a couple quick webcam shots, one right after my first shower with the new haircut and one almost 24 hours later
So, there it is…
pictures I took with the phone while wandering Providence after breakfast
Monthly Archive for April, 2005
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So, I didn't mention it in my last post, but Friday was also the debut of the new haircut and new glasses. Apparently, I bear a resemblence to some guy on a motorcycle reality show… if I were to put on 50-75lbs. I'd take pictures, but I'm not at home, I'm at my parents' house, due to my car having some over-heating issues and the family mechanic having some time open tomorrow morning. Pictures soon, I promise.
I had myself a great time tonight. We played a pretty darn good set, and The Beatings did, too… AND that bassist I went to high school with was there. Did I mention that she's cute girl that I totally had a crush on way back when? Yeah, she is, and she didn't have a bass with her… so I let her borrow mine. And then she was confused because it's a five string, and she tried to tune it and she broke a string, so I set her up with a back-up string and tuned it up and got her going… and she felt grateful or something, so she bought me a beer. I didn't have the heart to tell her I don't drink. Anyway, it was a great time and you all missed it…
Tomorrow (Friday) night, I will be in Worcester. For those of you who are still in the Northeast (those of you who ever were) can find me at Ralph's (ralphsdiner.net). I will be there from around 8pm until I can no longer stand without leaning on something or someone (probably around 11.30pm).
The new band I'm playing in, Das Happening (dasHappening.com) will be making our Worcester debut (not counting Wormtown Wednesdays). We are on first, I believe (around 9.30). There are also other cool bands playing, like The Apparitions (never heard of them), The Beatings (I went to high school with their bassist, but I only know that because of classmates.com; their sound files on their website were cool) and Sasquatch and the Sicakbillies (psycho rockabilly).
Hopefully this will appease you all, I know I don't go out that often (truthfully, no one has been requesting my presence). I expect you all to go (I really expect nothing). I will try to take a nap tomorrow in the daytime, so I'm not a zombie at Ralph's (I take an average of three naps a week).
See you there (this parenthetical serves no purpose).
John V
They magically appeared in my car today… either my roommate magically knocked them out of whatever they were hiding in when he rode in the backseat, or someone slipped them into my windows at work (they were open a crack).
no, I'm not really depressed. Things just haven't been going great for me lately… and not big things, just bunches of little things. But, for the first time in my life (that I can remember), all the little things are adding up and bothering me. By that, I mean that my thoughts are more on the negative side while I'm driving around or just sitting around in my time off. I find myself thinking about my debt and how I'm going to replace all the little things that keep disappearing and breaking, when instead, I could be thinking about the fact that I'm going to be doing team-building and ropes again during the days, starting in April and going almost non-stop until November.
Let's list the crappy little things and see what they really add up to:
-$35 rebate check disappears
-new checkbook (with correct address) disappears
-bottle of conditioner disappears
-hairbrush disappears
-pair of prescription sunglasses disappear
-pair of transitions glasses (bought to replace sunglasses) disappear
-1 brand new pair of socks disappear
-Satellite radio antenna breaks
That's about $700 worth of missing stuff and some possible "invasion of privacy" issues. Is it that bad? not when I look at it here. The only thing I haven't replaced is the satellite antenna, because I know I'm gonna have to mail-order it and I don't have any extra money right now.
Just for fun, let's list the good stuff:
-Par ents found two old savings bonds for me to cash ($155 worth)
-Mom left me a banana bread to take home
-Jacqui is moving into the apartment next month (cost of living goes down, and this tips the scales towards living in a clean apartment instead of a sty that resembles a 16 year-old boy's bedroom)
-I replaced the sunglasses with a pair of frames on clearance (they might not be as cool, but they were way less expensive than the last few pairs of glasses I bought)
-Ropes/Team-building starts up again at the end of the month (more money and more fulfillment)
-The gas (heat, hot water and stove) bill has already gone down almost 50% since last month
-I have gigs with both bands in the next two weeks
-I caught up on the whole second season of Six Feet Under on my computer and I've already downloaded the 3rd and 4th seasons
See? the good list is way bigger and better than the bad list. What is up with me? At one point I was so upset and was directing my anger towards my dirty roommates and I thought about posting that list of disappearances on the chalkboard where we put our bills and notes to each other… and then adding
“-John (and all his computers and money to pay the bills) disappears”
then packing up all my stuff and just driving off… to … I don't even know, I didn't let the thought get that far. I found a distraction instead. I think it was Six Feet Under. I'm pretty good at finding something good to get completely enthralled in when whatever is going through my mind bothers me. I think it's part of my hyper-focus issue. Not good for me in school, and sometimes bad for me in terms of getting things done that should get done… but really good for my mental health. I'm just realizing now that there was a physical manifestation of the same idea the other day when I went to replace my glasses. I had to wander around the mall for an hour while they made them… it was totally disturbing. Mall kids are really, really disgusting to me. They were all there blowing huge wads of their parents' cash and chasing each other around and stopping the escalators with the emergency buttons and doing all these other cool things and it was driving me insane. But I found a place to hide: Waldenbooks. I must've wandered in there for 35-45 minutes, picking up books I'd already read and leafing through some I might be interested in reading later and checking out the cool deluxe version of Upwords and then checking out the geeky/hot girl behind the counter… yeah! and I never do stuff like that! Check out a girl? Totally not me! But this was my distraction from the utter disgust I had with the mall kids. I was happy to check out the hottie/geek showing kids to the section with their favorite book and exchanging smiles with her, whereas, I usually laugh at that kind of behavior.
Anyway, sitting here in my parent's basement is getting kind of old, especially since they're not here, so instead of visiting, I'm just sort of using their house to do laundry. It feels weird. I'm gonna go pack up my clothes and head to work… and then band practice.
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