almost famous, again

So there are quite a few blogs I read which are written by people I don’t know personally. Yesterday I got a mention on one of them and I felt like a freakin superstar. God, I need more friends.
(It’s in the video, a response to a comment I posted while tipsy.)

have you been watching heroes?

How to Persuade the Viewing Public that the Characters are in Ireland:
1. It’s always dark and raining. In fact, just shoot everything at night. There is NO daytime in Ireland.
2. The main set is a dimly-lit pub with old fixtures. This pub never has patrons. None of the interior shots are well-lit. The Irish are [...]

attack of the over-formatting

I’ve gotten addicted to a new website, so imagine my thrill to discover that my own building was featured on it. Joy!

molly’s mountain

my day

Saturday, October 20, 2007
9:00am
Mom wakes me up because I had asked her to do so, I have a habit of sleeping all Saturday whenever I visit my parents. Thinking I might indulge myself, my breakfast is a fried egg on an eggo waffle. But I couldn’t commit to having a sweet egg or a savory [...]

i want to, if you’ll let me

My apartment’s buzz-in system has been disabled so while people can call me through the phone outside, I can’t actually buzz them in. This was put in effect long ago, according to my flatmate, who supposes it was in response to people being buzzed in who just wanted to leaflet the halls. I’m inclined to [...]

tales from the carpool lane, pt. 2

The other morning I hopped into a car and after a moment realized that my tush was toasty warm. That’s right, this SUV had seat-warmers. And into my mind popped this memory:
Back when I was living with friends in Sacramento, I helping them run a booth at an October crafts fair. Wade and I were [...]

tales from the carpool lane, pt. 1

I’ve been using Casual Carpool for over a year now, which has saved me LOTS. So yay. And I have to say, people of Lake Merrit and surrounding area drive nice cars. Like, really really nice. I’m actually finding myself disappointed when I ride in a 2-seater, or a car without leather interior. I am [...]