tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229705142024-03-07T00:28:57.675-08:00The Ear InfectionThe name has changed but the address remains the same.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-85326290733473242372008-06-14T11:43:00.001-07:002008-06-14T11:46:32.415-07:00MOVINGThe web presence of T.J. Tranchell has moved to <a href="http://teejocracy.blogspot.com">teejocracy.blogspot.com</a><br /><br />Come join the Teejocracy today!T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-34747556055560325462008-02-02T21:19:00.000-08:002008-02-02T21:26:26.396-08:00Guns n' Roses for every emotionIt's true. There just might be a Guns n' Roses song for every human emotion. There are for mine, anyway. I offer two examples below, showing two sides of the same situation.<br />First up, "Used to Love Her"<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iCDw3TNV6ps&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iCDw3TNV6ps&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />and "Patience"<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pEzuC5UoM8g&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pEzuC5UoM8g&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Just for the hell of it, here's a third, "Don't Cry," that is kind of a mesh of the first two:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YKcm5jWLtIM&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YKcm5jWLtIM&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Shitty video quality is not my fault.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-78664187696800365672007-10-10T10:05:00.000-07:002007-10-10T17:05:26.655-07:00Cleveland Rocks!Yes it does and it may rock even more in the future. We shall see what we shall see.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6vl5FWUMnNM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6vl5FWUMnNM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />and no, I'm STILL cheering for the Red Sox.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-43928029257719954412007-10-03T09:02:00.000-07:002007-10-03T09:20:14.196-07:009-29-2007 PlaylistThis was "Weird Al" Day at the Ear Infection<br /><br />Metallica- Whiplash<br />Metallica- Hit the Lights<br />Dethklok- Awaken<br />Dethklok- Go Forth and Die<br />Weird Al- Amish Paradise<br />Weird Al- Alternative Polka<br />Meat Loaf- Bat Out of Hell<br />Voltaire- When You're Evil<br />Iron Maiden- The Evil That Men Do<br />Savatage- Hall of the Mountain King<br />Frank Zappa- Don't Eat the Yellow Snow<br />Frank Zappa- San Ber'dino<br />Primus- My Name is Mud<br />Oingo Boingo- Dead Man's Party<br />Weird Al- Couch Potato<br />Weird Al- Angry White Boy Polka<br />Spinal Tap- Stonehenge<br />They Might Be Giants- Instanbul (Not Constantiople)<br />Dr. Demento- Shaving Cream<br />The Vestibules- Bulbous Buffaunt<br />Barnes & Barnes- Fish Heads<br />Frank Zappa- Joe's Garage<br />Tenacious D- Destiny<br />Tenacious D- History<br />Adam Sandler- Lonesome Kicker<br />Danzig- Come to Silver (acoustic)<br />Danzig- Deep<br />Patton Oswalt- Werewolves and Lollipops<br />Metallica- Battery<br />Metallica- Master of Puppets<br />Static-X- Destroyer<br />Weird Al- Money for Nothing/The Beverly Hillbillies<br />Weird Al- I Lost on Jeopardy<br />Ogden Edsel- Dead Puppies<br />Shel Silverstein- The Smoke Off<br />Dethklok- Mermaider<br />Dethklok- Bloodtrocuted<br />Dethklok- The Lost Vikings<br />Weird Al- Smells Like Nirvana<br />AC/DC- Problem ChildT.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-89793643541670270152007-09-24T10:51:00.000-07:002007-09-24T11:01:54.676-07:009-22-2007 PlaylistLordi- SCG3 Special Report<br />Lordi- Bringing the Balls Back to Rock<br />Dio- Rainbow in the Dark<br />Dio- Holy Diver<br />Iron Maiden- Iron Maiden<br />Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast<br />Mastodon- Bladecatcher<br />Overkill- Time to Kill<br />Paradise Lost- The Word Made Flesh<br />DevilDriver- The Axe Shall Fall<br />3 Inches of Blood- The Forest King<br />Ozzy Osbourne- Perry Mason<br />Dragon Force- Trail of Broken Hearts<br />Alice Cooper- Feed My Frankenstein<br />Exodus- A.W.O.L.<br />Obituary- Killingtime<br />King Diamond- Into the Convent<br />AC/DC- Who Made Who<br />AC/DC- Hell's Bells<br />Tiamat- Clouds<br />Emperor- He Who Sought the Fire<br />Dark Funeral- Armageddon Finally Comes<br />Danzig- Come to Silver<br />Danzig- Blackacidevil<br />Superjoint Ritual- The Knife Rises<br />Superjoint Ritual- The Horror<br />Hank Williams III- Louisiana Stripes<br />... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead- The Rest Will Follow<br />Iced Earth- Stormrider<br />Cradle of Filth- Coffin Fodder<br />Opeth- Death Whispered Lullaby<br />Slayer- Eyes of the Insane<br />Savatage- When the Crowds are Gone<br />The Haunted- Demon Eyes<br />GWAR- Eat Steel<br />GWAR- Jack the World<br />Tenacious D- Master Exploder<br />Black Sabbath- Heaven and Hell<br /><br />Thanks for listening!T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-50328675207954503942007-09-12T11:12:00.000-07:002007-09-12T11:15:11.829-07:00Chhhh ChangesSo you may have noticed I changed to name of my blog. The change is meant to reflect my new radio show set to begin on Saturday. If you live in the Moscow, Idaho area, check me out on 89.3 FM. If you live outside the area, and most of you do. you can listen listen via streaming audio at <a href="http://www.kuoi.org">www.kuoi.org.</a><br />There's a DJ cam, too, so you can watch me playing my wicked air guitar.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-85703802128067716062007-08-08T11:37:00.000-07:002007-08-08T11:40:04.779-07:00DONE!So I haven't posted anything in almost a month. I get busy, you guys know that. And this week will mark the end of my time as a <span style="font-style: italic;">Seattle Weekly</span> intern. Sad news, eh?<br /><br />There's a bright side.<br /><br />I will continue on with <span style="font-style: italic;">SW </span>as the "Moscow Bureau Chief." A half-joke, half-serious position which will allow me to continue working with their blogs and throw them something in the music section every once in a while.<br /><br />I've said it before and I'll say it until it's no longer true. I RULE.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-83144269835858791592007-07-13T21:26:00.000-07:002007-07-13T21:27:16.912-07:00More Ozzfest news!Blabbermouth.net, one of the biggest providers of metal news, linked the Ozzy portion of my story. How fucking cool is that?<br /><br />http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=76744T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-74706988265052446932007-07-13T14:02:00.000-07:002007-07-13T14:24:14.886-07:00Ozzfest!http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/07/yesterday_ozzfest_at_white_riv.php<br /><br /><br />And, just for fun, check out the comments section of this post. Apparently, I suck. NOT!<br />http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/07/last_night_deftones_dir_en_gre.phpT.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-82519927504565470822007-07-11T14:36:00.000-07:002007-07-11T14:46:52.931-07:00For My Metal Heads Out There<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1kBlGg0Tb8ErF1YFMqpOjZDn1Sh3NJyO_AWAgB6MydZIu25P6Wpf3REN_3xcOk3oZ2cPAud7DKDX1_2Tcb9XYH1dgXZdOyEVzZqnkkWRucfzZ6HISPrueDkwy3zZc_neer2i/s1600-h/ozzy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1kBlGg0Tb8ErF1YFMqpOjZDn1Sh3NJyO_AWAgB6MydZIu25P6Wpf3REN_3xcOk3oZ2cPAud7DKDX1_2Tcb9XYH1dgXZdOyEVzZqnkkWRucfzZ6HISPrueDkwy3zZc_neer2i/s320/ozzy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086058954156110034" border="0" /></a><br />Tomorrow I will be at Ozzfest, with a press/photo pass.<br />Yes, I do rule. Thanks for asking.<br />I probably won't get to meet Ozzy, but I'll be damn close.<br />Yes, I do rule. Thanks for asking.<br />By this time Friday, I will have plenty of my own pics for you.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-40880184853187748672007-06-30T09:51:00.000-07:002007-06-30T10:02:01.866-07:00T.J.'s Rules For LivingListen carefully. I don't want to repeat myself.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1- </span>Don't take life too seriously. After all, no one gets out of it alive.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2- </span>If you can't count on your family, they suck. If they can't count on you, you suck.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3- </span>Don't worry about money. It makes things easier to deal with when you don't have any. When you do have money, be generous. It makes it easier for other people to help you out when you're broke.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4- </span>Never forget the people who helped you get where you are. You may need a job reference down the road and if you treat them like shit, they'll remember it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5- </span>There is only so much fun you can have with two Legos.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6- </span>Chocolate makes people happy. Dark chocolate makes me happy.