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January 1, 2004

Feeling Great

Most of the sickness has passed. I woke up today feeling on top of the world. No fever, no dizziness, no chills. The only thing I have remaining is a slight cough. But thankfully, it's turned into a regular cough, and not the lung-rattling, bronchial pool party cough I've had [read more...]

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Holiday Retrospective

Since I don't really have specific things for every single day of the holidays, I'm going to just lump everything together here. For the most part I hung out with the family, got sucked into the West Wing Marathon on Bravo, rolled around with my sister's dogs, and had the [read more...]

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Midnight Mass

Christmas Eve, I went to St. John's United Church of Christ, on the South Side of Indianapolis. I went with my mom and dad, my sister, her boyfriend Shane, and we were to meet up with my grandmother, my aunt Vicky, my cousin Ellen, and her boyfriend Dave. My grandmother [read more...]

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The Days Go By Like This

This is the big honkin' television my dad purchased, sometime after Thanksgiving. No real occasion, he just wanted a bigger TV: During the holidays, I watched a lot, A LOT of old movies. My parents have cable, and I vegetated my days away watching such classic films as Beverly Hills [read more...]

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An Old, Old Friend

Aaron and I have known each other since we were in first grade. His house was right behind mine, and our backyards touched (imagine two squares touching on one corner). Since we were six, we played with one another, hung out, you name it. After college, we talked less and [read more...]

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Aaron's House

I know I'm not doing much justice by introducing Aaron this way - we've got too much history together to really summarize, and I'm finding it difficult to represent that in anything other than sheer time (we've known one another now for some 23 years). Here's a picture of Aaron's [read more...]

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I Am Running Into A New Year

by Lucille Clifton i am running into a new year and the old years blow back like a wind that i catch in my hair like strong fingers like all my old promises and it will be hard to let go of what I said to myself about myself when [read more...]

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January 2, 2004

Pinback

I first heard pinback a long while ago, when I met a girl named Heather while waiting for the Blue Line. Actually, the specific first time I heard this group was in Heather's car, when we were hanging out a few days later. I don't really know their music [read more...]

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As Atonement

I've wasted today like a professional. Tomorrow is a day for errands, for productivity. Partly it's the illness, but it's also the fact that I've been holed up inside my apartment for a very, very, very long time. Time to venture outside. [read more...]

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January 3, 2004

Strange Ritual: Let Forever Be

While I was an undergraduate, I held a job at the Monroe County Public Library for many years. Mornings were a slow time for me, and I started most days by throwing on a pot of coffee. Because I had classes during the day, I tended to work mornings. Because [read more...]

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While Surfing...

The First International Human Beatbox Convention. Just happened across this while tooling around the Internet. :) [read more...]

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Note

I'm not sure why, but lately I've been returning to Lucille Clifton's poem Kali. It's not like there's something in this poem that I personally identify with. In fact, I read it a bit like an outsider, looking in. But there's something about the way it reads, and the way [read more...]

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Kali

by Lucille Clifton Kali queen of fatality, she determines the destiny of things. nemesis. the permanent guest within ourselves. woman of warfare, of the chase, bitch of blood sacrifice and death. dread mother. the mystery ever present in us and outside us. the terrible hindu woman God Kali. who is [read more...]

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Good Thing I Was Productive

This morning, I got up around 8 AM. Alright fine, the alarm went off around then, and I kept smacking it until around 9. But after that, I made my rounds and got a crapload done: I returned some gifts at Old Navy (and bought some more clothes); I bought [read more...]

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January 4, 2004

Doh

I was digging through all my digital photos earlier, and lost track of the time. I caught the last 10 minutes of the NOVA program. Damn! On the plus side, they're running the documentary again on Tuesday evening, with updated video/images. So... all is not lost. In case you missed [read more...]

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SSX3.1

From: templeton To: TS7, Mr. Grumpy, Portnoy Subj: and he was never head from again Hello boys, For any one who has some work to do, or other matters to tend to - do NOT buy SSX3 snowboarding for your console game of choice. I know you know what I'm [read more...]

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SSX3.2

From: Mr. Grumpy To: templeton, TS7, Portnoy Subj: RE: and he was never head from again That’s funny; when I read this I’d just gotten done playing that on the Xbox for about 2 hours. I rule at Super Pipe. ----- Original Message [read more...]

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SSX3.3

From: TS7 To: templeton, Mr. Grumpy, Portnoy Subj: RE: and he was never head from again After SSX and SSX Tricky stole 5000 hours of my life, I vowed to never again take Moby, Elise, or Brodi to the ultimate level. After reading this, I have vowed to once again [read more...]

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Drum Machine

Drum machine, one of the runner ups in Rockstar's Upload III. If you liked the drums, check out tokyoplastic.com. Thanks to TS7 for the link. [read more...]

