I'm back in Eugene and I think I might be getting a bit of a sore throat and it probably didn't help when I sang along to Weezer at the top of my lungs all the way down I-5 from Portland.
My computer is also having problems right now, and I'm downloading a copy of Windows XP from KazaaLite because my burned copy is very sketch. So pictures and other stuff from Seattle will be posted at a later date.
So Matt and I are leaving for Seattle within the hour. It seems sort of weird to spend the rest of my vacation going to a city where the chance of rain actually increases.
Oh yeah, and here's Dan's perspective on the whole flying-out-of-Matt's-truck action from his post on Friendster:
I was on the passanger side in my friend Matt's
truck wich is so big. And we were dropping off
our friend Jesse who was late for work. I told
Jesse to hurry to work and said "Go go go!" and
Matt thought I was saying this to him. So before
I could get the door closed and my seatbelt on,
he took off crazy fast and made a sharp left
sending me flying out of the truck super fast!!!
I grabbed the door and held on and drug along the
cement for a few feet. My friend Sho was in the
middle seat and said "Nooooooo!" When Matt
realized that I wasnt in the vehicle any longer,
he slamed on the breaks and sent me flying into
the door and it jabbed at my internal organs
causing (what I sooned discovered was not
internal bleeding) internal bleeding. Then we
decided I was fine and all made out.
I'm in Portland right now. Last night, I saw Dan get thrown out of Matt's truck.
After Matt dropped Jesse off at Fred Meyer for work, Dan got back in the truck and Matt took a sharp left as we headed to the exit of the parking lot. Unfortunately for Dan, his door wasn't closed and he tumbled out of the cab with the help of centrifugal force. Dan hung on to the door handle and Matt quickly stopped the car. This resulted in Dan's midsection getting stabbed by the corner of the door, which gave Dan a big ol' scrape.
Dan rolled around on the asphalt in pain for a while, but fortunately there was no permanent damage. Now Dan can claim that he's fallen out of a tree and been thrown out of a car. He's got hardcore credentials.
Then we all went out to Krispy Kreme for donuts, of which I had one for the first time, and it was fan-fucking-tastic.
posted by Sho | 1:16 PM |
Saturday, September 06, 2003
So it's been a semi-busy last few months here in Eugene.
Lots of people I know have moved out of town: Sam and Dan to Portland, and my friend Lauren to Seattle.
I've been working a lot at the Daily Emerald, and I finally got done with a long week and I'm preparing for a week-long vacation in Portland. Also, if I haven't already told you, an article of mine* was picked up by the New York Times Online college section. I was very suprised and this will probably be great portfolio material when I try to find a job. I've already got the web page bookmarked and downloaded.
*The article is about state higher education budget is kind of dry, but seeing it on the NYT website is very neat.
Otherwise, I haven't been doing too much else other than trying to motivate myself to jog everyday. It's pretty hard when you're playing Puzzle Pirates all the time. Tim introduced me to the game through the Wazeth mailing list and I've been hooked ever since. Too bad he doesn't show up to play much any more, but in the meantime I've advance up the ranks with my fellow players and I'm one of the leaders of a small crew of pirates. If you guys have time, you should join me on the game. Just e-mail me if you decide to play. Arr mateys!
I keep hearing great things about Burning Man and I'm really interested in going next year. I know it may seem like a bunch of dirty hippies and non-conformists conforming to non-conformity getting together, but I'd like to give it a try. Seems like its quite an experience with lots of interesting people and art and other stuff. And where else are you going to see a functional, life-size Catbus?
Anyway, I'll be back in PDX for a few days, so I hope to see some of you while I'm in town. I'd love to see Dan's new apartment. Sam, have you moved into your own place yet? See you all soon!
posted by Sho | 3:20 PM |
