| Fill it out (taken from Gabe T) |
[Jul. 14th, 2008|03:45 pm] |
INFO
1. Name:
2. Birthday:
3. Where do you live:
4. IM:
5. What are you studying/What are you working as:
6. What makes you happy:
7. What are you listening to now/have listened to last:
8. What is particularly good/bad about my LJ:
9. An interesting fact about you:
10. Are you in love/have a crush at the moment:
11. Favorite place to be:
12. Favorite lyric:
13. Best time of the year:
14. Weirdest food you like:
RECOMMEND
1. A film:
2. A book:
3. A song:
4. A band:
PLUS
1. One thing you like about me:
2. Two things you like about yourself:
3. Put this in your lj so I can tell you what I think of you? |
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| It is happening |
[Oct. 9th, 2007|09:43 am] |
Another myspace blog:
Me. Oregon. January '08.
I applied to Umpqua Community Action Network through Americorps and promptly forgot about it until I got an email a couple of weeks ago saying they wanted to set up an interview.
By this point, I'd been through a broad range of thoughts and emotions on the topic of actually doing a year of service. I'd spoken with the appropriate folks at my current job and let them know what I was thinking. Then I wavered some for awhile- I thought that maybe I could stay where I am and start doing more volunteering and everything would just be fine. So I gave that a try for awhile, and I'm still doing it. But it became clear to me very quickly that this is not what I've been hankering for. I don't want to pepper my life with philanthropic endeavors... I want to give myself to the good work.
So I had my interview last week and it went well. Part of the position is grant writing, and so they were interested in me because I'm an English major, and I was interested in the position because of the grant writing and the fact that part of the position also involves working on health education materials. So they said they'd check with my references and get back with me some time this week.
Last night they called and offered me the position. I managed to stop jumping around in my kitchen just long enough to accept.
So I'm outta here... not just yet, but soon enough! |
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| Year of Service |
[Aug. 5th, 2007|01:43 pm] |
I posted this as a myspace blog, but figured I'd put it up here, too:
I've decided that I want to leave Austin in order to do a year (at least) of service. I am considering programs both within the United States and abroad. I'd like to apply to as many programs as possible in order to ensure that I can actually wind up doing something. I'm already applying to Americorps, the Peace Corps, and programs within the Presbyterian church. If you know of any programs, please let me know, and if you're curious about what's brought this on, I'll gladly tell you- just send me an email or something. |
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| Comfort fell like sandwiches on the recently bombed |
[Mar. 19th, 2007|12:43 pm] |
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The trip was fantastic. I ate lots of salmon, bought a stack of books, went to the Rogue brewery, looked at waterfalls, rode on a boat on the Columbia River, and did a decent amount of hiking and picture-taking. When I got back in town on Saturday, Marshall dropped me off at the Carousel Lounge and I got to see Jim and Lucy. I got dropped off at my house and it was pretty messy... so aside from going out for dinner with Marshall, I didn't do much that evening aside from cleaning.
I went to church and a fairly intense yoga class yesterday. Today I want to cook and try to make it to bed early, and after work tomorrow I'm starting piano lessons. I'd like to take an art and/or creative writing class over the summer, along with all the swimming, hiking and taco consuming I already have planned.
When is Thunder again? I'm not making any promises. |
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[Mar. 7th, 2007|01:45 pm] |
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This looks really interesting.
So, my latest big news is that I traded Hoss in last night for an '02 Mazda Protege. It has a moon roof and a CD player, and it's just about as cute as it can be.
What else... oh, Stem and Leaf Records is having its first birthday party on Saturday. I'm really looking forward to it. It's so much easier to put on these events when the label personell consists of more than just me and Marshall.
A week from today, I'll be in Oregon. Give me your address if you want a postcard... I am sooooo excited!!! |
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[Feb. 26th, 2007|12:44 pm] |
Marshall and I took a little trip into mainstream America yesterday, and it was really weird. He had a gift certificate for Chili's, and so we decided to have lunch there. We'd taken the dogs to the dog park and wanted to go somewhere with outdoor seating so we wouldn't have to take them home before eating. We went to one of our favorite restaurants, but they were having some event and so wouldn't let us sit in a place that would allow us to tie up our dogs near the table. But aside from the people putting on the event, no one was there... so, whatever, we dropped off the dogs and headed to Chili's.
We ordered some nachos, and they were good but I think probably the most labor-intensitive nachos I've ever seen. Instead of just putting the chips on the plate and pouring stuff on the chips, the beans and cheese had evidently been put on the chip evenly and individually, the chips were then heated up and assembled on the serving dish. I mean, the cheese on each chip stuck only to that chip... it was crazy. They were tasty, though... it's pretty hard to mess up nachos.
We got done, and he said he also had a Starbucks gift card that he wanted to get rid of. I didn't think I could eat/drink anything else, but he said I could get coffee beans and he'd get some fruity drink. Since Starbucks is right next to Chili's, we dropped off the food in the car and started walking toward Starbucks. A group of sorority girls were walking to their cars, saying goodbye to each other, and then launched into some conversation that neither Marshall nor I understood. It was something about making fun of the brand of someone's purse, and the fact that thei dad bought them the purse. Or something. I still just have no idea.
