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Nov. 13th, 2008

me

Things that have Occured

These are things that have Happened:

I have learned how to Draw. Which is exciting.

There is a Girl whom I seem to be Dating. Her name is Morgana and she's enthusiastic about circus and the colors red and black.

I volunteered at the Bread and Puppet show.

I am working as an Emergency Medical Technician.

My Sister sent me a Temporary Tattoo of a Whooping crane.

I very celebrated the election. Until 6 AM.

I read a whole lot of X-Men.

That's it, apart from, you know, school and stuff.

Sep. 19th, 2008

me

Things that have come out of my oven



Apple cinnamon loaf with caramelized cinnamon sugar glaze. Adapted from a Joy of Cooking recipe


Also: First successful sourdough loaf! It looks really ugly because it spread out too much, I think I didn't add enough flour. However, it has a great flavor and a beautiful crust, which is brought out by the larger surface area to volume ratio. I also forgot the salt, which I was worrying about on my trip to Deals and Steals, but that doesn't seem to have been too detrimental. So, if I keep those things in mind next time I should have a loaf of bread pretty enough to take a picture of.

Aug. 30th, 2008

me

Hell of Orienting

My college has brand new students and I'm getting paid to hang out with them. Today is especially exciting because I'm getting paid to play and teach circus all day. I'd do this for free because I get to come back early and get fed. Life is good.

Aug. 12th, 2008

me

Small Talk is Okay.

Dear everybody:

If you're going to IM me, please come prepared with conversation material. While I always enjoy hearing from you, conversations like the following are not ideal:

Dillon: heyo
Me: Hi.
(awkward pause)
Me: I am making jello.
Dillon: cool
Me: Yes.

Ideal conversations are to be striven for. While they cannot always be attained, "small talk" techniques, or pleasantries, can be used to fill gaps in which conversation topics are not forthcoming.

Here are some fun "small talk" starter questions that can spice up your conversation that minimal amount to hoist it above abysmal:

"How have you been since we last spoke?"

"Have you been watching the Olympics?"

"How's the weather where you are?"

"Don't you hate it when just one of your shoes goes missing?"

Be warned that while these can occasionally spark in depth discourse, more often they dead end. So have something else prepared to springboard you into delightful reparté.

Love,
James

Jun. 28th, 2008

me

Settling back down to earth

I will be very shortly back in MD. I wasn't planning on being home for another couple of weeks, but hy hand was forced by Mononucleosis. Therefore, if you want to talk to me, please use the internet rather than the telephone or a house call; my voice can't reawlly handle a lot of talking. My fingers, however, are feeling better.

I'll tell you things about my trip if you ask me.

May. 5th, 2008

me

Dropping off the face of the earth

I will shortly be outside of the range of human communication. This means that any attempts to contact me, particularly between mid-May to early July, will be largely futile. I will not have my laptop. I will not have my cell phone. I will not have a forwarding address.

Adieu.

http://circusfolkunite.googlepages.com/crisscrosscircus

Apr. 9th, 2008

me

professional paisleyist

I think that when I grow up I want to design paisley for a living. And raise paramecia.

Apr. 5th, 2008

me

Grrrr!

I have fearsome muscles, like the mighty trout! Imma beatchoo up!

Circus is good.

Mar. 5th, 2008

me

On the subject of permanent additions to my skin



Some day, when I get a tattoo, it may look like this.

Feb. 23rd, 2008

me

The forecast for tomorrow

We're sorry, but the weather for tomorrow will be canceled. In the absence of weather, good or bad, we recommend against going outside. The weather will resume as schedule on Monday.

Feb. 19th, 2008

me

It's a nice day out.

I love my tarantula and she loves me La - la - la - la - la! Just kidding she is incapable of love like a robot.

A robotic tarantula would be nice.

Feb. 16th, 2008

me

A curious turn of phase

I really like being able to just throw out the sentence "I was just out eating fire behind the yiddish book center"

Feb. 15th, 2008

me

Happy St. Valentine's Day.

I got one valentine's day card. It was made on the fly with ballpoint pen on notebook paper at a quarter to midnight when I told my friend that I hadn't gotten any cards. It said:

"Roses are red...
Ummm.... yeah.
Happy Valentine's day.
Ya wanna?"

It should be pointed out that this particular lass's boyfriend was one of the "bros" featured in my last post.

Feb. 10th, 2008

me

Everybody hits on me when they're drunk

Particularly guys. Including normally heterosexual ones. I can't really fathom why this might be. But somehow the barrier that my pants provide is more liable to be cause for complaint when alcohol is involved.

Feb. 9th, 2008

me

Hmm.

I seem to have skipped a day. Oh well, this weekend is super-busy to the max.

Feb. 6th, 2008

me

I will now bake

It is fated in the stars. Verily did Nostradamus say that should I accomplish baking on this evening I would be rewarded with baked goods.

Feb. 5th, 2008

me

It's start your own non-profit day!

They don't start themselves, you know.

Feb. 4th, 2008

me

Arkansas looks lonely

Let's be friends with it and cheer it up!

Feb. 3rd, 2008

me

All done!

Today was my last day in my EMT class. Now I just need to get through the state practical. Then I will have all kinds of stories that I won't tell you because of HIPPA. I won't even tell you what HIPPA is. How's that?

Feb. 2nd, 2008

me

On the subject of Outer Space

Most of the parental advice imparted to me by my dear old M&P doesn't come clearly to mind when I try to remember it. Instead I have just absorbed it and incorporated it into my character. There is one prominent exception to this. Mother once said to me:

"James.

If you ever get a chance to go to space.

You should take it."

I've lived by those words.

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