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7- </span>No matter where you sit or who is playing, always bring your glove to the ballpark.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8- </span>Have all the fun you want, just get your work done, too.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9- </span>Just because you are "grown up" doesn't mean you can't watch cartoons or have a nap after your milk and cookies.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10- </span>Remember the first time you heard about Dinosaurs. Don't lose that child-like sense of awe. No matter how much you've seen, you haven't seen everything.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11- </span>If it takes you longer to wait for a bus than to walk to where you need to go, walk.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12- </span>If life starts to overwhelm you, just stop it. If it continues, stop it or I'll bury you alive in a box.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13- </span>Make your own rules, then live by them. Except when they need to be broken.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-41575991465664943702007-06-25T22:31:00.001-07:002007-06-25T22:36:29.019-07:00And now for your viewing pleasure.....<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S3JQTMGT3Bc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S3JQTMGT3Bc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />You'll just have to imagine the song in your head.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-68492546657235908822007-06-09T15:04:00.000-07:002007-06-09T15:10:12.170-07:00So I been busy, give me a break.OK.<br />I've had fish and chips twice now. Neither time did they have actual English-style chips, which is what I'd really like. I also had a great bowl of clam chowder from a place that sells it half off after 2 p.m. These things are very good to know.<br /><br />Also, found out that I get reimbursed for my bus pass. Sweet, eh?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/06/staticx_cannibalizes_seattle_c.php">Interviewed Static-X.</a><br />Saw a group called <a href="http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/06/the_raveonettes_serve_up_psych_1.php">The Raveonettes</a>.<br /><br />This will be a short week because I'm headed to Eugene, Ore., for the graduations of my sister and brother-in-law. They are getting Master's degrees so it is kind of a big deal.<br /><br />Catch you all later.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-89499841138790379822007-06-01T21:52:00.000-07:002007-06-01T21:59:26.876-07:00I've been in Seattle 2 weeks now......and I still haven't had fish & chips.<br />Soon, though. Soon I shall have fish and chips.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-67547555408537700772007-05-28T21:59:00.000-07:002007-05-28T22:05:53.383-07:00Call me...JokerIf you know me, you know I'm a big Batman fan. The next movie, <em>The Dark Knight Returns, </em>is filming as we speak and the biggest news is that Heath Ledger is playing The Joker. Well, I just saw the first pic of him in the make-up and I have to say, I love it. It's much more fucked up than Nicholson's make-up was and I LOVE NICHOLSON and that film. <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/images2007/JokerFinal1.jpg">Check out the pic</a>. (Yes, I'm adding hyperlinks now. <a href="http://www.seattleweekly.com/music/blogs/reverb/2007/05/its_tuesday_no_sasquatch_no_fo.php">Just something I've gotten used in my work posts,</a> so expect more of it here.)<br /><br />Eventually, I'll get around to another update. I had a full weekend, so I'll get to it when I get to it.<br /><br />Catch you later.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-67837268070686069282007-05-24T07:32:00.001-07:002007-05-24T07:37:10.545-07:00Strangest e-mail everSo I'm checking my three e-mail accounts this morning and I had the strangest e-mail ever. First, some background.<br /><br />I have a MySpace page, specifically so I can listen to new music from up and coming bands, but the page has also connected me with a couple of my favorite authors. I've been able to exchange a few e-mails with them and it's awesome. They are on my friends list, of course.<br /><br />I'm checking the account linked to the MySpace and I have a message that says, "Dean Koontz would like to be added to your friends list."<br /><br />I thought it worked the other way around. I'm meant to ask famous people if I can be <span style="font-style: italic;">their </span>friend, not the other way around.