The Meter’s Running

For anyone who actually reads my weblogs, I want to apologize for yesterday’s. Truth be told, it was lame. I painted a standard picturesque scene of Any College, USA, and threw in a notable mountain. I’m sure much more elegantly spoken people have written about how pleasant Seattle is before me. Perhaps how the mountainous skyline seamlessly thread tree line to Seattle skyline to sea lions… Who cares? It’s nice. And even worse, I threw in some sympathy-seeking, “I’m not feeling well *cough cough*” sentiment with some sentimental garble … Continue Reading

I proudly proclaim a prophetic premonition: The prominent promoters prolifically promoting their provocative production will promptly proclaim this promotional prize. I promise. In other words, this promotion is all about PR.

While my official stance is still that I love all my passengers’ videos the same—as though they were my own children—there are some videos that especially stand out in my mind. You might even call them my favorites. (Hey, even Jesus had his favorites! Isn’t that right, John?) For instance, Colin’s “The Story of Mary” video blows me away. My jowl droops while his jaw drops the well-spoken … Continue Reading

I’ve been picking up students for two days now at San Jose State, and I haven’t had much time to collect my thoughts, but I’ve come to this revelation: I would make an awful salesman. When I was initially told I would be giving out ten rides a day, I thought, JUST TEN! I’ll have to be ready on the breaks for the hordes of students throwing themselves onto my hood for odds like this! Okay, maybe not quite so dramatic, but I figured I could shoot ten rides out in easily three hours. The most work I … Continue Reading

I-80, Dee, Dee, Dee, Dee, Dee-Dee. That’s it. Just take I-80 all the way: 2094 miles. The entire time. Really. (Okay, there’s a little stint of about 70 miles on I-680 for the final stretch, but at this point there’re signs that read “San Jose”, so you feel like you’re already there.)

Ahh, the great American road trip. It’s something I’ve dreamt about all my life. I always knew, deep, deep down, that I’d take an ’09 Aveo5 with an obnoxious “Livin Large” screen print tastefully angled across each side of the vehicle to the … Continue Reading