Guitar, Electric: thing
I have two electric guitars. One is a Fender Telecaster 50th Anniversary 1969 Thinline reissue (semi-hollow body, mahogany, maple neck and fretboard... and the pickguard is starting to warp). I bought it after high school with graduation money. It plays nicely and it sounds good, and is really loud when unplugged.
The other electric I have is a half-size guitar that looks like a Strat that got hit with a shrink ray. It was put together my my friend's dad. They let me borrow it when I went to Wales so I'd have something to play (through my PigNose). I've nicknamed it "The Hatchet" because it's too little to properly be called an "Axe"
Showing posts with label G. Show all posts
Showing posts with label G. Show all posts
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
G - Guacamole
Guacamole: thing, food
Guacamole rarely needs more than 3 things: Avocado, Lemon Juice, a pinch of salt. I say rarely, rather than never, because diced tomato is good every once and awhile, or maybe Lime and cilantro.
I had never had guacamole, that I can remember, until I worked at the Hacienda del Sol. Occasionally it would be my job to make the Guac (which is how I got the super secret recipe you see above), but I was often chastised for not putting in enough Salt (same criticism of my chip frying skills). If it was night time I'd often go out and throw the pits at the wall in the empty lot next-door.
SEE ALSO: Hacienda, Angry Singing Cannibal Monkeys,
Guacamole rarely needs more than 3 things: Avocado, Lemon Juice, a pinch of salt. I say rarely, rather than never, because diced tomato is good every once and awhile, or maybe Lime and cilantro.
I had never had guacamole, that I can remember, until I worked at the Hacienda del Sol. Occasionally it would be my job to make the Guac (which is how I got the super secret recipe you see above), but I was often chastised for not putting in enough Salt (same criticism of my chip frying skills). If it was night time I'd often go out and throw the pits at the wall in the empty lot next-door.
SEE ALSO: Hacienda, Angry Singing Cannibal Monkeys,
Sunday, March 21, 2010
G - Gas Station
Gas Station: place
I love pay-at-the-pump. As long as I've owned a car, I've never gone into the gas station to pay for gas.
I strongly dislike when people have to leave their car at the pump to go in to pay. I am not patient in that way (and it means I have to idle and waste gas and pollute more).
There was a "Food'n'Fuel" two blocks up from my home when I was little. It was a treat to get to walk there and get candy. Only very very rarely was I allowed to go alone. It is gone now that the city of Duluth has fixed the ridiculously deadly multi-intersection that it was a part of.
I do not like that the BP station nearest to my house advertises the Gas Price and the "Gas Price with purchase of a carwash" price on their sign. Their carwash is crappy (and not worth saving 20c per gallon). It is convenient though.
I love pay-at-the-pump. As long as I've owned a car, I've never gone into the gas station to pay for gas.
I strongly dislike when people have to leave their car at the pump to go in to pay. I am not patient in that way (and it means I have to idle and waste gas and pollute more).
There was a "Food'n'Fuel" two blocks up from my home when I was little. It was a treat to get to walk there and get candy. Only very very rarely was I allowed to go alone. It is gone now that the city of Duluth has fixed the ridiculously deadly multi-intersection that it was a part of.
I do not like that the BP station nearest to my house advertises the Gas Price and the "Gas Price with purchase of a carwash" price on their sign. Their carwash is crappy (and not worth saving 20c per gallon). It is convenient though.
Monday, February 8, 2010
G - Glasses
G - Glasses: Thing
I got glasses in 3rd grade. I never minded going to the eye-doctor because my Uncle worked there and that was kind of fun. I got contacts in middle school or early high school because they made it easier to play sports, but they were awful to put in, and they were uncomfortable.
One time, at a summer camp that I went to, I sat on my glasses after we had been having massive wrestling matches, they broke. This was the very first day of the week, so I had to go through the week pretty much blind (I think I still got a bullseye in archery).
I have the super-light-weight bend-y frames now (Which I love, because I worry about them breaking), but I really miss having glasses with lenses tall and wide enough that I don't notice them. People tell me they look better small, but they aren't as good for looking through.
I still have a few pairs of old plastic-frame glasses from my (and one other person's) childhood. They're kind of fun to wear sometimes.
I would make passes at girls who wear glasses (if I made passes at people).
I got glasses in 3rd grade. I never minded going to the eye-doctor because my Uncle worked there and that was kind of fun. I got contacts in middle school or early high school because they made it easier to play sports, but they were awful to put in, and they were uncomfortable.
One time, at a summer camp that I went to, I sat on my glasses after we had been having massive wrestling matches, they broke. This was the very first day of the week, so I had to go through the week pretty much blind (I think I still got a bullseye in archery).
I have the super-light-weight bend-y frames now (Which I love, because I worry about them breaking), but I really miss having glasses with lenses tall and wide enough that I don't notice them. People tell me they look better small, but they aren't as good for looking through.
I still have a few pairs of old plastic-frame glasses from my (and one other person's) childhood. They're kind of fun to wear sometimes.
I would make passes at girls who wear glasses (if I made passes at people).
Thursday, February 4, 2010
G - Glow-in-the-Dark
Glow-in-the-Dark: Thing
When I was younger I had the small glow-star stickers. I had a whole imaginary cosmos on my wall at my house on 11th St. There was mythology/astrology associated with it and everything (at least in my head), though my constellation-making skills were not subtle. I was sad when I had to take it down when we moved, but I did draw a map (or possibly did a crayon rub), long since lost.
One of the reasons I preferred Construx to Legos was the glow in the dark pieces. I left the 2D world of star-stickers and entered the 3D world of glowing planetoids (made of construx bells) hung by fishing line in my room in the Northfield St. House. Again, when I had to take them down to move to college, I was sad. Of course I still have one with me that has hung in all of my rooms since.
Now I have photo paper that glows, so I can make anythign I want glow (lantern-corps symbols, Starman #63 cover, the-camp-I-used-to-be-affiliated-with-in-winter, Bangor, etc). I've also got, paints, tape, string, among other things.
I think Bio-luminescence is pretty cool. It was easily my favorite part of Avatar (if that's what Unobtanium does, then it's worth the 70 katrillion dollars per ounce). Even though I probably should have some sort of objection to it, I think that glow-in-the-dark cats and rabbits are cool.
Mike Doughty sings, in "Where Have You Gone": "Left here looking for girls that glow in the dark." Me too.
SEE ALSO: Construx, Bedroom
When I was younger I had the small glow-star stickers. I had a whole imaginary cosmos on my wall at my house on 11th St. There was mythology/astrology associated with it and everything (at least in my head), though my constellation-making skills were not subtle. I was sad when I had to take it down when we moved, but I did draw a map (or possibly did a crayon rub), long since lost.
One of the reasons I preferred Construx to Legos was the glow in the dark pieces. I left the 2D world of star-stickers and entered the 3D world of glowing planetoids (made of construx bells) hung by fishing line in my room in the Northfield St. House. Again, when I had to take them down to move to college, I was sad. Of course I still have one with me that has hung in all of my rooms since.
Now I have photo paper that glows, so I can make anythign I want glow (lantern-corps symbols, Starman #63 cover, the-camp-I-used-to-be-affiliated-with-in-winter, Bangor, etc). I've also got, paints, tape, string, among other things.
I think Bio-luminescence is pretty cool. It was easily my favorite part of Avatar (if that's what Unobtanium does, then it's worth the 70 katrillion dollars per ounce). Even though I probably should have some sort of objection to it, I think that glow-in-the-dark cats and rabbits are cool.
Mike Doughty sings, in "Where Have You Gone": "Left here looking for girls that glow in the dark." Me too.
SEE ALSO: Construx, Bedroom
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