Entries from September 2008

September 30, 2008

Barack Obama

If he didn’t have my support before, he certainly has it now. Photo taken by Rick Bowmer, AP Photo. Pictures hosted on Flickr

September 29, 2008

“But You Just Stopped Sucking”

That was the reaction I got from one of the guys I am working for when he found out I was leaving for Seattle. This is also probably news to you guys as well. Portland is great, and I am enjoying my time here, but I applied for and received a position at a cool [...]

September 24, 2008

Corporate Bailout

OK listen up. AIG got a $75 billion dollar bailout from the government. AIG has approximately 116,000 employees. That means each employee was worth $646,551.72 of the bailout. Surely the government can spare a measly $50,000 and drag me out of my student loan debt…right? Come on, it’s not like I used my college education [...]

September 19, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS!

I have a few congratulations to dole out. Congratulations to Anelisa Garfunkle for being accepted into the Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival. Also, congratualations to Alan and Mo, aka Project Tandem. They have completed 2 days out of what probably seems like a million ahead of them. They have done 100 miles in 2 [...]

September 17, 2008

What I Did At Work Today

Yes, that’s 552 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and 250 gallons of water. Image hosted by Flickr.

September 10, 2008

Peanut Butter & Bacon

My favorite sandwich is made up of two pieces of toast, slathered with peanut butter, and filled with crispy bacon. I have eaten this sandwich since I was younger, and it was the most variety in a single meal that I had until I was in college. It was the only thing that my sister [...]

September 7, 2008

Chickens

Ashlinn and I moved into a new house today. In fact, we moved into Garrett’s old room. It’s a cool house, and definitely a lot cheaper than our last sublet. There are also chickens and a garden in the backyard. Those little guys are going to be popping out eggs real soon. Also, it’s my [...]

September 3, 2008

News to Me

The Good: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10029872-1.html?part=rss&subj=Crave The Bad: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-lafontaine3-2008sep03,0,4646300.story The Kitteh: moar funny pictures