June 2009
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The Worst Things To Wake Up To #001
19:43:39 [GMT -05:00] I wake up from a delicious nap. It’s storming and perfect.
19:44:20 I check my phone.
19:44:42 I’ve now read three tweets making references to and jokes about Michael Jackson. Two mention the word “immortalization.”
19:45:00 I freak out.
Tweet: WTF is everybody talking about? I’m not at a computer — is Michael Jackson dead?!
19:47:28 I...
WatchTwo bits of unapologetic self-promotion, followed by thoughts on the yesterday’s mayoral recall election in Akron, Ohio, USA.
If Vimeo still hasn’t finished processing this vlog, you can watch it here or here.
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“I got a mac, college degree. Just need female relations.”
– Chava
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"Is There A Problem, Officer?" Part Two
I literally walked away from this one without a scratch. Based on the picture of moderate damage below, you might not think that’s a big deal, but that would mean you obviously hadn’t read Part One of this story.
Given the condition of my tires, the smooth highway pavement and hard rain, I must have defied some pretty astronomical odds by crawling out the passenger side of my car...
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City to flip switch on new Wi-Fi
From Ohio.com:
With the click of a mouse at 11 a.m. today, city officials will turn on the first section of a Wi-Fi corridor along South Main Street, from Market to Exchange streets, enabling nearby computer users equipped with wireless adapters to access the Internet for free.
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"Is There A Problem, Officer?" Part One
Read Part Two »
Yesterday was the first exam in my 5-week summer class, which is a general education course in conceptual, mathless physics I’ll talk more about in another post. I left the house earlier than usual and was glad for the extra time, because it was raining pretty hard.
As soon as I was on the highway, I noticed my car was frighteningly difficult to control. I left...
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“Most telling is that for all of Mendenhall’s talk, Plusquellic has been...”
– Michael Douglas, “Don Plusquellic, agent of change: What Warner Mendenhall doesn’t get.” Akron Beacon Journal / Ohio.com, 31 May 2009.
MC Mike is one of my best friends from high school. He just graduated from Harvard with a degree in economics and is spending the summer at home before moving to New York City for a great job and an apartment in Chelsea. Until he moves though, he’s living with his parents with little responsibility and even less ambition. That makes his situation nearly indistinguishable from mine, except...
“The other day I was in that agora of Southern life, the 7-Eleven, and when the...”
– (Southerner) Robert Plunket, “Where Sin Is Taken Seriously.” The New York Times, 17 August, 1997.
“We all have the potential to fall in love a thousand times in our lifetime....”
– Chuck Klosterman, Killing Yourself to Live.
Girl At Bar: What's with the box of donuts?
Me: What's it to you? ... Want one?
Girl At Bar: (giggles with friend) No...
Me: Good. More for me.
Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Major League Baseball (MLB)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in National Hockey League (NHL)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Boxing?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in PGA Golf (Men's)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in English Premiership Soccer?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in NCAA Football?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Swimming?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Major League Soccer (MLS)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in WTA Tennis (Women's)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in National Basketball Association (NBA)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Figure Skating?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in NCAA Women's Basketball?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in National Football League (NFL)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in LPGA Golf (Women's)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Canadian Football League (CFL)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Gymnastics?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Mixed Martial Arts?
Me: Very interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in NCAA Men's Basketball?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in Auto Racing?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: How interested are you in ATP Tennis (Men's)?
Me: Not at all interested.
Market Research Survey: Are you familiar with the CHARACTER(S) Spock?
Me: No.
Market Research Survey: Are you familiar with the CHARACTER(S) Snoopy?
Me: No.
Market Research Survey: Are you familiar with the CHARACTER(S) Darth Vader?
Me: No.
Market Research Survey: Are you familiar with the CHARACTER(S) X-Men?
Me: No.
Market Research Survey: SRSLY?
Me: No. This survey sucks.
Market Research Survey: In general, would you like to see more, about the same amount, or less of Autobots?
Me: That depends on a given day's probability of attack by Decepticons, which I notice isn't one of my choices. Next question.
My bad dawg, I misread your vibe
Chavito: If you know anyone looking to buy brand new mac never opened and with 3 year warranty let me know. $1190. Need to unload this thing.
Me: Are you SERIOUS.
Chavito: Yes why?
Me: 'cause you JUST GOT IT. If you're moving to Los Angeles I will follow you out there. And cut your throat.
Chavito: No. I wanted to exchange for pro and cant cos of enployee price rules
Me: Haha ohhhh sorry thought you were being a backstabbing c**t
“Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?”
– Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Part 2, Ch. 3
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Morning Automatic Write
From Monday morning:
I usually come to between 7:00 and 8:00. I don’t like sleeping in. Yesterday was a different story, of course. I came home at 4:00 so I can deal with the logic of sleeping until a quarter past ten. I lie in bed fifty minutes, swimming in Ohio summer humidity and listening to the fan stir the room’s thick air. I’m feeling thick myself.
I peel myself off the...
An Exchange of Tweets: This Is What We Miss About...
This conversation is about local character in Akron, Ohio who stands in front of a mattress store in a gorilla suit all day to attract business. According to local media, the gorilla is a big part of the store's owner's business philosophy. And my friends' high school shenanigans. If you're viewing this post as a stand-alone, you can see pictures of Sam the Gorilla at www.sn.im/gorillasam.
colinmorris: just saw old Gorilla Tits on East Exchange. (for @colorsthat)
timmagaw: @colinmorris I forgot about him! I loved that gorilla. Every time I drove by I got the urge to buy his mattresses. Wasn't him name Sim Gram?
colorsthat: @colinmorris I'm glad @timmagaw knew what you meant. I had no idea! Fuck yeah, Sim Gram! @fixednoise5k and I verbally raped him for years.
timmagaw: @colorsthat Thanks for that tweet. You and @colinmorris made my day reminding of the Sim Gram saga. Those are the moments I miss from Hoban.
colorsthat: @timmagaw ::My mom driving past after service hours:: Me: "Let me see your banana!" @fixednoise5k: "By banana he means penis!"
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“There’s one rule that lies at the heart of every religion — that we...”
– Barack Obama, “A New Beginning.” Delivered in Cairo 4 June 2009.
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“Palestinians must abandon violence. Resistance through violence and killing is...”
– Barack Obama, “A New Beginning.” Delivered in Cairo 4 June 2009.
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Asher Roth ≠ "each other"
me: to make up for this flop, I shall subscribe to your tweets via sms
shane: as long as ben's and cortney's go to your phone
you know, people that don't believe in direct messages
and constantly want to quote asher roth
me: and yeah, the constant retweeting is exhausting.
I thought "asher roth" was a misspelling of "each other." I am tired.
Ex-boxer ponders future after life-changing bout →
Woah. Read this.
Today, Colin...
Welcome to a new feature I’m bringing to the site called “Today Colin…” It’ll read like a journal of things I’ve done in a day, all kinds of stuff, almost like a daily log. But on the web. A sort of “web log”… or webl, if you will.
Today, Colin…
Went back to his old job and it felt goood.
Enjoyed Angel Falls coffee and atmosphere for...
IT'S HERE IT'S HERE I'M LIVING IT
The event I’ve been waiting for since January has come. I’m home. But I haven’t told you hardly anything about it. That’s because I’m running around doing everything I’ve been unable to do while living in France, and blogging’s not on that list. I’ve also been rehearsing for a gig at a venue I’ve been looking forward to playing for years,...
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