1. i have been into computers since the fourth grade, when i discovered the magic of the oregon trail.
2. i have not always been into bikes – i basically gave up on them after my father passed away since there was nowhere to ride to in fern prairie, and only started riding again when i got my first job in seattle.
3. macaroni & cheese from the box is my staple food.
4. when i was a small child, i had curly blond hair, and i was cute enough that my mom got pictures for free from the local studio in exchange for using my portrait in their promotional materials.
5. i was active in 4-H, and as part of the replacement heifer program i raised a cow named teresa for two years.
6. had i been born a girl, my parents planned on naming me teresa.
7. i grew up in a small town. i would walk into the bank downtown and the tellers would recognize me as “peggy’s son”.
8. i didn’t get especially interested in music until i got my first computer, and then all i had access to was mod and s3m tracker files. space debris and war in middle earth were soundtracks to many simple console games.
9. i only rarely find myself laughing out loud at other people’s jokes, and i sometimes wish that i was not so humor-jaded.
10. i still use pine to read my email, having switched over from elm over ten years ago. i hate formatted email messages.
11. i tend to dislike competition, and prefer activities that focus on cooperation. when games get too competitive, i resort to alternative, disruptive and distracting tactics. this has not endeared people to playing settlers of catan with me.
12. i go jogging once a year, just to remind myself how much i hate going jogging.
13. the last major vacation i went on was to greece for two weeks. i have not inherited my mother’s love of travel – i am content to keep exploring the many forests, mountains, and coves in my own back yard rather than wandering the globe. the only thing i miss is the food.
14. once upon a time, i was excited about different things: going to punk rock shows, building my own computers, being good at video games. i am okay with the new things i am excited about, but sometimes wish i could feel the way i once did about the old.
15. i often play out hypothetical situations in my head. this has resulted in mild hypochondria, relationship breakdowns, and some general confusion. my brain is the sort that latches on to the ‘what if’ and runs with it, for good or evil.
16. even though it’s long past passe, i still like to title emails and blog posts with random snippets of song lyric.

my house, with my grandparent’s property adjacent to the west. of course you can’t tell the slope but that thing is on a steady hill down to the creek at right. still there was alot of woods to explore.

my other grandparent’s farm, complete with the red barn and massive tree (oak? chestnut?) where i stacked haybales and at one point owned a cow. if you go a little bit northwest of there, you can also see camas’ very own castle.

moving on to uptown camas, you can see a bunch of things: crown park with the public outdoor swimming pool, james david zellerbach elementary (nee middle) school, liberty middle school (nee chs), doc harris stadium (go papermakers!), and st. thomas aquinas church.

downtown, well, you’ve got the mill?

that’s pretty much what there is of camas, at least that which is interesting from the air. i guess if you are ever there with a hot air balloon and internet access you could use my maps to say, find the best pizza place in camas or great fries and milkshakes, but that seems a little unlikely.

anyhow, everybody knows that the best milkshakes are at the fair.

1. what makes you happy?
   
2. what are you most ashamed of in yourself?
   
3. where do you see yourself in 10 years?
   
4. what is the first thing you remember?
   
5. what has gotten you through your darkest hour?
   
6. what did your parents’ house smell like?
   
7. one word that you use far too often:
   
8. one word that you associate with your best kept secret:
   
9. one word describing a recurrent theme in your dreams:
   
10. what disgusts you in others?
    
11. one word that describes your first lover:
    

1. how does the world see you?
   imaginary girl – tennis pro, cassie’s junior varsity make-out squad. i would like to be known as the guy with an imaginary girlfriend.
2. will I have a happy life?
   get up – dropkick murphys, do or die. if i don’t get up, if i don’t stand for something then i’ll fall for anything.
3. what do my friends really think of me?
   believe, – third day, time. but then, what do they know?
4. do people secretly lust after me?
   salty dog – flogging molly, swagger. hopefully this does not mean a drunken pirate secretly lusts after me.
5. how can I make myself happy?
   come just as you are, crystal lewis, greatest hits. probably the most accurate answer i’ve ever seen.
6. what should i do with my life?
   you’re pretty when i’m drunk – the bloodhound gang. check!
7. will i ever have children?
   wish i hadn’t stayed so long – hayes carll, sxsw 2005 showcasing artist compilation. possible interpretations here seem to be a substantial stretch.

8. what is some good advice for me?
   solstice: reintroduction – blue scholars, blue scholars: the expanded re-release. in the title? not much for advice.

9. will i be remembered?
   date with destiny – pennywise, full circle. this is eerily accurate, actually.
10. what is my signature dancing song?
    the white tree – soundtrack, the lord of the rings: the return of the king. well, no. though it does kind of make me tear up just to think about the grandeur of minas tirith when behold, the lords of gondor have returned!
11. what do i think my current theme song is?
    crime and punishment – fun lovin’ criminals, come find yourself. dostoyevsky, i am not.

12. what does everyone else think my current theme song is?
    fear of the last branch – mercir, as small as the center. if i gave you two thousand two hundred and ten of my mp3s and asked you to pick for me a theme song and this is what you came up with i would give you a huge gem-encrusted golden trophy.
13. what song will play at my funeral?
    you – bad religion, no control. please? eternity my friend is a long fucking time.
14. what type of men/women do i like?
    suite autumn – soundtrack, halo. sweet autumn? perhaps!

15. what is my day going to be like tomorrow?
    see you soon – coldplay, live 2003. and with that i’m done. see you tomorrow?

What is your Perfect Major?

new year’s is not my best holiday. it is always filled with a mixture of remorse and reminiscing, of things past and opportunities missed. for old time’s sake indeed, i’ll raise a glass nonetheless and remember the good times as being good, and the opportunities as being things that still lie before me. go big or go home, right?

things that google returns for “lee needs”:

1. fresh challenge
2. love
3. hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend himself
4. to get match fit
5. to muster the political courage and vision to tackle these issues

okay, so amazon.com wishlist, it’s not.

i hope you’ve all been reading my back-dated greece updates, i’ve only got four or five more left and then i’ll post a nice roll-up link so you can click through all of them more easily. martin also promised to eventually find web hosting for his photos.

0. title and credits: joss whedon & sonny rhodes – firefly theme
1. our urban cyclist: optimus rhyme – ford vs. chevy
2. the journey: john tsunam – feet not feat
3. a meeting: dream of a tree – beach song

intermission: cake – arco arena

4. failure: death cab for cutie – title and registration
5. questioning: tree63 – a million lights
6. the battle: third day – never bow down
7. a hero’s finale, end credits: pennywise – bro hymn (with hidden track)

outtakes: tenacious d – lee