I gave away my black lamp to a person who turned out to be a Russian. I sold my dresser to another Russian man. As Leonard put it, "you're gaining a reputation [in the Russian-American …

First of all, I've moved. It's done. It is not possible to give madder props to peeps than I would like to give to Zack, Steve, Laura, and Nandini. Second of all, I'm exhausted. I …

I'm really glad someone in my Basic Musicianship class turned me on to the musictheory.net Note Trainer. I may actually be learning! Only problem: I still find myself thinking the mnemonics every time I have …

I ate lunch with Adam the other day and he wondered what had caused me to mark Alan Alda's birthday. I just want to make it clear that I don't ordinarily keep track of celebrity …

Wow, Dustin Diamond is...attractive!

Absurdism meets Forty Questions.

I need to read this book. This is the next The Good, the Bad, and Scarface and/or The Satanist Agenda of Karl Marx. Even as a youngster I disliked a particular lyric in The Sound …

I don't know why this is so damn cool, but it is. I saw this in a sig. I play it cool and Dig all jive. That's the reason Why I stay alive. My motto …

"SF Gate's makeover is coming in just a few minutes. Take a look at the many changes," SFGate told me. What a preciously ephemeral message! "No! No! Don't redesign me! There's nothing wrong with me! …

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