For my own benefit, when in 2, 5, or 10 years from now I come back to read my old blog entries, I would like to catch myself (and anybody else) up with a brief summary of what has transpired since I put the blog on "pause" back at the end of January.
As far as I remember, February and March were often (not always) cold and depressing. April was a big month for me as I got hired on here as a "Research Assistant" (a big step up from "barely-paid intern"), and moved out of my loving relatives' house into a group house with 3 other 20-somethings just like me. In May I went on my first "business trip," flying to Germany for a week to drink beer and work at a conference about carbon emissions trading. Before coming back from Germany, I also spent a day in Brussels hanging out with a friend of mine and two of her friends who just happened to also be in Brussels that day. Then at the end of May I went to Colorado for a week to see my little cuz graduate (congrats cuz, this should be an exciting time in your life), run the Bolder Boulder (I am pretty proud of my 61-minute time), raft in the Eagle River (beer + river rapids = fun), wash and sell my little red Acura Integra that has transported me all over Colorado since I bought it back in 2002 before graduating high school (it was a good car, I kind of miss it already), and meet up with my good college buddy for a game of putt-putt golf.
That brings us more or less to now where I am mostly just working, trying to hang out with friends when possible, watching the Obama news, etc...
This coming weekend is pretty promising though. I have been invited to a river cruise on Friday evening, followed by a fancy dinner/band evening party here on Saturday. I suspect it will be a pretty swanky shindig.
6.23.2008
6.03.2008
Happilly Naïve
I never would have guessed that this would be the catalyst for me to start blogging again, but here I am. I just saw a picture of Barack Obama grinning from ear to ear after apparently securing enough delegates to clench the democratic primary nomination. It has been a long, close primary, longer and closer than anyone would have predicted, but I am really very happy to see Obama arrive at this milestone.
If you had asked me four or five months ago, I would have told you that although I ultimately wanted to see Obama win the nomination and the election, I probably would have been almost just as happy with another Clinton in the White House. Ask me now though, and I will tell you that the Clinton campaign has completely turned me off and not only will I be happy to see her fade from the scene, but I would probably also be upset (briefly) to see her picked as the VP. At this point I hope Obama picks someone great other than Hillary to be his running mate, and I then I will hope for and expect an amazing victory in the fall. I think I speak for a lot of other people around my age when I say that never in my life have I been so excited about politics, but I feel like I could just as easily be turned off by the whole thing if he fails. So a lot is riding on this candidacy. He holds not only the potential to become the first African American to hold the highest public office in the country, but also, perhaps more importantly, he has the potential to get a whole generation of American's excited and engaged in the political process again. And hopefully he will even be able to live up to our admittedly high expectations of him once in office.
I realize that there is a high probability that I will look back three or four or more years from now with disappointment for yet another empty promise of a presidential candidate, but right now I am still full of (potentially naïve) enthusiasm for what seems to be a new and fresh and better sort of candidate. Call me naïve, but I'm hoping for the best.
If you had asked me four or five months ago, I would have told you that although I ultimately wanted to see Obama win the nomination and the election, I probably would have been almost just as happy with another Clinton in the White House. Ask me now though, and I will tell you that the Clinton campaign has completely turned me off and not only will I be happy to see her fade from the scene, but I would probably also be upset (briefly) to see her picked as the VP. At this point I hope Obama picks someone great other than Hillary to be his running mate, and I then I will hope for and expect an amazing victory in the fall. I think I speak for a lot of other people around my age when I say that never in my life have I been so excited about politics, but I feel like I could just as easily be turned off by the whole thing if he fails. So a lot is riding on this candidacy. He holds not only the potential to become the first African American to hold the highest public office in the country, but also, perhaps more importantly, he has the potential to get a whole generation of American's excited and engaged in the political process again. And hopefully he will even be able to live up to our admittedly high expectations of him once in office.
I realize that there is a high probability that I will look back three or four or more years from now with disappointment for yet another empty promise of a presidential candidate, but right now I am still full of (potentially naïve) enthusiasm for what seems to be a new and fresh and better sort of candidate. Call me naïve, but I'm hoping for the best.
