This past weekend I took a trip with my boss and his teammate to a rock crawling competition in Rockport Illinois. RROCK is a series of competitions at Rockport Offroad Park (R.O.R.P.) where competitors from three different classes (Stock-Modified, Legends, & Super-Modified) compete on courses designed to stretch each class to it’s limits. We started early Friday morning heading to our drivers house. We met Bill at his home in Owasso, Oklahoma and loaded up the trailer.
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walked away,
heard them say,
poison hearts will never change
walk away again
turned away in disgrace
felt the chill upon my face
cooling from within
hard to notice
gleaming from the sky
when you’re staring at the cracks
hard to notice
what is passing by
with eyes low…
walked away
heard them say
poison hearts will never change
walk away again
all the cracks they lead right to me
and all the cracks will crawl right through me
and they’ll part
As I walk away again

I’ll explain the lyrics later in this entry.

You all know I changed jobs a short time ago… But I have to say, I’m loving it. We are very busy right now which means lots of money, and it’s only going to get better. We are currently doing a big job on a 1974 Ford Bronco where we are repairing some frame rot, replacing the floor of the rear section, and doing some body work to the rocker panels under the doors. After that job is complete we have a CJ-7 to do a quick transmission/transfercase installation on, then a YJ to finish some suspension work on.. After that it gets good. There is a huge job with an old CJ-5 which will get some huge Rockwell axles, a 4-link suspension, some possible cage work, bumper work, and skid plate for the under-side. This build will probably take a month to complete due to the complexity of all the components. I will start a new category for my blog so I can put pictures and info on here for those who are interested to read.

Click the link to read more… I have much more to say.
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Have you ever been so lonely,
No one there to hold?
Pull me in or disown me,
And then climb inside.
My arms are open wide.
Have a look inside.

It is not that I am scared to learn,
Why I’m empty inside.
hold my hand or show some concern,
If I live or die.
My eyes are open wide.
Help me look inside.

I hear the water drip from the faucet.
It’s sweetly falling in tune.
I’m gently closing the closet.
I fall to the floor,
and crawl to my room.
The thought of ending it soon…
Just let me sleep in my room.

Hear me cry! cry! cry!
I hear a knock at the front door.
Don’t come in!
I try to look at you
But I can’t stop shaking.
Leave me alone. Just go away.
Mother I’m so scared.

Empty bed and all of the sheets are gone,
They’re wrapped around me and you.
All is quiet but the drop of a gun.
I want to belong…to someone…
But maybe life’s not for everyone.

I quit my job today. I know, that’s a great way to start an entry, huh? I have been very unhappy doing what I’ve been doing so I needed a change. I was sick today so I stayed home from work and at about 5:30 a friend of mine asked me to come work with him at his shop. He does custom fabrication and automotive work and that is what I have been thinking about doing for a while. I’ll get to work in a very relaxed environment with friends, drink a little beer sometimes, learn to weld a bit better, and get to work on my jeep some too. I’ll be taking home more than I am currently, but I’ll be working my ass off for it. All in all it sounds like it will be a great deal. I start in the morning.
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