check.

i don't make lists. check or otherwise. but, that doesn't prevent me from knowing when it's time to check a few things off that list i never made. this weekend i did a few things i'd been meaning to do, and i managed to accomplish all this without one list. i'm not sure that i'm exactly ready to die now, but i am a few steps closer.

√ i went to coney island. not in-and-of itself a goal, but something i'd figured i might wanna do at some point. i'm glad i did...not stay any longer than i did. i can't handle that place. why are boardwalky-amusement-parky places so damn trashy?

√ i got to see the islands. they were good. i am relieved, because i have a hard time liking a band as much as i like the islands if i know they suck live. the free-ness of the show made up for the douchey-ness of the audience.



√ i saw stephen malkmus and the jicks. they were pretty good too, judging from what little i heard. because hey, i had hot dogs to eat. hope i catch a little more of your show next time steve-o...

√ i ate approximately 2000 calories worth of nathan's hot dogs and french fried potatoes and still had room for dinner. ok, so the item not appearing on my list wasn't reigned into a caloric constraint--but i finally got to try them dogs.



√ i rode the cyclone, twice. new-old rumors are in constant circulation about how this is the last summer for astroland (or the cyclone at the very least). so the i guess the urgency finally caught up with me. ok, that's not true--it was right next to the stage. how could i not ride it?



it's nice to check a few things off your list.