Saturday May 31, 2003
lobster toes
Today I sunburned my feet.... Keep reading this entry »
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Friday May 30, 2003
warm tins of meat
We didn't have any 9:00 lessons today so I got to spend a bit of my morning out on the water. This free-time is bittersweet, as I have bills and rent and a credit card to pay off and right... Keep reading this entry »
Thursday May 29, 2003
round the town
Hood River is a Chacos town. Everywhere you go people are wearing Chacos. My co-workers down at the shop wear Chacos. Employees at other shops wear Chacos. In-towners and Out-towners alike wear Chacos. The girl walking home from school that... Keep reading this entry »
Thursday May 29, 2003
the brain works overtime
Last night I had a dream it was finals week and I had forgotten to write a seven page essay for my web design final. No matter, I thought, for it was only Wednesday and the paper wasn't due until... Keep reading this entry »
Wednesday May 28, 2003
lochsa lodge
Driving through the Bitterroot Mountains, he pulled over Lolo Pass and descended into the Lochsa River Valley. He had never before traversed northern Idaho, and started feeling a tad bit nervous when a sign boasted that the next town wasn't... Keep reading this entry »
Wednesday May 28, 2003
pixel-y goodness
A few pictures from my drive out have been posted in the Photolog. Start here and work your way forward. More will be posted this evening. Right now I need to head down to the River and get dialed into... Keep reading this entry »
Wednesday May 28, 2003
from my west-bound windshield
Statistics from my drive out here: Number of days driving: 3 Number of hours driving: 36 Number of states nailed: 7 (MN, SD, ND, MT, ID, WA, OR) Number of middle fingers received: 2 (but one was from an abandoned... Keep reading this entry »
Tuesday May 27, 2003
werd to ya'll folks
Yes, I am still alive. More than alive, chillin' like Bob Dylan in Hood River. We just got the cable modem up and running. I'm on day one of my three day weekend this week, and unfortunately the wind is... Keep reading this entry »
Saturday May 17, 2003
new towels
My muscles and brain are slowly unknotting themselves. Currently in Madison. The last time I tried to write this entry the computer suddenly shut off when I hit 'post'. I sat stunned for a moment and shouted downstairs: "Did you... Keep reading this entry »
Saturday May 17, 2003
observed
A strap-on weed whacker A corridor of lilacs... Keep reading this entry »
Tuesday May 13, 2003
overheard
Rednecks drag racing their pick-'em-up trucks outside my window.... Keep reading this entry »
Tuesday May 13, 2003
observed
A wrinkled man, mopping his bald head with a scrap of old denim. Spring finally comes to Duluth.... Keep reading this entry »
Monday May 12, 2003
navel-gazing
Time to look at my belly button lint. Please bear with. This server has been crankin' away since September, so I've developed a pretty good sense for my usual traffic. 15 megs a day, transferred. 2,000 page hits on a... Keep reading this entry »
Monday May 12, 2003
overheard
"Yeah, well. I'm trying to seduce four people at once, here."... Keep reading this entry »
Sunday May 11, 2003
tree-hugging capitalist hippie
I've gotta get down to bizzyness for finals week, but first I need to nimble-up my fingers. First, some bookkeeping. If you're still accessing this site through www.danesbored.com, please switch your bookmarks over to www.brainsideout.com. I'm still paying for the... Keep reading this entry »
Thursday May 8, 2003
broadband face transplant
Dear god, doesn't this guy have anything better to do than work on his webpage, what with finals and essays and graduation and moving all looming like a funnel cloud in the windshield? Last year, Christopher Thomas Fahey and I... Keep reading this entry »
Thursday May 8, 2003
the revolution continues
First the elimination of tables from the Weblog. Then the new Photo Blog. And now, for your listening pleasure, Spontaneous Combustion Jazz Sextet Musical Downloads of Might and Strength! They are all fine-quality mp3s of jazz that will delight you... Keep reading this entry »
Thursday May 8, 2003
ba bwee, ba bwee dop!
So I've been sitting here thinking about moving, and I came to a strange realization. Over the next couple years of my life, my most permanent address will likely be www.brainsideout.com. So long as I can scramble up twenty bucks... Keep reading this entry »
Tuesday May 6, 2003
overheard
"I just ate Captain Crunch, but I can have some more."... Keep reading this entry »
Tuesday May 6, 2003
mama, life has just begun
Fun things to do in Christian's mother's new kitchen in Two Harbors: Take two large bottles of liquid laundry detergent, swing them up to your ears and listen. Burn your hands with the Steamin' Hot In-Sink Erator. Play with the... Keep reading this entry »
Tuesday May 6, 2003
dane has snakebite
"So where will you be living?" "Hood River, Oregon. It's in the Columbia River Gorge." "Oh man. So you'll be, like, only an hour from the ocean." "Well, three hours." "That's not far." "Yeah, not at all. And I'm only... Keep reading this entry »
Monday May 5, 2003
baby shark do do, do do...
I'm gonna start a business. Want to work for my business? Everyone's desk will be stocked with the following: Silly Putty Play Doh Bouncy Ball Slinky Etch-A-Sketch Hackey Sack Frisbee Of course you won't get to use any of it... Keep reading this entry »
Sunday May 4, 2003
song 'bout clouds and rainbows
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you... Brainside Out: The Photolog. We've been waiting for this moment since last October. Not quite as great an achievement as Species: The Musical, or Cornelius Wallaby: The Life and Stylings of, or Wrestle:... Keep reading this entry »
Sunday May 4, 2003
g'morn' bruce, mornin' bruce
Mr. Dave made the following discovery at yesterday's Scottish Country Fair: Bruce International The perfect club for all you Bruces out there, and a fine dandy of a website to boot. When you hover 'about us' you get a picture... Keep reading this entry »
Sunday May 4, 2003
more advice
"Never mess with the guy brandishing a broken bottle of Grain Belt Premium."... Keep reading this entry »
Saturday May 3, 2003
conformity
The CSS for this page now validates. Meanwhile, Minh's work at the SAUMD website validates as HTML 4.0 and CSS. We are too cool for words.... Keep reading this entry »
Friday May 2, 2003
god bless aquaman
The Homegrown Music Festival got kicked off today. In transit between events via the Great Big Blue Van, KUMD has been playing Postal Service, Saturday Looks Good to Me and Built to Spill. Had beer at the Fitger's Brewhouse with... Keep reading this entry »
Thursday May 1, 2003
good idea
I think everything should have a mayhem setting. Winamp, computers, toasters, life, everything.... Keep reading this entry »
Thursday May 1, 2003
dead. faster than disco.
The latest Statesman article, which gave my proofreader nightmares: From 10 years in the future... KILL-BOTS. Nightmares, my friends. Anyone that knows me knows how proud I am of that.... Keep reading this entry »