THINGS I LIKE (Past and present:

Drinking box wine on the porch and watching the sunset with a girl.
Waking up to Japanese hardcore blaring from my stereo.
Drinking a whole pot of coffee when I should be going to bed.
Going on long walks and conversing with John.
Punk-rock shows at the Albion House.
Listening to Jawbreaker while picking dried blood off my head from the night before.
Kissing in alleyways, bathrooms, and behind dumpsters.
Eating Mexican food and drinking Budweiser with Russ and Kat.
Blasting love songs at top volume while my neighbors are screaming.
Blowing half my paycheck on records I’ll only ever listen to once.
Playground swings and wrestling with Graham after far too much to drink.
Playing guitars and singing songs with Nate.
Introducing new records to Hoezee.
Eggs and coffee in the morning with Amy.
Buying weapons for kung-fu off Ebay.
Japanese food and saki with Syd.
Taking the train to parts of the city I’ve never been to and getting lost.
Getting hugs from Adi.
Listening to Whiskeytown with Tex.
Watching Rob paint chaotically while free jazz is shrieking from the stereo.
Staring at Sylvia.
Getting cute notes and laying in bed all day with Erin.
Rolling around on the sidewalk with Anastasia while Rachel and Dawn are doing cartwheels.
Barhopping with Erica.
Drinking and smoking at Dwayne’s and beating the fuck out of a punching bag with Chris.
Riding to Milwaukee with Zyger and Wedge.
Eating bar food and drinking beer with the Darvocets and Inmates.
IHOP at 4 am with Ben and Jessi.
Playing in the punkest punk bands in all of West Michigan.
Talking about myself to Bridget.
Making fun of people with Glew.
Shaolin kung-fu.
Receiving sadistic voicemails from Russ at 5 am.
Buying records with Rich in Cleveland.
Drinking beer in the shower.
Reading in bed with Jay.
Sangria on my birthday at Mikey and Amber’s.
Huddle House Grill with Erica and Dewey.
Stealing liquor from yuppies with Rob and Mariam.
Levi’s blue jeans, bad tattoos, and punk t-shirts.
Coffee cake at midnight with Fetus and Jess.
Getting slapped repeatedly by the female bassist in Clockcleaner.
Eating pizza and drinking PBR backstage with 9 Shocks Terror and Disfear.
Breaking my only fan in the alley at the side of my apartment on a 90 degree day.
Finding a GG Allin DVD for $5.99 at Walgreen’s.
Looking at the Puerto Rican girls in my neighborhood.
Falling in love with girls I’ll never speak with.
Drinking, listening to records, and hanging out with 5 random people on a random Tuesday night.
Drunken baseball in Nate’s kitchen with beer cans and a guitar neck.
Eating a whole chicken with Ami sans silverware.
Picnics and walking through trails in the woods with Sparky and Jay.
Writing pointless fucking drivel.