<br /><br />Yes, I approved Dean Koontz to be my friend, even though I like Stephen King better.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-11419697596859603062007-05-23T20:23:00.000-07:002007-05-23T20:40:37.614-07:00Day Three<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E742A_yFGOR6l-J8Amtb-XgoVuNHgWXshTGTGywfyQ2Ee2EaCZBevPcz5b1cIgOff3-eoGAccPnLu7QOrV0Cl-DmYvFt6lUzdNsSTOfRrxax2_HyCQr0F6U-Q97_JfVohkRJ/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E742A_yFGOR6l-J8Amtb-XgoVuNHgWXshTGTGywfyQ2Ee2EaCZBevPcz5b1cIgOff3-eoGAccPnLu7QOrV0Cl-DmYvFt6lUzdNsSTOfRrxax2_HyCQr0F6U-Q97_JfVohkRJ/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067966178319966002" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzugr5SSf3mgt2JVdhuZjJyWHHUDGDWivRVF9CdUA3oeQkL3Pj2uHwbDTAInaj0oWTvZOyqgGYaWFVzW3guPOvmQIavjk6R8AWqReTQJ-DcpR9SAxmR-FUO2jwEK3gsOFc83F/s1600-h/008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzugr5SSf3mgt2JVdhuZjJyWHHUDGDWivRVF9CdUA3oeQkL3Pj2uHwbDTAInaj0oWTvZOyqgGYaWFVzW3guPOvmQIavjk6R8AWqReTQJ-DcpR9SAxmR-FUO2jwEK3gsOFc83F/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067966191204867906" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg6dVdz3wxcITvfNMhqUZANDuSId9vE350EQPJquUhHKBb1zH8U03RvY_ckxg6sN0HN8vMzR8AQBvKFAN5NxXaxfuHQsAdAo9UkGgzj1MEhzXqEJB3OcG1GYSH8xILlzDSOdN/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg6dVdz3wxcITvfNMhqUZANDuSId9vE350EQPJquUhHKBb1zH8U03RvY_ckxg6sN0HN8vMzR8AQBvKFAN5NxXaxfuHQsAdAo9UkGgzj1MEhzXqEJB3OcG1GYSH8xILlzDSOdN/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067966204089769810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I got to "work from home" today. Did a bunch of stuff and even screwed up a couple things in my first solo blog post. Yes, they are noticeable but they don't hurt anything. I'm learning still. Also paid a visit yesterday to Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe. Took some pics of Pier 54, too, that I'm trying to load on here but it's being difficult, as you can see by how it totally messed up my text. (Until I fixed it, that is.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For anyone who misses my voice, check this out: http://www.seattleweekly.com/podcast/short-list/<br />You have to wait a while to hear me but I'm in there, darn it.<br /><br />Tomorrow will be spent getting ready for my big weekend assignment. It's gonna be cool. I'm especially looking forward to hearing this accordion quartet called Hell's Bellowes.</div>T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-22215829910733440132007-05-22T20:36:00.000-07:002007-05-22T20:40:43.934-07:00Days one and twoI'm going to try and keep up with this but these first two days have worn me out.<br /><br />Short version is: I rule and my boss thinks so, too. I've learned so much in just two days that the Argonaut Web site is going to rock when I get back.<br /><br />I'll be spending my weekend covering the Northwest FolkLife Festival while my boss goes to Sasquatch! Fest. I guess that's fair.<br /><br />I already turned in my first assignment: a review of Ozzy's new CD, <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Rain. </span>Hopefully, I'll be able to take some of my learning and make my own blog rock harder.<br /><br />Catch you on the flipside.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-1476213860692834682007-05-17T15:56:00.000-07:002007-05-17T16:11:52.794-07:00Emerald CIty, here I comeSeattle's nickname is the Emerald CIty but I don't think the WIzard lives there. I am, however, on a search for something to make myself a better person: more real world experience.<br /><br />If you've been following along, you'll know that I am doing an internship with the Seattle Weekly in the Web and music sections. I'll be bringing my learning back to Moscow as next school year's Web and Opinion editor. Cool beans, eh?<br /><br />Yes, it is an unpaid internship. (Anyone caring to donate to the T.J. Summer in Seattle Survival Fund can e-mail me for details. I'm not kidding.) My current newspaper adviser hates the idea of me not getting paid, but knows that this is one of those experiences that is worth the trouble.