My blood oath is calling, so I want to get some notes down here ( Read more... )

It is going to be hard to find time to update y'all while I am living in Troy the next few weeks. To be an information tease - I mostly just wanted to say I'm having a delightful time. More later is the hope and the dream.

rad - cheap beer
lame - losing at shuffleboard

Mitch and I had the movie Before Sunrise on our "One Week List"1 for about three years now. I finally saw it this week and figured it would make good livejournal prompt fodder. With the same prompt, but no idea what the other person is going to say, will we at last find out if we are..... THE SAME PERSON?!In brief summary, for those who haven't ( Read more... )

Last night, Mitch, John and I went to see Dan Bern play on the Southside. I haven't been to a show in a really long time and this was a good sized venue for fun. I've only recently started listening to Dan Bern. Literally. John gave me a copy of one of his CD's two nights ago. I feel like I often see concerts before I am super familiar with ( Read more... )

I asked Ben to prompt me for a livejournal entry and he gave me the following: Panda BearsAs a kid, I went to the Philadelphia Zoo. The two things I loved most were free roving peacocks and polar bears. I loved visiting the polar bear exhibit on the off chance they weren't sunning on rocks and were swimming instead. You could stand below a faux ( Read more... )

As spring in Pittsburgh blooms, my sinuses wreak havoc on my life ( Read more... )

I voted today! I love America.

In other news, for those of you keeping score at home, my neighbors across the street are either drug dealers or an in home day-care service.

rad - the smell of barbecue on the street
lame - thieves! little shitbrick thieves!

My bicycle was stolen tonight. I am both ragey and depressed.

rad - good seats
lame - late starts

My neighborhood has a special brand of noise that is new to me. Allow me to share.

• Bass Line: Every now and again, someone who lives in the other half of our twin home sure likes to crank it. To quote How I met Your Mother all I hear is "doochadoochadoocha." Ear plugs don't do much, sadly. I stopped by once to ask them to turn it down and they ( Read more... )

As you may or may not have heard me obsessively talk about, I am about to begin learning how to play the guitar. Tuesday is going to be my first lesson and my brother recommended I try and tackle this song first.

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Sounds like an excellent plan!

rad - tweezers
lame - freak hairs