I don't even have my rug a week and Ibanez has a big, watery puke on it. Karen leant me some cleaning stuff and I think the stain is gone. I just have to take another little looksy at it. In the meanwhile I am keeping all of my stuff out of the living room and closing my door. Annoying cat. He needs his Lindsay and probably some better food.
Helped Jen move today. She lives down in South West Portland, beyond PSU. Karen and I had a few troubles getting there but arrived on time. It is a complicated area to get to but not so bad. Some cute houses, but right near a big road. Decent enough I guess.
We had to bring her stuff out of the basement of her friend Vanessa's house. Wonderful house and really nice friend(she works at Laika, very cool. There were a few heavy boxes that were a massive pain and struggle to get to the car but most of her stuff was in little boxes. With four people and two cars it took under an hour to load em up and move them into her place. We didn't help unpack. Only one trip was needed. It is nice to help friends.
Jen and Vanessa went to Ikea. Karen and I went to the Goose.
I changed into an unsweaty shirt and we met up again to walk along 23rd looking for a wedding present for a friend of hers. We went into Lush which was a high end designed soap and bath place. There was one goopy thing wrapped in seaweed that caught my eye but I am so not the girl for those kinds of soaps. My tub isn't nice enough to warrant a classy bath. Ohh the smell was intense there. We did a little loop of 23rd (we crossed at around Lovejoy or Kearney). We stopped and got some cool drinks and minty chocolate cake at the Rose Bakery. The waitress had really beautiful dreads.
Karen bought a lovely minicake mold for her friend from the first place that we went to. The girl in front of us in line was buying some tool that had to do with Absinthe. Correct me if I'm wrong but shouldn't she not be open about what she was needing the tool for? I thought Absinthe was illegal in America. Maybe it is legal in Portland, along with froofy bath salts.
I cleaned the rug when I got back. It looks okay I guess. Might give it another clean tomorrow, just to be sure.
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Tea with J. Lee
Tomorrow morning is Karen and mine's day of rest from exercise. So we are spending it helping Jen movie. Huzzah!
I met up with Jen at Tea Zone for lunch. I flipped through her issue of Juxtapose and we caught up. I had iced tea, she had a flat soda. We both had tasty tasty paninis. Everyone remarks about how long my hair is now. I think it is the longest it has ever been. But anywhoo, the iced tea was nice. It was a perfect warm day. Very bright and snug but not sweltering or melting. After tea we decided to go see Hellboy II.
It was opening day but it was also the 2:00am showing so we had plenty of room and good seats. Three of the previews were for remakes: Death Race, Quarantine(which looks good), and Bangkok Dangerous. Most of them looked plain ridiculous.
Hellboy was fun. While a little ridiculous at time, I enjoyed it. The one liners and jokes were not totally without humor. Guillermo del Toro's creature costumes were superb. That man knows how to make a set and make a monster. This movie will probably age well because of the energy spent into the creation of real things. It went quick. I might see it again on Sunday with Lindsay & co.
Jen is a cool cat.
Lindsay was napping when I got home. She has been working really hard on that backdrop painting. She doesn't want to slow down but she really should for a little moment.
Ibanez really likes to stare at himself in the mirror. He dragged his toy in front of it.
I should get some rest. Big day of heavy lifting and I haven't done any heavy lifting since dragging my suitcase up those stairs in Amsterdam.
I met up with Jen at Tea Zone for lunch. I flipped through her issue of Juxtapose and we caught up. I had iced tea, she had a flat soda. We both had tasty tasty paninis. Everyone remarks about how long my hair is now. I think it is the longest it has ever been. But anywhoo, the iced tea was nice. It was a perfect warm day. Very bright and snug but not sweltering or melting. After tea we decided to go see Hellboy II.
It was opening day but it was also the 2:00am showing so we had plenty of room and good seats. Three of the previews were for remakes: Death Race, Quarantine(which looks good), and Bangkok Dangerous. Most of them looked plain ridiculous.
Hellboy was fun. While a little ridiculous at time, I enjoyed it. The one liners and jokes were not totally without humor. Guillermo del Toro's creature costumes were superb. That man knows how to make a set and make a monster. This movie will probably age well because of the energy spent into the creation of real things. It went quick. I might see it again on Sunday with Lindsay & co.
Jen is a cool cat.
Lindsay was napping when I got home. She has been working really hard on that backdrop painting. She doesn't want to slow down but she really should for a little moment.
Ibanez really likes to stare at himself in the mirror. He dragged his toy in front of it.
I should get some rest. Big day of heavy lifting and I haven't done any heavy lifting since dragging my suitcase up those stairs in Amsterdam.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
run run run
Karen delayed our work out so I slept in to noon and loafed about till our time.
I sweat so much during exercise but I don't want to wash my hair everyday. I didn't today and kept it back. It was just flat but I guess it didn't look too bad. Could have been worse I guess. Listening to music makes it go by really quick. I think I will switch over to an audio book.
After I enjoyed a bath, ate some chicken and cake, and watched a few more episodes of Creature Comforts.
I emailed Rachael and I think my roommate for next year has been confirmed. Her name is Cecine. She has pet snakes.
I went to a reading at my comic shop. It was by the Kids of Widney High, or two of them. Just a little reading. It was nifty. They were playing a show later on but the venue most assuredly was 21+ so I just went home after. Floating World Comics is having a sale but it doesn't have anything that interests me.
Lindsay and I chatted when she got back from painting. She had been doing a backdrop for a show that at any one time will be seen by 3,000 people! How amazing is that? She is doing what she wants to be doing and that is cool.
