Archives for 2001
Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope you’re all having as great a time as Annie and I have had, though hopefully with considerably more sleep. We did our usual weekend with Annie’s family, including Christmas Eve, and then catching an 8am train after a bleary-eyed gift exchange at 6:30am. My parents picked us up at [...]
Yesterday I submitted my entry to the Viridian “Dead Enron Logo” contest. The basic idea was that Enron should have a new logo to reflect its new status as a dead company. I had seen on the news shots of people leaving the corporate headquarters, walking past a big metal version of their logo. I [...]
Well, tonight is the night that KT and Sean and Annie and Zach and I all go see Lord of the Rings. Steve wasn’t able to get tickets in time, and he made me promise not to tell him about the movie. Yesterday my DSL finally came online. My original 10 business day installation period [...]
Here’s a badly pasted-together panorama of Shinjuku, the world-reknowned “Demon City” of Tokyo. It’s from high up so you can’t see the freaky stuff . . . I’m not going to go take pictures of Kabuki-cho with this camera. It’s big and obvious and the flash doesn’t always stay off.
Tonight, for the first time in about three years, Lisa Loeb played in Portland. KT and I have often joked that we’re probably the only two Lisa Loeb fans in Portland, as evidenced by the fact that she never plays here. We figured we’d be proven wrong tonight, since she wasn’t opening for anyone, but [...]
“So, I sat down in front of my computer and I said to myself, ‘How would Jane Austen write this email?’” – Jon
Last night, Annie and I got to go see the Ataris in concert. My cousin Deni is married to Kris, the lead singer, so she got us in free. The show was at the Roseland, so we watched it from the balcony because of Annie’s foot. I’d never watched a show from the balcony before, [...]
Some pics of Nakadai, the neighborhood where I live, and the inhabitants of Mickey House, the “Gaijin House” where I reside. the Hood. I live just off this street. Anybody want a playstation? Do not drink with this German. origami Neighborhood shrine. People leave cans of tea and mugs of coffee. The noble Yayoi, self-named [...]
“Ah, General Tso, you were a formidable opponent, but your chicken is delectable!” – Mr. Burns
he came with me this morning without dragging his heels to get important news at the doctor even though I asked him at the last minute, and then after i went to work to figure out what to do with the rest of the year he ran out and bought me flowers! and cleaned up [...]
Background information: About two weeks ago, I called Qwest and ordered phone service for our new house. At the same time, I ordered DSL. The guy took my information, and then completely ignored it and placed an order for MSN DSL. We moved in and discovered a dead phone jack, and Qwest saying they might [...]
Feb.- treated for depression June- ear drum surgery Oct.- sprain ankle Nov.- fillings in teeth/raging cold Jan.- have wisdom teeth removed not to mention all the back & neck pain and cramps I have every month! mom can stop worrying about me getting pregnant before I finish college, my body won’t let me! I can [...]
I must not have been taking good enough care of myself over the last few days in Portland, because I was starting to get a little sniffly before we left. I just blamed it on allergies, though. However, after the twentieth time that I blew my nose on the train, and the old man two [...]
At 6:15 tonight, Annie and I are getting on a train headed North to her parent’s house. We’re going to stay there for Thanksgiving and come back Monday night. I’m looking forward to it. I haven’t really be able to relax lately because we’ve been doing so much stuff with moving, unpacking, and working at [...]
We went by Goodwill today to get rid of a carload worth of stuff, and while we were there, Zach found these gems in the record rack. First off, he found an kid’s album called “Be A Train.” Conveniently, the back of the record jacket provides instructions. There is a cut-out cardboard train for you [...]
“I keep a supply of liquor handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.” – W.C. Fields
so in accordance with the violent mood swings on this site, everything is much better than the last post. Scott and I are moving into an amazing duplex on saturday and my ankle is recovering nicely. finally. I go to the doc again on friday and hopefully I’ll be able to go back to work. [...]
Ha! This is a great bit of news. It helps you remember that people are people wherever you go. “Residents of Kabul, freed of the Taliban’s restrictions, celebrated by blaring music from radios and shaving their beards.”
(This is a copy of an email I recently sent to a friend.) You know me well enough to know that in general, I’m an optimist, and I want to believe that the government has our best interests at heart. If for no other reason than that college is full of anti-establishment people, and I [...]
Buckman Duplex Top floor- 1920s duplex, one-bedroom, large living room, dining room, updated kitchen w/downtown view, three walk-in closets, available 11/10. $750/month, one-year lease required, no dogs/smoking. SE 18th and Couch. That was the ad that Annie and I were checking out on Saturday. We had finally saved up enough money to start looking for [...]
“My feminist sensibilities have been compromised by my need for a pocket.” – Annie Applegate
Whew. Come back from the Scott’s, throw some laundry in the washer, it’s 4 AM. Jump on my bike to get some Chi Kung liniment from Quenton, who lives about 3 miles away. Get back to the house at 5 AM. Throw the clothes in the dryer and start packing. Get stuff packed except for [...]
Recently, Annie decided that she wanted to sign up for this car-sharing program she’d heard of. They’re called FlexCar, and the basic idea is that you pay a monthly fee, and then you gain access to a pool of cars that you share with other members. I wasn’t that impressed with the idea, but Annie [...]
Miles Visits and Scott Angers His Coworkers
Time: 3:48am (press return). Miles has just left my house. Around 9pm tonight (yesterday) Annie checked out a car, and we picked up Miles and Zach (and KT) at KT’s house. On the way to Gustav’s, Miles started telling a story about his housemates which he was only able to finish by the time we [...]
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