So, the weekend here is kinda boring. Everything (like art galleries and museums) close early on sat and aren't open on sun. And on Sunday food places aren't open till after lunch or not at all. Oh well, it's not like we got a bunch of money to spend anyway, but still...
We're just trying to unpack the rest of our stuff and keep ourselves busy. Right now we're watching "Micheal and Micheal Have Problems." Pretty funny stuff. We've also been watching a lot of the the Travel and Discovery Channel.
I start training tomorrow. I'm a little nervous, 'cause I don't know what to expect, but I'm sure I'll be fine. Man, I just want everything to start to I can find a routine and start a writing schedule again and a workout schedule. Speaking of that, I've lost some weight since I started working out up in B'ham. Next time you guys see me, I ain't gonna have no dunlap.
Those of you who read this and are on the up and up with lit contest and zines for submission, if you find anything cool, send them my way. I'm gonna start submitting and shitload of stuff these next two months. I got a book (something that's somewhere between a short novel/novella/sh. story collection) that needs to go out to contests/presses/agents. A collection of poems/my thesis that needs to do the same, and a ton of poems and stories that I need to start landing in journals. I got alotta work this fall.
I miss B'ham already. I miss, besides the people, the FOOD. There's some good food here, but not like B'ham (I'm sure once we learn this place, we'll have our spots, but as of now...not much).
That's all for now. i'll let ya'll now how everything goes. Stay clean and just say no.
Love you,
Joshua
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Las Cruces
Hello,
So, Em and I have been down here in New Mexico for a few days. And we already got internet hooked up, so we're pretty stoked (plus digital cable). But yesterday she was surfing the web and came to this site, and said, "geez it's been a while since you posted." So, today I got up and decided, after surfing the web a little myself, seeing that nothing's really happening on facebook, or anything, that I would give everyone an update.
We made it here in two long days. Left Sunday the 2nd and made it here on the 4th...kind of...
See we drove no faster than 60mph (not counting a few hill), because the tow-trailer we had couldn't go any faster without exploding. But after a post-wedding celebration with the Fix family, we got up at 6am and left Yakima, and we drove from there, into Oregon, through the dry part, into Idaho, past Boise, and we stopped in Twin Falls.
First of all I was stoked to stop because my favorite Built to Spill song has the same title, but we also stopped cause we were hungry and needed a good meal. We ended up hanging out for a while, taking pictures, and walking around. The bridge into the town is amazing, and there's this little paradise below the cliff, where the river goes, and there were people parachuting off the bridge, and the sun was setting. It was amazing!
So, we finally got back on the road and I drove into the darkness of Idaho, which turned into Utah, which had some amazingly smooth roads, that once we hit SLC, were crap, one lane freeways, construction, bumps...i spent a lot of time cursing to myself and woke up Dan and Em. Then after the city we were supposed to take highway six (a shortcut), but as we got on it there were these weird windmills and curvy roads and darkness, so we opted to stay on the main freeway (we probably lost an hour or so, but that's better than running out of gas where there are no towns). I switched over driving at like 3 in the morning or something and Dan took over, wanting to get us out of Utah and into Colorado. We finally did. It took forever.
When the sun started rising, trying to peek its head over the mountains we stopped at Denny's had some "build your own" Grand Slam and took off again. This part of Utah was amazing. There were rock formations, huge outlooks...oh...then after hours of that (it started getting old, kind of), we reached the town of Moab. This is somewhere you all should go. It's crazy cool, old, and seems to be a freaking hot spot. Em and I want to go. And we probably will someday soon...
We got gas on in a town that (I can't remember the name) was repaving every single road in town. It sucked, but we made it out, and about an hour later we were in colorado, which fields and farms and was a change from Utah, even though they were basically in the same place. I don't know if I got a lot of pictures of Colorado...I'll check.
Colorado was OK. It was nice at first, then got hilly and the roads got shitty, and it took forever to get into New Mexico. There's a place just off the main road called four corners where you can stand in four states. Cool. We didn't have time to we jetted passed at 55mph.