My friend Jen is in town and will probably need some help moving so I think I will be doing that this weekend. Get out in the sun. Lift some stuff. Build up muscle.
I sweat so much during exercise but I don't want to wash my hair everyday. I didn't today and kept it back. It was just flat but I guess it didn't look too bad. Could have been worse I guess. Listening to music makes it go by really quick. I think I will switch over to an audio book.
After I enjoyed a bath, ate some chicken and cake, and watched a few more episodes of Creature Comforts.
I emailed Rachael and I think my roommate for next year has been confirmed. Her name is Cecine. She has pet snakes.
I went to a reading at my comic shop. It was by the Kids of Widney High, or two of them. Just a little reading. It was nifty. They were playing a show later on but the venue most assuredly was 21+ so I just went home after. Floating World Comics is having a sale but it doesn't have anything that interests me.
Lindsay and I chatted when she got back from painting. She had been doing a backdrop for a show that at any one time will be seen by 3,000 people! How amazing is that? She is doing what she wants to be doing and that is cool.
My friend Jen is in town and will probably need some help moving so I think I will be doing that this weekend. Get out in the sun. Lift some stuff. Build up muscle.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
A Minde! Just what I have always wanted!
IKEA!! Oh wow, Ikea is so much fun. I bought a Minde (mirror), a pack of Lingo (magazine holders), an 8-pack of Propp (clothes hangers), a bright orange Saxan and some Ringsjon to go with it (shower curtain and loops), a red and white striped Waldo-esque Sveje (rug), an Elly set (dish towels), a pair of Iris (pot holders), a couple of nice muted green and blue Dinera (bowls), a Magasin set (cutting boards), and a nice new Prompt (cookie sheet). SCORE! And it all came in at $42, can you believe it?
Karen drove. Only about fifteen minutes to get out there. Amazing. It was a nice warm day but I wore pants because I was sure the building would have A/C. We started our venture with lunch: meatballs and potatoes for me, meatballs and fries for her and a slice of moist chocolate cake to share.
We roamed around the second floor looking at the set ups. Their ideas for places with minimals square feet were nice. I think they should have more layout examples for small apartments, perhaps a whole book? I would get that. There were a few people that showed up again and again in the fake photos and we started to make up stories for them.
The second floor proved very fruitful. Beautiful fabrics, every possible type of cup (but not so great in the bowl department), shelving units for every type of thing that could be shelved, and so on. Ikea is wonderful. We were very good about not going overboard because with prices what they were...blimey it would be so easy to pick up lots of little things. I should have brought my camera. I need more shelves but I don't know what set up I will have next semester so I didn't really look at them. Dad could make them better anyway.
There was one child screeching and screeching. Really loud and the parents just looked around, ignoring it.
I've wanted a full length mirror for a while. The Minde was suspiciously affordable. Most of it was odds and ends. A great deal of the pans I have been using are not in good shape (one I think is rusting). They did not have a great selection of pans so I just got the cookie sheet. I need smaller ones with edges. Picked up a shower curtain because the current one isn't in great shape. It is a very bright color that should look good in the bathroom. I need some more color. The rug is nice but I'm not sure how well it fits in the grand scheme of things. I have a lot of cheap stuff that needs some sort of decoration. I have a huge thing of Modge Podge that I should use. Mmm. It will be fun to move things around.
After our shopping and self check out, we sat and ate some frozen yogurt. Mmm. Karen scarfed hers down. I took my time.
Totally exhausted, I took the rest of the day off. I started the day with a vigorous workout with Karen. I was early for once. We listened to Gogol Bordello and got our sweat on.
I've started talking to some of the people on PNCA's homeroom site. Looking into prospective roommates. I think I may have found one.
A view of Ibanez and my Sveje as seen in my new Minde.
Karen drove. Only about fifteen minutes to get out there. Amazing. It was a nice warm day but I wore pants because I was sure the building would have A/C. We started our venture with lunch: meatballs and potatoes for me, meatballs and fries for her and a slice of moist chocolate cake to share.
We roamed around the second floor looking at the set ups. Their ideas for places with minimals square feet were nice. I think they should have more layout examples for small apartments, perhaps a whole book? I would get that. There were a few people that showed up again and again in the fake photos and we started to make up stories for them.
The second floor proved very fruitful. Beautiful fabrics, every possible type of cup (but not so great in the bowl department), shelving units for every type of thing that could be shelved, and so on. Ikea is wonderful. We were very good about not going overboard because with prices what they were...blimey it would be so easy to pick up lots of little things. I should have brought my camera. I need more shelves but I don't know what set up I will have next semester so I didn't really look at them. Dad could make them better anyway.
There was one child screeching and screeching. Really loud and the parents just looked around, ignoring it.
I've wanted a full length mirror for a while. The Minde was suspiciously affordable. Most of it was odds and ends. A great deal of the pans I have been using are not in good shape (one I think is rusting). They did not have a great selection of pans so I just got the cookie sheet. I need smaller ones with edges. Picked up a shower curtain because the current one isn't in great shape. It is a very bright color that should look good in the bathroom. I need some more color. The rug is nice but I'm not sure how well it fits in the grand scheme of things. I have a lot of cheap stuff that needs some sort of decoration. I have a huge thing of Modge Podge that I should use. Mmm. It will be fun to move things around.
After our shopping and self check out, we sat and ate some frozen yogurt. Mmm. Karen scarfed hers down. I took my time.
Totally exhausted, I took the rest of the day off. I started the day with a vigorous workout with Karen. I was early for once. We listened to Gogol Bordello and got our sweat on.
