MICKEY

RIP MICKEY



I wish I had a picture of her to put up for you all, so you could see just how cute my cat is. She is the cutest thing in the whole world. Those who knew her would agree. She would sleep with you everynight and lick your arm so long that it would hurt.

Anyway. she died. suddenly, alone. Last week she had a limp so my mom took her to both the vet and pet psychic. Both agreed that it was just a sprang and nothing to be worried about. Her limp was much better by the end of the week. My mom went to spend the weekend with the exboyfriend she can't let go of for some reason, and went to ely.

When she left mickey was happy, almost healed, etc. Sunday night my mom got hom, and she was dead. Was this related to the limp? If it was, the vet didn't pick up on it. It's just so tradgic that she was young and healthy and no one saw this coming.

Anyway, enough about her death. We just have to accept that there was no reason to believe she was going to die.

I got Mickey from the neighbors in August 2000. It was after allis died. and allis was cool and all that, but I only knew her as a bitter spinster. She liked me and I her, but she never ever played. Then there was cleo who rocked with the quickness, then robbie. Robbie still rocks so hard. but I wanted a kitten. and a few months later I got a kitten, Mickey.

Mickey always was a baby. She's an attention whore and will follow you around the house and hug your leg until you pay attention to her, like Bella does now with me. At the neighbors there was a real baby and mickey did not like competing with it for attention. She began shitting under beds, etc. Never a problem at our house. It took Mrs. Robinson a while to accept mickey, but she slowly did. And she fell in love with us immeadiately. She belonged with us. My mom knew this when she first saw mickey, mickey knew this, I knew this, etc. in less than a week she gave up on the neighbors all together. She was so so so so so so so so so cute.
At age six, when she died. She was just as cute and playful as ever. the last time I saw her she slept with me all night and kicked the ass of a bear, they are evil after all. She would play with strings, cords, screen savers, etc. just so fucking adorable.

the joys of dinkytown

This is a completely geographical TOTH/WOTF. and it includes como and the westbank. all campus related areas, really.

TOTH

1) Sam Walker.
Wow, so fate had a way of working itself out. or i had a small case of karma. it'll be clear soon. so I'm walking home frombeing stood up by Cooper and dealing with my bike hell. But then I recognize a manly mustache shirt walking towards me. I knew there were some staches at the U, but as I got closer I knew that shaggy, emo hair type. It was none other than nitorous stache, sam walker. he's also the only stach i know besides of course cousin max. * Anyway, I had just applied for graduation and had a great day of work. And I was walking to jill's, where I was going to meet up with her and bridget to bike to surdyk's, then play kickball and go to the faux wedding/champagne party. after some typical pleasantries and surprise-spoiling, I asked if either one had a gardner's 12. ( see i have the eleventh, but the class needed twelfth so i would have had to buy it or use fred's copy in the lab) But sam had a copy in his car and has loaned it to me for a whole semester!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AWWWWWW, that's like 75-100 he saved me. And it was in his car, a halfblock away!!!!

2) SECIA/ VAN CLEVE PARK. so andrew and i were biking home and we came upon the SECIA neighborhood picnic. they had lots of free food and shit. including some lame ass music! but anyway, I got the vegetarian ticket, which consisted of a cookie, chipotle chips and guacamole, a breugers "square bagel" veggie sandwich (with everything I liked and no cheese), and a diet coke. then I got another copy of the tenants' thing and talked to a representative from USLS, our legal service. and there was free corn on the cob and candy. and a bunch of stuid shit, like politicians, "community gardeners," a bounce thing, etc.
and i saw about a dozen of my friends. then after eating guacamole a bunch, we all biked the three blocks farther to andrew's.
I also had the nicest ladys there on tuesday when I went to vote. and I had a great game of kick ball there last night!

3)Surdyks. so we went there and it was oktoberfest. how sweet is that? and we had no idea. so there were a ton of free samples in the store (seriously, like a dozen!) and a bunch of cheap beer in an "unadvertised special." i spent seventeen dollars on a bottle of champagne, dazed and infused and breckenridge outmeal stout. on top of that, I got a ton of free pretzels, a beer cozy that says "MINNEAPOLIS 1" and a flower wreath thing the "german" girls handing out beer were supposed to be wearing.

4) All the running into graham has been great, too! seriously, I ran into him on the first day of school. and i saw him, then justin, then andrew in twenty minutes of nicholson. but i see graham a lot, and it always leads to hanging out. maybe even beer and some awesome eggplant parmesan! and then some illegal watching something. last week he showed me the borat singing about jews video!

Wag of the Finger

1) Dinkytown. so I came out of al's on wednesday, and my bike was knocked over and on the ground. it had been parked on the bike rack in front of duffy's. well, i don't know what happened. i'm assuming it was an accident, but someone didn't try to ameliorate it.anyway, my back tire was way warped and would not turn.so i had to get a new rear tire, and how much did it cost? 55!!!

2)me. so here i have all this shit to do. a couple of parties, ashley's gallery opening, the damien hirst reception at flanders, out. but no, I am here at home tired because instead of napping after al's, i went to fred's, where I was locked out for a half hour of course, and andrew had my key, which was stolen from his house. then i went to the awesome picnic, then andrew's for hookah. then here. and then i realized it was eight and i hadn't napped or showered and was wearing al's clothes. today I spilled smearing butten all over my shirt. so i showered and not here I am. and i feel like maybe's it's too late to go to nap. it's 851 already. I better go out?

3) getting kicked off the roles for voting at van cleve. I guess when i renewed my license, I was automatically deregistered in minneapolis and registered for brainerd. well, i was shocked at van cleve,and i had no utility bill, tuition bill or anyone to vouch for me at the time. drew was there doing the same thing. luckily, sarah was pregistered to vote and vouched for me, but we did it at tuttle. because when I moved to this side of como, that becamemy new ward. and i guess good for paul koering? just because he's gay isn't good enough reason for me to like him.

4) the dumb ass truck I actually saw stuck under the fifteenth ave railroad bridge. it'sless of a wag, than a pity shake, really. I had almost seen this occur once before, but that one sparked and squeaked out!


and who's my dinkytown crush of the week. there have been so many lately, more on that later. but i guess that guy i had the backyard party with last night. tim, i think. or maybe future coworker nile (gay)

* not my max kuehn. there are no gingers in my family.....

summer's gone

it's over. so don't expect regular posts. not that you have been. but you know

let me fill in some summer highlights of mine in a top ten style

1) 10K! My less than 24 hours there were some of the best hours of my life. Again, I must give thanks to my uncle Don. To Sarah, and most importantly to the MAN FROM PORTLAND - and no, not him if you're wondering.

2) moving in with emily and sarah. this was a great move followed by a great party. and it will last. I like living with these girls, and not living in a house with fishers and mice!

3) drinking in the yard of the president of MIT's mansion. just a good time. all in all, sarina and boston were great!

4) Winnipeg. by far the best year. I'm glad we all acknowledged that we like the same things, so why try to hide it? and the lack of drew made camping much better. and drinking with max was awesome! and sam yelling to the mounties for me made my night./

5) getting to know Sam. Sam is such a baby and mama's boy. he can't do a single thing for himself. so when he moved to minneapolis, he transfered some mom things to me. but he also needed me as a friend for many reasons. and we hung out a lot over the summer. drinking, walking, watching movies, partying, etc/ I never got to do that in brainerd. sam is such a sweet guy. plus after our night and 10K we took our relationship to a whole new level. that tends to happen. I think/hope he is honest with me.

6) The whitney. this was awesome, and I really enjoyed it. and it was free. they had the best art i've seen in ages there!

7) having a great work schedule. I worked from 11-7 monday through friday. so no early mornings, no late nights and no weekends! it was great, just great I tell you. I see the appeal of the whole 9-5 thing.

8) getting the corolla. that was all my dad, and I can't thank him enough for that!

