Made it here in one piece, though montana's mountain passes nearly killed me.  not literally, no accident or anything, but it was 100 miles of snowy ass road in the mountains with lots of wind and icy bridges and me white knuckle grip on the steering wheel, hands at 10 and 2 for the first time in years.  It was quite terrifying.  gorgeous mountains ( Read more... )

i'm in a motel in missoula, montana.  montana and wyoming are both gorgeous.  i'm tired from driving like 12 hours both of the last 2 days.  also, i got some sort of killer cold the day before i left and have been doing this trip with my head so congested that my ears are constantly popped like i was in an airplane.  on the plus side, buena is a ( Read more... )

so...leaving in the morning, got all packed up but this computer here...i expect this drive to be rather terrible, the car is packed tight as hell, rendering my rearview mirror useless, not to mention the cat that will no doubt be quite angry.  you'd be surprised how much can  be put into a saturn when one really puts their mind to it ( Read more... )

I have rented a place in Portland, Or.

Will be leaving the midwest at the end of the month.

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More to come.

Hello. Some of you may remember me. At some distant point in the past, I used to entertain you. At least I like to think I did. Or at the very least, held your interest. If I can beg your attention once again, it seems the time has come to break this silence.
Also, there is a certain difficulty in returning to posting after so long a break. ( Read more... )

Where you died in your past life:


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cleared out 25 gigs worth of space on my computer just now. for some reason, this filled me with a great sense of accomplishment.

found a small knot on my right index finger, like a pebble trapped beneath the skin. conclusion: it can only be finger cancer. the offending digit must be amputated immediately to prevent it spreading to other appendages.

things that currently rule:

lanark by alasdair gray
ships by danielson
mario kart double dash by nintendo

that which is soon to rule:

new york city by american airlines

i have been in hibernation, i have been a crustacean. no more, no more!