five years ago tonight, iwilldare.com blinked into existence. oddly enough, the first post quotes a replacements’ lyric. or at least i always identify it as a replacements’ lyric. i started iwilldare.com because my friend orangetim,…
Date Archives July 2005
family legend
this week’s This American Life is a rerun about Family Legends. it’s about the stories families tell over and over that become legend. sort of like the story the sister club tells about our mom…
sometimes i’m a little ashamed of myself
laziness is definitely my strong suit, but today, today i was so lazy that i feel a little ashamed. here was my schedule. 9:30 – 10:30: wake up, check e-mail, listen to NPR 10:30 –…
i couldn’t wait around, i couldn’t wait another second
it’s official. i have hit the wall. i’m washed up and out. i think it’s the past three weeks of 50-60 hour work weeks combined with not-relaxing weekends. i’m done. i need to crawl into…
i bet my money on the bob-tailed nag
last night the sister club ventured out to Canterbury Downs in Shakopee to watch the horse races and take advantage of $1 night. we usually only make it out to the races once a year,…
all in the family
earlier this week, sister #2 and i were chatting on the phone. i had just called her because our weird cousin Keith had randomly knocked on my door (more on that later). after we were…