I got some "bold" beans, Marshall got a very pink drink, we went home and collapsed into a food coma. I woke up to my stomach hurting, and even today it's still giving me some problems. Geez. |
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[Feb. 22nd, 2007|11:37 am] |
Well, another day has passed and I'm feeling better about the dog situation. The owners of the cat didn't come by yesterday, nor did the police. Marshall also found someone out of the city who could take him if need be, so... that's good. It's all good.
In other (better, much happier) news, I am going to Portland, Oregon for spring break week. I'm taking the whole week off work and am leaving town on Tuesday the 13th. I just bought my ticket and put in the leave request this morning. This will be so, so good. |
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[Feb. 21st, 2007|10:22 am] |
One of the dogs killed a neighbor's cat last night.
He got out of the back yard and chased the cat under a neighbor's house. I was right there, yelling his name, and he didn't even acknowledge I was there. One guy said he was going to get his gun, and his wife/girlfriend/whoever persuaded him against. When Sammy came out, covered in mud and splattered with blood, the same guy told me to get Sammy away before he "fucking killed" him. I told someone in a calmer state where I lived so we could talk about it later, and took Sammy home.
I don't know what's going to happen. When the owners of the cat came over, the woman said she was going to call the cops, as far as I know, they haven't come by yet. If they do, he'll be taken from us. In any case, Marshall and I decided that if they ever get out again, we can't keep them.
I can't stop thinking about it- about watching such a terrible thing take place, and about how maybe Sammy would just be better off in a place where he can actually run free. As is, he's almost been hit by numerous cars, and has scared up trouble around the neighborhood on a pretty regular basis. I mean, I love him, but damn- I don't even want to be around him right now. |
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[Feb. 19th, 2007|03:30 pm] |
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Well, I've been granted the time off that I requested, though I might wind up using it in a different way than I had originally anticipated. My friend Heidi and I were getting coffee last night when she mentioned that she's going to Portland, Oregon for spring break. We were talking about a buncha stuff, and she said that if I'm interested, I should talk to our friend, Julia, to see if it'd be possible for me to tag along. I didn't think too much about it at the time, but all day long I've been sort of obsessing about it. Hope it'll work out. |
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[Feb. 8th, 2007|09:24 am] |
Someone broke into my car on Saturday night while Marshall had it down town. They busted out the window, and stole Marshall's guitar amp.
I had put a paper bag in the window the other night, and last night when I was in bed, Marshall told me it had fallen out and that he would replace it today. It started raining last night, and it was still raining when I got up this morning, so I ran out and put a garbage bag over the gaping hole with some packing tape.
As I was waiting for the bus, I realized I didn't have my pass or any cash, and so right when the bus was less than a block away I had to run back home to get my pass.
I thought the next bus would be there 10 minutes later, so I turned right back around and went to the bus stop. I waited for several minutes, then looked at the schedule and realized it wouldn't come for another 10 minutes. The only place of business open on that particular street corner was a day labor place, and so I just stood there and waited in the wind and rain. I got to work 15 minutes late.
When I got here, I checked my email and phone messages, and then went and put in my leave request for South by Southwest.
Bring on the good times. |
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[Jan. 16th, 2007|11:45 am] |
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I have the day off today, because it is snowing in Texas right now. |
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[Dec. 8th, 2006|10:11 am] |
Okay, so I think that I discovered my new favorite bar in all of Austin last night. It's sort of a dive, AND it has homebrews on tap for like $2 a glass, all of which you can sample out of a little shot glass before purchasing. I still haven't found the Austin equivalent of the Mag Bar, and I'm starting to think there just isn't one... there just aren't really any neighborhood bars here.
I had a bit of a hard time persuading myself to leave the house (it's actually cold outside right now), but I'm really glad I did. The dogs got neutered a week ago, and so they've been wearing "the cones". It's pathetic to see them, and pretty irritating to hear them constantly bumping into and scraping up against stuff. Marshall is currently taking Sammy to the vet to get his incision checked out, but I'm really, really hoping everything is fine and that the cones can come off today.
Things that I am currently thankful for:
My health (I was sick and in bed most of last week)
Joanna Newsom coming to town next week
Regularly scheduled potlucks
The fact that, two weeks from today, I'll be in Louisville. |
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[Nov. 10th, 2006|02:09 pm] |
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It's in the mid-eighties right now. I think that I'm going to freeze to death in Louisville. |
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[Nov. 6th, 2006|04:30 pm] |
So, for the most part, I've been feeling really great lately. I've been listening to that live My Morning Jacket album a whole lot, and it has a buncha my favorite of their songs on it. I can't remember what song it was that made me feel so nostalgic that I thought my heart was going to explode... but oh boy, it happened. And they're coming to town in two weeks... I'll totally be on the front row.
