TITLE OF SEVEN WORDS OR MORE, OUR ODE TO OLYMPIA!!!
8 am `1994 4 05
4no68 v
To Dara being a follower, to Jo being an unhappy leader, to map quest for getting us to Olympia, to little purple houses, to walnut street, to Payam, to Tanner, to bitchy gym people, to hot gym people, to traffic circles, to mount Rainier, to the capitol building, to job hunting, to everyone staring, to diet pepper bottles, to Groc Out, to guacamole, to fajitas, to chasing long legged mosquitoes, to the spider outside our door, to the gold Kia, to Payam’s fertilizer and nitrous oxide in the garage, to the garage almost exploding, to the project van with no breaks, to Rosh Hashanah, to Ramadan, to both being celebrated in one house, to transvestite seafood sales people, to the bus, to the bus almost hitting us, to the bus almost missing us, to are you fluent in English man, to places not being at their address, to 1001 Cooper point road, to hitchhiking, with electric guys, to hand crafted beers maid in local breweries, to yoga to yogurt to rice and beans and cheese, to rent, to walking to evergreen, to not making it to evergreen, to idiotic realtors, to Stuart place, to moving, to Chad/Charlie, to having a friend named Bubba, to Steven, to Red Sox hats, to being the talk of a warehouse, to being the New York Girls, to Gold Digger, to the vault, to eastside, to the brotherhood, to Jake’s not so gay bar, to the onion, to jo not knowing it was a gay bar, to all organic, to taco del mar, to the burrito van, to Seattle, to parent weekends, to seaplanes, to the San Juan islands, to Sheri and Michael getting drunk, to charades, to Dara having the lightest luggage, to the EMP, to Bob Dylan, to driving the Washington peninsula without knowing it, to Portland, to San Diego, to Australian reunions, to NU reunions, to Boston reunions, to ATW reunions, to CWW reunions, to Alaska, to Polar bears, to Jenny’s fabulous office, to Coots, to Jo being a tease, like always, to the Giants, to Dara’s knowledge of football, to Chad’s sleep apnea, to regal cinemas, to double features, to Jello Shots, to Bombers, to psychotic bosses, to state trooper employers, to Jo having children(not really), to being the only 22 year olds in Olympia who don’t have children, to being the only 22 year olds in Olympia who have never been married, to tree lighting ceremonies, to motorcycle toy drives, to Aero beds, to the lake, to the dollar store where everything is actually a dollar, to Thursday night television, to Monday night television, to Tuesday night television etc, to Sunday football with chicken strips, to the asshole with the subwoofer, to no hot water, to sponge baths, to showers the don’t drain, to sponge bob curtain hangers, to rent-a-center, to 2 long island girls buying a DVD player instead of a cable, to only being pegged long island Japs once, to Jo’s homemade diet, to dry ice, to CWIS, to verbal sparring with employers, to Rudy to Jinjor, to Wendy and Kort and Deborah and Claire and Grace; to Scott, to a fabulous thanksgiving, to a very drunken thanksgiving night, to girls not liking us, to the low cost of living , to being able to pay for vacations, to being financially independent, to returning home to financial dependency, to The Olive Garden, to appetizers, to sitting at the bar, to a failed trip to Sizzler, to never getting dressed, to mold, to late night karaoke next door, to the bad mall, to lack of shopping, to compensating in food shopping, to the silver Chevy, to water street, to the nice ladies at the city parking permit center, to the friendliest Starbucks employees right next door, to Starbucks cookies late night, to Dara’s cut and bake geniousness, to elusive packages, to Netflix, to the O.C., to the daily show, to online newspapers, to confidential projects where people will die, to our lazy-bum ass friends on the east who never drunk dialed us, to our fabulous friends who encouraged us and stayed in touch well, to daily quotes in the mail, to challah, to religious fanatics, to craigslist, to birthdays, to having no microwave, to sprouted spelt bagels, to the Co-Op, to another recon rabbi who wears chucks, to that rabbi’s ADD child, to Sukkot dinner, to Yom Kippur, to only being hired because you’re Jewish, to Deborah’s sons at the gym, to Deborah at the gym, to sympathizing with the people who deal with Deborah at the gym, to not getting any piercings or tattoos, to topography, to no rain, to one day of snow, to watching Washingtonians drive in snow, to never locking the keys in the car, to Jo’s flat tire, to playing realtor for our apartment, to 36 outlets in 3 rooms, to flaming hippies, to white trash, to those somewhere in between, to being 30, to being in Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl’s apartment without even knowing it,(114 pear street) to finding out, to being served a drink by Kurt Cobain’s sister, to Dara being in good company in her love for grunge, to trying to mix friends, to friends’ little brother’s birthdays when those little brothers are about our age, to us brining Chad nothing but bad luck, and him loving us anyway, to Chad winning the lottery the day we leave, to hotel rooms, to sharing a twin areo-bed, to Philips elusive wife, to Halloween, to collecting boxes, to shipping stuff home, to the skinny mirror, and to the carnie mirror, to moldy toilet paper, to hot fauns, to the two different hot guys in eastside one night, to Jo being a pool hustler, to old guys tagging along, to really old guys tagging along, to shuffleboard, to a town filled with the worst bartenders ever, to Dara loving them anyway, to 2.50 drinks, mixed or beer, to unintentional vodka or bourbon on the rocks, to Dara throwing a rum and coke at the wall, to New York New York, to stealing randoms’ fries, to making randoms dance, to the night we sat at the diner even though it was closed, to forgetting time zones (DAN!!! That means you!) to facebook, to friendster, to myspace, to thinking myspace is stupid, to Batdorf and Bronson, to being SOOOOO close to having free internet, to thinking we officially had damned the man, to our friends not realizing that reading our blog is not like obsessively checking away messages, its ok to let us know, to a lack of comments on the blog due to the above phenomenon, to Quizznos, to Safeway sandwiches, to wanting to camp, to being laughed at for wanting to camp, to gun control, to constantly falling gas prices, to Dara being a spoiled brat who doesn’t care, to Jo being crazy about gas prices, to vitamin E, to fiber, to being well hydrated, to broken computers, to increasing our love of pop hip-hop, to going out dancing once a week, to Jo staying up past 11:30 twice a week, to waking up at 8:30am every day, to having it take Dara 30 seconds to get to work, to unpaid internships where you can call in sick whenever you’d like, to Jo’s afternoon job often going late into the night, to ticket refunds, to spending every day together for three months and still being friends!!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER TO COMPOST
OUR LOVE,
J&D
8 am `1994 4 05
4no68 v
To Dara being a follower, to Jo being an unhappy leader, to map quest for getting us to Olympia, to little purple houses, to walnut street, to Payam, to Tanner, to bitchy gym people, to hot gym people, to traffic circles, to mount Rainier, to the capitol building, to job hunting, to everyone staring, to diet pepper bottles, to Groc Out, to guacamole, to fajitas, to chasing long legged mosquitoes, to the spider outside our door, to the gold Kia, to Payam’s fertilizer and nitrous oxide in the garage, to the garage almost exploding, to the project van with no breaks, to Rosh Hashanah, to Ramadan, to both being celebrated in one house, to transvestite seafood sales people, to the bus, to the bus almost hitting us, to the bus almost missing us, to are you fluent in English man, to places not being at their address, to 1001 Cooper point road, to hitchhiking, with electric guys, to hand crafted beers maid in local breweries, to yoga to yogurt to rice and beans and cheese, to rent, to walking to evergreen, to not making it to evergreen, to idiotic realtors, to Stuart place, to moving, to Chad/Charlie, to having a friend named Bubba, to Steven, to Red Sox hats, to being the talk of a warehouse, to being the New York Girls, to Gold Digger, to the vault, to eastside, to the brotherhood, to Jake’s not so gay bar, to the onion, to jo not knowing it was a gay bar, to all organic, to taco del mar, to the burrito van, to Seattle, to parent weekends, to seaplanes, to the San Juan islands, to Sheri and Michael getting drunk, to charades, to Dara having the lightest luggage, to the EMP, to Bob Dylan, to driving the Washington peninsula without knowing it, to Portland, to San Diego, to Australian reunions, to NU reunions, to Boston reunions, to ATW reunions, to CWW reunions, to Alaska, to Polar bears, to Jenny’s fabulous office, to Coots, to Jo being a tease, like always, to the Giants, to Dara’s knowledge of football, to Chad’s sleep apnea, to regal cinemas, to double features, to Jello Shots, to Bombers, to psychotic bosses, to state trooper employers, to Jo having children(not really), to being the only 22 year olds in Olympia who don’t have children, to being the only 22 year olds in Olympia who have never been married, to tree lighting ceremonies, to motorcycle toy drives, to Aero beds, to the lake, to the dollar store