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November 1, 2005
On the way home
A gift from Karen
When we were hanging out a few weeks back, Karen mentioned that she had made a gift for me. Turns out a post that I made about me missing my friend Ann made her sad. And so she decided to make me a gift, to help cheer me up. [read more...]
Some Other Dude Makes BoingBoing With My Costume Idea
This? This just hurts. Honestly, I have little qualms that this guy made his own version. In fact, I think it's kind of cool that my idea excited other people to create their own variations. And Jack did post links to both my blog entry and the entry on [read more...]
Updates!
10/31/2005 [read more...]
November 2, 2005
Updates!
10/28/2005 [read more...]
Hello, ebaumsworld!
After yesterday's snub from Boing Boing, looking at my referrer logs tonight - I got a pretty huge surprise. It looks like I've been getting a ton of visitors from ebaumsworld! According to their links page, it was last updated 4 hours ago. Seeing as how it's midnight, I'm wondering [read more...]
Days with good sunlight
I think there's a specific term used by photographers, to refer to that moment where the daylight seems to be just right. It's somewhere around an hour after dawn and an hour before sunset, maybe? Something like that? Anyhow, this morning, the sky was clear and crisp, and the [read more...]
November 3, 2005
Holy Traffic
Sweet Jebus, were there a lot of people around here today. I think so far, there's been a little under 7 gigs of traffic, what with the ebaumsworld linkup. On average, I do about 6-7 gigs per month. At the height of things, when Netscape linked to me, I did [read more...]
Weird Sleeping Habits
This week, I've changed up my sleeping pattern. I've relocated out to the futon in the living room, and have been sleeping out here all week. The weird thing though? No alarm clock. Instead of relying on my alarm, I've allowed the sun to wake me up. And so [read more...]
November 4, 2005
Poems Back Up
Printed out my poems again, and pasted them to the walls. I need to start writing again. I need to start writing again. I need to start writing again. [read more...]
November 5, 2005
Monitor Shopping
So, I've been thinking seriously about getting a new computer. The one I have is close to 5 years old. I bought it soon after my first official job, right when I moved to Chicago. While it does what I need, I've been lamenting how dated it is. It's high [read more...]
Updates!
10/09/2005 10/10/2005 10/22/2005 I have no photographs from this day, but I've updated it: David's Memorial Service, October 23, 2005. [read more...]
Note
The poem (below) is from a collection by Ted Kooser called Flying at Night. This was the book that Matt and Juliet gave to me, back when I visited them. While I was there, I kept opening the book up to this page and reading and re-reading the poem. I [read more...]
At the Office Early
by Ted Kooser Rain has beaded the panes of my office windows, and in each little lens the bank at the corner hangs upside down. What wonderful music this rain must have made in the night, a thousand banks turned over, the change crashing out of the drawers and bouncing [read more...]
November 6, 2005
Corpus Delicti
Got an invite from Chelsea earlier in the week to attend a show called Corpus Delicti. I was feeling the hermit thing this weekend, but MAN am I glad I went! What a great time! We met up at Penny's, under the Damen Blue Line stop for some beer and [read more...]
November 7, 2005
On the way to work
Nothing is impossible. Everything is black and white. [read more...]
On the way home
This was sitting on the corner of the Damen/Milwaukee/North trisection (between Milwaukee and Damen). I happened to see that this was signed by Choke - who seems to have a lot of work around these parts. [read more...]
November 8, 2005
Caffeine++
After work I came home, picked up a notebook, threw on the bag that Gretchen got me and headed over to Filter. There, I hung out for a long while, drinking coffee and sketching out some ideas for a web site. I dare say this one might be one of [read more...]
Signs of Life
The Arby's "Six Roast Beef Sandwiches in One Hour" Challenge
So a while ago, we heard stories from Jane about her old coworkers - and how they had an Arby's Roast Beef Sandwich eating contest. The terms of the contest involved downing 10 Arby's Roast Beef Sandwiches in an hour. As legend had it, one of her coworkers took up [read more...]
Space Elevator: 2010
Later on in the day, I heard Bentalking a bit about the Space Elevator - possibly something he had heard on NPR. After a while, Justin and I noticed that Chris and Jane were huddled around his monitor, giggling. A few minutes later, we found out why. Let's hear [read more...]
You Magnificent bastard! I salute you!
