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[24 Jun 2007|03:17pm] |
32 books I will read this summer:
Stealing the wave
Tabloid Prodigy
Are Men Necessary?
Crime and Punishment
Woman: An Intimate Geography
The Shining
The Rules of Attraction
A Tale of Two Cities
The Grapes of Wrath
Naked Lunch
The Iron Wall
A Farewell to Arms
The God Delusion
The Way We Eat: Why our Food Choices Matter
A Breathtaking Work of Staggering Genius
Don Quixote
Snow
A People's History of the United States
In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
Rats, Lice and History
The Canon
The Ugly American
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Lust in Translation
Diamond Dogs
Big Sur
Cat's Cradle
As I Lay Lying
American Pastoral
A Passage to India
1001 Arabian Nights
Their Eyes Were Watching God
I already read the top three. I have surfed more days than I haven't. My place has a worm bin that eats all our food waste. I am getting paid to write, getting paid to photograph. my roommate goes on bike rides at 3am to the beach and buys me gourds. Doug is love. I haven't been this happy since Spain.
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| so it goes. |
[14 Apr 2007|10:37am] |
At the University of Iowa ... I taught two freshmen rhetoric classes four mornings a week, then went home to eat lunch and write ... Kurt Vonnegut was our neighbor. We had adjacent lawns; he lived behind us, at the top of the hill. One day that summer, he was outside on his lawn or on his front porch four times when I was outside, and we waved and called to each other. The first time, I was walking home from teaching, wearing slacks and a shirt; the next time, I was wearing shorts and a T-shirt I had put on to write; then I wore gym shorts without a shirt and drove to the track; in late afternoon, wearing another pair of slacks and another shirt, I walked up to his house to drink. He was sitting on his front porch and, as I approached, he said: "Andre, you change clothes more than a Barbie doll." (Iowa City, mid-1960s)
From "Meditations From a Movable Chair," by Andre Dubus (Random House, 1999)
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| things i like that i found through facebook |
[24 Jan 2007|12:00am] |
religion: born again atheist
Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo
Question: It is 1933. You are in Berlin, Germany. Somehow, you find yourself in a position where you can effortlessly steal Adolf Hitler's wallet. This theft will not effect Hitler's rise to power, the nature of World War II, or the Holocaust. There is no important identification in the wallet, but the act will cost Hitler forty Reichsmarks and completely ruin his evening. You do not need the money. The odds that you will be caught committing this crime are less than 2 percent.
Are you ethically obligated to steal Hitler's wallet?
Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong Life; is this true?!
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and
that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything
wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not
make you live longer; that's like saying you can
extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want
to live longer? Take a nap.
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your
ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your
ratio is two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy
is: No Pain...Good!
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!!... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little
soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO . Cocoa beans! Another
vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales
to me.
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!
i deleted myspace and ended up making up the lost time on facebook.
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| this is pretty much for doug but you might think its funny too |
[15 Jan 2007|12:49am] |
I went to a 90s party tonite, wearing a dress made from a wwf shirt and scarf. Rikki, my roommate is dressed as Casper from the movie Kids wearing a piece of a paper on her shirt thats say "i got aids". maybe in bad taste, but that is besides the point, there were kids dressed as columbine. This incredibly drunk girl (im talking look at them crack eyes drunk) in a raider's jersey walks by and rips it off without even looking, just does it because shes a drunk raider fan. Resisting pushing her or stealing the sign back because I am holding my camera, I calmly follow her. Someone throws a jello shot down my dress were it gets caught in my bra. As I fish it out I ask drunk raider fan politely "Excuse me why did you rip the sign off my friend?" She is beyond comprehending words, as most raider fans are, especially as one as drunk as this girl. Disgusted and now bored i drop the boobified jello into her beer and walk off with everyone around us laughing and her looking more dazed than ever.
