March 2010
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This sign was hanging in front of a house off 23rd Ave in Portland that could easily go for $500,000 or more. So, I can’t figure out why the dude trying to sell it couldn’t take five minutes to put…
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Tuesday, March 30th”][/caption] This sign was hanging in front of a house off 23rd Ave in Portland that could easily go for $500,000 or more. So, I can’t figure out why the dude trying to sell it couldn’t take five minutes to put on a suit or at least a dress shirt and tie. Instead,...
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I came home last night to The Thermals blaring on our stereo and Sara pounding away at our countertops. We’re getting new tile installed, but have decided to cut costs and demo it ourselves.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Monday, March 29th”][/caption] I came home last night to The Thermals blaring on our stereo and Sara pounding away at our countertops. We’re getting new tile installed, but have decided to cut costs and demo it ourselves.
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Little Pink Houses, I Guess →
The experience of growing up in a small town is something that cannot be fully conveyed to someone who has not lived it. The true feel is something that has to be lived, year by year, to completely…
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Old tire back in the bushes at the location I was filming a class at all week. Seems kinda strange to just be sitting there, ten feet away from a parking lot. No one seemed to know how it ended up…
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This is me goofing off after we finished packing up the U-Haul truck our friend Jenny was using to move back to Wisconsin. She had put out traffic cones so no one parked behind the truck.
What a…
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Little Pink Houses, I Guess
[caption id=”” align=”alignleft” width=”231” caption=”On second thought…fuck John Cougar Mellencamp. “][/caption] The experience of growing up in a small town is something that cannot be fully conveyed to someone who has not lived it. The true feel is something that has to be lived, year by year, to completely comprehend. It is utterly...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Sunday, March 28th”][/caption] This is me goofing off after we finished packing up the U-Haul truck our friend Jenny was using to move back to Wisconsin. She had put out traffic cones so no one parked behind the truck. What a bittersweet day. We got to spend some fun time with one of the first...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Saturday, March 27th”][/caption] Old tire back in the bushes at the location I was filming a class at all week. Seems kinda strange to just be sitting there, ten feet away from a parking lot. No one seemed to know how it ended up there.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-28 →
DESEAN BUTLER!!! Give. Him. Four. #
Incidences of being told that my laugh is very evil-sounding are way up this spring. I may have found a new career. Hehehehehahahahahaaaaa!! #
Nice, time for my…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-28
DESEAN BUTLER!!! Give. Him. Four. # Incidences of being told that my laugh is very evil-sounding are way up this spring. I may have found a new career. Hehehehehahahahahaaaaa!! # Nice, time for my daily dose of awesome! RT @youngamerican: RT @PRI: Alec Baldwin hosts PRI’s ‘Studio 360’ http://bit.ly/9EG0Lw # And not socialist (jk) RT @SarahKSilverman: America likes stuff...
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Man, Sandra wins an Oscar and she’s all over the magazines. Typical. Glorify the Academy Award Winner.
(yes, I’m aware that’s highly insensitive. It’s a joke. Jesse James is a stupid fuck)
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We’re watching our neighbor’s dog, Baby Dogg (honestly, that’s her name. awesome.) and she really enjoys monopolizing any piece of furniture that she can get her paws on.
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Sara took a block printing class last night, so I was greeted with this on the kitchen table this morning when I woke up. Pretty good likeness, if you ask me.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Friday, March 26th”][/caption] Man, Sandra wins an Oscar and she’s all over the magazines. Typical. Glorify the Academy Award Winner. (yes, I’m aware that’s highly insensitive. It’s a joke. Jesse James is a stupid fuck)
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Thursday, March 25th”][/caption] Sara took a block printing class last night, so I was greeted with this on the kitchen table this morning when I woke up. Pretty good likeness, if you ask me.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Wednesday, March 24th”][/caption] We’re watching our neighbor’s dog, Baby Dogg (honestly, that’s her name. awesome.) and she really enjoys monopolizing any piece of furniture that she can get her paws on.
