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westerberg · 3 years

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1. what is the first song you remember hearing? Oh man uhh... i remember my my dad playing the video for... oops i did it again I think? by britney spears and i was very obsessed with it. if i saw the video I would know but i don’t feel like doing that. hard to say if that is my earliest memory of music tho. i remember listening to the R.E.M. In Time greatest hits in the car late at night and feeling weird out of body as Man on the Moon came on. i like that story better but I have no idea when that memory is from. i also feel like i heard my mom singing along with Sarah McLaughlin or Norah Jones a lot when i was very young.

2. what is the first band you got into? hmm... i really loved Bon Jovi when I was very young but i didn’t like. have any knowledge of them or their discography I just liked slippery when wet and their greatest hits. and also thats embarrassing so i am trying to think of an out... probably the first real musical obsession i had was lana del rey when I was 14 /15 but thats also not great. just take the L buddy... i didnt actually get into music i would now consider very good until about 16.

3. do you collect any physical music? during quar i started trolling ebay and other similar sites for cheap cds and I have gotten a pretty good collection! you would be shocked the number of people who just really do not want to have their R.E.M. albums anymore. I have a few vinyls- a couple of cheap Joni records, Station to Station, the mats Dead Mans Pop boxset thing, and the R.E.M. single So. Central Rain. Oh and I have a very cool cd single of beastie boys body movin’. I also have a collection of cassettes that used to belong to my mom- she passed 5 yrs ago so they are very special to me! she had some R.E.M., U2, Eurythmics, Squeeze, Crowded House, Indigo Girls, and I recently dug up a bootlegged Tracy Chapman tape! she might have some more at her childhood home and if I find a tape of murmur i’ll like blackout. the sad thing is that now I really like all these musicians my mom apparently liked but i was not into them when she was alive so :/ figuring things out feels like archeology. was listening to In Time greatest hits the other day and was like she definitely skipped E-Bow the Letter every time it came on lol bc i did not hear this song until like last year.

4. what is your favourite piece of music memorabilia? do you know that picture of R.E.M. where they are all holding roses like they are all going to the prom together? i scored a poster of that off Ebay for the incredible deal of $50!! a deal at any price :) I don’t have much that is like legit valuable lol. But here you have to see the picture

5. what's your favourite concert you've ever been to? hmm i havent really been to any truly mindblowing concerts I don’t think. I got to see Tommy Stinson play an acoustic set at 7th street entry in 2019 which was very cool. I feel crazy saying thats my favorite but it was incredibly special.

6. if you could see one artist who is no longer alive in concert, who would it be? If you ask right now I would probably have to say Replacements with Bob Stinson. Prince would be a close one

7. have you met any musicians? almost! when i went to see tommy stinson, afterwards he was hanging in a bar next to the club and was taking selfies with people. i kept thinking about getting in line and eventually i decided to just do it. when i finally went to go look for him he was deep in a conversation with someone and I also realized i had nothing intelligent to say, so i sat and stared at him talking for a bit until i left and went back to the show.

8. what is your go to album when you're feeling sad? Tim by the mats! i think i maybe listened to this album every day my senior year of high school. it is legitimately strange how I feel as if this album just knows me very well. everyone says this about the mats but every song feels like it’s about me and my life. I think a perk of being a lower middle class Minnesotan with an alcoholic father is just really really getting the replacements. but i guess it depends on the kind of sad I am. If i’m just looking to be cheered up i might go with Lifes Rich Pageant or Green by R.E.M. because invariably by the end of Tim I will be bummed out !

9. what is your go to album when you're feeling happy? somehow this is a very hard question. Radio City by Big Star was a big one for me when i was still on campus. maybe an obvious one but rubber soul is a good being happy album

10. what is one music documentary you love? the doc Every Everything about Grant Hart from Hüsker Dü is a favorite. it’s just all interview with him and he’s a fascinating guy. I’ve never watched an interview with him where i wasn’t like woah u’re smart :0... the director of that also did a good replacements doc but at certain point with mats journalism im just like well i could’ve just read trouble boys.

