anything but a...

thoughts from others

2009-08-05T07:52:00.000-07:00

car shopping, real site stuff, hw and lolla prep are running my life and taking top priorities today. with a lot to do in a short amount of time, i'd like to share some advice from others made pretty thanks to photoshop and people with more skills than myself...

hold up

2009-05-04T15:05:00.000-07:00

on a bit of a blogging time out for another week or three. finals, moving, traveling, presenting & living have all taken precedence for the time being. until then, make like this kid and throw your T's up.

final push

2009-05-01T14:09:00.000-07:00

shit's been a little hectic the past few weeks. it seems as if everyone around me, regardless of if they're in school or not, has a lot on their plate these days. april showers bring may....moves? the next two weeks have a lot in store for me so it doesn't look like the madness will be ending any time soon.

wanted to post up some random videos i stumbled upon online over the past week or two. first up is a takeaway show performed by delta spirit on what looks to be some sort of bus or trolley. regardless of the transportation choice, i'm a fan. i found it on la blogotheque, a french site that i can't understand a word of but like because they do stuff like this.

Delta Spirit - Trashcan from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

next up is footage of spoon trying to figure out how to play don't you evah, off the album ga ga ga ga ga. ted leo did his own version/remix of the song and the video shows the band working out how to play it his way. stolen from the spoon website.

Spoon learns the Ted Leo version of Don't You Evah from Spoon on Vimeo.

and that's enough from me.

reasons why today is awesome

2009-04-24T10:02:00.000-07:00

1. it's fucking beautiful outside.

2. i just got a free lunch & $50 for being part of a focus group. the whole thing lasted under an hour.

3. MB & AH are en route to EL as i write this.

4. the campaign i was working on since november got top three out of 77 competing schools & we're going to DC to present for a chance to win the national competition.

5. we're getting a keg tonight.

enough internetzin, time to go outside. later, boners.

and the winner is hov...

2009-04-15T11:38:00.000-07:00

i was wondering when this would happen. jay on the cover of june's cigar aficionado. being that june is my birthday month, i'm considering this an indirect birthday present. i've been a cigar smoker since i was 16...errr 18. what was thought to be a passing phase for me has grown into a full-fledged past-time/leisure activity/vice/however you label it. with the weather getting nicer, the time for outdoor cigars is finally here & i couldn't be happier.

i gotta give you a hug for making it rain in here

2009-04-12T20:41:00.000-07:00

Ryan, Fab & Keri Studio Session from Ryan Leslie on Vimeo.

ryan leslie/fabolous/keri hilson in the studio making something i needed to hear like.....months ago. shouts to cliff for being first on this one. hey ryan, want to leak the song already? thx, p.bob.

it's alright

2009-04-11T20:54:00.000-07:00

bring it on home

2009-04-11T19:00:00.000-07:00

i'm kind of obsessed with this album right now. sam cooke, live at the harlem square club. recorded on january 12, 1963 in miami. reaaaalllyyy liking this track a lot: it's alright/for sentimental reasons medley. click, listen, love, repeat.

fantasies

2009-04-10T17:45:00.000-07:00

even though it just came out, metric's new album fantasies could definitely be my favorite release of 2009. i've been listening to it pretty much on repeat since i got it & i have yet to tire of it. i meant to do a post about the album the day it came out but i'm glad i waited until now.

i was watching a video of an acoustic version of glass ceiling, a song off of their 2005 album live it out that a friend sent me when i looked over at the related videos section. after some clicking, i stumbled upon a documentary entitled "the rawside of metric". filmed as they were finishing the album, "the rawside of..." elaborates on the grueling year & a half plus that went into fantasies. i didn't think i could love the album any more than i already do but watching this made me appreciate it even more. if you don't have the album, get it now. seriously. and watch the videos.

burn rubber x g-shock

2009-04-10T15:34:00.000-07:00

burn rubber, one of michigan's premier shoe & clothing boutiques/p.bob's favorite place to get fly, is set to release their very own custom g-shock on april 18th. cliff told me about the collaboration a while ago & i've been anxious to see the final product ever since. after some mild computer difficulty earlier in the day, i finally got a chance to check my email & saw these gems in the inbox:

to be 100% honest, i've never been the biggest fan of g-shocks...until i saw this. adding burn rubber to the mix is a guaranteed way to make anything better. the black on black absolutely killllllls it & the subtle detailing makes this g-shock a must-have. the release is going to be super-limited so don't sleep, $175 a pop. april 18th, exclusively at burn rubber. for more information, click here or call the shop at (248) 543-3000.

house of howe fall 09

2009-04-10T14:51:00.000-07:00

once upon a time, when jens & i were just wide-eyed young bucks, ce-life used to chauffeur the two of us to our every destination (thanks ce). one of our favorite places to go was twc surf & sport, one of michigan's top skate/wake/snow/kite board shops. it was here that i first came across the clothing label howe. based out of los angeles, their attention to detail & unique designs set them apart from every other tired t-shirt company. needless to say, p.bob was hooked. in fact, i still have a few of the shirts & wear a few of them quite often (that growth spurt is coming any day now). with that said, after looking at pictures of the fall 09 line, it might be time to add some new pieces to my personal howe collection.

since their inception, inspiration for the brand has shifted from that of a modernized western look to what they now call the "indie executive" look, designed for a "hard working, hard playing, creative career minded guy whose lifestyle is shifting from his desk to backstage in minutes."......yeahhhh, ease up on the description there, guys. although i prefer when labels let the clothes speak for themselves, i'll look the other way on this one. here's a few pictures i snagged from selectism:

i'll pick you up & take you where you want

2009-04-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

miss me? aside from plain laziness, i don't really have an excuse for not posting anything. it's not exactly like i've been the busiest person on the planet...i finally have some free time, unlike the past few months. in a few short weeks, absolutely everything & nothing has happened. typical everyday college student things (read: exams, procrastinating, classes, actually going to classes, march madness, realizing the semester is coming to a close, etc).

with that realization comes the inevitable "what am i doing in x days/months/years" question that i loathe so much. my answer? i don't know. the only thing i am sure of is my uncertainty. spring forces me to somewhat confront this problem with the immediacy of change that comes in the form of looking for a summer job, selecting next year's classes, moving my ever-expanding collection of unnecessary objects from point a to point b to (maybe even) point c, etc.

but that's enough ruminating, it's time to up the april posts quota.

standing in the way of control

2009-03-20T14:17:00.001-07:00

"Anything that draws attention to ourselves through pain-free or artificial means is a manifestation of resistance" -- Steven Pressfield

Twitter. The most vapid, self-absorbed form of social media in existence. As BPB said, it's the endless swirl of the social media toilet. Does anyone really even give a shit about whatever it is you have to say? Yes, everyone has a voice and America the great and beautiful, land of the free encourages everyone to let theirs be heard. But here's the real question: does everyone else need to hear your thoughts? A voice does not necessarily entitle you to an opinion.