1.30.2008
One last thing for now
Part of me really wants to write a long verbose entry trying to articulate why I think I want to stop blogging, but then I realize that even doing that would go against every reason for why I think I want to stop blogging.
I would like to leave off with one last thing, however, before the blog goes on an indefinite hiatus. This is something that I have been wanting to write about for several weeks now.
Probably about a month ago Lisa gave me a book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma," by Michael Pollan. I have not quite finished it yet, but I have read enough to know that this is probably the most profound, thought-provoking, habit-changing book I have ever read. I feel that for me to even try to summarize the book in a sentence or two would somehow already diminish its value. Nonetheless, as simply as I can put it, it is about the food we eat, where it comes from, and all of the ecological, ethical, economical factors (among others) that go into how we decide what to eat (or at least how we SHOULD decide what we eat). It is about so much more than telling you whether or not you should eat meat. It is way beyond telling you to get more fiber, or less cholesterol in your diet. Try as I might, I just can't describe the book any further without mongering it.
After only a few pages I began thinking about who all I would recommend this book to. My sister? My father? My mother? My aunts and uncles? My aunts and uncles by marriage? My cousins? My grandma? My friends? My not so good friends? New acquaintances? My friend's friends? My relatives' friends? Absolutely. Actually, the more I thought about it I came to realize that I couldn't think of anyone who I would NOT recommend this book to. If you are a food-consuming homo sapien, then you need to read this book. I'm not just saying that you "should" read it, but that you NEED to read it, mostly for your own good.
Just this evening I actually heard that one person who I think regularly reads this blog just gifted a copy of this book to another regular reader, and I was really happy to hear it. But for the rest of you, you need to get your hands on a copy. I am aware of two other books by Michael Pollan and I suspect they are also very good, but I think you will know for yourself if you need to read them or not after you read this book first.
I would like to leave off with one last thing, however, before the blog goes on an indefinite hiatus. This is something that I have been wanting to write about for several weeks now.
Probably about a month ago Lisa gave me a book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma," by Michael Pollan. I have not quite finished it yet, but I have read enough to know that this is probably the most profound, thought-provoking, habit-changing book I have ever read. I feel that for me to even try to summarize the book in a sentence or two would somehow already diminish its value. Nonetheless, as simply as I can put it, it is about the food we eat, where it comes from, and all of the ecological, ethical, economical factors (among others) that go into how we decide what to eat (or at least how we SHOULD decide what we eat). It is about so much more than telling you whether or not you should eat meat. It is way beyond telling you to get more fiber, or less cholesterol in your diet. Try as I might, I just can't describe the book any further without mongering it.
After only a few pages I began thinking about who all I would recommend this book to. My sister? My father? My mother? My aunts and uncles? My aunts and uncles by marriage? My cousins? My grandma? My friends? My not so good friends? New acquaintances? My friend's friends? My relatives' friends? Absolutely. Actually, the more I thought about it I came to realize that I couldn't think of anyone who I would NOT recommend this book to. If you are a food-consuming homo sapien, then you need to read this book. I'm not just saying that you "should" read it, but that you NEED to read it, mostly for your own good.
Just this evening I actually heard that one person who I think regularly reads this blog just gifted a copy of this book to another regular reader, and I was really happy to hear it. But for the rest of you, you need to get your hands on a copy. I am aware of two other books by Michael Pollan and I suspect they are also very good, but I think you will know for yourself if you need to read them or not after you read this book first.
1.26.2008
1.03.2008
Obama-rama
It seems Obama has won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa by a significant margin. Needless to say, I am happy to see it and will look forward to seeing him continue to gain momentum all the way into November.
1.01.2008
Political Rant
I generally shy away from blogging here about politics and current events, but it isn't for lack of thoughts and opinions on the matter. As the presidential caucuses and primaries are just around the corner now, I feel compelled to write about a few things. Beware, there might be some soap-boxing ahead.
