so, in the footsteps of many who have done this list-thing much better than me, i give you "things that made my 4th of july weekend slam-tastic", by nicholas doyle, age 26 ( Read more... )

enemy sighted, enemy met, i address the real politic/look who bought the myth/buy jingo, buy america

thanks, new york times:

On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy's attack on a member of Welch's law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Said Welch: "Have you no sense of ( Read more... )

'scuse me, "alleged" gay boys.

sigh.

i don't want to wait, for our lives to be over. 

1. everything bagel + spring onion & chive cream cheese = mmmmmmm.  also, *fantastic* breath.

2. happy birthday, karin!  :)

good god, my arms and back hurt from sitting in the car, but it is *so* worth it.

this weekend was almost pretty much one-hundred percent perfect.   laura, erin, kim, crystal, amanda, julie, shawn, beth...you guys are totally the best and i am a super lucky boy to know you.

brooke...i'd say something sappy about you, but i think we both know ( Read more... )

few things are better than this:
a beautiful spring day + 2 glasses of wine + not having to work past noon + upstairs neighbor playing lifes rich pageant.
ok, some things are better, but i cannot drive 3.5 hours right now.

all i'm saying is, after 2.5 years of requesting it, it was *everything* it was cracked up to be. and now they never have to play it again. and it was awesome to be surrounded by some of my favorite people while it was happening, too.  thanks jay, for writing the best song ever. 

i have the sleepies.  it comes from worrying about people in ditches.  so, to kill time, here's a list of things i currently like:

- dark chocolate peanut m & ms

- everything bagels with hummus & sprouts

- the band sloan, specifically the song "coax me".

- the fact that i don't have to work past noon on this friday (or next friday, for that ( Read more... )

so, 50 years ago today, smart people found the polio vaccine. thank you npr, for giving me some learning. i believe i *will* participate in your pledge drive, thank you for asking ( Read more... )

so, last night turned into a bit of an adventure.  the movie was good - it wasn't great, and it actually is my least favorite of the wes anderson movies (though i have yet to see bottle rocket), but it was good.  i must get the soundtrack, because david bowie songs are excellent when sung in portuquese.

i was not able to use the scanner at kinko' ( Read more... )