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Friday, July 29th, 2005
9:25 pm	so long my fair city every year i witness the great exodus from columbus. i always resented the fact that everyone i'd grown close to the previous year would wonder off to new places. six years i've watched this, but this year it is my turn. no more bound to columbus by obligation, and following another, i'm heading westward toward oregon. not to portland, as is the trend, but eugene, a small college town two hours south. i've been taking in my lasts, scambling to say my goodbyes while trying to disassemble my life and place it into boxes. i'll miss the midwetern country side, buying records at johnny go's and used kids, monday night bike rides, the old dirty river, and maybe even baer wheels. there is a party at justin's house on saturday the 30th at 7:30. there will be refreshments and maybe some music. it's 404 northwood ave. i hope y'all can make it. over and out, jonnie (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, January 24th, 2005
12:38 pm	a winter walk the dogs were barking when i got home, and the lock was jammed. the door required a good rattling before i could turn the key. stepping in, i moved my bicycle into it's designated spot by the mantel. it had been snowing most of the day and we had accumulated nearly six inches. i sat on the couch and puddles formed under my shoe. liza wasn't home to remind me to take them off at the door. besides, the snow on my pants always made my socks wet and my feet cold. i moved to the kitchen and retrieved a towel to dry the twin ponds and the subsequent marshes. peola grabbed the towel from me and failed to return it until threatened with a spray bottle. more water to dry. and oliver barked through the whole incident. i decided, instead of taking my shoes off, i'd go back outside. the rowdy dogs were in need of a little exercise to quell their energy, and the bike shop had been slow. i was bored. we lunged down crestview at a brisk pace, but slowed to a walk by the time we turned onto calumet. heading south, i noticed an unusual quiet had fallen over clintonville. the air was muffled by snowfall and traffic had all but disappeared. the one car that passed was moving so slowly and on so much snow, it barely made a peep. we turned again, into a school yard, and found our way into the valley. it was a small wooded area that, following a stream, snaked through the housing. it was dark by now but not really dark. the light pollution had been exaserbated by the falling snow and gave everything that "just before dawn" glow. i let the dogs off their leashes and they scurried ahead of me, only checking back when i called their names. the path had already been frequented by many visitors that day and the snow that covered it had been compacted into a heavy sheet of icy pavement. the trees gathered flakes in their boughs as if to replace their absent leaves. from green to orange to brown to white...quite a spectrum. the stream, itself, was still pushing along, swollowing the snow and fighting the encroching ice that formed on its banks. the dogs darted back and forth, sniffing and eating the snow as though they were grazing cows on quick legs. i releashed them as we wandered back out to the street. it was still earily silent and empty. a ghoast town, a beautiful wintery ghoastown. (Comment on this)
Friday, January 14th, 2005
1:44 pm	early morning carpentry it was only a few minutes until eight when i awoke. i didn't have to be at work and i wasn't having trouble sleeping. i stepped into my corderoy slacks and pulled a blue polo shirt over my head. not polo in brand, but merely the style. i slipped on the cowboy boots that chris gave me that fall, and went down the stairs. i didn't stop after the first flight, though the house was only a total of two stories. i did pause shortly in the kitchen to grab a pair of pre-packaged granola bars and pour a glass of soymilk before decending the second staircase. into the basement. the winter's morning light was still dim, but the flood lights more than compensated. with a clear sharp view of both my tools and materials, i moved into producion. this morning it was a tool bench, a table with which all of my future projects would be well aquainted. i stole my measurements from the bench my roomate had upstairs. they were simple: three feet high, four feet wide and two feet deep. to the rear there would be a two feet by four feet, framed peg board on which to hang small tools. all the plans i had worked out in my head. i clamped the boards down, measuring an eighth inch too long to account for the width that the saw blade