07 Aug 2003, 16:20 p.m.

America's Test Yearning

My huge crush on Christopher Kimball of "America's Test Kitchen" continues, despite the way that Bridget Lancaster makes eyes at him. He's giving cooking classes this fall and I'm signed up for the one on …

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05 Aug 2003, 15:16 p.m.

Reminder to Self

The West Wing will start its new season on September 24th, and Enterprise will start again on September 10th.

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05 Aug 2003, 11:31 a.m.

Nothing for "Sumana," Either

There is nothing like a dame (aside from a dame herself).Explanation.

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04 Aug 2003, 16:31 p.m.

The idea of a homegrown Indian sci-fi movie warms my…

The idea of a homegrown Indian sci-fi movie warms my heart, but of course I am immediately unsatisfied (because I am a weblogger) and want more, more! I want a sci-fi/fantasy retelling of the Mahabharata …

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04 Aug 2003, 11:19 a.m.

I find myself watching much more TV than I did…

I find myself watching much more TV than I did just two months ago. After all, now I have a TV, and also Leonard just got a TiVo (I'm sure he'll tell you about that …

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04 Aug 2003, 9:33 a.m.

My mom used to tell me, "listen to people mean,…

My mom used to tell me, "listen to people mean, not what they say." To wit (Salon, may need a Day Pass): I am a literalist. To my frequent dismay, I listen to and believe …

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30 Jul 2003, 17:24 p.m.

People are telling me to get out of the office…

People are telling me to get out of the office already and go on vacation. Our IT guy set up my email autoreply and told me my "bot" was ready, so of course I imitated …

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30 Jul 2003, 15:43 p.m.

Sometimes one can decadently buy a few ounces of chocolate…

Sometimes one can decadently buy a few ounces of chocolate or corn syrup or caffeine from the vending machine, and sometimes one goes lowbrow and just dumps lots of company-subsidized white sugar in the steeped-extra-long …

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30 Jul 2003, 10:40 a.m.

I consistently misspell "have" as "ahve," "can" as "cna," and…

I consistently misspell "have" as "ahve," "can" as "cna," and "startdate" as "stardate."

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30 Jul 2003, 8:06 a.m.

SoCal Visit

I'm visiting LA and Bakersfield this weekend for a wedding. Susanna is becoming a wife.

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