in song and dance

in song and dance.

time to go out to the porch and catch rays. i've been really lucky with the weather here. kind. my plane leaves here at 12:50PM tmrw. i've gotten some random photos and will hopefully get more today. ideally andy will get out of work and we'll go to the beach.

listening to wmbr, as always. my fav shows are motivashunal muzik, choice is yourz, generoso's bovine ska and rocksteady, the intercontinental, subject to change, sans serif, lost and found, nonstop ecstatic screaming, time travelling, and backwoods

i've finally gotten to the point where reading online news articles on my laptop is a little tiresome. i should start using my old computer again maybe, set it up somewhere. not a bad idea actually. i can't wait to see what new laptops apple is coming out with in the next month.

i used to check maccentral and macosrumors religiously. yikes. i can think about my attention span and ability to focus and how it relates to using computers and reading. it's pretty astounding. i am now able to be twice as productive writing, reading, or computing. i now feel the need to create and produce because it is so much more effortless.

i like it out here in cali, but i wouldn't be moving til the second half of 2008. i'm not sure how i can begin thinking of it more as a possibility than a fiction.

hold fast

kinda feeling a little more motivated to find a job. not sure what direction is the right one too. my friends are my consultants.

started reading sixth extinction, it's gonna be good. i wanna work 20 hours a week and still have time to feel like reading. i'll repost my resume on monster and careerbuilder and all that.

that was a distraction. hours later, bruins are on vs now. better win. our defense is good.

gonna go out somewhere for dinner tonight, time will tell

i had wanted to

yesterday andy and i watched exciting football and rooted up the pats a friend of andy's.

we of course had spent the whole day in the apt in front of the tube, so a change of place was in place. we drove out to santa monica and then to venice to a restaurant called bamboo that was delicious, diverse menu, cuban/mexican. it was really, really good. we got appetizer, salad, and entree, and it was a great mix of shrimp, veggies, tequila, and some brazilian rum.

they had chocolate mousse cake too but i'm getting pretty incapable of eating that stuff after a big meal. the food was good though -- it's hard to find a really good place, and when you do you gotta hold on to it.

we came home and just hung out. now i gotta straighten out my back.

today andy's gotta go to work, which means i'm on my own. more porch, more books, i'd like to go to venice beach tmrw. thinking really really hard

leftfield | burial

burial is a new band that's all dubsteppy. i've been introduced to matt shadetek, and i'll link to this nutty grime/dubstep mix. more fire more bass
you might have to skip through some parts. i haven't listened to much grime but i'm trying to make the transition.

yesterday was fun and funny. let's see. we drove to santa monica and went to the parlor again where we got a bunch of drinks and food. andy's friend vanessa joined us and andy managed to gut it out through the night even though he only had one meal the whole day.

we watched the celtics beat the bulls, and also laughed at the guy that was rooting for north dakota hockey. there was a big to do when dartmouth invited the fighting sioux to play in a dartmouth hockey tournament which resulted in the dartmouth athletic director writing a ridiculous letter. i might as well link to it because it raises the issue of how dartmouth can suck so blatantly.

she really thought hard before she wrote "Let me state clearly that UND’s position is offensive and wrong." stupid dartmouthshe probably composed that letter in a panicked 3 minutes.

so, went from the parlor to vanessa's local spot called mccabes, which was nice, with couches, and andy still hadn't eaten anything. we then went to another bar that i've gotta inquire about the name, had kamikazes, watched ucla volleyball (i guess we were in bruins neighborhood), then went and got cookies and ice cream at dee dee reese

lotta fun. i think i'm gonna get some sun from 10-1 while andy crushes football. got my vans on but they look sneakers. to stay sylphlike. i'm out of clothes, bad news. k cool cya

Re: Up

the parlor was so nice that we're gonna go back in an hour. doesn't look like there are any other games on so we'll def be able to watch the celtics again.

after santa monica we just chilled last night. today we picked up andy's friend apollo and drove him to go pick up his car. we drove up the coast and even drove through topanga canyon and the burned out parts. we drove by a church that had burned to the ground.

we went up the pch through malibu canyon and malibu canyon rd to agoura hills and then came back on the 101 through the valley. i got a couple good photos of a bugatti and the torched hills.