Twitter provides everyone who signs up with the opportunity to become the star of their own show. It's a personal news feed -- all you, all the time. Could anything be more self-righteous? (maybe a blog...oh...wait) Constant ego stimulation. Me me me me me me.

The personal spotlight that Twitter affords individuals can be intoxicating at times. "Look at how many followers I have! They all want to know what I'm doing & thinking & saying at all times! Look at all of my @replies!"

No. No one gives a shit. It's a digital facade, technological tricks, smoke & mirrors.

In my personal use, I've come to view Twitter as nothing more than a leech on the leg of creativity, slowly & quietly draining away one's lifeblood. You wade through the murky, knee-deep water of those you follow, sifting for various tidbits that will only hold your interest for a mere moment. You never even feel the leech take grip of you. It feeds off of your one-liners, ideas & thoughts, draining the blood out of them. Before you know it, they are reduced to colorless, lifeless shells of what used to be productivity & inspiration. The "ah-ha!" moment reduced to a pipedream.

For me, the time has come to emerge from the swamp. I am all too conscious of the leech sucking everything out of me. And I intend to throw salt on the bloodthirsty bastard.

For the time being, I'm done with Twitter. More than anything, it has been the writer's equivalent of crack for me: instantly gratifying, incredibly short-lasting (140 characters or less isn't exactly what I'm looking for at this point in my writing) and an altogether terrible habit. Let's just hope that it's not as hard to quit.

So that's that. It's not you, it's me. Hopefully, I'll see you on the productive side of the street.

Edit: I'm back on Twitter. It is harder to quit than crack.

carine roitfeld

2009-03-18T14:26:00.001-07:00

okay i lied...looks like i do have time to post after all. just saw a mini-documentary on carine roitfeld, the vogue paris editor in chief. cnn followed her around during the paris & new york fashion weeks as a part of their 'revealed' series. it's an interesting piece on an amazing woman...definitely worth a look.

patience is a virtue

2009-03-16T13:49:00.000-07:00

just got back to school. since spring break's over (for me at least) i figure i'd warm up your mind with some word problems, bobby billions style. ready? let's go:

1) 60 degree weather + first day of classes - one class because it got cancelled + chuck bast being in town = billions not getting back to the ELife (mentally) until to.....morrow. or wednesday.

2) new metric + new phoenix + lots of time in the car = spring/summer '09 is shaping up to be epic music-wise.

3) getting lots of emails + deadlines + work piling up = library for the night.

4) all of my bags on the floor + a bed to make - motivation + leaving for the library in a minute = that's not getting done for a while.

5) st. patrick's day tomorrow + jenner & bast coming up for the occasion = trouble.

BONUS/FREEBIE!

6) my new decanter = awesome

good job. i'm proud of you. if you didn't pick up on one of the common themes from the problems...march is shaping up to be as busy as february was. here's the twist: i'm going to try out positive thinking for a while & see where that gets me. it also means there's a good chance i'll be slacking on the posts but i'll make it up to all ten of you soon. time to dive in headfirst.

i might regret this

2009-03-11T23:22:00.000-07:00

there's a good chance i might take this down before it can see the light of day...literally. the following is a series of thoughts that occured to me on my way down to chicago last weekend. thank god for the memopad function on my phone. anyway, it's all fun & games for the most part here but i thought i'd switch it up every once in a while. we'll see whether or not this will happen again. without further adieu, my thoughts:

the car's speed is set at 79 miles per hour. i'm sitting shotgun at a standstill. michigan to chicago. a mini-midwest roadtrip i've been on too many times to remember.

i've been around for two decades -- too little to know anything but too long to be surprised by much. i read somewhere that david foster wallace also had an early midlife crisis at age 20, which doesn't exactly bode well for me now does it? both in this world & this car, i'm just a passenger along for the ride. how many times have we heard the cliched "don't let life pass you by" slogan? however, in these messy times, what am i supposed to do? what am i going to do? the only thing i know: observe. think. write. reflect.

is it possible to be equally discouraged & inspired by the state of the world? can the glass be both half full & empty at the same time? all my life i've been discouraged by the endless hoops to jump through, the bullshit bureaucracy, walls taller than jericho. but today, i feel up to the challenges. maybe it's the fact that it's march 6th & 61 degrees in the midwest. maybe it's the blue sky. maybe i'm just tired of being tired.

the old way of doing things is over. the dinosaurs are dead. the world is broken and i want to pick up the pieces.

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annnnnnd that's it. like i said, i wrote the thing in a blackberry memo. obviously, it's not pulitzer winning material but if i don't start putting out my real writing soon, i never will. this is just a start.

it's your lucky day

2009-03-04T20:58:00.000-08:00

Tips to Staying Recession-Proof with Bobby Billions

2009-03-04T19:22:00.001-08:00

even though it's been a full two days since i posted the last tip and you're like, totally ready for this whole ew gross 'recession' thing to be over, it's not. times are still tough. shit's still rough.

a lot of people have been asking me questions lately about how i still manage to look like the quintessential definition of style & beauty while maintaining the musk of old, filthy money in these hard times. my only response is that it's not easy being bobby billions & this recession isn't doing anything to help. however, with a little bit of persistence, sticktoitiveness and good old-fashioned chain-snatching, you too can be just like p.bob...which brings me to my second Tip to Staying Recession-Proof:

2) chainsnatch

this is my good friend cliff skighwalker

as you can tell by the picture, he is indeed a champion. in fact, he's so much of a champion, i recently decided to snatch his chef piece chain. figured a guy with that much swagger wouldn't even miss it. turns out he does. but here's the beauty of chain snatching: once you get a chain, the ball is in your court (or should i just say the chain is on your neck?) i'm now in the position to ransom cliff's chain back to him...for a billion dollars. bobby billions wouldn't accept any less. and if he doesn't feel like forking over the billion dollars, i can continue to 'turn my swag on,' as soulja boy would say & wear the chain whenever i feel like it. it's obviously a win-win situation for you, the chainsnatcher. for the chainsnatched, not so much. but who cares about them? you're balllllllliiiiinnnnnnn' like jim jones used to. and that's as good as it gets. more tips coming soon.

your move, skighwalker.

almost done

2009-03-04T18:30:00.000-08:00

just pulled a full day at the library. beyond exhausted right now. two exams tomorrow & driving home as soon as i turn in the second test. finally getting away from the ELife for a while. shout outs to everything that kept me going today:

copious amounts of water

mainlined some coffee

uniball v5s are the truuuuth

drake's 'so far gone' mixtape

here's a quick shit list of people/things i encountered today:

- the guy sitting at the computer across from me who found it necessary to pound out every single letter on his keyboard while typing. give me a fucking break, guy. i can feel the communal table space shaking.

