May 1998 Musings of the Gus

We pack up Kappa Mutha Fucka and go our separate ways out into the world.

• 01: singer-songwriteresque - The problem with a set of Charlottesville's white boy bands. Also, art openings and fake hand stamps.

• 02: Space Party IV, the Final Frontier - I build space ships and party with the aliens at Blond House. Nancy Firedrake also shows up.

• 03: various Michelle incidents - Also, Nancy Firedrake takes some paintings and one of the gutterpunks goes to jail.

• 04: injuring my fingers - Trying to get an oscilloscope working, I slice open my fingers with a power saw.

• 05: tainted - Not exactly explaining why I can't watch Eraser Head with Jessika.

• 06: spring barbecue - A barbecue with the drummer for the Counselors.

• 07: my AMD K6 - Also, a conversation with Jessika about issues of contention and a free meal at the University of Virginia.

• 08: Boom Boom and his bottle - Johnny Boom Boom is in town, but I don't see him until after my own separate Friday night.

• 09: the Bombshelter - Also Wacky Jen's pink skirt, Kirstin's stockings, thoughts on animals and civilization, and an antagonistic Johnny Boom Boom.

• 10: entertained by war history - As others recover from yesterday's excesses, I watch the History Channel.

• 11: Krazy Thom's house - After a day of building an AC adapter for my digital camera, I go with Johnny Boom Boom and the girls to Krazy Thom's house.

• 12: news of attempted murder - I return to Staunton to drop off some crap and learn that my redneck friend shot two people.

• 13: Wilbur the Cockatiel escapes - Riding around on Jessika's shoulder, he hears a loud noise and flies high into the trees.

• 14: front yard barbecue with tea - Though I mostly recluse myself in my room.

• 15: avoiding confrontation - Sharing a party with the tough guys, violence does not break out.

• 16: swimmer demographics - We go to the quarry in Louisa and run across rednecks, wholesome girls, hippies and friends.

• a quarry photo essay - Pictures, always a good thing.

• 17: crop circles and UFOs - Wacky Jen, following a tip from the C-ville Weekly's Nicole Truxell, takes us to view some crop circles west of Charlottesville.

• a crop circle photo essay - Pictures from the field, so to speak.

• 18: tortured computing - The sad state of ergonomics in the University of Virginia's computer labs.

• 19: Wacky Jen's birthday - Johnny Boom Boom buys some pizza, and Morgan and Jesse provide stolen expensive (though warm) beer.

• 20: laundry day - All work and no play, except for a little Mad Dog silliness.

• 21: funky house, man - I move my shit back to Staunton, observe my brother's funky room and talk about übergroups.

• 22: yard saling at night - We clean all day and a sort of yard sale party happens at night.

• 23: successful yard sale - We actually raise some money selling absolute rubbish, and Johnny Boom Boom's manipulation of girls.

• 24: stick person - Frazzled by end-times partiers, I admit that I've reduced my personality to the merely skeletal.

• 25: worlds cohabitating - The frighteningly normal housemates living in the mansion being sublet by Jessika and Deya.

• 26: the end of Kappa Mutha Fucka - We finish cleaning the house, Deya and Jessika finish their move, and I head back to Staunton.

• 27: delusions and seclusion - My brother fears he might be kidnapped, I buy a tire and get a check to fund my musings.

• 28: the land of off c e n t e r - I drive the Dodge Dart to Bethesda, Maryland.

• 29: dinner at Bardo Rodeo - I explore Bethesda a little and then Nancy Firedrake treats me to dinner in Arlington.

• 30: Bethesda Avenue - Nancy Firedrake and I explore this cultural center.

• 31: resurgence of pea green - On some new automobiles, this colour is gradually coming back into fashion.