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Smith’s Automotive
Smith’s Automotive at 400 E. 3rd St. in Dayton, Ohio (next to Wympee’s) is awesome. Daniel the proprietor is such a really nice guy. He even offered me water and gave me a camping chair to sit on while i was outside smoking. Lightning fast. He drove the car with me before and after the [...]
Quake!!!
I totally just felt an earthquake! In Dayton, Ohio! I have not experienced that since way back in the 80s!
The house vaguely shook, and i heard a slight rumble, followed by the house creaking and popping, woodly. My first thought was that we were being invaded by something [non-supernatural].
Wacky!
latest events
House suddenly infested by trap-avoiding mice.
Found new house in Huffman Historic District; will probably take it. Rent much higher.
Lungs shot to shit. Quitting smoking.
ceiling still broke
Sunday night
Murray the landlord: “I’ll have a guy come out tomorrow to fix it.”
Monday
Tuesday afternoon
Old guy, about 85 years old stumbles into the house, walks past the front room, looks up at door jamb (??!).
Holly: “No, it’s over there, on the ceiling. In there. In there. No, up! Up! On the ceiling… see it? See [...]
stuff and things
Holly- we went to the ER a couple of weeks back. She’s back on insulin. She’s been really up and down a lot lately. It’s rough for us both, but i can’t imagine having to be her and go through that. She’s getting better, though.
Music- i’ve been making music again. Funny thing is, i started [...]
gah!
Ok. We found out that our landlord has definitely sold the place.
And i keep hearing his words from right after he took the buyer on a tour through the house: “I really love your dog… if you ever want to get rid of him, let me know, I’d love to have him!”
i am beyond frustrated.
well, there goes that.
I haven’t talked to him yet, but i’m all but certain that my landlord just sold the house that we’re living in. The one we just moved into. The one we had our hearts set on buying. What this really means is anybody’s guess.
See, he just showed the place last week. And just today, the [...]
A Short Recap
So, to recap…
We’re moving soon. Any help appreciated, especially with cleaning, painting, repairs, and moving!
Here’s a nice little tour! (Expect real photos this weekend!)
Got my PC back; it’s still having issues with shutdown, but basically seems pretty stable otherwise. A new mobo helps.
Also got my first credit card. Do you believe that?!
Things are looking, as [...]
moving soon
We’ve rented a new place! It’s a gigantic house, with two floors plus a basement. Nine foot ceilings! It’s in pretty ratty shape, but it’s over 130 years old, so there ya go.
Of course, being a very old house means that there are probably no more than ten power outlets in the entire place. We’ll [...]
And Now, the Real Work Begins
The races are over, and it looks like Democrats won all over the place, including quite a few governorships. That’s great, but let’s not get lazy over it. There is a lot of foulness to undo, and that’s going to take a lot of work.
Democrats, don’t break your arms patting yourselves on the back. And [...]
The Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance is a band from Dayton, OH. The Northwest Ordinance is also, in a roundabout sort of way, how I came to live in the slavery-prohibited state of Ohio.
I work with Chris Karnes, their lead singer and one-half of their guitar regiment. A splendidly nicer and more down-to-earth fellow you could not ever [...]
Body by Xmas
My friend Mike, who’s a fantastic drummer and gifted in so many ways it’s not even funny, filmed this hilarious video. Check it out:
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projects
Some projects I am currently involved with/have volunteered for:
The Chickenfish Speaks: CD reviews
The Chickenfish Speaks: possible overhaul with a dynamic, storable backend
volunteered to help with Oregon District.com; haven’t heard anything back lately but it’s still very new
my good friend Melissa is working on an e-commerce project for school
MySpace layout for my friend Rob’s band Group [...]
Issues
Having CSS issues with IE (even IE7). Still trying to figure out why. So far, Big Urgent Wish works absolutely perfectly in Firefox and Opera, but in IE7 there’s irrational whitespace to the right (about the width of one of the sidebars), causing a horizontal scrollbar, while IE6 isn’t applying the opacity filter to the [...]
OregonDistrict.com
Goddammit. I was so totally going to do this very thing! OregonDistrict.com - a social networking site for the Gem City! Has a ton of potential. Register and find me.