- slow walkers

- the professor who decided to conduct his class in the middle of the quiet wing. are. you. kidding. me.

it feels like i've been skullfucked after today. yayyyyyy :) that's all i've got for now...this guy's calling my name:

yeah yeah i know it's only red but i'm trying to save money. speaking of which...watch out for the next bobby billions recession tip. coming soon. as in later tonight soon.

Tips to Staying Recession-Proof with Bobby Billions

2009-03-01T21:04:00.000-08:00

times are tough...duh. i don't feel like going through the laundry list of our problems because you should already know we're in a recession. just cause there's recess in the word doesn't mean it's a playground.

anyway, your boy bobby billions aka bobby bailout is a man of the people & wants to see you through these hard times. i've decided to give out some helpful hints to all 9 of you who read this. just cause it's a recession doesn't mean you can't be regal, babyyyy. here's the first tip:

1) get your coupon

clip em, save em, stack em, use em. you gotta love the discount/freebie. mcdonald's hooked me up with a 'free small hot or medium iced mccafe coffee of your choice' coupon. sorry starbucks, looks like i won't be dropping billllz at your establishment tomorrow. bobby billions stacking loot & saving you bills at the same time.

ballinnnnnnnnnnnnnn'

stay tuned for more 'staying recession-proof with bobby billions' coming soon.

skighwalker//posner

2009-03-01T08:49:00.000-08:00

cliff got a chance to interview mike posner about his mixtape 'A Matter of Time' which drops TODAY, March 1st. i've been listening to a lot of it on repeat for the past few days now & can say that i'm definitely a fan of it. i told cliff last night that the mixtape sounds like space-pop. as in, you'd play this in a spaceship. rockets! bobby black hole gets down with it. (sidenote: i'm officially claiming 'space-pop' as mine, so you heard it here firrrrrst). check out the interview to get a sense of the concept, then go download the mixtape here.

fitzgerald

2009-02-26T15:48:00.000-08:00

stumbled upon an old interview with one of my favorite writers, f. scott fitzgerald. a day after his 40th birthday, michael mok caught fitzgerald at a remarkably low point in life. recovering from a broken shoulder while dealing with his wife zelda's mental breakdown, the piece examines f. scott at a fragile time. to think that he wrote 'this side of paradise' at the age of 19 is mind-blowing. kinda lights a fire under my ass. bobby blogger needs to step his game up on both the innernutz & paper.

anyway, click here for the interview. it's definitely worth a read. then go read everything f. scott fitzgerald's ever written & be amazed. bobby bookworm.

wait...i said that?

2009-02-24T15:09:00.000-08:00

so you had a little too much to drink last night, sent some outlandish late night texts & wake up feeling worse than phineas gauge after his little mishap down on the tracks. now you're playing the "if i don't look at whatever it was that i managed to type & send to _______, it never happened" game with yourself to avoid the embarrassment. let me save you some time: you're gonna lose. you said that. and they really said that back to you. it happened. and aside from the humiliation of it all, it was actually pretty funny. now let's move on.

thanks to textsfromlastnight, you now have the option of anonymously sending these gems in & having them posted for laughs. all they ask for is the area code of whomever sent the text. no names, no apologies. just fun.

so do what you've gotta do to get those fingers going & send in the best to txtsfromlastnight@gmail.com or visit the website here. bonus points if you can successfully identify things i've already sent to them (the one with 'bobby' in it doesn't count. sorry).

hi stranger

2009-02-24T14:19:00.000-08:00

apologies for slacking lately. campaign's almost over, spring break's on the horizon. i just have to get through the rest of this week, then 2 exams next thursday. awesome. reaaaaally looking forward to going home, if only for a little bit.

a lot happened in february. i applied for my late pass a few days ago so hopefully i'll be getting it soon & can start throwing up everything from the past few weeks. aka i'll do it when i get a minute to breathe.

that's enough of a random blurb for now. i get so sluggish lately it feels like i have mono of the mind...or i'm just burnt out. but have no fear, p.bob will be back on his A game soon.

feeling like this broad right about now....

ffffound, i took your pic. thanks.

no trolls, i don't want to be in your soup. until next time. love, bobby.

young bucks

2009-02-21T20:58:00.001-08:00

no words

2009-02-15T21:13:00.000-08:00

forever in search of...

2009-02-13T22:31:00.001-08:00

the alternative to love -- brendan benson

happy valentine's day, motherfuckers. p bob's still on the prowl...

dilla dog

2009-02-12T14:30:00.001-08:00

i'm a few days late on his birthday but it is dilla month. the music that came from this man continues to shape my life. yesterday (feb.10th) marked the three year anniversary of his passing at the age of 32 due to complications from an incurable blood disease & lupus. however, it's best to remember the man for his life & legacy. if you're not familiar with j dilla, do yourself a favor...look at this then purchase all of it. i promise you it's money well spent. thank you jay dee.

a few things

2009-02-12T12:13:00.000-08:00

decided to skip class because i knew i'd end up not paying attention/being online the whole time...might as well do it from my own room. scattered thoughts/updates start now:

- is it necessary to have the TV volume up to like 40? i came to my room so i wouldn't have to watch your garbage show...i really don't want to hear it. and we're a floor apart.

- roommates finally pulled their shit together & paid the comcast bill so i don't have to keep jacking the neighbor's wireless. cable's back on too. no more grainy basic for thiiiiiis guy.

- thanks to steady hassling from cliff, benny jens & i will be collaborating on some things here. or in the words of cliff, we're about to "form like voltron". expect big things.

