Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Europe Trip 2012 Mapped Out.

In May of 2012 I will be embarking on an 82 day journey across Europe by myself. This will kick off May 15th of that year. I will be visiting 32 cities in that time. I would love to get advice from all of you. On things like:

Which cities will I need the most time for?
What do I need to see in these places?
Good hostels in these cities?
Can I find redbull in europe?
How much are cigs in these cities?

May 15th: Dublin

May 18th: Belfast

May 20th: Glasgow

May 22: Edinburgh

May 23: Liverpool

May 25th: London

May 29th: Amsterdam

June 1st: Brussels

June 4th: Luxembourg

June 6th: Paris

June 10th: Nantes

June 11th: Bordeaux

June 12th: San Sebastian

June 14th: Barcelona

June 17th: Andorra La Vella

June 19th: Montpollier

June 20th: Marseille

June 22nd: Nice

June 25th: Monaco

June 26th: Genova

June 29th: Rome

July 3rd: Venice

July 5th: Milan

July 7th: Zurich

July 10th: Munich

July 12th: Vienna

July 14th: Prague

July 18th: Berlin

July 22nd: Bielefield

July 25th: Copenhagen

July 29th: Stockholm

August 2nd: Reykjavik

August 6th: Home

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

In These Wild and Turbulent Times...

Where to next? I just enrolled in classes at MCTC for the semester. I am taking:

Ethics
Algebra
Nutrition
Art History: Modern to Contemporary
Cultural Anthropology


I'm pretty pumped about this now that I got a lot of my shit figured out. My first week back was complete hell. It was ridiculous. Every day something completely horrific would happen. All problems are now fixed and dealt with, but it was one thing after another for awhile there, but that's life. It's driving me crazy! I have been so busy! I haven't even had time to listen to music (with the exception of when I'm driving), but to really listen to music... lay on my floor, hear it, analyze it, and enjoy it. I'm enjoying all of the changes I'm going through though. I'm all applied to schools and ready to hear back from them. The school itself isn't as big of a deal as its location.

Where to go...

New York


Seattle


Boston


Or back to my hometown, Portland

Damn Ill Miss You Guys

More goodbyes. I didn't say bye to anyone today except Jill. I 1.) had zero time, 2.) was already sad about leaving and it would have made me more sad; i dont want to be sad, I want to be excited for when I see you all again. I'm not going to regret my decision to leave, im terrified, but fear is stupid, so are regrets. Ill see you all soon!!!!

I went to a really sick place called Mellow Mushroom with Mariah, Eric, Alex, Sarah, Caitlyn, Juliet, and Jordan. It was awesome! A great way to say goodbye. We then took pictures infront of a giant christmas tree. I just looked at the pictures and wanted say say a special a au revoir to y'all.

Ill miss you!
and, as always,
Justin Alam. Thank you for being the kind person you are.
Mr. Walden, thanks for the french lessons and ragging on heather with me
patrick, the arguements were great!
jason, take care of my side of the room!

darken, jman, j derullo... need i say more.

Laurra, the laughs together were great.

Alicia, ill miss the walks! and talks!

Zach, thanks for grading my papers

kara, jen, casey, it was great!

justin, patrick, david, latorre, times were interesting and ill miss the late night hookah! (minus justin, he never joined us)

You stay classy Boca!!
bon voyage!
sound as ever, and sincerely,
Trevor E. Muthafuckin Church
some of the most memorable times have been had here with you all.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Wisdom.

"Those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."
- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Monday, December 13, 2010

The Worst Things EVER and What I have to say!

A list of the worst things ever, compiled from my mind and the internet.

