straw

some people (in this straw shaped photo) haven't learned how to use straws good.

bus + bookshelf

i took a bookshelf on the bus and caused quite a stir on a normally quiet route.

* one man (autistic?) asked what it was...
- a bookshelf
* why aren't there any books on it?
- i was going to ask you to go pick them up for me.
* i... i... i don't leave the bus with strangers at night


* another man asked if i was going to sand it down (no).


* another said they don't make them like that anymore (it's solid wood--not laminate). then he told me about a solid wood something or other he owns.


as i entered the bus, i didn't make any eye contact with the driver until i was fully in the bus. i didn't want him telling me bookshelves weren't allowed

budget hero

i'm on mpr's webpage and played their balance the budget game. from the game, i was able to post this. curious to see what it looks like on my blog.

music

i streamed an iTunes classical music station today to help me work. the music that started up was "Slave March" by Tchaikovsky.

the missing cup

christmas 2007
(1) my mom "got me" a new york coffee cup which i never unwrapped--but she remembered wrapping it up.
(2) my mom "got me" a hair dryer--which i had no use for since my hair was 1" long

today
(1) i take a shower at 11:45pm--knowing that wet hair won't be an issue since i have my christmas 2007 hair dryer still in its box
(2) i take out the dryer at midnight--only to find a new york coffee cup

so i stayed up for an hour and aggressively towel-dried my hair instead of going directly to bed.

futility

bill raked the yard two hours earlier

blog

i suspended my blog to work on the economic crisis. sadly, i wasn't able to do anything for amerika, but i did find employment with the U.