Sometimes I look in the mirror and see something that I never could have expected even in a million years, I see a man. It scares me, because I don’t think that I have become a man yet, and yet my body has this outward appearance. Does this mean that people will expect me to act as a man? I pondered these questions today as I looked at myself in the mirror of my girlfriend’s bathroom as I took a shower there today. Yes, I know that sounds bad, but I have a logical explanation. My roommate and I are kind of slobs and as a result of either his or his brothers recent cleaning experience, our shower now has this nice layer of what looks to be either vomit or lint on the bottom of it. So I did not dare touch it in case it was the former and called up 8888 and asked her if I could use her shower. Thus here I am.

As for my using 8888 for her name, the reason is rather simple. The little child in me tends to be a hopeless useless romantic, and if I have any hope of anyone ever reading this column and not gagging or something of that sort, I must hide that part of me. So I will avoid referring to her by her Christian name and instead use the nickname that I use for her on all my writings of the internet sort (live journal, etc).

Right now we are listening to Frodus’ "Radioactivity" on CD. As a result of this sonic experience, we are discussing what it would be like to have seen Frodus live. There are so many bands that are no longer with us that I wish I could have seen in their heyday. Many of them are in the hardcore/punk rock style that I rarely listen to anymore, but names like: Overcome, Strongarm, Value Pac, Ramones, Sunny Day Real Estate, Dear Ephesus, Sex Pistols, and Morella’s Forest come to mind. I have yet to see Starflyer 59 live as well, they are still playing out though, and I have a feeling that I will eventually break down and fly out to California to see them or something of that nature.

This morning I woke up late. I have to have this emailed to Mark before I go to work at 4pm. So in order to assure quality and not just quantity I am going to stop my random verbal wandering here. It’s nice to be back.