we stopped at a produce store and i got good local strawberries. we hung out and watched monster trucks for a second.

the parking lots get crowded here too. we drove by the farmacy. gonna be cold tonight. so much to be accomplished. i wanna move out here

L.A. continued | Echo Park

A lot to write about, I'll try to get it out. We drove all around the place, lenox, inglewood, baldwin hills, through mid city, pico union, west lake, macarthur park, alvarado st, downtown to skid row on the east side near alameda, the warehouse district, fashion district, union station, a few blocks down sunset boulevard to echo park.

faith lives by the pond, driving a hybrid and parking either in front of or in a small garage with a lock. it's on a hill, up steps, she's lived there for a while. lemme try to piece it together.

we went to pick up her laptop which was finally ready at the mall, went to ralphs to get beer, went to her place and installed leopard. jeff of the mae shi came over and we drank a beer in faiths kitchen and laughed and talked.

we went to dinner at masa, when jeff and the rest of boom bip promptly walked inside, total coincidence. they sat at their own table and jeff came over to chat a couple times. we ate salads with not enough dressing, potato leek soup, and paninis with diet coke.

drove out to the viper room, saw the end of junkie xl's set, waited around for boom bip, dealt, enjoyed boom bips too short set. viper room sucks

went for mexican pastries this morning. someone thinks that to have a blog you have to be full of yourself. this point isn't really worth discussing. also, the instrumental to run to your grave by the mae shi was played during the lions game on thanksgiving.

andy and i are gonna go to the parlor in santa monica, some fancy sports bar to watch celtics v toronto. living in mexico. it's all so. trail off. fluctuating in mind speak. patterns of thinking that fluctuate according to the tides.

the moon's cycles determine the rolling moods and mindsets.

go by the port later

high surf advisory till 3pm, heavy rain after midnight

gonna go for the tour in a bit, then dropped off at union station and meeting up with faith at 3. nutty show tonight, i've been slacking and this is gonna be a jolt.

it's weird how weird i am and how weird you are and how weird everyone is. or is it crazy how crazy how crazy and how crazy everyone is. both.

omg the 11pm news last night was terrible and terrifying. the news now is rough too.

i got a call from a recruiter looking at an old resume of mine who listened intently and then ended the call by telling me the job requires 6 years of experience but that she would keep my resume on file. i graduated 2 and a half years ago. i restrained myself from reminding her of this.

faith is on the phone with the apple people trying to get her laptop fixed. i'm gonna bring mine along, continue to document and catalog. this is a first.

surreal

send a limo.

45

45. the number can apply to any number of things. a record, cost, a weapon.

today was fantastic. we went to mar vista near venice high, hung out at a place that reminded me of pulp fiction, went to sonny mclean's in santa monica for the celtics, drove home through dense fog. i'm wearing my blue yo la tengo shirt. today was really funny, saw a lot of stuff i never see, stuff that made me think.

culture shock, in a big way. little mexican skaters. rims. we drove down the strip on wilshire. i struggle to fathom, hasten to comprehend

train wreck, sugar shack, juicy fruit. leaving the door open, i don't know if the landlord hates me or loves me, loud grime, spongebog, swisher.

i ate apps and corned beef (after reading omnivore's dilemma so much and reading about cows so much i felt like eating beef, which i never do). chris made the best corned beef once.

beeradvocate, firestone double barrel ale, lakers nuggets, ai, printer friendly, hollister staffing, the vice guide to bands.

we'll leave at 8:30

olde new england's curious customs and cures

hung out by the pool today. left with fifteen minutes til noon so that i didnt get sunburned. it's a wonderful 72 degrees right now, cept it might rain sat and sun, but big deal. i'm gonna go to echo park tmrw, and tmrw night is boom bip and junkie xl at viper room. i need to ensure this

i'm of course listening to live wmbr and wzbc out here, streaming online. it's comforting. i think about boston. the smells here are different. everything's different. i haven't seen anything.

when i changed the color scheme it got rid of my analytics tracker, so i have no stats in my report for the last 5 days, but it's not impt, because i know people read this blog. it's just funny.

not to be compulsive.

