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05/26/2003

May 26, 2003 at 8:00 am

campus dance, despite the cold and rain. and mud. those poor poor girls wearing little dresses and sandals…
the red fez. providence’s version of delux.
another riduculously productive weekend.
we gave in and bought a miscrowave.
lowe’s. so much better than home depot.
“um, i think we were supposed to buy the paint that actually sticks…”
blue ribbon bbq. it had been far to long. oh how i’ve missed it.
beck @ the fleetboston pavillion. despite the fact that i was wearing my thick wool sweater, winter coat, hat, and gloves, and still freezing my ass off. we did get better seats since people were too cold to stay for the show and just gave us the tickets.
the ultimate sunday.
adaptation is one wacky movie
the haircut that i got from charlie at central barber shop in cambridge. let’s just say that there was some warm shaving cream, a straight edge, and a vacuum involved. just don’t tell allen
the rainmaker showerhead. such a difference
87 coats of paint later, our coffee table and shelves look great

May 19, 2003 at 8:00 am

we got the speed of our DSL doubled, for free.
all the better to enjoy things like this. careful, kids. it’s a little dirty.
my first round of golf of the year with susanne’s dad. and i didn’t embarrass myself or him. and we won cash.
lobster
that surfer girls reality show on mtv. oh, my, god. just pure brilliance.
we have wireless internet in our place. so i can email from the can. and yes, i’ve done it.
the sox and yanks are tied for first place. and they start a series against each other tonight. it’s a good thing susanne and i won’t be watching in the same state.
we finally got our cambridge resident parking stickers. now we can park wherever we damn well please.
dinner with tom, mike, and jjp last week.
i think i’ve used the grill about 47 times since we moved in.
really sharp knives.

May 17, 2003 at 7:15 pm

May 12, 2003 at 8:00 am

settling into cambridge
we went to about 40 grocery stores this weekend.
our DSL got hooked up early. i was going through withdrawal.
A. Russo
my grill is 5 feet from my kitchen. i like that.
dinner with gordon and karen on thursday. i set the smoke detector off for the first time.
having both families over for mother’s day lunch on sunday.
jamie oliver’s couscous salad. although we didn’t actually know if it was going to work. thank god it did.
i really like the fact that i can always park in front my house.
having a universal remote that actually does control everything and is easy to use.
susanne’s parents gave us the ocean’s eleven dvd. because i don’t already watch that movie enough as it is
a squirrel digging through our trash and digging out a giant chocolate easter bunny that susanne’s mom had given us and we had thrown out. all while susanne’s mom was watching it. unreal. it was like a bad sitcom scene.
we’re actually mostly unpacked now. now we just need to buy stuff to fill in all the empty space
we recreated the chinese eggplant and basil in black bean sauce.

May 5, 2003 at 8:00 am

after an almost-4 year run, i’ve moved out of stanhope st.
driving the budget truck. much nicer that a uhaul. well, not really. they both suck.
it’s not really fun to drive a truck through the lincoln tunnel during rush hour. especially when you had no intention of going to jersey…
but driving around harlem is tons of fun. especially when you get lost
dennis and “nacho”: our friendly nyc movers.
our new sofa courtesy or dickie and harriet
we’re in the burbs. sort of.
we’re offically old and domesticated. up by 7:30 on the weekend to go to home depot.
real pizza
i think i wore the same clothes for about 4 days straight last week.
not crashing into anything with the truck. um, except for the 18-wheeler that i backed into. butno damage.
the boys at friendly neighborhood movers. great boston-area movers for cheap.
craig’s list. susanne found her job on it, we found our apartment on it, we found movers on it, and i found a subletter on it. we like craig’s list
i haven’t had email in the last week. or really watched tv, or read a newspaper. i have no idea what’s going on in the world right now
uncle charlie. he was the man.
lisa has a fear of stairs that go nowhere.
i installed stuff and drilled holes in stuff this weekend. i’m a man, dammit.
our shiny new dvd player