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July 3, 2009 8:26pm - Comments(0)

Note: do not comment on any of the previous "contents" posts (or the duplicate of this post below). I'm going to consolidate those into a prj page and remove the initial posts. K, thx.

July 3, 2009 8:25pm - Comments(0)

The contents of my closets:

?? Too many cardboard boxes to count
1 Ironing board
1 Vacuum cleaner with attachments
1 Iron
1 Water boiler
1 Magic Bullet
1 Foreman grill
1 Coffe maker
1 Toaster
1 Tent
1 Tripod
1 Roll of wrapping paper
2 Lint removers
1 Box of cotton swabs
42 Tealight candles
2 Dumbbells
1 Vase
1 Cooler
1 Box of random things
1 Box of mementos
1 Holga 120N
36 Magazines
3 Books of sheet music
3 Issues of Knox Faces
1 Harmonica with case
5 Various chargers and cords
4 Small notebooks
1 USB DVD/CD player
12 Small picture frames
1 Larger picture frame
1 Box of enlarging paper
1 Binder of negatives (and some loose)
1 Headphone/mic combo

July 3, 2009 8:24pm - Comments(0)

Note: do not comment on any of the previous "contents" posts. I'm probably going to consolidate that to a prj page and remove the initial posts. K, thx.

July 3, 2009 8:12pm - Comments(0)

The contents of my kitchen:

4 Reusable grocery bags
1 Framed picture of my parents' dog
1 Jar of loose change
2 Bottles of high-end liquor
?? Various foods/condiments/spices
1 Pan with lid
1 Pot with lid
4 Plates
5 Bowls of various ilk
1 Small teapot
1 Ceramic noodle cup/bowl
9 Glasses/cups
1 Can coozy
1 Squeezy water bottle
1 Colander
1 Strainer
1 Large knife
12 Various utensils
1 Corkscrew
1 Loose tea steeper spoon
7 Measuring cups
1 Cutting board
2 Wisks
1 Spatula
1 Slotted spoon
1 Ladle
1 Pair of scissors
11 Accessories for Foreman and Magic Bullet
1 Cabinet full of grocery bags
5 Various cleaners
3 Sponges
1 Roll of paper towels
1 Scrubbing brush
1 Detergent
1 Box of Snuggle
1 Roll of aluminum foil
1 Stack of coffee filters
1 Baking sheet
2 Votive holders
1 Votive candle
5 Fridge decorations
1 Fruit bowl filled with various papers and important things

July 3, 2009 7:58pm - Comments(0)

The contents of my living room (and hallway):

2 Pairs of shoes
1 Pair of flip-flops
1 Lamp
1 Couch with cushions
1 Coffee table
2 Placemats
3 Remote controls
1 Television
1 DVD player
1 Wireless router
1 Guitar
163 Books
1 Case
1 Set of four coasters
1 Guitar ornament
2 Votive holders
6 Candles (4 tealights, 2 votives)
1 Stack of one-dollar bills
168 CDs
9 Empty jewel cases
19 DVDs
1 Flannel sheet
1 Atlas
1 Set of OEDs
2 Collections of NYT crosswords
1 Laptop with charger
1 MicroBR recorder with AC adapter
1 iPhone charger
1 Knox Nalgene filled with pennies
1 Surge protector
2 Netflix DVDs

July 3, 2009 7:41pm - Comments(0)

The contents of my bathroom:

1 Picture frame with picture
1 Floor mat
1 Guest towl
1 Shower curtain
1 Shampoo
1 Body wash
1 Apricot facial scrub
1 Handsoap
1 Trashcan
4 Rolls of toilet paper
3 Vitamins (One-a-day, Zinc, B)
1 Unused travel toothbrush
1 Toothbrush
1 Thermometer
1 Toothpaste
1 Deodorant
1 Listerine
1 Razor
1 Visine
5 Leave-behinds from guests (shampoo, etc)
1 Shower poof

July 3, 2009 7:35pm - Comments(0)

The contents of my bedroom:

5 Collared sheets
16 T-shirts
2 Hoodies
3 Pants
1 Blazer
26 Hangers
4 Neckties
1 Hamper
2 Bath towels
1 Wash cloth
1 Pair of dress shoes
5 Sweaters
1 Belt
1 Mike Watt poster
1 Sleeping bag
2 Throw blankets
1 Backpack
1 Rolly bag
1 Other small luggage bag
1 Pair of shorts
2 Sleeping pants
1 Stuffed animal
11 Underwears
13 Pairs of socks
1 Nightstand
1 Lamp
1 Down comforter
1 Duvet cover
2 Pillows
2 Pillowcases
1 Sheet
1 Fitted sheet
1 Map of the USA
1 Goodwill pile

July 2, 2009 10:42pm - Comments(1)

Hi Rachel!!

May 24, 2009 12:00am - Comments(2)

You try going to two weeks without drinking and then a waitress mis-hears your order for sparkling water as an order for a large Sapporo. The world is working against you.

May 21, 2009 1:12am - Comments(2)

Supplies have been purchased. Let's re-begin the BAGELUPS plan.

May 8, 2009 6:49pm - Comments(5)

I think I need to start buying/making/wearing more t-shirts with obscure or niche-targeted phrases on them. Pretty much every conversation I have with strangers center around either my Helvitica shirt or my Pemulis shirt.

May 3, 2009 7:21pm - Comments(1)

This weekend's BAYPLAN walk did not go quite as planned. I had intended to take the Caltrain (which will hereafter be referred to as BeerTrain) to San Carlos, walk to the Sunnyvale BeerTrain station, and ride back to San Francisco. Problem one: I slept too late and didn't make it down to San Carlos until a little after 4pm. Problem two: I made it to Sunnyvale 7min late to catch the train (this was 9:20pm) and the next, and last train, wasn't coming until 10:45.

So I had two options: wait for an hour and a half in Sunnyvale and make it home around 1am; or, rent a room and call it a night.

I decided to take the latter option but also for some reason decided to continue walking to Santa Clara, which I thought was three miles away but turned out to be six miles away. I stayed the night at the Motel Sterling for $50.00. The guy at the front desk told me he was giving me his best, cleanest room and that he trusted me not to smoke in it.

The motel room ranks right up there with the Tudor in Miami, the Super 8 in outer Boston, and the America's Best Value Inn in Galesburg. There were roach control thingies in every corner and behind every cabinet door (on the cabinets that still had doors), there were gallons of roach-killing chemicals. There was no soap. There was no clock. It was noisy. The towels were thinner than normal towels.

I don't feel like putting together a map, but the walk ended up being 24 miles, bringing me close to 60 total miles. Next walk winds me around the southern edge of the bay, back to BART.

You should see the blister on my foot. It's bananas.

May 2, 2009 12:32am - Comments(1)

Open letter to Safeway: when a package of Safeway Selects Gorgonzola Gems Jalepeno Peppers with Gorgonzola and Cream Cheese Blend frozen jalepeno peppers lists a serving size of "4" and a servings per container of "about 2", I don't think it would be wrong to assume that said package would contain 8 jalepeno poppers. But you've proven me wrong. Seriously, guys? 7 jalepeno poppers? GET YR HEADS ON STRAIGHT. This is unacceptable.

April 30, 2009 8:25pm - Comments(5)

Plan (or BAYPLAN if you prefer). The plan is to walk around the perimeter of San Francisco Bay. I won't actually walk along the shore, but along various roads that wind around it, unfortunately mostly out of view of the bay itself. It looks like it going to take about 7 separate 20-mile walks. I completed the second today: South San Francisco BART to San Carlos Caltrain. Yes.

April 30, 2009 8:25pm - Comments(0)

Week plans are beginning to formulate again. Weekend plans as well. I hope this all goes as planned. For my sake, and for yours.

April 30, 2009 8:25pm - Comments(0)

AHOOKBLOG trudges forward.

I kind of like the Bernie Mac show. It falls into the same group as Two and a Half Men. I've accidentally watched it enough times that it has grown on me, become something I'll actually choose to watch. I think I need to get rid of my TV. I don't like when things like this happen.