11. what is one concert DVD you love? I think I only own one concert DVD, Prince’s Lovesexy show which i was very obsessed with back in high school.

12. do you prefer listening to playlists or albums? i prefer albums usually, sometimes i’m in the mood for a playlist but albums are def superior

13. do you prefer to listen to albums in order or on shuffle? in order !!!! What am i a psychopath

14. what is your favourite deep cut song by your favourite artist? Portland by the mats is a top ten song of theirs. very in character for it to be a b-side i’m not even mad

15. what is your favourite cd/cassette/vinyl you own in terms of packaging? I love the inner sleeve of my Grandpaboy cd which is just Paul Westerberg’s doodles and scribblings. sometimes when i buy stuff off of ebay it comes with notes and stuff too which is my favorite. my copy of suicaine gratifaction came with a very sweet note of how much the previous owner loved it. and my copy of mbv’s loveless has this very hard to read note which i can maybe make out half of. if you can read it please translate for me.

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nuclearterror · 6 years

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Today went down in the books as a day of fucking luck! First day in a while since I’ve had everything right happen at work.To quickly sum it up, all of my equipment (i.e. chainsaw, wellies, helmet and chaps) has been in some way broken or defective ever since I began this job. It especially chaps (ha...ha.) my ass that everyone else has either top notch or fully functioning equipment... which is a good thing or else nothing would get done. Now to the good part.... I got a brand new chainsaw. Turns out my last one (i’ve been through 3) had something wrong with the air intake that couldn't be doctored. Work today was a GD dream, I was rippin’ through trees, it was a gay old time. Happy “friday” to me!

So, naturally, I am at hoops celebrating. I was trying to dissect what it is about this brewery that makes me so inclined to go so often to the point of being a regular. This place is my dojo. I come here because only the bartenders know me and I get to just relax without people being overly social. See, there is the occasional conversation next to bar neighbors.... like the tourist couples or the occasional sports watcher... maybe a fly fisher if im lucky, but that’s it. I've walked away from this bar without anything but an occasional, enjoyable conversation and a beer stache haha. I just enjoy a place to drink beer and read a book/use the internet. Brewerys are sort of awesome when you think about it. Its such a contrast to a bar. They are on opposite ends of the spectrum, solely because of the crowds and intentions. Bars are just people usually trying to get shitfaced and be shifty, lets be honest, after a few drinks, no matter who ya are, ya get frisky. Im getting to a point in life where i just enjoy getting a few beers and relaxing. Dont get me wrong, being rowdy every once in a blue moon is a blast too.

On that note, everyone is here for the vikings game and I forgot how lit Minnesotans get. I had to pop in my earphones because every time they get a touchdown everyone stands and yells haha. I got a job offer for the Maine Conservation Corps. CCM to MCC.. i dont even know if I have another Americrops year in me. Im flat broke after this job. Living stipends do not fund full ass moves across the country to make more living stipends. It would be another 5 g’s to add towards my education award for grad school, but based off of my experience at CCM, I cant handle another year of being treated like a serf and a toddler at the same time. I need to call the lady and have a serious conversation about what they are about (i.e. their take on managing invasives, policies and procedures, project types etc.). i’m thinking that ill be able to have a better grip on the similarities and differences between the two. There is, however, a trail crew as well as an environmental steward crew. I’d forsure take on the trail crew, hands down. After learning what the government’s take on “conservation” is, I need to not be a part of it. We have fundamental differences on what a land steward is and should be. Trail crew looks mental, right up my ally. I love love loveeeee trail work. Sure, its not as environmentally educational, but what can I say, I love manual labor. Trail work will kick your ass. It’s conditioning for my future in wildland firefighting.