9) being able to read so damn much! seriously, I read a lot this summer. it was fucking awesome! I won't be able to do that again until december

10) The whole living in minneapolis, being with my friends, being 21, partying, dating, etc. I wonder why i lived in Brainerd last summer. the only advantage I can see is that it actually cools down at night.

Sex, School and Spain

These things all rule my world right now,. let's start with sex - everyone's favorite. Or as Troy McClure might say and I'll leave you with what we all came to see, hardcore nudity.
So I'm in a very sexual phase right now. after spending all of last fall semester not getting laid (how pathetic is that) I was very frustrated. I was stressed with school, working with gay men and not going out much. I had no confidence in myself, which is key it turns out. Unfortunately all you need to feel sexy and confident is someone who tells you how beautiful you are all the time, like a boyfriend.

Back on track, I was not getting any. and I had given up for a while. Then come January I got really horny and came out as bi. which is total bullshit. I was just being extra slutty and having come girl crushes. Even then I never acted on these girl crushes, and when girls did hit on me, they were all fat and I disliked them and began getting sluttydrunk and hitting on guys. I even developed a crush on one friend of mine who now disgusts me. except for he's slimmed down and beefed up in anticipation of running a marathon. and he's opened up to me.

Summer changed all of that. I slimmed down, kind of had a man (or men), got tan, got confident, got lots of attention from men, got laid regurlary and wore many short skirts all summer. There were the occasional fucks last year, but having regular sex really changes your outlook on life. you eat less, feel good and makes you not feel so bad about laying around in bed all day.

So long story short. I had men hitting on me in NYC constantly, no lie. no lie. I realized I was totally cute. and tan. like a goddess. and outgoing. and now that I've been back here in MPLS, I have been getting lots of attention. Some friends like me, some confirmed, some not. People like me in classes, work, etc. And I'm not necessarily talking about sexually (but I mostly am), but I have people like Tara who is my girlcrush, who generally likes being around me a lot. And I like her and I'm so glad we have class together. and that's that. or jill and ani from al's, both of whom I immeadiately consider my friends and enjoy.

so in conclusion. I am basing this on one comment erik told me this summer. in addition to boosting my shine and confidence by dating me and calling me sexy/beautiful/pickone, he told me to ditch the lack of confidence I have in myself. and even that makes me better in bed. seriously. I think i improved significantly by not being such a prude about certain things/places/acts/etc. and talking about sex is a good thing. as erica jong confirmed in her latest book which I devoured in two days.

so, like the prince song says, you're beautiful, loved and blessed. go with it, get laid and have a great year! it's my plan.

ok, so onto school.
I have a busy semester. I am working at al's. I am a research assistant, I am a teaching assistant, I am enrolled in three classes (one 3K, one 3KW and one 5K) and I am writing my honors thesis. yet so far I have not been overwhelmed. I will be, though! oh boy

Al's is great. It's a shit hole with great food and witty employees/ Everyone is quick and funny. from. Let me summarize the coworkers I know best in no particular order
Ani. she's cute, she's short, round and italian. She's an overacheiver, MPIRG chair, global studies. nice, outgoing, and likes to party. we have lots of mutual friends.
Doug. he's old, bitter, crude. yet everything he says in sincere. and he cares about us personally. he must be the greatest dad in the world. He can be a 50 year old and make sex jokes to the 19 year old workers and have it not be creepy. he can be stressed as hell, but friendly with all the customers.
Harry. he's a jew. so jewish he literally lives in Hillel. I did not like him from the kaballah class we had together. but now I do. He's actually nice, has a good sense of humor. sometimes he's a little too my-way-is-the-way. and his interest in football scares me.
Annie. she's asian. we just aren't good at being friends. maybe we're not meant to be. but i love her so much still and we have good times when we drink together. TOO BAD SHE QUIT FACEBOOK!
Jill. she's asian. and she gets on all four. nuff said!
Jim. he's burned out, man.
MR. my least favorite. maybe because she babies me.
Bridget. this girl kicks a lot of ass. she's so friendly. and outgoing. she wants to be your friend as soon as you come in the back, but not in the creepy I-have-no-friends way. and we're in a class together.
Justin.my cousin. who I have not worked with yet.

