Mark Maynard | Ben Connor Barrie

Krampus 2013 recap

By Mark | December 24, 2013

Judging strictly by the quantity of vomit I encountered outside the Corner Brewery yesterday morning, I’d say Saturday night’s Krampus event was a success. Thank you to all of you who came out to shake your asses with us and join our midnight march by torchlight. Here, for what they’re worth, and in no particular […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Arlo, auctions, bonfires, Chris Sandon, Christmas, Clementine, condoms, Detroit Party Marching Band, Detroit Public Schools, Fluevog, FLY Children's Art Center, fur-lined condoms, inside-out animals, Jason Wright, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Kurt Anschuetz, Linette, marching bands, moonshine, parades, photo bomb, prehistoric condoms, squirrels, taxidermy, time travel, torches, uniforms, Ypsi Shitty Marching Band | 9 Comments

Confession Bear weighs in the Rose Bowl

By Mark | December 14, 2013

[At the Quack Media holiday party last night, I became convinced, after a long conversation with Ben from Damn Arbor, that my posts, on average, are too damn long. This is my first attempt to right the ship. I hope it meets with your approval… Also, I don’t really want to see East Lansing burn. […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Uncategorized | Also tagged arson, confession bear, Damn Arbor, fire, football, holiday parties, Michigan State, Michigan State University, property destruction, Quack Media, riots, Rose Bowl, student riots | 12 Comments

A new sign at the Water Street Commons native prairie

By Mark | November 17, 2013

Thanks to the hard work of a lot of people, we now have a proper sign explaining the history and significance of the Water Street Commons native prairie. Special thanks go out especially to native plant experts Jason Tallant and Ben Connor Barrie for helping me with the text, Jeff Clark for designing the sign, […]

Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Clementine, Grafaktri, Jason Tallant, Jeff Clark, native plants, native prairie, Pete Larson, signs, Water Street, Water Street Commons | 6 Comments

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Erika Jost and Ben Connor Barrie

By Mark | August 15, 2013

Still trying to unravel the mystery of why people would choose, of their own free will, to move to Ypsilanti, I reached out to new homeowners Erika Jost and Ben Connor Barrie, and demanded that they submit to a formal Ypsilanti Immigration Interview. Here are the results. MARK: Was Ypsilanti just the most affordable choice, […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Anne of Green Gables, Arboretum, Aubrey Parker, Bike Ypsi, blogging, blogs, blowjobs, blowjobs in Township parks, cedar waxwings, Chicago, Corner brewery, coyotes, Cross Street Book Shop, Damn Arbor, dance, Darren Breen, deer, Detroit Public Library, DIA, Erika Jost, Flint, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, interviews, Jason Tallant, Leopold Brothers, Lucy Maud Montgomery, meet a blogger, native plants, New Theater Project, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, pesticide, poop, Roundup, Sidetrack, spelling, tap dancing, Teach for America, Tyler Weston, University of Michigan, used book stores, Water Street Commons, Wizard of Oz, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti Downtown Library, Ypsilanti real estate | 27 Comments

Now all your grandmothers know that I have OCD

By Mark | May 28, 2013

I wouldn’t have thought it possible, but I’m featured briefly this month in the journal of genteel Ann Arbor society that is The Observer. The article, it would seem upon my first glance, is about men who, due to some serious character flaw, continue to blog in spite of the fact that the format has […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Media, OCD | Also tagged A2GastroBoy, Ann Arbor Observer, Ed Vielmetti, Reverend Aitor | 12 Comments

Tag Archives: Ben Connor Barrie

Krampus 2013 recap

Confession Bear weighs in the Rose Bowl

A new sign at the Water Street Commons native prairie

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Erika Jost and Ben Connor Barrie

Now all your grandmothers know that I have OCD

Connect

Recent Comments

Elsewhere

Arts and Culture

Friends

Information, News & Politics

Organizations

SE Michigan Blogs

Special Projects

Ypsi Living

Search