1.) I'd rather have my entire body wet than just my socks.
2.) It'd feel better if an elephant shit on me than it does to wake up sweating.
3.) The worst thing ever is when you're in the middle of an argument and realize you're wrong
4.) How do you fold a fitted sheet?
5.) Mapquest needs to start on #5, I can get out of my neighborhood
6.) Stop making new music and movie devices, i'm sick of restarting my collection
7.) I hate when word asks if I want to save any changes when I definitely didn't change anything.
8.) Do not machine wash or machine dry means I will never wash it.
9.) When I call you back right away, and you don't answer, where the fuck did you go?
10.) When I text you and you call me... clearly I dont wanna talk, i want to fucking text.
11.) I save some peoples numbers, just so I know to ignore them.
12.) The only time I like red lights is when I need to text
13.) I don't know the difference between boredom and hunger.
14.) Don't make me watch this fucking youtube video. please. do not.
15.) Hi asshole, I held the door for you, how about a thank you, you motherfucker.
16.) I smiled... or said hi... the least you could do is smile or say hi back dipshit.
17.) How many times is it okay to say what before I just smile and nod my head because I still didn't hear you.
18.) I texted you... i definitely never got a reply.
19.) I hate my spastic attacks when I lean my chair back a little too far.
20.) When I'm walking, I hate drivers, when I'm driving, I hate walkers, no matter what, I always hate the guy on the bike.
21.) I hate when I can't remember who just texted me... what time it is... or what someones name is right after they tell it to me.
22.) Don't stare at me bitch, i'll stare back
23.) You're kid is not mentally accelerated, every parent thinks there kid is the smartest fucking 4 year old ever. Well guess what? chances are they will end up retarded, a drug addict, a complete dipshit, or the worst two things a person can be... a fat republican.
24.) No you're baby is not cute, you pushed it out of your cunt and it looks like a goddamn goblin.
25.) no youre baby is not smiling, 1.) it doesn't have fucking teeth, just like metheads, babies are incapable of smiling. 2.) two, it's fucking preparing it's next shot at projectile vomiting and hitting your still recently pregnant fatass.
26.) Wow you named your 14th and 15th children Bonquisha and Mercedez, was the name "I'm going to grow up, have 7 children, live off the government, and suck dick for crack" already taken?
27.) You just cut me off, will you now speed the fuck up!?!
28.) Hi... Nice turn signal cuntface.
29.) Don't ask me if you can come, I would have invited you if I had wanted you to come.
30.) No you may not use my chapstick you aids infested gutter slut.
31.) WOW! you're at mcdonalds! because you don't already weigh 300lbs or anything.
32.) Abortions are necessary to prevent people like you from ever reproducing.
33.) Don't say you love that band, you know the song from that commercial.
34.) Hey douche-rocket. I believe I was in line first, I'm definitely spitting on your sweater without you noticing.
35.) Don't be a bitch waitress to me, that's why I keep pennies in my wallet.
36.) Don't tell me smoking causes cancer, I should be telling you "remarks cause broken noses"
37.) Wear a helmet, you're on a motorcycle.
38.) You're wearing Ed Hardy, were you trying to dress up as a candy wrapper today?
40.) "Thanks for having me over!" Funny... I don't remember inviting you.
41.) Don't ask me for a cig... the 100th time this week.
42.) You're 12... stop flashing your newly acquired pubic hair and nonexistent tits.
43.) I have to take the elevator to the 15th floor, and you press floor two... really you sad fatass motherfucker?
44.) Okay so you were walking two seconds ago, why did you decide to stop right in front of me?
45.) Don't tell me what to do, if I felt like doing what you're telling me to do, i'd already be doing it.

GOODBYE ARIEL!




I forgot to mention you specifically, even though that post was for EVERYONE!!!!!! so heres a special one for you. :-) love you meh sistah

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Goodbyes Are For Cancer Patients... A Bientôt To Some Of The Greatest I've Ever Met.







I am no good at goodbyes. I realized this, but I realize that I should only say goodbye when someone is on their death bed, because if I care about you enough (which I probably do), then I will see you again. So it's never goodbye, it's simply A bientôt mes amis for now. I'm posting this on my blog, because 1.) I'm a loser, and you all know that. 2.) I'm better writing out what I feel than saying it. 3.) I'm packed to the brim with finals, packing, and organizing my life pre-takeoff, and I might not have a chance to have a proper parting with all of you.

I took a chance, and move to South Florida, a place I had never been and never really heard of outside of bad shows on E! and LMFAO lyrics. I'm really happy I did. I have met some of the most wonderful people in the entire world, people I will never forget, and people I will surely see many more times in my life.

