Random Archives — Page 19 of 29 — As in guillotine...

Friend Test

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 27, 2004
Post category:Personal
Post comments:3 Comments

It makes sense that, unless you really know me, you'd assume I was born in the Bronx. It was one of many trick questions on my Friendtest and the one most people missed. The correct answers were: 1. What borough was I born in? Manhattan (10 points) In fact, I was born in Manhattan, at the now defunct Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital, a couple of blocks away from Mount Sinai. Supposedly, I was born in the hallway at around 5am, which possibly explains a lot of things. 2. Which High School did I graduate from? Lakeland HS (10 points) I…

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 24, 2004
Post category:Pop Culture
Post comments:0 Comments

While Batman, and I guess Moon Knight, would be the most obvious alter egos, neither was a Legionnaire... You're Brin Londo, Timber Wolf! Which Legionnaire are you? brought to you by Quizilla It's been years since I've read a Legion book so I'm not sure how on the mark this is, but the description works for me. Interestingly, the latest issue of Teen Titans, #16, sets the stage for a new Legion of Superheroes series that looks like it might be fun. They always struck me as a bit cheeseball, what with names like Lightning Lad and Karate Kid, but…

Adios, Nueva York

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 23, 2004
Post category:Personal
Post comments:7 Comments

CITY LIMITS' September/October 2004 issue has a timely article, Adios, Nueva York, about the Puerto Rican exodus from New York City during the last decade. According to the 2000 census, NYC lost 10% of its Puerto Rican population between 1990-2000! While many left for the island, a significant number have headed to surprising destinations like Lawrence, MA and Reading and Allentown, PA, doubling the overall Latino population in each city -- 60%, 37% and 24% respectively. The article itself focuses on Allentown - the metropolitan neighbor of my theoretical oasis, Bethlehem - and the troubles migrating Nuyoricans, primarily from the…

Pumpkin Seeds: Random as Ever Edition

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 16, 2004
Post category:Personal
Post comments:3 Comments

1. An innocent compliment gone awry, or people with too much time on their hands? Depends, I guess. Poyer was simply my shorthand for poet-lawyer, aka the multi-talented hyphenate Nina Parrilla. It was spurred partly by her recent post on realizing how much her lawyer-side "has become a huge part of [her] identity." I appreciate poets (or any creative types) that acknowledge being multi-dimensional, particularly those like Nina who pursue their other facets with equal vigor and success. 2. There's a ton of "poets" out there, including some of my favorites, who have no other significant identity to claim. If…

Pumpkin Seeds: Opening Day Edition

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 12, 2004
Post category:Personal
Post comments:4 Comments

1. Multiple entries starting @ 4:20pm; alcohol-fueled, heavily edited for typos. 2. F**k a stereotype! It's Sunday. Football's on. Wife and kids are out of the house. Fridge is full of cheap, leftover beer. The Jets just won an exciting season opener. All four of my fantasy teams are in the mix so far. I'm cheering the Eagles on against the Giants, mainly because I have several of them on one of my main fantasy teams. I'm successfully maintaining a nice buzz that shouldn't follow me into tomorrow. It may not be the American Dream but it's certainly a welcome…

Pumpkin Seeds: Gone Fishin’ Edition

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:September 7, 2004
Post category:Personal
Post comments:4 Comments

1. The good thing about a five-day weekend is it gives you a chance to slow things down a little bit and get a better sense of where you are. The bad thing about it is it might confirm your discontent with where you are. 2. My volunteer stint at the UnConvention was a pleasant experience as I ended up doing the box office for two shifts and got a newfound appreciation for what a little bit louder was able to accomplish over its five year run. Theater's a tough business, political theater even more so, and the gutcheck it…

Pumpkin Seeds: 2004 VMA Edition

Post author:Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Post published:August 30, 2004
Post category:Personal
Post comments:2 Comments

1) Did Outkast officially step beyond the constraints of hip-hop and establish themselves as pure musical artists able to weave sonic magic from thin air? 2) Did Usher finally break through the inexplicable logjam of cookie cutter whiteboys and their stolen dance moves with his two awards last night? 3) Has a celebrity ever seemed more conspicuously absent than Britney Spears did last night? 4) Did Christina Aguilera deliver the final "enough is enough" nail to the "there is no comparison between Britney Spears and I" coffin with gusto, or what? 5) Was there anything sweeter than the love the…