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First Snow

by Felix Jung When the snowflakes hit, it's hard to tell if I'm the one they cling to, or if it's one another. Flagrant lovers, they'll bind at any opportunity. There's a solid inch laid down, a frosted white that makes all surface icing, all concrete, cake. Ahead, I see [read more...]

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Mars Dead Or Alive

Last night, the first of two planned rovers landed on the surface of Mars. There's a NOVA special on this evening (Mars Dead Or Alive) that should include the latest images/video. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on January 4, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

January 5, 2004

Look What I Got

First day back at work, and it feels good to be productive again. I've spent too many days just sitting and sleeping and not moving. My brain feels like it's a functioning part of me again, awake once more after a long state of dormancy. Work is good. This morning, [read more...]

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PBS Rewards Insomniacs

Last night, I was struggling to get to sleep. I've had my futon opened since the illness and moved all my blankets/pillows out to the living room. So far, I've been lazy and haven't moved all my crap back into the bedroom. I've gotten accustomed to leaving the television on [read more...]

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January 6, 2004

Great Evening

Tonight, Justin invited a few of us over to his apartment for a good home-cooked meal. It's been ages since I've eaten this well. My word, great drinks, great food, great conversations. I had a blast tonight, and this evening will quite possibly vie for a spot on the Best [read more...]

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Folding Faster Than Superman On Laundry Day

So statistically, I've had one beer in two plus weeks. For a while there, I wondered how long I could go without actually having a drink. That question was answered immediately when I showed up at Justin's. Within 10 minutes of arriving, I was sipping on a small tea [read more...]

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January 7, 2004

LX6-02

I've noticed this small imprint on the southwest corner of Wells and Wacker before, but today was the first time I took a picture of it. I'm guessing there are a lot of these imprints, pushed into the concrete at various intersections. I've got to keep an eye out [read more...]

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These Are The Quietly Deceptive Days

I stayed at work late, and packed up everything around 7:30 PM. I got home around 8, and had a few things to finish while I was at home. Every fiscal quarter, my company has financial news that needs to be updated on the web site. Partly it's a legal [read more...]

Posted by avoision on January 7, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Thanks for the motivation

Right now, I need to thank both Mr. Grumpy and Matt Z for helping motivate me with writing. Grumpy made some comments today, and we talked about both the option of self-publishing and the typical process of writers publishing work. And Matt? He's been pushing me for years, and always [read more...]

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Björk

Currently, I'm looping several Björk songs. In particular: Jóga and Hyper-Ballad. I find her songs catchy in the same way that I find some pop songs catchy, but the melodies in her music jump around in a way that's markedly different from regular pop songs. There's something captivating about [read more...]

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Christmas Isn't Over, Baby

Last night, I forgot to take a picture of yet another gift Justin got me for the holidays. He was worried I had already purchased a copy of this book for myself... but I still haven't read it! Awesome! I've been incredibly excited by this book, and I can't wait [read more...]

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January 8, 2004

Painted 10.01

More notes scrawled on the city. [read more...]

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Jef, Giving 101%

I saw this on my walk to the train, after work. The way it's situated, someone had to have physically climbed up to make this tag. After stopping and staring (and realizing what kind of effort was made), I decided that Jef needed to be rewarded. So I took [read more...]

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WHEN DREAMING YOU

by Felix Jung When dreaming you, it never hurts. We kiss and everything I've missed about you goes away. The shape of your face, the fragrance of your breath takes precedence. The aftermath is certainty. I sense your image as it dims and fades, you go away. The mind is [read more...]

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Every Few Weeks

Every few weeks, an ambulance shows up at the front door to the Merchandise Mart. I'm never sure who it's for, whether someone inside the building has had an emergency, or if it's for some of the homeless folks who seem to hover around the exterior of the building. [read more...]

Posted by avoision on January 8, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

January 9, 2004

Love Is Everywhere

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Posted by avoision on January 9, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

A Little Innocence, A Little Realism

This morning, as I was walking down the street, a small boy walked out his front door and stood in the middle of the sidewalk, looking up at the sky. There was a fairly thick snow falling down (although none of it seemed to be really sticking), thick flakes falling [read more...]

Posted by avoision on January 9, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

What Time Is It?

This morning, I set out to the grocery to pick up some supplies (note: this pic was taken later in the day, when I was at Justin's apartment). A little backstory: some months back, a new restaurant opened up inside our building. On their menu, one of the sandwiches they [read more...]

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It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

Peanut butter jelly! Peanut butter jelly! Peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat! A quick shot of all that was brought in. Ben got this from Daniel, down at the Artisan Cellar (ah damn, no web page for them. One of these days, I need to go in there [read more...]

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You Know It's Funny When

Shortly after lunch, I grabbed one of Justin's leftover pancakes, and threw it to him like a frisbee. At the end of the day, as Ben was leaving, he picked up some pancakes and started to chuck them at Justin who, in turn, was trying to catch them in his [read more...]

Posted by avoision on January 9, 2004 12:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Note To Self

I need to redo all the Flash video stuff on here. At some point. [read more...]

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