Chances are, you were expecting my next post to be about day one of the Capitol Hill Block Party. So was I. But as I spent this morning sat in front of my computer, I began thinking about the events of the past few days and the past few months and the past year. I feel like I'm changing or getting better or something, because, well, look at me. I'm ( Read more... )

I'm going through a weird phase. For years, I've been scrimping and saving for a rainy day. While I haven't been a complete miser--I eat out a fair bit, and I've bought my fair share of records and books as well as the occasional video game or console--it's not as if I've slunk into debt while constantly buying new clothes and updating my gadgets ( Read more... )

This morning, I pulled on my jeans, grabbed my iPod and a book, and proceeded to wait in the lobby for the postie. I wasn't waiting for a love letter, this month's Sub Pop Single, or even an iPod Touch. I was waiting for my passport, which was tracked as being sent out for delivery today--and I didn't want to chance the postie not delivering it and ( Read more... )

A few mornings after I returned from my overnight Seattle trip, I caught wind of the Capitol Hill Block Party line-up. It appears to be made of awesome and win--and only improves with each update. Sonic Youth! Deerhunter! The Jesus Lizard! Earth! Japandroids! All for the seeing over one weekend in Seattle. Plus, while I was down there, I could go ( Read more... )

"Tonight's performance will be exceptionally LOUD. It is recommended that you use the provided ear protection (Distributed inside the venue)" --signs posted outside the Wamu Theatre, 04/27/09 ( Read more... )

I'm beginning to think that T.S. Eliot was misinterpreted, that he didn't write that April was the cruelest month. No, that honour goes to March--or at the very least, my March. Remember? Tubes up my ass and down my throat, insane scheduling, loss of bus pass, and the grand finale of falling down, chipping my tooth and borking my knee, and ending ( Read more... )

I just bought myself a pretty expensive, pretty special birthday present. I'll be getting it a little early, but hopefully, it'll all be worth it ( Read more... )

Last October, I was antsy and itching for a getaway. I had Don Draperian fantasies of getting out of the city, country, and continent if but for a few crazy days. I borrowed a travel book, visited Flight Centre, and spent days and nights toying with the idea of just going. Just like most things I think about, it never came to pass. Considering that ( Read more... )

In ye olden days before the interwebs, companies could do anything wrong and, outside of a few people, we'd be none the wiser. Sure, the news would eventually spread--but it'd take days, weeks, even months and years for everybody to know about it. Nowadays, everybody is connected to everybody else, so when companies try any shit and somebody ( Read more... )

Through a month of hustle, I ended up with a Future Shop gift card worth one hundred dollars. Joy. Do you know how hard it is to spend one hundred dollars and nothing more at Future Shop? Even if it's not your money? I know what you're thinking, that it's not very hard to spend that much at all. And even if you do go over, what's the diff? You're ( Read more... )