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January 29, 2005

Lofty Goals

Today, I put a deposit down to hold a reservation on a downtown loft when it is finished being built.The lofts are being converted from a warehouse that was built in 1905. I still don't know which one I will be getting, because all I've done is declare that I want to be on the list for one and when my number comes up I will either have the choice of what's left or I can get my deposit back.

These lofts are the kind that you see in movies. They will have exposed brick exterior walls, exposed ceilings, and exposed pillars. All of this will be restored, sandblasted, and brought up to seismic standards. From there, the buyer of each loft gets to choose the design of the kitchen including fixtures and cabinets you'd like to go with your stainless steel appliances. Each loft has a balcony with large sliding glass doors, a finished bathroom, and a finished kitchen. But that's all.

I took a few pictures while I was going through the building today. Take a look.
Click on them for larger ones.

January 26, 2005

100%

January 25, 2005

Thanks For the Mammories

January 24, 2005

Circle Lounge

Alright, well, on Saturday night I went with some friends to a little sushi/martini bar/jazz club called Circle Lounge. It was pretty cool. I think I'm going to need to buy a membership there because it was so much fun. Basicly there's this circular stage with sheer (for the women)/see-through (for the men) sheet-like things hanging from the ceiling. Within this veiled region sat a four-piece jazz band and singer. Around the outside of the circle were red couches, and small tables for your drinks and rolls.

I went with several friends that I know fairly well and one of their friends whom I met for the first time there. I decided not to take my camera because I was going to use my cameraphone for the first time. Well, it turned out that this would be a bad decision because the Circle Lounge was darker than I assumed it would be and my phone wouldn't take anything decent. I think I'll be going back in a month and I'll take my regular camera for sure.

January 24, 2005

The Thought Project

Way cool.

January 24, 2005

Worst Day of the Year

British Psychologist declares today the worst day of the year.

January 21, 2005

Procrastination

I'm so angry. I've procrastinated for the last four days and kept putting off buying tickets to the G. Love and Special Sauce concert tomorrow night and now they're sold out.

I'm usually right on top of these things, but ... damn!

January 19, 2005

Uncollected Writings of J. D. Salinger

Great collection. I will inevitably spend a lot of time here.

January 19, 2005

Guts

This is a short story called "Guts" by Chuck Palahniuk the author of Fight Club, one of my favorite novels. It's a little gross, but incredibly funny. You've been warned...

January 18, 2005

Philly Cheesesteak Recipe

Note To Self: Try this recipe.

January 18, 2005

My Phone Is Dead

I had a great three-day weekend. A blessing in disguise came when my internet access was inaccessible for most of the day Sunday, all day yesterday, and as yet unverified today as well. I ended up happily watching football unfettered and undistracted by up-to-the-minute stats provided by espn.com. I don't remember the last time I sat in the friendly confines of my own home and watched a full game without checking some statistic or trivial fact on the internet.

It did become a nuisance though, as Monday came and it was still out. I needed to check out phones on t-mobile.com and decide which one I wanted to get. My old phone, for the most part an excellent one, has been slowly dying for the last three or four months. So I used T-Mobile's phone upgrade plan, which discounts long time subscribers, to pick up a new phone. While I don't need a cameraphone because I take my digital camera with me everywhere I go, it will be nice. I figure this may inspire me to upgrading to the new version of MT which has native moblogging features enabled.

Also, I bought three ties and shirt yesterday. One tie was green, one pink, and one gray and blue. Fun, fun, fun.

January 13, 2005

Macs for the Masses

Incredibly interesting breakdown of Mac products and demographics.

January 12, 2005

This Old T-Shirt

Turn your old favorite T's into a pair of undies.

January 12, 2005

BushBlackOut

Protest Bushies inauguration by blacking out your site.

January 11, 2005

Best Game Ever

I was looking back at my post a little over a year ago and noticed that I have been spending my time, as of late, doing just about the same thing: playing Grand Theft Auto, but this time it was more of the gangsta rap/low riders/sagging pants type in San Andreas whereas last time it was more Gary Numan/pastel t-shirt/rolled-up sport coat style in Vice City.

I finished 98% of the game in Vice City (yes, it actually tells you how far you are) and my roommate and I have attained 86% so far in San Andreas.

I know it's violent, "mature", and probably quite inappropriate, but all I can say is, "wow."

Best game ever. Ever.

January 10, 2005

Embarrassing Moment

One Saturday morning last summer I ran a 10k (6.2 miles). After it was all said and done, I quickly changed at a friend's house. I took off my running shorts and put on jeans. Now, for those of you who aren't runners or haven't ever seen male running shorts, they are very similar to male swim trunks in that they have "underwear" sewn into them. Trust me, these special shorts are needed after about three or four miles. So as I was changing clothes I realized I had forgotten to pack a pair a "draws."

"Hm, commando," I thought. "No big deal for an hour or so while I get my car's oil changed."

Cut scene: Interior car dealership.

I sit lazily and freely spread-legged, tired from the run, in a chair facing a long hallway for about an hour.

Cut scene: Interior of my house about one-half hour after arriving home.

I reach down, as I am accustomed to do, to check my zipper. And lo, and behold ... it's down. I laugh quietly to myself.

"Ha ha, good thing I'm not in public, since I'm not wearing ... any ... underwear ..."

The magnitude of this blunder hits me as I realize I was sitting, more like sprawled, facing a long hallway for an hour in the car dealership.

Not one who embarrasses easily, I told this embarrassing story that night to several friends at a wedding.

Later this week, I'm going to post a candid picture another friend took of me telling this story at the wedding. Photo here.

January 06, 2005

Explainably Inexplicable

Every winter, I inexplicably get stricken with a tremendous lack of motivation. Ok, maybe not "inexplicably," but it's definitely hard to explain.

From the moment I open my eyes in the morning, my mind and body are warring about getting out of my warm bed. Five or six days a week the responsible side wins. But at least one day a week the five-year-old in my heart wins and I get to sleep in for a couple of hours.

Today was no exception to this rule. I ended up being late for work because I couldn't get out of bed. I was only 10 minutes late. But let me just say, I didn't complete my normal morning hygienic tasks until I got to work. By this, I mean to say, I brushed my teeth in the bathroom at my work.

I guess it could be chocked up to the whole Greek mythology thing. You know, the Greek goddess of the harvest, Demeter, who mourned during winter because her daughter had to spend those months with her husband Hades. If that doesn't make sense, google it.

But I think it may be a mixture of that and also that it gets so cold outside the covers in the morning.

January 03, 2005

Winter Break 2004-05

Well, I'm back. My winter vacation this year was exactly what I wanted it to be. Long and uneventful.

I saw several movies, including: Meet the Fockers, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Aviator. Also, I rented The Godfather series and watched them in their entirety for the first time. I've seen parts of the first and second one, but never all in one sitting. So that was cool. I really love the first one, it's definitely my favorite. Al Pacino is simply amazing in it. When I grow up to be a Don, I want to be just like him. He has this intense calmness to him with these cold, yet harsh eyes.

Also, I bought Garden State and Napoleon Dynamite on DVD. Great movies, both of them. I especially enjoyed watching Napoleon with the Director, Producer, and Jon Heder (Napoleon) commenting.

On New Years', I went with some friends to a club. It was fun, I met four girls from St. Louis who were very nice and fun to hang out with. I danced with one named Molly as the calendar turned 2005. Good memory. Too bad she's from the Lou.

Also, I had the uppipe done on my car. I'm sitting somewhere between 260-270 horsepower, with faster turbo spool.

How was your holidays/winter break/whatever?