…was this accident involving an overturned tractor-trailer carrying road salt, which caused me to be stuck in traffic forever and be almost an hour late to work. I went about 2.5 miles in an hour, on stretch where I usually cover that distance in about 3-5 minutes. I wanted to tear my hair out. They ...

Oh, shit, this is gonna be a good finale.

Since I spend my days driving, I listen to tons of CDs. I’ve been listening to a bunch of new music, so I want to recommend a bit of it: – I second everyone and their brother’s recommendation of Loretta Lynn’s Van Lear Rose. If you like country even a little tiny bit, you’ll like ...

The most frustrating thing in the universe has to be when, just as you’re finally getting to sleep, the fire alarm in your building goes off for two seconds at 1am. This is just long enough to wake you up and send you into a complete fucking panic, but not long enough to indicate any ...

Mom’s been in town, so blogging has been curtailed. A brief summary of the past few days: – I banged my arm on a car door Wednesday. Really, really hard, right where the tendons and nerves come together at the funny bone. Couldn’t feel my fingers for a couple minutes, and it’s still kind of ...

In the midst of cleaning up my apartment before my mom’s arrival tomorrow night, I decided to clean my car. I knew it had been a while, but I didn’t realize how long a while. I found a newspaper dated September 6…2002. I filled an entire trash bag full of crap. Maps and guidebooks from ...

My mom is coming to visit. My apartment is a fucking mess. And she’s staying at my apartment, so I can’t just give it the once-over so it looks good when she stops by. I am so, so fucked…

I thought I was gonna go out for a nice bike ride by the beach today. And I was partially correct. I rode from my apartment in Venice to Will Rogers State Park, which is about 10 miles. I went and swam in the ocean for the first time (it’s previously been way too cold ...

Call your mother.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better example of how this town values style over substance than when I was driving home this evening. I saw a beat up Geo Metro with brand new spinner hubcaps. You know, the hubcaps that have a piece that spins independently of the actual wheel so it either ...