New Mexico (the sign said Navajo country), was dust and straightness forever, with some mountains in the distance. At this point we were just trying to get through the state down to Las Cruces so we could get our keys and sleep in our apartment. But the longer we drove, the more we knew we wouldn't. Then after hours and hours, Albuquerque came and went. It was sunset, and the city seemed cool, and there was a lot of water (rivers and stuff) and green tress and bushes. It was a nice change for a bit. At the truck stop, we got some drinks and food and met a cashier who had moved back from Portland. He said, "I like it here. The sunsets are the best." I was thinking, OK, but Bellingham's got the best sunsets...so, we'll see. (The sunsets here are unreal...I don't know. I'm still partial to B'ham's sky...we'll see...we'll see...)
We kept moving and made it to Truth and Consequences, NM (Yes that's a city) to get gas. Stop. Rewind. Albuquerque we had over a half tank, and an hour out of Truth and Con. we had a quarter, then twenty minutes out we were empty and started freaking out. So, we started coasting down hills and trying to take that momentum up hills. We made it, with not sputtering or anything, pulled into a Chevron or something, filled up, and started to drive, then the truck sputtered to a start.
Long story short it wouldn't start. We had to get a motel. The mechanic who came out said we had a messed up fuel pump. A wrecker-truck driver towed the truck to our new apt. and I had to go and sleep in the rental truck till Em and Dan woke up, and drove the car down {yes we unloaded the car from the trailer).
And here we are.
I'll try to post a lot more than as of late. You can check out pictures at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=2186026&id=25903020&page=5
Love you,
Joshua
So, Em and I have been down here in New Mexico for a few days. And we already got internet hooked up, so we're pretty stoked (plus digital cable). But yesterday she was surfing the web and came to this site, and said, "geez it's been a while since you posted." So, today I got up and decided, after surfing the web a little myself, seeing that nothing's really happening on facebook, or anything, that I would give everyone an update.
We made it here in two long days. Left Sunday the 2nd and made it here on the 4th...kind of...
See we drove no faster than 60mph (not counting a few hill), because the tow-trailer we had couldn't go any faster without exploding. But after a post-wedding celebration with the Fix family, we got up at 6am and left Yakima, and we drove from there, into Oregon, through the dry part, into Idaho, past Boise, and we stopped in Twin Falls.
First of all I was stoked to stop because my favorite Built to Spill song has the same title, but we also stopped cause we were hungry and needed a good meal. We ended up hanging out for a while, taking pictures, and walking around. The bridge into the town is amazing, and there's this little paradise below the cliff, where the river goes, and there were people parachuting off the bridge, and the sun was setting. It was amazing!
So, we finally got back on the road and I drove into the darkness of Idaho, which turned into Utah, which had some amazingly smooth roads, that once we hit SLC, were crap, one lane freeways, construction, bumps...i spent a lot of time cursing to myself and woke up Dan and Em. Then after the city we were supposed to take highway six (a shortcut), but as we got on it there were these weird windmills and curvy roads and darkness, so we opted to stay on the main freeway (we probably lost an hour or so, but that's better than running out of gas where there are no towns). I switched over driving at like 3 in the morning or something and Dan took over, wanting to get us out of Utah and into Colorado. We finally did. It took forever.
When the sun started rising, trying to peek its head over the mountains we stopped at Denny's had some "build your own" Grand Slam and took off again. This part of Utah was amazing. There were rock formations, huge outlooks...oh...then after hours of that (it started getting old, kind of), we reached the town of Moab. This is somewhere you all should go. It's crazy cool, old, and seems to be a freaking hot spot. Em and I want to go. And we probably will someday soon...
We got gas on in a town that (I can't remember the name) was repaving every single road in town. It sucked, but we made it out, and about an hour later we were in colorado, which fields and farms and was a change from Utah, even though they were basically in the same place. I don't know if I got a lot of pictures of Colorado...I'll check.
Colorado was OK. It was nice at first, then got hilly and the roads got shitty, and it took forever to get into New Mexico. There's a place just off the main road called four corners where you can stand in four states. Cool. We didn't have time to we jetted passed at 55mph.
