Taking a break from the trip up north saga to share a coupla firsts: This is my first post from my iPhone (and i also just figured out that if you hit the space button twice when the phone wants to autoselect a word it puts the period where god intended it to be). This [...]
Like wearing brand new digs
August 15th, 2009 No Comments
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southdowns mardi gras parade
February 24th, 2009 No Comments
feet wetting. friday night was my first mardi gras experience. the neighborhood i live in has its own warm up parade the night before the big baton rouge spanish town parade. the previous two nights at teddy’s had taken their toll to some extent, and i was already feeling pretty green before the weekend even [...]
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don’t it make your shit green office yellow
December 21st, 2008 5 Comments
here’s the old. notice the dirty shit green, the two-tone primer patch spot, the general suicide vibe. much better. i never wanted to be in here before. i’m in here now. much better.
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unconsciously screaming
December 16th, 2008 No Comments
seeing the invisible (saxophone). yes. i edited my final seminar paper a few nights ago at 3:00 a.m. after drinking a six pack at a post-semester party. the party was subdued; i think we’re all tired. the last few nights, i have dreamed of editing and writing papers. check that out! forming complete sentences, ideas, [...]
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the crapper room evolved
September 12th, 2008 10 Comments
before … after … much better, eh? now to paint the bedrooms. but at least i can have people over now, since i won’t have to hand them a shovel and point them towards the backyard when nature calls. indoor plumbing … so 19th century. christ, the romans had indoor plumbing. here i am living [...]
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make haste slowly
September 9th, 2008 6 Comments
a few more lingering images from the darkness … a few more of the house around the corner with the tree through it. the tree is now gone (mostly). you could almost say the same thing about the house. i saw the resident today, walking around picking up debris with a bandage on his right [...]
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let there be
September 8th, 2008 4 Comments
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gustav photos 3
September 7th, 2008 No Comments
here are some more gustav photos … the money shots. crushed cars, smashed houses. this is all in my neighborhood still … here’s the scene over in magnolia park …
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gustav photos 2
September 6th, 2008 No Comments
gustav photos 2. stan and joan’s hot tub took a beating and they had a limb go across their roof, but luckily it didn’t damage anything. neil’s yard got trashed. walking around the neighborhood is when i really started to feel lucky. all these photos are taken literally less than an 1/4 mile from my [...]
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gustav photos
September 6th, 2008 No Comments
i gonna try to break these gustav photos into manageable chunks. unfortunately, most images were taken with my shitty phone since that was all i could charge. but you’ll get the idea. if you are tree sensitive (as i am) be forewarned. lots of pretty dead trees. luckily, not too many pretty dead people which, [...]
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