Living far away from anything interesting has kept me mostly in line recently--even if a bar has an awesome happy hour, I have to get in my car and drive back to the suburbs so I haven't been getting trizzashed like I used to. I was thinking this resulted in a lowered tolerance since I woke up this morning feeling like hell but then remembered ( Read more... )

 
Well, we didn't photograph any of the lego creations since they all pretty much sucked. Other things we did do: went on a submarine, toured an aquarium, visited the ocean, responded to blatant racism with pretty blatant classism, ate baseball-sized dumplings at a former brothel, hung with the PDX crowd, and drank a lot.

I also managed to get ( Read more... )

Had a weird conversation with my dad about how he might build his own coffin when he retires. Wasn't sure if I wanted to ask if that could be a father/son project... might be sort of weird. Not that I couldn't use a sturdy pine box for any number of things. It led to a short piece that isn't too bad. Maybe it'll get x-posted. Or just stuck on the ( Read more... )

Been reliving my childhood by reassembling some of my favorite lego sets from when I was little. Tonight, I put together the Supernova II, the Spectral Starguider, Lagoon Lockup, and Sabre Island. None of these are particularly complicated to build but finding the pieces amid a pile of other legos can be a challenge. Also, I had been drinking. ( Read more... )

 
In the soda aisle:
Jon's Mom: Do you want any mixers?
Jon: Any what?
Jon's Mom: Well what do you usually drink whiskey with?
Jon: Ice cubes... and sadness. 
Jon's Mom: That's my boy.

I discovered tonight that the combination of spicy pho and gingerbread cookies is pretty heavenly. New holiday tradition??

-gf

Pretty sure I have a post like this about once a year but holy balls why is there more snow in Arizona than there is in Minnesota?? A few days ago, I was complaining to Mark about how I was missing the Doomtree Blowout and he was like "well at least it isn't snowing where you are. Shitty compromise but it's something." NOW I HAVE NOTHING!!


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Pretty sure I came to Flagstaff to escape waking up at 10am to 32 degrees. WTF? It's all clear and nice looking outside and then it's all "haha sucka!! it's actually freezing outside!!" Okay, I just checked the weather and apparently it's 24 degrees and snowing back in St. Paul so maybe I should quit complaining. Also, living in Minnesota has ( Read more... )

I wanted to go get a new duffel bag today but realized the sale will still be there tomorrow and, while I don't think REI will be particularly crazy today, I'd rather not drive near Rosedale. Once again, I overslept/forgot about my plan to go to Bloomington and just walk around the MOA around 9 or 10am. Maybe next year ( Read more... )

I have the coolest idea for how to positively impact the world just a little-- like a grain of sand against a windstorm--and none of the know-how to do it. But I might have the beginnings of a network for it. The big question is whether this is a calling or a lack of consistent sobriety ( Read more... )

Girl: Chicken fried bacon?? [Boy], you're going to have a heart attack.
Boy: Baby, I ain't got no heart to break.
Girl: We both know that's not what I'm talking about... just shut up and drink your whiskey.

More on this later.

-gf