Ben, I have two words for you: ROCK. STAR. In an impressive display of willpower and determination, Ben put down all six sandwiches within the alloted hour. And more than that, he kept them down! I love how, in the video, you can see his progress visibly slow. He [read more...]
November 9, 2005
On the way to work
Damen Blue Line stop. I've seen this thing on the side of the building where the maintenance guys seem to hang out. I'm unclear what this big drum thing is for - communications of some kind? Totally clueless. One of these days, I'll have to ask one of the [read more...]
The Other Arby's Challenge
Remember yesterday's post, where my coworker Ben accepted the challenge to eat six Arby's Roast Beef sandwiches in an hour? Well, it all started because some of Jane's coworkers were reviving the Eat Ten Arby's Roast Beef Sandwiches in an Hour bet (the original one dating back to like [read more...]
One Red Paperclip
This is by far one of the better ideas I've seen on the web. I think the project's brilliant, and I can't wait to see what his next trade will be. From the website:This red paperclip is currently sitting on my desk next to my computer. I want to [read more...]
November 10, 2005
Brainstorming
Met up with Jane, Bryan, Justin and Chris tonight, after work. We did some brainstorming on a collaborative project, and I think we made some excellent progress. We've got lots to plan out yet, and lots of avenues to explore. I'm quite excited. Woot! [read more...]
Starbucks Promotion
So this morning, I hear rumors of multiple Santa Clauses (Santii, if you will), roaming around the place. I don't pay much mind to it, and head up to work. Once upstairs, I find that several coworkers have wandered off to go check out the "holiday display" that's revolving around [read more...]
November 11, 2005
Everybody... meet Tessie
Liz and Steph got a dog a few days ago - a little Shetland Sheepdog puppy named Tessie. Look how cute! I stopped over tonight, and got to meet her. She was still pretty wary of new people, but I got to buy her love by handing out doggie [read more...]
On the way to work
November 12, 2005
26 Hours in Cincinnati!
Comparable to my 22 Hours in Columbus entry, this one marks my quick visit to Cincinnati (my first time) to visit my friend Jesseca - poet and former OSU MFA alum. Tonight was to be her first official party in her new house, and I wanted to join in the [read more...]
November 13, 2005
A Day of Travelling
Woke up super late at Jesseca's, and spent the remainder of my time in Cincinnati talking with her, snuggling with the doggies, and sipping on coffee. My plane was delayed for an hour (we were out on the runway, and had to just chill out there due to some severe [read more...]
Heading to Indianapolis
Last week I got an email from my high school buddy Craig, letting me know that our old orchestra teacher (Mr. Dennis) wasn't doing so well. I got the news that he had passed away last Thursday, and was waiting to hear more information about the service/ceremony. Earlier today, while [read more...]
November 14, 2005
Funeral
A lot of travelling today, back to Indianapolis. My high school orchestra teacher, Richard Dennis, passed away last week... and I went back home to pay my respects. I have a lot more to say, but right now I'm pretty run down. It's 8PM and I need to call it [read more...]
November 15, 2005
JCB
A long while ago, I mentioned a particular animation of Radiohead's Creep, as done by Low Morale. Mr. Grumpy brought up this video today, and it's still a joy to watch. The company that made the video is Monkeehub, and they've got a lot of fun work. In particular, I [read more...]
Early Night
Calling it an early night again. I think my body is now wired towards waking up super early, as I'm totally beat. Hopefully I can get caught up on sleep and get back to feeling normal again. [read more...]
November 16, 2005
Cincinnati Visit: Jesseca's Pics
Jesseca beat me to updating from this past weekend. Check out the pics on her site. [read more...]
Light Display
Credit here goes to Ben, who noticed that one of those big spotlight-dealies was parked outside the Mart. They produced a neat effect, what with the steady bit of snow falling outside. We ended up turning down the lights in the office, so we could see it a bit [read more...]
Early Morning, Filter
I woke up super early this morning, and made it over to Filter for some coffee and an early breakfast. I was looking to spent an hour or so, pre-work, to kick around ideas and such for this new site we're working on collectively. I sat near the window, at [read more...]
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...]
Repost
I think I do this every year. But fuck it - I don't care. What kind of writer would I be if I wasn't a total egomaniac about my own writing, right? This poem is one of the few that I've written, post-MFA, that I'm fond of. And seeing how [read more...]