Road to Nowhere

Road to Nowhere
Originally uploaded by danamight

Finally got outta town - during the first storm of the season. I celebrated my 12 year anniversary online w/ Total Escape by taking a much needed road trip to the Eastern Sierra. The Rock Creek area was gorgeous in the snow, with the tail end of autumn still showing. See the awesome photos!

The AWD Saabaru

The AWD Saabaru
Originally uploaded by danamight

After I climbed the Bishop 168 grade to Aspendell, CA @ 8500' the CHP officer parked in the middle of the road told me NO ONE gets past here without 4x4 or AWD. Lucky for me, I was prepared with new Yokohama tires & a full day of total freedom!

With the rising cost of gasoline, I am so glad I bought this compact beauty. This is now the main vehicle for Total Escape Adventures, plus all my R&D.

driven drunk an average of 87 times

People who have previous drunk driving convictions make up approximately one-third of the drunk driving problem in America. These are people who have been failed by a system that has in turn failed to keep the rest of us safe. Even first-time offenses are serious indicators that a person is likely to become a repeat offender. First-time offenders have driven drunk an average of 87 times before they are convicted and most likely have a serious problem with alcohol.

Miller Jeep Trail 2008

Summer Visitors

I always love having visitors stop by & camp at my mountain pad.

Mountain Lions in Los Padres Forest

I usually see the mountain lions while driving west of Pine Mountain Club. Sometimes I've seen them darting across the Mil Potrero Highway near the meadow (in pairs 2008); On Cerro Noroeste Rd where the length of the big cat took up the width of one lane(2007); On the ridge line dirt road on San Emigdio mountain (2006). And never to be forgotten, the baby cougar in my front yard at night (2005). Not once have a seen a wild kitty while hiking in Los Padres National Forest, only the occassional bob-cat, which is a much smaller animal. They are out there for sure & their main food source is deer.

It is now mid summer & I am updating this post to link to my newest sighting in 2009.

the mountain

Some will die in hot pursuit
In fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes

Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain

pumping the brakes

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. ~ Ernest Hemingway

relentless

The first thing in the human personality that dissolves in alcohol is dignity.

alcohol vs. work

If drinking is interfering with your work, you're probably a heavy drinker. If work is interfering with your drinking, you're probably an alcoholic.

Be My Angel

They say it's me that makes you do things
You might not have done, if I was away
And thats it's me who likes to talk to you
And watches you, as you walk away

Don't say it's useless, don't say forget it
Don't bring me wishes of silly dreams

Just save us all from too much freedom
Too many fingers and too many seams
They say it's you that washes the wind
And brings the night into the day
If you won't notice how can I show you
All of your worries have all gone away?

Don't leave me lonely, don't leave me unhappy
Just bring me up into your faith
If you don't need me, then don't deceive me
Letting my freedom turn to stone

Just be my angel if you love me
Be my angel in the night
Be my angel cause you need me

Be my angel treat me right

Don't say "Love me" if you don't need me
Don't send me roses on your behalf
Just take me down and walk through your river
Down in the middle and make it last

Holdin onto you, holdin onto me
Holdin on tight to my lover's cross
Don't say it's useless and don't say forget it
You are my spirit and now you are gone


lyrics by - Mazzy Star

Narcissistic

a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy.

I AM SO DAMN HOT. Hotter than you will ever be.
I AM NOT OVERWEIGHT or FAT, I AM PLUS SIZE.
AND I AM A MODEL!!!

ALL OTHER GIRLS ARE CRACKED OUT LOOSERS OR ALCOHOLICS. My eyes are turquoise. I am cherokee. I am a professional hottie.

HE HAD IT GOOD WITH ME. I PAY ALL THE BILLS & MAKE THE $510 CAR PAYMENT. THE ONLY REASON HE CANNOT BE WITH ME IS BECAUSE HE HAS A SICK, TWISTED, MENTAL DISORDER.

(drama, drama, drama)

ticket to ride

I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today, yeah.
The boy that's driving me mad
Is going away.

He's got a ticket to ride,
He's got a ticket to ride,
He's got a ticket to ride,
And he don't care.

He said that living with me
Was bringing him down, yeah.
He would never be free
When I was around.

He's got a ticket to ride,
He's got a ticket to ride,
He's got a ticket to ride,
And he don't care.

I don't know why he's ridin' so high,
He oughta do right,
He oughta do right by me.
Before he gets to saying goodbye,
He oughta so right,
He oughta do right by me.

I think I'm gonna be sad,
I think it's today yeah.
The boy that's driving me mad
Is going away, haw...

He's got a ticket to ride,
He's got a ticket to ride,
He's got a ticket to ride,
And he don't care.
Dont care.

