Here is a purple Hot Hot Heat.
Sunday, June 29, 2003
I've been hoping your moping around the street again.
I've been tripping from sipping the dripping dirty water tap.
I've been poking a voodoo doll that you do not know I made.
Lyrics
It's terribly catchy, hip
They're called hot hot heat and they are from canada and I believe they are on sub pop. Which is kind of sad because I was beginning to enjoy the whole faux indie thing and then this fun song comes from a real indie lable.
Why did the Indie Rawker cross the road?
Oh My Gawd, You still don't know?
Anyway, I hate them because they look so much like all the other indie rawkers (feel free to purpleize them joe) but I love them because they make the kids dance
In unrelated news, I rented the Animatrix Digital Video Disc and it totally kicks both of the two live-action matricies on the bottom. It was way trippy man, it totally blew my mind. Also I watched a whole lot of Kevin Smith commentry on the bonus Jay and SB SB dvd today.
I've been tripping from sipping the dripping dirty water tap.
I've been poking a voodoo doll that you do not know I made.
Lyrics
It's terribly catchy, hip
and It Makes the Kids Dance
They're called hot hot heat and they are from canada and I believe they are on sub pop. Which is kind of sad because I was beginning to enjoy the whole faux indie thing and then this fun song comes from a real indie lable.
Why did the Indie Rawker cross the road?
Oh My Gawd, You still don't know?
Anyway, I hate them because they look so much like all the other indie rawkers (feel free to purpleize them joe) but I love them because they make the kids dance
In unrelated news, I rented the Animatrix Digital Video Disc and it totally kicks both of the two live-action matricies on the bottom. It was way trippy man, it totally blew my mind. Also I watched a whole lot of Kevin Smith commentry on the bonus Jay and SB SB dvd today.
Saturday, June 28, 2003
I am not good at my job. I really shouldn't care. I have already worked for them for a week and a half, and I think that I have at least another two days to get my act together and start being good at my job before losing it. In that time I will have made a whole lot more money that I would have had I not had the job.
Still, I am not used to failure. I am so often so successful with things that I work towards.
One of the interview questions that I have encountered several times over the last year or so, as I have looked for jobs has been, "How do you deal with failure or major dissapointment?"
I have always maintained that I am good at putting things in to perspective. Not everything that I work towards is going to work out, but in the grand scheme of things, it isn't a very big deal. Further there is something to be gained from every failure.
Now I am trying to practice that in real life.
Still, I am not used to failure. I am so often so successful with things that I work towards.
One of the interview questions that I have encountered several times over the last year or so, as I have looked for jobs has been, "How do you deal with failure or major dissapointment?"
I have always maintained that I am good at putting things in to perspective. Not everything that I work towards is going to work out, but in the grand scheme of things, it isn't a very big deal. Further there is something to be gained from every failure.
Now I am trying to practice that in real life.
Thursday, June 26, 2003
Joe, would you put this on your blog? Thanks baby
Dianna
06/26/03 12:07am
Tonight I sold $695 in play subscriptions. 2 orders, 4 sets of tickets. Two front row seats. This was more than $100 more then the next most successful seller. This earned me several high fives and a $10 bill at the end of the night. I need a non-profit guru to lead me to conviction that soliciting support for the arts is good and pure and how things should be. The arts can’t be exclusively covered by taxes. It could be that my ideal picture of Government doesn’t include burocracy for the arts because the arts are competently flourishing with the independent support of citizen groups. We studied this at the U in my comparative sociology class, I should check my notes but part of the definition of a vibrant, free democracy (or something appealing sounding like that) is strong, independent groups separate from the Government. and then I should use my powers to become...Steven Keeton from Family Ties.
Dianna
06/26/03 12:07am
Tonight I sold $695 in play subscriptions. 2 orders, 4 sets of tickets. Two front row seats. This was more than $100 more then the next most successful seller. This earned me several high fives and a $10 bill at the end of the night. I need a non-profit guru to lead me to conviction that soliciting support for the arts is good and pure and how things should be. The arts can’t be exclusively covered by taxes. It could be that my ideal picture of Government doesn’t include burocracy for the arts because the arts are competently flourishing with the independent support of citizen groups. We studied this at the U in my comparative sociology class, I should check my notes but part of the definition of a vibrant, free democracy (or something appealing sounding like that) is strong, independent groups separate from the Government. and then I should use my powers to become...Steven Keeton from Family Ties.
[ one more casualty of being poor... ]
so i pre-ordered my copies of 'the order of the phoenix' many many weeks ago. amazon promised release date delivery (which i thought was really really cool), but when it came time to ship and they attempted to charge me, my checking account balance was (embarassingly) low enough not to let the transaction go through (where are the overdraft charges when you need them?) sigh. by the time i put money in my account and asked to retry my card... it was too late for prompt shipment but i still thought it would only be delayed a couple days. but i just checked and now my estimated ship date is now 'between june 27 - july 1'. LAME-O.
i'm kicking myself for obvious reasons, but the other little mini-kick myself reasons are: 1. i had an opportunity to pick my copy up at midnight at the official hp release party. (that would have been a good photo op.) 2. i could have picked up my copy the next day at target for $16.88 plus tax (i was wistfully gazing at the shelves of beautiful blue books, but restrained myself from purchasing one because i thought mine would be waiting for me when i got back to los angeles.) 3. i could have actually read something besides the 'airmall' catalogue on the plane...
so i pre-ordered my copies of 'the order of the phoenix' many many weeks ago. amazon promised release date delivery (which i thought was really really cool), but when it came time to ship and they attempted to charge me, my checking account balance was (embarassingly) low enough not to let the transaction go through (where are the overdraft charges when you need them?) sigh. by the time i put money in my account and asked to retry my card... it was too late for prompt shipment but i still thought it would only be delayed a couple days. but i just checked and now my estimated ship date is now 'between june 27 - july 1'. LAME-O.
i'm kicking myself for obvious reasons, but the other little mini-kick myself reasons are: 1. i had an opportunity to pick my copy up at midnight at the official hp release party. (that would have been a good photo op.) 2. i could have picked up my copy the next day at target for $16.88 plus tax (i was wistfully gazing at the shelves of beautiful blue books, but restrained myself from purchasing one because i thought mine would be waiting for me when i got back to los angeles.) 3. i could have actually read something besides the 'airmall' catalogue on the plane...
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
[cool title thing that amie does]
i just thought that I would try it.
Oh, I am half way through. I know, I am taking it slowly, but it is worth it to savor every page. The exception to that would, of course, as in every book in the series, be during the quiditch matches, which one pretty much has to read as quickly so as to keep up.
i just thought that I would try it.
Oh, I am half way through. I know, I am taking it slowly, but it is worth it to savor every page. The exception to that would, of course, as in every book in the series, be during the quiditch matches, which one pretty much has to read as quickly so as to keep up.
Monday, June 23, 2003
[ adventures travellin' ]
so, i had adventures getting back to los angeles from seattle yesterday. my family's unofficial motto is 'A FAMILY THAT'S LATE TOGETHER... STAYS TOGETHER!' we left my house an hour before my scheduled flight and it wasn't pretty. i never carry anything in my pockets at the airport (to avoid the whole beeping/walk-through-again-please sequence), but i had gone to the fremont street fair that day and had with me some souveniers. the buttons (one peace sign, one 'i love amie') attached to my belt loop caused me to be herded into the 'm'am-i-need-you-to-spread-your-legs' line. the metal rod that went with my new dragonfly garden ornament thiniemajig caused walkie-talkies to blare and superiors to be called. (RED ALERT! RED ALERT! potentially dangerous home decor!) they made me take off my flip-flops to run through the x-ray machine.
i finally got on my plane ten minutes before take-off.
during beverage service, the waitress accused one of my row-mates of touching her butt when it just wasn't true. he was black, she was white, i don't really know if that had anything to do with anything, but she gave him the evil eye for the rest of the flight.
