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Posted on 04/01/2008 by Severe

two thangs:
1) thanx ta people fer leavin comments…ah REALLY appreciate it!

2) ah ate some fish today that had a somewhat rubbery texture…it would be totally sweet if ah was NAWT supposed ta git food poisonin n ordah ta teach me lesson of some sort. gracias.

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2008 is kickin my ass already!

Posted on 04/01/2008 by Severe

So it’s Thursday, January 3rd, 10 pm. Ah haven’t had dinnah yet, but thas on its way. Ah also must showah before bed. In tha next 7 days, ah will have (in this ordah, more er less):

* Worked 9 – 5 (give er take) in downtown SF, Monday-Friday daein data entry (nawt quite as tedious as before, but still plenty mind-numbing).
* Had a job interview for an Executive Assistant position (that pays well, altho ah dont really know if ahm Exec Asst. material)
* Attended tha Pacific Central District Young Adult con in Marin, CA
* Rawked tha hell outta tha Make-Out Room with Warren Teagarden
* Performed w. think13 at Project Homeless (n maybe attended some of tha volunteer party w. tha mayor)
* Had a troupe meetin w. think13 ta discuss 2008 in general (apparently tha troupe/performers are referred to as tha “Monkeys”)
* Recorded two songs w. think13 at The Plant Studios in Sausalito fer part of a cooking show (tha majority of tha cookin show featurin tha two main think13 people, n tha end of it w. tha band/membahs of tha troupe)
* Interviewed fer a Program Assistant position w. a non-profit that ahm relatively excited about (w.o gittin my hopes up)
* Cleaned tha Yoga Studio
* Maybe have gone yoga once (man, ahm hopin!)
* Possibly had acupuncture (but ahm guessin that’ll hafta wait a week)

So, all that bein said, ahm really lookin forward to tha weekend of tha 12th cuz ah aint makin a SINGLE plan!

Of kerse, in tha meantime, ah must continue to vigilantly job-hunt, compose cover lettahs, n send out resumes. 2008 aint fawkin around!

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TODAY was a long day

Posted on 03/01/2008 by Severe

Now, ah know plenty of my friends have packed schedules, n that ahm generally tha one who’s outta werk early er dickin around on tha net while thar slavin away at thar office/etc, so ahm nawt tryin ta say that ah werk hardah then anyone else(altho USUALLY those folx who are slavin away are also gittin paid vacation time n health benefits…usually). But today was a long one, n nawt just fer me.

7:30 am – wake up, eat breakfast, put on clothes, ride bike to BART
9:00 am – start work at temp job (same place, still werkin on that stack of papahs. Altho they tell me that beginnin tomorrow they’ll move me ontae otha tedious jobs. N just when ah was “in tha zone” of data entry!).
2:00 pm – lunch break. Went to a store (bought some wondahful smellin grape medication) n then had some pretty tasty falafel (ah wanted to try this place cuz thars a line out tha door every day around noon. My window faces tha store front)
2:45 pm – back to data entry
5:00 pm – Out tha door to catch tha 5:04 BART.
5:40 pm – gawt off tha BART, went to Guitar Center to exchange my power supply (ah knew they didn’t know what they were talkin about, givin me a BOSS power supply fer an MXR pedal).
6:30 pm – Bikram (had a pretty good class, at least tha first part. Ahm able ta lock my legs much easier then before in a lawt of tha poses, n fer tha first time locked it in a couple of them. Howevah, whenevah ah have a good standin series, my floor series suffers).
8:15 pm – cleaned tha studio. This isn’t hard werk, but it does involved a lawt of right hand movement (cleanin tha windows n vacuumin tha floor). N tha room is really hawt (duh!), n ahm in street-clothes (read long-pants)
9:09 pm – took tha BART one stop (cuz ah wasn’t able ta wake up tha extra 15 minutes early to bike to tha “Plaza” BART stop, whar yoga is)
9:15 pm – biked home
9:30 pm – made dinnah while answerin emails (trader joes black bean soup + pasta = easy!)
10:00 pm – damn ahm tired.

