I have this weird thing about songs I like. If I find one that I’m really into… I’ll listen to it. Obsessively. And for some reason, I’ve got a higher threshold than most, when it comes to repetitive tracks. I can easily listen to something a hundred times in a row. It’s as though, once …
Winner of the Third Annual Casual Gameplay competition, Gimme Friction Baby is deceptively simple and a whole lot of fun. There’s tons more game goodness from Jay Is Games.
Went down to visit Liz’s folks in Frankfort, and spent most of the evening there. Bob is working on the front porch, and I followed him around as he worked, watching him in his shop and up on the scaffolding. I’m typically not one for heights, but I shimmied up the ladder and stood on …
Outside the Peter Jones Gallery, prior to the reading. In my rush to get here, I forgot some books I meant to bring along. Liz zipped home on her scooter while I hung out on the sidewalk curb, going over my poems. Milling about inside, before things get started. I was pretty nervous the whole …
Waiting in the stairwell for the doors to open, Liz and I joined a bunch of others hoping to get in early at the Paper Source Warehouse Sale. We got here earlier than last year (around 8:30AM vs. 8:45AM), and were originally dismayed to find ourselves only steps inside the building. However, after a few …
For those of you in Chicago, just a reminder that tomorrow (Saturday, July 27th) is the Semi-Annual Paper Source Warehouse sale. Tons of cards, paper, and bookbinding supplies at crazy-reduced prices. Most of the items on sale are up to 70% off, and are considered “imperfect” in some way. Basically, it means that it’s not …
I’m excited to announce that I’m going to be part of a poetry reading next Saturday, July 28th. The event is sponsored by the Guild Complex, and is entitled Bring Your Own People. Basically, the concept is that two different curators were tasked with coming up with the program, mixing writers from several genres/neighborhoods/backgrounds. I …
Bought a pair of running shoes the other day, and went out for a run spring jog I went outside with Liz. We took it super easy, on my account, as I’m not a runner at all. My favorite line about running is from Real Genius, where when Val Kilmer is asked if he runs… …
Mike came up with this really excellent idea for a t-shirt. With the help of Chris and Jane, they came up with a slick logo. A few clicks at Cafe Press and a domain name later… he’s in business. I’m not terribly big on sports, so I had to have things explained to me a …
I found out that Abbey had to put her dog Gracie to sleep yesterday. Sad news to hear. I met Gracie only briefly, and hung out with her a good deal when I went visited Abbey in Carbondale for a party she was throwing. My memories were of how kind and pettable she was, and …
Felix's Chinese name is Wei Tien. For the longest time, he thought his name meant "very sky." But he later found out it roughly translated to "Preserver of Heaven."
Felix was in show choir in high school. He can still pull out the old "jazz hands" if need be, due in no small part to muscle memory.
Every once in a while, Felix has some interesting run-ins with other Asians. At times, they're armed with cameras; at other times, he has the slight feeling that they might be armed, period.