so, i had adventures getting back to los angeles from seattle yesterday. my family's unofficial motto is 'A FAMILY THAT'S LATE TOGETHER... STAYS TOGETHER!' we left my house an hour before my scheduled flight and it wasn't pretty. i never carry anything in my pockets at the airport (to avoid the whole beeping/walk-through-again-please sequence), but i had gone to the fremont street fair that day and had with me some souveniers. the buttons (one peace sign, one 'i love amie') attached to my belt loop caused me to be herded into the 'm'am-i-need-you-to-spread-your-legs' line. the metal rod that went with my new dragonfly garden ornament thiniemajig caused walkie-talkies to blare and superiors to be called. (RED ALERT! RED ALERT! potentially dangerous home decor!) they made me take off my flip-flops to run through the x-ray machine.
i finally got on my plane ten minutes before take-off.
during beverage service, the waitress accused one of my row-mates of touching her butt when it just wasn't true. he was black, she was white, i don't really know if that had anything to do with anything, but she gave him the evil eye for the rest of the flight.
[ introduction ]
hello out there!
amie has now officially joined joe's blog! as soon as i get over the monday morning blues... i might think of something interesting to write! for a face to go with these words, check out joe's photos from the harry potter release party! you can also meet most of my sibs! i'm the one with the purple hat!
hello out there!
amie has now officially joined joe's blog! as soon as i get over the monday morning blues... i might think of something interesting to write! for a face to go with these words, check out joe's photos from the harry potter release party! you can also meet most of my sibs! i'm the one with the purple hat!
Sunday, June 22, 2003
Tuesday, June 17, 2003
I wonder what Reno is like.
Harry Shearer's show is very cool. I just discovered it a couple of weeks ago.
Harry Shearer's show is very cool. I just discovered it a couple of weeks ago.
Wednesday, June 11, 2003
tmnt18
: I just got this email: "Hello Joseph: I now have openings in Reno, Carson City, Virginia City, North Lake Tahoe/Truckee. Starts August 10. Are you interested?
Florence G. Phillips
Recruitment and Training Coordinator
Nevada VISTA Service-Learning Program #NV 310131-0
Phone: 775-888-2021 (9AM-9PM, Monday-Sunday) "
iish 003
: what do you think of thatiish 003: i've never been to any of those places
tmnt18: I haven't either
tmnt18: I applied pretty arbitrarily. Where Haven't I been?
tmnt18: I asked myself
tmnt18: I had Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas on
tmnt18: and so I said to myself, "Nevada! I have never been to Nevada!"
iish 003: that movie is pretty weird
iish 003: i think i only saw it once, and i don't think i was sober
tmnt18: Nor should you have been
tmnt18
: Maybe I was watching Ocean's Eleventmnt18: So we may be nevada bound
tmnt18: or illinois bound
tmnt18: or oregon bound
tmnt18: or not
tmnt18: but it is all up in the air at the moment
tmnt18: and it is all really very soon
iish 003: it sure is
Lost in America, the episode of This American Life that was recorded over the course of a tour including Portland Oregon has been posted on the internet. Careful followers of this journal will remember that Dianna and I went to that taping. If you listen very carefully, you may hear us.
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Oh, I had no idea what to answer for pretty much any of the questions in the adelaide hardcore band quiz. None the less, I took it and through a set of pretty much arbitrarily ticked boxes I was given this;
you are... SHOTPOINTBLANK
* procrastination is your middle name. it seems to
take you a while to achieve anything -
websites, a recording.. its launch! but hey it
gets done eventually and when it does its all
for the kids. you know what hardcore is all
about and you take pride in your beliefs.. its
just we dont always wanna hear about them.
which current adelaide hardcore band are you?
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you are... SHOTPOINTBLANK
* procrastination is your middle name. it seems to
take you a while to achieve anything -
websites, a recording.. its launch! but hey it
gets done eventually and when it does its all
for the kids. you know what hardcore is all
about and you take pride in your beliefs.. its
just we dont always wanna hear about them.
which current adelaide hardcore band are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
Vroom vroom vroom.
The washington state department of licencing has some tips if you are looking to buy a used car.
