Note: I started out writing this the other night as a letter to the State News, but it kind of changed along the way into more of a personal reflection.  Still, I felt pretty good when I finished it, better than I’ve felt about a piece of writing in a long while, so I decided to polish it a bit and share it with y’all.

Letter from an Occupant

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So I have one hell of an entry to unleash upon the masses, I think.... no promises, but there's definitely potential there.

In the meantime, random snippets from the past few days:

• I shook Bill Clinton's hand yesterday at a rally in Taylor while working for the gov, thanks in no small part to my awesome crowd navigation skills that I honed at ( Read more... )

So it wasn't until I saw Steve's awesome picture retrospective of Lolla 2006 that I realized that I managed to neglect an entire act from Sunday's synopsis.... in between Sparta and The Shins, we did in fact witness a set by Ben Kweller.


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...yup, all four? of you (i'll be optimistic)


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Festival Day Three and Epilogue (or, “There’s a Light… What Light”)


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Festival Day The Second (or, We Came Here to Rock the Microphone)

With our automotive woes finale behind us, we made our way back into the city via train as planned for the second, and arguably most packed, day of festival going.  A bit of a late start resulted in us missing the upstart Cold War Kids, but it was nothing to be broken up over.  What ( Read more... )

Moving Right Along...

Festival Day One (or, I remember I remember when I lost my miiiind…)

Our first morning of festival, naturally, has a few bumps in the road.  We have to ride the train into town, then cab to the Honda dealership to hand over the keys so they can start working on it.  Upon our arrival, we’re told that there’s a chance the car ( Read more... )

Before I progress, I’ll provide a disclaimer.

This will be far and away the longest LJ entry I will ever write, as this story is truly epic in its scope.  I’m not even sure if it will all fit into one entry (ETA: It won't).  However, if you have the patience, I strongly suggest that you read it all, as there are some truly great moments detailed in ( Read more... )

No clever exposition or movie/music selections tonight, kids. Sorry.

I found out tonight that Mr. Weitzel, my page school history teacher, passed away. He’d been struggling with cancer for the past two years, and had been in remission for a while before taking a turn for the worse again this past February. In a way, I’m grateful to be in DC right ( Read more... )

So the big surprise? Dick Cheney did a seminar for PC today. It was a HUGE logistical undertaking that required every single staff member and intern to work their ass off, all for what amounted to 20 minutes with the Veep. I do have to say, despite political differences, I was pretty impressed with how the guy carries himself-for someone who’s ( Read more... )