theBigFriend i don't know where i'm going, but i'm sure i'll find my way

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peace & love.
peace & love.

“I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” – Henry David Thoreau  

nyc. wedding. sun. guns.
nyc.  wedding.  sun.  guns.

while i am busy writing my 2011 best albums of the year post, here’s the skinny on what’s been up lately. •  finished up my gig on hell’s kitchen.  the hours were bitchin’ but i could not have asked to spend the hours of 7pm -5am monday through friday with a better crew.  really learned [...]

happy halloween!

trick – or – treat!  say hello to my new friend.  we are hangin’ out on venice beach.

rochester is for lovers?
rochester is for lovers?

got my hands on mat kearney’s lovely new album young love. he has a song about rochester on it…kinda depressing though.   but i mean, you’re singing about a city that has more cloudy days than seattle. happy here in LA but i do miss those summer nights along east ave…and the people i shared [...]

sleeplessness = winning
sleeplessness = winning

to combat the depression and isolation of working a 7pm – 5am night shift, i have adopted the practice of staying awake when i get home from work saturday mornings.  well, i’m not as young as i use to be and all-nighters are challenging, but i have been much happier since doing this.  i get [...]

early morning insomnia.
early morning insomnia.

it’s late. i stumbled upon this photo. my insomnia makes it even more hilarious. how DOES it feel to get kicked in the face?

timetravel: 1998
timetravel: 1998

revisiting garbage version 2.0 – such a great record. also discovered ally mcbeal on netflix.  who needs a time machine?   Whipper: “No, I don’t think you’re nuts, but I don’t think that you have both feet on the ground either. Ally McBeal: You mean some people do?

blue eyes see blue skies
blue eyes see blue skies

if i were in NYC i could have gotten sloshed today because i could just take the train home. instead i only drank two beers and stared into the blue-eyed pacific all day. also note: x-men movie promotion.

bulldozer.
bulldozer.

Bulldozer Run right over us Feel the snap and crush of furniture Bulldozer Clear a space for us Let’s rebuild this love on what we were cold war kids.  damn.  they really write some songs that hit hard.  from their latest release, [mine is yours], check out skip the charades bulldozer broken open Bulldozer Step [...]

usa! all the way!
usa! all the way!
i like exercising; i like sleeping, too.
i like exercising; i like sleeping, too.

i have played competitive team sports my entire life.  but over the past year or so, i have been discovering both the pain and pleasure of “competing against yourself.”   so, i ran my first ever 5k saturday.  i took a nap at 2:30am and woke up at 5:45am.  drove to pasadena with my friend [...]

happy pi day!
happy pi day!

happy pi day, nerds.  3.1415926539…

times, they are a changin’
times, they are a changin'

new site layout.  let’s see how it goes…

hello.
hello.

[salzBURRRRRg] sorry.  i don’t really write in this thing anymore. i’ve posted more photos of my trip if you are interested!

random
random

[for the record i have never heard of this, but thank you google image search] i am most happy when i am: • consuming a bowl of cereal • watching a yankees game • riding my bicycle

packin’
packin'

[packing = puzzle master] answer from yesterday’s trivia: it took months to earn and seconds to spend [c] $51.32

cha-cha-changes
cha-cha-changes

[spend cash and tip yourself] how much do you think was in the jar? a] $24.32 b] $37.21 c] $51.32 d] $76.94

bartering rules
bartering rules

[playin' it cool] me: hey mitja, places are expensive in slovenia, can i stay at your place!? mitja: of course! me: would you like anything from the states? mitja: marlboro menthols, they don’t sell them here! done and done.  so at 25, i bought my very first pack of cigarettes, haha.

where is my mind
where is my mind

[wandering around high falls. rochester ny. 2008] wandering is what i do

it’s always somebody’s birthday!
it's always somebody's birthday!

went riding today.  gorgeous day. gonna miss this sun!

fräulein!
fräulein!

i’m sorry i was late. i was frolicing and singing by myself in the hills. no, no i’m not crazy!

woof woof
woof woof

[what's up, winston?] [woof woof] my friend and i rode bikes down from marina del rey to the manhattan beach pier and found a dog playing on a skateboard, haha shocking? no, not at all…

tv is good for you
tv is good for you

it’s cold in LA and i need to penny pinch until europe. this translates to a date with my couch. glee. 30 rock. grey’s anatomy. time to catch up!

life is a highway?
life is a highway?

i spy with my little eye two red mini coopers motoring along the four-oh-five