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NaNoWriMo

I start blogging my National Novel Writing Month novel tomorrow. The whole damn thing is going to be online at http://thejakechristiestory.blogspot.com.

I am excited, which is strange, because I don't think I can actually write 50,000 words in one month. It is like being excited for a firing squad.

Check my progress and wish me luck!

"Your new Aston Martin, 007..."

Does anyone want to co-own this Aston Martin V12 Vanquish?

We can split the cost. I'll pay $100, and you can pay $253,430.

1918-2004

WHAT FUCKING CURSE???

RED SOX WIN THE WORLD SERIES!!!!

There were, among other things: fireworks, a kid in a cape, drunkenly-dispensed hugs, and two guys dressed up like a Cow and a Farmer.

Cow: Let's get into the middle.
Farmer: Dude, go. Just go. Just go.

R.I.P. Chevy Citation; 1980 - 2004 (?)

The Citation is parked in my backyard indefinitely due to complications arising from age and damage to the internal organs.

It will be missed. But it will rise again. Until then;

Farewell, dear friend.

Southport & Fort Edgecomb

This weekend, I drove around.

Yes, I did.

Jake Tries His Hand at COMICS

Comic #1

Comic #2

Comic #3

This Weekend's Music

I am visitng home for the weekend with no video games or cable TV, so I am going to listen to music. That music is:

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
American Idiot - Green Day

These are albums that everyone should own.

Music simply rules.

The Jake Christie Story

Earlier this month, I posted the first page of a novel that I will never write. Soon, you will get to see the first page of a novel that I will write; because this year, I just signed up for NaNoWriMo.

"But Jake," I hear you say, "NaNoWriMo sounds like some kind of penile injection I would get SPAM for!"

NaNoWriMo is, in fact, not the path to a larger firmer manhood, but National Novel Writing Month. From their website:

National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over talent and craft, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing program for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared away by the time and effort involved.

Because of the limited writing window, the ONLY thing that matters in NaNoWriMo is output. It's all about quantity, not quality. The kamikaze approach forces you to lower your expectations, take risks, and write on the fly.

I will be novel-blogging at http://thejakechristiestory.blogspot.com. Wish me luck.

Punk Politics

by Jake Christie


When I think of punks, certain images come to mind; mohawks, chains, spikes, anarchy symbols scrawled on my buddies’ notebooks in high school, “Fuck the System” spraypainted on a brick wall, rock shows, mosh pits. This election year it looks like some groups are trying to add another image to this montage: voting for president.

The punk bands of www.PunkVoter.com, a progressive anti-Bush coalition including bands like NOFX, Green Day, and Blink 182, are doing their best to get the punk scene and young citizens to rise up November 2nd and get rid of George W. Bush. Like any group that lashes out, PunkVoter has spawned enemies: www.ConservativePunk.com, a group including pro-Bush punk bands, is stumping for the re-election of Bush and the defeat of challenger John Kerry.

It’s come to this.

Partisan Punk.

Is either group, Democrats or Republicans, really identified with punk values? PunkVoter says that punk is guided by “progressive movements,” but the progressive movement is identified with bigger government and political correctness. For a group that has been traditionally “anti-government,” “against all authority,” and “fuck the system,” punk ideals don’t seem to gel with progressives or liberals.

ConservativePunk aligns with conservative ideals which, currently, are heralded as a reflection of Bush’s policies by his supporters. But are these punk ideals? The enormous military budget and police-state undertones of the Patriot Act definitely don’t fit the anti-government, anti-authority punk viewpoint.

So which party is the Punk Party?

Democrats tout equal rights for everyone and the freedom to do as you please, but also support a bigger government and a politically correct society. Republicans are traditionally in favor of a smaller government and an individual’s freedom from it, but also stand for a big military and more literally “conservative” values.

Maybe neither party has a monopoly on a group that seems to have forgotten one of its main attributes: free thinking. These groups are partisan more than anything, like the radio shows on our airwaves and the “debate” (read: high-pitched arguing) shows on cable television. They are full of criticism, but lack any vision of a government that truly fits with the values of their core supporters.

If you’re a punk, you can be anti-government; you can be anti-authority; you can respect everyone for being inherently the same; you can respect everyone for their unique differences. If you’re a punk, you can believe in whatever you want to believe in. But there’s one thing you absolutely have to do:

Think for yourself.

Like I Even Need to Tell You

Red Sox in the WORLD SERIES

...and by SMASHING the NEW YORK YANKEES, no less.


riot time

All That Jazz

Jazz Finds a New Home in a New York Skyscraper

Yes.