Tha next week er so is pretty non-stop fer me. Friday – Sun ahm at a Young Adult Conference in Marin, Sunday nite ah have a show (Warren Teagarden at tha Make-Out Room, Monday is a think13 meeting, Tuesday is think13 band practice, Wednesday ah have a conference call n hafta clean tha yoga studio again. Also, ahm supposed ta temp fer at least two weeks, so nae sleepin in er aftahnoon yoga fer me!

Friday – a job interview (n ahm hopin ta make that TWO job interviews.

Woah. Time fer grape.

ps – b/c of all this shit ah hafta dae, ah hafta cancel a confirmed crazyblinddated, which ahm worried will fawk up my crazy blind karma.

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Meh

Posted on 02/01/2008 by Severe

anutha date sans chemistry. Girls, it’s a serious turn-off when you spend more time lookin at yer drinkin straw then me. Trust me, we’re both nervous, but you don’t git brownie points fer broadcastin it!

At least thar was only about 10 minutes er so wherein ah was tryin ta lean tha convo towards “Ah should git gaein.” It ended w. “well, now that conversation has degraded into cats, I should probably let you go.” (from her). Better luck next time!

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New Years Day Date

Posted on 02/01/2008 by Severe

I have a date in 45 minutes with a woman in her 30’s. I’m looking forward to it b/c its actually CLOSE to me, so it won’t cost me an arm n a leg to git intae downtown SF (more like a 25 minute ride on my bike). Here’s a few thangs ah really like about CrazyBlindDate:
* The anonymity of it
* It can work very fast
* Pre-assigned meeting spots make it easy
* Tha prospect of meetin anyone new is excitin. Dating a complete stranger gives me mild butterflies actually
* Forces me to actively be social, n thusly “on”
* 30 minute texting capabilities

A few thangs ah DONT like:
* Not many people seem to be on it (and I keep meeting people from very far away)
* Small selection of pre-assigned meeting spots
* Landing a double date has proved to be difficult
* What if they don’t want to date me b/c my profile sucks/I’m not funny enough/I don’t have a job/etc.?

That bein said, it’s time ta git ready (luckily, ah don’t feel much pressure to look/smell excellent on a first-time, blind-date. Being clean and warm is much more important).

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Pictures from my new Digs!

Posted on 01/01/2008 by Severe

These pics are nawt fantastic by any means, but give a lil bit of an idea what my new hood looks like. BTW, Happy New Year! (it’s a brisk 45 degrees here in El Cerrito, and clear n sunny, as you ken see).

This is a cross-street near my house, it gives a lil idea of tha way tha hills look. Most of tha hills are populated w. more houses then this one, so ahll try ta take a bettah photo soon.

This is the view from my bedroom window…some days you ken see SF pretty clearly. this isn’t one of them, it must be foggier in tha city then it is here.

Here’s Spooonful (aka, Spoony), the house cat, on a neighbors roof (seen from my window). He’s old (about 13), and very affectionate, but also tha loudest cat ah’ve evah met. He will stand outside my door sometimes n yowl n yowl n yowl, usually fer nae reason. Ah want ta like him, but sometimes he drives me nuts. Generally, he sleeps outside, but ah don’t have tha heart ta put him out thar when its rainy er especially cold. But he sure tests my patience some nights!


Who loves his new bike? Ah sure dae! Here’s me aftah a quick ride around tha block, takin pictures n returnin a crappy headset fer my phone. While ah haven’t even started to pay this baby off, it’s tha soundest financial decision ahve made in a long time.

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Anutha Covah Song

Posted on 31/12/2007 by Severe

Ahve been tryin ta write a bit, but whas really happenin is that ahm gittin inspired ta dae otha covah songs. Recently ah watched Slackers which pushed a few envelopes, but still a bit sub-par. Howevah, tha very last song, written n performed by Jason Schwartzman, makes it worthwhile, at least to me. The lyrics coincide perfectly w. tha POV of Schwartzman’s character “Cool Ethan,” and it catches the bittersweet ending that only he would’ve seen. This mornin it was makin more sense then usual when ah played it, so ah thought ahd try recordin.