<br /><br />A little bit about the Seattle Weekly: It's one of those alt-weekly papers. For my Vegas co-horts, it's like the City Life or Las Vegas Weekly-- two papers which never took anything I sent them. I wonder if they'd take my work now? Or after the summer, anyway. Best of all (or worst of all, depending on what your leanings are) SW is owned by The Village Voice, the grand daddy of alt-weeklies. Pretty cool, eh? The office is just a couple blocks away fromPioneer Square in downtown Seattle, right where everything is happening. I'm going to have a nice bus commute from Tacoma (thanks to Aunt Billie for agreeing to put me up for a spell) but I'm no stranger to mass transit. ($108.00 for a month pass, though. See comments about the TSiSSF, again.)<br /><br />So I'll be going to concerts, small clubs mostly. I'm geared up to be the resident Metal HEad, which means coverage of this year's Ozzfest, kickingoff July 12 in Seattle, is mine. The chance to meet Ozzy Osbourne is one of the only htings I can think of cooler than meeting Rob Zombie. (Search back about a year--wow!--for that day.) I will be sporting a Black Sabbath hat for the occassion. I only packed band T-shirts for my stay, too.<br /><br />Unless you count the couple Red Sox shirts I popped in my bag, too. I will go to at least one Seattle Mariners baseball game while I am there. Won't get to see the Sox, but might catch them when the Reds come to town and see Griffey, just like the old days. Nah, those games will sell out, too. I might get stuck watching the M's and the Pirates. It's Major League Baseball, though, so who cares who is playing as long as I get to go.<br /><br />I'm going to keep up the blog as much as possible over the summer, too, so check back for news as often as you like. Also check out <a href="http://www.seattleweekly.com">www.seattleweekly.com</a> to see if my stuff shows up there.<br /><br />Thanks again to everyone who has supported me on my wild and crazy adventures. I never would have thought to be doing this if Coyote Press in Vegas hadn't come into my life (along with Karen Laing who made it possible for me to do what I wanted) and if the Argonaut here in Moscow hadn't treated me so well. Just goes to show that making plans doesn't always work out the way you want them to.<br /><br />And, before I go...Hi Julie!T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-10511677340893783942007-05-10T14:09:00.000-07:002007-05-10T14:13:29.818-07:00Stranger things have happenedSo, I cleaned my room yesterday. I used fewer garbage bags than the last time I cleaned. They were bigger, though. Today I'm doing laundry. I did a very odd thing for me, something I don't recall having ever done before.<br /><br />I separated clothes before washing. Weird, I know. I didn't divide by color because taht would be pointless. Instead I grouped by type. Socks and underwear and in the dryer right now. Just finished washing are all the T-shirts I plan on wearing over the summer. Next in will be pants, followed by button-up shirt to be worn over the summer, then the rest of my T-shirts. Pants might take two loads, otherwise they will never get dry.<br /><br />Oh the things I've been doing differently the last few weeks.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-28936843981184826532007-04-24T16:15:00.000-07:002007-04-24T16:17:44.730-07:00I love every hair on your 27 acre body...So my newspaper duties for next yera will be: Web/Opinion Editor. Yes, that's right, I do in fact rule.<br />The return of the happiest dictatorship in the world is well under way.<br />Kick Ass.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-48701428021881995092007-04-23T11:06:00.000-07:002007-04-23T11:17:49.107-07:00And that's when I saw the bear...Well, this semester is almost over and it's finishing on a high note.<br />Tonight, i should know which desk will be mine come fall semester. It will be exciting and time consuming, but I'm ready. Bring it on.<br /><br />I still have a bunch of work to do, both for classes and for the paper, but I'm not too worried. I'm the Alfred E. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nueman</span> of college. "What, me worry?"<br /><br />I banked $150 for the last pay period, which is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">significantly</span> high for any writer on this paper. This week has the potential to be even more. Tuesdays issue will have an opinion column, an arts story, a book review, and a 30-inch sports story. I will <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">make</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">more</span> from this one issue than I have in some entire pay periods. Yes, yes, I rule.