- on a related note, cliff is responsible for putting together the asher roth after-party tonight & hooked me up with a pass. good looking out. asher's opening up for lupe fiasco tonight. got offered a ticket....debating whether or not to go.

- i still feel awful. possibly even worse than before. ughhhh. bobby bedrest.

in a rocket ship!

2009-02-12T11:54:00.000-08:00

the og astronaut buzz aldrin talks to my mans alex about going to space. kid's like 4 years old & already knows he's going to be an astronaut when he grows up. what a champion.

i feel awful

2009-02-12T08:16:00.000-08:00

title says it all. woke up a bit ago, headache lurking in the corners of my brain, hangover face, stomach a mess, etc. popping tylenol like skittles (shout out to the extra strength jump-offs). the howling wind outside isn't doing anything to make me want to go to my PR research methods class in a few hours. or my marketing class after that. two out of six classes for the week isn't that bad when you fraction it, right? i've been to one-third of my classes....okay maybe not. it sounds worse. i'll go, i'll go.

it's all for a good cause. with february being our campaign implementation month, this basically means that i'm sacrificing my own college classes/grades in order to get young kids interested in going to college. ohhhh the irony.

cut to this morning. took me a solid five minutes to figure out what day it is, what classes i have, why my body is hating on me & what happened last night. remembered that i went to beggar's for wine wednesday because it was my first night off in god knows how long...which pretty much answers all of my other questions (today is thursday. right). after dropping the ball numerous times with choices like ben harper's 'another lonely day', the DJ finally made up for his transgressions with some late night curtis mayfield & bobby womack. hype. got asked if my gay friend & i were a couple. interesting. told him we didn't want to ruin our dynamic. then the same guy drops this gem: "well you're cute. and we're always looking for more players to be on our side. and the uniforms are really nice". bobby switch-hitter? no thanks.

i was about to make a few announcements/plugs but i'm too hungover to deal with that right now. go fuck yourself, hyperlink. i don't care if i just have to press a button. check back in a few hours for that noise. in other news, my eyes are ridiculously puffy/swollen. like, more so than normal. plus they've been itching & red for a while now. my body is my biggest hater, hands down. i'm about to webMD the shit out of this. but now, it's time to put ice cubes on my face & go to class.

"what you see is not what you get"

2009-02-04T17:22:00.000-08:00

i have an exam & a campaign kick-off event tomorrow so of course i found something i wanted to post. time is of the essence right now so i'll just give the basic rundown. umit benan autumn/winter '09 collection. inspired by the treatment he received after relocating from new york to milan because of his beard (i'm assuming he's on the left in the top photo). i highly recommend reading the full back story & checking out the rest of the collection here.

i really want to be this guy when i'm older. with the same puppy too.

KW x SJ x GIRL

2009-02-04T15:56:00.001-08:00

according to hypebeast (yeahhhh, yeahhh i know) spike jones & kanye west shot a mini film together a few weeks ago. also making appearances are eric koston, rick howard, mike carroll, taz arnold, sam smyth, jeron wilson & ibn jasper. i don't know what it's about or why they did it but i don't care. the pictures make this look like the skateboard version of roc boys & that's good enough for me. here's a few more. hit the link above for more info.

feb-roooooo-arrrryyy

2009-02-03T08:32:00.000-08:00

the spelling/pronouncing of the month february has always interested me for some reason. anyway, here's a bunch of unrelated items from bobby's world:

- thanks to the roommates who didn't pay our bills (namely the comcast bill). our cable/internet has now been shut off for a second time...always a pleasant surprise. especially when you thought it was paid off weeks ago.

- shout out to the neighbors because i'm jacking their wireless in order to write emails/write this/peep gossip girl

- shout out to melina for calling me out on stealing her shout out style.

- this is shaping up to be an incredibly busy month. along with four other dedicated individuals (hi monica, melissa, lindsay & liz), i've been working on a huge campaign/project aiming to promote early financial & educational awareness for local middle/high school students. just like trick daddy, p.bob loves the kids (or should i say "luhhhs"?) the implementation month (read: when we can do all of our events) is february....aka now. please forgive me if posts are sparse in the next few weeks. i realize you've probably already set me as your homepage & hit refresh constantly for updates but stay patient. i'll make it up to all nine of you, i promise. did i mention that nine people now read this? biiiiiiiiiiig things.

- i've been a fan of getting up early these days. it's amazing how much more productive you feel by simply getting out of bed an hour or two earlier than normal. automatic esteem booster too because it negates the "i am such a pile of shit" feelings my body's been giving me lately. migraines, bad back, various aches/pains & shin splints...i'm a college kid, not a retiree. sidenote: any tips for making shin splints go away? leave it in the comments, plzthxkbye.

that's enough text. a big congratulations is in order if you made it all the way down here. if you skipped ahead to this point, go directly to jail. do not pass go. do not collect $200. biiiiiiitch.

"do anybody make real shit anymore?"

2009-01-31T23:25:00.000-08:00

i was about to blog on some stupid shit but then i realized that's what i have this for...so redundant because if you read this shit you probably already follow me. fuck me, right?

"love me tender...or else"

2009-01-27T13:50:00.000-08:00

truth be told, i forgot valentine's day was even around the corner. not really surprising because i usually forget every year. consider it my pre-valentine's day tradition. however, i always pulled through whenever it had to count. you already know that p bobby had the best, most thoughtful & romantic valentine's day cards back in the day & his card box was filled to the brim with love letters & candy hearts.

agent provocateur, along with model rosie huntington-whitely, did their part to remind us all that valentine's day is swiftly approaching. i'm not even going to pretend to justify this post with an explanation of why i put it on here. it's pretty obvious after you watch the video. <------click.

ladies, p bob needs a valentine. i'm just like gossip girl, you know you love me.

xoxo,

p.bob

strange times

2009-01-24T12:47:00.000-08:00

biiiiiiig week coming up. going to see kings of leon on monday in EL. hoping that the venue works out for them because it's kind of a weird set up. we'll see. or i will & you'll pretend to see. unless you're going too.

then going home thursday to see the black keys downtown. really excited to see the boys from akron, ohio do their thing. i caught their set at lollapalooza in august (....god i feel like a hipster right now. weird) & they busted their asses in the middle of the afternoon in 90 degree heat. expectations are high but they're definitely going to deliver.

possibly seeing blitzen trapper in early february as well. the only way this concert streak could get any better is if black rebel motorcycle club & spoon came to town in the very near future. your boy would shit.

bobbbb-aayyyyyyy

2009-01-23T17:03:00.000-08:00

it's

you're just living in it

it's friday...