I had a fantastic roommate who has made me even more excited about my European travels, and has taught me a lot about little things, and the little things matter a lot. I have made best friends with people from Detroit and New Jersey, people who don't take shit for anything, dance like no one is looking and they've accepted me for who I am, warts and all (I don't actually have warts... gross... its an expression), and they have made me laugh everyday. I will be friends with them forever and would trust them with my entire life. I met a girl from New York, a pissed off Manhattan debutant with eyes that burn, and looks to kill. I knew we would be friends from the second she asked for a lighter, all she's ever looking for is a smile, and she's going to get a lot more than that in life surely. I met a similar guy who looks thug, but could tell you more about art and art history than Mona Lisa herself. He's taught me to always look past the core in people and to see what they're really about. Then there's the Florida native, with bigger balls than an elephant, she speeds, swears, and her italian ass will be your best friend or worst enemy. The one who wears no shoes is also very special, one to welcome you with open arms and open legs... easily the funniest most carefree person alive.

These people and all the others I've met will never be replaced, and will skype me WEEKLY. if not daily... I will always know all of you and I will see many of you soon!

I leave only best wishes behind,
Sincerely,
Trevor E. Church

9 Months of LIVIN IT UP!

9 months ago I had the most life altering day ever. Since then I have realized that I have accomplished a good bit. Some might seem trivial to others, but to me, they all mean a great deal.

Accomplishments:

1.) Got A Job
2.) Kept That Job
3.) Enjoy That Job
4.) Got My License
5.) Kept That License
6.) Enjoyed That License
7.) Graduated High School
8.) Was Not Detained By The Police At Graduation, Unlike My Last School Function
9.) Became More Caring
10.) Became Dependable
11.) Opened A Bank Account
12.) Got Into College
13.) Went To College
14.) Did Very Well In College
15.) Got Far Away From Anything I've Ever Known, And Survived
16.) Made Very Responsible Decisions That Have Affected My Life Largely.

My life in a nutshell.

Time: 10:30pm
Day: Sunday 12/12/2010
Where: Taco Bell Parking Lot

There I sat... with Heather Held, in the taco bell parking lot. Listening to Blink 182, and eating my Mexican Pizza. This is my life in a nutshell. We were also sitting on a curb...

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Saturday, December 4, 2010

I've been gone almost a month.

So much has happened in the past month! Way too much to write about, and I've been extremely busy. Right now I'm just trying to hold onto my high gpa and get through the rough process of studying for finals. It's gonna be a rough 10 days until I'm home, but I am prepared for it. I'll start with the past first:

I've been working very hard in school and was very relieved when thanksgiving break came, I also have decided to write a book, and so I haven't had much free time. Over thanksgiving break I decided to stop writing, to stop reading, to stop doing school work, to stay on campus alone and relax. This was going fantastically until I realized how lonesome I was without everyone. I had gone an entire day without seeing any other living human and decided to venture out of the room in which I was staying to look for human contact. I realized that two of my amigos, Dan and Rachel were still on campus. Perfect. I would spend the next few days with these people just chilling out and having fun. I then realized I needed a break from South Florida entirely and went to my grandpas house in Okeechobee, FL. I saw mass amounts of alligators guarding the borders of the swamps that occupy most of the land in that part of Florida, and could feel evil hillbilly eyes on me throughout my escapades over the two days I was there. Walking into a gas station at 9pm in hicksville is like walking into an 18+ club. There's a million drunk idiots around without a shirt on. The entire town was there and gave my daily apparel funny looks. I was fine with this. I wanted to go tip a cow, but it was too much work. The best part of this entire experience was when I was laying outside at 2am and looked up at the stars. I had never seen so many stars in my entire life, it made me realize a lot of things in my life that I had forgotten. Very important things and made my realize that your roots are everything; they are the foundation for who we are today, and without them who we have become will crumble. I returned back to campus and had another couple of relaxing days before the return of my biznasty crackbench crew. This past week has been extremely difficult in terms of school work, keeping up with my writing (the only thing that makes me truly happy at the moment), and reevaluating all of my life's goals, aspirations and dreams. I had to not get a reality check, but lay out exactly what I want for myself in the next few years, and the steps in which I need to take to achieve these ambitions. None of them are impossible, impossible is nonexistent so I have come to realize in the past 9 months.