Here’s where I run into the dilemma. I have to contact this woman before October 11th with my decision and I am in the midst of applying for a fuckton of Wildland firefighting jobs.... which is my top priority. Unfortunately they don’t start their hiring process until usually Nov./Dec. I could either pick up a bar tending jobs downtown and live my lease out until Jan.and move to Maine or I could turn the offer down and continue applying for wildfire positions through USFS and private contractors. Im sort of leaning towards option two but if im being smart i’d take maine and roll with it. Something to ponder on. Responsibility or follow yr dreams. I usually go with option 2. Even the phrase option 2 sounds appealing... I’ve never been one to follow through with plans ;) There’s this 1 private contractor called Grayback Mountain that I reallllly want to work for. Ive applied for their position on a Type 2 Handcrew in Oregon. Ashole Williams is trying to move out there with me which would help me with rent and take care of my future kitten while im gone for 6 months at a time. I am thinking either Eugene or Bend since their fairly close to where I’d be stationed. The max you can live is two hours away from base which neither of those are but 30 minutes away. I figure ill live on the west coast for a year or 3 before climate change takes on the wrath of volcanic activity, hurricanes, tectonic plate movement, refugee populations rising etc.... lets not forget fires. The whole western half of the united states is up in flames.... job security.now would be a great time to fight fire wile im red card certified while I enjoy the coast before its toast (i told u i was freaky). Thats a good one ;)

I’ve added the tinder app.... which has been detrimental. I got super high and thought about the things these people were saying to me and am now super offended lmfao im laughing in my head as we speak. Its super difficult because most of the time its a bunch of horny men and women trying to hook up. Luckily duluth is split between red necks northerners and “upper peninsula” type northerners who are super into outdoor activities albeit winter or summer. there’s a small handful of gems who are backpacking or canoe guides that I fall shortly in love with. I met one dude off tinder and successfully met him at a planned location. His name was Ryan Mell the glass blower (hes not dead) and we had various dates. That was the one success story except were both busy and don’t see each other much. He was str8 up my lover stylistically but hes more of a watch tv and get stoned kind of man. Thats ok, DIVERSITY!

What is a blog? Is it an acronym? I should probably look that up. I think of this as more of an online journal. I get super stoned and write these at the brewery so there bound to be a mess of words posted together.

