After about three weeks in the great white north (according to people in Oklahoma), here are a few thoughts on what I have learned from experiencing Washington D.C.
Things I have learned so far in DC
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Happy Birthday!
A friend of mine asked me to make a thing for a another mutual friend’s birthday. This was the result.
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Occupy OKC 10/17/11
I had a chance this afternoon to observe the goings on in the OccupyOKC movement happening in downtown Oklahoma City. I was able to speak with a few of the folks in and around the area regarding the movement, and armed with my trusty camera, took the images below.
That Facebook thing was a wash
Yesterday, I proposed to spend one hour on Facebook adding a comment to every person’s post that happened to come up. I thought it would be a great idea, and full of fun-time shenanigans. Unfortunately, what actually happened was that of my friends, only a couple posted anything, and of those I wasn’t able to put down any witty responses. It was a fail all around, really. I think next time – if there is a next time – I will start at a better hour and also pretend to be a ghost! Ooohhhh scary!
I found this conversation and decided it was humorous [facebook chat]
This conversation started a long time ago (think about a year at this point), and, enjoying the silliness of it all, saved it in a Sticky. I am doing some relatively late Spring Cleaning of this old lappy, and instead of throwing the whole thing away, here is what I have found.
Insurance fun-time update!
So it has been a whopping two weeks since I had had that most awesome car accident. How time flies when you are waiting on the insurance company to do…anything. TIME FOR A STORY!
By now you have seen all the pictures; there was a four car pile-up at rush hour. Outside of there simply being a multitude of cars, the reason behind the whole event was rather unordinary. Someone just didn’t stop in time.
I pulled my car over to the side of the road, as did the person who was pushed into me. Hazard lights went on, pro-style. As I exited the vehicle, I could see the line of caos that went from my car to the one that originated the incident. To be honest, there was little overall damage to the vehicles that were hit, the first car taking the brunt of the force. It’s front end got rocked is what I am trying to say.
As I looked over this site, I noticed that a friendly hobo had begun directing traffc. Why that happened I have no idea, but that’s what he did. When you are a hobo, why not?
The police and a sweet firetruck arrived not long after, and the officers on duty began speaking to all who were involved. This is where the whole process started to break down.
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Hey, check it out, I got hit by a car!
This afternoon I had the misfortune of being in the oh-so-fun American past-time of getting into an automobile accident. Not only was it a car accident, but it was a four car pile-up. That’s a record for me. I didn’t know that I wanted to have that as a personal best, but since I have had time to think about it, at the next party I am going to have to throw in, “…oh yeah? Well I’ve been in a four car pile-up. Your missing kidney pales in comparison.”
So because my lawyer wants me to not disclose too many details (no-one was hurt, my car will probably need a new bumper), I will simply leave you all with this link to some photos!
I need to tell you a story about a goose and a water bottle.
Tonight something magical happened. I don’t know what happened in the universe to premeditate the events that unfolded. The planets were aligned, oracle bones have foretold this day for centuries. Something went on in the far reaches of the globe that trickled down through the ages to culminate in what I, and someone who I will affectionately refer to as Spicy, saw while standing like two major badasses on a porch.
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