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evans new tat

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:06:00 -0800

Evan got a new tattoo:

things may come to those who wait, but

only the things left by those who hustle

I kind of want to put that on a t-shirt.

Also, if you’re going to comment on how he needs to eat something, I already told him.

This is what I remember from IV Form. (that’s 10th grade...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:46:34 -0800

This is what I remember from IV Form. (that’s 10th grade for you non- ecfs people)

file under "things you should be thankful for"

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:08:32 -0800

Mike Daly has your back. Thats right, yours, not mine. (Not only mine.)

I can’t believe this was almost a year ago. The other day,...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:28:00 -0800

I can’t believe this was almost a year ago. The other day, I found the CD Dave made me, he sent it a few days after we finished in the studio. It was just some demos of stuff he’d been working on, including Reactor, one of the songs we recorded, I’ve been listening to it a lot. 2008 was mostly a crappy year, full of crappy things but this week was basically perfect.

I am so excited for the Brew to head out to Cali. I can’t wait to see those guys again. I’m starting the countdown today.

Photo

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:32:55 -0800

Jen C’s boyfriend’s sister’s Mac add. I fully...

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:13:00 -0800

Jen C’s boyfriend’s sister’s Mac add. I fully back the is ad. The “top of the line” PC dude is the guy who voices Brock Samson (AKA The Swedish Murder Machine) in Venture Brothers.

Britisher brunch with Jan and linneman.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:36:21 -0800

Britisher brunch with Jan and linneman.

Miss you too.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:08:16 -0800

Miss you too.

California Explores Reversion to "territorial status"

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:43:00 -0800

You don’t need to know who Tom is, or who the Abyss is in real life to appreciate the horrors that are revealed in this blog.

hitom:

Hi Tom-

You might remember that The Abyss was a little skeptical about the Governator’s claims of solving Cali’s budget crisis. And maybe you recall that the state issued IOUs instead of actual payment to many of its (now mostly bankrupt) vendors. Well, it turns out that nagging little issue of the state essentially heading for a total shutdown seems to have re-emerged even quicker that many anticipated.»

“California’s finances have been so bad that the governor’s finance director, Mike Genest, told a budget forum in Washington last week that back in February he had combed through the U.S. Constitution to research whether California could legally declare bankruptcy — or revert to some kind of territorial status. (Neither was realistic, he determined.”

Seems bad, sure. But if we just keep hiking tuition on all the kids who are the state’s future it should all work out fine. That’s if there aren’t any university riots (which The Abyss says is a lock for 2010).»

Fears for the Future of the University of California

The University of California system has long been one of the gems of American education — a first-rate research university that was one of the most affordable in the country. But it’s future is uncertain, Tamar Lewin reports.

On Thursday, the university’s Board of Regents voted to raise fees for undergraduates — equivalent to tuition — by 32 percent. That means students will be paying more than $10,000 a year, about three times as much as they did a decade ago.

Students staged demonstrations to protest the tuition increase. But for the faculty, and for many in the state who are concerned about education, the larger issue is the quality of the university and its reputation in the wake of an $813 million budget cut.

And that seems bad, too, Tom. But the good news is that Cali remains the nation’s trend-setting state, by remaining one of the country’s frontrunners in foreclosures, bankruptcy and unemployment.»

California unemployment rate hits

12.5 percent

SAN FRANCISCO - California’s unemployment rate rose to 12.5 percent in October to set another modern record.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says California was one of 29 states reporting unemployment rate increases. Only three states - Michigan, Nevada and Rhode Island - had higher rates than California last month.

The rate is just slightly higher than September, when officials reported a jobless rate of 12.2 percent. It was 8 percent a year ago.

The national unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent in October.

Anyhoo, Tom, it all seems good for 2010. Thank God for the stimulus, the bankster bailouts, the cash for clunkers, houses, gold, etc. and most of all the war in Afghanistan. Where would the world be without the fine work of the .gov?

Big California Dreamin’ Hugs,

The Abyss

You’ve got (fan) mail! Thanks Kelsey, I’ll do my...

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:08 -0800

You’ve got (fan) mail!

Thanks Kelsey, I’ll do my best.

Exciting

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:30:12 -0800

Michael and I just booked our flight to SFO for our awesome new years trip. i am happy to be ringing in the new years with him, hopefully it will involve 30 rock, like last year.

This is a picture from my first trip to SFO!

And this is a picture from my last:

Add this to my holiday wish list

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:18:42 -0800

Add this to my holiday wish list

every year on every day of note

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:19:03 -0800

it is inevitable that I will compare the day to last year on tht day. With Thanksgiving coming up, I can’t help but remember how absolutely chock-full of events and emotion last Thanksgiving was. I have high hopes for this year.

True its a cheap shot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:50:51 -0800

True its a cheap shot:

But I enjoyed Maureen Dowd’s analysis of Going Rogue.

I almost forgot about this other example of how Jacky turns me...

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:58:06 -0800

I almost forgot about this other example of how Jacky turns me into a babbling idiot. Mom, there’s a special thing in there for you.

have I mentioned

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:53:51 -0800

that I’m basically obsessed with my new avett brothers record?

I’ve been meaning to upload this super sweet screen cap...

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:43:00 -0800

I’ve been meaning to upload this super sweet screen cap from a text Timmy sent me the day after I twittered about having a really awful day. It says (since I realize this is very hard to read) “pssst, you are awesome. miss you terribly.”

Thanks Timmy! <3

I went with sean to the grove today and saw some awesome signs.

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:42:13 -0800

stroller finger amputation!

Passive aggressive holiday sign!

I went with sean to the grove today and saw some awesome signs.

This song (The Fear by Lily Allen) has been running through my...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:30:00 -0800

This song (The Fear by Lily Allen) has been running through my head for the past 10 days, I sort of feel like I’m trapped in this video.

Tonight I went to hang out with Ben and Sean and their peeps. ...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:39:24 -0800

Tonight I went to hang out with Ben and Sean and their peeps. We ended the night at Ben’s houe, which is also where a lot of the 5 second films are shot, so they have cool costumes and props laying around.