I have never thought of myself as a particularly political person. I mean, I would not classify myself as an a-political person either by any means, but I have never been very passionate about the political scene. But this year's presidential cycle is different. Never before have I been so interested in or opinionated about the presidential campaign so early on. In past election cycles I would probably not even start to pay much attention until springtime when the contenders had weeded themselves out through the primaries and the parties had made their nominations. This is partly because at this point in the process no one contender usually seems particular better than any of the other contenders, and living in CO the nominations are pretty much already sealed by the time we have a primary anyway. But this time around I have been watching for several months now with more passion and interest than ever before. I already have a strong favorite who I have even donated money to, twice (and I'm pretty stingy, so that's saying something).
Before I say who my favorite-by-a-long-shot is, I should say that I would probably be satisfied with any of the Democratic candidates, and I am also pretty happy to see the Republican field in such disarray. I'm pulling for Barack Obama. Sure, Hillary has more experience than Obama and sure, John Edwards might be... actually I can't think of how John Edwards is better than Obama (better health-care plan? more middle-america down-to-earth-y?), but I'm sure Edwards would be very competent as well, nonetheless, I think that Obama is a different sort of animal and I feel pretty strongly that we need him at the helm now.
Aside from how ridiculously good-looking he is (although John Edwards is also fairly attractive), I think that he is also smart, honest and forthright, pragmatic, bold, and has a lot of integrity. I like that he was against the invasion of Iraq back when that was not a politically popular stance to have. I think it is unfortunate that Iraq is and will be such a big issue in this campaign as I think that there are bigger issues than Iraq (Energy policy, climate change, health care, education, international geopolitical policy in general of which Iraq is just one aspect, etc), but I think that his early opposition is important because it shows his ability to stand up for what he knows is right even if it is not popular (though I guess the same argument can be made for Bush, the difference being that when Obama thinks he is right, he probably actually IS right). On the Iraq note, though, I am actually of the admittedly unpopular opinion that immediate troop withdraw is not the right course of action at this point (oh no, does that make me a republican? Feel free to send me nasty emails telling me why I am wrong. I can take it) and so, that is one point of contention for me not just with Obama but with all of the Democratic candidates.
I also think that Obama is the most honest and forthright of the presidential contenders. For one thing, he has written and spoken openly about his past drug use. I think I like the idea of a president who has some splotches on the record but isn't afraid to show them. Also, virtually all of his campaign contributions have come from individual donors like me (percentage-wise, Edwards has actually done better with individual donations, but Edwards has raised far less money overall. Hillary has accepted significantly more money than Obama from business and lobbies. Check out the link). I also just get the feeling, a vibe perhaps, that Obama is just a more sincere and real person than Edwards and Clinton. I feel like what we see is really what we get with Obama.
I like that he is fresh. I hate to discount Hillary simply because of her last name, but I really do think that we need to break the dynastic cycle and Obama is even better for this than Edwards. Both Obama and Edwards are relatively young senators who come from humble beginnings, but Obama's more diverse and international upbringing definitely earns points with me and seems like a bigger break from the Kennedy-Bush-Clinton dynastic machines.
I could keep going, but I think I've made my point. I'm pulling for Obama more than I've pulled for any other presidential hopeful ever before. Of course the election is still a little over 10 months away and a lot of things can happen in 10 months to tip the scales. Iraq could somehow turn into a success story (doubtful). Osama Bin Laden could be captured and paraded around just in time to influence wish-washy voters. Or perhaps one of the Republicans (Mike Huckabee? I hope not...) could miraculously come from behind to take the race... It's impossible to know, but I think that it will definitely be the Democrats' (and particularly Obama's) race to lose.
I was also going to write about how the primary/caucus system disenfranchises voters because people in states like Iowa and New Hampshire have SO much power over who even makes it on the ballot and how the Electoral College disenfranchises voters by creating disincentives to vote because minority votes in "safe" states (blue votes in "red states, for example) don't really carry any weight. But, I've already ranted enough and I think that those arguments are well-worn, so I'll just leave it at that.
