http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPcnGrie__M

Hot shit I love Paganini.
I remember Jascha Heifetz being referenced in old Dick van Dyke shows but that's the first I've seen video of him.

I'm all moved in to Philadelphia and am puttering around during the day trying to find things to do and people to hang out with. Last night was pretty fun, book wrapping, irish music, and fresh pretzal fracas, but you know, missing folks and places and wishing folks here were a little more friendly ( Read more... )

http://twincities.indymedia.org/2008/aug/rnc-welcoming-committee-organizers-seek-sanctuary-illegal-arrestsRead more... )

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jW-BndswWuhgPAPXOK4Q6TCQsANQD915BED80

This bitch swamped and destroyed my van and most of the things in it.
One of those two rural bridges that failed was about a quarter of a mile from where we were parked

9:00 wake up, mentally curse groundskeeping ( Read more... )

The past few days have been surprising. Discoveries and excitement abound. Here's a summary ( Read more... )

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There are lots of upsides to living without steady access to the internet. My life is overflowing with interaction with some amazing people, but I do miss having an actual journal where I can go back and see what exactly I was doing at such and such point ( Read more... )

Sometimes I think I intentionally lead people on into thinking I'm a bigger jerk than I am.