Still. All is not well with the blog community (which continues to exist in my head as a Xanadu-like illusion). Ethan has fallen into disrepair, and his excellent side project has apparently been discontinued. Jake, like a crazy old hermit who cements up his mailbox, refuses to allow comments on his blog. Chris Clanton is getting married, which means he's probably absorbed in adult things like adultery and Roth IRAs and murdering. Justin whetted our appetites with a groundbreaking photo essay and then abruptly cut off the supply. Kaitlin still refuses to let me know her livejournal address. Among our tight-knit little group, only Mr. Puggle seems to be keeping up a regular creative flow lately.
Well, so it goes.
11 comments:
Well Goddamn. What with the second mortgage and Steve From Accounting's annual work retreat coming up, I've got a lot on my platter! You're right about the extramarital affair and the Roth IRA. FUCK YES ROTH IRAs!
But you'll see that I AM still posting at least, though I don't know what the fuck is wrong with everyone else.
--Chris
ps. What is a roth IRA?
pps. Does anyone know where to get a cheap bed and mattresses for the apartment that I'm about to rent?
ppps. Anne Gresham's still posting too, asshole!
pppps. YAY! I can comment on blogspot stuff in America! I'm back in the gang!
ppppps. Oh, though it's not as adult as you make it sound, my blog has become, like, WAY too personal-- and thus boring. But yours is great!
I like that characterization-- I might as well cement up my mailbox, I hardly check it anymore.
Upton and Liz's downstairs neighbor's girlfriend have a puggle and she's keen on everyone knowing it's a puggle, even if you don't care.
*has
I have a twin bed that I'm looking to get rid of, but I reckon you probably want one larger than that. Check craigslist, of course (in your absence, all retail stores have been liquidated and all commerce in the United States now takes place solely on craigslist). Or, could several people chip in and get you one as a wedding present? What kind of bed would you like?
A Roth IRA is a tax-free investment that you are unable to withdraw until you reach retirement age. It's another way for people with a lot of disposable income to get out of contributing to the public welfare. I think.
Of course Ann Gresham is still posting! I just clicked on that link and read her excellent paragraphs about the intersection and remembered the scope of her writing prowess. I admit that I haven't been caught up to Ann's blog in awhile.
Welcome back, Chris -- I'm glad you're here again. And welcome back to you too, Ann.
Shit yes! A real puggle? Finally, a REAL reason for me to visit Fayetteville.
CAn't you withdraw from a roth IRA without a penalty to pay for your kid's college also? Or am I thinking of something else?
africa works!
Maybe you can -- that sounds sort of familiar. But then I really don't know much about them.
By the way, Chris, I didn't realize you'd been posting recently because Google Reader has been lying to me. Sorry.
Alex: YES YES YES YOU ARE RIGHT!!
I guess you don't see the dense references that fill her writing. Her last post, for example, was simultaneously a dissection of the situation in Korea and a critique of Terry Eagleton's ideas. It's all expressed in metaphor, of course -- you have to read between the lines. As an English major, I thought you'd have picked up on that.
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