Power has just been restored here. A transformer exploded on Monday and we've been fucked ever since. Rumors spread around the apartment complex that we would be without power until Friday. I had considered moving, so I'm relieved I don't have to. It has been very warm and quiet here ( Read more... )

In the wise words of Ice Cube, Today was a good day ( Read more... )

People in Inverness are spoiled and lazy. Yes, I realize that I am, in fact, living in Inverness and that I am lazy. But I am not spoiled, you see ( Read more... )

Yesterday at work I was sitting on the floor in the back unloading books and talking with two of my fellow employees. An older guy named Mike was talking about movies and how he felt guilty for not really liking Fellini. He elaborated for a while; Paige and I continued to listen, until Paige made a comment about 8 1/2 that stunned me. She said, You ( Read more... )

Yesterday made up for all the shitty days I've had in the last month in such a big way. First and foremost, I got a job! I'll be working at Alabama Booksmith in Homewood. The hours are good (and the owner promised more very soon) and the hourly pay is much better than I had expected. So it looks as if I'll be spared from having to search for a ( Read more... )

There is a great haiku at the end of Gravity's Rainbow. I thought I would share it ( Read more... )

No job yet ( Read more... )

I was thinking it might be a fun experiment if I proposed this transaction ( Read more... )

The most recent episode of Six Feet Under has my head spinning. I had trouble sleeping last night ( Read more... )

The South Beach Diet isn't too terrible, although I'm already SICK of eggs. This is Day Three, and from what I can tell I've lost between 1-2 pounds. The results seem to be happening quickly, which is encouraging. By mid-afternoon I tend to get a nasty headache, however. I think it's related either to the fact that I'm hungry or my body is pissed/ ( Read more... )