Today, we saw one by the side of the road that was for sale, so we called. I wonder what, if anything will come of that.
Dianna got two new jobs! Geee whizzz. I'm back working at Pearson in a week, and I am not nearly ready to take my driving test. Though I have driven more in the last week than in the whole of my life leading up to it. Crazy times. Who would have guessed that I would, well, ever be behind the wheel of anything other than a bumper car?
The washington state department of licencing has some tips if you are looking to buy a used car.
Today, we saw one by the side of the road that was for sale, so we called. I wonder what, if anything will come of that.
Dianna got two new jobs! Geee whizzz. I'm back working at Pearson in a week, and I am not nearly ready to take my driving test. Though I have driven more in the last week than in the whole of my life leading up to it. Crazy times. Who would have guessed that I would, well, ever be behind the wheel of anything other than a bumper car?
Monday, June 09, 2003
Hi, this is Andrew. Since I moved away from all of my friends to Australia I have found that the funnest place for me to be is called Shotz. At Shotz's web page you can see some old promotions and get your own email at their domain. Mine is Entropop@shotzbar.com. Anyhow all the pretty and hip kids dance there. It is in adelaide
And I meet lots of nice people who remember that I dance silly and say "I remember you, you dance silly" and then I smile and we become friends for as long as 30 or 45 seconds.
The kids are dancing to indie rock and fake indie rock and some old Micheal Jackson music and the pixies even sometimes.
Here's a quiz I just found about adelade that mentions Shotz.
Here.It's about finding out which Adelaide hardcore band you are.
Here is my result
you are.. THE KILLCHOIR PROJECT
*its all about the drugs and the bitches..
apparently. in between flirting with
bisexuality and cocaine you find time to create
extraordinarily long song titles that are
totally irrelevant. your groupies dig your
band, its just that you hate each other so much
you may not be around long enough to enjoy it.
lucky you..
which current adelaide hardcore band are you?
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A lot of us guys think that we might find us some wives at shotz.
Shotz refers to both the shotz taken on the pool table and the shotz taken at the bar. You can get ten shots of alchohol for five dollars. There is a cheap happy hour on fridays and saturdays where you get beer for an austrlian dollar.
Shotz got robbed on Saturday. I can't find any mention of it on the net though. Apparently masked asailants dropped in through the roof after the kids left and took the till from the manager, only to escape to the roof. They got 3 of my dollars which I wanted shotz to have in exchange for some beer I drank.
Anyway, if you're looking for me I'll be at Shotz. In the future I will post more about shotz. And I'll try to get some nice pictures.
And I meet lots of nice people who remember that I dance silly and say "I remember you, you dance silly" and then I smile and we become friends for as long as 30 or 45 seconds.
The kids are dancing to indie rock and fake indie rock and some old Micheal Jackson music and the pixies even sometimes.
Here's a quiz I just found about adelade that mentions Shotz.
Here.It's about finding out which Adelaide hardcore band you are.
Here is my result
you are.. THE KILLCHOIR PROJECT
*its all about the drugs and the bitches..
apparently. in between flirting with
bisexuality and cocaine you find time to create
extraordinarily long song titles that are
totally irrelevant. your groupies dig your
band, its just that you hate each other so much
you may not be around long enough to enjoy it.
lucky you..
which current adelaide hardcore band are you?
brought to you by Quizilla
A lot of us guys think that we might find us some wives at shotz.
Shotz refers to both the shotz taken on the pool table and the shotz taken at the bar. You can get ten shots of alchohol for five dollars. There is a cheap happy hour on fridays and saturdays where you get beer for an austrlian dollar.
Shotz got robbed on Saturday. I can't find any mention of it on the net though. Apparently masked asailants dropped in through the roof after the kids left and took the till from the manager, only to escape to the roof. They got 3 of my dollars which I wanted shotz to have in exchange for some beer I drank.
Anyway, if you're looking for me I'll be at Shotz. In the future I will post more about shotz. And I'll try to get some nice pictures.
Monday, June 02, 2003
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