| Moving Day |
[Jun. 28th, 2009|09:59 am] |
Well, thanks to the help of my good friends, I am moved. The new apartment is shaping up nicely, and my things all fit, which was a genuine worry, as this is definitely the smallest place I've ever lived.
The cats are freaked out. My last apartment is the only place they've ever really lived, that they'd remember; they were three months old when I got them. They're already starting to get over it. More and more, they're coming out from under the bed, looking out the window, smelling things, climbing up on the highest object they can find, and then running back under the bed to hide some more.
I'm a little freaked out too. I was only in that last apartment for three years, but it looms so large. The most significant relationship of my life peaked and failed in that apartment. My closest family member died there. My job made the transition to full-blown career while I lived there. It was kind of a crappy apartment, but a lot happened there, and this move is filled with more apprehension than it normally would be.
Hopefully soon I will find my shoes, razor, and work clothes. |
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| Michael |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|06:16 pm] |
Honestly Michael Jackson being dead represents what feels like a fundamental change in my life. Not that jacko has meant that much to me as an adult, but as a kid he meant a LOT. I have to say, the worldis poorer today, at least in terms of inventive musical hooks, crotch grabbing, and bizarre behavior. Who will we look to for inexplicably strange quirks when Kim Jong il inevitably dies? Next time I go out dancing I will wear a single black glove. Posted via LiveJournal.app. |
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| Moving Help - June 27 |
[Jun. 18th, 2009|08:36 am] |
Good morning folks!
I've finally got confirmation that it's okay for me to move the same day as Becky and Nixon, so the three of us are making a day of it. Becky's already posted for help, so I'm making a redundant request.
The plan is to start at my current place (15A Suffolk St., Cambridge) at 8:30 AM on Saturday, June 27. Obviously only the truly tough will show up at the time. The rest of you nancies can show up later if you feel you need your beauty sleep.
We'll move my meager amount of stuff to my tiny new apartment, which is, conveniently, right across the street from Becky's current place. That will be our next stop, followed by Nixon's, and then to the apartment they will hereafter be sharing to drop off the last load of stuff.
Once we move the last of Becky and Nixon's things from the truck to their apartment, your only responsibility will be to move beer and pizza (or whatever god-awful pizza alternative a GFCF household can provide) from a plate to your orifice of choice.
We're hoping to be done by 2pm, but as we all know, no plan survives contact with the Uhaul.
Those who have helped me move before will be glad to know that I upgraded my 350-pound tube TV to a 65-pound flatscreen. Of course, I DO still have the arcade machine. . . |
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| free toys! |
[Jun. 14th, 2009|03:20 pm] |
Hey folks. I'm going to be moving sometime in the next few weeks (hopefully the same day as Becky and Nixon, but I'll post the traditional call for help as soon as my new landlord tells me when I can move) into a significantly smaller apartment.
As a result, I need to get rid of much of the six years worth of free toys I've accumulated. I can't sell them, so I'm offering them to you.
I've got a LOT of Transformers, Marvel, Super Soaker, Nerf and Star Wars toys. Too many to list here, honestly. Some are in package, and some are not. Nearly all are fully intact and fully operational, though the batteries have been scavenged from most of the items that have electronics.
If you or someone you know is interested in free toys, drop me a line and we'll arrange a time for you to come by and dig through the pile. Kids, obviously, are more than welcome.
Anything not taken in the next couple weeks gets put on the sidewalk. |
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| Oh no |
[Jun. 9th, 2009|01:58 pm] |
Sweet jesus. I think that might be the landromat lady. I've made it through four days of food poisoning without puking. Don't let me break now. Posted via LiveJournal.app. |
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| Last day in sf |
[Jun. 3rd, 2009|10:26 am] |
Join me tonight around 8:30 for drinks at house of shields saloon on new Montgomery st. Posted via LiveJournal.app. |
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| Good god |
[May. 31st, 2009|10:02 pm] |
In addition to the other things covered in my last post I have now just finished a load out lasting 5.5 hours. Highlights include:
- rolling $100,000 worth of custom display cases around and breaking one.
