I told Ellen at a taco place that she needed to chew her ice after she finished her water. “It’s a tradition,” I said. “You know how I feel about tradition,” she said. “You keep that shit at home,” and it was one of the more profound things I’d heard in a while. If only… [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Triple Shot.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brother, elijah, ellen, fart, heidi, pizza, taco, tradition, yoga on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
today’s trip to the austin botanic gardens.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged autumn, botanic gardens, gardens on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
entrance fee: $0 counting days is like snapping one’s fingers – every autumn passes like a dream.
late night chess… paris 11ème.
Posted in places, tagged chess, paris on October 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My secret life as a music composer.
Posted in my life, tagged Cygnus, music, New York on October 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a small ensemble piece I composed for the Cygnus Ensemble performed in 2008 in New York. Enjoy!
because i said i would.
Posted in my life, tagged ellen, sleep on October 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
ellen told me i needed to update with something. “just take a photo booth picture,” she said, and went back to her geography text. then she fell asleep. … i followed through.
Triple Shot.
Posted in Triple Shots, tagged bears, chicago, ellen, football, grocery, night, orange juice, taco bell on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I bought the fancy orange juice at the grocery store today, the one in the glass bottle that isn’t from concentrate. Last night I woke up in the middle of the night to get my oj fix. Groggy, I reached into the fridge, reached for the glass bottle, and instead chugged down eight ounces of [...]
motley crüe at the forests of fontainebleau
Posted in places, tagged david, ellen, fontainebleau, forests, france, juliette on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
jeremy, claudia, gretchen, and a story about a night i missed.
Posted in short shorts, tagged attic, claudia, gretchen, jeremy, king, lake, night, sneak, stars, summer, water on October 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I remember sneaking up to the attic when my parents slept with their door closed. I’d pull the bed out that the couch turned into and would flop, flipping from side to side, a king in his luxurious court, presiding over all of himself. And then there was the time Philip came in and my [...]
Triple Shot.
Posted in Triple Shots, tagged army, brimstone, church, fire, joke, kids, laugh, scooter, service, vitamins on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just got a new scooter. Someone at worked asked me if I could stand it up without a kick stand. I said no, because it’s two-tired. GET IT!?!?!? TOO-TIRED… TWO TIRED! The thing is, it doesn’t work if you say it outloud. I still laughed though. ——- I found this ad for vitamins for [...]
Here’s how my brother gets the ladies.
Posted in short shorts, tagged bakery, brother, crush, girl, shirt, Target on October 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I met my brother for lunch in between his classes. We went to a bakery that made sandwiches down the street because it was cheap and he had a crush on the girl who worked there. He’d told me about her a few times and when he did, he’d say things like, “she wears charm [...]
