Music When The Lights Go Out

I'm typing this the correct way so it will take a really long time, but I need to learn how to type like this if I want to keep up. So here goes!

Be still my beating heart. I love Boston, this city is incredible. I can't wait until I'm out of college so I can travel more. I've seen nearly the entire city since I got here almost two weeks ago, and there is so much cool stuff to see and do. The entire city is full of history. Yesterday we went to an awesome club called TT and the Bears. There were some really awesome bands, including one featuring two of Joe Perry's kids, and this crazy indie noise band. Tab just absolutely rocked the crap out of a couple cover songs.

Tonight we had awesome seafood from a place called Legal Seafood, played some cards in Davis Square, and listened to an informative lecture about how women in the workplace are actually transvestites, provided by a lovely homeless person. He just kept going and going, repeating the same three or four things over and over again.

"Hey, you bought your own cigarettes baby!"

"Look how far we've come for women's rights."

"Women in the workplace today are all transvestites!"

"You can wear a dress to work if you have a dick!"

Etc, etc. Good stuff, really intelligent.

Weird Divide

There are some verrrry strange people in Boston. Among them:

Multiple drunk homeless people who either danced or asked for cigs from everybody in Davis Square.

A lady who sings to herself and believes bureaucracy is somehow related to An Inconvenient Truth.

Italian restaurant owners who threaten to kill people for insulting their mothers.

Crazy looking dudes with long dreadlocks who wear the same clothes and don't even look where they're walking...I have no idea how this dude sees.

All in all it's an amazing city though, there is tons of fun stuff to do but a lot of it (thankfully) involves food. So far we've hit two Irish pubs, a subway place, a pizzeria, a burrito place similar to Chipotle, and then we're also going to go to Legal Seafoods, which is apparently the best seafood in Boston. Good stuff!

Tiny Vessels

I love this city. Last night we all drank ourselves silly and discussed women troubles, SO and I beat Gears on Hardcore, which is no easy feat sober, and then we all passed out around 3 or so. I got the Deathly Hallows leak a few days ago and have been reading feverishly ever since, and finally finished at 4 this morning. I should probably reread the last couple hundred pages or so, since I was still tipsy when I finished.

Overall it was pretty disappointing. All the humor was gone, which I guess was necessary given the subject matter and dark tone of this final book. The characters just didn't feel the same though...it felt like someone other than Rowling had tried and failed to write the last chapter.

I haven't missed AS so far on this trip, as much as I did last night. I'm so glad she wasn't online when I went on last night...I got on Facebook around 4 and she had been on at about 3:30...she needs to know that if she wants to be friends then that's what we're going to be. I'm not talking to anyone else back home, and the same goes for her.

Smart Went Crazy

Haha oh my gosh, the funniest thing happened today. RL, S and I were out walking around Boston in the rain, looking for scenes from The Departed, when we ran into this lady walking around singing. She was absolutely crazy. We talked to her for like 15 minutes about basically everything...Lifetime tv for women, An Inconvenient Truth, what books she'd read, what books she hadn't read, bureaucracy...the list goes on. Then she followed us for like 10 minutes while singing a song. Amazing.

Devastation and Reform

This is it guys. I'm finally in Boston. I haven't talked to AS since...Monday. I miss her, but at the same time it's nice to have a break from everyone for a couple weeks. I finished the entire Gunslinger on the way here, which only leaves Drawing of the Three to read on the way home. Oh well, I'll make it work.

Yesterday, we all drank some Guiness and watched The Departed, great movie. RL and I had a big talk about religion and the fact that if anybody really believed in God, they should just never sin. While he was quick to admit that it's all in theory and that nobody really could be perfect, a lot of things are under our control. Things like drinking. Pornography. Speeding. Swearing. And he's made a good point. So, after this trip, I am done drinking. For as long as I possibly can, I'm done drinking. Same with porn, which I have struggled with forever...I'll delete it all the second I get home.

Lord, be my strength.

Every New Day

Ah! I'm sorry I haven't posted! I have no excuses either!

Hopefully the new additions to the blog will make up for it:

I've added a a bunch of links to some places on the web that I find useful. I'm jumping on board the web 2.0 bandwagon.

Babelgum: Babelgum is a free limited-beta program that you can use to watch streaming TV anywhere, anytime.

Break: Break.com features some of the funniest, most insane videos you'll find anywhere on the web.

del.icio.us: Store all your bookmarks in one place that you can access from anywhere in the world.

Digg: User submitted content is voted up (dugg) or down (buried). Some of the most interesting stories on the internet reside here.

Joost: See Babelgum, except it's not open to everyone. You need an invite for this one. (See my last post)

LA Pop Art: These guys create posters using nothing but words. Their most famous are the movie posters. Using the scripts of Scarface, Reservoir Dogs, etc, they have created incredible works of art.

Last.fm: Free internet radio, builds stations for you based on what you listen to in iTunes and what you input online.

Meebo: IM anywhere, anytime, from the internet. Supports AIM, Yahoo!, ICQ, as well as several other clients.

Netvibes: Where I start my day. Rearrange the start page by adding widgets to your interests. Check your email, the weather, and access your bookmarks, all from one place.

Newgrounds: The original flash portal on the web, Newgrounds hosts many of the best animated series and time-wasting games around.

Penny Arcade: One of the most hilarious and original webcomics out there.

Photobucket: Free photo hosting.

Pownce: A file-sharing, IM, and event planner all rolled into one. Share video, photos, and other files with friends.

The Dark Tower: Stephen King's masterpiece and a personal favorite of mine. Your one stop resource.

Threadless: Members submit t-shirt designs, which are then voted on. The best get printed. Some silly stuff, some more serious, as well as some incredibly original and talented designs.

You're Ever So Inviting

This is a community invitation project going on over at Digg, thought I'd blog it here and see if I get any hits. If you haven't heard of Joost it's a free WebTV application that lets you watch TV online, anywhere, anytime. However, it's in closed beta right now, similar to how Gmail was until recently. If you have invite, send one my way or to somebody else in need over at Digg. If you need one, post your email address here or in the thread over at Digg and hopefully you'll get one!

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