I'll leave off with this video. It is a little heavy-handed, and perhaps a bit subversive, but it is kind of how I feel about Hillary (but if she gets the nomination, I'll support her).
I have never thought of myself as a particularly political person. I mean, I would not classify myself as an a-political person either by any means, but I have never been very passionate about the political scene. But this year's presidential cycle is different. Never before have I been so interested in or opinionated about the presidential campaign so early on. In past election cycles I would probably not even start to pay much attention until springtime when the contenders had weeded themselves out through the primaries and the parties had made their nominations. This is partly because at this point in the process no one contender usually seems particular better than any of the other contenders, and living in CO the nominations are pretty much already sealed by the time we have a primary anyway. But this time around I have been watching for several months now with more passion and interest than ever before. I already have a strong favorite who I have even donated money to, twice (and I'm pretty stingy, so that's saying something).
Before I say who my favorite-by-a-long-shot is, I should say that I would probably be satisfied with any of the Democratic candidates, and I am also pretty happy to see the Republican field in such disarray. I'm pulling for Barack Obama. Sure, Hillary has more experience than Obama and sure, John Edwards might be... actually I can't think of how John Edwards is better than Obama (better health-care plan? more middle-america down-to-earth-y?), but I'm sure Edwards would be very competent as well, nonetheless, I think that Obama is a different sort of animal and I feel pretty strongly that we need him at the helm now.
Aside from how ridiculously good-looking he is (although John Edwards is also fairly attractive), I think that he is also smart, honest and forthright, pragmatic, bold, and has a lot of integrity. I like that he was against the invasion of Iraq back when that was not a politically popular stance to have. I think it is unfortunate that Iraq is and will be such a big issue in this campaign as I think that there are bigger issues than Iraq (Energy policy, climate change, health care, education, international geopolitical policy in general of which Iraq is just one aspect, etc), but I think that his early opposition is important because it shows his ability to stand up for what he knows is right even if it is not popular (though I guess the same argument can be made for Bush, the difference being that when Obama thinks he is right, he probably actually IS right). On the Iraq note, though, I am actually of the admittedly unpopular opinion that immediate troop withdraw is not the right course of action at this point (oh no, does that make me a republican? Feel free to send me nasty emails telling me why I am wrong. I can take it) and so, that is one point of contention for me not just with Obama but with all of the Democratic candidates.
I also think that Obama is the most honest and forthright of the presidential contenders. For one thing, he has written and spoken openly about his past drug use. I think I like the idea of a president who has some splotches on the record but isn't afraid to show them. Also, virtually all of his campaign contributions have come from individual donors like me (percentage-wise, Edwards has actually done better with individual donations, but Edwards has raised far less money overall. Hillary has accepted significantly more money than Obama from business and lobbies. Check out the link). I also just get the feeling, a vibe perhaps, that Obama is just a more sincere and real person than Edwards and Clinton. I feel like what we see is really what we get with Obama.
I like that he is fresh. I hate to discount Hillary simply because of her last name, but I really do think that we need to break the dynastic cycle and Obama is even better for this than Edwards. Both Obama and Edwards are relatively young senators who come from humble beginnings, but Obama's more diverse and international upbringing definitely earns points with me and seems like a bigger break from the Kennedy-Bush-Clinton dynastic machines.
I could keep going, but I think I've made my point. I'm pulling for Obama more than I've pulled for any other presidential hopeful ever before. Of course the election is still a little over 10 months away and a lot of things can happen in 10 months to tip the scales. Iraq could somehow turn into a success story (doubtful). Osama Bin Laden could be captured and paraded around just in time to influence wish-washy voters. Or perhaps one of the Republicans (Mike Huckabee? I hope not...) could miraculously come from behind to take the race... It's impossible to know, but I think that it will definitely be the Democrats' (and particularly Obama's) race to lose.
