you gonna save me or not?

Last week, I wrote about discovering sushi, something I avoided for a while (in part) because I feared it was pretentious. I copied this post to LiveJournal, where rival asked, “You mention that you had been writing sushi off as a pretentious/inaccessible food. I have heard this sentiment from other people. Where does it come [...]

Taking a few days off for the Thanksgiving holiday. Expect a new post on Tuesday or Wednesday or thereabouts.

well yeah, I guess it’s obvious, I also like to write

This post sounded a lot different in its first draft. This post would have been all about how I want to take part in NaNoWriMo, but I think the concept’s silly*, so I’m going to do my own thing instead. It would have been called MyNoWriMo (get it? because I’m a clever guy. I’ll explain [...]

and I’ve been putting out the fire with gasoline

Inglourious Basterds: I’m posting this on Labor Day in the hopes that no one sees it. Quentin Tarantino has always approached films with the geeky enthusiasm of a comic book collector, rather than the affected aloofness of a film student. The movies he makes reflect that: a smorgasbord of styles, an epic assault on the [...]

everybody knows that you’re in trouble; everybody knows what you’ve been through

“You should join Twitter!” “I can’t.” “Why not?” “If I had another outlet for self-indulgent blurbs, I’d have nothing to write about.” . . . Thanks to everyone who came out to Asgard last night for my birthday. I appreciate all your shout-outs and dedications. I reserve a special spotlight for Doug, the only man [...]

I’m taking a greyhound on the hudson river line

Out of town for the weekend. If you find yourself in need of my insight or presence, try the following: Think of something you like or believe to be true. Imagine me saying, “That’s not exactly [correct / precise / as good as you think / indicative of the genre / healthy for you].” Sigh [...]

it’s coming; keep the car running

So, a little over a month into the move from LiveJournal, how’m I doin’? #: Between February 29th and April 2nd, I had 2748 views – an average of 83 per day. That average varies pretty wildly, though – linking to a post by The Ferrett about Barack Obama’s speech brought a lot of eyeballs; [...]

the most important time: right now and ever after

Thanks for making the move over from the old digs. I promise to keep providing the same content you’ve come to expect, including (but not limited to): Political rants no one agrees with; Recaps of parties you didn’t attend (no pics, sorry); Sparse reviews of books / movies that everyone got over months ago; Introverted [...]