Now, I sit awake at 2am thinking about all the shit I have to deal with in the next ten days. I am also having some difficulties in the process of transferring. The University is trying to fuck me over and they're a bunch of idiots if they think I will sit and do nothing about it. Apparently they have never had to deal with an ex cokehead who recently gave up his severe redbull addiction on a massive power trip. They keep "losing" all documentation of my loans, grants, etc, and are refusing to release my transcripts, records and aid. This could cause a wide array of problems for my future as a college student. I am taking problems into my own hands though and fixing this bullshit. With the help of an intimidating mother. I also am trying to pick my classes for next semester (which I will be taking back in Minnesota) as well as applying to schools for next fall. Not to mention I have been coming down with a new illness every single day. Going from feeling like i have a cold, to a sore throat, to a bad cough and headache, to a stomach, to my whole body hurting, vision going blurry, excessive sleep to insomia, it's ridiculous. I don't know what the hell is going on, but it really needs to stop.

Future. In the next few weeks I will have packed up all of my stuff and trekked back into the treacherous weather of Minnesota. This is only temporary. I will also have enrolled in MCTC, picked my classes, finished applying to schools for next year, started working again, started to get all of my debt in order (there's a lot, blame Lanvin), celebrated the holidays, made a spiritual trip to Fairfield, caught up with old friends, and celebrated my nine months without shady business (an achievement I almost lost for the first time in a long time the other day).

Shit's been busy and I wish I had some more humorous things to write about like I normally do, but unfortunately I do not. It's all kind of bleh right now, but that's life, and as bob marley and the three little birds sang "don't worry, about a thing, because every little thing, is gonna be alright." I've aged 10 years in the past few months. I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing. I should still be a kid, but I have become far more responsible, happy, and well adjusted. I have a lot of shit that goes on in my head that I should probably get looked into at some point in time, but for the most part, I know how to handle things and I can still enjoy my days even if things don't go as planned.

See you soon Minnesota.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Keeps me in that good mood

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Quotes.


These quotes have been on my facebook for years, but I'm now adding quotes to my facebook page that mean something deep and meaningful to me. Since I don't have the heart to get rid of these for good, i'm posting them here, even though none of you will understand them.

Laurel: brits a part time ghetto princess

Laurel: Like seriously? what prompted coldplay to make this song?
Me: They must have gone back in time...
Laurel: omg Coldplay would!

Me: I like the backround of your phone, where is that?
Amber: Home depot

Phi:But We dont have anything to smoke out of
Megan: go and get a pop can alex
ME (a few minutes later): Did you get one yet?
Alex: Wait...Does it matter which kind of pop

Me:"Your my little hippie princess"
Brit:"Can you even put those words together?"

Brit:"Dude...I was like the queen of the dinosaurs"

ME: "Im gonna make your eyes roll to the back of your head"
Brit:"Dude...Thats creepy"
Me:"Yeah especially since i gave birth to you"
Brit:"Yeah dude...thats like illegal..."

Brit:"dude, if you called me a hotdog id kill you!"

Laurel:"jane your patriotic red white and blue!"

Riley: I havent seen rosie o donnell in forever!
Me: I was talking about rosie mann...
Riley: I know, but i just havent seen rosie o donnell on tv in awhile

Jane: We cant talk about family reunions without wanting to fuck are cousins!

Abbie: He's So Sexy!
Me: He's 11
Abbie: ADMIT IT!!!!!!

Brit: Dude I Was like ahhhhh look at my dead skin but i was in kindergarden so it was all good haah

Brit: Dude god is calling you fern!

Megan: Dont drink that, theres led in it...
Torrey: Crayons dont have led
Megan: THERES LED IN EVERYTHING CHINESE!

brit: dude, ive seen too many pictures of dicks this year!

Kelleys Mom: Wait... so he told you that you were hot and that your brother was trippin?

Natalie: Hell no hippies dont shave their armpits!

Alayna: There were 4 beatles? omg im like memorizing so much shit right now!

Laurel: Can somebody please be a professional back scratcher and scratch me?

Brit: I woke up, the suns up, kelleys puking, and i have black eyebrows

Laurel: This is the only dream i remember and it has nothing to do with buttfuckin

Aaron Kitch: "Im like robin hood, i steal from the rich and give to me"

Melissa: "Well I just cleaned up your shit on her bed."
Courtney: "well youre used to making messes on the bed..."

Lauren: "I hate that bitch, she took my boyfriend"
Sonia: "Who?"
Lauren: "I dont know his name!"