I've started talking to some of the people on PNCA's homeroom site. Looking into prospective roommates. I think I may have found one.
A view of Ibanez and my Sveje as seen in my new Minde.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
heat ladder
Slept in through my work out. Err. Oops. And when I got back tonight it was into quiet hours so I couldn't do that. I didn't want to work out in the middle of the day because..ehh I forget why. Anyway. Need to get into the habit of it. I am doing it for sure tomorrow. And going to Ikea with Karen. Fun fun!
I went to see Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson with Michael. I liked how it focused on his journalism and life. It barely touched on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (it had some bits), which was good in that it was about the man and this man whose work became a movie that was really popular. It truly was about it. I felt that it focused a little too heavily in certain areas of his life. It wasn't evenly paced but still it was fascinating, he was fascinating.
When we got out of the theatre there was a long line waiting for the next showing.
Made myself a big cheese steak for dinner. Delicious. Picked at a chicken for lunch. Need to get some vegetables.
The weather has picked up again. It has been in the 70's and now it is climbing towards the 90's again. I can't go out in that kind of weather!
I went to see Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson with Michael. I liked how it focused on his journalism and life. It barely touched on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (it had some bits), which was good in that it was about the man and this man whose work became a movie that was really popular. It truly was about it. I felt that it focused a little too heavily in certain areas of his life. It wasn't evenly paced but still it was fascinating, he was fascinating.
When we got out of the theatre there was a long line waiting for the next showing.
Made myself a big cheese steak for dinner. Delicious. Picked at a chicken for lunch. Need to get some vegetables.
The weather has picked up again. It has been in the 70's and now it is climbing towards the 90's again. I can't go out in that kind of weather!
Monday, July 7, 2008
cat hair everywhere
Worked out this morning. About 30 minutes of assorted amounts of jogging. Got oh so very sweaty. But I did better today than yesterday. I just need to keep at it.
I've been very busy all day. Well mostly busy for part of the day.
Had to return some DVDs and books to the school library. Picked up a new pile of ones to return later. They have an amazing selection during the summer. Someone left one of those reusable bags on my bike. They had left them on all the bikes. What a nice gift. I've been using Lindsay's reusable Trader Joe's bag all this time. Good to have one of my own.
Did some laundry. It is so easy to do it when no one is around to hog the machines.
I watched Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. HORRIBLE. I just hate her work. It is so dull. She depicts Versailles with as much luster as one would a trailer park. She doesn't seem quite sure what way of storytelling and methods to stick to. Sometimes she has modern touches, other it is straightforward. But uhg. And there were about four actually French people in the whole film. I don't care about the characters. I have no sympathy for Antoinette. She just isn't a good directer or writer.
Biking was tough. I'm sore from exercising. But I'm just generally out of shape all around after a month of inactivity.
I cleaned the apartment a little today. Uhhgg. It is so hard to vacuum. It is not good to become so aware of the amount of cat hair embedded in the carpet.
Jim's coming over after work. I got a precooked chicken for us to share. Mmmmm!!
I've been very busy all day. Well mostly busy for part of the day.
Had to return some DVDs and books to the school library. Picked up a new pile of ones to return later. They have an amazing selection during the summer. Someone left one of those reusable bags on my bike. They had left them on all the bikes. What a nice gift. I've been using Lindsay's reusable Trader Joe's bag all this time. Good to have one of my own.
Did some laundry. It is so easy to do it when no one is around to hog the machines.
I watched Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette. HORRIBLE. I just hate her work. It is so dull. She depicts Versailles with as much luster as one would a trailer park. She doesn't seem quite sure what way of storytelling and methods to stick to. Sometimes she has modern touches, other it is straightforward. But uhg. And there were about four actually French people in the whole film. I don't care about the characters. I have no sympathy for Antoinette. She just isn't a good directer or writer.
Biking was tough. I'm sore from exercising. But I'm just generally out of shape all around after a month of inactivity.
I cleaned the apartment a little today. Uhhgg. It is so hard to vacuum. It is not good to become so aware of the amount of cat hair embedded in the carpet.
Jim's coming over after work. I got a precooked chicken for us to share. Mmmmm!!
work out buddy
The Goose has fairly decent work out facilities. I think I am going to start taking advantage of them. Karen and I had a little session tonight. I ran on a treadmill for about fifteen minutes. I did other machines for a bit as well. Should start slow. I got all sweaty but I wasn't entirely dead by the end. We are going to try and make a habit out of it. Possibly a daily exercise! We go at it again tomorrow morning.
I went to a coffee shop, ordered my drink(a caramel steamer), and read some of The Raw Shark Texts. HOLY CRAP is that a dense book. I crawl though sentences and claw my way down through the cryptic and imaginative paragraphs. I had to stop when I started getting overwhelmed. Brilliant work there. The back biography of the author says he studied at a fine art school. I can sort of tell from the writing. I can recognize how it is written and how it is visualized based from how I am being taught how to think about the world. It is an interesting work to use to self examine my own education.
My friend Morgan, his favorite movie is American Movie. I rented it from the school library. It is really sad. It is a documentary about this man who is trying to film a no-budget horror movie. The guy is in Milwaukee and enlists help and money from everyone around him. It takes years for him to finish his short film. It is just so sad and a rather perfect description of people. I liked it but I don't think I would watch it again. I can understand why Morgan likes it.
I went to a coffee shop, ordered my drink(a caramel steamer), and read some of The Raw Shark Texts. HOLY CRAP is that a dense book. I crawl though sentences and claw my way down through the cryptic and imaginative paragraphs. I had to stop when I started getting overwhelmed. Brilliant work there. The back biography of the author says he studied at a fine art school. I can sort of tell from the writing. I can recognize how it is written and how it is visualized based from how I am being taught how to think about the world. It is an interesting work to use to self examine my own education.
