did you know that most of the surnames used in the tv show "the simpsons" come from streets in portland? northwest portland has an area known for alphetical street names (called the alphabet area by some). some of these names include flanders (like ned and family),lovejoy (like the reverend), and quimby (like the mayor). matt groening, the show' ( Read more... )

since i'm going to be moving to the wonderful city of portland so soon, and so few people in cny know anything about it, i've decided to start posting a fact of the day for portland ( Read more... )

so i'm at work at the city clerk's office. i'm having a terrible time focusing. i feel like i did towards the end of my internship: i'm just kind of contemplating the future and wondering about how to make things work out. although i have some leads for apartments in portland, i'm still without a place to stay. and the job situation hasn't ( Read more... )

i'm moving to portland in less than two months. i will leave cny on around the 11th of march, and i'll be in portland within a week of that date. before i leave, i want to have everyone who can join me at the blue tusk in armory square to for a going away shindig ( Read more... )

so i wrote this once, and then somehow i lost that message. shit happens ( Read more... )

this picture reminds me of the good times that i had in belize - it was taken in caye caulker, belize. man, that was a good time.


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so, i've lived in the greater ithaca area (in wonderfully quaint ellis hollow) since this past august. the area is nice, but since i'm not working and i'm not attending an institution for educational advancement, i can't rationalize paying rent here. after a bit of trepidation, i finally spoke with my landlord about getting out of the lease. i ( Read more... )

You Passed the US Citizenship Test
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All American Kid
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i haven't updated this in a while. that is due, in great part, to me not having anything to update about. i dated a girl for a brief while. i worked at a pizzeria near me. i looked for a real job. i gave up looking. i started writing a novel. my computer crashed. i quit writing on it. i started studying for the lsats in earnest. i fixed ( Read more... )