i just finished reading A Winter’s Tale but Mark Helprin. this book was an exception for me as i read to my committed 200 pages and then trudged on. often i feel compelled to read an entire book, as if i owe it to myself (since i bought it) and for the writer (who clearly [...]
just finished watching The Station Agent. i didn’t think it was phenomenal, but i enjoyed it for its simplicity. as i listened to the sound of a train rushing by during one of the scenes, i was flooded with the memory of my grandmother’s house. she lived a block away from a regularly used railroad [...]
anyone who visits this site often knows that i prefer to concentrate on the positive (uh, well, most of the time) and that i am not usually political. it’s not that i don’t care about politics, quite the contrary. however, it’s something that i don’t use this blog as a forum for. that is, until [...]
for all of my geekster friends, i have some spare invites to sign up for a Gmail account. i’d like to give them to people who are really going to use them. so let me know!
** revision **: it might help if you told me why you want one. (hint: ambivalence is not good). oh [...]
when my mother was young her grandmother would make roast beef and potatos every Sunday for family dinner. and although she now hates roast beef, it’s something she likes to do. although we can’t spend with my mom, we still spend many a Sunday with my sister and Heff. we eat lots of food without [...]
make me a mixed tape and i might fall in love with you. but it has to be just the right mix. not too long, not too short. not to high, not too low. i’m working on a tape for a friend who is overseas. three to be exact. the first is Sam Cooke’s Nightbeat. [...]
i had almost forgotton it was possible, but i had both a relaxing and productive day off today. it was the perfect blend of ticking of my to-do list and just enjoying the weather and the dogs. i sat on the deck for a couple of hours today just sipping tea, reading a book and [...]
“To-day 16 June 1924 twenty years after. Will anyone remember this date?”
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it seems i never get tired of looking for new food for the Powerbook. i just ordered and am eagerly awaiting the delivery of Microsoft Office X 2004. due to a nice hook up at MS, i was able to order it for a fraction of the cost. it’s really nice, but at the same [...]
well, let me tell you what the pup did yesterday and you tell me how you think she’s doing.
out in the yard, i pretended to grab her nose and all of a sudden she started to race around the yard in circles. everytime she came near me, i pretended to try and grab her, which [...]
last night Mark and i went to see a friend’s nephew’s band play at Graceland. while it was not really my kind of music, they were really good. Chris, the drummer, is 17 years old and out on tour. it must be so exciting for him and even more so because his family is behind [...]
this weekend we planned on running house-related errands, spending some time with my sister and Heff and just relaxing. one of the items on the to-do list was to take a ride down to Second Chance Ranch to see whether there were any dogs that might be compatible with Primo to foster. we got Primo [...]
i am in the midst of a well deserved break in the work day. i have been so busy today i worked straight through lunch and the other mini breaks i don’t usually take anyway. i am finding it hard to concentrate as the day closes (for me at least). i received some unsavory news [...]
in other tasty music news, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are set to release their thirteenth studio album this fall (September) titled Abbatoir Blues / The Lyre Of Orpheus. recorded in Paris this past spring, it’s a double album with all of the usual suspects (of course sans Blixa, who will be off doing [...]
i received an email from Mark this morning with the subject line of “i feel all warm and fuzzy inside”. since this is unusual coming from him in the midst of a work day, i knew there must be some music-related news inside. and lo and behold (no pun intended), Low is set to release [...]
} good clean Bush bashing fun. even if you are a Bush-lover (no pun intended), from a creative perspective it’s still worth a look.
} Ninjai has been around for awhile, but i still find myself visiting to watch the chapters over again. and i am indeed looking forward to chapter 12 and a potential leap [...]
i had no idea i would be so busily consumed with this nesting business. i am not usually the type who is in to decorating and that sort of thing. i can’t ever figure out where furniture should be placed, where a picture should be hung, what colors to paint the walls. my creative energy [...]
the big move is complete. we are pretty much settled in and have already had our share of adventures. during the move, Primo escaped and pranced around the neighborhood for about 10 minutes until he finally succumbed to Mark and was reeled in like a fish. when we arrived at the house, he charged right [...]
i am overjoyed to report that The Cure website finally posted a date for Seattle of August 21st. the venue is listed as TBA and i am wishing that somehow it could be confirmed for the Gorge, but have a sneaking suspicion it will be the White River Amphitheatre. either way, it doesn’t matter. we [...]
