High as a Georgia Pine

Awesome video about Dock Ellis' famous LSD no-hitter.

P.O.T.D. #14

In honor of my upcoming visit to Portland, an old photo of my dude Brandon. We probably hopped the fence into the cemetery later that night. 06/2004, I think.

한국에서 인사말! (Greetings from Korea!)

So our friend Micah came back for a visit for the first time in 2 years. He's been teaching English to adorable Asian children and embracing the culture...riding around (illegally) on a scooter and travelling that part of the world. Anyway, since I picked him up from the Megabus I was given some special gifts from Seoul. Here's a sampling...

These are Silkworm Pupae (?). Apparently people boil or fry these up as a snack. Micah said they kind of explode in your mouth. Gross, dude. I wasn't brave enough to try it.

He also gave me a pack of Hot Squid Jerky. I did try this and it was pretty gnarly. Way spicier and hard to chew than our jerky, but cmon, they're dehydrated squid legs.

Last and most awesome, I got a bottle of Soju! Soju is a distilled liquor that tastes similar to vodka, but a little bit sweeter. Shared among groups of people, it's drunk straight up as a shot. Since it's usually only 20% alcohol content, these people drink several (seriously, a lot) bottles. After sharing some shots with friends, I just poured mine on the rocks and finished it. Gom Bae!

So thanks, Micah. It was good to see you again.

"It's everybody, I mean. Everything everybody does is so - I don't know, not wrong, or even mean, or even stupid, necessarily. But just so tiny and meaningless and - sad-making.

And the worst part is, if you go bohemian or something crazy like that, you're conforming just as much as everybody else, only in a different way."

-J.D. Salinger

P.O.T.D. #13

This is a friend of mine with a beautiful voice and real talent on the guitar. Despite being a sass, you'd never know her skillz; she's a bit shy in that department. &drea. Columbus. 03/07.

P.O.T.D. #11 and #12

Sundowner (Chris from The Lawrence Arms) @ Howards. I wanna say 04/09. A small, but amazing show...

...and just for fun:

Midwestern winters are a drag.

Today is an all-gray-lay-in-bed-listen-to-American-Football kind of day.