Crab People

Jury Duty

2006-04-25T14:24:44Z

My week and a half spent in the courthouse was quite possibly one of the most interesting experiences I've ever had. Now I want to be a lawyer. Who knew.

oh, one year ago

2005-10-21T13:34:37Z

Well, it's almost me anniversary with Mr. Severson. How the time flies.

Why Steve Perry is God

2005-09-01T13:47:55Z

I felt the need to share this with anyone who cares to read.

So I finally saw the video for Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie" and I was no less than astounded. First of all, the video starts out as a faux-video of Steve as royalty from the Middle Ages getting married. He's frustrated and thinks the concept for the video is absurd; the director/his PR/etc. try and convince him how "heroic" it is. After a couple of takes, Steve rips off his costume to reveal tight jeans, a button down shirt, and HIGH TOPS. Yes, HIGH TOPS. The then sits on a flight of stairs and starts moaning the "Oh Sherrie" song. "Sherrie" (who, by the way, needs to eat a good meal) shows up wearing 80's Barbie workout clothes and he sings to her through the railing of the stairs. Meanwhile, the director/PR folks/etc. try and figure out where Steve is and why he thinks the video is a bad idea. Steve and "Sherrie" hug, etc.

Truly the greatest thing I've seen in years.

That is all.

Hit and...well, work

2005-06-08T15:51:17Z

My car got backed into this morning in the parking lot at work. Dent. Paint chipped. Excellent.

I ran the "Corporate Challange" last night downtown and actually RAN the entire 3.5 miles in less than 40 minutes. I celebrated at CPK with my coworkers with pasta. I'm terribly proud of myself.

why tonight is fantastic

2005-05-27T18:05:36Z

Neptune and Gang Gang Dance at the Central Square Y at 8...Night Rally and Ho-Ag (their homecoming show - it'll be sick) at the Middle East at 9:30ish.

nice...very nice...

2005-05-11T03:47:56Z

The Mars Volta, I mean. I would recommend, yes. Very much so. Fantastic show.

under pressure

2004-11-30T21:17:20Z

I skipped work today to finish a grad school application. I'll probably get fired. I've decided that it's impossible to work 55 hours a week, do 10 applications, and date a fantastic new guy all at the same time. I need to change something. I'm a ball of stress.

bad bad gretchen

2004-11-22T17:59:19Z

sorry to everyone who i've been neglecting lately...i've been so busy and this damn love thing is taking up too much of my energy. from now on, it's simple...i need some chill time with my friends and roommates again. so i love you all, slap me if necessary.

fat chance

2004-11-18T20:08:23Z

panic. future. personal statement. job. lack of sleep. i like it better when things just fall into place. in other news, i'll be eating a copious amount of guacamole tonight.

ugh

2004-11-09T15:42:02Z

today i'm feeling ugly, fat, and useless. and i think i'm getting sick. goodie.

hot pink snowpants

2004-11-08T14:10:53Z

yeah, i bought them. thank you urban renewal. good weekend. slept 12 hours friday night, worked a hellish shift at booksmith, then had "no name chicken" with ryan at grasshopper, went to an art thing in southie, then heard the band oneida at great scott. good band. this whole spending time with a boy thing is really taking a toll on my organizational skills, room maintenance, recommendation writing, and applying to school thing, though. i need some time management and i need it soon. but i have hot pink snowpants. the kind with a bib. man oh man.

power mwah ha ha

2004-11-05T15:28:42Z

I'm at the front desk today in the research room meaning I'm going to be refreshing this and BBC.com all day. Joy. Went to "I Heart Huckabees" last night with Ryan, somehow we ended up in the Jewish Film Festival Jamaican-inspired after party and stole a lot of Red Stripe and drank it in my room while watching soap operas in spanish. I really want a speed-skater's outfit with a hood. I'm going to look into that today. I have to buy pants this weekend. And shoes that are work-appropriate. Yael is eating a muffin. I'm eating twizzlers. Yum. I want in on the movie action, too. I miss spooning with Shannon and Russ.

tasty

2004-11-04T14:55:45Z

who wants buddha's delight tonight? c'mon, now, 'tis yum yum.