I was also going to write about how the primary/caucus system disenfranchises voters because people in states like Iowa and New Hampshire have SO much power over who even makes it on the ballot and how the Electoral College disenfranchises voters by creating disincentives to vote because minority votes in "safe" states (blue votes in "red states, for example) don't really carry any weight. But, I've already ranted enough and I think that those arguments are well-worn, so I'll just leave it at that.
I'll leave off with this video. It is a little heavy-handed, and perhaps a bit subversive, but it is kind of how I feel about Hillary (but if she gets the nomination, I'll support her).
12.31.2007
2007 Reflections
Well, it's happened again folks. Another year has come and gone. I have spent more time than I care to admit over the past few days writing up this year's "obligatory New Year's post" full of retrospective analysis and other useless drivel, but after reading my uncle's elegantly simple New Year's "top ten" blog post I decided to throw it out and go with this instead, not that this is any improvement...
The Top Points:
The Less-Good stuff (and general ideas for 2008 resolutions):
Hmm, I realize that based on the bullet points it looks like I had more bad than good this year, but that's not true. In fact, I would say that 2007 was a pretty good year for me, probably a 7.5 or 8 out of 10. Thanks to everyone who helped in your own way to make 2007 a great year for me. Special thanks to Mom, Lisa, and William for subsidizing my life through their gracious and generous hospitality, without which I would not have been able to go to Europe or move here to DC. Here's to an even better 2008! Happy New Year!
The Top Points:
- Bus Driving - I loved being a bus driver in Vail; well maybe not when I had to deal with unruly drunks, but the rest of the time it was great. In fact, in recent days I have been struggling with some profound nostalgia for the bus driving, but that's another blog post.
- Europe with Dad - Europe was better than I anticipated, and it was great to have so much quality time with Dad for the first time in a long time.
- DC or Bust - This was kind of a big move for me psychologically and I think I've been learning a lot about myself along the way (I'm not sure exactly WHAT I've learned, but I know that I've learned a lot). While it has been mostly all positive for me, it has also not always been easy or smooth.
The Less-Good stuff (and general ideas for 2008 resolutions):
- Not enough exercise. Not enough healthy eating.
- Not enough movies. Not enough musical discoveries.
- Not enough socializing. Not enough friends. Not enough fun.
- Not enough personal enrichment. Not enough foreign languages.
- Too much dependence and freeloading.
- Too much time wasted on the internet.
Hmm, I realize that based on the bullet points it looks like I had more bad than good this year, but that's not true. In fact, I would say that 2007 was a pretty good year for me, probably a 7.5 or 8 out of 10. Thanks to everyone who helped in your own way to make 2007 a great year for me. Special thanks to Mom, Lisa, and William for subsidizing my life through their gracious and generous hospitality, without which I would not have been able to go to Europe or move here to DC. Here's to an even better 2008! Happy New Year!
12.23.2007
Vehicular Sightings
Before I get to my recent vehicular sighting I want to talk about how very excited I was yesterday to receive my fixed-gear bike in the mail after Mom had it packed up and sent off last week. It was almost like Christmas morning, opening that big box, removing all the parts and laying them out on the floor, finding the necessary tools for assembly, etc... Of course, I have owned this bike for some time now and I knew it was coming in the mail, so there wasn't that same Christmas-morning element of surprise. Anyhow, I am so happy to have this bike back, I missed it! Last night after I finished putting it back together I was so excited about getting to ride it around DC today, but naturally it is wet and drizzly today. I guess it is supposed to be windy too. Not the best bike-riding weather.
Ok, now for the cool vehicular sighting. I knew these existed because I had seen them in TV shows or movies or whatnot, but until a few weeks ago I had never actually seen one in real life and I must say that I was in awe. This awe-inspiring vehicular entity was what I would probably call (perhaps wrongly) a "hook-n-ladder" firetruck. After doing a little bit of internet research I have learned that they are actually called "tiller" trucks. These are the long fire trucks that tow a ladder trailer-style and have a separate cab at the rear end for another driver to steer the rear wheels independently of the front, allowing the truck to better negotiate crowded and narrow city streets. Now, I've seen plenty of firetrucks in my lifetime, even plenty of big firetrucks, but when I saw this "tiller" truck approaching I knew there was something different about it. As it went past me and around the corner I could not help but be amazed by the grace and beauty of the whole thing. I then thought of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer drives the rear end of one of these fire trucks. I think it might be one of those life-altering experiences. I think it would be strange to be responsible for making sure that the rear end doesn't run over anything but not really be able to control the speed or the front end in any way. Anyhow, since my first sighting I have seen these trucks at least two other times and each time I have to stop walking to sit and watch in awe as it goes by, gliding around the corner like a truck half its length.
