In a moment of stress induced clarity, I’ve decided to start another blog dedicated to the palette as opposed to the art of rock. Yes, I started a food based blog called Foodies of the World Unite and Take Over! Click that thar link, and it will take you to my new venture. Just like on this monstrosity (only different) if you would like to contribute something food related please get in touch.
Monthly Archives: July 2007
A Call For Contributions
If you would like to contribute to Sink or Swim, please get in touch! We here at Sink or Swim’s geographically challenged headquarters (Be them SOS north in Baltimore or SOS south in St. Pete) are looking for book/zine, music (live or recorded), and art show reviews as well as literary, personal, or political pieces. We’ll gladly accept drawings and pictures as well! I haven’t really put this out there in a while but the contibutions have been slim to none lately. If you are feeling creative and would like to see your contribution on this here WWW thing, then please get in touch.
Contrary to Popular Belief, I Don’t Grow Oranges to Throw At the Neighbors AKA Goodbye Shutout!
Dear fatso next door,
Though you have gotten me in some way, shape, or form about five times, please allow me the opportunity to add a one on the scoreboard for my team. See, it’s the little victories here and there that put a smile on my face. And when you turned your sprinklers on at 1:00 in the afternoon on Saturday, my chance to get a point on the board (though admittedly a cheap one at that) presented itself. In pure cheap shot form, I called the City of St. Pete Water Works folks and placed my complaint. Now that the door has opened, let’s pray for more foibles on his part. You’re going down son…you’re going down!
Adios Charm City
Currently sitting in the Baltimore Washington International Airport waiting to be seated on flight 347 back home to my own personal hell that is St. Pete. The flight has been delayed by 40 minutes making the wait all the more annoying. I’ll admit to being the one that said I’d like to spend more time here, but this isn’t the way I’d like to be doing so. This sucks!
To say that this week has flown by would be an exaggeration on a grand level. And to say that I’m kind of upset would be one as well. In fact I’m not “kind of upset,” I’m really upset. Actually if it weren’t for my animals or my Vespa, I’d really be hard pressed to find a reason to come home.
Many people have their conceptions of what Baltimore is or isn’t, and to be honest before coming here, I had my own that probably weren’t that different from what I’ve heard. I like to call this the un-fair shake syndrome. My ideas were of a dead city filled with crime and weirdos, sort of like what you would see on the Wire or any number of John Waters movies. And though that would be an accurate description to an extent, I found myself enjoying an awesome city filled with history surrounded by an awesome group of individuals that are enthusiastic about what they do. I’ve always longed to be in a city like this.
I loved that everything I would need or want (food, booze, museums, etc) were in walking distance, or in extreme close proximity to one another. St. Pete, not so much. Not to knock the local haunts that I tend to spend too much time or money in in St. Pete, but they tend to get very stale after a while, where as every day and night I had my fair share of going to somewhere new, or doing something different up here. How naïve of me to assume that I’d be able to see everything or get a feel for the city beyond the surface facade in seven short days and six short nights.
So I guess the question here foreword is do I stay in a city where I’m not happy just because I have security and stability? Could I find that security and stability elsewhere?
Currently sitting in the Baltimore Washington International Airport waiting to be seated on flight 347 back home to my own personal hell that is St. Pete. The flight has been delayed by 40 minutes making the wait all the more annoying. I ask after I get home, where do I go from here?
Baltimore Or Bust AKA Bustimore
Leaving tomorrow for a six day excursion to Baltimore. Very damn stoked about this! More to come this week.
