My New (Used) Car: An FAQ

So I’m not necessarily *excited* about the car, but then again, it’s not a car I bought for the sake of excitement. It’ll definitely get good mileage. I bought it from a known source that I know isn’t trying to scam me. It was cheap enough that if it spontaneously combusts RIGHT NOW, I’ll recover financially.

Houses I’m Not Trying to Buy in Pittsburgh

This isn’t about Plan B. This is about my having looked at, like, seven houses today and most of them being variations on awful that I hadn’t necessarily considered possible. The sloped rooms and all. I mean, really. Here are the seven…

Origins: Family Photos from Before My Time

When I was back up in the Greater Seattle Area over Christmas, my dad was in the throes of a scanning-old-photos bender. So I ended up seeing a lot of old photos while I was up there. It’s interesting to see what your parents used to look like long before you ever knew them. Sort of makes the rest of the story to-date make more sense seeing what the beginning looked like.

Where Should I Live After the Trip?

I have no idea where I’m going to be living after the road trip (speaking of which, several updates on the other blog since last time I mentioned it). A couple months to decide, o’ course, but figure it’d at least be worthwhile to have some criteria set up: Rents < $1,000 for a place

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Quick Addendum to the New Housing Situ

Just found out from my landlady that the house across the street (in front of which I park, if available) belongs to the beloved actor Robert Englund. Here’s hoping he doesn’t have me towed. That would be a true nightmare on *my* street (har). bkd

Scenes from the New Apartment

They’re not really scenes, I guess. Just photos. With a bunch of stuff in them because I haven’t really unpacked yet — still debating whether it makes sense to unpack, for one thing. The new living room. The place comes furnished, btw. It’s nice, eclectic stuff. The view out the front door. The boardwalk at

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No Better Time than June 29, 2009 for Becoming Unemployed

Or at least that’s my current operating theory. It was interesting to see how various people at work reacted to the news. Some surprised, some not so much. Me? Not surprised… Jadedly, bkd

Next Move: Laguna Beach

Due to a specific and herewith unnamed set of circumstances, I’m moving (again) next weekend, this time to Laguna Beach. The new place is about a three-minute downhill walk to the beach and is close to downtown Laguna, where there’s supposedly a “scene” and “stuff to do”. Which may make it somewhat unlike Mission Viejo.

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Titles of Blog Posts I’ve Started But Haven’t Published (Yet?)

And what a richer world we’d live in if I ever did…: “Spam Trap Wisdom” — It’s sort of interesting what blog spammers are using now to try and break through. “Keys to a Successful Life” — This post is finished already. I’m going to publish it one day, but I’m not sure whether it’s

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Additional Photographic Glory

Another email from freshgoat: ———- Forwarded message ———- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:50:01 -0600 (MDT) From: Freshgoat To: xxx@maruzen.co.jp Subject: Re: [rt.endpoint.com #6084] endpoint.com website email: Reproduction On Tue, 10 Mar 2009, sales@endpoint.com via RT wrote: Allow me to introduce myself that I am [name], Rights Controller of Maruzen Planet Co., Ltd., a publisher

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