would chew up and spit back out onto my torso. square and pencil made the straight line. i placed a guide an inch and a half from it. the saw engine whined piercingly, muffled only by the grind of wood at its mercy. dust and chips flew, reflected by my shirt, cheeks, and googles. i had two pieces. repeat formula. i had three. on i went until there were sixteen pieces in all. with clmaps, square and drill i built a rectangle of two by fours, added four four by four legs, a plywood surface, and framed and hung the peg board. all square, fastedners flush. the debri from the drill highlighted my light brown hair with blonde curls. i climbed ontop and shifted my weight this way and that until i was certain of its sturdiness. finished at nine thirty. i needed a shower. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 25th, 2004
3:10 pm	# who are you? # are we friends? # when and how did we meet? # do you have a crush on me? # would you kiss me? # describe me in one word. # what was yr first impression? # do you still think that way about me now? # what reminds you of me? # if you could give me anything what would it be? # how well do you know me? # when's the last time you saw me? # have you ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't? # are you going to put this on your LJ and see what i say about you? (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, May 13th, 2004
12:26 pm	yeah...i didn't sleep that night. in the morning i came downstairs. i covered you both with a blanket to protect you from the morning chill. i'd do it again. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, May 10th, 2004
8:19 pm	Random: 0. name: jonnie ling 1. what's the best thing you've ever found in a trashcan? a case of olive oil at trader joe's 2. funniest thing seen written on a bathroom wall? there was a tally of how many people jacked off in a bathroom at mirror lake 3. are you vegan? last time you cheated (AND DONT TRY TO TELL ME YOU DIDNT) what did you eat? or for you liars, if you cheated, what would you eat? peanut m&m's at jenn mentern's house...but she gets them for free... 4. what's your favorite recipe? write it down here, and make it good: broccoli, coconut milk and tofu. boil the coconut milk with cilantro in it for ten minutes, add the rest and let it simmer. add some lime juice once you serve it over rice 5. what's something that everyone seems to love and you hate? don't know 6. what's something you love that everyone makes fun of you for? don't know 7. what are the conditions under which you would kill an animal? if i didn't have an alternative i would catch and eat my own fish. i would also kill an animal to spare the life of a human. 8. what's the most horrible way to die you can think of? (i dont want some dumb emotional thing here, i want gore:) probably that torture where they cut you a thousand times until you bleed to death. 9. do you have any tattoos that you regret? what are they of? i only have one and i don't regret it 10. have you been arrested? what for? nope and NA 11. have you ever done whippets (you idiot!)? nope 12. what's the stupidest thing you've done when inebriated? for you sXe kids, stupidest thing you've done period. i boxed a really big guy who wasn't as drunk as i was. he kicked my ass. 12.5: irrational hatreds: condiments 13. what's the sweetest thing you ever got away with or didn't get caught doing when you lived with your parents? i didn't do much that they dissapproved of 14. tell me a good scam: don't know any that you don't already know 15. what piercings do you think are stupid? eye brow 16. do you own a pair of converse made by nike? yes, but let me qualify that by saying that chad bought them and threw them away before i owned them. Hot or Not: 17. the postal service hot 18. knuckle tattoos hot 19. rattails they can be, it all depends on how you wear it 20. raisins hot 21. friendster not sure, kinda medeacre 22. kissing booths sounds hot but i've never seen one 23. eating your boogers not 24. antioch college not 25. going to college not, bring back the guild system 26. d&d not Favorite: 27. bike: my yellow one i built 28. pair of pants: the ones that keep falling apart even though both becca and i have tried to patch them 29. place to hang out: i really like echo park, but also 'saint marie's place' 30. book: everything was illuminated 30.343 local band: does justin count as a band? 31. guilty pleasure: m&m's at jenn's house 31.24 trashy beer: not a fan of beer so i don't really have a favorite 32. bad habit: checking e-mail too often Opinions: 33. upcoming election: bullshit but bush had better not win 34. love: many mistake prolonged infatuation with love. love is a neverending devotion to someone or thing. it isn't different for family, friends, or partners. 35. boca vs. morningstar boca...morning star put egg whites in everything 36. pirates vs. robots vs. zombies pirates, the dress the coolest and can be zombies and/or robots depending on the situation. 37. punk cliches cute 38. tight pants well fit but not circulation cut off 39. Won Gei vs. Number One Chinese won gei (Comment on this)
