by Sharon Olds(for Margaret Randall) You are speaking of Chile,of the woman who was arrestedwith her husband and their five-year-old son.You tell how the guards tortured the woman, the man, the child,in front of each other,"as they like to do."Things that are worse than death.I can see myself taking my son’s ash-blond hair in my…
The whole time I was rereading her poems, I would find myself muttering "god dammit" repeatedly, because I liked the poems so much. When a poet makes you react out loud, they’re definitely doing something right. The poem (below) is one that makes me shiver everytime I read it. And each time I crack open…
I got a call from Alex, informing me there was a big "feast" underrway for this evening. When I asked what I should bring, he gave me the task of getting a small dessert for five or six people. I went back out, stopped by Sweet Thang, and grabbed a chocolate mousse cake. Can’t wait!…
TS7: hahaah, just remembered this, like a month ago, I was trying to get Google search strings to show up in the usage logs of your site. I was finding ominous word pairing on various pages of your blog, like “plotting the murder of Portnoy”, and “Portnoy’s location and sniper rifle” TS7: so, hehehe, ah,…
Talking to TS7 today, he shared a few pics of the weather in his neck of the world (DC). There’s some serious snow going down! I had no idea! Here’s a shot of the parking lot where he lives: Hahahaha – this images cracked us both up. You can see the entire thought process that…
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Before I headed home, I stopped in a Reckless Records to look for a few things (it’s a great place, don’t judge the store by its unfortunately loud rollovers). I got Alien Lanes (Guided by Voices) and Pink Moon (Nick Drake). It’s been a really long time since I’ve purchased music. I tend to listen…
I used to live on this street, before I moved. I noticed a blue plastic bag stuck in a tree, pushed there by a really strong breeze. Oddly, I thought of ActionScript, about programming, and about how randomness often creates things we don’t expect.
I set the camera on the table and took a shot of the room. To the right of that guy reading is where I was sitting, right before I moved to a table (so I could write).
Working on an idea that I got a while back, when I went drinking with Justin. Today, I think I decided that I’m going to get serious again about writing. I’ve been meaning to review the poems I wrote for my thesis while studying at OSU, and they’ve just been sitting dormant for about 2…
Let’s see… I went to return some movies (and to rent some more) around 11. Walked around the neighborhood some on the way. Here’s one that’s near Damen and Wabansia… a tree with a bunch of Christmas lights still strung all over it. Afterwards, I ambled down Milwaukee and went inside Filter. I’ve gotten a…
Wow – I was actually out and about late this morning, into the afternoon. Got a few sporadic pics here and there. Eating a very late lunch, and I’ll update soon.
And… all I really missed out on was a full day of slacking around the apartment. I ended up making a chicken dish with the crock pot, which turned out pretty well. The chicken ended up being a bit dry, and could use some spicing up… but a good turnout for my first time trying…
I guess things balance themselves out. I went in yesterday to attend to some stuff that needed to go up Monday. I was told a launch date of the 19th/20th, but whatever. Spent a few hours there getting things in order and caught a train back home around 2:30, 3:00 PM. To be honest, it…
Crap! I can’t believe I blanked out on updating this thing last night. Gimme a bit. I’ll add to this day’s entry shortly.