i can't believe someone pulled a gun out right in front of me at wayzata high school open basketball.

kate: i had to think about your question, but i think the most important human quality is being Aware. not aware in the sense of alert, but Aware in the sense of having discovered the brilliance of everything and recognizing it as miracle, like Blake does. i think every charcoal-shoveler or stock car-racer or media executive is in just as radiant ( ( Read more... )

i'm coming home! damn, i can't wait.

australian events of note ( Read more... )

time for an update. i'm in australia. it's warm as all getout and there is nothing to do, but on the plus side i successfully bought a pack of peter jackson brand cigarettes (really) fifteen minutes ago ( Read more... )

mars volta ticket for sale!! please please buy it; i need the money.

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imagine you are a police officer and you see andy peterson and i in our new collared shirts we bought at jc penny yesterday crossing the street in north minneapolis to the liqour store with 3 crackheads, one of whom was wearing a plastic garbage bag. we had them buy us liqour and this cop totally saw -- rad.

then we had a crazy party and julia ( Read more... )

had an amazing journey to chicago last weekend with andy swenson and jimmy granger. among amazing things that happened ( Read more... )

update con pictures... seriously!

i get to judge a battle of the bands next week. apparently the other two judges are 20+ years old and have played warped tour = major scene points for me.
anyway,
( here goes nothin' )