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My 80th picture is dedicated to my old friend, Ross, who always finds the time to appreciate man’s true best friend, bacon. I ran across this while grabbing lunch at the Safeway up the street from my…
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I’m recording a class all week and walked in this morning to find this beast running Windows 95. I didn’t ask how old it was, but I figured that the fact that it’s at least four times thicker than my…
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Obsolete →
A few weeks ago, I was talking to a co-worker about re-importing all of my CDs into my music library. About halfway through the conversation, I realized that she, being 21, was just barely older than…
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[caption id=”” align=”alignleft” width=”275” caption=”Awesome! It plays cassette tapes. Get me my Sabbath!!!”][/caption] A few weeks ago, I was talking to a co-worker about re-importing all of my CDs into my music library. About halfway through the conversation, I realized that she, being 21, was just barely older than some of the albums that I own....
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Tuesday, March 23rd”][/caption] My 80th picture is dedicated to my old friend, Ross, who always finds the time to appreciate man’s true best friend, bacon. I ran across this while grabbing lunch at the Safeway up the street from my off-site. It was not in a freezer case,...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Monday, March 22nd”][/caption] I’m recording a class all week and walked in this morning to find this beast running Windows 95. I didn’t ask how old it was, but I figured that the fact that it’s at least four times thicker than my MacBook Pro was all that I needed to know.
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G-G-G-Goodbye!
Rush Limbaugh, overwrought blowhard and schoolyard bully, stated a few weeks back that if the Healthcare Bill Passed, he would leave the country. Said that he would go to Costa Rica. Well, it passed last night. It will be signed later this week. Start packing, fatty. Whether you like the bill as it stands or not (I’m somewhat lukewarm on it, myself), I think we can all agree that the...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Sunday, March 21st”][/caption] I call this “Plate on Our New Kitchen Table, with Salt Shaker”
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Saturday, March 20th”][/caption] Just about the saddest thing you could possibly see soaped onto the back of a car window. A final missive to someone’s dead child. I followed this all the way up Burnside on my way home from a meeting.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Friday, March 19th”][/caption] We painted chairs today and Marley saw fit to lay in a puddle of spilled paint. I guess she’s not as smart as we thought…
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Thursday, March 18th”][/caption] Looking out into our backyard along the impromptu clothesline that I had to fashion to dry some clothes, since our dryer is dead AGAIN.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21
Butler doing exactly what I expected. Clutch, gutsy win on a steal in the final seconds. Not athletic, but smart and tough. #marchmadness # My bracket has slipped into the top 500,000 on ESPN. It won’t be staying for long, though. #marchmadness # Schadefreude, I salute thee. - http://bit.ly/9ouABW #madoff #prison #lulz #diemotherfucker # well great, one game in and my bracket is already...
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21
Butler doing exactly what I expected. Clutch, gutsy win on a steal in the final seconds. Not athletic, but smart and tough. #marchmadness # My bracket has slipped into the top 500,000 on ESPN. It won’t be staying for long, though. #marchmadness # Schadefreude, I salute thee. - http://bit.ly/9ouABW #madoff #prison #lulz #diemotherfucker # well great, one game in and my bracket is already...
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"...if he died in Memphis, that'd be cool."
Rock legend Alex Chilton died yesterday. The former lead singer for the Box Tops and catalyst behind the rise of powerpop with his under-appreciated, often-referenced band Big Star had a career revival of sorts in recent years, touring as Big Star with original bandmate Jody Stephens. He was scheduled to play and be honored at this year’s SXSW festival this weekend. Like many people, I came...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Wednesday, March 17th”][/caption] My shoes at the gym. I take them off when I do deadlifts so that my ankles and knees don’t roll outward or inward. Plus, it just feels better to do them without shoes on.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Tuesday, March 16”][/caption] The flowering willow in our front yard, y’know, flowering.
