WTO, 10 years later
I got my first taste and only taste of tear gas ten years ago today. I was an 18 year old college freshman at the University of Washington. It was a typical November day in Seattle, about 50 degrees and drizzling. Around 10 in the morning I was walking to my calculus class through red [...]
I have swine flu.
Yes, I have swine flu. I went to bed at Sunday night with a temperature of 99.6 and woke up with a temperature of 101.1, six hours later it was 102.3. I hurried to the grocery store to get Tylenol to control my fever. My anxiety was recalling thoughts of listening to NPR last spring. [...]
burning car outside
This is how my inauguration day started. I think it’s going to be a good day for photography.
10 days left
I remember … … 3 am, the first tuesday of November in 2000. Florida was called for Bush the second time, and declared the winner … the next 30 days of recount madness. Lots of maneuvering and court decisions that I didn’t understand. I was a freshman in college, I knew it wasn’t going our [...]
Snow, wtf?
seriously? it’s snowing again? I’ve spent the entire weekend on the couch watching football and working on the Preons website. I think I’m going to go outside today and go for a walk. in the snow. Neither the wife, nor I, are OK with the snow, until winter 09-10. In other news: Narcissism alert.
Snowpacalypse ’08
My cats are completely freaked out by the snow. Zooey keeps on trying to swat at the white stuff through the window. I took him outside yesterday and he freaked out. I’ve been firmy situated on the couch for the past 4 days… • reading the prez-elect’s first book ‘dreams from my father’ • watching [...]