My second major vehicular sighting was a hybrid taxi cab (it was a hybrid Camry), the only one I've seen here in DC. Since moving here I've been wondering why taxi companies still use big gas-guzzling American V8 sedans like Ford Crown Vic's for their fleets. It seems to me like they would have a lot of incentive to phase those out in favor of more efficient cars like the Prius or something. I'm sure that the Prius costs more initially, but with all of the time spent sitting around idling and with the stop-and-go, high-mileage nature of Taxi cab driving patterns, I have a suspicion that the huge gasoline savings alone would pay for the difference pretty quickly. Plus I would be that the Prius is equally (if not more) spacious than the big Crown Vics, and it is probably a lot easier to maneuver through city traffic as well. I suspect that it is just a culture of resistance to change that keeps the Prius out of taxi fleets, which is unfortunate. Maybe one of these days I'll run some numbers to see how the Prius actually stacks up economically to a Crown Victoria...
Those are the two biggest vehicular sightings of late, although I did also see two Bentley's and a stunningly beautiful Maserati yesterday in swanky Georgetown. OH! And I also saw a beautiful, huge, brand-new bus perform one of the most expertly-executed turns I have ever seen. Like the "tiller" trucks, it was an awe-inspiring sight to behold. I'm sure you wish you were there.
As much as I was hoping I wouldn't, I have actually found myself missing being a bus driver the past few days. Only two months away from it and I already look back fondly on that job. I really did like driving those buses. I wonder if I could get a very part-time job driving one of the fancy double-decker tourist sight-seeing buses around DC. That would probably be fun! hahaha
Here is a short video of a "tiller" truck rounding a corner. Beautiful, isn't it?
Ok, now for the cool vehicular sighting. I knew these existed because I had seen them in TV shows or movies or whatnot, but until a few weeks ago I had never actually seen one in real life and I must say that I was in awe. This awe-inspiring vehicular entity was what I would probably call (perhaps wrongly) a "hook-n-ladder" firetruck. After doing a little bit of internet research I have learned that they are actually called "tiller" trucks. These are the long fire trucks that tow a ladder trailer-style and have a separate cab at the rear end for another driver to steer the rear wheels independently of the front, allowing the truck to better negotiate crowded and narrow city streets. Now, I've seen plenty of firetrucks in my lifetime, even plenty of big firetrucks, but when I saw this "tiller" truck approaching I knew there was something different about it. As it went past me and around the corner I could not help but be amazed by the grace and beauty of the whole thing. I then thought of the Seinfeld episode where Kramer drives the rear end of one of these fire trucks. I think it might be one of those life-altering experiences. I think it would be strange to be responsible for making sure that the rear end doesn't run over anything but not really be able to control the speed or the front end in any way. Anyhow, since my first sighting I have seen these trucks at least two other times and each time I have to stop walking to sit and watch in awe as it goes by, gliding around the corner like a truck half its length.
My second major vehicular sighting was a hybrid taxi cab (it was a hybrid Camry), the only one I've seen here in DC. Since moving here I've been wondering why taxi companies still use big gas-guzzling American V8 sedans like Ford Crown Vic's for their fleets. It seems to me like they would have a lot of incentive to phase those out in favor of more efficient cars like the Prius or something. I'm sure that the Prius costs more initially, but with all of the time spent sitting around idling and with the stop-and-go, high-mileage nature of Taxi cab driving patterns, I have a suspicion that the huge gasoline savings alone would pay for the difference pretty quickly. Plus I would be that the Prius is equally (if not more) spacious than the big Crown Vics, and it is probably a lot easier to maneuver through city traffic as well. I suspect that it is just a culture of resistance to change that keeps the Prius out of taxi fleets, which is unfortunate. Maybe one of these days I'll run some numbers to see how the Prius actually stacks up economically to a Crown Victoria...
