It’s true, I am angry. I am not irrationally angry. I would gladly kill the wrong thing if it stumbled across my desk right now, but it’s not like I’d kill puppies. I’d kill insects. Maybe business majors. But not puppies or siblings. I’m not actually surprised, in retrospect. It all started with a bit of fun talking to Jaylee, but ended with no fun talking to Ebony. Most of it is Verizon’s fault. And, sadly, I can even understand their motivations in this whole thing. Maybe I should blame Ben, because he was always a flawless phone plan administrator,…
Conversation today: Berck: I don’t know what’s with the wrecks. every freaking morning. this morning, I got off the interstate at uintah. wreck at GoG and Nevada. Got past that, got back on the interstate, another wreck past Woodmen exited Woodmen another wreck on North Academy. 1.5 hours to get to work. Jonah: I told you there was a wreck at GoG and Nevada. The wreck past Woodmen was new, though. Berck: ….and the one on academy. Jonah: yeesh Berck: academy was awesome, looked like a semi crashed into 6 cars stopped at a light, smashed…
I made a quick trip to Barnes & Noble this evening after work to pick up a book. I was hoping it would be quick, but they’re repaving almost the entire parking lot, so it’s nearly impossible to get to. I eventually found a spot in the back and weaved my way through the maze of yellow tape and traffic barrels up to the front door. Guys in hardhats operating heavy equipment were working out on the fresh pavement. The acrid smell of asphalt was in the air. All Barnes & Nobles are apparently identical all over the country. They…
We’re watching the first episode of Garfunkel and Oates tonight (“The Fade Away”), and Berck pauses the show and backs it up and says, “Is that where I think it is?” It shows this street scene in Old Colorado City on Colorado Avenue at 26th Street (accross the street from Old Colorado City Creamery to the west and Pizzeria Rustica to the south): https://www.google.com/maps/@38.8481307,-104.8641604,3a,75y,91.35h,81.57t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s_gVUFngy3nnM0hcF2It1bw!2e0 The show takes place in Hollywood. Apparently, Fred Savage thought Old Colorado City was a perfect street view. (Well, it is.)