SOMNAMBULANT RAMBLINGS

SOMNAMBULANT RAMBLINGS

:: 2007 14 May :: 1.15 pm

whose idea was it to call it "crazy bread"?

i mean, it just seems really odd to me. what's so crazy about it? they're breadsticks.

and do they mean it like, wild, raucous crazy, or like looney-bin crazy?

the world may never know.

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:: 2007 14 May :: 1.12 pm

trip synopsis
day one consisted primarily of driving down here. we were on the road from 4:30am to about 6:30pm, and we pretty much just crashed after we got here and got some dinner.

day two was our visit to colonial williamsburg, and some of the shops near william and mary college. it was all cool, with lots of great shopping, but i've only gotten shannon one gift so far. but i think it's a good one. and i haven't really found anything for anyone else, not because i haven't been looking, but because i just haven't seen anything good enough. after that, we went to WAFFLE HOUSE! for dinner. i was ecstatic, of course. then we went on the chesapeake bridge-tunnel, which was really pretty much exactly as you would imagine it, only even longer.

day three was busch gardens, which rocked my socks off. lots of roller coasters and fun stuff to do. i didn't get to do as much gift shopping as i would have liked, specifically in germany and ireland, but it was still loads of fun. and we also missed out on our last opportunity to see the queen, in jamestown. dinner was pizza, and men in black.

day four was indeed spent in historical jamestown. lots of old things. it was cool to see the archaelogical digs and all of the ruins and stuff. 400 year old bricks... very exciting. and there was an island drive ... lots of nature. i climbed a tree, it was very exciting. for lunch we went to the college delly here in williamsburg. after jamestown, we went to an outlet mall where i got a pair of black velour pants for $5. very exciting, i know. for dinner we came back to the hotel and got a bunch of pies for dinner, while we watched rat race.

day five was yesterday, where we were supposed to spend the day at virginia beach. when we got there it was 55-60 degrees outside, with 30+ mph winds. walking around on the beach was like getting sandblasted, and the undertow was so strong you could barely keep your footing. needless to say, i had a good time. our visit was short-lived, and we spent the remainder of the day relaxing in colonial williamsburg. dinner was a phenomenal meal at the king's arms tavern. i got the fish catch of the day, salmon with mixed veggies and walnuts. it was amazing.

day six was canoeing, which i view as a tremendous success. i got sunburned a little, and scraped up a little, but nobody got very wet or died, so all in all a good trip. it was very windy, especially for the return trip, but i had lots of fun. after canoeing i'm drawing a blank. i think we went back to the hotel for a bit, then went to a late lunch at "the sportsman grill". some interesting discussion was had there, as i recall. after that i think we went to yorktown, which had a really cool beach, and we walked around for awhile, seeing what there is to see at the battlefield there. i pontificated extensively regarding my government conspiracy theories, seeing as the most seemingly random bits of forest were fenced off with barbed wire, claiming them as "federal property". pshht. after we were done there, we went back to the hotel again. ellen, katie, and i went swimming, while hunter went for a walk, i suspect to say goodbye, since we would be leaving in the morning.

day seven began bright and early, and we were on the road by about 7:30. we got to D.C. before noon, so we parked the car, and caught a metro rail to the mall. we went to the museum of natural history first, and got to see all of the dinosaurs and mammals and gems and things that they have there. from there we went to the american indian museum to get lunch and to shop at the gift shops, although we never actually saw any of the exhibits. but the lunch there was spectacular. after that we spent a fair deal of time in the air and space museum, where we saw spaceships and rockets and airplanes and the exhibits on loan from the american history museum, which is currently closed for renovation. we also rode in the VR flight simulators, which was cool, although maybe not fifteen dollars cool. but i still had a good time, and it was a very interesting comparison to busch gardens. by the time we got out of there and got to washington monument, it was closed for the day, so we resolved to come back in the morning for passes. we moved on to the WWII memorial with the fountains, which were very tempting under the afternoon sun. we also went to the lincoln memorial to say hi, and to show ellen, who had never seen it before. we hopped a cab from lincoln memorial to union station. at union station we got to take a look at the architecture, and went to the food court for some dinner and gelato. after dinner we took the metro back to the car, and checked into the hotel for the evening.

