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Currently, it’s 3:21 AM. Trying to get this friggin’ blog updated. There are lots of images from the weekend… so I promise. Soon soon!
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Needles, Anesthetic and Thankfulness
Cavity day! Here are some pics: This is what I see, right as the chair is moving to its prone position. The needle. *shudder* Actually, my dentist (Dr. Tobias) was remarkably nice about explaining everything to me. He went right in with the needle, no swap or local anasthetic. When I asked him about, he just said "You don’t need…
Visiting Jacki
Jacki recently moved a bit farther outside of Columbus, with Andy. He’s a great guy, and I got to meet him on Sunday. The house is gorgeous, and Jacki showed me all the work that Andy’s put into the place (and all he’s planning to do). This is a shot of him with his grandson Jake. Hanging out with Devin,…
Welcome to the Party!
A brief glimpse at the alcohol present. This table shot doesn’t include the table of food outside, the BBQ, and the keg of beer. Writers, more than anyone else on the planet, know how to throw a good party. A great goodbye sign that Dan made for Meghan and Jim. Meghan and Jim, northbound and headed for the professorial life….
I Get My Ass Kicked For Not Writing
After seeing Dipti, I called up Jason and Layla, friends of mine from the grad program at OSU. They recently had (well… recently being over a year ago) a beautiful baby girl, Miranda, and I stopped by to see all three of them. Jebus. It’s been ages – the last time I saw Miranda, she was a small little ball,…
Dipti Puts Me to Shame, Literally and Metaphorically
Dipti, someone I’ve known since middle school, is also living in Columbus. I spent most of Saturday day flitting around town, trying to catch up with folk. Dipti and I dated briefly during our undergrad years, and she’s someone I’ve gotten along with smashingly. Between her and Melinda, I feel like the three of us constantly know what the other…
Juliet vs. Felix
I got up around 10:30, and staggered to my car. There was an Einstein Bros. somewhere nearby, and I drove up and down High Street in search. I grabbed two large coffees, one lemon poppyseed muffin and one mango orange muffin. Over breakfast, Juliet and I talked about my blog. We had a really interesting conversation about the act of…
Arrival
I pull into Columbus a little after midnight, and roll up to Juliet’s house. She lives in German Village , a rather cool, old part of Columbus… Victorian houses, brick-paved streets. Always a part of the city where I secretly wanted to live. We shot the shit for a good long while, splitting a pint of Jim Beam between us….
Road Trip, Continued
Around here (on the outskirts of Indiana), the sun broke open and lit up the interstate. "Summertime" by the Sundays was on my radio, and I felt incredibly good. I took this picture to capture the moment: Near Indianapolis, there is a sign for the border between Whitestown and Brownsburg. I laugh everytime I pass by. On the border of…
Guilty Secret, #1
I know, deep down, that Chicken McNuggets are made out of rat tails and rooster anuses. But I can’t help it – I like them. Particularly for road trips. If I’m driving a long enough distance to necessitate food, I will often stop at McDonald’s and get the biggest order (20 pieces). I’ve found them to be by far the…
Road Trip
I leave work around 3 PM. I’m out in the suburbs, so it takes me almost 2 and 1/2 hours to get past the city, anywhere near I-65 South to Indianapolis. For some reason, every time I pass this particular overpass… I think of brontosaurs. Not sure why, but I do: Once you actually enter Indiana, the ride down into…
Josh Installs the AIWA
On Thursday, I purchased a new CD player for my car. My friend and coworker Josh agreed to help me install the thing today, and I sat in the back feeling generally useless and snapped a few photos:
Driving Makes Me Happy
On the way to work, I was filled with nervous energy, thinking about the road trip to Columbus. The drive in was good, and I finally got that poem-I-want-to-write feeling once more. I was going to be driving into the night, heading across three states, had a pint of whiskey in the trunk, would be staying with the coolest girl,…
Columbus… Ho!
Packing right now. Laundry is tumbling in the dryer, I’m sleepy as can be, and I’m sipping on a beer. Gathering my CD’s together, and inventorying (is that even a word?) what I need for a short jaunt over to Cow Town. This will be fun. My first road trip back to Columbus in ages, and I’m armed with a…
Witnessing a Breakup, 5:57 AM
Got up early today, so I could make it to work earlier. I’m heading to Columbus, OH, to attend a farewell party for two great folks – Megan and Jim Fox. Lots of pics to come soon, the bulk of which will be drunken writers with a cookout theme. :D As I woke up, I heard the sound of someone…