New Year's Eve wasn't that wild, but it sure was a lot of fun. The woman and I stayed in, drank copious amounts of alcohol and rang in the New Year together. After which, we watched old episodes of "Soul Train" (circa 1981) and marveled at the theatrical breakdancing skills on our screen: two men using sunglasses to act like Stevie Wonder. Another ( Read more... )

Some additions to the CD

Good Morning, Mr. Edminton | Of Montreal
Mix Up the Satellite | Guided By Voices

I'm making a mix tape for my fiancee. So far here's what I got ( Read more... )

I think "London Bridge" and "Hollaback Girl" sound vaguely similar.

Still in New Jersey. I'll re-cap upon my return. Right now I'm just people watching in the lobby.

InterNERD in the lobby!!!!!

I leave for New Jersey in a little over two hours. Goodbye, Buffalo! Hello, The Armpit of America ( Read more... )

Well, I've been twenty-nine for a few weeks now and I've got to say, nothing really has changed. It's a lot like when I graduated college for the second time, people told me having that second degree would change my life -- but in all honesty, the only thing that was different was I started paying huge student loan bills a few months later ( Read more... )

But now I’m here, at the edge of my twenties with not much to show for my life but mounting student loan debt and a stack of journals full of pop culture references and dick jokes. That’s what I basically majored in. I wasted three precious years of my life chasing a paper degree in a pointless major. A major which I love. A major that is both my ( Read more... )

The Chinese are so amazing. I'm eating my yan yan right now in sheer delight. If you're unfamilar with the snack, it's basically Japan's version of chocolate and sweet crackers. The crackers are actually biscuit sticks with animals and a brief slogan on them in Engrish: "Horse: gallop away," "Mouse: Do Not Be Timid," "Panda: Go For More" and "Fox: ( Read more... )