This entry is for poetry slam geeks only.
This whole 5×3 idea that Taylor came up with for the National Poetry Slam – 5 teams, 3 POEMS per bout as opposed to 3×4, or the more recent 4×4 – isn’t necessarily the death of Nationals as some have lamented. It is, however, a flawed band-aid that emphasizes the competition in a way that
I love The Onion. After watching Bush’s speech tonight, it’s clear what his re-election gameplan is: you like him or you don’t. Plain and simple. He’s going to let Kerry do the dancing for the swing vote and cross his fingers hoping JFK hangs himself with a misstep or two. Much as I hate the
Pumpkin Seeds: 4/13/2004
1. There’s something about the concept of The Swan that really turns my stomach. 2. If George Huff isn’t in the top three of American Idol, America deserves a daily primetime version of The Swan. 3. Despite his accent, which is getting inexplicably stronger each week, I’m rooting for Boston Rob on Survivor: All Stars.
A long and tiring, but ultimately fun weekend got off to a shaky start as I blew off the American Candidate deadline after busting my ass (and Ed’s, and Salomé’s) putting the audition tape together on Tuesday night. The day off Thursday threw my schedule out of whack and Friday at work was too hectic
It takes a lot to knock me off-center. Wednesday night did exactly that and I needed to lay low yesterday, relax and get my head back together. Where 2002 was a rough year on the personal side of things, the past 12 months have been a serious roller coaster ride on the…hobby/passion (?) side. An
There’s one thing I value above most others: loyalty. Not blind loyalty; not stroke my ego and never say anything bad loyalty; not pretend I’m always right and never question me loyalty. Very simply, you know that when I’m in your corner, I’m IN your corner, so don’t blindside me with some random bullshit and
Stolen, or “gronked,” from the dread pirate, Tony Brown. 1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 23. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. From the two books I’m carrying around these days (yes, I’m STILL reading them!): “‘You
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 3 (as of 3:15pm, 4/6/04) Track list: 1. William Hung Words of Gratitude 2. She Bangs 3. Bailamos 4. William Hung’s Inspirational Thoughts (Passion) 5. I Believe I Can Fly 6. Hotel California 7. Can You Feel The Love Tonight 8. Two Worlds 9. William Hung Inspirational Thoughts (Perseverance) 10. Rocket Man
Fuck Kurt Cobain. Loser. OVERRATED loser.
I. Poetry Slam, Inc. Two poetry slam-related things I never expected to see: 1. Taylor Mali is the new President of Poetry Slam. Inc. 2. This. The Taylor thing is actually an interesting wrinkle that could mean PSI becoming relevant again. People may not agree with Taylor’s positions on a lot of things but there’s