B#@* Club ‘09, Night 1 (the Field Notes)

So we kicked it off again last week.
We met at Mac’s Industrial Bar, the plan was originally to meet in the parking lot then ride over to the Kitty Kat Club together, but the ‘burbanite brothers (my friends Tom and Jim) were late arrivals, so by the time we were on two wheels, we were [...]

Sweatlodge

I think I lost 5 lbs last night just sleeping. Two fans didn’t seem to help much, it might of been because a 60 lbs dog kept trying to cuddle with me. And at 6 am when I got up to let the curs out, I noticed that the living room window had somehow “magically” [...]

A Night in the Square*

Heartbreak, lies, bicycle accidents, a broken iPhone and lots and lots of drinking. That’s how I’d summarize last weekend’s epic Foursquare showdown in downtown Minneapolis.
I think @stephenhero said it best:

One man stumbled away the victor:

It started the middle of last week when Matt (@meatballion) decided to make a run at the Foursquare leader board after [...]

My Blog’s Personality

jorgeq:
It’s believed that a person’s writing serves as a window to the true character of an individual and the more you read someone’s words, the more you acquire a sense of how that individual may be in real life even if you may not know them personally.
Inspired by Adam’s recent assessment of his own blog [...]

Salon Saloon 1

The girl and I went to the first installment of the Salon Saloon last night at the Nomad and had a good time. My only regret is that we got there a bit late and weren’t able to secure a table, so we sat at the bar. By the end of the evening the din [...]

Best of 2008

‘Tis the season for lists, so here’s my list of the 10 best things in my life over the last 365 days —
10. Tumblr: This is the little web app that could, in that it can and did get me re-addicted to blogging (and more accurately re-blogging) again. I, and thousands like me, have been [...]

Oh My, I Twatted: 2008-12-28

I just got myself the complete _Transmetropolitan_ series for Christmas, I hope @warrenellis still gets royalti – http://snaptweet.com/907dc #
Can’t get into work this afternoon, I want to be at home reading comics. #
has a 2-stage Pavlovian response to Salvation Army bell ringers. 1) Kick them in the shins until they fall down, 2) Mace them. [...]

Yes We Did!

Last one for a while, I swear.

HOPE / CHANGE / PROGRESS

My Most-Rewatched Movies

Inspired by Kottke’s post which in turn was inspired by the Onion’s AV Club…
As a kid, I’m embrassed to say, that besides the eggregious original Star Wars trilogy rewatches, the movie that probably clocked the highest count is Grease. What can I say? I loved that greaser look and I wanted to marry Oliva Newton-John’s [...]