friends Memphis movies project 365 (2009)

Day 222: Rainbow Surpreme

From the local cultural staple known as Jerry’s Sno Cones (I’ve searched and searched for the Great Balls of Fire clip that features Jerry’s to no avail). After suffering the crushing ego blow one feels when one’s car’s front undercarriage scrapes the curb in front of a tittering crowd, AY-D and I sheepishly ordered a Rainbow Supreme and a White Wedding Surpreme, respectively. We immediately launched into brain-freeze mode and lodged our tongues in the…

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Bitchy McComplainsalot health project 365 (2009)

Day 219: Eyes

Routine checkup. Shocked to learn that after a year of stability (eyes not getting weaker), I jumped up significantly (from -7.50 both eyes to -7.75 in the right and -8.50 in the left). I don’t know what this means, other than my eye doctor was totally lying to 12-year-old me when he told me that my eyes would get worse until I turned 15 and then start getting better. No, no. Since then it’s been…

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Memphis Midtown project 365 (2009)

Day 218: This Is What Happens When You Try to Buy a House In Midtown

Fun fact: Midtown Memphis is the only area in West Tennessee in which you cannot pull housing comps based on Zip code alone. What that means, essentially, is that finding a house in Midtown Memphis and settling on a fair price for it is a huge pain in the ass. I am learning more about real estate than I ever cared to know. I don’t want to write a whole lot about it because so…

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