Those are the two biggest vehicular sightings of late, although I did also see two Bentley's and a stunningly beautiful Maserati yesterday in swanky Georgetown. OH! And I also saw a beautiful, huge, brand-new bus perform one of the most expertly-executed turns I have ever seen. Like the "tiller" trucks, it was an awe-inspiring sight to behold. I'm sure you wish you were there.
As much as I was hoping I wouldn't, I have actually found myself missing being a bus driver the past few days. Only two months away from it and I already look back fondly on that job. I really did like driving those buses. I wonder if I could get a very part-time job driving one of the fancy double-decker tourist sight-seeing buses around DC. That would probably be fun! hahaha
Here is a short video of a "tiller" truck rounding a corner. Beautiful, isn't it?
12.18.2007
12.15.2007
More Sovereign
I have recently become kind of self-conscious about blogs, blogging, and the stigma of being "a blogger" and as a result have had some difficulty thinking of good topics to blog about. Almost everything that I think of to potentially blog about seems too... well too SOMETHING. Too political. Too whiny. Too boring. Too cliché. Too polarizing. Too hard to articulate clearly. Too egocentric. Too, etc...
So that's why my blog entries have been kind of sparse lately. Sorry.
DC is great. I am so glad I moved here (although I do miss driving the bus too). My job is fairly interesting and I haven't really messed anything up yet, I don't think. I have been enjoying living with Lisa and William in their beautiful new freshly-renovated home and I am very gracious for the sacrifices they have had to make in order to accommodate me, but I have also been looking for somewhere else to live so I don't have to continue mooching off relatives. Unfortunately, that housing search has not been going very well yet. I'm not worried about it; I'm sure I'll find somewhere eventually.
In honor of me having a 9-to-5 job now, today I'm putting up videos of two different versions of the same song (9-to-5) by everyone's favorite punky British gal, Lady Sovereign. The first video is a cover by the Ordinary Boys featuring Lady Sovereign, then the second one is Lady Sovereign's original version (as I understand it). I like the Ordinary Boys cover version of the song a little better, but I think I like Lady Sovereign's video better because I'm a sucker for voice-overs and double-decker buses. There is actually a third, more home-movie-quality video also (the first version of the Ordinary Boys' cover before they made this video which I posted here) but I thought it would just be too overkill for me to post three videos of the same song, so you can see that video at this link:
Ordinary Boys Version:
Lady Sovereign Version:
So that's why my blog entries have been kind of sparse lately. Sorry.
DC is great. I am so glad I moved here (although I do miss driving the bus too). My job is fairly interesting and I haven't really messed anything up yet, I don't think. I have been enjoying living with Lisa and William in their beautiful new freshly-renovated home and I am very gracious for the sacrifices they have had to make in order to accommodate me, but I have also been looking for somewhere else to live so I don't have to continue mooching off relatives. Unfortunately, that housing search has not been going very well yet. I'm not worried about it; I'm sure I'll find somewhere eventually.
In honor of me having a 9-to-5 job now, today I'm putting up videos of two different versions of the same song (9-to-5) by everyone's favorite punky British gal, Lady Sovereign. The first video is a cover by the Ordinary Boys featuring Lady Sovereign, then the second one is Lady Sovereign's original version (as I understand it). I like the Ordinary Boys cover version of the song a little better, but I think I like Lady Sovereign's video better because I'm a sucker for voice-overs and double-decker buses. There is actually a third, more home-movie-quality video also (the first version of the Ordinary Boys' cover before they made this video which I posted here) but I thought it would just be too overkill for me to post three videos of the same song, so you can see that video at this link:
Ordinary Boys Version:
Lady Sovereign Version:
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