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November 1, 2003

Halloween: Muskingum Style

Woke up feeling pretty wretched. Threw on my makeup, and then made my way over to work (where I had an extra clipboard, and where I could make some more photocopies). Walking around in full costume on Halloween is one thing, but doing so on November 1st gets you some [read more...]

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Ohio Bound

Off to visit The Foxes, and another Halloween party. Apparently, there was an attempt to get people to all dress up like Abraham Lincoln. For some reason. I'll be sure to take pics. [read more...]

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November 2, 2003

The Next Morning

Amazing, I was up by about 8:30 AM. Go figure. I felt great, and talked a while on the porch with folks who were also planning an early exit. Dan, trying to tame his hangover, swigged some beer. I was pretty impressed. When asked if he was drinking again, he [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 2, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Westward

I wish I wrote more down about my drive home. But I had a fabulous road trip back. If I were to chart for you how good I felt starting Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon, it would be one slow forty-five degree angle. I felt like crap when I woke [read more...]

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November 3, 2003

After Work: Danny's

Justin convinced me to hang out with him and Kent (a lot of work that was) at Danny's. We met up there around 9 PM, and talked a good long while, sipping drinks and passing the time. One of the cool folks we met was Michelle: who was celebrating her [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 3, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Homebound

The walk home was fully spooky - tons of fog and muted lighting. This is a shot with the trees. Although a fairly populated neighborhood, it felt like no one else was around. Side street. Vacant. Leftover Halloween prop. Scared the CRAP outta me. Evil faces, half-sad because they [read more...]

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November 4, 2003

More Evidence Of A Storm

When I stepped off the train this evening, rain was coming down pretty hard. This morning, I read that it was going to be in the low 70's. As I stepped outside, I decided I didn't want to bring my jacket. No umbrella either. This evening, between the train and [read more...]

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October 19, 2002

Mr. Grumpy: /makes MX sign Mr. Grumpy: damn that's a complicated gang sign to make Portnoy: Dude - I just totally made it Mr. Grumpy: /makes VI sign Mr. Grumpy: ahhhhh Portnoy: Make the Metallica heavy metal devil horns Portnoy: minus the thumb Portnoy: do that with both hands [read more...]

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November 4, 2003

rypunked: /flashes gang sign Portnoy: hehe Portnoy: I think I once made up a gang sign for Flash MX Portnoy: You do the devil horns with both hands, point the fingers down, and cross your index fingers for the "X" rypunked: oh i gotta see a pic of that [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 4, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

The Flash MX Gang Sign

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Posted by avoision on November 4, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

I Think

I think I deserve some kind of nerd award for coming up with that thing. After all, I'm the... What's that you're saying? I can't hear you - you'll need to speak up. The only thing nerdier... that the gang sign is asking... for a nerd awa... [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 4, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Halloween Updates

Got the pics from Halloween up. Gonna be a while on the Ohio party pictures. Maybe a day or two. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 4, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Evidence Of A Storm

Saw this on my way to work this morning. The pine tree in the yard was draped with tons of leaves that obviously got blown from somewhere else. They looked less from a tree, and more like plant leaves that got ripped by, what must have been some seriously [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 4, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

November 5, 2003

Meh

I meant to get the Ohio pictures done tonight. But... I'm drunk, and tired, and thinking about sleep soon. So - tough luck. Check back in a few days. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 5, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Josh

Justin stuck around with me after work... trying to troubleshoot a stupid Flash problem. I never did figure out what the fuck was wrong, and ended up applying a manual hack to get things working properly. Fuck - I was so disgusted, I felt bad for Justin sticking around. We [read more...]

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November 6, 2003

Work Meeting Becomes Lunch Meeting

What started out as a late-morning meeting evolved into a lunch outing. Rey suggested we all go to Manny's, which ended up being fan-fucking-tastic. As it turns out, Manny's is on 1141 S. Jefferson St., not far at all from where I was a few weeks back when I [read more...]

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Little Brother

After work, Justin and I hit microcenter for some errands. I wanted to buy a laser printer, and he needed a few items. This is a fairly big, impulsive purchase for me... so I'm surprised I just out and out did it, without really doing much research or giving [read more...]

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November 7, 2003

Quiet Day

Ben was out. Jill was out. Rey and Deb were both out. Quiet day at the office. Justin was in a really bad mood, and couldn't seem to shake it for most of the day. He lost his cellphone sometime last night, and I think that just added to his [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 7, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Saturday = Work Day

Justin and I are heading in to the office, to try to hash out an idea we had a few weeks back. I'm picking him up tomorrow at 9, we're heading to DeMar's for breakfast, and will most likely spend the day geeking out and planning. Should be fun. :) [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 7, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Well

I wish I had more, but I spent most of tonight on the computer. I tried writing some, and eeked out a crappy poem for Matt. But the plus side is that I got writing again - it's going to take some time to get back fully in the practice [read more...]

