cleaning out the house = free stuff for you!

I am doing some spring cleaning....(fashionably late, i know)...and have some stuff to get rid of. Have you done the same lately? If so, I'm looking for a few things.

What I have to give away....

A TON of clothes -- Lots of womens pants (size 4 or 6ish? maybe some 8's?), lots of t-shirts (mens and womens), tons of sweatshirts, athletic wear, a couple of skirts, lots of shoes mens size 7.5-8.5(mostly athletic shoes....some are stinky, also a few pair of high heels from high school). Ask...I likely have your size (in clothes). REALLY. I went through many stages (as a fashionista). :)
hats! (baseball, winter, beanies, fishing hats, etc.... lots!).
a 5 disc cd player (works well, remote included).
a hammond organ (bring 2 people to move it)
a TV stand (no thrills).
about 10 books that are paperback/abridged classics (good for elementary english). lots of other books too (at my moms).
SAT/ACT prep books
lots of CD'S (pop, rock, local, classical, jazz)
a lot of backpacks/slings/messenger bags/computer bags (targus)
alarm clock.
CD "books" (i.e. that hold 96 cd's, or 25cd's).
used posters (hendrix smoking a blunt, beastie boys, etc...)
an almost brand new "one love" bob marley cloth flag wall hanging thing (poster size).
a broken air conditioner... probably just needs a new filter? it's old school...
misc crap in my old room at my moms....has been untouched for the last several years.
2 thingys that you plug one into your computer, the other into your reciever... for wireless music connection! (old (hardly used), but works.... i just cant use it cuz i don't have stable internet).
a carseat.


Here's what I need...

a small couch/loveseat - easy enough to carry up 2 flights of NARROW stairs.
a small (no thrills) desk.
a serial number for adobe photoshop.
a heat shield for the catalytic converter (?) on a subaru legacy.
a part time job, or any misc work (yard work, housework, kid watching etc...)
old fishing equipment (lures, heavy rod/reel combo)
your old LP's (vinyl, wax, records... your age likely dictates what you call them).
a coat rack.
houseplants.
a coffee table, with a place under (?) it to set/store magazines, laptop, etc.
a running partner in st paul.
books (gardening, running, meditation, photography)or anything else you think I should read.
a tri-pod (and any misc Digital SLR stuff you may have, including lenses -- i can buy).


Now...the idea here (for me) is not to aquire a bunch of things....mostly I am trying to get rid of the clutter (at my place and my moms). However, the first 4 things in my "need" list, I am for sure trying to find for free/cheap.

Holler if you want to come take a look at what I'd like to give away. Neighborhoods and community are all about exchanging (information, treasures/trash, food, and love). Wont you be my neighbor?


asha.

today i thought of you....

Dear Chris--

This morning I went to Nina's for coffee, and then walked to Irvine Park to sit with Jen and do crossword puzzles. It was lovely.



On our walk back home, I saw this motorcycle and thought of you...




And I thought of the homie Elise Eijadi, as it seemed like a bike she would ride too.

(don't hate, cuz i thought of both a man and woman for the same bike.... it's so dope that it can be ridden by anyone.... kinda like yours truly. just kidding!)

Don't forget your helmet, friend(s).

Love asha.

4th of july.

a beautiful thing happened yesterday... a reunion of two comrades who hadn't seen each other in over 20 years. more on that (sooner than) later.

here are a few pics i took last night, while bouncing from boat to boat below harriet island. (sorry kai, i planned on staying at your boat to watch the fireworks, but unexpected things happened... see upcoming story).

gone fishin....

Been busy the last couple weeks, mostly putzing around on kai's boat. When I haven't been on the boat, I've been fishing. Actually, I fished a lot on the boat too, but there were some times I was able to get out and head to fort snelling. Here are some pictures.

Also, I got my car back today (thanks Dreis), and I am stoked!! I've been carless for a couple of months now... having to borrow my moms car on fridays for work, and having jen and others drive my ass around for errands and such. I am so happy to have my car back!

One thing this means (among many)....is that I can now go fishing whenever I want (except fridays). That means, if you want to go fishing too.... get a (fishing) license for 18 dollars and call me! Also, if you're trying to get out of town for a few days (to fish, chill, whatev).... call me!

the smallest northern brandon ever caught (june 09)

a bass i caught (june 09)

me fishing at fort snelling (june 09).
photo taken by jen.
photo edited by asha.

catfish i caught off kai's houseboat (june 09).


