3 weeks in and i still havent made any british friends. its frustrating, living and going to school with only americans. ive been trying to make the best of it, but having no one to go to shows and bars with gets depressing. Im no solo flyer, and going to bars alone was cool at first but now it feels a little pathetic. I miss home a lot, i miss ( Read more... )

Its been about two weeks since ive been in london. i have to say its pretty fucking crazy here. people drive like madmen and crossing the street is a serious problem, since i never know what way traffic is going and there are always stupid fucking metal gates stopping me from going straight across the street, forcing me through a maze of other ( Read more... )

This is it. My shit's all packed, my mix cd's are all made (thanks Rach and D-Money), most of my stuff has been moved to the basement, and i am twitching and pacing around in a nervous rush. But of course there's time to make one last post in my LJ. I leave Philadelphia in 2 hours to have dinner with my family and my flight leaves tomorrow ( Read more... )

At five PM in center city, Philadelphia, everyone morphs into a self-serving, jay-walking, traffic-law-disregarding asshole. Just thought i'd let you all know ( Read more... )

So i don't paint houses anymore. I got laid off, along with curt, because there are no more houses left to paint. I was really freaked out for a while because i was scared i wouldnt make enough moolah but i'm back on the horse. I started a job today at AC Reproduction as a Courier. all the bike courier jobs were filled so i have to do it in my ( Read more... )

So I paint houses now. In Cherry Hill, which is kind of cool, cause i hang out on 40 foot ladders all day painting the intricate trellaces of 100 year old victorian homes. I get to listen to classic rock all day and my boss is Dave Dean, which means i dont have to put up with any bullshit manager stuff. The days are 10 hours long, but the time ( Read more... )

Fuck marathon grill. A guy ordered lemon herb chicken. Marathon offers a lemon herb chicken sandwich and a lemon herb chicken salad. i brought the sandwich, he wanted the salad. So i says to the guy i says "I'm sorry, let me bring you the salad ( Read more... )

It's been a little while ( Read more... )

So I'm tired of being jerked around by the slumlords of S. Philly, as i was supposed to move in yesterday, then today, and now not until friday, which is fucking frustrating. I'm madder than a wet cat. I just wanted to say that. All of my shit is in boxes sans my computer which will remain operable until saturday, possibly friday. No internet ( Read more... )

Jesus christ, time is moving at a breakneck pace. When you sleep till one, you do 25% to 45% less living per day, depending on your average wake up time. Regardless, days are blurring into weeks and i have no conception of time other than what is happening in the present ( Read more... )