. I saw Lisa describing on Facebook how Mia was never more than 2 feet away from me. You get to take things a little for granted after a while, I mean Mia has practically been attached to my hip since she was born 5 years ago. It’s good to remember to be thankful for this thing I have with these goats. It’s a beautiful thing and it helps me a lot and adds a lot to my life. And as Lisa also said when we were talking, it’s amazing all the good people we are connected to through the goats.
So yeah, that was Lisa 2nd and last goat trip with us. I’m not going to lie, it did cause me quite a bit of anxiety and worry in the time leading up to it. But I’m really glad she visited us.
Thank you, Lisa Edwards! Please send my love to Joan Desirée Thaisen Lowe and her family when you see them!
7/9 2017

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Dishing out the goodies with Lisa Edwards

7/9 2017

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A38 is a fan too.

7/9 2017

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Brb, working on my new webcomic. Pizza Knight. It’s about a guy who fights crime during the day. And eats pizza during the night. And also he eats pizza during the day. And he’s too fat to fight crime. Also he’s me.
7/9 2017

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I am currently editing the goat tasting of the vegemite video footage. and I swear I smell vegemite.
It is in our house now.
7/9 2017

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That is all for today. I’m going for another long sleepride. To dream afresh and recharge the batteries. And warm up the pizza oven.
7/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Happy Flashback Friday, guys.
Wednesday is humpday for Kamel and Sunday is funday for Palle. I think on Fridays I’ll post a random old photo of some our sweet past goat friends. Here’s baby Peanut, mama Mia and some guy in a hat.

8/9 2017

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Don’t attack until you see the whites of their treatbags.

8/9 2017

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goatlog

8/9 2017

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Rush Limbaugh is a genius. Evacuating from a fake climate hoax to confuse the snowflakes. Well played. You never win if your opponent can understand your game plan.
8/9 2017

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I am kind of obsessed with this song now. I also have a thing in my head. Of words. About Lisa’s visit and my identity, two Lasses. I have to write it out, but I have to be in the right mood first. Maybe this song on repeat will get me there. Two birds with one stone. I just thought I’d warn you. A long rambly garmonbozia stream of wordvomit is heading your way. Get provisions and take cover. We can get through this if we don’t turn on each other.
WHICH ONE OF YOU TOOK THE LAST PIZZA SLICE I’LL CU

8/9 2017

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Does anyone have a contact address for Vegemite’s corporate headquarters? I want to propose a commercial venture.
link: Vegemite video
8/9 2017

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Facebook neds to add a canned laughter button so I can feel like my posts are amusing the artificial intelligence that is pretending to be people reading my posts, clearly it’s Friday night.
9/9 2017

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Guys I forgot my Wi-Fi password. I tried Pizza. But even with extra cheese it didn’t make me remember.
Badumtish.
*canned laughter*
9/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Do It to it.
9/9 2017

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Every breath you take, every move you make. I’ll be over here eating pizza, don’t come over.
9/9 2017

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Hey people with Pages on the Facebox. Is there a way to view your own page as the public sees it? On my own profile I can find a “view as..” option, but I can’t find that on Mia’s page. I feel like there used to be that, but maybe I’m remembering it wrong. Or maybe I can’t find it because I’m blind. Or something. Anyone know of a way to do that on your own page?
9/9 2017

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I am my own eco system, playground for bacteria and infection. I am slow decline of rotting flesh, rat excrement and cockroach footprints in the dust on the unswept floors. Scabs picked from the wounds and penicillin-resistant disease. The dying sun and the nuclear winter and the only peace there ever can be.
9/9 2017

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On a lighter note, goatlog.

9/9 2017

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Hey, could someone who is following Mia’s page do me a solid (I’m hip with the kids, yo) and take a screenshot of our front page with your mouse pointer hovering over the “following” button so the menu with newsfeed/notifications menu is open and showing?
I may use it on a goat meme. I also may not, depending on what I decide and also the coin toss.
Anyway, I’d appreciate it. And if you don’t want to that’s okay too. I’m not here to harsh your bush. Let’s just mellow out and smoke some cinnmamon buns, hon.
UPDATE: Nevermind, I guess I’ll use my own even with the funky colours.
9/9 2017

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Today will be a good day. Happy Funday, guys.

10/9 2017

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Still much behind on goatlogs. Here’s Mia’s birthday bash
part 1

part2

10/9 2017

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I hope everyone in harm’s way gets through the big climate hoax okay. Don’t worry, we’ll have the environment killed off soon and it won’t be able to hurt us anymore.
Stay safe!
10/9 2017

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May god have mercy on your condos and big screen TVs, in the age when you don’t need an ark because we all have luxury yachts and megachurches. I am sure the floods will only take the sinners. Bring two of every animal and let the fox news guard the chickens.
10/9 2017

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This year for Halloween I’m going as Guy Who Can’t Believe What He Just Saw On The News
10/9 2017

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Somewhere Al Gore is sitting in a giant leather chair in full Joker makeup and laughing like he’s gone mad.
10/9 2017

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End of Facebook, go go goat photos.

That’s all for this week, see you in the next one.


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