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Saturday, December 11, 2010

You’re Going to Outer Space

I like the idea of outer space.

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Outer Space

One evening a year and a half ago I was having a particularly rough time and my friend Katie M and I went to a coffee shop to study.  I was so distracted I accomplished nothing but the creation of a to-do list which only intensified my despondent mood.

I decided to leave the coffee shop and take a walk.  My journey led me to a different coffee shop two doors away from the one I was already at.  I walked up to the counter to look at the cakes and the cashier told me to pick out which ever one I would like because the previous customer just bought dessert for the next three customers.

So I ate my lemon berry mascarpone cake and returned to my labtob computer and I erased the title of my to-do list and changed it to “You’re Going to Outer Space.”  Ever since then I have titled all of my to-do lists in this same way.  It makes me feel better about having to do unfortunate grownup things, like reports or paying college loans.

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You’re Going to Outer Space list with artwork from Mike D, Katie F, and Tim and Mary F

But I digress…

What I am trying to say is that now I am twenty-four. Twenty-four is a very good age.  It is an age that I am still allowed to sleep on friends’ futons and eat ramen, but I can also enjoy the comforts of my apartment which is filled with books, snacks, and candles.  My librarian friend and I promised to blog about being twenty-four on my birthday (which was two weeks ago).  Instead I am going to create a “You’re Going to Outer Space” list of twenty-four things I expect to do while I am twenty-four.

  1. Acquire an English teaching position
  2. Create an intramural quidditch tournament
  3. Earn “The Power of Love”
  4. Vacation in some sort of wilderness type area
  5. Change my brakes (or someone else’s if the opportunity does not present itself)
  6. Write (and illustrate?) a minimum of six original comic books
  7. Read Anna Karenina
  8. Right a past wrong
  9. Fix William Oliver Whale (my teapot)
  10. Visit Andrew Preston at least twice because he is my friend and I love him
  11. Dye my hair again
  12. Get a pet
  13. Perform an Ad Liberation improv show for an audience
  14. Attend an opera
  15. Follow through with what I learned from the Fit Lunch Program
  16. Wear a silly costume to work
  17. Send a Post Secret
  18. Write 24 letters
  19. Host a fancy party
  20. Learn to cook a few things other than eggs
  21. Obtain a briefcase
  22. Get very very lost (and then very very found)
  23. Permanently delete my Facebook page
  24. Turn twenty-five

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Fire Punching

I would not describe myself as a reckless person. I am however, someone who constantly flirts with the line between impulsive and practical.

Earlier this month I went camping with my best friends. Perhaps the only thing that can focus me more than moving Christmas lights is a campfire. I do not remember the conversation my friends were having, but I do know that I had not participated in it for about fifteen minutes due to the fire Eagle Scout Frim had built. Suddenly I stood up and did this.

Fire punching.

In my mind the log was about to break, so I decided I would help it. Realistically this was insane. Naturally I tried it again. Repeatedly. With my best friends.

Fire punching scars. A messy room.

Anyways we punched fire. We punched a whole bunch of fire.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Is this not a Funny Joke?

A couple of months ago I made a joke on twitter about how one of my favorite songs is "Our House" but I could never remember if it was by Crosby Stills Nash and Young or Crosby et al. I got zero reaction from the people of the internet, so I tried to make that same joke in real life. It did not go over well. Is this not a funny joke? I think it's a funny joke.

Also, it's not the song by Madness that talks about their house in the middle of the street which is what my friends always sing whenever I tell them how much I enjoy the song "Our House."

The opening line "I'll light the fire," makes me smile and I feel very comfortable and hopeful whenever I hear it. If you watch the YouTube video of the song there's an applause after this line and I feel like this 1970's audience feels the similar. I also like how the piano sounds at the beginning of the second verse.



There's also a nice version by Maroon 5. Maroon 5 is an especially sexual band and even though they sometimes sing about love, I find it funny they cover a song that is the epitome of building a life with the one person you want to share it with the most.