day eight was spent in DC again. when we went to washinton monument in the morning, all the passes were already sold out, and everyone was hungry, since we hadn't eaten breakfast, so we went to chinatown and had this texan barbecue stuff for lunch, and it was absolutely delicious. we went to the archives after lunch to see all of the important documents and such. i was much more impressed with their 700-year-old copy of the magna carta, all in microscopic latin, than i was with the charters of freedom. but perhaps the coolest thing about the archives was the architecture of the building. i'm pretty sure it was built to withstand an atomic blast; just huge and amazing. we also went to the capitol building, but couldn't get in (capital vs. capitol, anyone?), and we went to the botanical gardens, which were very pretty. then we caught a metro back to the car and began our return journey home, stopping for dinner at waffle house, one last time. interesting note, this particular waffle house was franchise #666, if anyone is amused by that.

and from there we drove all night, until we got here this morning. after we got back, i slept from about 8 to noon, so hopefully i won't be too whacked out tomorrow. tonight is libby's concert, and shannon and her mom are coming up for the scholastic books dealie, so hopefully i'll be able to hook up with them. i completely spaced the concert when i was talking to shannon on the phone, but i'm hoping we can still work something out.

but yeah, that's pretty much it for the trip. there might be more that i've forgotten. if so, i'm assuming someone will remind me and i can make according amendments.

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:: 2007 10 May :: 4.09 pm
:: Mood: disappointed
:: Music: brian bromberg - downright upright

soo...

i didn't get the writing consultant job.

that makes me a sad panda. : (

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:: 2007 30 April :: 1.22 am
:: Mood: lost
:: Music: benton falls

i've been whacked out for the past few days. i'm trying to make it better, and it seems to be working, it's just taking a long time to heal up.

hanging out with kevin was nice. i hadn't done that in a while.

moving out was a pain in the ass, but whatever, it's over now. except i'm probably going to have to pay for some repairs, due to burn marks in the carpet.

almost getting arrested was pretty uncool as well.

all in all, a busy weekend, and i'm glad it's over and done with. not that it was bad, i'm just very overwhelmed.

i guess i'm baby sitting tomorrow night. i've never really done that before. should be interesting. and it's food money for the trip.

oh yeah, i'm going on a trip to williamsburg, VA. wish me luck. we're leaving super-early wed. morning, and will be gone for about a week.

i drank every night this weekend. shannon would jokingly call me a lush. bruce jokingly called me an alcoholic. i call me in fucking college, the weekend after exams.

i really want to smoke.

fuck.

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:: 2007 20 March :: 8.09 pm

my six-month foray into the world of recreational drug use has certainly altered my perspective on some things.

namely: scissors, patterns in carpet, jambalaya, and probably some more important things as well.

although i don't regret it, i'm beginning to think it's time to be done.

it was enlightening, but i think that it long ago ceased to be experimentation and has not yet become habitual.

i think somewhere between experiment and habit is a happy medium in which to dwell.

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:: 2007 12 March :: 10.39 pm
:: Music: ben folds five

so, for my film class, i'm currently writing a proposal for my final project.

the ideas i'm proposing involve the possible use of an actor.

i'm realizing now that i don't have an actor yet, which is kind of key.

so, who might be available to work on this with me sometime? it should be somebody in the GR area, who has a pretty open schedule, and a car.

i can't offer money, but comraderie, marginal stardom, and maybe some goodies are all possibilities.

anyway, let me know if any of you guys are interested.

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:: 2007 1 March :: 1.53 pm

i have here in front of me...
"WKLQ presents"
THE COLOUR
all ages welcome
at THE INTERSECTION
(133 grandville SW * GR)
suday march 11, 2007 - doors at 7pm

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now, whoever wanted them needs to figure out a way to get in touch with me and pick them up.

considering i'm going to be leaving for kalamazoo tomorrow evening, and minnesota on sunday, that may prove difficult.

however, i might be going to the show, so the best bet may be to meet up somewhere nearby before the show, for drinks or what-have-you, and we can distribute them then.

my cell number is 616 893 7952.