Leeder

:: 2005 30 April :: 11.37am

got the job.

it's full time this summer at like $16/hr.

i think it's time for a new car??? :)

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:: 2005 28 April :: 9.18pm
:: Mood: accomplished
:: Music: Garbage - Bad Boyfriend

if you can't love me honey, go on just pretend...
Since I'm posting stuff that only I really care about...

BOTB 11 Track Listing
50) Beck - E-Pro
49) David Gray - Say Hello Wave Goodbye
48) Ennio Morricone - L'Arena
47) TV on the Radio - Ambulance
46) Kanye West - All Falls Down
45) Elvis Costello - Alison
44) Bob Dylan - Don�t Think Twice, It's All Right
43) Dido - Sand In My Shoes
42) Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
41) Seu Jorge - Rebel Rebel
40) Radiohead - Let Down
39) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Babe, You Turn Me On
38) Postal Service - Nothing Better
37) Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated
36) Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You
35) Moby - Beautiful
34) Malcolm McLaren - About Her
33) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
32) Mark Snow - Theme from Millennium
31) Franz Ferdinand - The Dark of the Matinee
30) Modest Mouse - Medication
29) Rent - One Song Glory
28) Nellie McKay - Manhattan Avenue
27) The Clash - London Calling
26) The Guess Who - These Eyes
25) Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life
24) Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
23) Garbage - Bleed Like Me
22) Jonathan Rice - My Mother's Son
21) Simon & Garfunkel - The Only Living Boy In N.Y.
20) Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter
19) Death Cab for Cutie - The Sound of Settling
18) Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind
17) Bjork - Hyperballad
16) Sigur Ros - Staralfur
15) Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
14) The Killers - Somebody Told Me
13) Interpol - Evil
12) The Clash - Lost in the Supermarket
11) Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
10) TV on the Radio - Dreams
9) The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
8) U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It�
7) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Nature Boy
6) Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
5) The Killers - Mr. Brightside
4) Audioslave - Shadow on the Sun
3) Postal Service - Such Great Heights
2) The Who - Baba O'Riley
1) Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

:: 2005 28 April :: 9.03pm
:: Mood: amused
:: Music: Garbage - Metal Heart

"See, all of your problems deal with relationships, and since you aren't in one right now, it's smooth sailing for you."
So, as I'm just about caught up on all of the television I missed while in Traverse City, I thought this would be an appropriate time to post all of the amusing/insightful quotes that I ran across during my coach potato stint. To make this a little more interesting for both of us, I'll give the shows that they come from after the quotes, and for anybody who absolutely doesn't have anything better to do with their time, see if you can match the show up with the quote.

1) �I have a spork.�
2) �Take me to your secular world!�
3) �Shame on you! I wiped your ass when you were 5! How could you do this?!�
4) �That was before he saw you pounding that sweet piece of veal.�
5) �There are only two ways that I can deal with things. One is in my control. And that�s to leave.�
6) �The circle is about as good as it�s going to get. No beginning, no end, no boundaries� nothing but what lies within and what lies outside.�
7) �How the hell did she get pregnant?! She�s like 50 years old� and she married a fag!�

a) House
b) Millennium (2 quotes)
c) Alias
d) Sex and the City
e) Arrested Development (2 quotes)

Additional quotable thanks to Michelle for the mind-altering statement she offered, as located in the subject line of this entry.

This weekend should be a good time. I'm looking forward to seeing the guys (haven't since SPI), and I get to meet Matt v2.0: faster, stronger, goofier.

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:: 2005 27 April :: 9.57pm

actual grades:
bus 370- A
soc 422- A
mgmt 352- B
soc 283- B
mgmt 350- BA

also got a call from denso with an offer. unfortunately I have yet to speak with anyone there, so i dont know what the offer is. hopefully it is what i want.

:: 2005 26 April :: 12.52pm
:: Mood: optimistic
:: Music: Flaming Lips - Buggin'

I'm having trouble re-acclimating to Kalamazoo and life here. Being away for so long the past couple of months has changed things. But writing that letter to everyone helped things, and it's kind of sunny out, and I'm going to Best Buy in a few... I decided I'm going to have a good day.

:: 2005 26 April :: 11.28am
:: Music: Bright Eyes

Just in case, I don't have everyone's e-mail address, which I'm sure I don't... I wanted to post this on Woohu as well. This is an e-mail I just sent out to everyone about my plans for the fall:

"Hey all,

I just wanted to take a minute and update everyone of what's happening in my life and what's in store for me next. The last time I talked to most of you I was in the process of trying to find a graduate school to attend in the fall. Well, it turns out that I will be moving to New York City come August while I attend Queens College. I will be a doctoral student as part of their Learning Processes subprogram in Psychology. It was a really tough decision for a while there, and for a couple days I was worried if any of the programs were truly going to work for me, but in the 25th hour, the program contacted me and offered not only a salaried teaching position for 3 of the 5 to 5 1/2 years I plan to spend there, but also a full tutition waiver for the length of my tenure! I'm insanely excited about the move and I think it'll be a really good experience. I recently took a road trip with my dad to check the school out a few weeks ago and I was really impressed with how friendly and helpful the faculty and students seemed to be. Though the professor I had hoped to work for (Dr. Alvero for all my WMU Psych contacts) won't be able to take me on in the fall, I'm confident that I will be able to find a home at Queens. The best part about the location is that it gives you all an excuse to come out and visit me once I get settle and learn the ropes, as I know the draw of seeing both me AND the city will just be too great. :-) I hate leaving all of my loved ones in West Michigan, but as I've said before, I do need get out of here, at least for a while, because I know southwest Michigan can no longer contain my ambition and my drive.

