Art
One of the greatest tragedies in my life is when for some reason, my parents cleaned house when I left for college. Along with the cleansing went all my books from first grade onwards to the half-price bookstore. Comic books, tattered and dog-eared pages of favorites -- companions on rainy
Twentysomething
So he looked at me, starched collar and striped shirt, this new breed of yes-men, pilferers of pyramids and the ones who said the Taj Mahal couldn't be built (and then promptly got their hands cut off after they finished the dammed thing); I looked past, eyes stale,
Twentysomething
Conversations overheard absurd werd: Hipster enclave: a coffeeshop in the Village [A] Like omigod I had dinner with David the other night and like all he talked about was Elizabeth; I mean, he didn't even know her name two weeks ago and now it's non-stop, honestly.
Art
To keep alive, sky high, floating up spring awakening moving – to keep moving, like back back, on the bus, drowsy, lidded eyes, fuzzy haze red and pink, sunlight bouncing off the shades – riding buses through China, Laos, Jordan, Cappaddoccia; rice fields and deserts, jungles and ruins – they gallop past, half
Food
I found two new good eats in the East Village today. Both are locally run and make their ingredients fresh and on-site. Nicky's Vietnamese Sandwiches (150 E. 2nd Street). Fresh warm baguettes, savory meats and dark coffee. Up here in Manhattan, I don't get a lot
Art
A couple of shows that will pry me away from my magazines and blank screen (I hate that screen, staring at me sullenly, daring me to type something trite -- I'll show it!) History Channel: This is one of my favorite stations -- who doesn't like
Twentysomething
It was 75 degrees two days ago, and now there's a snowstorm. Crazy! I don't mind. I love snowstorms – probably cause I don't have to trudge to work. Tomorrow if it holds I'll hopefully have a chance to snap some photos. Some
News & Politics
Imagine if Hagar the Horrible (ok, fine – reality then) Leif Ericsson invaded a coastal town in the tenth century, and instead of razing it to the ground, he said, "Woops – sorry there wench, our muddy boots have stained your dirt floor – let us clean it up for you."
Twentysomething
Recently I've had some down time (ok, snide comments about my 'free time' can zip it), so I made a catalogue of the things I read/watch/hear. Not counting email or phone calls, I realize that maybe I should lay down the laptop and go
Twentysomething
It's a weird thing, this city that is not my city, not a proper city with grid lines and skyscrapered canyons.
News & Politics
Conservapedia is a much-needed alternative to Wikipedia, which is increasingly anti-Christian and anti-American. On Wikipedia, many of the dates are provided in the anti-Christian "C.E." instead of "A.D.", which Conservapedia uses. Christianity receives no credit for the great advances and discoveries it inspired, such
Art
Guster's music was familiar, like the friend who agreed with all my dreams, through anxiety and vindication.