February 2012
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“‘Rausch’, said the voice in Hollis Henry’s cell....”
– Enigmatic, assertive, dissociative. Admittedly, I had a tough time getting into this one - the format of the book, cycling between various characters/situations for the first few chapters, made it hard for me to dig in and get invested. But I’m glad I stuck with it, because things have been...
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The Dream Team: An Explication (Part 1)
A few weeks ago, I posted this photo-array. Now, it’s time to explain it. Because this is one of the things I do in my free time. Think about Pokemon.
THE GUIDELINES There were a two guiding principles I used when picking my Dream Team. Here they are, in no particular order.
The idea is to pick the six Pokemon I would want to have with me, during my lifetime (and theirs!), as a Pokemon...
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I, for one, welcome our new prehistoric plant... →
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On elevators, and the little things
Last week, the computer system that controls the light-up floor display in my building’s elevator broke down, which meant that it was impossible to tell where the elevator was until the door opened. Which at first was an annoying inconvenience, and then, very quickly, it was the exact opposite of an annoying inconvenience.
I live on on the 13th floor, so I use the elevator a lot. And you...
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A review of a play I was in, or, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA... →
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“Five hours’ New York jet lag and Cayce Pollard wakes in Camden Town to the...”
– Relentless, a little bombastic, punk. I thought at first that this book was gonna get on my nerves, but now that I’ve gotten into it a bit, I’m fascinated. Paranoia vs apophenia vs pattern recognition, framed under the auspices of Advertising, and set in a disconcertingly near-future...
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“…and he’s my favorite because he’s the god of craftsmen, just...”
– A ten-year-old kid on the street today, talking with his friend. Play-dates are the best, guys.
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I think this means I'm a published "writer"?
@WilliamsCollege: Hi. We're working on Claiming Williams coverage for the Alumni Review. Would it be OK if we used 1 of your #claimwilliams Tweets in the mag?
@evanmaltby: Totally! I assume you mean the a cappella one. Feel free!
@WilliamsCollege: Yes to a cappella. Thanks much!
The tweet in question: "Loving the a cappella involvement at #claimwilliams! Great idea. (also yay #springstreeters, obviously)"
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SMS of the week
Birdy: Let’s hang out next week, k? We should play some wii. Your mii is really tired. It keeps doing this weird thing that actually makes it look like the acid tree.
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born to be GIANTS
Ok so I know I said the score doesn’t matter but also I’m overjoyed that the Giants won.
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Thank you, first star I saw tonight, for reminding...
Not important:
The final score of the super bowl, whatever it ends up being (at time of writing, the game hasn’t finished yet)
How long I have to wait, or not, for the express train
The fact that there were “only” 7 people at my show tonight
Important:
How lucky I am to be in a show, no matter how big or small the audience (seriously)
The fact that I was able to take...
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Word of the day
rax
[raks] Scot. and North England
verb (used without object)
1. to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
2. to extend the hand.
verb (used with object)
3. to elongate; stretch.
How cool is that. Special thanks to Chris, and Words With Friends.
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A flash game, you say? A flash game to... →
January 2012
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in order to lumin
I really want to post the last sentence of Everything Is Illuminated (given that the first sentence doesn’t really do it justice and the last one oh-so-very-much does), but that would be callous of me. Suffice it to say: OH my GOD that BOOK.
Heartbreaking and beautiful, in that order. A must-read. Maybe, maybe - and I don’t say this lightly - my new favorite.
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Good ol' irony
From artismyoccupation.org. Credit to Mom for finding this gem.
“AN IDEAL FIT IS… An artist who has… 1. A direct, existing relationship with the occupy movement, a community-based organization or non-profit waging a campaign on the front lines of economic justice issues; 2. A track record of creating quality work that has impacted many people; 3. The ability clearly able...
Thanks, Leo
A few months ago, after much more hemming and hawing than I think my great-uncle Leo might have appreciated given the subject matter, my family gathered to scatter his ashes in a small copse behind the Met Museum. Standing in a loose circle, we told a few stories, said whatever more we felt we needed to say, then dipped our cupped hands into the zip-lock bag we’d appropriated for the occasion...
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“And when we go, nature will start over. With the bees, probably.”
– Stephen Falken, WarGames.
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2012 word of the year: Bootstraps
And pulling yourself up by them.
December 2011
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Christmas Eve
Decorating the tree, rediscovering all the favorite ornaments
Lighting the candles for Hanukkah: Night Five
Sitting in the living room and reading our favorite quotes (this, various and wonderful excepts about gratitude) and singing carols
Dad reading selections from A Child’s Christmas In Wales
Small throw-away presents around the dinner table
Traditional casserole and blue-cheese...
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I barely got away before I burst out laughing
Me: Hey, do you mind if I fix the menorah?
Doorman: Huh?
Me: The candle-bulbs are lit wrong. It should go right to left. Here.
Doorman: Wow, thanks man! My bosses would have crucified me if they saw that!
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I was gonna do that thing where I just quote the...
but “My legal name is Alexander Perchov” doesn’t even come close.
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tonight, on the 2 train
Me: Goddamn commuting. At least I'm on the express.
Inner Me, approx. 6 years old: But omigosh we're in the front car! Go stand at the front and look out the window!
Me: Oh please. Everyone will look at me funny.
Inner Me: But it will be like we're DRIVING the SUBWAY!
Me: Well...
Inner Me: And also FLYING! While UNDERGROUND!
Me: ...Yeah ok I guess this is the best thing ever.
Inner Me: Yup. Told ya.
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“Over the teeth, and through the gums, look out, tummy: here it comes!”
– The little rhyme I’ve been saying for nearing on two decades - and, especially, every night this past week - before taking cough syrup.
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I was going to try to be clever with the... →
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WHO MURDERED THE QUEEN?, or, my Spelling homework...
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh! There was a scream in the next room, I rushed there, but it was too late, There was the queen, lying dead on the floor, with a knife through her neck. She has been murdered. I knew. Here’s how: she couldn’t speak, and there was a soft creak as the window was closed by the murderer. There were only two suspects. The butler and the maid/. They were the only two people...
November 2011
22 posts
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“There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself -...”
– Simple, witty, playful. It’s been far too long since I reread this.
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Things I did today
1. Memorized some lines,
2. Cooked again (more scrambled eggs, but this time with sauteed onions and mushrooms),
3. Hooked up my mom’s Netflix account to my Wii, which means I can watch internet TV on my TV. So, the best thing ever.
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Mini-storage
Driving up Riverside Drive towards the storage place, bickering about this and that, having stopped off at a place in the neighborhood to buy 14 record boxes (to be filled at a later date);
Passing by the infamous “No Eating On The Floor” sign by the elevators;
Not finding the boxes of Beanie Babies and other toys we’d hoped to find in the storage unit and subsequently sell...
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I'm thankful for a lot of things, and one of those... →
Here are a few more.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
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