Good stuff

http://bethanyamandamiller.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/the-56-bestworst-analogies-written-by-high-school-students/

Roomie trouble

I'm about to go apeshit on my roomie. He went from bad to terrible in about a day. Has zero money for rent. Keeping his pot in my tupperware. ATE ALL OF MY GOD DAMNED SPAGHETTI. So, I met with trey and leo today to discuss living arrangements. Looks like he will be moving in on the first of next month.

Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. I was all snuggled in with a bottle of malbec. Ready to hit that spaghetti. Oh well. There is always bazbeaux.

fork, bottom bracket, headset DONE

i’ve been slowly acquiring parts for my leader frame. i bought a crankset and chain off of my friend matt anderson. origin 8. had a headset, bottom bracket, and fork installed yesterday. so, it’s coming along nicely. now, i just need to get some wheels, seatpost, stem, bars, and straps. fun fun.

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bike progress

it's time to make a checklist.  i've started building my frame.  now it's time to get the hard shit done.  the first thing i did was purchase some pedals.  joe is currently installing a headset and bottom bracket onto my frame.  i purchased some crank arms, crank, and front brake from a pretty cool dude named matt.  he lives in josh's building and he's a pretty solid guy.   wiped out on his fixed-gear pretty hard so he's parting it out.

parts so far:

• frame (leader 725tr 2010) 250$
• saddle (selle italia turbo ) freebie
• pedals (crank brothers 5050xx) 75$
• crank set (origin 8 track crankset {used}) 100$
• headset (not sure) 70$
• bottom bracket (not sure) 25$
• total spent: 520$

parts left to buy:

• handlebars (deda pista) 90$
• stem (crank brothers iodine 2) 90$
• carbon fork 160$
• seat post (leader SPCA1 Aero Carbon Seat Post) 150$
• wheelset (not sure) 200$-400$
• left to spend: 690$-890$
• damn.

Bike geometry

http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-728735.html

macnivens, parcel service, and angieslist.com

i went into macniven’s yesterday to learn that the gm is a former fridays gm and thinks very highly of fridays employees. apparently, fridays people with longevity get shuffled to the top of the application pile pretty quickly. so, this gives me hope. i really don’t want to serve any more, but this could be good for me. just a basic change of scenery. also, no more 100$ weeks.

also, i ran into a few of doug’s friends today who have started a parcel service. a bike messenger gig. they offered to let me do a few shifts of that, which i think is pretty rad. i could ride my bike around downtown for money lol. i may pick that up as a part-time gig. we’ll see.

also, i hear that angieslist.com is looking…

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accordion folders save me

i picked up some accordion folders last week. this should help me organize my papers (taxes, legal, car, etc.). almost have the dining room ready to vacuum and shampoo.

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leader 725tr 2010

i went to joe’s cycles today and put a leader 725tr on layaway! this is going to be so goddamned awesome. i can’t wait to get this puppy home and start putting parts on it. i ran the trek on craigslist yesterday and have already had a few people contact me about it.

i’m still on the fence about going fixed. part of me wants to say it’s a fad and to just stick with freewheel and brakes. but the fixed-gear community seems to have an awfully good time with their bikes lol.

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friday's and lakecia

basically, lakecia is a wretched asshole. i don’t really want to comment on the fight we had last week. let’s just say, it was stupid. and it would be completely tolerable, save for the fact that her and craig swapped departments again. so, she is now my direct manager. she sucks. the problem is, she is genuinely unhappy in life. so, she feels the need to bring down everyone else in her life who may have found some shred of happiness. that’s me. i’m happy. so, rather than give me guidance or MANAGEMENT when i may need it, she just tries to call me out and embarrass me. not any more. i’m going to angieslist.com this week to apply. so long fridays.

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It's coming...

i know that the time is coming for me to put my thoughts on religion into this blog.  i just don't really want to tackle that at the moment.  i will do a little rambling, however.  i met up with scoop and nick mcnulty today for a little dinner at bw3s.  then nick and i went to a tattoo convention/contest at the vogue.  that was alright, but the mc made me want to gouge my own eyeballs out.  this dude was god awful... 

as a side note, i have analyzed the term "god awful" and have come to the conclusion that it is a term used to describe something as awful as god.  hilariously, the term is used by many christ-heads to describe only the most terrible of things.

anyhow, god awful as it was, it was still a decent time.  it was nice seeing erin.

so now, i'm looking forward to tomorrow.  it's still a little shocking and a LOT flattering that i was actually asked to be in a wedding.  but it's happening.  tomorrow is the rehearsal, and i'm walking with anna knabe.  great girl.  heart broken by charlie whatshisnameformerroomieofdylanmorse.  

nelson is having a dream right now that he's running.  laying right next to me as i watch "the social network".  god damn i love this dog.

friends are immeasurable

about to crash on the couch at mr nick mcnulty's house.  i love that he and i are getting close.  he's a really great guy.  one of the few truly positive influences in my life right now.  i wish we spent more time together, honestly.  but hey, this is a start.

neon: TOTALLED

basically, my car being totalled was the best thing that could’ve happened at that exact moment lol. i was out on the town with the lady when a dude smashed into my car, completely totalling it. don’t get me wront, it COMPLETELY sucked at first. i had to learn the bus system. walked from the bus stop to work in -5 degree weather. no big whoop. but then magic happened. a friend/coworker, wes, overheard me telling the story of my car to another coworker and declared that he had been given a car by a friend of his who no longer needed it. so, being the kind soul that he is, he just gave me this extra car. so i ended up receiving a settlement from the guy’s insurance company, which i used to PAY OFF the uninsured accident. so, that’s all taken care of, finally. just another step. next up, CREDIT CARDS.

