3 Jun 2003
The final news show of the year occurs today.
10 Jun 2003
I took my finals and moved into Goodhue 304/my car/the post office and talked to Mr Crackhouse. I went to a Yo La Tengo concert that I enjoyed although the opening band didn't do much for me. I have worked at the post office for a full day and haven't been to sleep for a long, long time.
14 Jun 2003
I worked at the post office. I read a book. I went to a concert. I watched TV. I'm going to move in.
15 Jun 2003
I have finally moved everything into Crack House. It is indeed a good feeling to not have my possessions running willy nilly around Northfield. I have also recently watched numerous episodes of the Simpsons from the first and second seasons and consumed a root beer float.
I have also received my first Netflix DVD for the summer: Happiness.
Use telnet to check your email because simple is beautiful.
I don't have an internet connection at place of residence, so I will be delighted when the library extends their hours from 5 pm to 9 pm enabling me to do oh so much more surfing of the web.
19 Jun 2003
It seems that KRLX will resurrect for the daylight hours from now through Saturday. It would also seem that I was, for the first time in a while, pleasantly surprised at my grades.
I may some day come up with something worth reading, but for now this is it.
21 Jun 2003
I am editing from a G4 and using what I believe to be the new server system used by ITS. I have perused many periodicals lately as well as viewing Happiness, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and, my favorite so far this summer, The Maltese Falcon. I have also done laundry and other various mindnumbing things; that is to say nothing of great importance. Reunion weekend provided me with various foodstuffs including ice cream, popcorn, donuts, cheese, crackers, muffins, pastries and yogurt as well as numerous things to drink. None of it was quite as good as the food we got to eat in the post office due to a misdelivered package though.
22 Jun 2003
I have achieved New Balance. I have also visited the Oak Street Cinema in Minneapolis where I saw the ruling class which turned out to be amazing. Not much has been accomplished today save that I have directed my future paychecks through the proper channels so I may get paid for my work in the post office.
Also, the Onion seems to be recycled this week but the articles are still good.
25 Jun 2003
Last night I saw Waking Life which I found to be interesting though odd and somewhat plotless. The animation was a little unsettling: absurd and quite realistic sort of at the same time. Today I visited the Northfield community pool with Alice Gorel where I attempted unsuccessfully to figure out diving. We also looked at some extreme sports on television and wandered around various college housing sites. Also, my CDRW drive was not opening or recognized by my computer yesterday and today is accepting discs but not reading them. This will most likely result in me ignoring it for long periods of time. [I get a new drive a week after school starts.] My Netflix movies are slow in arriving this week. I believe they are The Philadelphia Story, McCabe and Mrs Miller and Spartacus. I might not watch a movie today which will break my streak of some number of days, 5 or 6.
30 Jun 2003
Thursday evening I took in Owning Mahowny starring Philip Seymour Hoffman who is certainly one of my favorite actors. I found the motivations of the characters to be suspect if they existed at all and their development took a back seat to the inexorable plot but it was probably worth my time. Friday I drove home and not much else. Saturday I golfed with Mr William Leichty at Brown Deer Golf Course near Iowa City. The course was nice and we were awful. He also engaged me in a game of Warcraft III in which I killed off my players and then destroyed my buildings making sure to save my game so someone can experience the joy. I failed to achieve victory. Sunday I golfed with my brother and father and did poorly again. I also came back to Northfield in a Buick Lesabre because I have left the Escort GT in Iowa for repairs. I will most likely retrieve it in two weeks.
I also received a glut of mail today. A bank statement, credit card bill, three Netflix DVDs (one of which I'd previously reported as lost) and a Barsuk Records sampler CD. On their website I chose Fourth-class shipping because it was free. It turned out to actually be good old first class USPS service which meant that it got here very quickly considering I ordered it last Wednesday. Let's hear it for free shipping! And free Coke!
I went golfing again yesterday and did much better than on the weekend.