Thanks{for}giving {me a free shot}

For Thanksgiving Ross and Hollywood were both gone and I had to work till 8, so there wasn't much for me to do. I ended up walking up the street to the bar for my Thanksgiving feast. The dinner was a new twist on an old classic.

vodka cranberry = cranberry
Hamms = some kind of roll or bread
Mac and Jack = stuffing
Wild Turkey = Turkey (took 2 shots, one for dark meat and one for light)
potato vodka on the rocks = mashed potatoes
hot apple cider shot = apple pie

The last 2 were recommended by the waitress. I think Potato vodka tastes like shit. After all that I was kind of drunk...so like after any good Thanksgiving meal I went home for a nap. Overall it was pretty fun and I might have to make it a tradition...

OR

Below are the books I had signed at the Mark Z. Danielewski reading/signing tonight. First is the page in HoL the says "Muss es sein?" I showed him my tattoo with the same text and also said that I didn't get it because of HoL, but because of The Unbearable Lightness of Being. He agreed on the greatness of tULoB and drew a weird little picture on the page (whats it mean? hmmm). Next is just the signed HoL followed by OR (Hailey's side because "being Sam, I should love Hailey")

The reading was great. He read from about 5 sections on Sam's side all throughout the book. Just from the way he read and talked about it I think that people are going to try to read into it way to much. He really emphasized that HoL was driven completely by story and plot, while in OR those matter little and the focus is wholly on character. At first I was really confused with the dates and whatnot on the side, but I think that is just there to give you the setting for the time they are living in, and what is going on around them. MZD even said it was just there to help you picture the world at the time.

One good answer he had to the question of why he puts so much into his books (or something like that, but worded more pertinaciously. The reading was at the U of W book and most of the question were way to wordy. You could tell everyone wanted MZD to they were smart. You know the people I'm talking about.). He then went on to talk about how he spends so much time on these books (10 years for HoL and 6 for OR) that he doesn't want them just to fade. He thinks it would be a huge waste of his time to put all this effort into a book and then see it made into a movie. If he reads a book and can see it being a movie he wishes it was. His goal in writing a book is to give the reader an experience that they can only get from the book. He doesn't want people to be able to get the same experience from a song or movie. I totally agree and think that is what makes him such a unique author.

He was a great guy. Extremely nice and well spoken. If you live in MN I suggest you don't miss it when he's there.

Anyway...one of the better readings I've been to (top 5 at least). Next is Terry Pratchett on October 13th.

MZD

15 minutes is all you need...

I love the game "drink the beer". the only thing i love more than drink the beer is drinking the beer while watching the OC. It's been a while but OC session 2 kicks ass. hey micah you still have session 1 somewhere...
I have been watching a lot of TV shit but nothing will ever make me as happy/nistolgic as the OC...

Seattle

So Seattle...
It's great so far, the city is awesome. All the people we have met are cool, it will be nice to meet more. The city has great bars and such, and we can walk to most of them. We live in an awesome area. I still need to find a job. Money is running out and I am starting to feel worthless, or at least more than usual. I have applied at a ton of places but it doesn't seem like anyone is hiring now, or just not hiring me. If I don't find something soon I'm going to have to start driving around to look. So far everything I've applied for is walking distance.
There are a ton of things I miss about back home, but so far I'm still glad I'm here.
I will be going back for Moss's wedding. I fly in Sept. 27 and am there for about a week.
Give me a call sometime. Chances are I won't be busy.
I think I might start posting here more as well as on BOB...maybe later after a few drinks...

Going away party part 1

"Hey dan there's beer on the floor"

"It's too fizzy!"

I just got the pictures from the party from my mom. Ill post more
later.

Go Italy.

Work, work and more work

Things are good out here. Just working a lot. Have 50ish hours in this
week so far. Still need to find a place to live. I haven't really
drank out here yet, which might be good for me...no. After the 4th
we'll hit it hard. Jay just got out here last night to work with us.
He is staying till the 10th. So we'll burn the town down after were
done working. As I'm writing this on the way to work ross just got
polled over and got a ticket, asshole pig. Maybe jays bad luck...
--sam

Fireworks

I am now a fireworks sales person. Its fun to know that everything I am
selling is illegal in most states...and off the rez. We are about 100
yards from a big casino. I lost 100 yesterday playing craps. Looks
like this job will cost me a lot. Hope I come out up a little.
--slango

Made it

Just got into town about an hour ago. Full write up of the trip
later...
--slango

1000

This is my trip rolling over to 1000 miles. It is 540 mn time on the
2nd day. We have gone through one string of mountains and are about to
do another. Its fun driving. I have ate way to many sunflower seeds
and smoked a shitload. Its a good time
--slango

Day 2

Stoped in dickinson last night. Right now we aew at 527 miles and
almost out of ND. My blinker stoped working for a while but its ok
now. Its going to be a long day...
--slango

Off

3 o'clock and 1 mile in to the trip. Bye all. I love.
--slango

SA

SA has been awesome. I'm going to have to train in some new assholes to
have my smokes waiting for me. People here were interesting (chuck).
Its nice to be a regular at a gas station
--slango

3A

We will miss you 3a...you have been good to us.
--slango

10 30 oclock

Beeramid 1 done...
--slango

9 o'clock

Beeramid at this time at sam and ross going away part at the farm
--slango

Last bar night

A lot of people came out. The pic is me and barry. Doug and hoes
came. As well as sanders, jeff, alex and others. Compared to other
nights this week I'm pretty sober right now.which isn't saying much. I
had the best dive into bushes ever....ask ross. And there where
bitches/cock teases shooting darts. This was all at lyals....thanks to
micah, nole and eric for not showing up.
--slango

Killer bug

micah and myself found the biggest beatle ever at the bros. Right now
we have it a cup and are shaking it. Ill update later on how we kill
it...
sam the bug king

Shows

Tonight I went to Dougs show at Big V's. It was good weird to see all
those people for maybe the last time ever. I then went to hang out with
Micah, Eric and Travis and watch them pratice (that's the picture). We
then went to sallys in dunkytown. Tones of fun.
Drinks=5 or 6 premos and 3 hamms and 2 blue moons.
sam is king

Micah

Hey Micah is now also blogging from his phone. Should make for some
great drunk fun. Check it out. The link is over there --->
sam

Knee night

"I leave you alone for five minutes, and you're drinking."
"Drunk. I am drunk."
--name the movie...

Bowling 5/21

Tonight it was just me and dan out. Dan thought he was bowling like
shit but still ended up with a 187 high and a 167 average. I bowled 4
turkeys and had a high of 192. My average was 184. Its weird that we
both felt as if we were bowling just ok and we did so much better than
we did in our league. We are getting a lot better. I have to make sure
I don't lose it when I move.
Drinks= 2 pitchers of MGD and 2 sam adams ÷ 2