It was a year ago, almost to the day, that I went to St. Mark’s Comics with Omar and got hooked on comic books again. “Hooked” in that crackhead sense, apparently, as after buying a legit box for them, I’ve realized the sense of control I thought I had over what, and how much, I
I may be speaking a bit prematurely on this but I’m bored at work and excited about the potential of this new wrinkle that’s come up. I mentioned a couple of days ago that I wasn’t feeling the idea of continuing louder than words after Eric heads west. One of the keys to the show
The stock market’s been getting pummeled over the past week – with the Dow dropping below 10,000 again – despite three months of optimistic job growth and starry-eyed predictions of a full-on economic recovery. Much as the pundits want to, though, you can’t force a rebound to happen with wishful thinking, and you can’t play
Today’s navel-gazing missive about the meaning of life and the fallacy of the American Dream will be pre-empted for in-the-moment coverage of some late-breaking news: my main man Eric Guerrieri is leaving town. 🙁 He just called me a little while ago with the news that he’s moving to Colorado…in two weeks! It’s a great,
Pumpkin Seeds: Survivor Edition
1. Call me a sap but last night’s Survivor catapulted the show back to the top of my favorites list. Rob proposing to Amber, before the winner was declared, was one of the coolest TV moments ever. EVER! 2. There was more drama, humor and energy in last night’s three-hour finale than in the last
This is for Bassey
Dear you, Since mid-1997, the New York City poetry slam scene has been more or less at the center of my life. Though more right-of-center these days, and considerably less significant in the bigger picture, there’s two things I will always cherish about the experience: founding a little bit louder, and the Friends I’ve made.
Politics of Video Games
Trust Omar to find the good stuff. Bloglines is the shiznit! Not only can I monitor the blogs I read regularly from one place – a la LiveJournal’s Friends list, without the creepy “Friend me” angle – but it lets me monitor other blog-like sites I check regularly, including Wizards’ D&D pages, Craigslist-ings, Snopes.com and
Pumpkin Seeds: Weekend in Providence Edition
1. TGIF! Finally. Heading up to Providence, RI tomorrow for a long weekend of nothing more than relaxing. Saturday dinner with the MacMillan trio of Worcester will be fun. Might hit Roger Williams Park on Sunday. Definitely the crepe place off Thayer we found a couple of years ago. If it’s even still there. Possibly
Reality Bites
A public apology to Helen Yum for not getting downtown to wish her farewell last night. 🙁 I tried, really I did, but between Sunday’s trip to the zoo and all the walking I did yesterday, by the time we’d gotten the kids ready for bed and I picked up the laundry, I was exhausted.
In triplicate
In Triplicate (inspired by revolutionaryscum and javabill) Three things I am wearing right now 1) my grandfather’s ring 2) a pocket watch 3) pair of silver hoop earrings Three things on my desk 1) several pictures of my family 2) “I’m not bossy, I just have better ideas” sign 3) paperwork for eight in-progress projects