in half an hour or so, i will no longer be 29 years old. or rather, the meter will click over sometime tomorrow morning. close to 8am or close to 10am. at the moment, i cannot remember the time i’ve been told, and newborns rarely wear watches. 29 and holding? no. why do that? why …
there are far too many online quizzes. what brand of cereal are you? which letter of the ancient cuniform alphabet are you? which robot car from knight rider are you? and while i do think i am more of a kitt than a karr, i avoid these little inquisitive wastes of time like a venomous …
the show was odd. practically bipolar in its approach. ever the hand that gives as it takes away, the academy managed to simultaneously commend and dismiss so many of the exceptional films of last year. it recognized the costuming and art direction of moulin rouge! without even nominating the film’s director. it awarded the makeup …
i have a library. i am reminded of its sheer mass every single time i move to a new domecile. paper in such a thin and inconsequential thing until you stack several hundred sheets together and bind them into a shell of cardboard or hardcover. once you pack several of these bound copies into an …
not sure what to get the wife for her anniversary? unsure of what trinket best befits a best man? looking for that perfect piece of polished metal to accommodate your heartfelt engraving? well, you could go to the mall, sure, but have you considered an ipod? yes, apple will not only sell you a glorified …
trust me. just go with me on this one. the song is really great, i promise. and the lyrics make much more sense with the bending acoustic guitar strings and the steady rhythm and just the way it’s sung. i mean… well, just read it and listen to this little snip of an mp3. ive …
as he mentioned in a comment on my last post, cordle and i share the same birthday. cordle is a ferocious librarian living in the wilds of washington state. we know this because the globe of blogs is growing by a steady creep, compiling weblogs by location, gender, birthday and author. we are all in …
i’m just a guy with a lightsaber and a few questions.” ah, yeah… not only is next friday my birthday (see last post), but it is also the official release date for lucasart’s jedi knight 2: jedi outcast. i’ve been looking forward to this one. but now i can’t seem to get this odd thought …
a week from friday. about two-hundred and twenty-something hours. and i am looking forward to it. to what? my 30th birthday. and why shouldn’t i? eight years out of college and i am more stable than i have ever been, at least financially. i can finally get a clear view of the world around me …
i dream of touring like duke ellingtonin my own railroad cari dream of waiting on the tall blonde wooden benchesin a grand station aglow with graceand then standing out on the platformand feeling the air on my face – from ani difranco’s poem-in-progress following the events of 11 september 2001
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