I think I'm gonna be sad...
I think I'm gonna be sad...
I think I'm gonna be sad...




lyrics by --- The Carpenters

Ripping a Reality Check

PLAYA -
a dry lake bed; a flat-bottom depression found in interior desert basins.

NOTE to the non-breeders: Vulger is actually Vul·gar

1. characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste
2. indecent; obscene; lewd
3. crude; coarse; unrefined
4. pertaining to ordinary people in a society
5. current; popular; common
6. lacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm

>>> freaken, fucking, F**K, F.O.A.D. s**t hole, AHOLE, poodle meat, hores, whore, hoes & anything else that HE SAYS.

Damn this is Cool

Down the Barrel of a Gun
Originally uploaded by Extra Medium

This makes me wanna get on the road & travel this week. Great lighting, textures & bizarre colors. Love it - Live it!

This flickr fellow suggest I may be as well traveled in California as "Huell Howser". Wow, that sounds like a new goal for me. DanaMite takes over the California Gold show (altho it would be available streaming off the web & not on network television). Why not! My crazy, red headed, best friend from San Diego, can be my side kick. Or the other way around, since he is the real ham. As long as I get to visit more hot springs than museums it will be okay.

My passion for local travels go well beyond any call for natural bonding mechanisms, motherhood or even wife duties. I am solo, single & loving life. Outside as much as possible. A custom 4x4 camper van w/ 32" tires & a winch is my ultimate dream machine. Living on the road part time doing research & web design for California is my ultimate path with this decade old web site. People who live to travel in my book, are the coolest around. I cannot wait to live on the road.

Wanderlust you might call it! Adventure trips await.

mind-fuck

Will "hell" mean him?
(Taurus males in particular are specialist at this technique, but all men who may be considered "players" are subject to such bull)

The term is crude, but it summarizes the scenario. A mind fuck is where a dishonest boy tells you whatever you wanna hear, just to make things better, just so he can be on your good side & get sex - when he wants it. Every compliment, every cover up, every opinion. Nearly everything he says that comes out of his mouth is a facade to make you believe his lies. Whether it be romance, fantasy or hopes of ever lasting love, he will lay it on so thick & juicy, you will surely fall in love all over again & again... giving him just one more chance.

Whatever he says to you - will benefit him, the secrets he keeps or his selfish schemes in some way. If he could be honest enough to share his thoughts or activity, you would scream in horror at what he's been thinking about - or worst, what he's been up to. If you actually knew what he was saying behind your back - to the "other girls", you would be filled with rage & disbelief. Confusion, doubt, pity, low self esteem, self destructive, & "sabotaging" behaviors may play a big part in the drama.

But it's easier to dismiss his fowl behavior, forgiving again, so you can have your stable, happy, family unit back - until you ultimately find the truth. One day you will see his ways - up close & personal. Shocking perhaps, then sad. How could this be happening to you? You saw it coming a mile away, years before. Beginning to wonder if this is the man you really need, you realize he doesn't need you in the same way.

Hmmmm. Or maybe he was coaxed into being with you in the first place (for ever & ever) & now he regrets his choices, looking for a possible way out.

Either way, it's all an unpleasant experience.....


I am a looser because I cheated on my wife over and over (and still do). Left her & my baby at home crying every night (that's my sick power) while I hang out at the local bars. I WILL say I have changed just to get her hopes up & break it all over again. I also lost my job several times at different places because I am an alcoholic - but I wont get help, because I LOVE TO DRINK (to escape my miserable mind/life)

I refuse to pay for her & her junk food, to sit at home & watch TV all day eating. I can barely afford my racing hobbies, much less buying more home decor (clutter). I MUST PAY my child support, but it will unfortunately cut into my money for my beer, bikes, and babes. Dang. I don't even want to baby sit my daughter because I am just too damn busy DOING NOTHING. May as well just phone my maddening mistress.

So I guess I will just let that fat bitch wife work her multiple jobs trying to make ends meet and run off to the desert every chance she wants. She'll never get to spend time with OUR daughter because she is always at day care.... while I just sit on my ass calling all my buddies, banging the neighbor chicks and be the idiot I am.... NEVER amounting to anything. Heck, some girl WILL love me tonight!

AFTER ALL, THIS IS THE AMERICAN DREAM - RIGHT?

[this marriage is not a dream, it's a nightmare.]

Snowmo the Sierra

Snowmo the Sierra
Originally uploaded by danamight

Real winter weather for California. Look out!
Late January is always my favorite time of year.

Who might be dreaming of a Sierra Nevada winter wonderland, with new snowmobiles.....


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Weekend Specialists

Total Escape's web master is its tour guide, and the weekend included optional excursions to nearby caves....

California weekend specialists.

[Way back in 2002, a review in Business Week magazine]