Monday, June 23, 2008

A lil update!

Brad got me he revisions on my story. It's gonna get so much better when I look at their suggestions. Heck yes. <3 Steve

Gahahaha Patrick Coate rules

I finished my story the other day and sent it off to be read, and Patrick already got back to me with a bunch of revisions. It's pretty impressive. I am going to read through what he thinks and make some changes before I post it here.

Also that review of the Hold Steady album? The album's not coming out for a while so why review it now?? Plus I am lazy.

In other news: there's a new place to be. The Stortis have created a website and forum called nothingbutnothing.com. The link is over in my list of links. It is going to rule, but I can't decide what I want to write a column about. I thought maybe books but the fact is Paul and probably a few other people read more than I do, I think. Maybe teaching? That might get weird. Suggestions welcome.

Teresa's mom is in town to help us move at the end of the week. I'm going to Costco to buy duct tape. I have been sitting around and it's still pretty nice. Well, bye.

Love,

Steve

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Tony sent me the new Hold Steady album.

I'm going to review it later. Probably later today. Plus I want to write a new story! I hate the old one. Lots of writing today, I think. And some ironing. I'm like a non-hideous Stephen King.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Oh crap! A song by 65daysofstatic that I like!

That's worth blogging about!

Tony recommended 65daysofstatic a long time ago, and I think I have two of their albums. It's instrumental, kind of metal, definitely not jam band music or anything like that. A little bit of math rock. I thought it was too jerky and arrhythmic. But eventually Winamp on shuffle led me to "This Cat is a Landmine," a song as good as its title. I'd recommend it on free.napster.com if you have the time. Although I'm not even sure it's on there. It's a good song. Thanks, Tony!

Also, I think "That's worth blogging about!" will be my new catchphrase. If only...I talked to other people...

Love,

Steve

Saturday, June 07, 2008

Okay no story yet.

It didn't go as quickly as I thought. Right around 3 AM I started thinking it was a huge piece of shit, actually. I'm going to send it to my mentor Patrick Coate and see what he thinks. After I finish it. Which will probably be tonight. I hope.

Anyway I have a cool new project for this blog, thanks to Joseph. He bought me a gift subscription to Netflix, which fucking rules because I have nothing to do these days. I'm gonna watch hella movies, and write reviews here! Except I have no idea what to watch. I get so many suggestions I can't remember them all. So please, leave a comment and tell me what movies to put in my lil queue.

Thanks!

Love,

Steve

Friday, June 06, 2008

Story time! Pretty soon.

I picked up a story that I started a while ago, maybe three months ago, and I've been working on it a lot today. It's coming along. I'll probably put it up tonight.

Hahahaha yeah I don't really revise. Or I guess I do, but I'll revise a sentence until I like it, then a paragraph until I like that. Then I won't go look at them again. So the story, or a draft of it, will be up very soon.

In the meantime, here's a video. I have to admit I quit watching at the 2:30 mark. I won't tell you the overwhelming emotion I was feeling; it might be fun for you to guess.



Love,

Steve

Thursday, June 05, 2008

Hahaha I have nothing to do all day!

Here's another noir story. These are kind of fun to write! Go visit the other blog too.

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I woke up and it was dark. Finally, death.

Turns out it was worse. Life. Well fuck.

I got up for some reason. I could hear the boys down the hall. They were already a few drinks in and halfway through their favorite flick, a little number about the Oriental invasion. They'd been drinking. So had I. Of course I had. You would too.

I walked down the hall. That's what people are supposed to do, I guess. Fine.

The boys were talking about some dame one of them had been around with. Not much fun to talk to, but a lot of fun to look at. Good for the bone, the boys said. I wouldn't know.

There was a noise in the alley. A man vomiting. I smiled. Awesome. One of the boys said he had had too much. Maybe...maybe he hadn't had enough. I didn't even know any more. I said something that people find acceptable. The man called Beard kept making jokes. I fucking hate jokes.

"YOU LEAVE STEVE WEISHAMPEL ALONE," I told him. The boys laughed. Motherfuckers. They would all bleed one day.

I looked at the one called Beard. His face was hideous to me. He showed me a picture of animals. "Friends forever," it said. I grimaced. Life is unbearable. Before I went back to bed--forever, if there is a God--I told him my mantra. Nothing, but nothing.
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Love,

Steve

I started a second blog!

Who knows how this will go. It's called "The Cowboy Scene" and it's located at thecowboyscene.blogspot.com. Like that one song! Hope you like it. If you want to be invited to contribute, just let me know. If you have a better suggestion for a name, let me know that too.

Later! *vaults majestically onto moped*

Barack. Hussein. Obama.

He the candidate. He runnin.

