i too omit one

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:33:04 GMT

so i previously vented about sxsw bullshittery. let me add to that list. let this also be a lesson to all of you that i will admit when i'm a hypocrite:

devo sold out. you have no idea how deeply affected i am. mournful. sorrowful. of all the things i hate, devo is not one of them. it's a shame they had to be caught up in this mess.

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:37:38 GMT

dear austin,

can we shut the fuck up about sxsw?

thanks.

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:16:36 GMT

current events:

1. Watchmen was a godawful piece of shit. Save your money. Christ, that Anne Hathaway movie was a million times better, and I'd still have preferred an amputation to sitting through that crap again.

2. I'm moving out in... 7 weeks. Fuck you, too Brooks Aparments! I can't believe any of you ever let me consider spending this much money on such a waste of space.

3. Spring break plans are tentative. Waiting on responses from people who may or may not join us in camping is kind of annoying, but I already got the time off, so I'm going somewhere. I don't care where.

4. Who's graduating in May? I wanna go see Robert Rodriguez. I hope we have someone worth a damn doing our commencement speech in December.

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:22:38 GMT

i can walk! i can ride my bike, pretty fast still. i can drive. i can do a whole lot of things, but i'm still having a lot of trouble telling josh how i feel.

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:38:15 GMT

i haven't been to school in 5 days and it's making me crazy. i haven't been to work in a week, and i'm not so happy about that, either. i'm sick of being injured.

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:31:02 GMT

i am being gotten rid of!

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:31:45 GMT

i miss thomas, still.

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:20:06 GMT

karmic reciprocity:

things that make me pathetic include, but are not limited to...

... i'm on fucking crutches! hairline fracture on the 5th metatarsal, all because some school children thought it'd be HILARIOUS to jump out in front of a moped. note to y'all, scoots can't come to a dead stop from anything over 20 mph. i jammed my foot between the curb and the old girl and had a wee little crack. i'll get those schoolchildren...

... that's it. i'm only pathetic temporarily*

* note, this shall also be filed under things that make me an asshole.

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:31:26 GMT

things that make me an asshole include but are not limited to...

- the fact i have a blackberry. i refer to it only as 'my blackberry' and i never put it down.

- i'm selling my car to buy a moped for about as much as i could buy a used car. i'm doing this just so i don't have to haul others around, unless they want to sit bitch going 30mph.

- i wear only skinny jeans. ONLY. designer skinny jeans at that.

- my bike bag is bulletproof and german. no, i still won't wear a helmet.

- real conversation: "i'm at the store. what kind of beer do you want, kelly?" "i don't know... nothing in particular, just an imported micro. fuck it, get some champagne, fuck the beer."

- i am going to watch lost. it's your birthday? your wedding day? your baby shower? sorry, i'm watching lost. give me your address and i'll send flowers.

there are more... but who gives a shit?

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:56:24 GMT

let's see.

nope, nothing different.

new year's plans?

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:59:06 GMT

i hate that i can predict depression spells. it makes me feel like i should also know what to do to solve them, but that still escapes me. i hate the winter. it's bleak. i'm bored. it's cold. whoever i'm pursuing decides i'm not really what they wanted after all. it's just a closed loop. the same shit every year. how do i solve it? alcohol doesn't fix anything anymore. meds for depression put me in a daze. exercise just makes me depressed and fit. i want a sun lamp, a snuggie, and french films. i like warmth, vitamin d, and reflexive european bullshit.

in sum, i am upset and there ain't shit you or i or anyone else can do about it.

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:07:53 GMT

when i made the previous post, i didn't realize i actually loved the poor boy. ugh. time and distance, as usual, makes it difficult.

going to some party tonight, some party for the next few nights, work, and maybe a day in SA for christmas. i doubt i'll see any of y'all.

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:08:47 GMT

i would be in love with this guy but i am too busy keeping myself dissatisfied.

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:16:18 GMT

making statements? me? here's one. i'm at a loss in my own element. pretentious isn't the word, anymore. it's overloaded. underdeveloped, even. possibly deficient.

i haven't got time for anything. if i had, i'd waste it on the same old bullshit.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:46:12 GMT

so the theme of the next long while is sí se puede.

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:07:39 GMT

what are YOU taking?

this semester is all over the map... 2 lower-div classes, including beginning french, and a graduate class.

grg356t
religion, the environment, and society
tth 2-3:30

ree302
russian sci-fi literature and film
tth 12:30-2

fr 506
first year french
m-f 11-12

ant384m
ceramics analysis
w 1-4

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:02:12 GMT

So... $3100 plus a plane ticket to live with some Maya people in Guatemala for 2 months? by living with them, i mean participant observation for school credit. by credit, i mean this could tip me over the edge and let me graduate in august rather than december.

fuck yeah.

all i need to do is get accepted...

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:35:45 GMT

a teenage kid died while walking to texas from mexico

read the article and read the comments. then think about what you would think if that was your son or brother.

get the fuck over it, america. immigration is what made this country. don't turn a tragic death into a border control problem.

folks in washington should talk to folks in texas every so often...

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:58:07 GMT

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/10/17/roman.ruins.ap/index.html

:)

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:59:24 GMT

in case you missed it mccain made up his letterman interview earlier this evening.

the link provides an overview and a barrage of weird comments. read them!

pop culture is politics. symbolism is overriding post-modern interpretations of america... what kind of weird, futuristic model is this? it's almost like the gilded age all over again.

