abject affirmation. |
last night, on a work-escaping whim, i made an unplanned trek 90 miles north to see one of my favorite songwriters play a solo set. david bazan- a bearding, balding, nervous twitch of a man whose very...
Posted by john black on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:45:00 PST |
glass houses: one hamster's plight and his ill-fated pursuit of freedom. part 1 |
my dad is allergic to anything with hair, except for (most) people, so julie and i were never allowed to have pets. well, at least not REAL pets. here are my prerequisites for what defines a real pet:...
Posted by john black on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 12:07:00 PST |
missing the boat |
i just got home from a night at the bar. every weekend night at 10pm, the restaurant where my emploment resides transforms from a trendy, over-priced eating establishment to a trendy, under-priced dri...
Posted by john black on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:59:00 PST |
snapshot no.1: bad b-sides |
every monday evening at 7:00, i meet some friends at panera bread for what has become affectionately referred to as "family night," although no one in the group is blood-related. i look forward to thi...
Posted by john black on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:55:00 PST |
snapshots. an introduction. |
if all it takes is a simple picture to conjure up a thousand descriptive words, britannica volumes could be written about the images burned into our minds and hearts, the scenes from our respective pa...
Posted by john black on Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:51:00 PST |
life imitates art imitates life. (an intro to "100m dash") |
i never thought i would write a blog introducing/prefacing another blog, but then again, i never thought i'd be doing any of this in the first place. in the interest of full disclosure and complete ho...
Posted by john black on Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:26:00 PST |
100m dash. |
here is what a two month backpacking trip in europe will do for you: it will render you completely unable to return to the stagnant, adventure-less yet comfortable world you've created in which to liv...
Posted by john black on Fri, 07 Oct 2005 02:08:00 PST |
she and i (and rahzel) |
tonight i ventured out after a long and less-than-lucrative night at the restaurant to catch rahzel in concert at a local venue. in case you're unaware, rahzel is an elemental member of the...
Posted by john black on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
minimum wage |
teddy, ken and i were a ragtag bunch of dishwashers, even by ragtag standards. teddy was a "simple" man (to be p.c.) who didn't speak much, and when he did it was almost impossible to decipher his wor...
Posted by john black on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
unblinking |
just for the record...
i am not telling this part of my story to be shocking, sensational or offensive. i am not sharing this because i gain any pleasure whatsoever from having strangers read about my...
Posted by john black on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST |
