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See that bike in the picture above?

IT WAS STOLEN LAST NIGHT. Right from the front door of my house.
Mokey and I weren't at the house last night... if we were, I would have punched the robber in the face.

I'm sad and a little angry.

I love that bike...
I used it everyday.
I was never that annoyed when the chain popped off.
The sound of my bear bell was music to my ears.
Every time I used my friction gears, it was a fun game to find the sweet spot.
It was my shuttle to the house and to my E St class.
My white fat saddle was like the seat of a Cadillac.
I thank that heavy steel frame for toning my legs.
1972 Schwinn Suburban... periwinkle blue. I miss you.

Where the Wild Things Are...

There are years of my childhood that I can't remember off-hand. There are gaps that I can't or don't want to remember. It's as if I have created walls that block my past from my present. Having a blank mind before I go to sleep is one of the most effortless skills I have acquired, but I always scowl when I sleep.

It's Getting Chilly...

So, Nic and I made a huge pot of spicy CHILI and two batches of cornbread for us and our friends. Everyone was left with a full belly and we had no leftovers :) It was a great way to end a day of midterms and studying, rain and cold.

Please try out our recipe... guaranteed to be delicious :)

HUGE POT OF SPICY CHILI
Ingredients:
Half of a chopped Red Onion
3 cloves of minced garlic
A few strips of bacon
3lbs of ground beef
28oz. can of crushed tomatoes
8. oz can of tomato sauce
6 tablespoons of chile powder (Piquin)
3 teaspoons of dried oregano
3 teaspoons of ground cumin
a dash of paprika
salt to taste

FRITO chips.
bunch of fresh cilantro.
sour cream

Directions:
Cook bacon in a pan. Then dice.
Saute chopped onion and garlic in bacon grease.
Brown ground beef in large pot.
Stir in bacon, onion, and garlic.
Add chile powder, oregano, cumin, and paprika.
Stir in crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce.
Bring everything to a boil and then simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Frito-Pie Nic-Style.
The following should be layered in your bowl, top to bottom.
CRUSHED handful of frito chips in your bowl.
SCOOP of chili.
SPRINKLING of shredded cheese.
DOLLOP of sour cream.
CHOPPED cilantro.
PIECE of cornbread.
MIX EVERYTHING AND EAT IT!

Be more aware of your surroundings.

Two nights ago I was locking up the house and walking down the alley with Mokey.
There was a man pacing in the street, a couple of yards from our house. I gave him the friendly nod and said hi, and he didn't respond. As I walked passed him, he stood in place but followed me with his body and eyes. I got very tense and asked him, "Do you need something?". He shook his hand and mumbled something. I decided to walk towards 25th Street instead of going through the parking lot alley. I didn't need to be in a small, confined, dark area.
Then he started following me. I walked faster and he kept about 15ft behind me the whole time. He knew he was making me feel uncomfortable but kept following me. I turned right on to 25th St, and looked behind me, and he continued through Queen Anne's Court.

I was very creeped out. He was a white, thin, dude in his 40s.

Why was he standing in the street of Snows Court? Why did he decide to walk to Queen Anne's? If you can, keep an eye on what's going on in the neighborhood- I'm scared shitless to walk around by myself. I'm glad Mokey was there.

Recently, there have been a few incidents in or around Snows Court:

Robbery

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a robbery occurred off campus at 25th and Eye streets, NW. A male student was approached by three African American males who asked him for a cigarette. One of the subjects immediately struck him in the face and took his backpack, phone and wallet. Metropolitan Police Officers responded to the scene and GWPD officers observed them in the area and responded to assist. There is no further description of the three subjects.



Female Student Robbed at Gunpoint

A GW student was robbed at gunpoint by two men last weekend near her off-campus residence on 25th Street, according to a Metropolitan Police Department report.

The female grad student was walking home alone from a bar at 1:45 a.m. Sunday through Snows Court, an alleyway off of 25th Street between K and I streets, when two men approached her from behind, according to the report.

"I was stopped by two men with a gun and told to drop everything," the victim said in an interview.

One of the men carried a dark handgun in his waistband, according to the report. The student, whose name is being withheld, dropped her bag, which held a Blackberry Curve cell phone and $13, on the ground and the men took it and fled. The victim said she did not "get a good look at either," according to the report, but told police that one of the men was slender and wearing an orange shirt.

"I was walking down a dark alley," the victim said. "I shouldn't have."

A 3 year old may have better fashion sense than me.

I went to babysit a family that I have been with for over a year.
The little girl greets me with:

"LOOK at all the holes in your pants!"