If It Feels Good Do It

Since I’ll be driving my truck, I put this beautiful rideshare ad on craigslist.
A dude named Jacob has apparently agreed to take me up on my offer. I’ll meet him in Berkeley, then we’ll go from there.

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I live in north San Mateo, just west of the Railroad tracks by one block.
Now some people get freaked out when they come to visit me. That’s especially true if they drive through the other side of the tracks to get here. They say things like, “Your neighborhood looks pretty hardcore. I hope I [...]

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Yesterday I realized I forgot to tell you something.
IAN BOWMAN EXCLUSIVE REPORT
I’m going to Portland, Oregon next week.
I have good feelings about this trip.
THIS CONCLUDES THE IAN BOWMAN EXCLUSIVE REPORT

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On with my Saturday.
I brought a bunch of boating stuff to the guy who bought my boat. I had no use for it anymore.
Atsuo-san was pleased, and told me I could use the boat any time I wanted as long as I invited him. The offer stood from now “until forever.” I told [...]

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Saturday was good. At Books Inc. in Mountain View I got a lot of reading and writing done. Then I went to the used bookstore next-door and found this great movie guide. It’s called VideoHound’s Cult Flicks & Trash Pics.
I’m going to do something crazy and express a long-term dream: I hope to leave a [...]

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The title is complete bullshit. Well, maybe not complete bullshit. But the content is the true story of my life. I was inspired by thebaglady’s continuing translations of her Dad’s story, Fifteen Years In America and motivated by this comment that I left regarding it.
BAD BOY RUNNING WILD
I was in the front yard in downtown [...]

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It used to be that my life revolved around waking up, working all day and being stressed out about it. Everything I wrote, whether it was a blog or a poem or a short story, was in some way a reaction to that.
But now things have changed and it’s weird. It’s like I was under [...]

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I see a lot more daytime television talk shows now, usually when I’m eating something.
The shows in the morning all all have time time related names, like “Good Morning America,” or “Early Show.”
Later in the day the shows are named after the hosts. None of the shows have time related names. “The Afternoon Show” [...]

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Look at these Proposition 8 results by county.
What’s up with Los Angeles and San Diego? Fuck those guys. We should ban face-lifts, breast implants, and marriage between fake people. Then no one in Southern California could get married. They’d all be wrinkled and flat, too.
But in fairness the only county in the bay area that [...]

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I can not help but make some remarks on the election results.
Last night on television, I saw the faces of my countrymen moved to tears by the sight of president-elect Obama. There were no cameras on me, but I was also.
Actually, I have liked McCain for years. In different circumstances, I might have voted for [...]

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