i don't want tax cuts, obama. i want you to forgive all student loan debts. ALL.
how much would that cost, compared to 300 billion in tax cuts? (that number may be wrong, my coffee buzz is waning and i don't feel like checking my sources. the irony, i know.)
1.05.2009
12.29.2008
the year that was
1) Where did you begin 2008?
briarcliffe townhomes, jolly rd., with phil, lauren and avi
2) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
angry and ready to break things.
3) Were you in school anytime this year?
just schoolin' fools.
4) How did you earn your money?
hustlin'. ok, reporting, editing, etc.
5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
just for evie's stick-to-the-eye incident. phew.
6) Did you have any encounters with the police?
nope.
7) Would you relive 2008 over and over again?
no. that's what my steeltrap memory is for.
8) What did you purchase that was over $1000?
actually, nothing. i am poor.
9) Did you know anybody who got married?
scott and debbie, peter and randi.
10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
yes.
11) Did you know anyone who had a baby?
lots! but none more important than baby k :)
12) Did you move anywhere?
i moved like it's my fucking hobby. except i hate it, and i suck at it. the boxes give me hives, i never pack, etc.
13) What concerts/shows did you go to?
just tigers games.
14) Are you registered to vote?
since 2000, yo.
15) Do you still have the same job as you did in 2007?
essentially, yes.
16) Has anyone betrayed you in 2008?
yes. but i'm not mad about it. i would hate to be a person that sad and delusional and desperate to do what she did to me. luckily i don't have to be. she does.
17) Where do you live now?
in the present.
18) Describe your birthday (week)?
there was a great poetry reading the night before my birthday. amanda and barb were there, and mags and ben and ells. it was the best!
19) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2008?
let go.
20) What has been your favorite moment?
my favorite moment was when all the girls came to my house. i had all the important women friends in my life, from elementary school to present, and mikey there. it was a great weekend. (i agree...amanda's house, june.)
21) What's something you learned about yourself?
i can hit for power.
22) Any new additions to your family?
in march there will be.
23) What was your best month?
hm. no best months, but i'd say monday and thursday nights from the end of april through the end of october were pretty grand.
24) Were you in a relationship this year?
this is a hard question. let's talk about it over coffee.
25) What music will you remember 2008 by?
'read my mind', the killers; 'fire and rain', james taylor; 'karma chameleon', boy george.
26) Who has been your best drinking buddy/buddies?
debbie!
27) New friend?
kyle wins.
28) Favorite night out?
i'd have to say brannigan bros. with mags and ben and the work crowd. awesome.
29) Would you say you've changed since the beginning of this year?
yes. a helluva lot. and i like it.
like the lions'record, it can only get better.
12.14.2008
signs angela is itchy for softball
In the Sounds of the Game video, Detroit manager Sparky Anderson was seen in the dugout, yelling at Gibson, "He don't want to walk you!" and making a bat-swinging motion with his hands, the universal baseball gesture for "swing away." Gibson got the message, and launched Gossage's next pitch deep into Tiger Stadium's right field upper deck for a three-run homer, icing the game and the Series for the Tigers.
thank you, kirk gibson's wikipedia page.
thank you, kirk gibson's wikipedia page.
songs i loved as a child, pt. 1
heart, "alone"
wikipedia reminds me "alone" was released as a single in May, 1987, which meant i'd have just turned seven. and, i know, was listening to heart.
i remember being confused by the lyrics..."how do i get you alone?" now, my friends, i understand heart was working with what we call "multiple layers of meaning." how can i be with you if i want to be alone, how can i get you to be alone enough to be with me, etc. brilliant. sort of.
but the memory i associate most with this song (besides the sweet video and the "i'm rocking this guitar balls out but not really" interlude) is taping it from the radio. i don't know if i was taping that afternoon in the pink room i shared with my sister because i knew kirk gibson was going to be on the radio, or because i heard a song i liked.
at any rate, what i ended up with was "alone," with kirk gibson calling into the radio show just afterwards. now i can't hear this song without thinking of gibby, in his youth, the de facto leader of the tigers. the irony: i bet he HATES this song!
wikipedia reminds me "alone" was released as a single in May, 1987, which meant i'd have just turned seven. and, i know, was listening to heart.
i remember being confused by the lyrics..."how do i get you alone?" now, my friends, i understand heart was working with what we call "multiple layers of meaning." how can i be with you if i want to be alone, how can i get you to be alone enough to be with me, etc. brilliant. sort of.
but the memory i associate most with this song (besides the sweet video and the "i'm rocking this guitar balls out but not really" interlude) is taping it from the radio. i don't know if i was taping that afternoon in the pink room i shared with my sister because i knew kirk gibson was going to be on the radio, or because i heard a song i liked.
at any rate, what i ended up with was "alone," with kirk gibson calling into the radio show just afterwards. now i can't hear this song without thinking of gibby, in his youth, the de facto leader of the tigers. the irony: i bet he HATES this song!
12.11.2008
time waster..."House of Cards"
Directions:
1. Put your iPod, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
"Silver Lining", Riko Kiley
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"Soft Revolution", STARS
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Drive On, Driver", The Magnetic Fields
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"The Woods", STARS
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Summer Skin", Death Cab for Cutie
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"My Girl", The Four Tops
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"You Know I'm No Good", Amy Winehouse
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"Just One More Day", Otis Redding
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
"Iron and Wine", The Postal Service
WHAT IS 2 + 2?
"Hide and Seek", Imogen Heap
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Come to Me", Koop
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", Bob Dylan
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Tonight I Have to Leave It", Shout Out Louds
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"It's Over", The Fire Theft
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Guess Things Happen That Way", Johnny Cash
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Midnight Hour", Wilson Pickett
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"Hurry Up Let's GO" Shout Out Louds
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"Piece of My Heart", The Killers
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Rue St. Vincent"
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"Josephine", Tori Amos
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"House of Cards", Radiohead
1. Put your iPod, iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
"Silver Lining", Riko Kiley
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
"Soft Revolution", STARS
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
"Drive On, Driver", The Magnetic Fields
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
"The Woods", STARS
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
"Summer Skin", Death Cab for Cutie
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
"My Girl", The Four Tops
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
"You Know I'm No Good", Amy Winehouse
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
"Just One More Day", Otis Redding
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
"Iron and Wine", The Postal Service
WHAT IS 2 + 2?
"Hide and Seek", Imogen Heap
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
"Come to Me", Koop
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", Bob Dylan
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
"Tonight I Have to Leave It", Shout Out Louds
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP?
"It's Over", The Fire Theft
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
"Guess Things Happen That Way", Johnny Cash
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
"Midnight Hour", Wilson Pickett
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
"Hurry Up Let's GO" Shout Out Louds
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
"Piece of My Heart", The Killers
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
"Rue St. Vincent"
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
"Josephine", Tori Amos
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
"House of Cards", Radiohead
12.03.2008
because i should be in bed
quick hits:
sean avery has ascended to a new level of punk. poor brett hull (le sigh) for sticking his neck out.
plaxico burress, wtf were you thinking? wasn't there a safety on that gun?
no news about joel zumaya is good news.
charlie weis scares me. that is all.
sean avery has ascended to a new level of punk. poor brett hull (le sigh) for sticking his neck out.
plaxico burress, wtf were you thinking? wasn't there a safety on that gun?
no news about joel zumaya is good news.
charlie weis scares me. that is all.
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