Tuesday, August 30, 2005

book game

ok, i was "tagged" by rosie. i'm exctied. here it goes:

1. Number of books you have owned: I'm not sure how many. Definately not as many as I'd like to have, but enough to keep me reading new things for a while.

2. Last book you bought: Watership down. I've never read it and I'm really excited about it.

3. Last book completed: The Alchemist. I reccomend it to anyone who hasn't read it.

4. Five books that mean a lot to you:
1. East of Eden
2. The Little Prince
3. The Human Comedy
4. The Brothers Karamazov
5. The Shawshank Redemtion

4b. What are you currently reading? Well, I just started Invisible Man but I'm taking it slow beacause I'm still digesting The Alchemist.

5. Which five bloggers are you passing this onto? I think all of mine are taken already. But I would pass them to:
1. matt
2. rosie
3. tim and shauna
4. josh talbot
5. joey

Monday, August 29, 2005

timshel...

i've been spending very pleasant and painfull bits and pieces of the last month or so in salinas california with a chinaman named lee, a mr. adam trask and family, as well as the ancestors of the now late mr. john steinbeck; the hamiltons. however last night i was compelled, against my will, to say my farewells and return home, for good. those blustery yellow days hiding in the willow with abra, and intellectually lingering nights sipping ng ka py across the table from lee, are but distant memories.



...i finished reading east of eden more or less.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

new death cab for cutie record

don't need it. already got it. thanks j.t.

and i'm going to go ahead and get this out there, um... it's really good.

i take back the dreadful things i said before.

Monday, August 15, 2005

vee luff amedica!!!

i had an early birthday party this weekend. i and my family and friends went to pongs place for curry and hot saki. i got pipes and books and some wacky tabaccy (not wacky like the green tree is wacky). after that we hit up friar tucks tavern for some new castle scooners. i recieved a $30 shot-o-tequila free from the lovely tender and then kicked some ass at darts. i didn't get to dress up like rambo, however i'll put money down says i could have drank rambo under the table.
my favorite part of the night came later when i was in the washroom and over heard "vee luff amedica!!!" it was coming from two ticked pink germans, sebastian and holga, both dudes. i hit it off with sebastian right away. he bought me a king of beers and then asked what kind of car i drive. i got so excited because we happened to take out the squareback. i jumped up and yelled "volkswagen!!!!" then he started jumping too yelling "you come to germany, vee drive von hundret sefenty mile and hour!!! i showed him the car and he gave me an "american cigarette".
anyway that was fun.
so i'm 25 tomorrow.
wierd.

Friday, August 12, 2005

goals into my 25th year


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Thursday, August 04, 2005

thumbs up is the new bird

driving, the most insane human interaction.

some advice: if you do something to piss someone off, and they pull around with horns blarin', refrain from the ol' middle finger and give the thumb a try instead. you will be sure to get one of two possible reactions, nonetheless both rewarding. the first is a complete change in attitude from the fellow driver, in which they realize upon seeing a positive hand gesture that life is to short to be upset about a petty little manuvering mistake on the road. these select few will most likely come back with a giggle and a silly little wave. the second possible reaction, probably more common, and i should add more fun, is a flood of anger upon being slapped in the face with shameless sarcasm. these people would be better off seeing a middle fingure, that being what they want. however the thumb is your advantage. it assists in remaining calm on your part, and in the end your the last man/woman laughing. do keep in mind to be on the lookout following an encounter with this second group, for there is always the possibility that they may run you off the road and shoot you in the back of the neck.

give it a try and let me know what you think.