IT'S ALL TIED UP NOW

Red Sox Force Game Seven: Boston 4, NY Yankees 2

Quentin Tarantino's "Star Wars"

EXT. SPACE

SUPERIMPOSE: A long time ago in a galaxy far fucking away...

MUSIC: James Brown's "Sex Machine"

BEGIN TEXT CRAWL:

It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a
hidden base, have won their first victory against the jive Galactic
Empire motherfuckers.
During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal The Man's secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire Goddamn planet.
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Foxy Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy...

INT. REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER

C-3P0 and R2-D2 walk down a hall in the Blockade Runner.

C-3P0: What so you want to know?

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

C-3P0: Yeah, it's legal, but is ain't a hundred percent legal. I mean you can't walk into a restaurant, roll a joint, and start puffin' away. You're only supposed to smoke in your home or certain designated places.

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

C-3P0: Yeah, it breaks down like this: it's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it and, if you're the proprietor of a hash bar, it's legal to sell it. It's legal to carry it, which doesn't really matter 'cause -- get a load of this -- if the Stormtroopers stop you, it's illegal for this to search you. Searching you is a right that the Stormtroopers on Alderaan don't have.

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

INT. BLOCKADE RUNNER - CORRIDOR

Rebel troopers take positions along a main hallway. Suddenly, the door at the end BLASTS open, and Stormtroopers stream in. Their laser blasts decimate the rebels, sending body parts and blood gushing everywhere.

INT. BLOCKADE RUNNER - SUBHALLWAY

Princess Leia finishes recording a message on R2-D2's memory.

INT. BLOCKADE RUNNER - MAIN HALLWAY

The awesome, seven-foot-tall Dark Lord of the Sith makes his way into the blinding light of the main passageway. This is Darth Vader, right hand of the Emperor.

IMPERIAL OFFICER: The Death Star plans are not in the main computer.

Vader SQUEEZES the neck of a Rebel Officer.

VADER: Where are those transmissions you intercepted?

Vader lifts the Rebel off his feet by his throat.

VADER: What have you done with those plans?

REBEL OFFICER: We intercepted no transmissions. Aaah....This is a consular ship. We're on a diplomatic mission.

VADER: You ever read the Bible?

REBEL OFFICER: Yes.

VADER: There's this passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee."

The Dark Lord begins to squeeze the officer's throat, creating a gruesome snapping and choking, until the soldier goes limp.

VADER: Commander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plansand bring me the Ambassador. I want her alive!

INT. BLOCKADE RUNNER - SUBHALLWAY

Princess Leia crouches in a shadow. A Stormtrooper spots her.

TROOPER: There she is! Set for stun!

She fries a trooper, then gets hit with a stun blast.

INT. BLOCKADE RUNNER - ESCAPE PODS

R2-D2 opens a pod, and he and C-3P0 shuffle in.

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

C-3P0: How many out there?

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

C-3p0: We should have fuckin' shotguns.

They LAUNCH.

INT. BLOCKADE RUNNER - MAIN HALLWAY

Stormtroopers lead Leia to Lord Vader.

LEIA: Lord Vader, I should have known. Only you could be so bold. The Imperial Senate will not sit for this, when they hear you've attacked a diplomatic...

VADER: Normally your ass would be as dead as fuckin' fried chicken. But you happened to pull this shit while I'm in a transitional period. Besides, I went through too much shit this morning on account of these plans to just hand over your ass.

LEIA: I don't know what you're talking about. I'm a member of theImperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan...

VADER: You're a part of the Rebel Alliance, and a traitor. Take her away!

INT. ESCAPE POD

C-3P0 and R2-D2 sail towards Tattooine.

C-3P0: Well, on Alderaan, you can buy beer in a movie theatre. And I don't mean in a paper cup either. They give you a glass of beer, like in a bar. On Alderaan, you can buy beer at MacDonald's. Also, you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese on Alderaan?

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

C-3P0: Royale with Cheese.

Hasta La Vista, Whoopee

Arnold Schwarzenegger tells it like it is.

Schwarzenegger may not get the Bush he wants.

it is a good day to be a red sox fan

i hella had my rally hat on

Photo Fun

John Kerry: I LOVE CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Achewood

I am so Cassandra "Roast Beef" Kazenzakis ; In so many ways.

New DVD Releases!

NBC's Failed "Seinfeld" Replacements
For the first time EVER on DVD, NBC's two attempts to cash in on the Seinfeld phenomenon when the show went off the air. While calling these shows "not funny" would be an insult to not funny things everywhere, this is the perfect DVD set for you to leave lying around the house in case you need to make conversation or you forget the birthday of someone you hate.
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Michael Richards
Special Features: Feature commentary tracks by Michael Richards and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, interrupted by the sounds of them sobbing and doing lines of coke.
Price: $29.95

Gigli: Special Expanded Edition
Here it is, gossip fans! The movie that the prestigious Hoboken Community College Newspaper ventured to call, "Okay in small doses!" The first feature film starring Bennifer Lofleck is a MUST for every DVD collection, because it is logically the last film that they will ever star in together. Ever.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez
Special Features: The ORIGINAL ending that didn't make the theatrical cut, where Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez die; Interviews with the three people that thought the movie was "a good idea, well executed"; 18,276 paparazzi photos of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez getting into and out of cars.
Price: $5.00

The Joseph McCarthy Hearings
When your opponents in Congress oppose your legislation, what do you do? Call them stinkin' Commies, of course! Hilarity ensues in these historical reels, begging the question; "How far will this fat balding asshole go?" A comedy of errors that is not to be missed.
Starring: Senator Joseph McCarthy, Pinko Commie Bastards
Special Features: Joe McCarthy's never-before-seen propaganda music video, "Let's Get it Started (These Commies are Retarded)."
Price: $19.54


The Best of Dharma and Greg!
What happens when an uptight lawyer gets hitched with a firecracker free-spirit? Not comedy!
Starring: Jenna Elfman, Thomas Gibson
Special Features: Audio Commentary of the nation's stunned silence as this show somehow stays on the air for five years.
Price: $15.00 ($0.63 used)

The Hindenburg Explosion
A balloon filled with Hydrogen? That sounds good.
Whoops!
Starring: The Hindenburg, That "OH THE HUMANITY" Guy
Special Features: "What Would it Have Been Like to be on the Hindenburg?"; this feature digitally recreates the sensation of being one of the fateful 35 crew and passengers killed by making your DVD player explode.
Price: $19.37

The 2004 Presidential Debates
Did President Bush just say "internets"? Did Senator Kerry just say the President received $84.00 from a timber company? Relive your favorite moments from the debates of the most heated political season in years. Whether you're a Democrat, Republican, or crazy third party member who doesn't stand a snowball's chance in Hell (or a Twinkie's chance in Michael Moore's pantry - ZING!), buy this DVD to cast your vote for LAUGHS!
Starring: George W. Bush, John F. Kerry
Special Features: Insulting Audio Commentary by Ralph Nader (quote: "I could pull a better policy out of my rectal area!"); the Vice Presidential Debate between a southern pretty boy and a wheezing Big Gulp who don't really matter in the grand scheme of things; the third party "debates" with added laugh track; "The Best of Attack Ads," featuring MoveOn.org and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
Price: $20.04 (Tax-Deductible)

The Best of SIGN OFF Color Bars!
Because it's better than watching nothing.
Starring: Yellow, Green, Red
Special Features: Each DVD comes with five hits of mind-bendingly enjoyable acid.
Price: 18.95

The Lord's (Red Sox) Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be these games.
Thy Series come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give the Red Sox this year their playoff wins.
And forgive their errors, as we forgive them.
And lead them not into the post-season, but deliver them to the World Series.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Go Sox.
Amen.


(And, Lord, if it's not too much trouble, make sure something really bad happens to Derek Jeter.
I'm just sayin, Lord.
Go Sox.
Amen, again.)

Bush to Send 1.5M Canned Goods to Iraq

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Bush announced today that, in a great humanitarian effort, he will be sending relief to Iraq in the form of 1,500,000 cans of Whup-Ass.

"I hope this aid to our allies in the emerging democracy in Iraq," Bush said in a press conference. "It is my sincere hope that, if this aid is well-received, other nations will join us in the supply of Whup-Ass to Iraq."

John Kerry, taking a break from the campaign trail before tonight's final debate, issued a statement in which he said, "I believe that this effort is a waste of more of our nation's money. I feel that, if we begin to supply aid, we will end up supplying 90% of the Whup-Ass to Iraq, while our supposed 'coalition' will do little to help with our burden."

Bush responded, "Senator Kerry should not insult our strong coalition, which I would like to remind you includes Poland. Whup-Ass is very cheap and easy to supply. Maybe he needs to try it. Maybe I should open up a can on him."

The First Page of a Novel That I Will Never Write

CHAPTER ONE
A Horse With No Name


I don't know if you've ever been to the Nevada desert, but it's pretty hot. No, seriously; you think you know hot, but you have no idea.

I had been wandering in the desert for a year and a half. The heat usually didn't bother me, but on this particular day, it was starting to. I didn't know what day of the week it was; I hadn't seen a calendar in almost half a decade.

