i finished four songs last night.
one is about my sister.
one is a fictional account of almost dying of malaria.
one is about sunsets.
one is about a girl, using a coyote as a metaphor.
they are all not too bad.
man, i've missed songwriting! i don't think i can post mp3s or i'd put them up for you. maybe i'll join the myspace that people have been talking about.
15 August 2007
news in review
today's shocking discoveries:
turns out chernobyl is 'not a wildlife haven'. there's a shocker.
the latest in the saga of 4real: his kiwi parents are dedicated to keeping their baby named 4real but are stifled by ultra-conservative new zealand baby-naming laws that prevent the inclusion of numbers. so they're going to legally name their baby superman. and then just call him 4real anyways.
news for the lonely: presenting the boyfriend pillow.
ms suzuki explains the appeal: "it keeps holding me all the way through. i think this is great because this does not betray me."
in other news, our president has been outdone. you think he looks this good with his shirt off? daaaaaaang, putin. i'd go fishing in tuva with you any time.
turns out chernobyl is 'not a wildlife haven'. there's a shocker.
the latest in the saga of 4real: his kiwi parents are dedicated to keeping their baby named 4real but are stifled by ultra-conservative new zealand baby-naming laws that prevent the inclusion of numbers. so they're going to legally name their baby superman. and then just call him 4real anyways.
news for the lonely: presenting the boyfriend pillow.
ms suzuki explains the appeal: "it keeps holding me all the way through. i think this is great because this does not betray me."
in other news, our president has been outdone. you think he looks this good with his shirt off? daaaaaaang, putin. i'd go fishing in tuva with you any time.
14 August 2007
my new favorite customer
"can i have a stoli razz, midori and watermelon pucker with cranberry and pineapple?"
no. you can't. go back to manhattan.
no. you can't. go back to manhattan.
be gentle
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that's the fallout from me breaking my t key in the middle of an email. be gentle with your laptop. putting keys back on is a total pain in the ass.
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that's the fallout from me breaking my t key in the middle of an email. be gentle with your laptop. putting keys back on is a total pain in the ass.
13 August 2007
magic has returned
maybe it's because i've just finished reading the magical (and highly recommended) book jonathan strange and mr norrell. maybe it's the perseid summer meteor shower. whatever it is, something has awoken a familiar and still not quite understood power in me.
all of a sudden i don't need to look at the phone to see who's calling. i think of people who've been out of my life and they return. gypsies appear at the bar. i hear my tarot deck calling from wherever it was lost. no ghosts... yet. but i think they're close.
don't mean to creep y'all out. anyone else feeling the same way?
all of a sudden i don't need to look at the phone to see who's calling. i think of people who've been out of my life and they return. gypsies appear at the bar. i hear my tarot deck calling from wherever it was lost. no ghosts... yet. but i think they're close.
don't mean to creep y'all out. anyone else feeling the same way?
10 August 2007
09 August 2007
shimmering night sky
last night i went to the mets game, a great game, the best i've been to this year.
the highlight? the come from behind victory was wonderful. but on this sweltering, humid night, the hottest temp at game time in six years at shea, the highlight was provided by the SNY baseball card giveaway.
when the mets tied the game in the 7th, people started throwing the shiny cards down from the upper deck. the throwing spread quickly throughout the stadium and soon the dark thick sky was filled with glittering cards slowing falling on the fans in the lower decks. eventually the staff in the sny booth threw a huge pile of cards out their window and the crowd roared.
america's pastimes together at last: baseball and littering.
the highlight? the come from behind victory was wonderful. but on this sweltering, humid night, the hottest temp at game time in six years at shea, the highlight was provided by the SNY baseball card giveaway.
when the mets tied the game in the 7th, people started throwing the shiny cards down from the upper deck. the throwing spread quickly throughout the stadium and soon the dark thick sky was filled with glittering cards slowing falling on the fans in the lower decks. eventually the staff in the sny booth threw a huge pile of cards out their window and the crowd roared.
america's pastimes together at last: baseball and littering.
