tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63686332936373886002024-03-05T07:47:57.856-08:00Present TenseWandering through a post-graduate life.Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-68917045295386590382011-05-17T10:48:00.000-07:002011-05-17T11:18:44.795-07:00On My MindHoly hell, it's SUNNY today in Seattle! Surely, the world has been plunged into the depths of madness. I'm excited. It's hard to be a Californian in this town for many reasons. One: Your skepticism of others/new people is seen as douchey or cold (even though native Seattleites can be some of the nicest or some of the cruelest people I've ever met, and I grew up in the Pasadena area). Two: The Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-81280611578229356432011-03-30T09:55:00.000-07:002011-03-30T10:03:40.077-07:00Mix Tape Fodder: MarchSome gems from March that got me through the month! Namely the highlights of: St/ Patty's Day at Cha Cha, drunk boyfriends at house parties where 24 is an old age, romantic walks around Pike Market, drinks and apps with friends in the middle of the day, public transit woes, yearning for Summer, and new jobs!"He Gets Me High" - Dum Dum Girls"Cut Me Out" - MNDR"Still Sound" - Toro y Moi"Roni" - Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-52629213025106579542011-03-22T12:22:00.001-07:002011-03-22T12:34:43.582-07:00Wedding ThingsDon't think that just because I haven't written much about it lately, it doesn't mean that my impending nups aren't taking up a good chunk of time/thoughts/energy. Quite the opposite: It's all we talk about lately. Which is fine. I mean, it's sort of a big deal.Right now we're super close and have a lot of stuff done, but there's still a ton to do. We need to go buy our suits. We need to finish Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-69541928352800294772011-03-16T09:47:00.000-07:002011-03-16T10:00:26.941-07:00Everything new is new again.I started my new job yesterday. I'm training at the Northgate Mall (just 10ish minutes north from our place) to be the Full-Time Assistant Manager of a brand-new, currently under construction Forever 21 store in downtown Seattle, on the corner of Sixth and Pine in the crazy-ass shopping district of downtown. Now say what you will about the company (the weird "John 3:16" thing comes to mind, as Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-46052258359942767422011-02-28T13:34:00.000-08:002011-02-28T13:44:46.510-08:00Mix Tape Fodder: FebruaryA new feature where I'll share songs that I downloaded in the previous month that I think you should probably go download as well. Why? AWESOME, that's why."Where I'm Going," by Cut Copy"Confirmation," by Wild Nothing"Sta Upp," by Little Dragon"Weekend," by Smith Westerns"What Can I Do?" by The Black Belles"Please Ask for Help," by TelekinesisGo get some!!!!!Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-73835044110934657372011-02-26T12:43:00.000-08:002011-02-26T12:58:31.976-08:00Quitting TimeOh, Ke-Dollar Sign-Ha; of COURSE unicorns bleed rainbows! Why wouldn't they?But on to the more important stuff--I turned in my letter of resignation to work last week. I know it's utterly absurd and perhaps not the most intelligent thing to do considering half of this blog is me whining about not being able to have a career in writing, but I have felt like I needed to do this for months. I'm Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-46915964383532440502011-01-24T12:20:00.000-08:002011-01-24T12:36:29.338-08:00Ticket Stub: White Lies @ Neumos 1/22/11Photo courtesy of gigsport.net official White Lies concert page.We had the pleasure of seeing UK band White Lies perform a ton of stuff, both old and new, this past Saturday at Neumos. What I like about that venue is that it's a)centrally located to a ton of other things to do, which made it easy to have drinks at Lobby Bar beforehand and b)it actually has a great layout for the over 21 crowd Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-83057651682386995132011-01-22T13:02:00.000-08:002011-01-22T13:11:36.338-08:00Hey! Come to this show! #2Sure, you could save your pennies and go see Ra Ra Riot in 3 days, OR you could go see a band with a bit more talent . . . *cough*Photo courtesy of the band's official Shockhound.com page.White Lies will be performing TONIGHT at Neumos! Doors open at 7ish, show starts at 8! $10 in advance (which you can actually buy up until 5pm today or until they sell out, which ever comes first), $12 at the Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-59090589462657579452011-01-21T10:43:00.000-08:002011-01-21T11:14:58.106-08:00Music I've Listened To: "From Light to Dark," by OriyaOne of the