does anybody still use this?

 Mail drops! Send me something while I'm on the trip! Leave me your mailing address and I'll send you something too!

Mail Drop from June 14--June 23 (We pass through here June 25-27)

Rider's name here
C/O Jess Arnett
1124 Treat Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110

Mail Drop from June 27-July 11 (we get here July 11).

Rider's name here
C/O Jan & Ed Riel
4615 ( Read more... )

 Hey everybody!
 It's kinda hard finding internet access, so sorry about the lack of updates, although I've fallen out of the habit of posting on lj regularly a long time ago so really there isn't much of a difference. If you are interested in regular posts though, my group has a blog in which one of the riders takes turns updating whenever we can. ( Read more... )

HEY

I'm biking to Mexico tomorrow, eh

 My toes have decided to leave me
I couldn't convince them to stay.
I begged and begged, but they just claimed
that things would return the same way.
Having enough of being stuffed in socks,
and scalded when testing hot baths.
Always the first to get cold, and some days grow mould,
they were jealous of my warm calves.

So now I've lost my best support,
for ( Read more... )

There's this antique clock on my fire mantle that hasn't worked in 30 years. It's a really pretty clock, so it I suppose it's still there to function more as a decoration than a time-telling operatus. Apparently when the clock used to work, my dad would have to wind it twice a day, but then after a year of faithful service it died on us and refused ( Read more... )

 
I'm sick, my nose has been a fountain the past couple days. I'm sure that brings up wonderful imagery.

My brother and I were planning on staying up late last night and cleaning the downstairs for my mom as a kind of Christmas surprise as she slept. This year we're hosting Christmas, so the house had to be clean by tomorrow night anyway. And since  ( Read more... )

It feels like my brain is rotting inside of my skull. I find it hard to write under these conditions.

 Ween live was amazing. I'm tempted to say it was the best concert I've ever seen, except  then I'd be betraying Ben Folds. So I can't do that. And obviously the Ben Folds shows are always excellent, and enhanced by the presence of Corina beside me wiggling around in loving excitement ( Read more... )

I was reflecting on my life and habitual lack of motivation and directionless quality of study I'm pursuing, and decided that before completing another year of half-assed assignments, that I should step back and reaccess exactly what I'm doing with myself. And what a better way to do this than in a simple list-format portraying my current goals. ( Read more... )