8:19 pm	Random: 0. name: jonnie ling 1. what's the best thing you've ever found in a trashcan? a case of olive oil at trader joe's 2. funniest thing seen written on a bathroom wall? there was a tally of how many people jacked off in a bathroom at mirror lake 3. are you vegan? last time you cheated (AND DONT TRY TO TELL ME YOU DIDNT) what did you eat? or for you liars, if you cheated, what would you eat? peanut m&m's at jenn mentern's house...but she gets them for free... 4. what's your favorite recipe? write it down here, and make it good: broccoli, coconut milk and tofu. boil the coconut milk with cilantro in it for ten minutes, add the rest and let it simmer. add some lime juice once you serve it over rice 5. what's something that everyone seems to love and you hate? don't know 6. what's something you love that everyone makes fun of you for? don't know 7. what are the conditions under which you would kill an animal? if i didn't have an alternative i would catch and eat my own fish. i would also kill an animal to spare the life of a human. 8. what's the most horrible way to die you can think of? (i dont want some dumb emotional thing here, i want gore:) probably that torture where they cut you a thousand times until you bleed to death. 9. do you have any tattoos that you regret? what are they of? i only have one and i don't regret it 10. have you been arrested? what for? nope and NA 11. have you ever done whippets (you idiot!)? nope 12. what's the stupidest thing you've done when inebriated? for you sXe kids, stupidest thing you've done period. i boxed a really big guy who wasn't as drunk as i was. he kicked my ass. 12.5: irrational hatreds: condiments 13. what's the sweetest thing you ever got away with or didn't get caught doing when you lived with your parents? i didn't do much that they dissapproved of 14. tell me a good scam: don't know any that you don't already know 15. what piercings do you think are stupid? eye brow 16. do you own a pair of converse made by nike? yes, but let me qualify that by saying that chad bought them and threw them away before i owned them. Hot or Not: 17. the postal service hot 18. knuckle tattoos hot 19. rattails they can be, it all depends on how you wear it 20. raisins hot 21. friendster not sure, kinda medeacre 22. kissing booths sounds hot but i've never seen one 23. eating your boogers not 24. antioch college not 25. going to college not, bring back the guild system 26. d&d not Favorite: 27. bike: my yellow one i built 28. pair of pants: the ones that keep falling apart even though both becca and i have tried to patch them 29. place to hang out: i really like echo park, but also 'saint marie's place' 30. book: everything was illuminated 30.343 local band: does justin count as a band? 31. guilty pleasure: m&m's at jenn's house 31.24 trashy beer: not a fan of beer so i don't really have a favorite 32. bad habit: checking e-mail too often Opinions: 33. upcoming election: bullshit but bush had better not win 34. love: many mistake prolonged infatuation with love. love is a neverending devotion to someone or thing. it isn't different for family, friends, or partners. 35. boca vs. morningstar boca...morning star put egg whites in everything 36. pirates vs. robots vs. zombies pirates, the dress the coolest and can be zombies and/or robots depending on the situation. 37. punk cliches cute 38. tight pants well fit but not circulation cut off 39. Won Gei vs. Number One Chinese won gei (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 4th, 2004
2:15 am	i hold a pair of hearts i can never play. hope dropped from my neck, so i left it on a cabin wall along the way. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 3rd, 2004
1:27 pm	the 'one' character sounds like a real asshole. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, April 2nd, 2004
