Yeah, What He Said

This past weekend I went with Trout (formally known as my boyfriend, P) to his stepbrother’s wedding. The wedding took place in a little town where Trout will soon be moving to start his new career. The 5600 (blatantly stolen from Trout) was, as far as I can tell, the only slightly major town in [...]

A Bit of a Change

There is one aspect about this blog that has been bugging me. I’ve decided (unless anyone protests otherwise) that I’m going to refer to my friends, family etc. on a first name basis. The thing is, enough of my friends and family have names that start with the same letters that I find [...]

Ho-lee Jayzus!

In Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, R. Lee Ermey plays Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, whose infamous opening monologue is perhaps one of the most profane, horrifying, and hilarious in modern cinema. Most of you are probably familiar with R. Lee Ermey even if the name doesn’t ring a bell: he’s the guy you see [...]

One More Day…

My stepbrother is getting married this weekend in the same town I’m about to move to, henceforth referred to on this blog as the 5600. The 5600 is tucked into the base of a big ol’ mountain range, down in a little valley, so it gets way less wind and way more snow than the [...]

The Cold

I’ve had a cold or something for like two and a half weeks now. It was much more horrible when it first started, but it’s still kind of lingering around: I’ll randomly cough when I go to bed; I’ll wake up with a minor sore throat, I’m congested pretty much all the time.
So yesterday I [...]

Excuse Me While I Geek Out

I grew up in small town Wyoming, population: 217. I went to school on a K-12 campus. Of the 31 people I graduated high school with, 10 of us had been there since kindergarten. Those who were seen as the cool or popular kids at the time of graduation established their place [...]

Of Fishing and Bank Accounts

Yesterday, Dave, Kathryn and I met up in Silverthorne, CO, for a day of “Gold Medal” fishing on the Blue River. I use scare quotes here because until about 4:00 in the afternoon, I wasn’t even convinced the river contained any fish at all. I didn’t catch any. I didn’t see any. I didn’t see [...]

The Curse Has Been Broken!

Yesterday, instead of lounging around my apartment or elbowing my way through the throngs of people at SuperTarget, I hung out with P and his friend D in Silverthorne while they fished the Blue River.
P met D and his wife J about five years ago and have been friends ever since. After hearing numerous [...]

I Don’t Wanna Share!

Something’s happened at work this week that has caused me to step back and look at myself in a way I never thought I’d have to. It seems that after 3 ½ years of living in a single dorm room, having my own room in the basement, my own office and now my own [...]

Guitar Tab Friday

As my loyal, 200 million-strong readership knows, I’m playing guitar again. The past few days have been spent trying to get my left hand, fingers, and wrist to simply get back in the swing of things.
Today I’m working on Bob Dylan’s “Man of Peace” from his album Infidels. The Grateful Dead (you knew it would [...]