Laurel: "If you saw my vagina would you think im pretty?"

Brit: "I doubt obamas rational in bed..."

Laurel: "I like being in the fetal position"

Laurel: "I was sitting by the side of the road for 8 hours eating nothing but dried fruit and sausage"

Melissa:
"Get out of my life"
"What are you doing in my life"
"Im not trying to do that with my life right now"
"It really is"

Madtown nights 4, and goodbye :(

Ok saturday was the big night!!! the fucking huge night!!!!! OK GO was playing and i was with all my best friends, at one of the biggest halloween parties in the US!!!!!! crazy shit was about to go down!!!! and since I was sober (obviously), I was left to deal with the drunk ass motherfuckers.... Its now been a week so my memory is already blurred (what can I say, I was an alcoholic back in the day, my brain is ruined) but basically, the only story that matters is DETOX WINEHOUSE ENDED UP IN DETOX! and before that mystique buttslut, and I had to carry her back to her dorm! thats a fucking joke! oh and drunken bamf, she was pissed and hit our dear friend, as well as a random guy!!!!!! the night was craziness.


Goodbye day and night was hard... really fucking hard. I love each and every person I was with that weekend dearly, and goodbyes are always hard. Especially when youre me, because I can't seem to sit the fuck still and settle the fuck down. I always have to be moving around. I don't know why I do this. As bruce springsteen would say, BABY I WAS BORN TO RUN!!!!!!!

anyways, everyone but hotmess #2, whore, mystique butt slut, and obviously joke and his roommates (salt and pepper) left! We stayed up late that night watching horror films. By the way, dont ever watch the human centipede, it was fucking disgusting and gross and disturbing, and chainsmoking is the only thing that got me through that movie... and i don't get grossed out. SO! that's about it. That was last weekend and I'm ready to move on with my life. More stories involving the madtown possee coming this december!!!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Madtown Nights #3


The third night in Madison was an exciting one! It was the night that "Mystique Buttslut", "Whore", "Z", were showing up, they were all riding in "Hotmess #2's" car! In the other car was "Drunken Bamf" (after this weekend she is a drunken bamf), "Mermaid" (a nickname he was given over the weekend), and "Twacked out motherfucker"! It was Friday night and we were feelin tah hit da town! There was a house party that "Joke" said was close, and we could all go too. My friends proceeded to get shitfaced. Mystique Buttslut was smoking bowl after bowl and taking shot after shot. It's fine. She was also dry humping everyone (her form of a lapdance), "Winehouse" was getting all PDA with her hump of the month, "Whore" was dancing with "Hotmess #2", while "Z" and "Drunken BAMF" ran around and socialized with everyone. "Twacked out motherfucker" and the rest of the guys proceeded to smoke bowls with "Mystique Buttslut". I ran around and met new people, took pictures, and laughed at all the embarrassing shit I'd remember but they'd all forget. We started to walk to the "close party" which ended up being like a zillion miles away, and I was freezing because 1.) It was fucking cold out. 2.) I'm used to Florida weather 3.) I do not drink, so i had no drunk blanket 4.)I was in a rather skimpy costume. This party was not close at all, we arrived and the party sucked. There was no dancing. There was no music. There was nothing fun about it, and Hotmess #2 got very sick, and was well, a hotmess. So I, along with "Drunken Bamf", "Z", Hotmess #1, and "Twacked Motherfucker" walked back... it was a long fucking walk again. Oh and did I forget to mention that buttslut broke my toe on the way to the party by drilling her stiletto into my fucking foot? Well she did, and it hurt. We made it back to the apartment, changed into comfy clothes, made food, and cranked up the music. "Twacked Motherfucker" and "Hotmess 1" had naked escapades in the room where all of our shit was, so we bothered them, and threw ice at them. It was great. We finally got our shit out of the room and throughout the next couple of hours people continued to come over and it was a party. Everyone got back safely, and around bedtime "Whore" slept in one of the guys beds, and we proceeded to fuck with her. I taped the doorway with clear, thick masking tape and she ran right into it. We discovered our friend "mermaid" was shaped exactly like a mermaid, thus the new nickname. We also came to a consensus that "whore's" vagina is bigger than the population of China. We then went to bed.

Madtown!