Five years ago, I was president of one of the most prestigious corporations in America. We pioneered a drug that can enlarge your penis and liquidate all your student loans while making you last for hours in bed. It was called "Etpaw-Lyelb," which was an acronym for "Eat This Pill and Women Will Love Your Ever-Lasting (and Debt-Free) Boner." I was rich. I was powerful. I was good-looking. I still am good-looking.

Every night there were lines of beautiful women lined up at my door. Every morning, a limo picked me up and took me to the office.

If I told you having sex with an endless supply of beautiful women and bathing in money wasn't nice, I'd be lying. But it wasn't fulfilling.

So five years ago I burned my possessions and walked away from my penthouse. I had wrestled cannibals in the forest; I had outwitted murderers on the highways; and I had wandered through the desert with nothing but the clothes on my back. At times like this, I would wonder if it was worth it.

A camel ridden by a gorgeous woman strode in the distance. Years ago, I would have been that camel. Except instead of riding me across the desert, she would have been having sex with me. You get the picture.

I waved as she got closer. She was poured into her tank top and cutoffs like so much Ovaltine, nothing but heaving canteloupesque breasts and slender legs up to her face. Her voice was like honey. "Where are you headed?"

I spoke for the first time in months.

"Wherever you're going."

Notable Quotables

Regardless of how I feel about going to class, I like my professors this year.

"If you can steal it, steal it; you'll hear that from any writer."
-Prof. Hendrie, Creative Writing

"People say, 'Dan, you're so organized,' but I'm like a heartbeat away from becoming a heroin addict."
-Prof. Chaimowitz, Screenwriting I

"To discourage students from a career in screenwriting."
-Course Objective #4, Screenwriting I

"There's such a thing as 'dress for success' ... and it ain't me."
-Prof. Jordan, Introduction to Economics

"If you were in a barroom brawl, you'd want [Dick] Cheney somewhere in there with a table leg. [John] Edwards, he'd probably be heading for the door, but he'd be smiling the whole way."
-Prof. Jordan, Introcution to Economics

Sad

Comic Rodney Dangerfield Dies at Age 82

"I can't get no respect!"

You've got mine.

From Josh's Blog

Copy, Paste, and Bold the ones you've done.

1. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
2. Swam with wild dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby's diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government's official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Benchpressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain.
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theater
80. Done something you should regret, but don't regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who's not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Swordfought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn't have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you don't remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Siouxsie live
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Dyed your hair
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. ...more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking.
137. Had an abortion or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived.
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone's heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
169. Been a sperm or egg donor
170. Eaten sushi
171. Had your picture in the newspaper and it was actually the local gay magazine
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one -important- author who you missed in school, and read
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. ...and gotten 86'ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196: Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Been arrested
201: Had a bird poop on your head
202: Played Halo with more than the customary four person X-Box
203: Been walked in on while doing something 'inappropriate' by a parent or other family member
204: Taken a tap dancing class
205: Skied
206: ...in just your underwear

Non-Fiction Foozball

252 Andrews has two new things as of October 3rd: A Foozball Table and Relative Cleanliness. The Foozball Table will probably be here all year. The cleanliness, not so much.

Our Foozball Table.

Smitation

My car is pretty reliable.

No, really, it is.

Seriously.

Even though I drive a 1980 CHEVROLET CITATION that I will be able to get antique plates for next year, it gives me remarkably little trouble. Every problem has been one of age, like worn-out tires, a worn-out fuel line, worn-out brakes. The only real problem was a crack in the exhaust system, which was probably a result of the exhaust system being (I'm not sure on this) worn-out.

It's like that sweater that still keeps you warm, but your significant other is going to throw out if you ever leave it at their house again, because it's frayed and torn and, seriously, you can do better.

So this weekend smoke started coming out of the Citation's dashboard. This happened because the heating core (wait for it) wore out. Age, age, age. This car is like the tourists in Camden you just want to get rid of but just can't (mostly because of murder laws).

Jon says the Citation hates me.

But I am going to stick with it, because I can't blame a car for being old. My Citation don't ever do me no wrong.

Let's see if I can fit more parenthesis in this post (somewhere).

The Silver Bullet.

Interactivity

From the front page after I logged into Blogger:

Friday Fun

I started trying to track down the origins of this idea but then I realized that my sweater was completely unraveled. Still, a bunch of bloggers with cameras are having fun with it so here goes: Ask your readers to think of three photos they'd like to see posted to your blog. (Things around your house or whatever.) When you have enough requests, post them! See: How to post pictures for help. Have fun!

-Biz [10/1/2004 11:23:20 AM]

Ok, reader(s). I just got a digital camera and can stop stealing pictures from elsewhere on the internet (well, stop a little). What would you like to see pictures of?

I hiked the Camden Snowbowl.

Yes, I did indeed.