this room is really funny, with art student stuff, and colors, and bright colors. i imagine i'll take some photos at some point. the pool is fantastic, and i kinda wanna put some sunblock on and go back out. it's just too beautiful today, a day in december. i could use a safety pin

i wanna go watch the celtics at a sports bar at 4pm when they play the 76ers. i think about my friends. i've come to know a bunch of people. come and go. murp lives in chicago now.

this is a record of a time, of a life, of a ____ spent. strange. edge, verge, lip.

unusual, story, tell. look back and

birds of paradise in full bloom. the ice does not get chipped away in boston, the mbta is in debt, the construction is ongoing.

because i don't have to write papers for class any more i don't really care about using the passive voice and the verb to be a lot. i used to write good. well.

think of the. a place in the sun, watched that movie a lot

but still

i'm here in la, playa del rey, with andy and jackie. i'm gonna sleep on a leather couch tonight. weather tells me it's gonna be high of 72 tmrw, which i'm fine with. andy gave me a pillow, can't find the blanket, says that the sleeping bag is f'ed up.

we'll see. don't worry about it. lights out. i don't have my headphones in. tmrw i'm gonna reset andy's router and try to set up a password on it. i'll likely mess it up and have to call tech support.

tonight was fun. we watched basketball, including lakers and usc. good highlights, some of which i saw live. went to the store on the corner. ate french toast. air fresheners. the place here is open air. you go outside your door and you're outside, you're not inside.

here dawn is at 6:16 and sunrise is at 6:43. my birthday is usually on the solstice.

conjecture, speculation.

links, blogs, posts, embedded. firms, agencies, sleep, eyes, tranq, pass, miss.

real, actual, true.

everywho. vidual. personal. urself. command left in quicktime plays it backwards. cmd tab switches applications, which i tell ppl. the of the. is, still, will.

same

these things happen/head full of ideas

i'm on the porch. my computer is really slow. it's warm here. i sat by the pool for a while. i got omnivores dilemma by michael pollan at the airport and am 100 pgs in. slept all the way to vegas for the connecting flight, played the slot machines in the airport, got a pretzel, andy showed me around, i met his roommate, and now i gotta go out and get some food.

i'm in playa del rey. i saw the hollywood sign and the smog. andy lives really close to the beach. matt fay told me about a show tmrw night at temple bar in santa monica. it would be funny if andy and i went. there's a fitness center in the building, which is a good sign. forecast says it's gonna get cold but looks like tmrw will be warm.

three hours behind.

flying across the country

flying across the country. waking up before 6 for a 7 48 flight. in los angeles until the 12th. it's a long time. i might buy magazines. omg another emergency alert system monthly test on tv, must be because nstar was messing with our power.

i don't think i want a new tv because then i will get a dvr box and i will start recording again and watching more tv than i do now. it's an interesting decision.

patriots game was incredible tonight. baltimore totally blew it. they couldnt have helped the patriots any more in terms of penalties and mistakes. trying to see if i can see them talk to rodney on sportscenter. was jabar in for other snaps before his td?

i can't find my flipflops, which is tough, but they're lame and black and i should get colorful new ones in LA. this is gonna be such a good trip, i can feel it. there's a pool at andys place, temps in the 70s tmrw. barring interference, i will be getting a tan at 2pm tmrw by andys pool.

gotta take my contacts out, gotta fly with your glasses on. i've got my boarding pass printed out and in my ridiculous carryon. i really hope nothing breaks or explodes in my luggage tmrw. i'm glad i lifted weights today.

oooooh more session tracks from cadence weapon, let's hear em

i'm headed to the inland empire. playa del rey. i also get to see faith in echo park and see boom bip thursday night. does it get any better?

the answer is no, it doesn't get any better. i'm going to california for a full week to see friends -- it's wondrous. anticipate joy.

before i/and oh yeah weezy

a lot of stuff. it's hard. it's not fair. it makes you wanna...but don't. but when. how? i'm not sure. a turn for the...

i have stuff to do today because i am getting on a plane tmrw morning and going away for a while. i know that by the end of the trip i will be ready to go home, so i have to prepare to relax.

it would be good if i kicked things off by going to the gym right now. i found that out and wow and...doesn't even...this/here

there are planes taking off today and tmrw, will they? come on.

but wait, wait for it, fight it out. or, what's the word, not persevere, crap i gotta go look in radical evolution.