- taking apart and moving a 16 foot bumblebee statue, a 12 foot optimus prime and a giant robot fist that was the heaviest thing in the world.
- loading a truck with one of those heavy duty hand trucks. I feel like someone beat the shit out of me. But it was still pretty awesome. Posted via LiveJournal.app. |
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| My weekend |
[May. 31st, 2009|02:53 pm] |
In the past two days I have:
- been called "dog" by tyrese Gibson.
- shook weird al's hand and made him crack up.
- saw 5 minutes of the new transformers movie, introduced in person by michael bay in the paramount lot's test auditorium. These 5 minutes, by the way, pack as much awesome as the ENTIRE last movie.
- got a cocktail waitresses' phone number for some reason.
- spent two hours escorting guillermo del toro who, like me, cries every time he watches the Iron Giant, and who agrees with me that any movie can be improved by the addition of zombies, ninjas or hot lava. He asked for my phone number in case he needs security at comic con.
- sat on two panels and signed many autographs. Posted via LiveJournal.app. |
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| Attention SF People! |
[May. 29th, 2009|09:04 pm] |
I'll be in SF from Monday-Wednesday next week. Since I have kind of limited time, I'm setting up a couple opportunities to join me for drinks or food.
On Monday night, I'm going to be at Joe's Cable Car (allegedly the best burger in the city) for dinner at 8pm, and then probably head out for drinks afterward (location TBD, but I'll post to Facebook with updates) in case people don't want to spend tons of money on burgers.
Wednesday night, I'll be a House of Shields for drinks around 8 with a bunch of people, if will be awesome.
I'd love to see you all, so if you can make it to one or both places, I'd be happy. Also, tell others you think I might want to see! |
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| Things I did last weekend |
[May. 12th, 2009|10:11 am] |
I rode 144 miles on a tire that, by all rights, shouldn’t have lasted more than 10. When it finally blew, I jury-rigged a patch for the tire (with Cris’s advice) out of the flat tube and a punch of adhesive patches.
This ride, by the way, was possibly the most difficult I’ve ever done. I’m not sure if that’s because I’m out of shape, or if it’s because it was really hilly. I’m inclined to suggest the latter, since everyone else was complaining about it too. It was really hilly. Really. Like however many hills there are in New England that aren’t Mount Washington, I think we rode up all of them.
After the ride, I got an apartment. My real estate agent was a charmingly inept man who pronounces the word “realty” as “reality,” so I made the check out to Bayside Reality. I’ll be moving into a studio with a big porch on July 1. My new address will be 22 Hews St. It’s smaller than I would like, but it should do. I think my cats are going to turn into big fatties without stairs to run up and down anymore. I’m going to have to get rid of a lot of furniture, but the kitchen is big enough to host dinners in, there’s a huge closet, and I can keep my kayak on the porch. Plus, it’s only a couple blocks from the river.
I also went to dinner at Cuchi Cuchi with Richard. A really hulking guy sort of tried to start a fight with me, which I thought was odd at given the frou frou nature of the place. After I defused the situation, he toasted us and chatted drunkenly for a while. At some point during dinner, one of the waitresses asked me if I was single; turns out the woman serving us “has a crush” on me. She put her phone number in with the bill when she returned my credit card. I’m not even remotely interested in her, but I’m tempted to take her out for a drink anyway, just because that kind of thing takes serious balls and you’ve gotta respect it. |
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| comcis you should be reading but probably aren't |
[May. 11th, 2009|01:05 pm] |
Marvel Adventures Avengers – This is part of Marvel’s attempt to appeal to a younger audience. I don’t know if it’s working from that perspective, but the fact remains that this title is one of the best things currently published by the House of Ideas. It puts the funny back in funny book. It is consistently hilarious; in fact, the M.O.D.O.K. issue is one of the best issues of any title ever.
Transformers All Hail Megatron – IDW has done a fine job with the Transformers license, though there have been several titles that left much to be desired. Still, Spotlight is rock solid. And in the All Hail Megatron story arc, the Transformers come back into their own, with excellent art and writing unmatched by any TF book (even the ones I wrote) since the 80’s.