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World, including Ted...
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists cover Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Ted Leo, proving once again that he is the shit.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Monday, March 15th”][/caption] “You’re listening to your source for light jazz…” Actually got back in the saddle and recorded some voiceovers today at the office. About as exciting as a Monday gets, really.
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M.I.A. #69,70
So, the whole weekend has flown by and my camera barely made it out of my pocket. I don’t know what happened. Maybe it was the truncated Saturday filled with naps and lounging and painting and weariness or maybe it was a Sunday that seemed to be nothing more than a blip due to the heartless Daylight Savings Time ripping an hour of sleep away from me and leaving me stumbling and bumbling for...
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14
Wow, tolerance is really, really refreshing. http://bit.ly/ciUCUi #tutu # Typical Saturday: Coffee, coffee, coffee, internet, work, email, work, internet, more coffee, food, jazz, work, internet, glance out window. # I just found out my wife has never seen Mary Poppins while we’re watching Rattle and Hum. There’s a lesson in this realization, somewhere. # Caught an interview with...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Friday, March 12th”][/caption] We enjoyed lunch at Grants Philly Cheesesteaks, which were excellent. But when I went to use the bathroom, I was horrified to see this. It’s kinda hard to pee with Santa in a chef’s hat staring directly at you.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Thursday, March 11th”][/caption] The pear tree I planted in our backyard is flowering and thriving. If there’s one thing I do know, it’s how to plant trees. Thanks, dad!
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Wednesday, March 10th”][/caption] Thanks to a long red light, I just managed to snap this picture of a tired-looking golden retriever. Looks like he had a tough day at the office.
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Paul Ryan (R-WI) is a Douche
Long ago, I decided to quit being nice when it came to politics. When you tip-toe around every issue or water-down how you feel about certain individuals in government, you basically give them a pass. I’m tired of that, on both sides. I voted for Obama in 2008, but I’ll also be the first to admit that he has thoroughly underwhelmed me on major issues like health care. Sure, he’s...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”292” caption=”Tuesday, March 9th”][/caption] The street outside Spencer and Amanda’s apartment. For some reason, light reflecting off of wet pavement makes for interests me to no end. Perhaps I need a hobby.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Monday, March 8th”][/caption] Our dryer is on the fritz (read: doesn’t have any power) and I’ve narrowed it down to the door latch switch, which, once I got it out, was indeed charred a bit. I may not be a Mr. Fix-it, but I can at least take shit apart and look for shit that seems to...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Sunday, March 7th”][/caption] A weekend of food, I know, but this is what I came home to after a tiring 12hr day at work. Clockwise from top: chicken breast, beef spareribs, homemade cornbread (thanks, Amanda!) and a twice-baked potato. Kickass.
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”230” caption=”Saturday, March 6th”][/caption] Sara made homemade mac and cheese with jalepenos, peppers and chorizo. They were fucking awesome.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07
I just got the Mac Heist bundle. 7 Top apps worth $260+ for only $19.95 and got 3 sweet bonus apps free! http://bit.ly/heist-it # REMIX!!! http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Jazz+Horse/ #getonmyhorse # I think it’s safe to say this is the most appropriate time to use the term “holy shit” - http://bit.ly/9chU2a #vatican #gay #sex # just watched this for a half hour straight. i...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”346” caption=”Friday, March 5th”][/caption] Flowers blooming in front of our house. Yes, it’s only March.
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What Happened to Our Music Heroes?
Just in case you missed it, that’s Mick Jagger introducing John Lennon, who plays Yer Blues with Eric Clapton on lead, Keith Richards on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. I can’t even imagine something like this happening today. Who would play the parts? Name four musicians in the popular sphere that would add such gravity to such a throw-off performance. I dare you. I can’t...
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[caption id=”” align=”aligncenter” width=”384” caption=”Thursday, March 4th”][/caption] The blinds in our living room. Around midnight. The light behind them is our porchlight.