funniest/awesomest things about googling a band you know is seeing their Internet personas when you do a Google search and getting to know that said personas are about 60% true. Yes, my buddy Ryan is a great drummer whose musical sensitivities and talent are, in a word, epic--But then there's the fact that this is a guy who I get sloshed with on a regular basis, so it's hard to take Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-55867033692661207002011-01-12T10:06:00.001-08:002011-01-12T10:34:19.063-08:00Nerdy Things I'm Stoked About: 'Age of X'So for most of my childhood/adolescence, I was enamored with all things X-Men. Hell, I can still rattle off trivia about the universe and the characters like you wouldn't believe, and have to often suppress myself from going all Comic Book Guy when one of the movies or cartoons gets some aspect of their canon incorrect. Like most kids, though, my passions were fleeting or sporadic. I was really Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-79604264858466473812011-01-11T11:03:00.001-08:002011-01-11T11:03:59.679-08:00Quick HitsA few things I'm really digging right now:1) My new gray cotton pullover hoody from H&M. It's simple, it's comfy, and it's become a staple layering piece.2) The Raveonettes' cover of "I Wanna Be Adored." Yes yes, I know that it's been out since August-ish, but I've just now had a chance to formally add it to my collection of their music. Sharon's voice is haunting and seductive, as always.3) ThisRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-80041936867734271642011-01-08T21:04:00.000-08:002011-01-09T10:40:04.889-08:00Ticket Stub: Oriya CD Release Party @ Studio 7 1/7/11Photo courtesy of the Seattle Weekly's online archives.Last night a bunch of us went to see our friends in Oriya and support them for the release of their new CD, "Light to Dark."Photo courtesy of the Oriya official Facebook page.It was a really great show. Studio 7 is a funny venue; it reminds me of Fuel in terms of the crowd, but in a much better space with a much better bar. That, and for onceRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-31667013476836229192010-12-30T09:49:00.001-08:002011-01-08T21:04:05.969-08:00Two Mixes That I Promised I'd Post But Then Never DidShut up.From April/May 2010: "Country Noir"Inspired by all that 'True Blood' I was watching and some new pearl-button flannel shirts at the time, not to mention some unseasonably warm Seattle weather."Dirty Boots" - Sonic Youth"Killing Him" - Amy LaVere"Son of a Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield"Be Gone" - Brand New"The Heavens" - The Raveonettes"Jack Killed Mom" - Jenny Lewis"Bad Things" - Jace Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-52789798022051227482010-12-30T08:58:00.001-08:002011-01-09T10:36:49.291-08:00What's this aboot?Josh and I just got back last night from an amazing 2-day trip to Victoria up in Canada. His grandmother (an amazing, nurturing, kind and classically classy broad by the name of Janice) surprised us with the trip on Christmas day. She truly is a remarkable woman. Her husband passed away this past year, and Josh took it really hard as the man was a very important father-figure in his life and Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-21433736011578136852010-12-26T15:19:00.000-08:002010-12-26T15:58:04.160-08:00Unwrapped.Okay, so, really quick; I have to say something about the film "Exit through the Gift Shop."I don't think a lot of people (by which I mean the handful of critical reviews I read by Googling it and reading the first 3 pages of user reviews on Netflix after I had watched the film) "got" that it was poking fun at and questioning the way one person could take someone else's art--Especially someone Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-63289029275171232862010-11-28T21:30:00.000-08:002010-11-28T22:03:29.813-08:00StuffedYeah, 3 days later and I'm still feeling the Turkey Day. My gut has expanded quite nicely, my bank account is diminished, and my sleep cycle is all sorts of jacked up. Not to mention the crap I came back to after not working for 4 days(!) . . .. . . But the good should come first. We did the whole Black Friday thing and actually did score some great deals. Waited in line like a madman with my momRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-31907219337736865842010-11-23T19:03:00.000-08:002010-11-23T19:23:30.706-08:00Seattle drivers fail at Winter . . .. . . As evidenced by the following:. . . Yeah, we can't really handle it over here. It's funny how many people drive like assholes when it's normal driving conditions and are very unforgiving when you make a mistake, miss a turn, etc. but a little bit of ice and snow and suddenly we're all nut-bags on the road. There's got to be a point where a logical person says "maybe I should just park my Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-47310711105442623662010-11-22T21:20:00.000-08:002010-11-22T21:20:58.544-08:00Do you dare believe your eyes?!Yeah, so I went ahead and changed a few things on the blog. The main one was the template. I'm going to play around a bit until I find something that suits the tone of what I have to say. Right now I like the blue bits, but we'll see.