Why the fuck was she wearing a raider's jersey? Did they play today? Were they good in the 90s cause they arent good now. either way, i rediscovered the spice girls and clueless tonite and am incredibly happy about it.
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| vale |
[16 Oct 2006|12:28pm] |
i just bought my tickets home. i will be arriving in fm sometime after 11pm on dec 15th. doug i will need a ride if you can oblige, also, the addition of longhair would be an nice bonus.
dec 15th is 61 days from now counting today. i swear to god im not homesick though.
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| españa |
[26 Sep 2006|10:57am] |
i can sum up spain in 3 words
mullets
manpris
motos
i didnt even mean to do alliteration, it just turned out that way.
this place is crazy.
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[10 Aug 2006|06:53pm] |
Today
Is the last day I can get my visa for Spain.
Is the day I need to get my no baby shot.
Is the 8th month anniversary with the boy.
I have not done anything for any of those above statements.
fuck.
Anyone know how I can leave Spain 5 days after my legal depart date has passed and not get arrested/deported/fined?
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[09 Jul 2006|02:00pm] |
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holy shit i can still not believe zidane head butted that guy.
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[30 Jun 2006|11:17pm] |
i miss mango sorbet, the bathwater called the gulf, seeing people i know driving especially on mcgregor, visits/presents from longhair, old school's bbqs, thigh tanning, brady's back porch after work, driving stick, never being cold for 9 months straight, seeing kids i know from high school who got fat, not having to cook my own food.
i mean sure some of these things are relics of the past and no longer part of my fort myers experience anymore but i can still miss them and things like bike rides on mcgregor with bryant replace them and are still exclusively fort myers events.
i can not believe you guys conned me into coming home. july 27-august 1st. everyone is coming to the hairball or im taking it as personal insult.
im totally going to get fired for doing this and am blaming doug exclusively.
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[20 Apr 2006|10:05am] |
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i figured out photoshop
and than figured out how to remotely get this image off ucsd's servers. someone save me from myself.
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[09 Apr 2006|03:17pm] |
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( pura vida )
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[03 Apr 2006|03:49am] |
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ive been traveling alot this past week. we almost crashed and died driving la to san diego only to live to find out my friend sachin wasnt so lucky on friday. his service is tuesday. monday i watched a chocolate lab puppy get run over by a truck that didnt swirve, slow down or hit the breaks. coco died 5 minutes later in my friends arms. ive seen dead before but never dying until now. im not really sure what all this death means and im definately not sure i want this in livejournal but i guess im trying to convey is that driving mindfully is ideal.
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[06 Mar 2006|03:16pm] |
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I got this card from my friend since the days of diapers and i need help decyphering it.
"Jackie,
Well, I had to write and tell you that the gift I got you came to my place, with my name on it so I had to send it back and get it fixed.
Now a few things..
1) It expires in a year. So don't worry..
2) I didn't spend all that money..I had a free one and got it transfered into your name..because I love you!
Can you guess what it is??
Love you!!
Hallie"
As much as Im incredibly excited for this, that agonizing curiousity is almost too much to bear.
What could it be? From the letter I'm deducting it cost a good deal a money (for a college kid) and that it is important that it is in my name. so no really, what could it be?
if this is a plane ticket to visit hal in NYC im going to shit myself.
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| fight me |
[05 Feb 2006|03:40am] |
26 March 2006
Taca Intl Airlines
Los Angeles Intl (LAX), Los Angeles,California,USA
to
Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO), San Jose,Costa Rica
02 April 2006
Taca Intl Airlines
Juan Santamaria Intl (SJO), San Jose,Costa Rica
to
Los Angeles Intl (LAX), Los Angeles,California,USA
thats right bitches. im finally going to costa rica.
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[28 Jan 2006|08:38pm] |
the strokes are such assholes. they only have 1 show in cali, 6 hours away, when i have a final.
florida doesnt get any love. texas-3 shows?!
oh why has thou forsaken me, casablancas?
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