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pbandjesse · 7 years

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I had a great day for adulting. It’s been so nice being back with my cat. He’s so cuddly and keeps trying to trip me because he’s rubbing on my legs. I slept well last night and for a long tine! I fell out like a half hour after I did my post last night. So like around 9 and then woke up around 9. A little before 9. But it was very much needed. They were inspecting the apartment today because they are probably selling the buildings. So that would happen around 10. And I wanted to take a bath. So first thing I did was take a bath. Shaved, washed hair, face mask, deep condition. I felt good. After I got out I got dressed and had some toast. My apartment manager and 2 men came and llooked at my place and used a laser to do measurements. We talked about my move and stuff. It was all really painless and they were nice. Once they left I finished drying my hair and got ready to leave. I put my wheels back on my bike and made a grocery list. And then I went out. I was going to bike but as soon as I got outside and on it something felt wrong. And then the chain got stuck. So I just took it back to the rack and locked it up. I’d deal with that later. I went and caught the bus. It was chilly out today and I wish I had worn a scarf but I was okay. I went up to five guys for lunch. They had just opened so I was the 11th sale of the day. My food took a while but it was very good. I walked over to the fancy grocery store. I got lots of fruit and bread. Got a piece of cake. Some soups. I will get eggs and stuff at the family dollar later. No point buying it at the fancy place. It’s strange there right now though because their expanding and it’s an active construction site. But it is for sure nicer now that it’s taken over the building next door. I don’t think I’ll still be here once it is done but it’s still nice. I headed out from there and got the bus back. Stopped at CVS for a few things but they failed me and didn’t have like anything I had wanted. So I just got soda and candy. And 2 pairs of socks. Because they were a cute pattern. But then there savings card look up wasn’t working and that annoyed me. But whatever. I got home and made a to do list for stuff that needs to be done before I move. Im sure more will get added but it’s a good list. And I got a lot of it done today. First I called to cancel my Minnesota insurance. Was on hold like a half hour so I cleaned the fridge and put my groceries away. Once I was on the phone with the rep it was very easy. Next I made an electric and gas account for Baltimore. Sceduled my utlitilies. Then I called and changed my renters insurance to start at the new place. Set up an online account for that too. That was almost a half hour on hold because of the hurricanes which I didn’t think about but thats okay I didn’t mind the wait. I also got my new insurance set up in Maryland. I still qualify for state coverage because I barely am making $400 this month. I’ll change it up once I get a real job. Hopefully it’ll coiside with the open market in November. But Its nice I got that all set up. I put my mail on hold for the new place just in case. And I set up autopay for my rent. Im the best adult. I did a little more cleaning. Took out my trash. And at 4 I laid down and rested for a bit. I didn’t sleep but that’s okay. I wasn’t 100% sold on going to ballet. I was tired. But I wanted to go. I wanted to stretch and feel good. I brought my bike back upstairs and tried to fix it. Seemed good. Had some dinner. And headed out. I got just about down the street by the diner when my chain came off. I was pretty upset. I got it back on but it came off again a few blocks later. I googled the closest bike repair and walked there but they had gone out of business. And I was just so upset. The next closest place was a 45 minute walk. I took a few deep breaths and walked to target. I would buy a socket wrench and fix it. Again. Maybe it just hadn’t been right enough. I also picked up the things the cvs hadn’t had. A cheap electric tooth brush. Body wash. Eyeshadow primer. Poof thing. They didn’t have a socket wrench so I got vice grips. Whatever. I had parked my bike down the street so I wouldn’t be in the way. And turned it over to fix. Then this homeless guy, who had watched me unlocked my bike with my key, asked me what I’m doing. And I tell him I’m fixing it. And he starts yelling that I’m stealing the bike. And he starts yelling at people I’m stealing the bike. And I’m like ??? You watched me unlock it! It’s mine!! No one paid him any mind. He was obviously drunk but I was upset. A guy my age asked if I needed help and so he came and started helping me with the bolts which were stuck. And then the honelss guy is right behind me and touching my bike and saying oh it’s just the chain here and he put it back on but it fell off again because there was to much slack and we couldn’t keep fixing it because he kept moving the chain. And this poor nice man who was trying to help is also trying to block the guy and so we switched places. And then the homeless guy says “ well who are you!!” Very accusatory and the nice man said he was just a helpful Minnesotan. And the homeless says he’s from California and blah blah. And i basically yell “well I’m from Philly and you need to get out of my face you are making me uncomfortable and are not helping!” Mind he has been licking his lips and hovering this whole time. He then starts saying it’s cause he’s black and i’m like no it’s because you’re being a creep and I’ve tried to nicely get you to leave and you haven’t taken the clue. Finally he left. I was a bit shaken up. Cut my finger on the bolt that had gotten a bit stripped. But me and the nice man talked for a bit and finished fixing it best we could. We high fived a job well done. And then I headed to ballet. As I was parking my bike, which thankfully made it there, a teen guy told me I was beautiful. And I said thank you. I was still a bit shaken. He asked if he could,marry me and I said no because I was shaken and I told him what happen and he took my hand and said let’s go best him up. And I said nah but you could come to ballet with me and I drug him inside. He said no but he would like my number. I said maybe next week. Same time same day right here. He laughed. It was very cute. He had a nice smile but probably to young for me. And ballet was good. I was sore but it felt good to stretch. And catch up with my friends. I even got to do the class for free because I wrote down everyone’s card numbers. Was basically the teacher assistant for the day so that was cool. Me and Ashlyn bikes home together. There was a big big full moon. At least I think it’s full. I got to pet my neighbors’ dogs and felt good. I had a snack and cuddles Sweetp and sewed my bag. Its been a very full day. I made a to do list for tomorrow. And there is plenty to do. I hope you all sleep well tonight. Be safe. Be kind.

#ootd #weird dog #cat #bike #dress #long day #tired #tuesday #ballet #adulting

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