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It was either this or the "back to school" clip from Billy Madison. It's been years since I watched that movie in its entirety, but it's (negligibly) interesting to think of it as pre-Time magazine's social commentary a la "Quarter-life Crises", the "Peter Pan generation", etc ( Read more... )

lucy always said i should journal in a manner that was easiest, and let's be honest now - was anything ever easier than broadcasting half-poetic observational ramblings?

OK, Toe Wigglers: really? Is it an extension of restless leg syndrome? For some reason it makes me very uneasy - it somehow creeps me out to see people flexing and curling and crossing their toes without consciously making the effort to do so. All's I know is that until it's cured, I can't share a blanket, sit Indian style next to, or even share a ( Read more... )

california is good. the pescadero valley is pretty big, but it's funny how many crazies (like and unlike myself) are packed into it for similar reasons. apparently there are upwards of 5 or 6 camps like mine in the area, some also run by county offices, others non-profits with fewer restrictions (read: more drugs and nudity). if only i'd researched ( Read more... )

the organization of belongings in my car is a disaster (by my standards). we - me and tully - made it to san francisco and now i'm trying to make sure she has fun while just keeping myself sane before disappearing into no where. i am just now becoming unnerved at the thought of not having regular cell phone reception - not like i had it that often ( Read more... )

i have what amounts to an efficiency apartment all to myself (and by 'all to myself', i mean i'm sharing it with one out of the five people i could tolerate on a regular basis this year) built off the side of a similarly divided space in the woods on cape cod. i sleep on a full-size air mattress with a black cat named michael, and there's a little ( Read more... )

... and all of a sudden i'm planning a bachelorette party. i'm happy and excited to do it, i just think it's hilarious that the task has fallen to me of all people. i'm not sure if many/any of you have done this, but any suggestions? even if you've just been to one, tell me what you did or didn't like, what did or did not work well, etc ( Read more... )

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