My dogs have been pretty cute. One of them will flop down on my lap and so I'll pet his belly, and the other one will sit nearby so I can pet his head. What was my life like before they showed up? I don't even know.
Marshall and I stayed in Saturday night. We watched "Torremolinos 73" and drank beer in bed... it was pretty special.
Friday night I got to drink beer beside a campfire. Beer, mmmm.
I've bought like, 6 CDs in the past week:
El Perro Del Mar's self-titled (it sounded good in the store but I liked it less when I got it home)
Essex Green- The Long Goodbye (like it, but I like "Cannibal Sea" better)
B52s- B52s (awesome, duh)
Alex Chilton- Live in Anvers (Yes! Awesome!!)
Eccentric Soul: The Deep City Label (I only got to listen to a few of the tracks off this last night, but so far it seems like a worthwhile purchase)
X- Los Angeles/Wild Gift (two X albums for $7, and an additional 20% off? hell yeah!)
All of these but Eccentric Soul were used and further discounted, either because a) I bought them at the store where I used to work, or b) 20% off store-wide sale at Waterloo.
Tonight I'm going to cook a whole lot, because Wednesday through Saturday we're going to be doing the play. But after Saturday... never again. Oh, I can't wait until it's over. |
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| From a bio on My Morning Jacket... |
[Nov. 4th, 2006|09:07 pm] |
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My Morning Jacket hail from the city of Louisville, Kentucky, an odd metro-suburban mix of stark industry and fine thoroughbreds and rock and roll fevers. "It's a place with no labels," James says. "It's not the South, it's not Chicago, and you don't think of it as you think of New York or LA. It has some Southern romanticism to it, but also a Northern progressivism, this weird urban island in the middle of the state of Kentucky that has always provided a fertile, often dark, bed. For us, Louisville and the surrounding areas are the center of massive creativity and massive weirdness. The place has its flaws: You move away, but you're always going to come back." |
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[Oct. 27th, 2006|02:38 pm] |
I think I've found the magical equation: one package of peanut butter crackers and two cups of tea with lemon= no hankering for sugar mid-afternoon. Awesome.
We went to a show that I booked last night. It was the CD release for a band called The Argives, and their front man asked me if I would like to get paid for setting it up. I told him to just buy me a beer. So I've decided on my going rate for booking shows (until maybe one day when it can be my job... yeah right): the band pays for my beer at the show. |
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| Geez |
[Oct. 26th, 2006|03:39 pm] |
I've developed something of a sweet tooth over the course of the past week or so. I'm blaming it on my job- one of the professors made me candy, then for several days there was a bowl filled with Hershey's Kisses right near my desk. Then yesterday, it was doughnuts and cookies. Today I got a craving, and actually went digging around until change, but then someone gave me a dollar and I got a candy bar out of the vending machine.
It's weird, I'm sorta hooked. I guess there are worse things to be addicted to, but this isn't really something I want in my life, so tomorrow I'm quitting cold turkey. Period.
I have been doing something good though- three of the four days I've worked this week, I ran a mile and a half on the treadmill during my lunch hour. I've been feeling really sluggish lately and thought that would help... and it does, a little... I might have to step it up or something, though, cause I'm still really dragging today. Or maybe I should just take a nap when I get home. Dum dee dum. |
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[Oct. 25th, 2006|09:56 am] |
So I bought my plane ticket to come home for Christmas like a week ago. I'll be in Louisville from December 20-26th. Let's party.
So, I'm really fucking tired right now for some reason. It's pretty lame. Also lame: The Decemberists show last night. Is it just me or is The Crane Wife like their easy listening album? I don't think it's beautiful or amazing. I like a few of the songs, but I don't like any of them anywhere near as much as I like their older stuff. And what's with that part where they blatantly rip off Thick as a Brick? They hardly played any older stuff, which makes sense enough since they're on tour to promote this new album... but... I was disappointed. I'm glad I got to see them a couple of times prior to this- those shows were definitely a lot more fun.
Amy Sedaris is going to be in town this weekend for the Texas Book Festival. She's doing something in the cooking tent Saturday afternoon, and then a book reading later that night. Woohoo, fun time! |
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[Oct. 19th, 2006|01:59 pm] |
A woman just came by my desk at work, and was telling us that she went to her 50th high shool reunion last weekend and had a blast. This reminded me that I before I went to Detroit, I got an invitation to my five year high school reunion. Kim and I had a conversation about this while I was visiting her, and we concluded that the people putting this thing on must just be really bored. They've graduated college (maybe), moved back home and they're wanting to gather everyone together so they'll have something to gossip about. I mean, it seems to me that a majority of people who were in our graduating class are still living in Jeffersonville or Louisville... any time I went to the store it felt like a high school reunion.
What is it that we're to show for ourselves at this point, anyways? If you went to college, you've probably only been out of school for a year, if that.
I keep up with pretty much everyone from high school that I still have anything in common with, and I feel like that's good enough for me. And I'm satisfied enough with my life that I don't feel like I need to go and compare notes on what I'm doing with a buncha people from my past- you know what I'm saying? |
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