Three different people/departments at the store want a piece of my time today! That would make me feel nice if only I weren't anxious to please them all. Coupons are great. Even if I buy …
What is the first rule of phone messages?Give me a freaking phone number so I can call you back! Update: This only applies if you've never given me your number before.
Off to my job soon. My promotion doesn't take effect immediately; I get phased off the floor so's the bosses have a chance to replace me. Evidently they'll miss my good work, which is good …
My flatmates are great. Me: [reads about Sexiest Man Alive pronouncement by People magazine] "Do you think Ben Affleck is sexier than Pierce Brosnan?" Michael: [thinks for a fraction of a second, then opens a …
So I've been reading and watching a lot. I recently bought several CDs, and I'll have to talk about those after listening to them each several times. But the books and movies I can review. …
Supposedly, it's winter in Berkeley. Certainly I've been wearing sweaters and the like. How's it going, Andy? And New Yorkers, such as Camille (happy belated birthday!) and Sabrina? Thanks be to Kevin for moving my …
Tonight's writing group exercise: incorporate In Passing overheard quotes into a narrative. I got as far as using "A cute duck!" and the original In Passing quote.
I got to hang out with Sarah Peters, of old-classmate fame, this evening. We saw Michael Moore's new film, Bowling for Columbine, and I'll talk about that soon. That and The Interpreter by Suki Kim, …
The film has little dialogue and much action. It places its trust so firmly in action that it opens with a scene where the characters have one of those urban chase scenes where the car …
You idiots! Worse, since I'm a taxpayer, us idiots!