Ahma bit hesitant ta show this, as ahm in my pjs n lookin far from Mr. Rawk Star (altho ah think it sorta goes w. tha feel of tha song/movie), n ah don’t quite “nail tha ending”. Ah have an inability to judge how my musick ken land, so please let me know if ahm completely outta my mind fer uploadin it ta youtube (unfortunetly its too big to put directly on tha blog). *Note, it will take a lil bit to load cuz ah didn’t use tha right settin on my digital camera

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZSyxVq_sA&rel=1]

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Information/Disclaimer about this Blog

Posted on 31/12/2007 by Severe

So ah decided in tha beginnin of December to git a blog gaein. What ah fergawt ta mention is that it’s currently an experiment. While ah can’t say its work, er tha ah don’t enjoy updatin, thar are many reasons why ah did nawt maintain a blog before, among them 1)dae ah really need more time at tha computah?, 2)is my perspective really that interesting?, 3)Why would ah put my life out thar fer potential strangers ta read?

So, my experiment is this: Ah promise to spend at least 4 months regularly updatin this blog w. whatevah my heart desires. If you (n currently this is more like “you” cuz as far as ah ken tell, no one actively reads my blog) have anythang YER heart desires ta read about, lemme know. If aftah 4 months, ah still feel positively about keepin a blog, ahll prolly keep with it. Howevah, if 4 months passes n ahm nawt enjoyin tha fruits of my labor, feel like no one reads my thoughts, n am just generally disheartened by tha whole process, ahll likely stop.

Tha best way fer me ta feel like this isn’t a complete waste of time on my part is ta receive positive feedback. N if you leave me some love, ahll prolly return tha favor. If you don’t feel like givin feedback, ahd appreciate it it at least if you let me KNOW ahm nawt typin fer myself n tha strangers out thar. N if you send me any anonymous comments, ah hope you’ll give me a chance to figure out who tha hell you are, cuz strangers readin about lawts of my personal life ken kinda weird me out.

Also, ah will nevah name names of companies that ah werk fer, etc. Tha only specifics ahll git intae are those that ah feel are safe fer tha whole damn world ta know. My way of coverin my ass.

N now ah will dine on veggie pizza. While ah hafta give total props to tha restaurant ah bought it from (they made some alterations at my request, n while ahm outside of thar delivery area, they said they’d swing by aftah close), ah hafta say that my mostly-organic, cheese, broccoli, sun-dried tomatoe, olive, n mushroom pizza is a lil bit burned, n tha sauce is too thick. Fer 18 bux, ah was hopin fer a lil bit more….pizzazz.

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My hair is really short

Posted on 30/12/2007 by Severe

see?

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Where I live

Posted on 29/12/2007 by Severe


In case anyone is curious about tha specific location of my new digs, tha above picture gives you an idea. Note – If you are having a hard time viewing the pic, just click on it.

In order to understand this a bit better, you have to realize that everythang to tha right of tha blue line is UPHILL. San Pablo (tha blue line) is what ah refer to as “Tha Strip,” because its full of retail/food/etc. stuffs. Everythang up-hill is suburban housing, n everythang to tha left of San Pablo is slightly more sketchy housing.

In terms of location, its a 10 minute walk to the shops, or a 3 minute bike ride. Tha Subway (known as tha BART) is .7 miles away, n ah ken git thar n lock my bike up in 10 minutes flat. ah haven’t done much explorin any furtha east of whar ah live, as tha hill just gits steeper n steeper (altho thars supposed to be a national park somewhar up thar). My Bikram Yoga studio is 2.5 miles, er 20 minutes, away (thars a bike path that runs paralell to San Pablo a few blocks East).

It’s grey n cloudy n rainy, so ah will upload some photos of my surroundings on a nicer day. At tha right times, its really quite beautiful (n ah have a great view of SF before tha subway goes underground).

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