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Month: April, 2008

making “no” hard to say

Neil Sedaka once penned the profound realization that breaking up is hard to do. If you want to read about the ins and outs of breaking up and other things pertaining to relationships and their implicit complexities, may I refer you to Heather’s current series on the matter. Her writings on such things allow me [...]

The Station: Luther division, et al

Some of you will undoubtedly appreciate these photos more than others. For those who don’t really know the significance of the two houses pictured above, maybe we can go have coffee (I’ll have water, thanks) and I can explain how influential those structures — and the events that transpired within –were in shaping me to [...]

Texas: Where the tea is sweet.

I love Taco Bueno. When they built one within walking distance to my apartment in Dallas last year, I ate there at least once a week. Philly hasn’t yet come to its senses and built a Bueno inside itself, so needless to say finding a Bueno was a high priority upon returning to Texas. And [...]

Philly: closing thoughts

Yesterday I got back from my visit to DC after a three hour bus ride which spent listening to a Brit and an Aussie talk the entire time. Since arriving, all of my time (save the trip to Pat’s) has been spent putting together some of the shots I took in DC and posting them [...]

D.O. in D.C.

As of 5:30 EST on Wednesday, April 9th, I officially finished with my internship. I will write a full report of my thoughts on the internship in the future, but first I think a visit to the nation’s capital is in order. I’ll hop on yet another Chinatown bus (the only way to travel in [...]

your next favorite band

This past weekend I was absolutely blessed with the opportunity of going out to Phoenixville, PA for a Sleeping at Last show, complete with a string sextet. It was, in a word, unbelievable.
[note: I often link to things in my posts, and rarely are they as worthy of your click as the one you just [...]

the newest holiday

Two years ago today I blogged about the lunch bag I’d been using for the better portion of my college career. Well I’m proud to say that today, exactly two years later, I’m still using the same bag on a regular basis as a means of transporting my lunch from the house to where ever [...]

You Decide 2008: Results

Unless you live under a rock, on Mars, or you’ve failed to take my advice and get yourself an rss reader, then you know that yesterday was a big day here at online diary for the masses. For the first time in odfm history (and D.O. history for that matter), I extended an opportunity for [...]

You Decide 2008: Facial Hair Edition

Regardless of the state you in which you reside (last time I checked odfm boasts readers from over 30 of them), you have no doubt been inundated over the past few months with media telling you about the upcoming Presidential Election. Some of you probably can’t wait for all the election talk to be over, [...]