…was the original theme for today.

The theme changed, however, to “there’s a lot more water out here than I originally anticipated.”

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Hey. You can stalk me / purchase from me on Etsy now. I’m starting small, with four photos from one series. I’ll expand if anyone actually buys anything. : )

http://www.etsy.com/shop/tickmoo

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Lately I’ve been doing a lot of avoiding and running away. The grad school appliations are in, work is the most boring part of my life, and I found another Matt. Last weekend, we went to New York City for a book release/concert, and secondarily a Tim Burton exhibit and a birthday party.

Have some photos. I want to do a series on graffiti, but, so does everyone else. So I’m no sure if another is necessary.

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Year-in-review (stolen from last year’s post; many answers remain the same).
1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before? — took a spontaneous vacation, drank beyond drunk, met a boy from the internet, packed up my parents’ house, spontaneous glorious BBQs, stood in a friend’s wedding, met a midget from the circus, got a manicure, played beer pong, sang karaoke, took the GRE, snuck around a college campus other than my own, FINALLY dyed my hair purple
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? — No, but I have added: NO NEW MATTS.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? — No.
4. Did anyone close to you die? — No.
5. What countries did you visit? — I got a passport in order to fulfill this requirement in 2010.
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? — Enrollment in a graduate program
7. What date(s) from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? — Yeah, sorry, nothing that exciting happened.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? — I accomplished nothing. Health insurance?
9. What was your biggest failure? — Accomplishing nothing.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? — Only the usual; I did get new glasses though.
11. What was the best thing you bought? — Passport, boots… I don’t have money to buy things.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? — Everyone who’s driven me home.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? — All unnecessarily angry customers. And all Matts.
14. Where did most of your money go? — AACC, landlord, BGE.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? — Sombrero Party, South of the Border, Brian-from-Michigan and Boston/Salem
16. What songs will always remind you of 2009? — Poker Face, Right Round, and anything from the Mad Caddies, Belle & Sebastian or Jukebox the Ghost
17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder? — Happier but more cynical. ii. thinner or fatter? — Fatter. iii. richer or poorer? — I earn more income, but pay more bills.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? — Accomplishing something, anything.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? — Thinking about work.
20. How did spend you Christmas? — Sarah’s dad’s for breakfast, Sarah’s mom’s for lunch, Sherlock Holmes later.
22. Did you fall in love in 2009? — Not with people, though perhaps with life and/or idea(l)s.
24. What were your favourite TV programmes? — Project Runway, BBC World News.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? — No more hate, only disappointment.
26. What was the best book you read? — Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett and Fool by Christopher Moore, simultaneously.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? — Mad Caddies or Jukebox the Ghost
28. What did you want and get? — Passport, boots, a new phone… I don’t really want things anymore.
29. What did you want and not get? —  A full-time job and/or consistent freelancing opportunities.
30. What was your favourite film of this year? — Watchmen, Up, The Hangover, Sherlock Holmes
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? — SOMBRERO PARTY, year 23.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? — More road trips.
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009? — Dress pants, tank top, contrasting color dress shirt, sassy shoes, matching glasses.
34. What kept you sane? — Never coming home.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? — I’m not really into famous people.
36. What political issue stirred you the most? — I try to remain detached.
37. Who did you miss? — Family, 100%.
38. Who was the best new person you met? — I don’t know, but it was probably a Matt.
39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009. —
40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. — Look What Happened by Less than Jake: “And I swear it’s my last try / And we’ll talk about leaving town / Yeah we’ll talk about leaving town”

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The lone Jew eats leftover Chinese food on Christmas.

Please enjoy these photos of the “blizzard” last weekend, more specifically, the monster icicle on our back porch and embarrassing proof that I got stuck trying to check the mail.

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Grad school applications are almost finished… I just need to find two more recommend-ers and to re-take the GRE. Next month I’m on call for jury duty, so whatever week I’m free from that I will right quick re-take that infernal standardized test. December 3rd is the actual date my parents move to Arizona. I would say that things are shaping up to… something. We’ll figure out what in April.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade really isn’t as cool this year, you know, without Rick Astley. Watching this kind of makes me nostalgic, though it was six years ago I marched in the parade with the USSBA All-Star Colorguard.

Currently baking Mama Jew’s sweet potato-cashew bake, and hoping I can improve it some with marshmallows. We’ll see how the Wal-Mart brand of everything compares to the real stuff I grew up on.

As is tradition, I give you:

I am thankful for the roof over my head, and the landlord who understands rent can’t always come on time.

I am thankful for health care, after being uninsured for six months.

I am thankful for the opportunity and wealth to go to graduate school, whether or not I am accepted.

I am thankful for ever-changing technology, to keep the world on it’s toes.

I am thankful for automatic spell check, as I would seem much more buffoon-ish without it.

I am thankful to be employed, be that gainful or not.

I am thankful for a marginally useful set of eyes, and the DSLR that enhances them.

I am thankful for my hands, dainty and feminine as they may be.

I am thankful that Ramen costs only $0.17/pack and has enough nutritional value to sustain me.

I am somewhat thankful for boys, who manage to build me up and tear me down regardless of what I need.

I am thankful for friends who constantly and gently remind me of who I am, and what I could be.

I am thankful for my creative mind, which somehow still works after years of mis/disuse.

I am thankful for creative minds of times past, who give me inspiration and drive.

I am thankful for passion, in every single way.

I am thankful for a sense of humor that allows me to enjoy the little things in life.

I am thankful for wireless internet.

I am thankful for Fixer; without it our images would disappear.

Lastly I am thankful, immeasurably, for the many homes and arms I have been welcomed into throughout my life.

Also, have this thing. Its a 35mm negative, scanned & manhandled in Photoshop to a digital negative, printed with a Van Dyke process, bastardized with paint, glitter, ribbon & junk mail, scanned, and overlayed with the original in Photoshop. All I ever wanted to be was Dave McKean.

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While in Boston, might as well drive the hour to Salem and see some witches. We picked an interesting time to go, as well. The weekend before Halloween. All the rest are on facebook, of course.

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