charnaharna @ 2004-11-03T11:02:00

2004-11-03T16:08:02Z

i'm trying to figure out how to blend anarchist ideology with queer theory - in other words, i'm trying to find a means of political protest that actually works (see the film "The Weather Underground" for references to resistance that echoes back to the structure it is protesting against). i refuse to get fed up with the system and swim myself back into it; i'm just not sure of how to manage myself in this climate. in other news, i'm still feeling weird about someone actually loving me.

vote your brains out (or in)

2004-11-02T17:04:03Z

The guy at Park St. who hands out the Metro was wearing a P. Diddy "Vote or Die" t-shirt...it made me oddly happy. What's everyone doing tonight? Election watching? Ryan wants to go to karaoke sometime soon, too. I started my day answering a question about Lem Billings - GIANT GRIN. Love to Ariel.

nstar can suck it

2004-10-29T19:15:15Z

enough said. other than that i'm a grinning fool.

freezing

2004-10-28T18:12:11Z

So working in an archive means that the temperature is always about -50 degrees. I try and curl myself up into the smallest ball possible, but it's difficult to pull off while doing research or going on stack runs. I keep almost nodding off, too, becuase I no longer sleep more than 4 hours a night. It's mostly my fault. I've spent most of my day updating research guides and pondering what I'll order tonight at Buddha's Delight. I'm thinking of going with a noodle dish. Mneebeneeb. Mneebers. Mneb.

drinking orange zinger tea

2004-10-26T18:57:48Z

People need to stop moving away. It is becoming a very bad trend.

sorry

2004-10-25T14:59:36Z

I forgot about Sunday and Russ navegating the entire city to buy me a vegan cake. I overslept this morning. I want to go to Boca Grande for dinner...I went there yesterday and the day before. HA!

best birthday EVER

2004-10-25T00:45:42Z

highlights: more beer than i can count, vignette's work crisis, yoder's quotes ("who here loves weddings?" "becuase i'm a jazz fucking musician!"), fort-building, all day saturday. thank you all so much...i've got a perma-grin.

charnaharna @ 2004-10-22T16:12:00

2004-10-22T20:13:06Z

huzzah. missing.

30 year old men are best

2004-10-22T13:42:12Z

Went to dinner with my Academic Dean from Wheaton and my friend Jonah last night...good times...then I went to Bukowski's in Inman Square with Ryan from work and his friend (whose name escapes me...that's what happens when I have a few). Conclusion: older men are much more fun. Then I crawled in Shannon's bed and basically passed out. Somehow I made it to my room where I then overslept and barely caught the train this morning. Tomorrow: dinner at Buddha's Delight around 6, bars in Allston, back to the apartment, who knows. Tonight: Tiger Army. Oh yes. Time to punk myself out in my black studded belt. Got to love scenes.

visit me, bitches

2004-10-20T18:29:41Z

It'll be mad quiet at work tonight, come visit me.

cold, cold water

2004-10-20T14:08:16Z

I smell. There is no hot water in my apartment. This makes me cranky. The same for my swollen eye, my nausia, and my GRE scores. I do enjoy fizzy drinks, however, and am enjoying a strawberry one at the moment. Fruit good. Chemically produced fruit flavor also good. Death Cab good. Very good. Best 80's cover I've heard in a long while, too. Lead singer's thighs good. I need a haircut, I think. Anyone good with scissors? There used to be this hair salon in a town close to mine in Maine called "Scissor Excitement" (the salon, not the town). I always got a mental picture of someone using scissors as a vibrator. Yeah, I was weird back then, too. I'm really not feeling like myself, like I'm watching myself in a fog. I can't figure out if it's becuase I don't feel all that physically well or if it's becuase I'm slightly bummed out at the moment. I have to scan things now. Zap.

23

2004-10-18T15:43:28Z

So my birthday is Saturday...I never have parties but this year I'm making you all hang out with me becuase I'm phenomenal. I want to make vegan pancakes, maybe get a tattoo or pierce something, get massaged by a real man, go to BD's, Against Me, some bar, back to the apartment to make out with people and pass out. So you'd better comply.