In reverse order ( Read more... )

Flew in tonight. Got checked into the room by about 10 PM. A note on our rented dodge caliber: THE DODGE CALIBER IS A PIECE OF SHIT. It looks really futuristic and cool, but theres is very little to differentiate this car from any crappy car made in the 80s. no power locks, no power windows, poorly constucted in many ways. Had to fix the mirrors by ( Read more... )

Dear 4/8 players ( Read more... )

I got done at the climbing gym in Ballard at 3:30 yesterday; too late to avoid rush hour traffic. My plan was to go play some poker at Diamond Lils in renton, but a traffic snarl forced me north on 15th ave NW. By the time I was that far north, I decided that I didnt want to fight rush hour all the way through Seattle, so I decided to go to Tulalip ( Read more... )

Ive settled on buying a scion xB. Now, it has come to my attention that some of you think that this vehicle is ugly. That is fine. However, if you cannot fake a different opinion, I would ask that you at least keep it to yourself. The xB has more than enough space to fit three or four of your lifeless bodies, even more if i put the seats down ( Read more... )

My most valuable drunk from this New Years Eve goes to my roommate Ben. In addition to drunkenly negotiating a mass car reversal so that I could get into a parking spot, he also achieved the following ( Read more... )

Its snowy outside. Were in a recession. People have lost their jobs. And yet, im about to write a long whiney post about the fact that I cant get people to go rock climbing with me. Thats good nick. well done. Good priorities. Fuck it, here goes ( Read more... )

Once a year, generally around new years, the right group of people from high school come back to town and we play board games. Not your usual scrabble etc. (though i do play those) but normally some sort of highly strategic  / nerdy game. Over the past three days ive played Axis and Allies, Powergrid, Race for the Galaxy, and the Call of Cthulu ( Read more... )

Said while spinnning 180 degress across a super icy patch on a busy road, and ending up on the other side of the road facing in the correct direction -
"Oh, this is happening"

Im glad ive had all these interested snow-driving experiences now, but im ready for this to stop.

Ben went out to measure the snow last night with a yardstick he got as a gift. Its not that great as a yardstick, but it DOES have the ages of man on both sides of it. This led to the following:

"Hey Ben, when deep is it?"
"Neo-platonism."
...
"Also, the advent of celibacy for priests!"

Thats around 300 AD, or one foot, for those of you who are curious.