I have nothing to do this summer. No job. So I got out the flash drive and moved all my old files from my old Tangent to my new computer. I'm going to have another look at some of the stories from my undergrad classes! Why, I don't know. It might be fun? Maybe? At least it'll give me something to do. I'll probably post them on the blog eventually! Maybe sometime soon. Lots of time on my hands.

I got some pants in the mail. Highlight of the freaking day. They fit pretty nice, actually. They're for teaching. Gotta wear something besides jeans I think. I also got a shirt I didn't try on. It looks okay. I'm gonna be all dressed up like either A. a real person or B. a stupid schoolboy. Not sure yet. Vamos a ver.

Oh something else! In the Documents folder on my old computer was a bunch of Flyer News opinion articles. I might post those here too. I figure Flyer News is free online so there ain't no copyright thang. Question is whether anyone wants to read them again. They aren't really that good.

Okay tomorrow: at least one little story about Chicago. Washing dishes. Working on an old story. Gonna be a fun day. I've been obsessed with the song "Game Theory" by The Roots recently, mostly because of the line "I'm from Illadel, the land where the killas dwell," which is a line I love very much. I even thought of my own equivalent. I'm from Akron, the land where the jobs is gone. That's right. Truth hurts.

Okay PEACE see you tomorrow.

Love,

Steve

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Can't sleep. Noice.

Three AM. Not going to bed. Posting something on the Internet.

I got an email from Jason Kramb the other day. Him, he still in Africa. It sounds...well...

hey steve,

i finally saw your harassment on my face book page. how dare you write on my wall. things are ok here. the internet has been out a lot and when it is working its gotten more expensive, so I have cut down on my usage. Stupid africa and its lack of widely available high speed internet. But other than the internet things have been going ok. Our first semester just ended so now starts our 'winter' break (stupid southern hemisphere too). The kids tend to not understand physics or math, but there are few that are pretty nice. Once I found the keys to the labratory, which took about 4 months, and started letting them play with stuff in there they seemed to like physics a lot more. I don't really think they are actually learning much by playing in the lab, and they keep stealing stuff, but at least I don't have to lecture in front of 40 kids who don't want to listen :) That's mostly all thats been going on here. People are still impressed by my white skin. I am very slowly learning more swahili (though people are very bad at the whole speaking slowly and slimply concept). It's hot.

So whats up there? Still in school like a loser? Obviously you have turned into a facebook whore but that is what happens when I leave I guess. What's up with your facebook picture by the way? Why are you in a suit? What are you gonna do when you finish grad school? I'll come visit.

Well here ends my rushed email that I will refuse to reread for mistakes because I know there will be some that I miss anyway (and there are approximately 90 seconds left to finish and send this). Hope all is well in the US of A.
jason

The bold is mine. My favorite parts. So he's doing pretty good. No diseases, no bullet holes.

I saw lots of people in Chicago. They're all doing good I'm guessing. Seemed like it.

I have this idea for a blog where a bunch of us are registered to make posts. Maybe me, Teresa, Aaron, Beard, Tony, Mikey. I'd really want Patrick Coate. Really I'm not picky. Lots of people. It might be cool. It might be terrible. I also can't think of a name for it. ??? And no, "???" is not accepted as a blog address.

Holy Freakin Crap the song "Summerland" by Everclear just came on and it's taking me back about ten years. What a good song, golly. I like it.

I'm hoping a funny little story comes to me, but I don't think it will. 3:40 at this point. Creativity kinda drops at some point.

Tell me what you think about the blog idea!

Love,

Steve

Monday, June 02, 2008

I'm back in Denver.

The two-week vacation is over. Saw Brad's wedding, saw Joe, saw DaYtOn CrEw!!!!, it was fun. Now? Heh.

I don't have a job for this summer. I might not get one. I'm leaning very much toward not getting one. Teresa and I are moving this July and I will be organizing and packing shit. Plus if I find somewhere that's close to this apartment, it won't be very close to that one. And I don't have a car. And, lastly, I like the idea of not working? So Fuck! You! Establishment!

Denver is hot but it feels nice. I have to unpack and shit...and I'll totally do that tomorrow...but I wanna go outside and wander around a little bit. Tomorrow I'll go walk in the park! No wait it's hot. But I will consider it.

I wanna write another story soon, but I'm not feeling it right now. Joe's birthday must be documented. And I will not do that. I'll fictionalize the hell out of it, but whatev.

For now, I will just share a new favorite website with ya'll. Seeqpod lets you search for a song and listen to mp3s on the Internet! Who knows if it's legal. You can stream mp3s and even search YouTube videos! But don't. YouTube is awful.

Okay PEACE!

Love,

Steve