Biggest surprise: Probably the biggest surprise of the past week has been putting our townhome up for sale and putting an offer on a new house! It’s kind of taken the Wise household by surprise, but through a series of events we found an amazing deal on a brand new house and had some interest in our townhome. It’s been a whirlwind, but exciting as well. Interested in moving to West Des Moines? Check out our home at tinyurl.com/wise-house!
Favorite new music: My favorite of the last week has been an odd mix of techno and indie ambient shoe gazer stuff. My wife brought home “Ultra 2008″ (opens in iTunes) home from work the other day (she teaches dance). I threw it in and was surprised by how much I liked it. Reminds me of my college days as a dive-bar/dance club DJ. Hammock’s new one “Maybe They Will Sing for Us Tomorrow” (again, iTunes) has been on repeat as well. Great studying music.
Seminary: I’ve been forced to move to the triage method of studying. I am taking three classes this quarter (which counts as full-time) and that translates into a ton of reading. Simply put, there aren’t enough hours in the day! The balance is good, though, and I haven’t found myself getting too overwhelmed. That’s good.
Most excited about: I’ll be heading to Chicago to hang out with Brother Deviant, my bro Ryan “Peep” Wise. We’ll be hitting up Giordano’s, catching the Hawkeyes game at a bar in Wrigleyville, checking out a Bulls game, and engaging in activities steeped in overall “dudeness”. Should be a lot of fun. Not looking forward to the solo drive, though. Look for Twitter updates, especially once I hit the 3G goodness of Chicago.
Favorite new Twitter-er: He’s under the radar now, but @MarkSchlaf is ’bout ready to blow up! I don’t know very many people who can gracefully incorporate the word “earworm” into their tweets, but @MarkSchlaf does it with ease. Follow him. You will be pleased. (On a List-O-Mania sidenote, last week’s “favorite new Twitter-er, @jameseliason, was featured in mad stories this week in the Des Moines Register’s Juice. Way to go!)
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