2009-01-23T12:07:00.000-08:00

as an unemployed student/writer/person, i tend to have some extra time on my hands. a 12 credit semester with no friday classes doesn't hurt either. if you're reading this right now & thinking about how much you hate me because you're taking 30 credits (why?), working 40 hours a week or both, it's okay. i understand. feel free to be mad at me. however, consider the following: i'm in college. i'm at the tail-end of my free ride (thanks mom & dad). with that said, i'm enjoying every minute of it.

this brings me to the point of this post. i'm taking this space to officially endorse the bloody mary. sure, it's not the most creative endorsement. i know it's been done before but what hasn't? everyone has their own recipe because it's a personal thing so there's no point in giving you mine. the only thing i will say on the subject is that if your ingredients end at bottled bloody mary mix & vodka, you're missing out.

i'd elaborate more on the endorsement but it's looking like i need to make another. and there's a cigar to be smoked. as you can tell, i've got a pretty busy day ahead of me. happy friday.

window

2009-01-20T18:34:00.001-08:00

this is the view from my window.

depending on my mood, i'm either a fan of it or it feels like i'm in an arctic jail. that's all.

it's okay. you can scuff them.

2009-01-20T16:29:00.000-08:00

for the 4 people reading this who don't know me (hi, i really appreciate it. hope you like the posts & keep reading, thankkks) your boy's got a bit of a shoe fetish. mens or womens. nikes, new balances, louboutins, reeboks, or blahniks. heels, pumps, dunks, loafers, trainers or boots. the point is, i don't discriminate. if it looks good, i'm a fan. especially with boots. my god, how i love boots. if i see a girl wearing the right pair of boots, i am 100% more likely to talk to her than homegirl in some tired-ass "no one's gonna look down at my..." shoes unless there are other extenuating circumstances (save that for future reference. love, p.bob).

moving on. i'm also a big fan of brands that pay close attention to not only their target audience, but their entire customer base. it still surprises me that some companies/brands are only now grasping how important it is to LISTEN to your clients/consumers/audience. enter the boot & shoe company timberland.

pause. yes, i just said timberland. as in the company that started pumping out pink construction boots a few years ago (you know cam'ron loved it). after some initial questioning & research ("why are rappers name-dropping us so often?" & "how did our 'made for construction/outdoor work' boots develop such a following in inner-cities?"), timberland decided it was in their best interest to listen to their biggest market & give people what they wanted. sure the easter-egg colored timbs may have been gaudy as hell, but i guarantee the only color timberland saw was green. so let's clear this up: i am not endorsing/condoning these:

i am, however, applauding timberland for recognizing and developing an unexpected market. keep the applause going because timberland continues to explore new markets/styles/customers. launched in 2005 in the uk, the timberland boot company targets "selective independent menswear and shoe specialists around the globe"...and they're fucking killing it with their spring '09 collection. they also put together an incredible fall/winter '08 line up.

this is on the long side (......that's what she said. god i was trying so hard to be mature there too) so i'll wrap things up. i got their 8 inch tackhead boot for christmas & have worn them every day for almost a month now. the pictures from the site don't do them justice so here's a few of my pair.

here's a few of the spring '09 releases. check out the rest here

thanks to acquire for putting this picture together

the thanksgiving dinner of sites

2009-01-19T18:23:00.000-08:00

just about everyone who a) has an internet connection and b) can read probably has a list of daily sites they check out regularly (thus..."dailies" i know, crazy, isn't it?) i've come to accumulate quite a few dailies. enough to take me at least an hour of browsing and perusing various sites (some complete wastes of time, others actually having some value) each morning.

if i find a site or blog that i've never seen before & it's actually worthwhile, i usually end up getting greedy & read my way back to post #1. wowwwwww. if that's not an "i have way too much time on my hands" comment then i don't know what is...but i digress.

when you find yourself having exhausted your dailies & you're still looking for something to read, allow me to suggest the google collection of new york magazine. with every issue from 1965-1997 archived, it'll take you quite a long time to digest the entire thing. i'm in the middle of reading the cover story from the january 9, 1995 issue: "did the counterculture kill the mob?"

so many great articles, so little time. be prepared to lose a few hours by clicking here

the king

2009-01-19T14:07:00.001-08:00

thanks for the photo, parrot

"martin luther walked so barack obama could run. barack obama ran so all the children could fly. so i'ma spread my wings, you can meet me in the sky" -- s.carter

redirect

2009-01-17T08:51:00.000-08:00

style/truth/soul couldn't have said it any better. ditto....looks like i'm mr. me too today. click here for the 'state of the union' post.

real quick

2009-01-16T15:32:00.000-08:00

kind of in a rush so i'll make this one quick. got linked to this article from selectism entitled "man in uniform: a guy's guide to dressing in 2009". skimmed it, agreed with some things, really liked a few items, continued to nod my head until i read this:

"and come spring (if that ever does happen...), we're loving the eclectic mix of mesh shirt and printed canvas shorts the duo showed on the runways"

hit the brakes. did they really just rave about a look involving a mesh shirt? i didn't know that look ever emerged from the techno discotheque (sorry to put your music on blast, m...again) circa '99-'00. here's the look. i think you'll have no problem identifying which one i'm talking about...

i mean...how awkward do his nipples look?

aside from that, i'm kind of feeling the vest on the right. call me crazy but that's a good look. too bad it'd be damn near impossible to translate from the runway to real life. unless you're swedish. and in sweden. hit the link for the article in full.

so close

2009-01-16T14:41:00.000-08:00

no friday classes so i used the day to run around & get some things done. sidenote: this has been my most productive week in i can't even remember how long. one of my roommates is going to be a male model & another one might be in the olympics (not even kidding...more on that in another post). never one to be outdone, i showed both of them today by putting on pants & running some errands. what's up now, bitches?

anyway, as i was walking toward the bank, i happened to be behind potential wife material. i had such high hopes for the girl. 5'4, jet black hair, MJ purse, adorable leather gloves, a fitted red coat & boots. don't even get me started on boots...the right pair on the right girl = philip bobby kryptonite. and i'm not talking about uggs, either.

so she's looking incredibly put-together & cute (from the back at least) & i'm hoping that all of this will carry over to the front. she enters the building first & turns to hold the door open for me. before i can even think "whattttt a sweetheart," two blaringly obvious accessories shatter my hopes and dreams.

girl has a bull piercing. we're talking studded barbell through the nose. ready for some salt in those fresh wounds, p bob? her jet black hair has pink highlights -- the only word in my mind at this point being "reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllyyyyyyyyyyyyy?"

before you call me an asshole & lecture me about how it's her body, her choice, her life & i have no right to critique her, let me save you the time -- you're right. i agree with you. she's free to do whatever she wants & no one can stop that. it was just such a letdown. it's not like she was a bad looking girl, she just happened to give her overall cuteness the death sentence by getting the bull ring & putting pink in her hair.

to which, all i can say is -- reaaaaalllyyyy?