Marvel’s Eye of the Camera – This 6-issue limited series focuses on photographer Phil Sheldon and the life he’s made photographing super heroes. It’s a tragic, and deeply affecting, story about the regular people who live directly in the shadow of the giants that tread the world of comics. It’s one of the best stories I’ve read about “regular” people living in a super hero world.
Kick Ass – Mark Millar’s take on what would happen if a few moderately crazy people took the idea of being super heroes seriously. It’s ultra-violent and kind of embarrassing, but it’s also totally awesome.
Criminal – New Noir in comic book form. If you don’t read everything Ed Brubaker writes (Criminal, Incognito, Daredevil), you’re wasting your time. Brubaker, more than any other comic writer, knows how to wield language like a fist, and punch you square in the jaw with it. Would you expect anything less from the man who killed Captain America?
The Incredible Hercules – Greg Pak has a keen sense of how absurd super heroes essentially are, but he’s not cynical about them. Plus, he is quite possibly the most brilliant writer of sound effects ever to work in comics.
Battlefields – Okay, yes, it’s more World War II comics from Garth Ennis. But this time, it looks like the series is going to continue in 3-issue story-arcs, and each one is better than the last. Ennis has a genius for finding the secret stories that never made it out of the war – about the women, the kids, and the forgotten soldiers. Give it a shot. |
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| Sunrise |
[Mar. 31st, 2009|06:32 am] |
This is my favorite time of the year. For the next couple of weeks the sun rises right behind the hancock tower as I ride across the mass ave bridge. It lights the whole city up. Sunlight hits the gold dome of the Capitol and explodes into the air, putting an exclamation on the end of winter. Fenway park glows green. I'm reminded just why I love Boston. There are few places so beautiful as Boston lit up by a spring sunrise. Posted via LiveJournal.app. |
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| Library of Dust |
[Mar. 26th, 2009|10:56 am] |
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Photographer David Maisel discovered thousands of canisters in a locked room of an abandoned building at a mental hospital. Each anonymously numbered canister, left to moulder for decades in the dark, contains the cremated remains of former patients. Vivid mineral blooms coat the outside of the canisters. Check it out. |
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| naked guys never lose a fight |
[Mar. 11th, 2009|11:38 am] |
I once faced down a half dozen FSU guys at Axis, but those douchebags are universally cowards when faced with someone who’s not a woman or a very small man. I staggered out of the pit at a Misfits show covered in so much of my own blood that if you put the shirt I was wearing that night under a blacklight you’d be able to see it from space. I’ve been hit by cars seven times over the last ten years. I’ve been afraid plenty of times, but I’ve never felt endangered.
( Before Saturday night. ) |
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| sublet needed |
[Mar. 10th, 2009|03:27 pm] |
So it looks like my awesome roommate Peter is moving out a couple months early. We're looking for someone to take over his portion of the lease for April-June. I'm going to move into my own place in June, so after that the subletter is on his own.
My only requirements for a short-term roommate are nonsuckitude and the abilities to not kill my cats or break any of my shit. If you know someone, let me know.
Huge bedroom in a 2-floor Central Square apartment. 2 blocks from Harvest, 3 from Whole Foods, 4 from Star Market. 2 blocks to the red line. Apartment is entirely furnished except for the open room. Apartment has 2 cats and a giant but usually pleasant-smelling nerd.
Sublet term: April 1-June 30
Rent: $750
Utilities: ~$45
Cable: ~$27
Insurance: $10 |
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| more alcoholic fun! |
[Mar. 10th, 2009|09:52 am] |
The 10th Annual Beer Summit at the Castle in Boston is coming up next month. I'll be going, with some friends, to the Saturday evening session on April 18. Tickets are $40, on sale now at beersummit.com.
Also, there's the American Craft Beer Festival in June. That one is at the Seaport World Trade Center. You should all join me for the Friday evening session on June 19. Tickets are $40, on sale now at beeradvocate.com/acbf/.
Oh my god, I love drinking. |
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