May 2009
17 posts
driving times
i drove this weekend after a 6 month hiatus and i realized i missed it. a lot actually. the windows were down, i was sailing through the dunes national lakeshore, the radio was up, it was good. i also realized, without regular practice, i am now a sub-par driver at best.
May 25th
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May 20th
my newest musical obsession is...
the presets. with my bombass headphones on.
May 17th
“the heart wants what it wants.”
– woody allen
May 15th
May 15th
walking on sunshine -- katrina and the waves →
i heard this infamous number last night while watching american psycho (a modern classic in my opinion), and i am so torn up on how i feel about it. i hate it for the horn lick, the cliche of it being used shamelessly in just about everything in the late 80’s/early 90’s, etc… that being said, it’s the epitome of one hit wonder 80’s pop and that should make me kind of...
May 14th
May 13th
May 12th
geographical confusion: hilarity ensues
haley: that just put some chest hair on me, i can feel it growing
hubie: you Would grow some chest hair
haley: actually, i'm not hair chest mediterranean, i'm mustache mediterranean.
hubie: oh yeah? well, what exactly are you?
haley: i'm scottish.
May 12th
the "absolutely not"
1 part absolut mango a part jeppsons shake with ice, pour into a shot glass. there is a reason it’s called this as absolut mango tastes absolutely ugly. 
May 12th
bourbonaise
1 part bourbon 1 part mayo shake both ingredients with ice. strain into shot glasses. feel ill.
May 12th
top 10 strange and innovative pants and jeans →
these are great. favorites include: and
May 10th
initiation
malort noun.  a distilled beverage; a Swedish style of schnapps called “Beska Droppar”, flavored with wormwood. The word malört is the Swedish word for the wormwood plant. The smell and taste is musty and extremely bitter.                                   i had to drink a shot of Jeppson’s as my initiation to my new 2nd job at motel bar. a coworker had asked me if i had ever...
May 9th
“I hope you enjoyed that fancy burger, Mr. President.”
– Sean Hannity on Obama eating a hamburger with spicy mustard (because heaven forbid Anyone would want to eat a burger without ketchup and maybe opt for some “bourgeois” condiments)
May 7th
green city market
it opened on may 6 and i am going (particularly to pick up some fresh basil and dahlias). you should too. it runs on wednesdays and saturdays from 7 am until 1 pm.  target is also running their bazaar for the next few days downtown. while it’s understandable that not everyone would be pumped about this, i have a little target crush and have yet to see one in the city.
May 7th
Zac Efron Guacamole →
has disney really created an empire so big that it now includes its own brand of produce? i am particularly miffed by the idea of high school musical avocados.
May 4th