My friend Morgan, his favorite movie is American Movie. I rented it from the school library. It is really sad. It is a documentary about this man who is trying to film a no-budget horror movie. The guy is in Milwaukee and enlists help and money from everyone around him. It takes years for him to finish his short film. It is just so sad and a rather perfect description of people. I liked it but I don't think I would watch it again. I can understand why Morgan likes it.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
almost bored...almost
Wow. Almost eleven pm. I really did nothing today. But I sort of feel like drawing so I think I'll do that. It is dark but it isn't that late, not body clock wise.
So any advice about getting a job from scratch? The library job was achieved with an inside tip and the custodian job was because no one else wanted to do it. Do I got be a custodian again? I don't mind scrubbing floors so much. Cleaning out disgusting fridges is another thing all together. I should get an Oregon food handler's permit, just to have it so I can apply at more places. I'm up for anything. Well anything legal.
Lindsay came back for about an hour today. She has been gone since...uhh Thursday? She is working on a new light show backdrop. She came, she showered, she petted Ibanez, and left.
I really should just get out of the house. Maybe I'll go to Ikea tomorrow or something. Or Goodwill.
I put up a little mini-bio about me on the PNCA forum website thing. Sort of a pre-scouting system for meeting new Gooselings. Possibly a roommate. Dunno.
My blister is healing pretty well.
So any advice about getting a job from scratch? The library job was achieved with an inside tip and the custodian job was because no one else wanted to do it. Do I got be a custodian again? I don't mind scrubbing floors so much. Cleaning out disgusting fridges is another thing all together. I should get an Oregon food handler's permit, just to have it so I can apply at more places. I'm up for anything. Well anything legal.
Lindsay came back for about an hour today. She has been gone since...uhh Thursday? She is working on a new light show backdrop. She came, she showered, she petted Ibanez, and left.
I really should just get out of the house. Maybe I'll go to Ikea tomorrow or something. Or Goodwill.
I put up a little mini-bio about me on the PNCA forum website thing. Sort of a pre-scouting system for meeting new Gooselings. Possibly a roommate. Dunno.
My blister is healing pretty well.
Friday, July 4, 2008
lock the door and brush the cat
Chelsey and I went to the waterfront to take in the fireworks. She brought along Peanut, a dachshund/chihuahua mix that she is taking care of for the night. It was a fun little meander to the water. We sat on the grass but it was a bit damp. We stood for the show. They had some nice big booms and it lit up the sky and all the standard firework fare. Pretty cool, no music though. A few people were selling glowing light sabers. I love hearing the bomb and that second of anticipation for what the firework will be. There were two sets going off; one between the Burnside and Hawthorne Bridge and one on the other side of the Hawthorne Bride. It lasted about 25 minutes but it went by in a flash.
The mass exodus of people was...massive. People crossed when they didn't have the walk sign. Peanut was well behaved. When we were sitting down some kids gave him some pets. I couldn't figure out if one of the kids was a boy or a girl. Fireworks are still going off but I can't see them.
Haven't heard from Lindsay in a day or so. Ibanez is in full needy mode.
Bought a variety of foodstuffs because I need some change, just cheese steak fixings, breaded frozen fish, and toaster pastries. Bought Ibanez a brush as a going away present. He doesn't like being brushed as much as Basil does.
Almost done with Wonderfalls. Well I've seen about half of it already. Watched Barton Fink as well. And that was...what? I don't know quite what it was. Not my favorite Coen brothers movie.
The mass exodus of people was...massive. People crossed when they didn't have the walk sign. Peanut was well behaved. When we were sitting down some kids gave him some pets. I couldn't figure out if one of the kids was a boy or a girl. Fireworks are still going off but I can't see them.
Haven't heard from Lindsay in a day or so. Ibanez is in full needy mode.
Bought a variety of foodstuffs because I need some change, just cheese steak fixings, breaded frozen fish, and toaster pastries. Bought Ibanez a brush as a going away present. He doesn't like being brushed as much as Basil does.
Almost done with Wonderfalls. Well I've seen about half of it already. Watched Barton Fink as well. And that was...what? I don't know quite what it was. Not my favorite Coen brothers movie.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
170lb puppy
I noticed I didn't have all the parts to put my bike seat back together (I must have missed picking something up when it fell apart) so I had to go in to the shop. Really tricky to ride with no seat. And I bet some people do it for fun! I hurt my toosh when I fell into habit and tried to sit. Ouch.
The shop guy revealed that the bolt had broken in half. They also didn't have a spare in stock. I opted to replace the fastener thingie instead of waiting for the part to come in (the fastener was funky anyway). The guy did it right there. No waiting for an opening. That was awesome. Well I had to wait a little while he did it. I sat next to this lady who had her two dogs with her in the shop. One was a little purse dog named Georgie and one was a Mastiff named Otis who was very lovely. I gave Otis a good scratch behind the ears and he flopped over and put his paw on me. It was a sweety. HUGE dog. Unbelievable it still has some growing to do.
I zoomed to Floating World Comics after my seat was reestablished. Huzzah! I am capable of doing things and fixing things!
The comic shop had some Boys issues in. There was a small sale table but it didn't have anything the excited me. One of the guards at PNCA was in the shop. We chatted a little bit. It was pretty busy for 3pm on a Thursda...OH SHOOT I just realized it is First Thursday today. Aww dang. Oh well.
