iq
According to iqtest.com, my IQ score is 137.
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violence.
Yesterday as I was walking down the street to this family restaurant to pick up a grilled cheese and fries that I had ordered, there was a helicopter hovering overhead and police officers flying down the street. This is not a rare occurrence in my neighborhood. Almost every night there’s a helicopter flying around with a huge spotlight pointed at the streets. But yesterday was the first time during the day that this has happened and I was going to come home and write a blog about the police presence in Echo Park. You could never find police in Philadelphia. I was jumped by five kids there, someone called 911, and the police never showed up. But there are always police around in Echo Park. Always. And it actually makes you feel quite safe, even though you know in the back of your head that the police are there for a reason.
Echo Park used to be a rough neighborhood and had a bunch of gangs. Over the past 5 years, most of this has died out. There are, however, rare occurences. I found this article about the incident that happened yesterday. This is the first time I’ve really known of anything going down in my neighborhood. The article says the shooting happened at 6:45, but it was really closer to 6:35, because I walked out of my apartment right about then to see the cop sitting at the bottom of my street take off down the hill, and the helicopter was there seconds later. I know this because I checked the time to make sure I’d get there about when my food would be ready.
But I digress. Someone got shot in the head, in broad daylight, blocks from my apartment yesterday. There were all the signs pointing out that something happened, but it didn’t even register with me. Nothing surprises me anymore. While any normal person would assume cops and helicopters means some bad has just happened, I just kind of shrugged it off. Does this happen to everyone who lives in big cities for a few years?
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isolation.
I wish I lived in a time before the internet, when people actually interacted with other people. The internet, while a great invention, has completely isolated people. I just want to live in the real world again.
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hibernata.
My neck and back are sore. It’s been a quiet week at the apartment with Andrea at Burning Man. It’s been quite nice, in fact, to be able to have some time to be able to stretch and relax at home with the place to myself; nice to have some time to breathe.
I’m really enjoying “You Shall Know Our Velocity!”. You should probably read it too. So we can sit and discuss it. I’m on page 70something. Go buy it and catch up tonight.
This blog has been lacking of serious content lately, meaning pictures and real happenings.
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favor.
Someone find me a way to see Sigur Ros at the Greek Theater. Please.
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thrash thrash thrash.
This morning, on the bus ride to the office, I was so engrossed in reading that I missed my bus stop. This is the first time this has ever happened. I used to fall asleep on the train in Philadelphia all the time and occasionally missed my stop. But this is the first time I’ve ever been fully awake and missed my stop.
I’ve just started reading “You Shall Know Our Velocity!” by Dave Eggers. I enjoyed his other book, so I bought this one. So far, so good. Seems like a global version of “On The Road” or “Into The Wild”, both of which I enjoyed thoroughly.
Sunset Junction was fun. Drank too much whiskey. Was drunk out of my skull. Ran into good people. Paid for it yesterday.
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lowlife.
Last Friday I finally bought some new books, 4 of them. Yesterday I finished the first – “The Informers” by Bret Easton Ellis. Each chapter is a new short story through the eyes of a new/different person. In the end, all the characters are somehow related, but the stories are isolated to each character. You don’t hear different perspectives of the same story. In the end, it’s a very real description of LA and the people here.
I’ve been watching a lot of the Olympics lately. Actually, I’ve missed most of the track events thus far. But before that I was watching every day.
I’m excited for football to start. I have two fantasy teams. They’re both going to kick ass.
I’m trying to save up money for a car. I need one. Bad.
I expect to be very drunk all weekend. Wish me luck.
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heim.
My favorite band at my favorite museum. I should move back to the east coast.
http://current.com/items/89173668_sigur_r_s_moma
Edit: For whatever reason, it won’t embed. Just click the link
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falling asleep on lincoln drive.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve sat to write here, and have written a few sentences, only to close the page because I didn’t know what to say or how to finish it.
Dad and Tyler are moving to Missouri. My dad’s parents (aka my grandparents) live there, and Tyler was open to the idea of moving there. I support them in their decisions. My dad should be near his family. However, I’m not entirely too stoked on it. If I decide/can afford to visit them, I’d really rather be in Pennsylvania. I miss the mountains and the trees. And more importantly, I’d want to see Jane and my mom.
PS. A word to all the kids out there. Working in the music industry pays shit. Find another job.
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fuck.
It’s been a long time since I updated this shit.
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