Relocation Expenses

Relatively settled in the second town I’ve lived in with the word “Cedar” in the title. The commute is more of a pain in the ass; it’s like the city planners never considered shit like bottlenecks when expanding the city outward. And it’s a curious expansion as the downtown area is filled with huge homes that, with a little bit of tax relief, could be revamped into huge abodes with character. Then again, what city considers future eyesores when the tax base moves to rural areas that are just going to be incorporated in a few years?

The amenities are here and there’s more of a redneck contingent than my former college bedroom community that was devoid of any real city center. Coralville was simply a place where people could crash at the end of the day and a strip mall developer’s wet dream.
The neighborhood people seem nice and the backyard is a haven for the little dude. We’re utilizing the gas grill tremendously and getting the most out of the fire before it dies on us. The one thing that keeps popping up is the reality that a lot of my shit is on the verge of breaking down and then the reality hits that you need money to replace it all. Prime example is the vehicle situation, which I didn’t fully prepare to address at the moment but may need to regardless of my financial state. Isn’t it a rule that you’ve got to have reliable transportation in order to survive? Automotive issues is a headache I don’t need and yet I’m getting a headache worrying about potential automotive issues. Oh, the irony…
They call these the salad days. What a fucking lie.
Speaking of Minor Threat…
Nike skateboarding decided to use, without permission, a carbon copy of Minor Threat’s first e.p. of their upcoming skateboard tour/marketing campaign, creatively titled “Major Threat.” Minor Threat/Dischord Records is steadfastly again any corporate ties and the skater-sellout-marketing department should have (and probably knew) about this conflict. But because Nike is all powerful, they went ahead with it. A few individuals (including yours truly) wrote Swoosh and complained. In just a couple of days, Nike pulled the ad campaign and apologized to Dischord Records and their supporters. I’ve got no problem with a huge corporation trying to tap into a subculture and I’m sure there’s a ton of willing employees who would sell out their beliefs for a paycheck. But the thing is, these people were hired for creative input, and to simply lift an iconic album cover does not demonstrate any sort of creativity. To simply take it without permission is, the last time I checked, a crime.
It’s back to the Adidas Stan Smith for me…And I’m in the market for tennis shoes, bitches..