Read my comics. Watched Wonderfalls. Ate some food. Couldn't decide if I was warm or cold.
The shop guy revealed that the bolt had broken in half. They also didn't have a spare in stock. I opted to replace the fastener thingie instead of waiting for the part to come in (the fastener was funky anyway). The guy did it right there. No waiting for an opening. That was awesome. Well I had to wait a little while he did it. I sat next to this lady who had her two dogs with her in the shop. One was a little purse dog named Georgie and one was a Mastiff named Otis who was very lovely. I gave Otis a good scratch behind the ears and he flopped over and put his paw on me. It was a sweety. HUGE dog. Unbelievable it still has some growing to do.
I zoomed to Floating World Comics after my seat was reestablished. Huzzah! I am capable of doing things and fixing things!
The comic shop had some Boys issues in. There was a small sale table but it didn't have anything the excited me. One of the guards at PNCA was in the shop. We chatted a little bit. It was pretty busy for 3pm on a Thursda...OH SHOOT I just realized it is First Thursday today. Aww dang. Oh well.
Read my comics. Watched Wonderfalls. Ate some food. Couldn't decide if I was warm or cold.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
back to bike-sics
They put in a green area on 14th and Burnside. It is a little space painted green on the right most lane. It is a spot where bikes can park in front of cars so that they don't get run over. A safe spot. A way so that cars don't go into our lane to turn because we have right of way. It is pretty neat. A nice shade of bright green as well.
It was nice hanging with Jim. It has been a while. I've missed all my friends. We watched Gotham Knight which is a collection of Japanese animated Batman cartoons. A couple were done by some of the people who did Tekkonkinkreet. It was fun. I thought one was done by Satoshi Kon, but it wasn't. After we walked around the neighborhood and I got some ice cream. 70 degrees is a good heat for me. It works.
I paid the deposit on the next year of Goose Hollow living. Huzzah. I refilled out the form saying what I want in a roommate.
My legs are very sore from all the biking. Across the bridge, up hills both ways, and in the sun; that's no fun.
Finished watching season 2 of Dexter. That is one damn fine show. No cliffhangers. Lots of nail biting. Now what? Oh yeah...job. Bleh.
When I was riding home my bike seat fell off. It just detached and slid right off. Thankfully I was mostly out of traffic and had a spot to stop and pick up the seat and screws. Seems like a quick fix. I could never get the bolt tight enough on it. It was always wobbly. I didn't have far to go, but even a half mile with no seat is a lot of strain from a standing pedaling position.
It was nice hanging with Jim. It has been a while. I've missed all my friends. We watched Gotham Knight which is a collection of Japanese animated Batman cartoons. A couple were done by some of the people who did Tekkonkinkreet. It was fun. I thought one was done by Satoshi Kon, but it wasn't. After we walked around the neighborhood and I got some ice cream. 70 degrees is a good heat for me. It works.
I paid the deposit on the next year of Goose Hollow living. Huzzah. I refilled out the form saying what I want in a roommate.
My legs are very sore from all the biking. Across the bridge, up hills both ways, and in the sun; that's no fun.
Finished watching season 2 of Dexter. That is one damn fine show. No cliffhangers. Lots of nail biting. Now what? Oh yeah...job. Bleh.
When I was riding home my bike seat fell off. It just detached and slid right off. Thankfully I was mostly out of traffic and had a spot to stop and pick up the seat and screws. Seems like a quick fix. I could never get the bolt tight enough on it. It was always wobbly. I didn't have far to go, but even a half mile with no seat is a lot of strain from a standing pedaling position.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Zelda Zonks
333 posts. Whoo!! Almost to the one year mark of blogging. Go me!
I had a nightmare about Zombies. Kind of sucked because it took me forever to get to sleep and to have a nightmare? Argh.
Finished reading Snuff. I knew I had to watch out for that book. The last 30 pages were nail biting. All that build up and it still caught me by surprise. Oh that Palahniuk! What a master.
I painted my nails. Watched Dexter. Not much else really.
I am really tense and stressed out right now, for various reasons. I'm just trying to relax by distracting myself. It isn't going so well.
Going to visit Jim now. Bye bye.
I had a nightmare about Zombies. Kind of sucked because it took me forever to get to sleep and to have a nightmare? Argh.
Finished reading Snuff. I knew I had to watch out for that book. The last 30 pages were nail biting. All that build up and it still caught me by surprise. Oh that Palahniuk! What a master.
I painted my nails. Watched Dexter. Not much else really.
I am really tense and stressed out right now, for various reasons. I'm just trying to relax by distracting myself. It isn't going so well.
Going to visit Jim now. Bye bye.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Mmmnn
Bad news. Lindsay won't be attending PNCA next semester. The expense was too much. I hope she will return.
Turned in my housing form. But will I really be staying here? A good reason for being here was having such an awesome roommate to survive the Goose with. Now, I just don't know.
Warm day. Cooling down a little. Perfect summer heat really. Not to an extent that kills a person.
Rented some DVD's and books from the library but I spent the day watching Dexter. In a few more days I will be done and will have to find something worthwhile to do with my time. The apathy followed me. But it was a long year full of changes. Well long two years as I didn't really have much of summer before due to having to take Biology.
Hmmm.
Turned in my housing form. But will I really be staying here? A good reason for being here was having such an awesome roommate to survive the Goose with. Now, I just don't know.
Warm day. Cooling down a little. Perfect summer heat really. Not to an extent that kills a person.
Rented some DVD's and books from the library but I spent the day watching Dexter. In a few more days I will be done and will have to find something worthwhile to do with my time. The apathy followed me. But it was a long year full of changes. Well long two years as I didn't really have much of summer before due to having to take Biology.
