thursday may 24 (5/24/2012)
went to:
- local bike shop
- food co-op
- home in MA
ate:
- some baguette with pepperjack cheese
- 5 cups of ‘wtf blend’ coffee (highly recommend)
- some baguette with fresh mozzarella and tomato
- some baguette with fresh mozzarella
- bowl of black beans with mushroom and tomato
- some baguette with fresh mozzarella
listened to:
- spoon
- van morrison
- the national
wrote: (read bottom up)
im sorry everybody
read:
- some of ‘the bathroom’ by jean-philippe toussaint
notable:
- career goal: zach braff hugs me
saturday may 19 (5/19/2012)
THROWBACK FORMAT
went to:
- simons rock graduation ‘continental breakfast’
- cafe
- book store
- cafe
- soon to be home in great barrington
im moving into this house next week
ate:
- pizza: goat cheese & olive, it seemed. someone at the party last night left it. i found it on the counter and had it for breakfast
- green tea
- iced coffee
- veg sandwich + salad
read:
- finished ‘grow up’ by ben brooks. i liked it a lot
listened to:
- wilco
- spoon
wrote:
- went on a bender www.twitter.com/spencerunedited
- NAP will be publishing my novella, Standstill Ohio, as an ebook this fall
notable:
- i love trees. dont make me go back
thursday may 17 (5/17/2012)
it is 3:35pm. i woke up at one pm exactly.
i walked to the kitchen and drank a glass of green juice
i took a shower
i got dressed
i brushed my teeth
i drank some water and took a mug of coffee and my laptop to the terrace
i filmed this video
i drank some more coffee
i read some of ‘grow up’ by ben brooks
i listened to mike snow, the pogues, spank rock
currently i feel the sun on my skin and i anticipate summer
i don’t want this feeling to go away but i know that what i want doesn’t matter
this feeling, like all others, is temporary
but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen again
i look at my arms and they reflect the sun slightly
wednesday may 2 (5/2/2012)
today i woke up in my brothers apartment
put on the kettle
washed my face, peed
cleaned up his apartment a little
poured water over green tea
spoke to a close friend
said hi to my brothers dog
drank tea
brought dog outside to meet friend
spent the day watching tv shows with friend and dog
made pasta
made coffee
took dog for many walks
hugged and kissed friend
felt genuine affection toward her
felt very nice expressing it
everything is okay
do not worry
everything is ephemeral
tuesday may 1 (5/1/2012)
NEW FORMAT
today i woke up around eleven and put on some water
i took a quick shower
put on pants
poured the kettle over irish breakfast tea
read 30-40 pgs of good morning midnight by jean rhys
read this http://htmlgiant.com/reviews/anonymous-contribution-to-the-subgenre-of-literary-essay-known-as-how-i-feel-about-marie-calloway/
read this www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/technology/facebook-urges-members-to-add-organ-donor-status.html?_r=4&smid=tw-nytimes&seid=auto
recorded this video http://spencermadsen.tumblr.com/post/22199381502/i-read-the-turpentine-camps-of-north-florida-by
fried two eggs, sliced some tomato, put it on a brioche
listened to recent sigur ros live album
listened to ‘made in the dark’ hot chip album
drank more tea
talked to people on gchat
it is now 5:22pm
i don’t feel good
saturday april 28 (4/28/2012)
went to:
- brother’s apartment
- a restaurant
- home in riverdale
ate:
- 2x egg, muenster, veg sausage on english muffin
- 3x cups irish breakfast tea
- 1x cup green tea
- 4x bean/cheese taco
- 1x bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream
- 1x budlight platinum
- some fried calamari
- french onion soup
- some yam fries
- bluemoon beer
read:
- finished ‘guide’ by dennis cooper
- began ‘good morning midnight’ by jean rhys
wrote:
- nothing
listened to:
- the walkmen
- four tet
- the weakerthans
notable:
- can i live with you
tuesday april 24 (4/24/2012)
went to:
- aroma cafe, upper west side
- dumbo waterfront
- home in riverdale
- gym
- home in riverdale
ate:
- 2x chipotle veg tacos
- reeses candy
- 1x coffee
- baked potato with two eggs over-easy & smoked salmon (made this)
- some kettle brand new york cheddar chips
- smoothie: kale, coconut water, almond milk, peanut butter, banana
read:
- some of ‘guide’ by dennis cooper
wrote:
- edited my shitty novella, does that count
listened to:
- the walkmen, i like their new single ‘heaven’
- donovan, fairytale album
notable:
- spent the day with my ex girlfriend
- fuck
- shit
saturday march 31 (3/31/2012)
went to:
- work at ride brooklyn
- home in brooklyn
ate:
- blueberry bran muffin
- large coffee
- 1x yuengling beer
- 2x brooklyn lager
- mushroom and peppers burrito
- 1x honey stinger brand stroop waffle
- 1x slice of pizza
- 1x bag utz salt free potato chips
- brown rice with garlic and tempeh (made this)
read:
- short stories by ann beattie from ‘the new yorker stories’
watched:
- the office UK
listened to:
- beach house
- animal collective
- grimes
wrote:
- nothing
notable:
- feel buzzed… staring at a painting of wordsworth’s face. they didnt have photos back then so this is like, a photo of a painting or something. his nose seems long but over all he was probably a very attractive man in his time (hes probably really decomposed now though)
tuesday march 27 (3/27/2012)
went to:
- a mexican place
- home in bk
ate:
- sandwich: egg whites, vegan sausage patty, toasted bagel
- 4-5 handfuls dry cheerios
- various mexican foods (fried plantains w. oaxaca cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, chips, fish tacos, black beans, yellow rice)
- ginger kombucha
watched:
- 4-5 episodes of trailer park boys
listened to:
- grimes
- the national
- andrew bird
- bob dylan
- john denver
read:
- ‘stoner’ by john williams
i like this book heaps
wrote:
- several new poems are up here
notable:
- i am back
saturday february 25 (2/25/2012)
went to:
- trader joes
- home in bk
ate:
- waffle w. ‘late night snack’ flavor ice cream (assembled this for breakfast)
- pizza
- two coffees
- a banana
- brown rice stir-fried with kale, onions, mushrooms
read:
- some lit theory thing
watched:
- two episodes downton abbey
wrote:
- second bulk culture piece went up here
listened to:
- wtf podcast
- the national
- lcd soundsystem
- [misc hip music]
notable:
- prior to writing this i used the program ‘photo booth’ to pop a pimple on my chin