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November 8, 2003

Early Morning

It got pretty cold last night, and as I was walking to my car this morning... I spotted a small patch of leaves that had recently fallen to the ground. The odd thing was that, everywhere else along the street, the leaves on the ground were in varying stages of [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 8, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Good Day

Justin and I had a nice breakfast at DeMar's and spent the rest of the day... well, at work. But we were working on a personal project that we both discussed a few weeks back, while we were out at the Artful Dodger. Today, I got to walk through making [read more...]

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After Work

Justin and I decided to go see Kill Bill, Vol. 1. We got to the theater early, and ended up hitting a nearby Barnes and Nobles to kill an hour. I didn't really read much, and spent most of my time checking up on old, favorite authors, trying to see [read more...]

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November 9, 2003

Damien Jurado @ Shubas

For a long while, I debated on whether I was going to attend this concert, or just stay home. I've been out and about a bit more lately, and really wanted to just hole up in my apartment. But... the idea of seeing Damien Juado again was too good to [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 9, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Lots of Errands!

Spent most of this morning running from place to place. Started off at Target, ran to petSmart, Home Depot and Stanley's. I went around to several big-name places, but winded up getting very little done. I spent part of today trying to seal up windows/doors, and getting things winterized. Before [read more...]

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November 10, 2003

Psssst! Pass It On!

smartiehouse: do me a favor smartiehouse: send this link to Felix smartiehouse: http://www.tastycrockpotrecipes.net/ smartiehouse: hehe Mr. Grumpy: ok, hold on smartiehouse: thanks Mr. Grumpy: ummmmm smartiehouse: hehehe Mr. Grumpy:ok, i'm not even gonna ask [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Kind Of A Loss, But Not Really

One scary thing that happened: when the bill came, I went for my wallet and found that... my debit card was missing. :( Looked and looked, but it either fell out of my pocket somewhere, or I left it in the ATM machine this afternoon. I'm usually good about remembering [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

The List

I felt this needed to be documented. Anymore, I've started into the habit of forming a list that gets passed around. This helps organize things, but it also prevents us from double-ordering items (unless we know we want double helpings). Yes, my friends employ this system. Yes, I think this [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Whew

It's a wonder I stayed awake long enough to even post this. I had half a mind to throw in the towel about an hour ago, and just update this thing tomorrow. *pats belly* I ate my share today, and then some. Oooooh lordy. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Iberico, Ho!

Settling into a meal at Cafe Iberico, with a bunch of friends. I met up with Kent and Christine, Justin, Emma and Dave. Unfortunately, Stu was planning to join us but had to cancel last minute. This whole meal, by the way, was made possible by an incredibly generous [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 10, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

November 11, 2003

Grey Day

Regular work day. Nothing out of the ordinary, or terribly exciting. I did go out on my lunch break to the bank, hoping to get a temporary ATM card so I could withdraw money. But when I got there, I saw that they were closed due to Veterans' Day. Ah [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 11, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Like A Pirate Except

From: Juliet To: Felix Subj: toe story Hi Felix. Last night I broke my toe. It was sticking out sideways from my foot. It looked sort of like this: One of the nurses asked me, “Are you sure you weren’t on drugs when you kicked the chair?” The doctor taped [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 11, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Three People Today

have yelled at me about not getting those Ohio pictures up, from Halloween. Soon. I promise. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 11, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

My Mother Comes From The Days

by Yehuda Amichai My mother comes from the days where they made paintings of beautiful fruit in silver bowls and didn't ask for more. People moved through their lives like ships, with the wind or against it, faithful to their course. I ask myself which is better, dying old or [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 11, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

November 12, 2003

Notes

On the train this morning, I stood next to someone that I got fixated on. The way the guy had his hand, I just got drawn to it and really should have taken a picture. I'm not sure if my poem does the image in my head justice. As soon [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

On The Subway Train This Morning

by Felix Jung A man in front of me, his hand against the glass partition, starts to fall asleep while standing. Staring at his wedding ring depresses me, and makes me wish I was in love again. His head is bowed, as though the day has broken him already. Half [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Concert Pics

Got around to updating the pictures from Sunday, at the Damien Jurado concert at Shubas. Click here to see. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 12, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

November 13, 2003

Talking 80's Movies With Rypunked

rypunked: totally off the subject of corey feldman, i also love all those fantasy films like neverending story, legend... Portnoy: omg Portnoy: :love: rypunked: and that one that totally just slipped my mind rypunked: starts with an L Portnoy: Labyrinth! rypunked: YES!!! Portnoy: :D Portnoy: hehehe rypunked: i love [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 13, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Impatience. And A Wager.

rypunked: hurry up and finish your blog! rypunked: i want something to read rypunked: i'm bored :P Portnoy: rofl Portnoy: Working on a poem right now. Portnoy: Should be up a bit later. rypunked: about puppets? :D Portnoy: Surprisingly, on beer #4 which is hahahahaha rypunked: j/k ;) Portnoy: [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 13, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Dementia

by Felix Jung If I could choose the illness that would finish me, I'd want the one that slowly eats away at memory, to lose the splinters of my life a little at a time. I'd be a tree in Fall, my mind a hearty oak that spent a lifetime [read more...]

Posted by avoision on November 13, 2003 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Katie Returns!