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Archive for April, 2006

Wheel Shaving

• Saturday, April 22nd, 2006 • No Comments

After months of waiting, I finally got to sit down in front of a wheel and try to throw some clay.

And promptly shaved a small amount of skin right off of my hand and started bleeding everywhere.

Stupid sandy clay.

I tried it with some white clay and nearly got it centered but my hand hurt so [...]


The Essex Green - Cannibal Sea

• Thursday, April 20th, 2006 • No Comments

I’d already listened to this album due to the fact that they streamed it for free a long while back.

I finally got my grubby paws on it.

Ahh… bliss. There might be more words here later but I can predict they will consist mostly of: this is an excellent album that far surpasses everything The Essex [...]


Even More About Lisa Haney

• Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 • 1 Comment

Turns out the Lisa Haney I was pointed to anonymously wasn’t the Lisa Haney I was looking for. Damn! Oddly enough that Lisa Haney did grow up in Ohio. Oh well.


More About Lisa Haney

• Tuesday, April 18th, 2006 • 2 Comments

My post about my search for Lisa Haney has hit #4 on Google searches for her which is either a clear sign that my site has extreme Google influence or not that many people blog about the Lisa Haneys of our world. That’s pretty cool. But this isn’t about that.

(Correction: My site is only #4 [...]


Gone

• Tuesday, April 11th, 2006 • No Comments

I’ll be out of Whittier until Wednesday night… so if you’re wondering where I am, well, think hard!


Happiness

• Friday, April 7th, 2006 • No Comments

I got this message from a complete stranger the other day through AIM. It brought a smile to my face and is exactly what I run this site for, namely the hope that someone will find something that will make them better in some way. (Also so that people can marvel, laugh, mock, or otherwise [...]


Fuck

• Monday, April 3rd, 2006 • No Comments

Breaking up with someone you love is the hardest and worst thing I can ever imagine doing.

I wish I didn’t do it… but I know that I had to… and that makes it even worse, I think.

It’s hard not to belittle all my feelings and emotions just for the sake of love, and it feels [...]