"you in no man's land..."

2009-01-15T15:05:00.000-08:00

directed by stacy peralta (dogtown & z boys) & narrated by forest whitaker, crips and bloods: made in america is a documentary focusing on...you guessed it, the crips & bloods. taken right from the website , here's a better description. the film:

"offers a compelling, character-driven documentary narrative which chronicles the decades-long cycle of destruction and despair that defines modern gang culture."

showing in typical select cities until there's (hopefully) a wider release, i'm definitely going to need to see this.

1 guy, 24 rooms

2009-01-15T14:20:00.000-08:00

gary chang, a resident of hong kong's sai wan ho district, has turned his 344 square foot apartment into a 24 room exercise of architectural fluidity. using a mixture of sliding wall-units & folding-down tables & chairs, chang spent $218,000 in renovations to the apartment (which he has lived in since he was 14) and has aptly titled it the "domestic transformer". i'm sure these pictures don't even do the place justice...so absurd.

yeah...that's a hammock

washer/dryer & cd collection. now you see me...

now you don't. thanks, sliding walls.

this bed is hidden behind a sofa during the day. definitely the 21st century version of the pull-out couch.

check out the article in full, along with a few more pictures here

zzz

2009-01-14T21:12:00.000-08:00

started another post & got way too tired to finish it. your loss,,,for now. catch all six of you (steady climbing that ladder) in the morning. or later tonight when i realize i can't sleep. until then......

thanks for another picture, jjjjound

the cadence of destiny

2009-01-14T19:01:00.000-08:00

thanks to a huge co-sign from cliff skighwalker, i figured i might as well return the favor & shine some light on a few people who have had an instrumental role in me getting over the stigma of blogging. for as long as i can remember, i've been a writer. with my parents moving out of the house we grew up in, i've had the opportunity to rediscover long lost notebooks from my grade school days, filled with a young buck's longings, hopes & desires. anyway, here are a few of the people who have influenced/inspired me to actually write for an audience outside of me, myself & i & to make my words public. a 'thank you' doesn't even begin to suffice, so here goes, in no particular order...

1. brother

even if i hadn't taught him most of the things he knows, i still would be in awe of his attention to detail & knack for spotting/hearing/calling out everything you wish you knew about 6 months ago. a consummate forward thinker, the title says it all: style/truth/soul

2. skighwalker

entering my second year of the ELife, i had seen cliff around campus a few times. it's impossible not to notice the kid. always wearing at least one thing to make your head do the double-take & give you serious neck whiplash, cliff exudes style, confidence & an openness that has you wondering why you don't know him already.

it's funny how certain people enter your life. i tend to keep my circle close & consider myself to be more of an introvert/private person. in typical dorm fashion, i was playing the "who has the loudest speakers on the floor" game with the new (at the time) jay z song, blue magic. after playing it for about the third time in a row, my door gets kicked the fuck in & i hear: "OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I KNOW YOU'RE NOT PLAYING THIS RIGHT NOW!"

with an introduction like that, how could the kid not be one of my best friends/favorite people from the ELife?

cliff obviously never listened to his mom when she told him to keep his hands off the stove....if it's not hot, he doesn't touch it & has the blisters for proof. "OHHHH LORRRRRD!"

3. cope

the only appropriate way to convey to all four of my readers how i view cope would be as a second brother. one of my oldest and closest friends, i'd be pressed to think of a situation we haven't gotten ourselves into (and if we were lucky enough...out of) over the years. having relocated to chicago for school, it's been an honor & pleasure to see some little shit i used to have to open bags of chips for (actually, i still do) develop a voice that is both independent & confident. currently interning for author/blogger/commentator giselle zado wasfie, jamie d's about to make big moves in the blogosphere & beyond. now if only i could convince him to keep updating his own blog....don't sleep.

4. m. bast

it's probably appropriate that chuck bast is batting clean-up on this post. quite possibly the tipping point in my getting serious about anything but a, ms. bast's encouragement & praise finally pried off the shell that had been surrounding my thoughts & words. plus the girl has more character/personality/style than she knows what to do with. follow her creativity here.

alright, enough with the feelings...you get the point. and if you don't, it's your loss.

hate hate hate

2009-01-14T14:50:00.000-08:00

not the best afternoon....had to skip class in order to make it to an informal hearing for a failure to yield ticket i got back in november. free law advice from a lawyer's son: always take it to court. sadly, this is not the best example of said advice in effect.

had to wait over an hour because they were so backed up, my name finally gets called, "raise your right hand....whole truth...nothing but....help you god." 'i do'". officer gives his take, i give mine. judge lays down the law, saying that "without corroborating evidence to contradict officer's statements..." he'll always side with the officer. full fine, 2 points. if i would've known...could've saved myself 2 hours. so that + the surprise migraine that crept up while waiting for my hearing = not exactly how i enjoy spending my time.

you've probably fallen under one of two categories by now:

1. wanting to join this pity party

2. "ease up, bobby bummer"

i hope you joined me in the latter category. about to go watch my friend charlie on wheel of fortune at 7. legally i doubt i'm able to reveal the winner before the show airs but i will say that i'm pretty proud of the kid. tune in to nbc to see what happens & holler at pat sajak (even though i'm on team trebek).

hey pat sajak...thanks for this one. let me get a spin, though.

unless i go out, expect some more bobbybloglove later tonight.

night mode

2009-01-13T21:26:00.000-08:00

even though i constantly shit all over the ELife & nearly everyone in it, there are definitely times where i'm happy to be exactly where i reside. specifically, my room. living with five other people makes it nearly impossible to control any part of the house outside of my 10' x 12' space. call me anal but things like leaving cooked ground beef on the stove, in the pan, for long enough to turn black (yes, black. as in the color that beef should never be) kind of gets to me.