2:55 pm	folk wave after work today, i am going with my boss to watch his band play an old folks home. his band and one or two others are all that is left of the late seveties/early eighties folk wave that hit columbus. it will be great to see what our heritage as columbus folk musicians. phil ochs, branches of the vine, us. maybe i'll know a few songs that i can sing along to. i'm thinking about advertising for the 8th show at the bluegrass shop. those guys are really good though. most of them part of the last folk wave. i wonder if they'd care to see us or if they'd just be dissappointed. they all seem so very nice. i will write more when i get back. (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 1st, 2004
4:08 pm	"and the jocks will rule the school" "and the punks will still be fools" (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 27th, 2004
3:43 pm	cry like a baby sleep like a baby then you'll smile just like a little child. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, March 20th, 2004
2:43 pm	bike ride my good friend jami wrote to me in a letter once, 'when times get rough, take lots of bike rides.' so i did. i finished my history of art exam and i caught the path north. i rode along the river and i rode alone. but i wasn't lonely. i was with myself. i saw savanahs of trees that were choked with withered ivy. i saw decaying logs entangled in the wirey masses of rasberry brambles. i watched as fallen trees formed islands in the river. i watched as the river split and rejoin and dissappeared behind the trees and reappeared again to find its way beneath my path. i dodged the geese on the path and passed them slowly and quietly. they shuffled away from me in instictual fear. i saw the sky and the raised bank opposite me. a john boat lay upside down next to the river. i saw boxes for the bats that keep down the mosquito population in the summer. i saw duck boxes that attract the less common wood ducks to the area to nest. i saw the highway opposite me and realized that whether i was there or on the path i was still going to where i needed to go. i came to a loop in the path and i turned around and saw it all again. i noodded and smiled to the walkers on the path as i returned to work. though me knees ached as they always did, i smiled and i knew that she was right. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, March 19th, 2004
3:49 pm	oh man.... it is almost spring. i'm riding in a sigle jacket with no gloves today. i want to ride my bike everywhere. i want to start a million gardens. i am so giddy right now. i walk outside and my stomach goes crazy. i'm gonna leave work early and ride over to the river to skip stones. i'll be out by the drake union if ya'll want to find me. becca i have a card for you. mike i have a hug for you. chris i have a kiss for you. lindsey i have a smile for you. justin, you stopped looking at this long ago but i have a poem for you. let the sun shine in and make the flowers grow, make our hearts grow. i gotta leave this place and absorb some sunshine. (Comment on this)
Monday, March 15th, 2004
11:23 am	valentines day went to get coffee with justin. got back and decided to make sugar cookies (heart shaped). got a call from clair in which she and someone else sang a medley of sixties love songs and then hung up. went out to eat with all my roomates, chris and lindsey. the cookies were awful. don't try them. all my roomates were my valentines. we ate at my third favorite restaurant in columbus, jasmine's. after dinner we watched bottle rocket. great movie. (Comment on this)
Friday, February 13th, 2004
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10:34 am	less than the air feeling smothered by a deep blues sky? does the sunset hurt your eyes. well, you're not the only one who got caught in the rain. this old world don't revolve around your pain. self deprication is a boring hand, you're just bringing everyone down man. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 10th, 2004
4:15 pm	take a nap my boss, mark, calls me bubba. i was sitting and writing at work today and he said, 'you look tired, take a nap.' he then offered me his office to sleep in. i declined but did doze off on the couch for 20 minutes or so. so what boss tells their employees to take a nap? thats so great :) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 9th, 2004
2:21 pm	the sleep of reason the sleep of reasin creates monsters. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, February 8th, 2004
10:56 pm	short story i gave myself a tattoo today. it was quite accidental. i stabbed myself with a felt tipped marker when i sat down. it left a line of ink under the skin of my finger. i've been working feverishly on a short story that i'm writing for becca. chris went with charlie to get burritos. i'm looking forward to their return, and burritos. i'm a confused boy. i want to feel the opposite of how i do feel. i will be strong. tears are only rain that help the tree to grow. (Comment on this)