Ok so I had to blog about Madison... and my friends knew this. The only condition was that, because I was sober the whole time (obviously) and remembered everything, and didn't do anything stupid, I had to use code names...

Night #1) I arrived in Madison, WI in the evening on Wednesday, and was told I needed to take a cab, which was not a big deal because I wasn't going far. The cab driver was scary and kept calling me a city slicker... I paid him $10 so I could smoke in his cab. I arrived at "Joke's" house and met his two roommates "Salt" and "Pepper". Both very nice people. "Salt" would be staying at his girlfriends place that weekend due to the mass amount of people staying with "Joke". "Pepper", however was staying. Then "Winehouse" walked over to "Joke's" apartment to meet up. We all chatted and hungout and I went back to "Winehouse's" dorm and met her roommate and saw some old schoolmates from Hopkins. That was interesting. That's about it for the first night

Night #2) The second day was fun. I walked around town, and for those of you who have never been to Madison, it's beautiful! So I walked around, hung out and caught up more with "Joke". Then "Hotmess" and "Gaga" showed up. "Hotmess" is a friend from highschool and "Gaga" is her friend from college. It was fantastic to see "Hotmess" and very nice to meet "Gaga" (who was a very fun person). That night we were going to a local show by a group called The Dirty Disco Kids. "Hotmess" lived up to her name and got wasted, and was a-stumblin everywhere. I was in my costume (70's porn star) which was freezing and "gaga" said the best quote of the night with "Stay close to me, I'm like a polar bear, I give off a lot of heat". It was fantastic. So we got to the show and I ran into an old friend Ado, and hung with her most of the night. It was great too see her, it'd been awhile and she was only going to be in town a few hours, or for the night or something, so I kicked it with her. While with Ado "Hotmess" got up on stage and danced and then fell off, and "Joke" was kicked out of the show for smoking the reefer. The show ended right after he was kicked out though. We walked back and went to bed.

Ill post nights 3-6 at a later time...

Driving in the sun when it's warm.

I've decided to make a playlist of my favorite songs to drive to when it's warm and sunny. Here is is:

1.)Cee-Lo Green "Fuck You"
2.)Everclear "Volvo Driving Soccer Mom"
3.)Ben Harper "Diamons On the Inside"
4.)The Beatles "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
5.)The Beatles "What You're Doing"
6.)She & Him "In The Sun"
7.)Cream "Sunshine Of Your Love"
8.)Rupert Holmes "Escape (the pina colada song)"
9.)Chuch Berry "Sweet Little Sixteen"
10.)Roy Orbison "Sweet Dreams Baby"
11.)Bob Marley "Red Red Wine"
12.)Kenny Loggins "Footloose"
13.)Sweet "Tempted"
14.)Ben Folds Ft. Regina Spektor "You Don't Know Me"
15.)Allman Brothers "Ramblin Man"
16.)The Contours "Do You Love Me?"
17.)Blind Melon "No Rain"
18.)Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros "Janglin"
19.)Naked Eyes "Always Something There To Remind Me"
20.)Freda Payne "Band Of Gold"
21.)Free "All Right Now"
22.)Rod Stewart "Every Picture Tells A Story"
23.)Paul McCartney "Silly Love Songs"
24.)Mamas And The Papas "I Saw Her Again"
25.)Bad Company "I Can't Get Enough"
26.)Smokey Robinson "Cruisin'"
27.)Beach Boys "Feel Flows"
28.)Jackson Browne "Doctor My Eyes"
29.)BW Stevenson "My Maria"
30.)Paul McCartney "Dance Tonight"
31.)Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth"
32.)Crosby Stills and Nash "Suite Judy Blue Eyes"
33.)Joni Mitchell "California"
34.)Rusted Root "Send Me On My Way"
35.)Raspberries "Go All The Way"
36.)The Clash "Lovers Rock"
37.)Buddy Holly "That'll Be The Day"
38.)The Band "The Weight"

Jawbreaker Continued


I'm finally back. The last couple of weeks have been hectic. I needed to do an assload of school work and was bummin' about it But hey, that's life. Then last week on Wednesday I jumped on a plane to Madison, WI (also known as MADTOWN!). I just got back last night (more on Madison later).

I am now at 950 licks on my Jawbreaker, and nowhere near finished. Here's a photo of the Jawbreaker at 850 licks: