my life in the years of bush
(beginning with the campaign, visible under the lj-cut below)
summer/fall 2000
--got a 1976 volvo two-door sedan
--campaigned for ralph nader
--joined whiz quiz at paschal h.s.
--joined photography club
winter/spring 2001
--formally joined green party, became county secretary
--lost district whiz quiz competition to arlington hights
--briefly took up painting, the course of human events remains my favorite work from this time
summer 2001
--went to budapest, hungary with photo club
fall 2001
--wrote for efficiency zine
--joined j.s.a. at school
--wrote some op/eds for school newspaper
--took photography course
winter 2002
--swept photography awards at district art show
--won district whiz quiz competition
spring 2002
--my car is totalled
--took ap tests
--graduated high school
summer 2002
--went to state green party convention
--went to nigeria with grandparents
--went backpacking in colorado
fall 2002
--went to knox college
--became involved in campus activist groups
--got job with the school library
winter 2002
--released endpaper zine
--last issue of efficiency
--opened this livejournal
--watched 'manos: the hands of fate' on new years 2003
winter/spring 2003
--developed anime/ddr addiction
--horribly sleep deprived
--started my first radio show at wvkc
--attended antiwar march in washington
--attended knox prairie burn
summer 2003
--saw melt-banana for the first time
--spent much time in abilene, tx, grandma dies
fall 2003
--alternative media house founded
--attended more antiwar functions, another march on washinton
--my first serious relationship began
--i got fired from the library for non-attendance
winter 2003
--i worked for ups for the first time
winter/spring 2004
--i became a vegetarian
--spring break in chicago
--i got a job washing dishes for the school cafeteria
summer 2004
--lived in colorado springs
--got job as a voter registrar
--got job selling newspaper subscriptions for the local lefty rag, the cs indy
--stenciled around town
fall 2004
--went to japan
--conducted 'boxman experiment'
winter/spring 2005
--culture shock and academic dedication
--curated 'sketches of italy' show of the work of rob kamerer and matt katz in post lobby at knox
--gave lecture on zines to the art club
--alternative media house falls apart, disbands
--attended deerhoof show in post lobby
summer 2005
--lived lived in chicago, conducted fieldwork for honors thesis
fall 2005 to spring 2006
--lived in thompkins apartments in galesburg
--got job doing recycling for campus
--took assistant librarian position with wvkc
--worked constantly on thesis
--attended prairie burn
summer 2006
--graduated college
--worked on an organic farm in iowa
fall 2006
--visited family
winter 2007
--moved to austin
--lived in royal house and then house of commons co-ops
--took job with the environmental corps
--my first relationship ended
--attended first saturdays at the independence brewery
spring 2007
--south by southwest
--el paso spike trip
--many good bands came in may
summer 2007
--i found out about capture the flag at the capitol lawn
--interned with the sustainable food center
fall/winter 2007
--i read borges
--i drank alot
--i got a job collecting signatures for the anti-subsidies charter ammendment
--i worked from time to time for the farmers' market
winter/spring 2008
--i despised work for about 5 months
--i lived in palmetto state park for six weeks
--capture the flag fizzles out
--bought fixed gear bicycle
--helped organize don't tell mom fest at the hoc
--attended a corps training in colorado
summer 2008
--got part-time work with an arborist in austin
--many of my friends leave austin
--applied to big bend trail crew
fall 2008
--adventures with jake and taylor took me to the ends of the hill country
--e-corps ended
--i hosted a farwell bike ride and left austin
winter 2008
--visited fort worth
winter 2009
--joined big bend trail crew
summer/fall 2000
--got a 1976 volvo two-door sedan
--campaigned for ralph nader
--joined whiz quiz at paschal h.s.
--joined photography club
winter/spring 2001
--formally joined green party, became county secretary
--lost district whiz quiz competition to arlington hights
--briefly took up painting, the course of human events remains my favorite work from this time
summer 2001
--went to budapest, hungary with photo club
fall 2001
--wrote for efficiency zine
--joined j.s.a. at school
--wrote some op/eds for school newspaper
--took photography course
winter 2002
--swept photography awards at district art show
--won district whiz quiz competition
spring 2002
--my car is totalled
--took ap tests
--graduated high school
summer 2002
--went to state green party convention
--went to nigeria with grandparents
--went backpacking in colorado
fall 2002
--went to knox college
--became involved in campus activist groups
--got job with the school library
winter 2002
--released endpaper zine
--last issue of efficiency
--opened this livejournal
--watched 'manos: the hands of fate' on new years 2003
winter/spring 2003
--developed anime/ddr addiction
--horribly sleep deprived
--started my first radio show at wvkc
--attended antiwar march in washington
--attended knox prairie burn
summer 2003
--saw melt-banana for the first time
--spent much time in abilene, tx, grandma dies
fall 2003
--alternative media house founded
--attended more antiwar functions, another march on washinton
--my first serious relationship began
--i got fired from the library for non-attendance
winter 2003
--i worked for ups for the first time
winter/spring 2004
--i became a vegetarian
--spring break in chicago
--i got a job washing dishes for the school cafeteria
summer 2004
--lived in colorado springs
--got job as a voter registrar
--got job selling newspaper subscriptions for the local lefty rag, the cs indy
--stenciled around town
fall 2004
--went to japan
--conducted 'boxman experiment'
winter/spring 2005
--culture shock and academic dedication
--curated 'sketches of italy' show of the work of rob kamerer and matt katz in post lobby at knox
--gave lecture on zines to the art club
--alternative media house falls apart, disbands
--attended deerhoof show in post lobby
summer 2005
--lived lived in chicago, conducted fieldwork for honors thesis
fall 2005 to spring 2006
--lived in thompkins apartments in galesburg
--got job doing recycling for campus
--took assistant librarian position with wvkc
--worked constantly on thesis
--attended prairie burn
summer 2006
--graduated college
--worked on an organic farm in iowa
fall 2006
--visited family
winter 2007
--moved to austin
--lived in royal house and then house of commons co-ops
--took job with the environmental corps
--my first relationship ended
--attended first saturdays at the independence brewery
spring 2007
--south by southwest
--el paso spike trip
--many good bands came in may
summer 2007
--i found out about capture the flag at the capitol lawn
--interned with the sustainable food center
fall/winter 2007
--i read borges
--i drank alot
--i got a job collecting signatures for the anti-subsidies charter ammendment
--i worked from time to time for the farmers' market
winter/spring 2008
--i despised work for about 5 months
--i lived in palmetto state park for six weeks
--capture the flag fizzles out
--bought fixed gear bicycle
--helped organize don't tell mom fest at the hoc
--attended a corps training in colorado
summer 2008
--got part-time work with an arborist in austin
--many of my friends leave austin
--applied to big bend trail crew
fall 2008
--adventures with jake and taylor took me to the ends of the hill country
--e-corps ended
--i hosted a farwell bike ride and left austin
winter 2008
--visited fort worth
winter 2009
--joined big bend trail crew