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I am presently annoyed that I cannot acquire Kate Nash’s new CD, Made of Bricks, just released in the UK. iTunes won’t let me download it, and it’s not released in the U.S. Curses!

I discovered the amazing Ms. Nash by chance on the Hype Machine and have been listening to a few of [...]

Last Friday after a furious amount of end-of-work e-mails, I managed to negotiate a deal with a guy on craigslist to buy this lovely bicycle. It’s a 15″ Specialized Hardrock Mountain Bike – CroMo (steel) frame, nice components, 21 speeds. I got a pretty sweet deal on it, too.

I also happily found my [...]

Just a quick note to say that the Georgetown pool on Volta Street is awesome. Few kids, nice clean water, and lovely chaises to stretch out on, provided you get there early. And by early I mean, before it actually opens at noon.

The only sucky part is lots of black bugs that look [...]

So everyone knows the best thing about summer is that it’s finally hot enough so that you won’t freeze your butt off if you plunge into bodies of cool, clear water.

Yes, I love to swim. I prefer the beach, where the water is natural and salty and there is soft sand everywhere to [...]

I have too many places to post my thoughts on the internet. And a guaranteed audience for all the other outlets. I have no idea who reads this, and I’ve disabled comments so I never will, I guess. Unless someone tells me that they do.

But here’s an update for you.

My apartment actually [...]

This weekend was a lot lazier than I had planned it to be, so I haven’t finished (still) unpacking my apartment. Mostly now it’s just clothes that I have to deal with, but that’s quite an undertaking for me because I have lots of clothes!

In terms of main-room design, I have decided that I [...]

Slowly but surely, I’m making progress on my place. I put together a dresser this weekend for the closet, and got another bookshelf for the side of the loft bed, both as additional book storage and to act as a bedside table.

My kitchen looks gorgeous! It is the happiest part of my apartment [...]

IKEA is environmentally responsible. They even gave folding bikes to their employees to encourage them not to drive to work.

IKEA pays its workers a decent wage.

IKEA gives health insurance, vacation and other benefits to even part-time workers. The cashiers get more vacation than I do (3 weeks).

IKEA last year divided up their profits [...]

In response to recent events, I have decided to meditate once again on the life issue. It’s funny, when you say it like that, one would think there is no issue at all – one would be hard-pressed to find someone who would argue against living, unless of course they were suicidal. [...]

Well, since I have used this website and blog for much else that is useful, I will use it to post about creating my new home. For those not in the know, in the next week or so I will be moving out of my roachy two-bedroom apartment in Columbia Heights into a 300 [...]