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Untitled

i started the big shit yesterday. i cleaned out the closet in the entry way. now, there should only be shoes and coats in there. i even mopped that bitch. the next step is to buy a vacuum cleaner. these carpets are damn near wrecked. i need to clean the couch too, but i’m not sure how. i’ll figure that out soon enough though. it’s coming together though.

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Untitled

i went on a late-night bike ride last night with josh baskerville and dave hoffman. that was a good time. we just pedalled around the city with no real destination. it felt pretty great. i feel like my fitness is improving slowly. i need to buy a scale, because i’m basically shooting in the dark right now.

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it's a start

eric woods contacted me today via facebook about maybe purchasing my bike. i’m thinking this would be a good move, considering it would be a good size for him. i’m still not sure what to charge him. it’s a great frame. nice wheels/tires. just paid to do a single-speed conversion on it. we’ll see how it goes.

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top priority right now

i really, really want to learn c#. i’ve been slowly making my way through a book called “head first into c#”. it’s pretty fun, but i think it assumes that i already know a few things that i just don’t. i don’t really know the vocabulary that they use. not sure what a “class” is or a “namespace”. i’m sure that will all come eventually, but it would be nice to know these things going into it. i think i’m going to set a personal goal to complete one chapter per week in this book. i think that would serve me well. there are 15 chapters in the book, so a week per chapter should do just fine. then maybe, if i feel comfortable enough, i could move on and start learning xna. or at the very least, go through the book again. i’ll post updates as i make my way.

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Selling the Trek

i know i know, i was super jazzed on the trek when i first got it. don’t get me wrong, it is a SWEET ride. but the truth is, the frame is just too damn small. i’m 6’2”. i need at least a 58cm frame. that trek is 48cm, MAYBE 50. it is just too damned uncomfortable to ride. i hit downtown with josh baskerville and dave tonight and was pretty cramped the whole time. it sucked, for sure. i think the plan is just to put some stuff on layaway at joe’s in fountain square and pay it off as i go. that should do me just fine. nice little single speed. NOT a fixie. although, i’m thinking about it…

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i made good of my day today.  i did plenty, that's for sure.  i started out with a trip to fry's with scoop.  she was feeling a little crabby.  probably because i had to bail on her last night (again).  i really hate it when that happens. i couldn't skip out on the bach party though.  anyways, went to fry's.  then grabbed some food at outback, which was superb as always.  then i basically came home and cleaned until my hands bled.  cleaned out the basement.  in the process of doing all my laundry.

joey came home.  i'm becoming a little annoyed with a few things.  alright, i get that nelson chewed up his hat.  my bad.  but asking me to replace it?  nah.  dude's friends/dog/work have effectively broken my couch, washer, EAR BUDS, and whatever else.  he ain't replacing shit.  we'll call that annoyance 1.  the next thing is the consumer attitude.  first thing's first, he's not a consumer.  a consumer goes to work, earns a check, and goes out and consumes things.  or purchases the things he/she intends to consume.  but here's the thing, he doesn't actually own anything.  nothing.  none of the items in this house are his (except for bruce).  i went to listen to some music the other day and none of the music in the itunes library was actually mine.  he'd erased all of it.  i was pretty pissed, but i got over it.

but all in all, things are going pretty good.  joey and i get along just fine.  he's a nice guy.  and he's great with the dogs.  also, scoop and i are doing GREAT.  i really think that things are going to be okay.  plus, i can't wait for her to see her scoop in the ensemble that i've thrown together for the david felland/ lindsay ritter wedding.  that's this weekend.  rehearsal dinner is thursday and the actual wedding is saturday.  really stoked on that.  for sure.

Depressing story of why pretending to be insane is a bad idea.

http://m.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/21/jon-ronson-how-to-spot-a-psychopath?cat=books&type=article

bachelor(ette)

tonight was dave and lindsay's bachelor(ette) party.  it was pretty fun.  we went and had sushi at 45 on mass & college.  then, we headed over to talbott st. and indulged in a drag show.  i wasn't out late.  it's always nice to see zach and steph, dave and linds, ms anna knabe, corey ritter, josh baskerville, etc.  that group is slowly becoming my fave people in the world.  i was supposed to kick it with nick and erin, but that didn't happen.  they went to a movie and it let out too late.  scoop was a little annoyed with me.  i could just tell.

on another note, NO RAPTURE!  i've survived yet ANOTHER supposed rapture.  some religious zealot decided that today would be the day that ol' jeez louise would come back and take all his followers to heaven.  well, he was wrong.  eat it.  i'm growing more and more heated, with each passing day, with these people.  religion preys on gullible people who are desperate for answers.  more on that later.  i think i'm going to do a religious post soon.  it's been a long time coming.

god damn i just dusted off a 15 hour work day like it was nothing!  i'm not really complaining, to be honest.  i walked with a cool 2 hundy in the pocky so it's all good.  i had the pleasure of serving mrs. elmore, my 1st grade teacher who, apparently, remembered me.  she knew that i had moved to maplewood after leaving her class... 20 years ago.  so, now i'm home breaking in my new keyboard.  i had heard that it's pretty important to have a nice keyboard to write code with, so i bought a nice one.  ergonomic microsoft boy.  so, aside from that, macho man randy savage died today in a car crash.  out. of. sight.  well, good night.

mike

"talked about you today.  i miss you man.  your death was a weird one for me, for sure.  it's been a few years now.  god, that's unsettling for me to type.  we weren't particularly close or anything, but you dying was very difficult for me.  i'll never, ever forget you."


this was submitted as a comment on mike ward's myspace profile today.  it's still private.

Scoop and I hit a rough spot. See how it plays out.

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