Lastly, I almost forgot...this past weekend was pride. I only went out dancing on friday night. I didn't do the parade or park stuff on saturday or sunday. Here's a pic of me and big sal from friday night.

photo taken by sally.
photo edited by asha.

Summer is good...for the most part. Hit me up if you're trying to fish, cook, bike, play tennis, shoot pictures or just shoot the shit.

houseboat

I've been chillin on Kai's houseboat the past week. I love it. It's perfect.

Day 1 or 2, I can't remember: I finished up an essay for school.

Day 3 or 4, I can't remember: I read for 7 hours, including "magical runner", "boat etiquette" and part of "the power of now".

The toilet is some weird hippie composting thing, that is not working properly.... so it can only be used for "number 1", no "number 2's".

Steve Kenny is playing at the AQ tomorrow. I'm fucking stoked. We play to hang out on the boat tomorrow, before his show. If you're reading this before thursday night at 9pm, you (whoever you are) should head down to the Artists Quarter to hear steve and his band. You wont be disappointed....and if you are, I'd love to hear why.

Having no internet on the boat is bittersweet. Bitter, because I have fallen behind on my scrabble games, and have no idea how the twins are doing. It is sweet however, because now I spend a ton of time reading, and fishing. I guess I read and fish quite a bit anyway, but doing so on a houseboat makes it way cooler.

I don't have much else to say. Life is decent, especially when living it on a boat. (thanks kai).

Oh yeah, and thanks to Jim for rerouting ashamarie.com. I appreciate it!

up north

There's something really appealing about going "up north". Where up north? It doesn't matter. So long as it has that "up north" feel to it. It probably takes away from that "feeling" to describe it, but perhaps its useful to write it out anyway (in hopes I can find these stimuli closer to home).


up north =

1. trees. lots of big tress.
2. water that tastes funny. (not bad funny... not sewage funny.... but from a well "funny").
3. friends. i've never been up north alone, and it actually sounds nice to do.... but the times i have gone with friends or family, it has been good.
4. peeing outside.
5. card games.
6. fishing-- and cooking what you catch.
7. boats/water/docks.
8. cabins- the smell of cabins. or tents.
9. beer. and wine.

Hmmm.... this list is not what I was envisioning when I thought about writing this post. It's pretty lame. My head/mind is elsewhere I guess. Maybe still up in the woods. If it comes back to me (in an articulate fashion), maybe i'll post it.

Anyhow, here are a few pictures from this weekend. Thanks to kevin (and cindy) for letting us come up to the cabin. Thanks to Ryan for driving, and hooking me and jen up with new jammies (go twins)! And lastly, thanks to Nancy, for letting us come to your house, trusting us with your ATV and vague directions, and letting us fish tar lake. It was an awesome weekend, one that will likely take a few days to fully recover from.

kevin leading us to "the spot"

ryans first fish of the season

jen and i

jen's fish

my fish

bocce at nancy's house

sceptical of finding the lake on nancy's 140 acres


big bass that jen got on nancy's lake


nancy's out-house. complete with sanitzer, magazines, and flowers!

our matching twins pajammas! (thanks ryan)


This blog makes little sense (see beginning). I should be doing homework.... I do have a few hours till the twins game starts. Go team!

add it to the list...

golfing. another activity getting in my way of school work/ responsibilities.

went to the driving range yesterday, to screw around for a while. i'm not good at golf (although i initially thought i would be, due to years of playing hockey/tennis/softball/etc....).

actually, the first time i went to the driving range, was with oyvin, a beautiful norwegian exchange student who i called "winny". i used his clubs, and my first swing, not only did i miss the ball, but i accidently let go of the club! It was so embarressing, as here I was trying to impress this dude with my athletic abilities... and ended up instead having to tell all the other golfers to stop practicing as i ran out to retrieve the club that had flown out of my hands. needless to say, winny never took me golfing again. :)

anyhow, yesterday was nice. jen was kind enough to take a picture so i could post it on here for all to see. if anyone wants to give me (free) golf lessons, let me know. also, if anyone needs a caddy this summer, let me know.... i'm looking for "part time" work.