So, some shit's been going down at work. Someone stole my coworker's tire right off his car, lugnuts and all. As the early Christians who venerated the pontiff's dung might say, holy shit! (This may not be so remarkable if it wasn't for the fact that the house is out in the middle of nowhere.) Chase*, after a few weeks of relative calm, is now as ( Read more... )

The Christopher "Lightnin'" Alexander Experience will make a triumphant reunion tour of the New Jersey area during the week of 2 April - 9 April of this year. Support on these dates will be provided by The S. Catherine Belden Travelling Oompah Band with Basoon Nonet. For booking details please contact the author of this journal at all valid ( Read more... )

I wrote a line in a song called "I Was a Catholic" wherein the young narrator leaves a church and "watch(es) the rain illuminate the streets of Red Bank." I kind of like rain (even if the recent surfeit in OlyWA is ridiculous), if for no other reason than the way the streets look under the glow of headlights and lampposts. Driving down Martin Way ( ( Read more... )

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Has it really been eleven days since an update? Well thar she blows.

So it finally stopped fucking raining in Olympia. Thirty five days, sweet Jesus. I looked at the stars for a long time in the cold tonight, just happy to see them again. The stars are how I fell in love with Olympia (the stars are also how I fell in love with someone with whom I ( Read more... )

I wrote an entry that makes me look kind of S-M-R-T, so you should check out my new music/politics blog:

We're Desperate.Hopefully to be updated three times a week, and time permitting I'll get some fancy web design in there by month's end ( Read more... )

There are a hundred things to say at once, and I've no real idea what to say first. So perhaps I should say nothing ( Read more... )

IF YOU ARE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, OR IF I AM ON YOURS, FILL THIS OUT ( Read more... )

So the goal to lose weight in 2006 (yeahhhhhhhh, I know it's lame, and probably sizist and self-hating and alla that but consider 1: it's a drag to buy new pants and t-shirts and 2: it's also a drag to run out of breath during sex) would probably go a lot better if I stopped fucking eating at Taco Bell. Taco Bell would also be a lot better if they ( Read more... )

Wait. WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT.

WHEN THE FUCK DID THE SMOKING POPES GET BACK TOGETHER!!??

(And why in the world are they on Victory?)