When I left Madison a couple July's ago, I threw away/gave away about 2/3's of my belongings. I then spent a couple weeks in St. Louis and when I left I cut my remaining belongings in half. At one of these two decision points, I apparently marked my around-the-neck harmonica holder as being nonessential. WTF was I thinking? I brought a harmonica to CA but not the holder?? If I'd have thought of it at the time, that thing would have been hanging around my neck as I drove across Texas and the southwest. It would not have been tossed in a dumpster or boxed in a garage.

When I buy beer I buy bottles. Recently I've switched over to cans, Tecate, Budweiser. There's something I really like about a six pack of cans. Leaving the rings hanging around the last one, listening to the satisfying pop when you open them. Also, they are cheaper.

Last Friday was a really great day. I woke up hungover at 7am after a shitty (sorry, Bzlr) punkish rock show the night before. I couldn't fall back asleep so I decided to refresh the chart on the one stock I currently owned at the time. It was trading at its three month peak, a 60% gain on my cost basis, so I decided to sell it. Awesome profit. Also, it was an absolutely beautiful day. Work was cut in half by a trip to Burlingame for Go-Karting. It was really fun, but, if you're thinking of Go-Karting in the near future, I would highly recommend not drinking until 2am the night before. Why? Because after about ten minutes of speeding around a curvy track in a gasoline haze, strapped in tight and headsocked, you will start to pray to a god you don't believe in to make the guy at the starting line wave the checkered flag before you vomit into your helmet. And then when you do make it safely to the end, you will rush to the bathroom, literally drenched in sweat (you, not the bathroom), and proceed to vomit out the one Odwalla Chocwalla bar you had earlier decided was an adequate lunch. Be forewarned. After Go-Karting I went to see Adventureland, which was super good.

April 30, 2009 8:25pm - Comments(0)

This is what I did today.

That's walking, folks. Here are the points of interest: a) stopped at Action Camera and bought a Holga 120N and a roll of B&W film. This was the main goal of the trip, to buy a Holga and then shoot a roll of film on my way to the ocean. I started walking down the beach and just decided to keep going. b) Old nude lady walking around and sun bathing. c) Somewhere between b and c I realized that I needed an exit plan for the walk. Unfortunately, the only feasible plan involved walking over a mountain. Point of Interest c was near the top of this mountain. There was pretty good view. I saw a deer. And I walked alongside some dangerous highways (there was a bike path the whole way). d) Burger King. e) The South San Francisco BART station. This was essentially the end of the line. The whole trip lasted about six hours and clocked in at 17.5 miles. Nothing beats a long walk.

April 30, 2009 8:24pm - Comments(0)

I bought some new headphones today from the Apple store. In the last year and a half I've had to buy three new pairs, which is stupid. It's not like I do anything weird with them (well, nothing TOO weird) so I don't get why I blow through them so quickly. Headphones and socks, man. And also, these new headphones suck. I got the kind that stick in your ear but they're of the noise-free variety. They're freaking me out. First, they don't stay in (which may or may not be what she said). Second, I can hear myself walking and I feel like I'm in a fishtank. Third, these shitheads don't have the clicky button on the microphone. I'm supposed to actually touch my phone to hang-up on people and next-song my iPod? What is this, 2005??

I didn't draft a list of life rules this week and I am paying the consequences.

April 30, 2009 8:24pm - Comments(0)

I guess I'll make this an old photo blog for a few days while I think of something else to complain about.

April 30, 2009 8:24pm - Comments(0)

Am I doing it right?

April 30, 2009 8:23pm - Comments(0)

I do not approve of these new car commercials that promise things like "and if you lose your source of income, we'll cover your payments for three months until you get back on your feet." Seriously? How about, "if you think your job might be in jeopardy due to the current financial crisis and you are thinking about buying a new car, you should pull your head out of your ass and get your priorities straight."

I will make my prediction now about the Jonas Brothers: in a year or so the band will dissolve. A year after that, one of the brothers (most likely Nick) will release a surprisingly solid critically-hailed solo record.

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