This morning was fantastic. I stepped off the Blue Line train at Clark & Lake, and began walking towards the escalator. I looked over my right shoulder and saw the Blue Line (coming from the opposite direction) pull up and the doors opened. Out steps Ben, and he falls directly in step with me and …
After work today, I stopped off at the Divison stop and walked to the grocery store. Grabbed a few things for dinner (mushrooms, rice, catfish) and had a nice walk to end the day. By the time I settle in at home, TV/Internet/etc… I realize it’s damn near 8:30 PM. I start to make dinner …
by Dorothy Parker Razors pain you;Rivers are damp;Acids stain you;And drugs cause cramp.Guns aren’t lawful;Nooses give;Gas smells awful;You might as well live.
Not sure what the context was, but Justin and I were chatting a few days ago and Dorothy Parker’s poem “Resume” came up. So I thought I’d take this time to share it with all of you.
Apparently, my IP address got placed on some spam list. Nothing that I send makes it out, so I’m basically without email. I can still receive no problem – just no sending. I’m not sure why I was placed on this list to begin with. I’ve got Norton AV on this thing, and run AdAware …
Woke up early today. Hit Target and bought some supplies (cat litter, carpet cleaner, vacuum cleaner bags). It’s been really a lazy day… cleaning up this and that. Dishes. Laundry. Puttering about. I haven’t really done all that much today, and it felt great. With the writing thing mostly out in the real world, there …
Prior to departing for the movie, I partook of a rather potent cookie. For the most part, I didn’t feel much of it until we got back to Justin’s place after the movie. We made some more coffee and just hung around a while, chatting. I got to talk to Sonja a bit more which …
Today, a bunch of us are meeting up at Justin’s for an early breakfast. And after that, it’s off to the Music Box for a matinee of a film by Guy Maddin called Archangel. En route, I stopped off at Sweet Thang (local bakery on North Ave) to pick up a a bunch of danishes …
After work, Justin and I spent a good while at Pontiac. As the weather improves, I think I’m inclined more and more to be outside in the open. What started as a quick after-work drink progressed into another, and another. Lots of fun people watching, and some good talks. And on top of that, we …
It’s a hack job (primarily because I didn’t research the magazines I’m submitting my poems to), but it’s done! After tomorrow, almost all the poems I think are worthwhile should be in the mail and en route to someone else’s hands. Tonight, I got a ton of revisions done, cover letters made, and envelopes labeled …
Gretchen – It’s not for a lack of your selling the event, believe you me. In fact, up until yesterday, I had plans on attending. You had me convinced. But tonight, I ended up getting selfish and wanting to focus on my own writing. So ran home and listened to myself instead of Dybek. I’m …
I got an invite (an incredibly well-written invite, actually) from my friend Gretchen earlier in the week, announcing a reading by Stuart Dybek at the Public Library. But instead of going, I chose to stay home and write. I’ve been trying to send Gretchen an email tonight for some time, but I keep getting some …
Most people have separate heart and love lines on their palms. Felix has one big line that spans the width of his entire right palm. He's told that this is "lucky."
As a kid, Felix starred in a television commercial for a toy called "Linkits." He's never seen the toy beyond that day, but can still hear the theme song in his head.
On July 13th, 2002, Felix nearly killed himself when he put a Tombstone pizza in the oven and then promptly fell asleep on the couch for the remainder of the night. He almost won a Darwin Award.
