and yes, i realize that most of this is not affordable, i'm trying to think of cheaper items...

MacBook Pro
Apple Aluminum Keyboard
Audi A4
Renewed subscription to I.D.
Canvas Chucks
Or
Bianchi Pista
Or
Robert Longo Prints (check with me before if anyone can find a cheap place to get them, i would want specific ones)
Stove Top Espresso Maker
Vinyl Cleaner (probably could be found for cheaper than this one)
Frank Sinatra Mug Shot
David Bazan Alone at the Mic
Books from "The Art of the Novella Series"
New Earbuds, will need to be from ebay since they are $40 from Apple, some auctions have buy it now so you don't have to wait.

Christmas is the best time of year because people buy me things. What?...I like trees too!

This is my Christmas list:

Dilbert Flip Calendar
Subscription to ID magazine: click here
A Job
Headphones for my iPod (Like jb's)
Amazon Gift Cards
Morrison Coffee Maker with glass carafe: click here
If anyone's in Wicker Park in Chicago an Akira Gift Card
Daft Punk: Discovery : click here
Sideburns Trimmer: click here
The G.I. Joe Movie DVD: click here
Any Beirut album on Vinyl: click here
An Umbrella: click here
(not the one i necessarily want, but i would like a simple, black, quality umbrella...probably best if this one is returnable as I might be picky. Also of note is the giver must have thick skin.)
Cohen Brother's Dvd Collection: click here


Links are not suggested purchase points but merely included as points of reference and do not reflect the views and opinions of 20th Century Fox.

Thoughts on Fiction

For those of you who are fans or at least know Scrubs, you're familiar with the inner dialogue that is constantly going through JD's head, and in the show works as the narration. Well, it's become more and more apparent to me that I should also have a hit television sitcom. Ok that's not true, but as I don't really hang out with anyone but myself right now I've been more aware of the details to my thinking. And sure, everyone is always thinking about something, but my thoughts are more often than not a dialogue not a monologue. I realize that my mind views my life as a reenactment of actual events. I'm curious if this is just me and other narcissistic TV characters or whether most people are like this. Comments?

I recently read the complete X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Saga. While I've been fascinated with powers since I was a kid (I get a rush of excitement every time Peter Petrelli starts to use his powers again) , and the AoA series has always been of special intrigue to me. However, while I respect the genre and see why they need to include explanations in the conversation for new readers; I still can't help but smile when characters with the perfect power for the situation are always present. More so, I love how if the team were to come across an indestructible door with a lost key, the character who is able to morph his fingers into keys will not only be there, but the conversation will go as follows:

"If we don't get through this door in 15 seconds the entire world will be destroyed forever!"
"Um, guys...this might not be the best time to mention that my pocket has developed a large whole. This might not seem important but...well, I kind of had the key in that pocket, "had" being the most important part of my statement."
"I guess this is where Professor X's dream of mutants and humans living in harmony ends after all these years, not to mention the world in general."

At this point the mutant they call Keychain steps to the door, and while it seems prudent to just open the door before the world ends he adds...
"I guess fate had just this moment in mind when it made me an outcast in my own home and the suspect of every crime in my hometown. If I focus hard enough I can use the powers which allow me to form my fingers into a key for any door...including padlocks, car doors and even safe-deposit boxes"

At this point every other member of the team pauses to consider the fact that perhaps the accusations that were brought against him in his hometown might not have been ill-conceived.

As the door opens the unknown one in the group adds, "I am using my powers to predict the future to see that I think we might have pulled this off after all."


I got a little carried away but the point is I love how they always say what their power is before doing anything, or immediately after doing it.

What's in a Name?

An excerpt from the book I just finished....

"Varmint!" he would call from his bedroom, "Get in here, Varmint."
And I would drop whatever I was doing - which usually involved a hairbrush for one reason or another - and walk into his room, feigning an air of disinterest, but secretly thrilled.
"Yeah, what do you want?" I would say, in as superior a tone as I could muster.
My brother never called me by my actual name. He was seven when I was born, and from this moment on he called me Varmint. Because I idolized him in the fashion that younger brothers will idolize older brothers, no matter how freakish and defective they might be, I loved the name. When I asked him once, "What is Varmint?" he said, "A varmint is a small, furry animal."

This struck a cord with me, I guess it might start to explain why for most of my life I was known around the house as "boob". And just to be certain, the rule still goes that anyone outside of my family calling me this is open to having me metro-sexually kick their ass. Also, yes, I must admit that I do really like the name.

As Fate Would Have It...

I was finally able to finalize where I will be living down near Portland for the next month or so. Yes, I have to move out on Friday; yes I just finalized it on Wednesday...yes that is exactly like me. I'll be living in Wilsonville. Duh...Duh....DUUUUUUHHHHHH

Wilsonville

I traveled to Wilsonville, OR last week. You might begin to notice that I describe many things as "eerie", perhaps I am easily spooked, or perhaps I have a keen nose for things that do not seem right. Perhaps those are both the same thing. Regardless, Wilsonville was eerie. I was hungry and stopped by a Mcdonald's as I came into town. Nothing was strange about the restaurant itself but it was in a large strip mall with stores and other restaurants. There was not only this strip mall, but others everywhere I could see. Not eerie in itself but everything was brand new. Ok, fine. I drove around town trying to find the company, I for some reason had only written down the address and not the directions. I stopped for directions at the local post office, which was also brand new. I also drove by the police station which was a storefront in yet another strip mall, as if you could buy a cop if you needed one. (of course in this town you wouldn't need one...ever) I found the company and their building was brand new, and smelled like fresh carpet. Hmm, starting to get eerie. I found a different way to the interstate, passing yet again strip malls with new stores and brand new landscaping. This is when the eerie-ness of the place struck me, it was as if the entire town had the new-car smell. I could picture someone driving down I-5 for a weeks vacation in california and driving by nothing but fields, and driving north again to pass a fully developed community of happy consumers. I had visions of the Truman Show and Stepford Wives, and any other movie that has the same themes and feelings as the Truman Show and Stepford Wives. I don't want that job.

Dating Site

A friend of mine and I have come up with a flawless business model. We are going to make a dating site based on orphans. The main component is that many people hope their mate values their family...however, if that mate is not from the same region of the country or even the same country you can't both live near your family. (if that is important to you) Thus, marry an orphan. They will greatly value family, but the only family they have will be yours...problem solved. Also there is a great abundance of tag lines including those that feed off avoiding in-law conflict. I am currently seeking names for this service and am open to any suggestions. I'll keep you posted on the progress.