like i said before i went off on a mini-tangent, i'm a big fan of my room. it's filled with objects, books, pictures, drinks (john? are you there?) & keepsakes that definitely contribute to maintaining my happiness & sanity. i mean, can you really be mad at a setting like this?

and if you were wondering, yes those are candles. and yes, it's even better in person. you maaaaad. time to give the new jimmy single a rest (find it on cliffskighwalker.blogspot.com or nahright.com) & switch things over to this kenzo digital project titled 'city of god's son' that i've been waiting on to listen for a minute now. i don't even want to speak on it & give people the wrong idea but from everything i've read/heard so far, it's shaping up to be quite a listen. might as well let the man himself describe it:

"...an epic, a musical, a soundscape, a movie for the blind, an art installation and a coming of age story...COGS comments on the icon of the gangster, the media obsession with this character and its function within hip hop culture...[B]y using some of the genre's most influential artists and manipulating them into characters that humanize and at times contradict their media persona, COGS aims to dissect concepts of machismo and push the envelope for using music as a more directly narrative medium."

digital recommends that you listen to it in its entirety in one sitting, preferably with headphones on, in the wee hours of the night...which is exactly what i'm about to do. if you need any more encouragement, then check out the trailer at www.cityofgodson.com . if that's not enough for you...then you should probably just stop reading this dskfkjskjfblog. unless, of course, it completely blows & i take down the post as soon as i finish listening. don't count on that.

alright...really ending this post now. for real. right after the promo poster.

god i hope this doesn't suck.

update: i feel bad for you. i truly do. if you were one of the lucky ones to have read this post as soon as it went up/had already heard of the city of god's son project & DLed it, good call. just went on the site after my initial listen & found out that the yousendit link has been 86ed. probably because eskay featured it on nahright & the masses jumped on it (guilty), maxing out the DL limit.

if you do have it & already listened to it...then i still feel bad for you. i would do terrible, despicable things in order to hear COGS in its entirety at this point. i didn't even realize that only part 1 is out right now. it's going on 3am & i'm wide awake after listening to the project/opera/story/musical/epic. forget the remix, fuck mash-ups & focus on the future. with the help of joe bataan, kenzo digital has raised the bar when it comes to modern storytelling. as a matter of fact, he absolutely obliterated the bar & set it higher than ever previously imagined. stop reading this blog, get binoculars out, tilt your head back as far as it can possibly go & then look up. see that fuzzy speck farrrrrrr off? right around the milky way? yeah there's the new bar.

ultimately, i can sum up COGS in two words: simply amazing. wait, here's three more: get it now.

i'm putting this up for me mainly

2009-01-13T15:57:00.001-08:00

denim & leather richelieu shoes from lanvin's spring/summer 09 collection. hit the link for more pictures....thanks selectism.(http://www.selectism.com/news/2009/01/13/lanvin-denim-and-leather-richelieu-shoes/)

for the four people reading this (thank you, i appreciate it, all praise due, etc etc)....thoughts? at first i loved them, then i actually started thinking about how (and when) one would wear these. without seeing the pictures, i only thought of three words after reading "denim & leather" shoes: dear. god. why?

after looking at the pictures, i'd be lying if i said i wasn't impressed. i never thought it'd be possible to call the combination of these two materials on a shoe "tasteful" but lanvin succeeded. then again, with the amount of flip-flopping i've done while looking at the different views, it's possible i might retract all of this within minutes.

here's the main thing that bothers me about the shoes -- it's not like you can throw these on if you're trying to get dressed up. the shoes are too well made to be "ironic"...these aren't fucking chucks, guy. on the other hand, i'd feel like too much of a canadian in a tuxedo wearing these with jeans. wait a second.....i figured it out. these shoes would be the best choice of footwear for someone wearing the full canadian tux. (sidenote: do i even have to explain the canadian tuxedo? denim. denim jacket. denim shirt. denim pants. and finally, tasteful denim dress shoes). looks like a big thank you is in order to lanvin for solving this sartorial predicament. phewwwwwwwww. i've only been seriously (and i use that very loosely) blogging for like 3 days now & i've already pointed out how to solve a world problem.

you're welcome.

"a couple in chicago"

2009-01-13T11:59:00.000-08:00

big 3, subprime mortgage crisis, financial meltdown. am i missing anything? oh yeah....recession. there's no point in delving into any of these issues, that's what the rest of the internet is for. ran into this excerpt from the new yorker. i think you'll recognize the subjects.

this sums it up pretty well:

"On May 26, 1996, Mariana Cook visited Barack & Michelle Obama in Hyde Park as part of a photography project on couples in America. What follows is excerpted from her interviews with them."

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/19/090119fa_fact_cook

one down, a lot to go

2009-01-12T19:39:00.000-08:00

first official day back. mondays aren't that bad. two classes, 12:40-2 & 3-4:20. nothing too stressful -- abnormal psychology & creative processes in advertising. creative processes is looking like a huge workload though...not exactly what i needed this semester with a project that's on track to take over my life. the fact that my earliest class all week is a 12:40 makes things kinda hype. it's not like i'm up at the asscrack of dawn or anything so i can't be mad. however, i CAN be mad about some other things. ready for it? here comes the shitstorm.

being back on campus after a longggg 32 days off brought out some mixed feelings for your boy p.bob. after getting used to it, the ELife can be a fun way to live. i'm sure i'll elaborate on this lifestyle sooner or later...just not now. while the hate is still fresh, without further adieu, the january edition of the p.bob shitlist.

1. roommates bumping techno into the wee hours of the night....on a sunday. and monday. and tuesday and...you get it.

2. having to leave your house/apartment/teepee at least 10 minutes earlier than you normally would for class because of how congested campus traffic is at the start of the semester/throughout winter. i realize no one wants to walk their ass clear across campus but i'm imploring you....suck less at driving. or skip class. kthx.

3. as cliff skighwalker (cliffskighwalker.blogspot.com) so eloquently tweeted: "ladies, please take all the ed hardy trucker hats you own and burn them. that shit is not a good look. thank you & you're welcome." i can only add this: take ALL the ed hardy you own and throw it out. today in class i saw a girl wearing a northface, uggs & ed hardy leggings. an outfit like that makes me weep. i understand the desire for casual clothing but it is possible to dress with both comfort & style in mind. i swear to god i'm wifing the next girl who has the ability to dress down with style. maybe not but i hope you can read the seriousness in my worrrrrrds.