08 August 2007
thanks bbc
i try and check the bbc newswire often enough to give myself a break from the propaganda machine that is the american media.
but today, they've really outdone themselves.
thank you, bbc, for these pictures of drunk cats.
but today, they've really outdone themselves.
thank you, bbc, for these pictures of drunk cats.
what a night
i love sleeping in, probably a little more than i should, but i think it's understandable given that i work past 4 am on a regular basis.
last night i stayed sober, went to bed early and tried to get a good night's sleep, but those of you who live in the new york area know what happened next.
we got rocked. and not in a good, ears ringing, sweaty kinda way. a massive thunderstorm descended on the city. i just read that every single subway line in the city is at least a little flooded, and the basement downstairs is a disaster.
i love thunderstorms. but not at six am. and i think they're a lot more fun with company.
last night i stayed sober, went to bed early and tried to get a good night's sleep, but those of you who live in the new york area know what happened next.
we got rocked. and not in a good, ears ringing, sweaty kinda way. a massive thunderstorm descended on the city. i just read that every single subway line in the city is at least a little flooded, and the basement downstairs is a disaster.
i love thunderstorms. but not at six am. and i think they're a lot more fun with company.
07 August 2007
NO REAL THAN YOU ARE (two pictures)
an awesome car accident in moscow. driver amazingly unharmed.
a mysterious giant lego block that appeared overnight on beach in holland.
a mysterious giant lego block that appeared overnight on beach in holland.
06 August 2007
the anniversary of hiroshima
after months of depressing entries about slogging through drunken dawns, i've made an effort to steer things towards a more humorous take.
but today is the anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima.
just wanted to point something out:
estimated casualties at hiroshima: approximately 70,000.
estimated iraqi casualities since the US invasion: approximately 70,000.
but today is the anniversary of the bombing of hiroshima.
just wanted to point something out:
estimated casualties at hiroshima: approximately 70,000.
estimated iraqi casualities since the US invasion: approximately 70,000.
more toothpaste
have i told you about toothpastefordinner.com? only about a million times.
here's my newest favorite:
here's my newest favorite:
monday picture
what do you get when you mix red hook, a busted fire hydrant, a beach cruiser with bud light detailing and a wide angle lens?
my new favorite picture:
my new favorite picture:
03 August 2007
an extremely productive day
i woke up late after closing the bar at 5 am. i've had a couple of pretty good nights this week behind the bar -- always nice to come back from vacation and have fun at work. so i decided to do some shopping today:
the knut diet
since everyone's favorite source for knut-related news is taking a break, i thought i would make sure to post the latest update.
as you may know, knut is the polar bear rescued by the berlin zoo.
big news today: knut is on a diet! he's down from four meals a day to a measly three. and no more croissants! now that just seems harsh. i actually wasn't aware that polar bears liked croissants, or that their snacking habits might be detrimental. he does look pretty portly these days -- you can click here to see video of the lard-ass.
i'm not the biggest fan of zoos; they tend to depress me and make my anarchist tendencies rise to the surface. i still don't think the oakland zoo has accepted my apology for freeing their ring-tailed lemurs.
at the same time, my god, does knut have it easy or what? the planet earth series on discovery had footage of a polar stuck in stew of melting ice cap, struggling to find footing and swimming for miles and miles, desperation and hunger pushing it to eventually risk a fatal attack on a walrus herd.
and knut gets croissants. well, not any more. so maybe some animals can take solace in zoos.
eating a croissant seems much easier than eating a live walrus.
as you may know, knut is the polar bear rescued by the berlin zoo.
big news today: knut is on a diet! he's down from four meals a day to a measly three. and no more croissants! now that just seems harsh. i actually wasn't aware that polar bears liked croissants, or that their snacking habits might be detrimental. he does look pretty portly these days -- you can click here to see video of the lard-ass.
i'm not the biggest fan of zoos; they tend to depress me and make my anarchist tendencies rise to the surface. i still don't think the oakland zoo has accepted my apology for freeing their ring-tailed lemurs.
at the same time, my god, does knut have it easy or what? the planet earth series on discovery had footage of a polar stuck in stew of melting ice cap, struggling to find footing and swimming for miles and miles, desperation and hunger pushing it to eventually risk a fatal attack on a walrus herd.
and knut gets croissants. well, not any more. so maybe some animals can take solace in zoos.
eating a croissant seems much easier than eating a live walrus.
02 August 2007
interstate 35w
just so y'all know, it looks like all my twin cities people are safe and sound. how does a bridge just fall down?
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