New Mexico (the sign said Navajo country), was dust and straightness forever, with some mountains in the distance. At this point we were just trying to get through the state down to Las Cruces so we could get our keys and sleep in our apartment. But the longer we drove, the more we knew we wouldn't. Then after hours and hours, Albuquerque came and went. It was sunset, and the city seemed cool, and there was a lot of water (rivers and stuff) and green tress and bushes. It was a nice change for a bit. At the truck stop, we got some drinks and food and met a cashier who had moved back from Portland. He said, "I like it here. The sunsets are the best." I was thinking, OK, but Bellingham's got the best sunsets...so, we'll see. (The sunsets here are unreal...I don't know. I'm still partial to B'ham's sky...we'll see...we'll see...)
We kept moving and made it to Truth and Consequences, NM (Yes that's a city) to get gas. Stop. Rewind. Albuquerque we had over a half tank, and an hour out of Truth and Con. we had a quarter, then twenty minutes out we were empty and started freaking out. So, we started coasting down hills and trying to take that momentum up hills. We made it, with not sputtering or anything, pulled into a Chevron or something, filled up, and started to drive, then the truck sputtered to a start.
Long story short it wouldn't start. We had to get a motel. The mechanic who came out said we had a messed up fuel pump. A wrecker-truck driver towed the truck to our new apt. and I had to go and sleep in the rental truck till Em and Dan woke up, and drove the car down {yes we unloaded the car from the trailer).
And here we are.
I'll try to post a lot more than as of late. You can check out pictures at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=2186026&id=25903020&page=5
Love you,
Joshua
Sunday, June 7, 2009
School's out!
So, I'm officially done with my MA at Western. Done. Everything is off my plate (though, I do have to pay a couple fees I have yet to pay). But what's next for me?
First off, I'm getting married in July. Second, I'm moving to New Mexico. Third, I'll be teaching and working on my MFA. Three years of my life will take place in Las Cruces, NM. Wow. It's been hot in Bellingham, and that's good, 'cause I need to get used to the heat. I am not a heat guy. I'll take rain and snow over too much sun any day. But that will have to change and change soon. Although, it might be the perfect motivator to get myself a job and get out of Las Cruces when I'm done.
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I've been watching a lot of discovery channel: Dirty Jobs and the Deadliest Catch. Soo good.
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I got a DVD for doubt on my coffee table. I think I'm gonna watching it tonight. Hoffman, Adams, Streep. Sounds like a hit to me! I read the play a year and a half ago, and that was amazing. I'm curious to see how the playwright turned it into a film...
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On friday night, I finished all of my guitar parts for robot meat is murder. Last night, I went to play my drum parts. Half were good, the other half were pretty good, and I have one song I didn't even play on. We're wondering if we are forcing the whole "two drum" thing. I think we might be, and our drummer Wendelin is so good, I'm not sure other drums add, but more likely muddle it up and take away. We'll see what the rest of the band likes.
I just want to start on the vocals...soon, soon, soon.
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OK. I'm hungry.
That's all for now.
Joshua
First off, I'm getting married in July. Second, I'm moving to New Mexico. Third, I'll be teaching and working on my MFA. Three years of my life will take place in Las Cruces, NM. Wow. It's been hot in Bellingham, and that's good, 'cause I need to get used to the heat. I am not a heat guy. I'll take rain and snow over too much sun any day. But that will have to change and change soon. Although, it might be the perfect motivator to get myself a job and get out of Las Cruces when I'm done.
*
I've been watching a lot of discovery channel: Dirty Jobs and the Deadliest Catch. Soo good.
*
I got a DVD for doubt on my coffee table. I think I'm gonna watching it tonight. Hoffman, Adams, Streep. Sounds like a hit to me! I read the play a year and a half ago, and that was amazing. I'm curious to see how the playwright turned it into a film...
*
On friday night, I finished all of my guitar parts for robot meat is murder. Last night, I went to play my drum parts. Half were good, the other half were pretty good, and I have one song I didn't even play on. We're wondering if we are forcing the whole "two drum" thing. I think we might be, and our drummer Wendelin is so good, I'm not sure other drums add, but more likely muddle it up and take away. We'll see what the rest of the band likes.
I just want to start on the vocals...soon, soon, soon.
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OK. I'm hungry.
That's all for now.
Joshua
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