Until I leave, I plan on enjoying my final summer in MI and working some hours at Menards. I should have a bit of free time over the next few months, and I hope to see as many of you as I can before I leave in the fall. I will give everybody new contact info in the fall, but until then, this e-mail address and my cell phone number are still valid. I hope this e-mail finds you all in good health and good spirits. Hope to hear from all of you soon.

Regards,
Jason

P.S. By the way, I'm putting an APB out on any media that anyone still has loaned out from me. I'm going to need any CDs, DVDs, or otherwise back soon so I fill in the holes in my collection before the move. With your cooperation, I hope to avoid hiring any bounty hunters. :-) Have a good one, y'all!"

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:: 2005 24 April :: 1.29am
:: Music: Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust

fear's a dangerous thing, love...
Would you put yourself down to bring yourself up again? Would you cause the pain so relief follows afterward?

I just want a taste. Just to quench this thrist. Then I want to drown myself.

Is it me or is it you? I'm sure it's both.

What if what you do to survive kills the things you love? Tonight, faith just isn't enough.

I thought I had rediscovered the poetry, but then I got distracted.

:: 2005 21 April :: 11.07pm

I MUST KNOW:

THE IPOD SHUFFLE SONG

what is it? who is it?

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:: 2005 20 April :: 8.46am

i just had an interview at denso mfg
hopefully it went well.

hope
hope
hope

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:: 2005 17 April :: 11.53am
:: Mood: bouncy
:: Music: Sex Pistols - Problems

Pop Culture Calendar
Here's what I've got on my calendar for releases so far this year (all dates subject to change):

April 26 - Ben Folds (!), Jonathan Rice, Bruce Springsteen
May 3 - NIN (!!!), Aimee Mann
May 10 - Dave Matthews Band
May 17 - Team America: World Police
May 19 - Star Wars: Episode III
May 24 - Audioslave (!)
May 31 - Oasis

**Break for the greatest release day ever; just looking at June 7 on the calendar makes me want to jizz**
June 7 - White Stripes (!), Coldplay (!!!), Nick Hornby's new novel "A Long Way Down" (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

June 14 - Millennium: 3rd Season (!!!!!)
June 21 - Billy Corgan
July 16 - Harry Potter & The 1/2 Blood Prince
Sept. - Death Cab for Cutie
Nov. 11 - Rent (movie version)
Nov. 18 - Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire

And maybe, just maybe, the fuckheads at BMG will finally take Fiona Apple's "Extraordinary Machine" out of limbo and release the damn disc. But I'm assuming that's too much to ask...

~~Oh, and by the way, I'm moving to NYC for graduate school in the fall...~~

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:: 2005 14 April :: 11.38pm

anticipated grades

bus 370- A
soc 422- BA
mgmt 352- BA
soc 283- B
mgmt 350- BA

bitchin.

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:: 2005 12 April :: 11.19pm
:: Mood: pleased
:: Music: Beck - It's All In Your Mind

wants a full night's rest; doesn't want to go to bed
There's so much I want to accomplish this summer before I leave(?), and even though it hasn't even started, I can already see it flashing before my eyes. That's what summer does, and I hate it for that.

I'll have a decision by Friday. Just waiting to hear back from both West Virginia and Queens on a couple of crucial decisions. A free ride or a tremendous opportunity? Practical or adventurous? I have no idea how this thing is going to end up.

I love fresh baguettes. More addicting than street drugs. If I sit down with one, I'll eat until it's gone or I feel sick, whichever comes first.

Why do things all of sudden have to get good back home when I am doing all this traveling/leaving in the fall(?)? I had two incredibly reaffirming, heartfelt, and insightful conversations with my respective parents in the past couple of weeks. Relationships with my friends are going well. I'm becoming more social again and I want to hang out with everybody as they get out of school (what's that again?)

Fuck this 7am bullshit. Hmm, I knew I shouldn't have finished that entire baguette. Going to bed will make everybody better, right?

Everything's great... until I think about everything. Then I have an anxiety attack.

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:: 2005 10 April :: 12.05am
:: Mood: exhausted
:: Music: Grateful Dead - Casey Jones

Hmm...

So much silent judging today/this week.

I'm (really) tired.

Goodnight.