<br /><br />Jule and I are good. We had a rough couple days, in which I learned to be more sensitive to certain issues and she learned that I often have Zen-like patience. me going to Seattle for the summer while she stays in Moscow will be good and bad, but I think more good. We both need to remember that we can't see each other every minute of everyday. The relationship is still in its early stages; we have plenty of time for other things still.<br /><br />Spring semester cruised by. I don't know how all of a sudden it is almost May. It is also weird for me to have this plan, again, of going to Seattle for something that will have far-reaching affects beyond just the summer. And knowing I'm coming back here after that, instead of going to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lund</span> for a couple months and not doing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">anything</span>. Due to certain situations, part of me very much wants to be in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Lund</span> for the summer. I know, though, that Mom wouldn't want me to give up on my future now. So I'm going.<br /><br />I'll do my best to do better at keeping this blog up. I know there are some of you out there I haven't spoken with for a long time and I take complete blame for that. I'm sorry.<br /><br />OK, now I have to go write some more stuff. I will catch you on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">flipside</span>.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-65547866985631475772007-04-12T16:58:00.000-07:002007-04-12T17:05:26.342-07:00The Ups, the Downs, and the MiddlesOK, we'll tell a happy story first. I got a new computer and so far it kicks ass. Thanks to funding through organizations I'm associated with, I only have to pay half the total cost. They didn't have any Macs in the program which is a bummer, but this is pretty cool. Plus it is up to dat enough to be cool anywhere.<br />Another happy story is that i did get the Seattle job. I start on May 21.<br />The bad news, well, some things yesterday really sucked ass, including the death of Kurt Vonnegut. There is something else, too, but that's my business.<br />Catch you later.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-71330223580243564322007-04-04T09:52:00.000-07:002007-04-04T10:05:49.658-07:00No jokeIf I had posted this on Sunday, no one would have believed me. "Oh, that crazy Teej, trying to pull an April Fool's Day joke on us." Crazy, yes, but this is no joke.<br />After weeks of spending time with this great girl named Julie, she and I decided to make that leap into "couplehood." Really, I mean it. Do I have to simplify this for you?<br />Teej has a girlfriend.<br />The world still turns and hell didn't freeze over. Stranger things have happened.<br />We are taking things slow, which is best for us both.<br />It is a frightening thing. The last three days I've woken up thinking, "I will see my girlfriend today." Every time, I get a little freaked out and rightly so. The whole relationship business hasn't been kind to your pal T.J. I don't need to get into any of that. It is a constant gnawing rat inside my head, waiting to burst out the first chance it gets, just to remind me that I will probably do something to wreck this entire deal.<br />Optimist to end, aren't I?<br />Between the two of us, we have our share of stories to tell each other. She writes Young Adult-style fantasy fiction and I write what I write.<br />Last night I let her listen to Meat Loaf. today she will hear Metallica and feel the awesome rock that is The Beasts from the Bay.<br />And now you are asking yourself, "How the hell did Teej get hooked up with a girl that doesn't listen to Metallica but has an overwhelming fondness for Josh Groban?"<br />Like I said, stranger things have happened.<br /><br />In other news, I'm still waiting to hear about an internship in Seattle. I didn't get the New York scholarship I was up for, but that's OK. This Seattle deal will be better in the long run. Also,my prospects for being super important at the Argonaut next year are increasing. There will be a number of vacancies on the editorial staff, including Web/managing Editor and Arts editor. The way things are going, if I don't get one, I'll get the other. It really depends on where the new Editor-in-Chief (who just happens to be my current section editor) wants me.<br />We shall see what we shall see when we see it.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22970514.post-86138221438125618902007-04-01T17:35:00.000-07:002007-04-01T17:36:20.127-07:00Big NewsBig News coming up. You'll hear about it as soon as I get around to writing about it.T.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13207522957481252503noreply@blogger.com0