two of my housemates spent the last week in various parts of CA, and got back eaaarly yesterday.  while they were out there they were both bitten by brown recluse spiders.  garret went to the hospital in CA and they cut out the venom and he has a big hole he's not supposed to get wet for like a week.  shay didn't go, and now late last night went to ( Read more... )

the day before my birthday is lumberjack day.* i will have a stack of chocolate chip pancakes with a candle in the top for a cake.**

*stupid link won't work, so: http://www.lumberjackday.net/
**assuming i remember in late september

DC summer - AC = UGH
work is ridiculous, in that i have no deadlines or particularly firm assignments, which means i do...not much.  read cases about the titanic, or called 'US v. 16 bales of cotton' or things even more ridic.
alex and i have started the Summer Cake Series and are making DCT every week.
beetis balls
some goddamn monstrosity
a five ( Read more... )

*ding*ding ( Read more... )

And this week's Username of the Week is thewrongballoon, because there aren't any wrong balloons - just wrong people who carry them. Also, we have no idea what this refers to, so, congratulations. Confusing us always leads to good things for you. Congrats!

i don't remember the last time i posted but it's been some weeks..  went home to nh, organized a mix cd swap party in boston, went to california, and came back to dc. going to philly next weekend. dunno if i ever mentioned it but a few weeks ago i went to michigan to visit a friend. basically... never in dc. but this weekend i was, because i was ( Read more... )

polaroid is stopping making polaroids

you need these
don't bother to deny it

i think i'm going to michigan this weekend. yesterday's weather there? 3, feels like -17. wheee!  

new magnetic fields cd for streaming!

nisha and i went to a wedding expo tuesday and pretended i was engaged so we could get cake samples and look at wedding dresses. it was awesome.

i love magnetic fields lyrics 

at a party i went to last night this guy peter intentionally liquored up romel, the birthday boy, until he passed out. we then put a quick-set cast on his arm, and when he woke up everyone signed it and tried to convince him he'd fallen down the stairs while he was drunk. i have nooooo idea how he's getting that thing off.