being a futurist is great. science fiction becoming non. science stranger than fiction.

i'm not, don't. please. saw gone baby gone last night, it was good, gruesome and too long but good. i need to stop eating movie popcorn.

fill the gap. hands

the snowze alarm

also, it snowed a bunch tonight. take a walk in the park and make a snowball. aim at the lamp. its street cleaning in my neighborhood the next couple of days so i had to park on broadway. i can see my car from my kitchen. this isnt terribly interesting.

a lot of snow, planes delayed? monday? tuesday? monday and tuesday?

i don't care/it doesn't matter/it's not that important

hmm. when i see you by fantasia is an awesome song, i have emily from motivashunal musik to thank for this. also, theres a new song by usher called dat girl right there which is funny too. hmm.

i'll see you when you get back. i'm gone tuesday to wednesday. im gone tue wedthufrisatsunmontuewed. kobe bryant is all sorts of nasty, stating the obvious. please do what you can to see the oop he threw down tonight against the magic. i havent listened to this old cadence weapon album. i heard a new track of his on the mary anne hobbs show -- link to her show and the session (i think you have to download both parts)

mary anne hobbs radio 1's experimental show

2007-28-11 mary anne hobbs part 1

2007-28-11 mary anne hobbs part 2

you lose some, you lose some

twice in one day. not a good time. i hung out with jeff today and he's ridiculous. many things are ridiculous, jeff included. jeff owes me one, between one and 40. about eight....y-eight. Aggregated Diamond Nanorods, not my material

no, trabajamos. i can't believe these things. i've lived here my whole life. almost. i was in new hampshire and vermont a lot. i wanna go out tonight but i don't wanna go out. jeff always needs a ride, cant we get him a segway? cops on segways are the funniest thing ever. oh wait thats anyone on a segway

but i should get out, otherwise it's gonna be bad. but i don't wanna go to a bar in davis with jake and chris. but i guess i have to? wtf. ok i'll think things over.

there's always tomorrow. there's never today. there's yesterday. checks and balances. bounced checks and remaining balances. balance bay area mixtape king?

the present enters into it. k tunes. more like ryeTunes

the saturday afternoon postage stamp

the saturday afternoon postage stamp. someone left their heels here. a hokie is a turkey. we want boston college to win this came. umass football at 3 15, bc bball at 6, ceatles at noon tmrw, are you serious?

party was awesome last night until it got broken up. i was so happy to have so many friends there, friends from all places and eras.

pat has a projector tv, it's large. roy is in his blog seat. it goes in there. he's gonna go for a half mil.

this lalptop has a busted tilde key, evil design, and lakai limited footwear on it. i still have paint on my arm. the blue paint on my face looked silly. i did get a photo though.

dj from zbc was at the party, cool. phantom? chargers this morning, oh wait and last night, right. right. ridiculous. mc, noc.

windy today, gave people rides home last night. i need to hear stories. i'm glad. a lot of fun. hopefully everything is ok.

k here we go, it's back on. i thought schill pitched well, got in a couple jams, you know i thought early on his fastball split, gettin his curveball over the plate for strikes. etched

the writer as blogger

no banana for breakfast today, bad idea. gonna do that thing. i feel the need to write more. to write my story. but also just to write about tons of stuff. actually let microsoft word capitalize stuff for me. i'll write the rest of this post in word to give you an idea: no i cant do it. i feel stifled in word.

i finished colossus of new york, now i'm gonna start sixth extinction. being able to read fast is great. ok theres a party tonight, everyones invited, what's gonna happen?, i dont know, it can't be anything but spectacular though. a fete

a soul shakedown party. goodness gracious. i had plans but didn't execute. gotta pick up where i left off. put some of those silly paintings up. stopping is difficult.

i'm really bad at chess. becca heller once asked me to play in wellesley a long time ago. i obliged. i sometimes think of my awful chess playing as an analogy for other things. thinking ahead. seeing ahead. seeing several moves ahead. planning for an opponent. hmm not really. but foresight is a funny thing.

where did this come from, why did this happen, who decided, did it really?, was it necessary?, couldn't it have been...?

angst, joy, angst, angst, rapture, salvation, stasis.

i can't say. i won't. keep it.

seeing things

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