where everything is actually a dollar, to Thursday night television, to Monday night television, to Tuesday night television etc, to Sunday football with chicken strips, to the asshole with the subwoofer, to no hot water, to sponge baths, to showers the don’t drain, to sponge bob curtain hangers, to rent-a-center, to 2 long island girls buying a DVD player instead of a cable, to only being pegged long island Japs once, to Jo’s homemade diet, to dry ice, to CWIS, to verbal sparring with employers, to Rudy to Jinjor, to Wendy and Kort and Deborah and Claire and Grace; to Scott, to a fabulous thanksgiving, to a very drunken thanksgiving night, to girls not liking us, to the low cost of living , to being able to pay for vacations, to being financially independent, to returning home to financial dependency, to The Olive Garden, to appetizers, to sitting at the bar, to a failed trip to Sizzler, to never getting dressed, to mold, to late night karaoke next door, to the bad mall, to lack of shopping, to compensating in food shopping, to the silver Chevy, to water street, to the nice ladies at the city parking permit center, to the friendliest Starbucks employees right next door, to Starbucks cookies late night, to Dara’s cut and bake geniousness, to elusive packages, to Netflix, to the O.C., to the daily show, to online newspapers, to confidential projects where people will die, to our lazy-bum ass friends on the east who never drunk dialed us, to our fabulous friends who encouraged us and stayed in touch well, to daily quotes in the mail, to challah, to religious fanatics, to craigslist, to birthdays, to having no microwave, to sprouted spelt bagels, to the Co-Op, to another recon rabbi who wears chucks, to that rabbi’s ADD child, to Sukkot dinner, to Yom Kippur, to only being hired because you’re Jewish, to Deborah’s sons at the gym, to Deborah at the gym, to sympathizing with the people who deal with Deborah at the gym, to not getting any piercings or tattoos, to topography, to no rain, to one day of snow, to watching Washingtonians drive in snow, to never locking the keys in the car, to Jo’s flat tire, to playing realtor for our apartment, to 36 outlets in 3 rooms, to flaming hippies, to white trash, to those somewhere in between, to being 30, to being in Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl’s apartment without even knowing it,(114 pear street) to finding out, to being served a drink by Kurt Cobain’s sister, to Dara being in good company in her love for grunge, to trying to mix friends, to friends’ little brother’s birthdays when those little brothers are about our age, to us brining Chad nothing but bad luck, and him loving us anyway, to Chad winning the lottery the day we leave, to hotel rooms, to sharing a twin areo-bed, to Philips elusive wife, to Halloween, to collecting boxes, to shipping stuff home, to the skinny mirror, and to the carnie mirror, to moldy toilet paper, to hot fauns, to the two different hot guys in eastside one night, to Jo being a pool hustler, to old guys tagging along, to really old guys tagging along, to shuffleboard, to a town filled with the worst bartenders ever, to Dara loving them anyway, to 2.50 drinks, mixed or beer, to unintentional vodka or bourbon on the rocks, to Dara throwing a rum and coke at the wall, to New York New York, to stealing randoms’ fries, to making randoms dance, to the night we sat at the diner even though it was closed, to forgetting time zones (DAN!!! That means you!) to facebook, to friendster, to myspace, to thinking myspace is stupid, to Batdorf and Bronson, to being SOOOOO close to having free internet, to thinking we officially had damned the man, to our friends not realizing that reading our blog is not like obsessively checking away messages, its ok to let us know, to a lack of comments on the blog due to the above phenomenon, to Quizznos, to Safeway sandwiches, to wanting to camp, to being laughed at for wanting to camp, to gun control, to constantly falling gas prices, to Dara being a spoiled brat who doesn’t care, to Jo being crazy about gas prices, to vitamin E, to fiber, to being well hydrated, to broken computers, to increasing our love of pop hip-hop, to going out dancing once a week, to Jo staying up past 11:30 twice a week, to waking up at 8:30am every day, to having it take Dara 30 seconds to get to work, to unpaid internships where you can call in sick whenever you’d like, to Jo’s afternoon job often going late into the night, to ticket refunds, to spending every day together for three months and still being friends!!!!!!!!!!
REMEMBER TO COMPOST
OUR LOVE,
J&D
posted by J,D or some combination at 9:07 PM
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