Hmmm.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
a day at the beach(s)
Well, this morning, the bottom of my foot fell apart into one big painful blister. I've been limping around all day.
It was warm when Karen, Robin and I left Portland. Not sizzling hot but still we were excited to go to the beach. Karen filled up at a secret Radio Cab gas station and off we went. We had plenty of snacks and waters and sandwiches. All sorts of tasty tastes. As we approached Canon Beach the weather became cloudy and cold.
The other had layers but I was just in a shirt dress and a bathing suit. I was shivering. Karen lent me a little cardigan. The sand was warm but still it was cold. The ocean was too far out to play in. We did make a sand castle and sit for a while. Robin's sandwiches were the bee's knees. A sort of sandcastle was built.
I picked up salt water taffy in town as a treat for everybody(and a thank you for Karen for doing all the driving) and we went to Seaside to see if the beach there had sun. I hobbled along behind the girls and indeed it was warm! We found a nice spot near the dunes and sunbathed. It was still a little overcast so we didn't get overheated or burnt (my face is a little red but not bad at all). It was great just sitting around and gabbing.
There was some hobbling back to the car. The blister is about the size of a half dollar. No puny thing.
We were met with rain on the way back. And thunder. And some magnificent lightning. Just picturesque. It made us all go, "woooooaaaaah!!".
Again we hobbled around and spent some time laying about and chatting. Eventually it was time for Robin to catch the max. We all went our separate ways for the night. Busy day. I'm looking forward to sleep.
Ibanez woke me up at 3:00am. He was throwing up. He barfed on my sandals. The brown ones my host mother bought for me in Japan. Had to throw them out. It is the second pair of my shoes that he has puked on.
It was warm when Karen, Robin and I left Portland. Not sizzling hot but still we were excited to go to the beach. Karen filled up at a secret Radio Cab gas station and off we went. We had plenty of snacks and waters and sandwiches. All sorts of tasty tastes. As we approached Canon Beach the weather became cloudy and cold.
The other had layers but I was just in a shirt dress and a bathing suit. I was shivering. Karen lent me a little cardigan. The sand was warm but still it was cold. The ocean was too far out to play in. We did make a sand castle and sit for a while. Robin's sandwiches were the bee's knees. A sort of sandcastle was built.
I picked up salt water taffy in town as a treat for everybody(and a thank you for Karen for doing all the driving) and we went to Seaside to see if the beach there had sun. I hobbled along behind the girls and indeed it was warm! We found a nice spot near the dunes and sunbathed. It was still a little overcast so we didn't get overheated or burnt (my face is a little red but not bad at all). It was great just sitting around and gabbing.
There was some hobbling back to the car. The blister is about the size of a half dollar. No puny thing.
We were met with rain on the way back. And thunder. And some magnificent lightning. Just picturesque. It made us all go, "woooooaaaaah!!".
Again we hobbled around and spent some time laying about and chatting. Eventually it was time for Robin to catch the max. We all went our separate ways for the night. Busy day. I'm looking forward to sleep.
Ibanez woke me up at 3:00am. He was throwing up. He barfed on my sandals. The brown ones my host mother bought for me in Japan. Had to throw them out. It is the second pair of my shoes that he has puked on.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
pre-blisters
Had to remove all of my blankets and fold them into a pile. Way too hot for comforters, blankets, covers, and all the other stuff. Way too hot for anything really. The heat wave came and boy is it a standard heat wave for the Pacific Northwest. 90's I believe. Computer temperature said 99.
The beach trip was delayed for a day.
Lindsay and I went down to the waterfront to meet Keesee and Lee. Quick walk but the heat was just getting started. Blimey. The fountain wasn't running but some sprinklers were. We were dry again in about fifteen minutes. After we met up with the boys we grabbed some eats at the market. I had some incredibly delicious apple berry juice from a little stand where the workers were known to my companions. They gave us the tasty treats on the house. How awesome is that?
We ran into Mike and we talked a little about summer. He has a job walking door to door and talking to people about the environment. I haven't started looking for a job yet. Ehhh. Yeah.
There was a great gallery with glasswork that we stopped by. There were cool octopus pieces, always of interest to me.
I always forget how horrible my sandals are to walk in when it comes to distances longer than a quarter of a mile. My feet were aching by the time we got to the theatre. The showing of Wall-E wasn't going on for about an hour so we sat down and got something much needed to drink. The boys played arcade games.
Wall-E is just as good as the first time I saw it months ago(remember I was part of a test audience for it?). Better now that it is complete. It all came together. I'm sure it will be a Pixar classic up there with The Incredibles and Toy Story, not down there with the likes of Cars. Bleh. Computer graphics have come a long way in a short time and Pixar is boss.
Lindsay and I took the Max home. The glorious, air conditioned Max. For the rest of the day I refused to walk. Lindsay packed some things and went to hang out with Keesee. And so I haven't really walked much. Watched Dexter, read more Snuff, ate more Popsicles. Wonderful! If only it would stop being ninety degrees.
The beach trip was delayed for a day.
Lindsay and I went down to the waterfront to meet Keesee and Lee. Quick walk but the heat was just getting started. Blimey. The fountain wasn't running but some sprinklers were. We were dry again in about fifteen minutes. After we met up with the boys we grabbed some eats at the market. I had some incredibly delicious apple berry juice from a little stand where the workers were known to my companions. They gave us the tasty treats on the house. How awesome is that?
We ran into Mike and we talked a little about summer. He has a job walking door to door and talking to people about the environment. I haven't started looking for a job yet. Ehhh. Yeah.
