Archive for November, 2003

Slave to the IKEA nesting instinct

Monday, November 24th, 2003

Sara and John took Andy and I to IKEA this weekend; that was a bad idea. Right off the bat, I picked up a new computer desk (which I didn’t need, but just had to get — it literally had my name on it!) and a few knickknacks for the apartment. I’ve spent the last [...]

Recommended listening: Maritime - Adios

Thursday, November 20th, 2003

Rob: What is this?Dick: It’s Vince and Justin.Rob: Who’s that?Barry: The little skate-fuckers.Rob: No way.Barry: Yes way. It’s really… It’s really fucking good.
-Scene from High Fidelity

I finally got my copy of the Maritime EP in the mail today, and I gotta say that it’s gonna suck waiting for the whole album to be released! [...]

Cuban Presidente Carrot Eater

Monday, November 10th, 2003

A poem by Devon Thursby:
I bet you never met a man who peeled his carrots.
You know what i mean.
You all do it.
You bite down on the side and expose the center.
Then you take your fingernails and peel the rest of the sides off.
You eat it ruthlessly.
But sometimes you can’t get into the inner root to [...]

I love the nightlife

Sunday, November 9th, 2003

My mini-vacation is just about done with, but the last week can be summed up with this one picture:

(Yes, that’s a garter. Yes, that really is me holding it. Yes, I really did take it off some girls leg with my teeth.)
The Maritime show was really good, though as Scott noted the acoustics of the [...]

Time to upgrade!

Wednesday, November 5th, 2003

Along with getting a new job (and thanks to a recent product announcement from Apple), I’ve decided to get a new computer! This means doing something with my old one. I can still get a decent amount of money for it (or so I hope), so I’ve put it up for sale on eBay. You [...]