Spain. it just rules my world because of my thesis right now.

Sex, School and Spain

These things all rule my world right now,. let's start with sex - everyone's favorite. Or as Troy McClure might say and I'll leave you with what we all came to see, hardcore nudity.
So I'm in a very sexual phase right now. after spending all of last fall semester not getting laid (how pathetic is that) I was very frustrated. I was stressed with school, working with gay men and not going out much. I had no confidence in myself, which is key it turns out. Unfortunately all you need to feel sexy and confident is someone who tells you how beautiful you are all the time, like a boyfriend.

Back on track, I was not getting any. and I had given up for a while. Then come January I got really horny and came out as bi. which is total bullshit. I was just being extra slutty and having come girl crushes. Even then I never acted on these girl crushes, and when girls did hit on me, they were all fat and I disliked them and began getting sluttydrunk and hitting on guys. I even developed a crush on one friend of mine who now disgusts me. except for he's slimmed down and beefed up in anticipation of running a marathon. and he's opened up to me.

Summer changed all of that. I slimmed down, kind of had a man (or men), got tan, got confident, got lots of attention from men, got laid regurlary and wore many short skirts all summer. There were the occasional fucks last year, but having regular sex really changes your outlook on life. you eat less, feel good and makes you not feel so bad about laying around in bed all day.

So long story short. I had men hitting on me in NYC constantly, no lie. no lie. I realized I was totally cute. and tan. like a goddess. and outgoing. and now that I've been back here in MPLS, I have been getting lots of attention. Some friends like me, some confirmed, some not. People like me in classes, work, etc. And I'm not necessarily talking about sexually (but I mostly am), but I have people like Tara who is my girlcrush, who generally likes being around me a lot. And I like her and I'm so glad we have class together. and that's that. or jill and ani from al's, both of whom I immeadiately consider my friends and enjoy.

so in conclusion. I am basing this on one comment erik told me this summer. in addition to boosting my shine and confidence by dating me and calling me sexy/beautiful/pickone, he told me to ditch the lack of confidence I have in myself. and even that makes me better in bed. seriously. I think i improved significantly by not being such a prude about certain things/places/acts/etc. and talking about sex is a good thing. as erica jong confirmed in her latest book which I devoured in two days.

so, like the prince song says, you're beautiful, loved and blessed. go with it, get laid and have a great year! it's my plan.

ok, so onto school.
I have a busy semester. I am working at al's. I am a research assistant, I am a teaching assistant, I am enrolled in three classes (one 3K, one 3KW and one 5K) and I am writing my honors thesis. yet so far I have not been overwhelmed. I will be, though! oh boy

Al's is great. It's a shit hole with great food and witty employees/ Everyone is quick and funny. from. Let me summarize the coworkers I know best in no particular order
Ani. she's cute, she's short, round and italian. She's an overacheiver, MPIRG chair, global studies. nice, outgoing, and likes to party. we have lots of mutual friends.
Doug. he's old, bitter, crude. yet everything he says in sincere. and he cares about us personally. he must be the greatest dad in the world. He can be a 50 year old and make sex jokes to the 19 year old workers and have it not be creepy. he can be stressed as hell, but friendly with all the customers.
Harry. he's a jew. so jewish he literally lives in Hillel. I did not like him from the kaballah class we had together. but now I do. He's actually nice, has a good sense of humor. sometimes he's a little too my-way-is-the-way. and his interest in football scares me.
Annie. she's asian. we just aren't good at being friends. maybe we're not meant to be. but i love her so much still and we have good times when we drink together. TOO BAD SHE QUIT FACEBOOK!
Jill. she's asian. and she gets on all four. nuff said!
Jim. he's burned out, man.
MR. my least favorite. maybe because she babies me.
Bridget. this girl kicks a lot of ass. she's so friendly. and outgoing. she wants to be your friend as soon as you come in the back, but not in the creepy I-have-no-friends way. and we're in a class together.
Justin.my cousin. who I have not worked with yet.

Spain. it just rules my world because of my thesis right now.