Some secondary things include the ability to share my words on Facebook and Twitter, an Adult Content warning (which yes, narrows my readership but also warns the Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-52317023553220235292010-11-22T15:38:00.000-08:002010-11-22T16:26:34.448-08:00Internet Crushes, pt.1A slight follow up on yesterday's post re: adorable people on the Internets. I'd like to take the opportunity to list some random people I've been crushing on either because they're a) adorable or b) awesome bloggers/writers/etc. or c)a combination of options "a" and "b."Please note that I've never once met any of these people, but still find their internet-personas fantastic enough to gush aboutRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-53583599475522114052010-11-21T20:17:00.000-08:002010-11-21T21:04:15.115-08:00BrrrrrrrrrrrIt's HELLA cold in Seattle. You know I mean it because I used the word "hella" in a sentence without a hint of snark.Although, since you can't sense snark on the Internets you'll have to trust me when I say that the use of the word "hella" is part of a snark-free zone.Side-Bar: "Hella" is recognized by my Mac as a real world, but "snark" is not. When did this happen, of computer of mine?But yeah,Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165354411144750872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-45529243779302540632010-10-08T12:46:00.000-07:002010-10-08T12:59:21.498-07:00Dollars and NonsenseToday is going to be a productive day. There are things to purchase and things to do, and window shopping to be had. I need new jeans. And a new pair of boots. And a few new "cold weather" shirts and such. Losing weight is a bitch because while you feel great about yourself, a lot of your old clothes don't really fit the same. Yes I know that complaining about it makes me sound ungrateful and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-77069002374017668632010-10-01T09:07:00.000-07:002010-10-01T10:21:59.707-07:00Making babies.This is going to be one of those stream of conscious-y type entries.Drip, drip, drip.Surreality takes a metaphysical form: That moment when I realized that all of us are getting married and/or having kids. I went to 4 weddings this past summer, and all of them were uniquely different and totally ridiculous in ways both good and bad. One was very small, one was huge, one was mid-sized, and one wasUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-60932025041574632432010-09-29T09:21:00.000-07:002010-09-29T10:00:26.037-07:00Gonna change my way of thinkin'...Today I get to go to the FSA Food Expo at the Seattle Convention Center. It's basically a day where different food vendors, restaurants, catering companies, and breweries market and sample their product for regional businesses interested in buying. Is my hotel going to buy anything? Probably not. But it's paid, and it's an excuse to go eat rad food.I'm sort of at a weird place with my job. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-52151549622103905322010-07-06T09:21:00.000-07:002010-07-06T09:52:41.942-07:00Crawling out from under the rock......The rock, in this case, being work and everyting work-related.My job became pretty hyper-stressful these past two months for several reasons: The first being when I found out that my wages had been lowered without my knowledge. I never thought I needed to check my rate of pay on my pay stubs, but one random glance one random day led me to discover that for 2 months my wages had been slashed. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6368633293637388600.post-27647570180263204812010-04-18T12:52:00.000-07:002010-04-18T13:21:40.791-07:00The Twitching Hour(s).I think that between the hours of 12:30 and 2:30 at my job, I've achieved new states of boredom. I can't access Facebook on the business internet, which is unfortunate, but even then I think it would have its limits of any sort of entertainment factor.Today has been exceptionally slow. Over half of a family reunion just checked out, and what was a group of 30 individual rooms is now down to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0