4. i made the mistake of telling chuck bast (m, it's your new nickname. i'm going with it) how spring semester syllabus week is a joke & we don't do anything real for a few weeks. while she regaled me with horror stories of entire chapters to read before the first class, i mistakenly laughed at her misfortune. and heeeere comes karma, ready to bite me in the ass. it's only monday & my first week of class is already shaping up to be busier than my entire freshman year, no joke.

5. dealing with changes. just when i fall into a routine with class/library/life, everything switches up on me. then again, it's not exactly like that's a bad thing. keeps me on my toes.

that wraps up the shitlist for now. expect a PBSA later tonight or sometime tomorrow....if you can figure out what that stands for then congratulations. that's it. no prize, no love. just a congrats. till next time.

gooood morning, EL

2009-01-12T08:14:00.000-08:00

feeling like a slightly less hairy version of robin williams in....

alarm went off at 10...immediately hit the off button & snoozed for another 15 minutes. had a weird dream revolving around the characters of showtime's dexter. odd. went down to the kitchen, was purely dumbfounded at the state of the kitchen (code red), stared at the coffee maker for a good 5 minutes -- also dumbfounding -- where does the coffee go? decided to stick to what i know & boiled water for the french press. i'd like to say that the main reason i use the french press for coffee is because of the taste. freshly ground & pressed beans > pre-packaged, ground beans with hot water dripping through them. while this is a big factor, it's not the main, driving reason. it's pretty simple actually....no matter how many times i set up a coffee maker & hit "brew" i can never recall how to do it. there, i said it. i can't operate an automatic coffee maker. until i can, i'm sticking to my snob guns & telling people how i only use a french press because it makes better coffee. feel free to call me out & show me how to use an automatic. in other news, my caffeine intake is at an all-time high. just cashed out the whole pot....time to start the day.

addendum -- if i'm calling myself out on embarrassing things, then let me call your attention to these other gems.

1. i can't dive

2. i've never seen forrest gump

deal with it. have a great day.

queens get the money

2009-01-11T22:46:00.000-08:00

i've seen this like ten times already & still get goosebumps when nas starts rapping.

if you're impatient, fast forward to 3:05 for the music & then wait....you'll know when it hits.

literally.

feed me rappers or feed me blogs...

2009-01-11T21:19:00.000-08:00

i'm not going to sit around & lie (remember,,,i told you i'd be honest). i used to skateboard. i always sucked. hence why i don't as much as i used to. nonetheless, i still appreciate all things related to snow/wake/skateboarding. which is exactly the reason why i went batshit upon seeing this:

don't worry, your eyes still work. and yes,,,,you're looking at a louis vuitton skateboard trunk from the late stephen sprouse's new collection. it's yours for $8,250 and comes with the pictured skateboard. OR you could buy it for your boy p.bob as a blog-warming present. i'll even let you touch it. the trunk...not that. get your head out of the gutter.

hey hypebeast, thanks for letting me use your picture.

tonight's posts brought to you by....

2009-01-11T20:35:00.000-08:00

shout out to the dream team that keeps philip bobby on his A game....

who's gonna save my soul now

2009-01-11T19:39:00.000-08:00

with a little over an hour left of my official calendar day winter break, it's probably time to start getting serious about things. jumping headfirst into the semester is not exactly the easiest thing to do. it's not the hardest thing either but indulge me for a few minutes.

having gone straight from chicago for new year's eve to northern michigan, it's safe to say that the past week & a half would have been completely lost in my mind without the aid of a camera (thanks G9).

going from this:

to this:

has been a challenge thus far. i'll be the first one to shoulder the blame. i know it wasn't the smartest idea to check out of the real world for a week plus. i know i should have started getting my affairs in order days ago. hell, i know that i shouldn't even be blogging right now with that mess sitting on my floor, an article to read, a meeting to prep for, a campaign to plan & a life to organize...but i'm going with it.

i'm struggling to successfully make the transition from carefree to chaos. adjusting back to the ELife after the cottage is going to take a few days. however, even as i sit here thinking about how much work i have to get done, i'm still not regretting any part of my decision. i lost a week but found myself...how shamelessly cheesy is that? nevertheless, it's true. i haven't felt this refreshed in god knows how long. i feel sharp, inspired & honest -- quite the triple threat. normally i'd attribute this to the alcohol or a particularly unshakeable bout of depression with a heavy dose of cynicism mixed in. but this time around, it's not the case. call it a hell of a week, a fresh start or a rotating cast of incredible people in not nearly enough time -- whatever the situation, i'm not complaining.

courtesy of JJJJound

i couldn't have said it better myself. the first week of my 2009 has been more fun than my entire 2008. it's been a long time coming & could not be more welcomed. goddamn, i feel good.

bear with me

2009-01-11T18:49:00.001-08:00

i've had this kdakdnaahemmmmblog for a while but haven't felt inspired enough to do anything with it until now. don't expect to be wowed anytime soon/at least until i get my shit together. if my super-sized ego hasn't already scared your eyes away, i'd like to take a minute to address some things.

1. i have no intention of making a "new post every day" promise. let's not kid ourselves here. i'll be honest & so will you. i'll be like the boyfriend/girlfriend you don't have to lie to. if such a thing exists.

2. as far as content goes, i'm pleading the 5th. it all depends on the day. deal with it.

3. i'm finicky & will be toying around with the layout of the page until i find something suitable.

now that the elephant in the room has been introduced, i'd like to officially welcome all four of you who might be reading this to the blog (there, i said it). i appreciate it & will make it worth your while.

staring at my suitcases...

2009-01-11T18:35:00.000-08:00

i should not have listened to "the college dropout" for the majority of my drive back to school. oooops. initial thoughts on being back:

- of course the roads are barely plowed & it's a full-on tundra on my street (where i almost spun out & hit four different cars...welcome back)

- i'm calling it right now that our leasing company will claim they shoveled our driveway at least 5 times ($10 per time) even though i stepped in mid-calf level snow while exiting the car. thanks.

- why would i ever fool myself into thinking that maybe, just maybe, the house will be clean? i swear to god i've seen frat houses in better shape. maybe it's time to get some pledges....rush traphouse spring 09(?)

- currently wolfing down some potato salad before a meeting. oh wait, it looks like i'm already late.

so not even an hour into the ELife & it's already stressing me out. here we go, spring semester 09.

kind of blue.

2008-12-06T10:59:00.000-08:00