Archives for: January 2009

Snow snarls morning commute

We departed from home at 7:10am and I arrived to work at 9:30am. During the drive, we were listening to a cd I borrowed from the library. Molly asked me "Who is this?" I paused before replying "I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness." To which she said… more »

Workless

I am on my lunch break at work. The following is a 10 minute account of what I hear and see around me that does not relate to my job. Clip Clop - Clip Clop - Clip Clop "Hi! Are you lost? Can I take you somewhere?" "I am not lost!" Rockin on… more »

2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Molly has been volunteering at the Figure Skating Championships, so she got some free tickets. We went to a session last night after work. We arrived halfway through the junior pairs short program, watched the opening ceremony, and left after the first b… more »

Portobello Ravioli

I made the mistake of using tomato sauce on the portobello mushroom stuffed raviolis I cooked last night. They would have been much better with an alfredo or a creamy white wine sauce. I'm going to try again sometime. more »

Interesting Band Names

The most interesting band names from the list of bands that will be performing at SXSW this year. Action Action Bam Bam Bang! Bang! Eche! Beans on Toast Beep Beep Binary Audio Misfits Cash Cash Cheeky Cheeky and the No… more »

Christmas 2008

Molly and I went to Pennsylvania for Christmas. The drive there was quite treacherous because it was raining and the temperature was close to freezing. We made it there safely, but arrived later than we'd planned. I had forgotten all but one of my shirts… more »

Naija

Nnabike is a co-worker of mine who just got back from an extended trip to visit his family in Nigeria. It was the first time he had seen his parents in seven years. Since he's such a cool guy, he brought back some wristbands and necklaces for us. The… more »

Half Of A Staggering Wishful Couplet

No one can believe the reason I'm seeing you No one will give me the time of day I've had to hold hands with my own betrayer I've had to build a box with dried up clay Drowning in my sorrows and searching for sympathy Drowning in my memories, wastin… more »

2008 Music In Review

Top 10 Albums of 2008: 10. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple This is a good album to listen to while working. It's the first neo-soul album I've liked listening to the whole way through since Res' 2001 album How I Do. Note: I haven't lis… more »