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:16:26 GMT

hey, banks.

you know me. i ask for a lot of money. most of it goes towards my outrageously expensive college education, and sometimes, inadvertently, towards the procurement of specifically illegal substances that help me handle the outrage. thanks, man. know you're helping me fulfill my academic potential while keeping me within the realm of reasonably sane.

i have to ask another favour, though. i know we're in the middle of a credit crunch, as is reflected by the "misallocation of resources" that led to me receiving a little less than $1500 in financial aid some 2 months late in the semester. but i wonder, can i borrow another, like, $2000?

hear me out: as we know, the stock market plummeted this week. near-historic losses aren't helping investors' confidence, but i am indeed confident. i think a couple grand in stocks would be a wise use of a bank loan to help put some money into the market while investing over the long-term to pay back what i already owe you guys. if the markets bottom out soon, the only direction left to go is up. by investing in companies whose products i buy, i will myself stimulate the growth and continue to fuel the market.

i'm thinking about general mills, general electric, and kraft, among others. these are notoriously strong companies who, even in light of financial crises, have maintained their stability in the stock market. and $2000 can buy a pretty sizeable portion of stock for a debt-ridden college student like myself. i might see a pretty good return by the time i get my BA, and, at the very least, can put those returns into paying back my student loans.

hell, we're gonna use that $700 billion on something, right? by my calculations* if every person in the states paid into that fund, i'd be paying a little more than $2000. how bout we just inject my part directly into stocks on my behalf? i mean, maybe other folks would be interested, like those of us who aren't homeowners with bad mortgages or those lucky few who already have a lot of money and aren't really feeling the pangs of this crunch. buy some stocks on our behalf. the government was thinking about doing that with banks, right? can't i have my own? i mean, i can write for miles on socialism, but my family came to the united states to enjoy capitalism, and i guess i should be faithful to them, and to the states that i've called home for so long.

think about it and holla back.
Kelly

* 300 million us citizens by july 2007 census divided by $700 billion in bailout is something to the tune of $2333.33 per person, though this number should be much higher since a sizeable portion of those folks aren't taxpayers.

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:00:48 GMT

i'm volunteering and riding tour de fat next saturday. who's in?

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:16:01 GMT

i never thought i'd say this, but it really pisses me off that my roommate is on the phone all the fucking time.

i already kind of don't like people who talk on the phone constantly. i can't really explain it, but it seems to me like they could be spending the time they're using to talk about cute things the cats did or their drive home from work more constructively.

there is an upside, i know. some people don't see each other that often, blah blah blah, but really. do you need to be on the phone for 6 hours a day? i spend less time sleeping.

and of course he'll complain his phone bill is too high. and he owes me $175. ugh.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:26:20 GMT

I like this. I wanna buy it.
What do you think? Is it gonna be passé in a few months?

HERE ARE SOME STATEMENTS WITHOUT POLITICAL REVERENCE:
-- register to vote now! you have 1.5 hours!
-- a guy at my work was fired today (for a very good reason) and lost control. my boss thinks he's going to go postal on us. seriously.
-- i saw knocked up... and liked it. a lot.
-- the folks who bought my stuff at buffalo exchange today were the least rude they've ever been. actually, they were both really, really awesome.
-- russell's bakery really fucked up my sandwich. i've never seen so much mustard on a triangle of bread in my life.
-- debate screening at my place tomorrow. byob.

I have a bike rant, and so can YOU!

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:17:08 GMT

good point:
Critical Mass cyclists should NOT have ridden on the upper deck of 35 because it's dangerous, unlawful*, dangerous, and dangerous, and god why would anyone do something so unsafe?! Roads are for sharing, but not that one. CM's position in this case wasn't a positive one, and it may have affected the reputation of cyclists in Austin, CM-affiliates and otherwise.

bad point:
OMG this guy on a BIKE was a jerk and he yelled at me for not noticing him! He only rode across RED lights!** Therefore, cyclists are ALL aggro riders and should leave town! I want my roads back.

* OK, so it's technically not illegal. The guy who does this site called some other TXDoT dude who said it was OK, and I trust his judgement. I'm still not going to pedal my ass onto the highway, though.

** ... because it is obvious this man had a death wish. I mean, last time I wanted to die (and failed...?), I neglected greens and rode only reds. Note this is not a judgement about the author, but about the cyclist. I am indeed an equal opportunity hater.

Given you dudes' information, and it was well-received, I take my position thusly:

I'll do everything I possibly can to let drivers predict my behaviour more readily. I run stop signs (not lights)... I'll try not to. I get flustered in traffic sometimes and hop up on the sidewalk to cross with pedestrians at downtown lights, but I usually get up to speed with cars pretty quickly (I top out at 30 and that's plenty fast for me), but I'll try not to do that, either. I'll do everything I possibly can to make it easier on drivers. I'm a driver too, and I'm always freaking out about accidentally hitting a cyclist. I imagine a great many folks feel the same way. Plus, my mom doesn't want a ghost bike in my memory, and what Mom wants always goes.

I will make it a point, though, to participate in every bike race and benefit I possibly can so I can take the experience of riding the full road seriously and cautiously, and so folks who think we're all aggro can see just how many cyclists there are in comparison with the number that have been jerks in any way, shape, or form. Every time I possibly can, I'm going to say hello to the driver next to me (look for me on my red Panasonic and wave!) so they NOTICE me and notice I'm not the idiot banging on cars, weaving in and out of traffic. I'm gonna make it a point that people I bike around know that I know that neither of us are "superior" to one another.