Boston Dispatch #8 - grrr. grrr, I say!

So I just found out that the movers aren't coming until Friday now. I just finished up painting the living room and had cleaned all the painting stuff in anticipation of putting it all away for a bit. I've only got the hallway and the bathroom left and I figured I'd do them sometime next week while Brooke was at work. Instead, I've got to bust it all out again tomorrow and paint the bathroom. That, and I've got one more night of sleeping on the floor like a squatter. Brilliant.

Instead, perhaps I'll just hang out on Mass Ave all day drinking an adult bevvie from a paper bag in front of a paper cup. Who knows, my winnings might even cover tuition. There are several dozen (I'm serious) 'regulars' that frequent the nearest 4 blocks of Mass Ave. Some of them hawk Spare Change, some argue with people that aren't there and others just sit quietly on a city bench and stare off into the distance. There is this one guy that is always outside the B of A hawking Spare Change. At some point, I'll probably give in and buy one from him just out of exhaustion. His conviction and consistency deserve at least a dollar, to say the least.

A few observations. First, my own ignorance. The day I arrived, I hit the local CVS for some necessary supplies. Dig this ratio: I bought three rolls of toilet paper and one roll of paper towels for a week. Mind you, this made total sense at the time. I've been married going on four months now and Brooke and I have been 'living without the benefit of clergy' for over a year and a half. This ratio made total sense...were she here. I've since discovered that there are not, in fact, toilet paper gnomes that come out at night and eat your TP. In fact, it'll be a week tomorrow and I haven't even broken the halfway mark on the first roll of tissue. And I'm regular. And I've been eating Indian food. This begs the question: what the hell does Brooke do with 2.5 rolls of TP a week? Anyone care to get me up to speed on that one?

Second, I've just discovered that there are three liquor stores within five blocks of our place (suddenly, dozens of street urchins makes sense). I went into Supreme Liquor tonight and, truth be told, it was supreme. It was huge, for one. For another, the woman that rang me up was turbo friendly. I asked about Yeungling Lager, a beer from PA (fun fact: it's the oldest brewery in the US) that ex-girlfriend Beth introduced me to. It's phenomenal beer, trust me, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. The cashier'd never heard of it but she promised to keep an eye out for it the next time they order stock. Awesome! Now, if they'll only start stocking it prior to school starting perhaps I'll get a chance to enjoy some.

Finally, I can't praise Aqua Teen Hunger Force enough. I've been recording Adult Swim for the last few nights and enjoying ATHF a great deal. Brooke doesn't get it and I can't blame her. It's total geek humor, by and large. But I find it hilarious and I highly recommend you check it out (except you, Mom...you definitely won't find it funny). It's done a great job of getting me through the evenings these last few days.

Cheers,
S.

ps- The new Danger-Doom album is coming out in October (thank you, Adult Swim, for reminding me). You should all purchase it. A collaboration between Danger Mouse (who brilliantly remix Jay-Z's Black Album with samples from the Beatles White Album last year) and MF Doom (who is, as far as I can tell, the cleverist lyricist alive)...what's not to like? In fact, I'll be a poor college student at that point so you should buy the album twice and mail me a copy. Vinyl, plz. S.

pps- Whoever signed their comment to the 'stache picture as 'god' needs their head examined. Anymore like that and I'll make you all register to comment.

ppps- Strike that last sentence. What I should have written is 'please keep your comments relevant and rated PG-13'. Remember, my Mom reads this. I really don't feel comfortable deleting comments but if it's really offensive, I will. I won't, however, turn on the registration requirement to post since I think that allowing you to post anonymously is beneficial.