Ace found a site that describes a bizarre version of rock, paper, scissors called "rock, paper, scissors, spock, lizard". It's not the same game the little chinese kids were playing, but it's still fun.

psychokitty sent me this "Tunnel Vision" article from the New York Times today, the last in a series about riding the New York City subway rails. I have seen the horseman, the mariachis, the train-riding pigeons... have you?

last night I went to BAM to see Wild In The Streets with ace and ms. j. no joke - it's the best cult film ever made. I first saw it maybe eight years ago with meg2, and I remembered the main plot and the catchy songs and that it was good ca

I'm at the lovely home of a lovely young 23-year-old, putting on the ankle brace I'm still wearing from my jump over the fence.young man: what happened to your ankle again?me: I chased a boy over a fence.ym: do you have a crush on him?me: I did un

I'm not much of a journalist but I sure do love the pop tunes. read my interview with Dopo Yume on FashionFollower.com. sometimes I also do reviews.

you wake up and it is perfect and the sun is shining and your only expectation for the day is that you will live it. there are things to do and people to see yes, but you are just going with it and not even wondering where it will take you. and every

...the Special Guest is Belle & Sebastian who supposedly end up cancelling anyway and none of my friends can go, and I end up selling my ticket to a lucky guy hanging around outside Bowery and get back uptown in plenty of time to meet up with

It's CMJ! And I've got tickets! tonight's show is the Rough Trade showcase - The Kills, Adam Green, British Sea Power, and the Fiery Furnaces at Bowery Ballroom. plus special guests. Special Guests? who could the Special Guests be? current money is o

by the way, the new Shins album is awesome.

spending four days sick in bed with strep sucks. spending four days sick in bed with strep because you were out at a soccer game the night before in 30* weather with a bunch of drunk hooligans sucks even more. missing loads of weekend fun because of

while the second Hot Hot Heat show last night wasn't as good as Saturday's show, it did feature a catfight of a caliber not seen outside of Kill Bill previews. the bassist broke his bass and threw it out to the crowd during the encore. four girls

yesterday I went to Irving Plaza to see Ima Robot, the French Kicks, and Hot Hot Heat play some music for the kids. Good: Ima Robot's lead singer crawling on the stage like a madman; French Kicks and HHH trying out some new material; HHH dancing out

last night I went to the Upright Citizen Brigade's theater to see a comedy performance by Bob Powers, the genius behind girlsarepretty.com (hyperbole much?). before the show I ran into Kevin, an old friend of my college friend Mike's. Kevin's a ver

I saw "Lost in Translation" yesterday and definitely dug it - it was quiet and low-key but kept moving, lovely to look at, and best of all it was unexpected. you couldn't know for sure where the movie was going before it got there, and tha

Preschool/Kingergarten/Grade School (specific years noted when I could remember them)Gypsy - 7 months oldThe Devil's Wife - what kindergartener asks to be the devil's wife? that's nuts!Angel - maybe to counteract the devil thing...?UnicornDragon Tra

Halloween is my holiday. By which I mean, there is little in my life that I have consistently looked forward to with as much unadultered joy as Halloween. And unlike every other anticipated event - birthdays, christmas, road trips, boys - Halloween h

so I'm at work, sorting books in my office, and what do I find on the shelves but Bob Vlasic's 101 Pickle Jokes. if the cover is to be believed, they're guaranteed to pickle your funny bone. though I don't know who you'd turn to in order to make goo