2006-05-31
Stray communiques
Went into school today. Took care of a lot of paperwork. Actually, there was less paperwork than I had imagined. I thought I had to fill out a form for Bonnie, but it turned out I didn't. That was a relief. Signed a letter to work for the Institute of Global Studies this summer. Easy money -- an extra $1000 that Birgit and I hope to blow on a trip to Montreal or some new mapping software. (Yes, I'm actually at that point in life now where I pay for software. Not that I support such capitalist logic, but if we are going to run a business legitimately... God, I'm turning into a true, capitalist subject. Scary... brilliant!)
Sat at Mapps cafe and wrote a letter to my brother. I had to digest Brazil for a week before I could stomach writing it. It came off pretty straight forwardly, I believe. Essentially, I poured my guts out in it, letting him know how I really feel. Should be interesting to see how it ends up after editing. We'll see if I have the gall to send it. I often do. It makes me feel better, but I rarely hear back from family members that receive these things, which makes me question such letters' effectiveness. Oh well... I am a writer. Not a talker.
After writing such a cathartic letter, I decided that I needed to go pick up some cathartic music. I headed up to Best Buy and bought Atmosphere's God Loves Ugly. I heard this album many times before when I subscribed to Real Rhapsody. I bought my first rap album in years about a month ago when I purchased Atmosphere's You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having. I listened to it in the car today on the way to school, and I realized that I really needed "God Loves Ugly," which is just a classic piece of Twin Cities music! It's blaring right now. Also picked up a cheap $9.99 strategy video game -- Army Men or something -- for the dusty Nintendo Gamecube hidden behind our DVDs in the basement. It is so hot here this spring, I can't imagine how hot it is going to be this summer. I am already stockpiling such entertainment so I can hide out in the basement and have something to do when I take a break from reading cartography journals.
Hoping to order my camera today. I guess I'm on a shopping streak. Oh well... I found a store that might take my 50,000 baseball cards off me for a $100 or so. I hope so. They're in the basement collecting dust, and quite frankly, they are pretty ridiculous. I am going to encourage my kids to collect comic books or something, because baseball cards are pretty lame. At least comics I could be rereading right now or admiring the art. I was always envious of my friends who collected comics while growing up. My parents were the uptight Christian types back then. Baseball cards were pretty safe and tame in comparison to "satanic" X-Men or Fantastic Four comics. Shit, I can't wait to raise kids differently... another sign that I'm aging, I suppose. Let's hope like a fine cheese or wine and not like a cantaloupe!
Sat at Mapps cafe and wrote a letter to my brother. I had to digest Brazil for a week before I could stomach writing it. It came off pretty straight forwardly, I believe. Essentially, I poured my guts out in it, letting him know how I really feel. Should be interesting to see how it ends up after editing. We'll see if I have the gall to send it. I often do. It makes me feel better, but I rarely hear back from family members that receive these things, which makes me question such letters' effectiveness. Oh well... I am a writer. Not a talker.
After writing such a cathartic letter, I decided that I needed to go pick up some cathartic music. I headed up to Best Buy and bought Atmosphere's God Loves Ugly. I heard this album many times before when I subscribed to Real Rhapsody. I bought my first rap album in years about a month ago when I purchased Atmosphere's You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having. I listened to it in the car today on the way to school, and I realized that I really needed "God Loves Ugly," which is just a classic piece of Twin Cities music! It's blaring right now. Also picked up a cheap $9.99 strategy video game -- Army Men or something -- for the dusty Nintendo Gamecube hidden behind our DVDs in the basement. It is so hot here this spring, I can't imagine how hot it is going to be this summer. I am already stockpiling such entertainment so I can hide out in the basement and have something to do when I take a break from reading cartography journals.
Hoping to order my camera today. I guess I'm on a shopping streak. Oh well... I found a store that might take my 50,000 baseball cards off me for a $100 or so. I hope so. They're in the basement collecting dust, and quite frankly, they are pretty ridiculous. I am going to encourage my kids to collect comic books or something, because baseball cards are pretty lame. At least comics I could be rereading right now or admiring the art. I was always envious of my friends who collected comics while growing up. My parents were the uptight Christian types back then. Baseball cards were pretty safe and tame in comparison to "satanic" X-Men or Fantastic Four comics. Shit, I can't wait to raise kids differently... another sign that I'm aging, I suppose. Let's hope like a fine cheese or wine and not like a cantaloupe!