There was a great gallery with glasswork that we stopped by. There were cool octopus pieces, always of interest to me.
I always forget how horrible my sandals are to walk in when it comes to distances longer than a quarter of a mile. My feet were aching by the time we got to the theatre. The showing of Wall-E wasn't going on for about an hour so we sat down and got something much needed to drink. The boys played arcade games.
Wall-E is just as good as the first time I saw it months ago(remember I was part of a test audience for it?). Better now that it is complete. It all came together. I'm sure it will be a Pixar classic up there with The Incredibles and Toy Story, not down there with the likes of Cars. Bleh. Computer graphics have come a long way in a short time and Pixar is boss.
Lindsay and I took the Max home. The glorious, air conditioned Max. For the rest of the day I refused to walk. Lindsay packed some things and went to hang out with Keesee. And so I haven't really walked much. Watched Dexter, read more Snuff, ate more Popsicles. Wonderful! If only it would stop being ninety degrees.
Friday, June 27, 2008
missus 42
I've been reading Snuff. It's pretty cool thus far. Not for everyone (sort of standard Palahniuk fare). I am really into how each chapter is told by someone else's point of view (well four different people so far, probably a few more as it goes on) and each chapter overlaps with the others in terms of description and interactions. Each one is told differently but still all of them are distinctly Chuck P. I'm loving it.
All caught up on Doctor Who now. And right before the big season climax as well. The library episodes really scared me. I shouldn't have watched them so late at night. Way too dark. Watched Less Than Zero. Sort of a let down really. Not that good, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a better Robert Downey Jr movie. Started watching Dexter. Creepy goodness.
I went to PNCA to print out some forms. New art is going up. Aidan Koch has a show right now. Her work is so distinct. The main commons are mostly empty.
Beautiful day for biking. Warm and bright. Just made the school loop. This old grocery store I went by on 19th was torn down near the end of the school year. Now there is a big hole. I hope some nice houses go up there. Nothing tacky. It is in the Nob Hill area so nothing too big will be there. Maybe a small business complex.
Lindsay went out with Gavin tonight.
My arms are looking a little tan but that is probably just my imagination. Legs are as pasty as ever.
All caught up on Doctor Who now. And right before the big season climax as well. The library episodes really scared me. I shouldn't have watched them so late at night. Way too dark. Watched Less Than Zero. Sort of a let down really. Not that good, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a better Robert Downey Jr movie. Started watching Dexter. Creepy goodness.
I went to PNCA to print out some forms. New art is going up. Aidan Koch has a show right now. Her work is so distinct. The main commons are mostly empty.
Beautiful day for biking. Warm and bright. Just made the school loop. This old grocery store I went by on 19th was torn down near the end of the school year. Now there is a big hole. I hope some nice houses go up there. Nothing tacky. It is in the Nob Hill area so nothing too big will be there. Maybe a small business complex.
Lindsay went out with Gavin tonight.
My arms are looking a little tan but that is probably just my imagination. Legs are as pasty as ever.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
kitty vs kitty
I did my FAFSA today! Whooo! That was the big thing with the big deadline. It is actually late for some things (like a few scholarships) but for other things...maybe it is on time? Yeah! Awesome! Some of the numbers I was not quite sure about. If I didn't work at all I wouldn't have to enter any information. It took some time but I did it.
Chelsey stopped by with her new kitten, Holly Golightly. Sooo cute. It has a little heart shaped patch on its stomach. It has so much energy and it jumps about. Ibanez is scared of her. Haha! Lovely little thing.
Lindsay made dinner. Little mini hamburgers and tater tots. Keesee came over and we all talked about protesters and Palahniuk and other things. we had some bits of cake for dinner. It was so rich. Mmmmm!!
I slept in for real today. Ibanez woke me up at 8:00 but I managed to ignore him and dozed till noon. No biking today but we did walk to the store for groceries.
Chelsey stopped by with her new kitten, Holly Golightly. Sooo cute. It has a little heart shaped patch on its stomach. It has so much energy and it jumps about. Ibanez is scared of her. Haha! Lovely little thing.
Lindsay made dinner. Little mini hamburgers and tater tots. Keesee came over and we all talked about protesters and Palahniuk and other things. we had some bits of cake for dinner. It was so rich. Mmmmm!!
I slept in for real today. Ibanez woke me up at 8:00 but I managed to ignore him and dozed till noon. No biking today but we did walk to the store for groceries.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
glorious gobs of groceries and goodies
Ibanez trod all over me this morning. Happy kitty.
Today's to do list consisted of check depositing, food getting, and book buying.
It was a wonderful day for biking; the sun is out but not to hot. I'm a bit out of it when it comes to riding but with some more practice I'll get into it again. I missed my wheels so much. I rode up Salmon to 21st so I didn't have to ascend on Burnside. Big hill but better than dealing with the traffic.
Put my last paycheck in the bank. It is a cool low three figures. Yeah. Go me!
Trader Joe's was moving around its selection so there were a few gaps in my shopping. Got juice, grapes, apples, bread, milk, lollipops, emergenc-e, and some mayo. Only half done though. Dropped it off at home, kicked back for a while, and then went out for a second adventure.
I swung by Powell's and got the newest Chuck Palahniuk; Snuff. Can't wait to read it then put it down for a few months and then start reading it again.
Hit up Safeway for the rest of my food needs. Hot dogs, more juice, Popsicles, eggs, lettuce, and Udon. Now I am good for a while. Hurray! Not much variety but it is a good base set of supplies.
Lindsay and I had a little mini marathon of a reality show that shall not be named. Ibanez and I enjoyed some QI. So You Think You Can Dance was OK. Not quite as good as the epic second season though.
Today's to do list consisted of check depositing, food getting, and book buying.
It was a wonderful day for biking; the sun is out but not to hot. I'm a bit out of it when it comes to riding but with some more practice I'll get into it again. I missed my wheels so much. I rode up Salmon to 21st so I didn't have to ascend on Burnside. Big hill but better than dealing with the traffic.
Put my last paycheck in the bank. It is a cool low three figures. Yeah. Go me!
Trader Joe's was moving around its selection so there were a few gaps in my shopping. Got juice, grapes, apples, bread, milk, lollipops, emergenc-e, and some mayo. Only half done though. Dropped it off at home, kicked back for a while, and then went out for a second adventure.
I swung by Powell's and got the newest Chuck Palahniuk; Snuff. Can't wait to read it then put it down for a few months and then start reading it again.
Hit up Safeway for the rest of my food needs. Hot dogs, more juice, Popsicles, eggs, lettuce, and Udon. Now I am good for a while. Hurray! Not much variety but it is a good base set of supplies.
Lindsay and I had a little mini marathon of a reality show that shall not be named. Ibanez and I enjoyed some QI. So You Think You Can Dance was OK. Not quite as good as the epic second season though.
a sunny day greets me
My alarm went off at 9:30 this morning. A minute later mom was calling me from downstairs informing me that David Sedaris was on the radio. He was in Washington today; at Third Place Books. I saw Dave Barry there. The interview was before his reading and signing. It was lovely. His voice seems to have deepened since he stopped smoking. My ticket to see him seems so far away.
I packed in quite a hurry. I only needed one other bag for all my stuff. The books weighed down the case. They took up almost as much room as my clothes. Still, I got it all together in just the right amount of time to get my passport.
We were there right on the spot. I sort of accidentally cut in line to ask about the passport. This grumpy old man informed me there was a line. Whatever. I just had to ask a question. He had to wait two seconds longer. The passport form was turned in and filled out in a flash. I confirmed that I am not a traitor or into treason. In four weeks I will have my new book all ready to be stamped.
Dad and I hit up Home Depot for rebar, paint, and other necessities for projects. The mailboxes are going to require a great deal of cement to finish. Try and steal them now!
We got a quick bite to eat from McDonald's and off we went to Tacoma. Dad explained his hydrolizer for getting better gas mileage but I didn't quite follow it.
I was one pound away from the weight limit at the train station. 49 pounds that bag is! Amazing. Belgian comic anthologies weigh alot. They oofed as they dragged my bag around. The train was on time. Hugs were exchanged and I boarded for Portland.
There was no one beside me and no movie on the train, so I watched one of my own; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Wonderful little Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer murder mystery.
Portland is warm and bright. A perfect return to this place I now call home. Took a cab ride home. He took the route I take when I ride my bike home. It hasn't really changed. Lindsay was waiting for me when I pulled up. Yay's were exchanged.
Unpacking didn't take too long. Just clothes and books really. Sorted through my papers and nick knacks. The place has been decorated a little more in my absence. It looks lovely. We have really moved in, hardly feels like student housing. We just need a full length mirror and a second shelf.
It is wonderful to be back. It has changed but not really.
Karen and I went to see the late night showing of The Fall. I have been waiting for this movie for about a year. The trailer was simply stunning and, when it came to the visuals, the movie did not disappoint. It was both funnier and more depressing than I was expecting. The little girls accent was annoying at times. Lee Pace was brilliant. Ohhh what a wonderful movie.
Ibanez left a furry nest on my blanket.
I packed in quite a hurry. I only needed one other bag for all my stuff. The books weighed down the case. They took up almost as much room as my clothes. Still, I got it all together in just the right amount of time to get my passport.
We were there right on the spot. I sort of accidentally cut in line to ask about the passport. This grumpy old man informed me there was a line. Whatever. I just had to ask a question. He had to wait two seconds longer. The passport form was turned in and filled out in a flash. I confirmed that I am not a traitor or into treason. In four weeks I will have my new book all ready to be stamped.
Dad and I hit up Home Depot for rebar, paint, and other necessities for projects. The mailboxes are going to require a great deal of cement to finish. Try and steal them now!
We got a quick bite to eat from McDonald's and off we went to Tacoma. Dad explained his hydrolizer for getting better gas mileage but I didn't quite follow it.
I was one pound away from the weight limit at the train station. 49 pounds that bag is! Amazing. Belgian comic anthologies weigh alot. They oofed as they dragged my bag around. The train was on time. Hugs were exchanged and I boarded for Portland.
There was no one beside me and no movie on the train, so I watched one of my own; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Wonderful little Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer murder mystery.
Portland is warm and bright. A perfect return to this place I now call home. Took a cab ride home. He took the route I take when I ride my bike home. It hasn't really changed. Lindsay was waiting for me when I pulled up. Yay's were exchanged.
Unpacking didn't take too long. Just clothes and books really. Sorted through my papers and nick knacks. The place has been decorated a little more in my absence. It looks lovely. We have really moved in, hardly feels like student housing. We just need a full length mirror and a second shelf.
It is wonderful to be back. It has changed but not really.
Karen and I went to see the late night showing of The Fall. I have been waiting for this movie for about a year. The trailer was simply stunning and, when it came to the visuals, the movie did not disappoint. It was both funnier and more depressing than I was expecting. The little girls accent was annoying at times. Lee Pace was brilliant. Ohhh what a wonderful movie.
Ibanez left a furry nest on my blanket.
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