Author: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

"[Marc] announced a three-year sabbatical in '99; by the fall of 2001 he was back. Without him, he says, things had gotten so bad that this year's 14th annual National Poetry Slam... wouldn't be happening otherwise." "He says that some of the people who tried to step in while he was gone were looking to use the slam for personal gain. 'This thing that I started and have put so much energy into [but] have never exploited for my own purposes. I was pissed off." I wasn't going to address this until I had a chance to read the full…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

I've given in to several requests and - crossing my fingers - have added a "comments" function to my journal. It's actually a guestbook, a la Rich Villar's, but I like the running commentary setup over the post-specific format. All I ask is that you have the courtesy to not be anonymous if you post something there. Flame on!

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Balseros One of the most heartbreaking documentaries I've ever seen. The flip side of Buena Vista Social Club and a must-see for all you pseudo-revolutionaries out there that need a little dose of reality to flesh out your one-dimensional rants. Director Carles Bosch makes no judgments on the lives of the Cuban rafters he follows over seven years. You won't be able to help but come to some of your own judgements about your own life and what you take for granted. One of the things that stood out in my mind was the looming shadow of the fall of…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

I survived. Oral surgery is barbaric. Dentists that reference Marathon Man while you're in the chair aren't funny. The actual extractions only took about 20 minutes. Slept with a mouthful of gauze last night. Curious about the vicodin but haven't had any pain to justify taking it. Stayed home today, caught up on sleep and comic books. Humberto Ramos has an intriguing style. Gonna dive into The Invisibles next. NFL Films makes the best hero-worship vignettes of any sport. Just ate half a pint of Dreamery Banana Split ice cream. Yum. I'm still hungry. Time to gargle with warm salt…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

"I know where weapons of mass destruction are... Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction. And when the government lies to the American people, that is a weapon of mass destruction!!" -- Dennis Kucinich, 21 May 2003 (www.kucinich.us) Assuming the building doesn't catch fire or some other random act of randomness, at about 3pm today, I'll be getting three of my wisdom teeth ripped out of my mouth. Joy! On the off-chance I don't survive (the potential…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Couple of weeks ago, I think it was July 3rd, I got out of work early and decided to take a long walk uptown before hopping on the train home. Skirted Battery Park, past the evil DMV and headed towards the hole in the ground formerly known as the World Trade Center. I walked up Greenwich Street, past several closed up storefronts, "We're Open!" signs and a large office building covered in some sort of black shroud. About a block before you get to the construction site, the typically loud and vibrant energy of the city softens into something of…

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Running makes me feel good

The good thing about exercising is that once you get over the initial hump of reluctance and pain, it actually becomes a lot of fun. I've always been pretty lucky that, no matter how badly I get out of shape, I usually bounce back pretty quickly once I get serious. In just a month of the gym, I'm already starting to see, and feel, a difference. That said, I didn't make it to the gym at all last week and was a little bummed about it as I was getting into a groove. Today, I used some of the Cybex…

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