If only my bad habits were as sporadic as my blogging.
Since I last updated, many changes have transpired. Foremost among them is moving to Asheville. Yes, the prodigal loser returns to Asheville, sans the constructive parable for the rest of you. Of course. I’m taking College Algebra (again! Saves on textbooks), Literature Based Research, American Music and Conceptual Physics (which prompted my grandfather to ask, “Isn’t that when a man and a woman…”). I love being in school. It gives me more satisfaction for living per hour than any other activity I do. Hmm. SL per H. Perhaps I should measure more of my life like that.
I also started a new job today, with Sensible City. I’m the online media intern. Basically, I write a lot of e-mails and figure out ways to use the web to promote environmental events. The one I’m working on now is the Eco City World Summit 2008. I know a first day isn’t much, but I like it a lot so far.
This past weekend was POPAsheville and I had a blast. To put it briefly: 2 Nights, 3 Venues, 1 Bus, 34 Bands, $15. Wow. So, I parked in downtown Asheville and went to Stella Blue. Saw Ruby Slippers. Good live, but electronic music like that is often better recorded, and I’d love to hear what they sound like on vinyl. Her voice was lovely though. Think Fiona Apple if she was a soprano and not an alto. Then I took the bus to the Grey Eagle and saw Future Islands. Had heard their name before and had no idea what to expect, but was really impressed. Crap yes! More please! Then I went to see Laura Reed and Deep Pocket at the just-opened Rocket Club, and they was great too. The Rocket Club is in West Asheville, so I made a phone call and arranged to stay at C.‘s house which was walking distance from there. Well this was fine and good but the next day I wake up (sore from lying on wood floor all night) and have to walk back to downtown Asheville to get back to my car. So I bundled up (-7° C ambient, –15° C windchill) and headed down to Sunny Point Café and had some great huevos rancheros, and many cups of strong black coffee. Then bought some RayBans and a 3-pack of black gloves. I only passed one person on the way back to town, and as chance would have it he needed a pair of gloves. So I gave him a pair. I bet he felt pretty lucky to be given a pair of gloves on the coldest day of the year. Below you can see my path.
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It’s really great to live in a town with such youthful culture. Leaving Tryon seems like a better idea everyday.
October is gone once again, and winter has us securely in his sights now. The air has a crisp edge to it, cold and clean; it begs for fire. And fire we had, Saturday night. A few of us (Benson, Travis, Dave) sat around the fire for hours, drinking beer straight from the keg. It was an evening that required nothing more then the knowledge that you were alive to be completely satisfied. Also, I have no idea how much I had to drink because I was drinking direct from the keg, no red plastic cup to interfere with the beer drinking process. It was one step short of straight injecting cold beer into waiting veins.
Took the SAT on October 8, and got a 1920. But this is on the new 600‑2400 scale, so to equate to the old 400‑1600 scale, 1920 / 3 x 2 = 1280. Which is pretty much what I scored last time. However, this time my percentile scores were good; Math 79th percentile, verbal 91st percentile. Not bad for never having a high school education, ehh?
Meanwhile, check this out: Buck Wild
