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11.30.2009

For the record: Harold is cooler than Max

That is: Harold of Harold and the Purple Crayon and Max of Where the Wild Things Are

Not a brat
Artist
Creative (I guess so was Max, but mostly only the movie version)

11.29.2009

Today: Talking about everything ever, except for love and sex.

Long story short, we (Brian, Ben, Dennis, Kimi and I) were supposed to go out tonight but then we stayed in and exhausted the subjects of:

How often dark beers taste a little like soy sauce, and it makes sense

How Corey and Ben Johnson like to present their knowledge of things and people

How 'the guys' we hung out with in Hilo were pretty awesome

How surprising it is when people mature

How bullshit a community service club in high school often was

How to utilize soup kitchens

How at every section of your life things seem so important but in retrospect, it really wasn't

Philosophy

Philosophy concerning abortion

Abortion

Politics

How Brian votes

How the rest of us vote

Healthcare

Ben's dad's financial situations as a doctor

The housing market

The current economy

Economy cycles

How some friend's of ours make a lot of money

How we would spend our money if we made more

How much time is worth and when do you start paying people for ridiculous things

Our current spending habits

How I would buy art if I had more money

Art trends and styles

Art and luck

Art that is ~~probably~~ maybe just fucking with us

How people act at a certain age

How 24 is 'old' versus 21

I am open to expand on most of the subjects per your request.

11.27.2009

...when trenitalia sends me emails. I no longer use your services or have adequate Italian skills to unsubscribe to your newsletters. AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO ITALY. Thanks for reminding me... month after month.

11.26.2009

Thanksgiving 09

I've been dreamin'

Of the things I learned

About a boy who's bleedin'

Celebrate to elevate

The joy is not the same without the pain

Ipso Facto

Using up your oxygen

You know I'm shallow

Calling out for extra help

You've got to let me in or help me out

Something to talk about

Yeah, something to talk about

I've been dreamin'

Of the things I learned

About a boy who's leavin'

Nothing else to chance again

You've got to let me in or let me out

Something to talk about

Yeah, something to talk about

11.24.2009

When there's nothing left to blog you have to set yourself on fire

Nothing to report. Check out these friends instead (but then come back later):

ishsstreet.blogspot.com

Ish knows what she is doing and does it well. And she's awesome. And I miss her. These are the things she is photographing wherever in the world she is, which at the time of posting is maybe Ecuador.

allthingsthataregood.net

The stuff you wouldn't want to hear from me if I wanted to tell you. But in a much much more well written and personable yet relatable way. I'm liking the tumblr as well.

girlygirlslike.com

And some boys too. Like me. Sometimes. Mostly the home furnishing things.

Cheap wall art

Coins: $1, dollar store somewhere. Arranged by Sarah. I think

Plastic skull: $?, Archie McPhee

And while we're looking at this photo... it's definitely time to get lenses for these bad boys. I think they look good AND I'd like to see at my highest potential again soon.

Basically (fast forward to 1:00):

11.22.2009

Today: I got stuck in an elevator

The Levi's Store elevator.

Usually I take the stairs because I am able to. But this morning we were cleaning and I thought taking a mop and bucket full of mop water downstairs would be quicker and cleaner. I got in and before the doors closed the elevator jiggled a little bit. Whatever. Then the doors closed and the elevator didn't move for five minutes.

At first I tried pushing buttons. All the buttons except for the emergency call button. I wasn't at that point yet. Nothing worked so I pounded on the door hoping Chris or Dylan would hear me from the sales floor. Nothing. So then I thought I'd wait it out a while, buddhist style. I even mopped up the elevator because I doubt anyone has ever (maybe). I thought about how I saw this video on youtube where the guy was stuck in an elevator for 41 hours. Here it is: