be single. think regretfully about the ex over a period of many months. resign yourself to the fact that s/he is out of your life. run into the ex in a public place, preferably around the holidays, your birthday, or an anniversary. you should be a li

for three years I've been trying to give blood. it doesn't seem like it should be that hard a thing to do after all. you hear about a blood drive, you show up, you sign some forms, you let some nurses take your precious life fluids and drain them int

so last night I went to see the inimitable Mr. T Experience play with Jersey City's own Dirt Bike Annie (who rocked harder than the audience deserved, by the way). I went with Jay, Jeff, and Ace - AdamMonkey and Jen* were supposed to go too, but th

from my strangely accurate horoscope today, 'cause I'm all new-agey like that:The Moon is in Aries, causing us to act without thinking. This can encourage us to leap ahead before thinking about the consequences of our actions. The Moon aligns with V

WATCHINGnot this week's "Angel," dammit.singing anarchists28 Days LaterREADINGliner notes of all the CDs I have to reviewfinding WRKU: a history of college radio in Kutztown, PAThe Big Love by Sarah DunnLISTENING TOHer Space Holiday - "

meg: were you super-lunch-girl this week? did you bring your lunch again today? because I didn't.jay: hell no. friday = Burritovillemeg: huh. I didn't realize. for me, Friday = donuts.jay: donuts + Burritoville + Coke = the best Friday evermeg: if it

my friend Liam got a new job. I'm very happy for him. however, he used this new job as an excuse for why he didn't read an email I sent him. Said Liam: "Hey, I’m a busy man here. I’ll send you an email that demonstrates what I have been doin

today at work we got a company-wide email out of nowhere saying that the workplace is not an appropriate place for children, as it detracts from productivity. did I mention my job involves reading romance novels? this isn't exactly rocket science peo

Top 5 Top 5ives Lists thanks to a link provided by Ace, Psychokitty and I have fallen in love with 5ives: Merlin's Lists of Five Things. the site is similar to our top ten lists, but simpler and, at times, more esoteric. which is what makes it brill

when did crushes and relationships and falling in love become all about winning for me? I mean, it should all be a game, yes, but a fun one, like hearts or Twister. not russian roulette. there's some serious reevaluation that needs to be done he

after all my excitement about the puppet-"Angel" episode, I set my VCR wrong and recorded an hour of sitcoms on CBS. suck. this morning I went on Television Without Pity to try to find someone I could buy/trade/borrow the tape from on the messag

ace: Check out today and next Tuesday - http://www.barbesbrooklyn.com/readingseries.html me: well, I can't go to the one tonight because I'm trying to get my stalking under control.

my long-weekend roundup:friday the 13th: dead celebrity party with Laurel and Ace at the cool loft apartment of Laurel's friends Ben and Rachael. Rachael was Joey Ramone. Ben was some Japanese writer whose name I never quite got. Ace was Buddy Holly

and now, a short list of things that young men have said to me, unbidden, that I wish had turned out to be true:"I'm a really good cook. You have to come to my house soon so I can cook for you." "I'm going to make you a mix." &

yeah, I'm pretty sure I keep making bad decisions. but it's mainly because the good decisions seem so boring.

my long-weekend plans: tonight: "dead celebrity" party with L-Train at her friends' Ben and Rachael's pad. I will be playing the part of Nancy Spungen. L-Train will be playing the part of Jackie O. Ace, if he's healthy enough to go, has ye

(probably every twenty- and thirtysomething female on the east coast has seen this by now, but I couldn't let it go without comment.) this morning L-Train forwarded me the Black Table article "Meet The Whimpster: The Manipulative Asshole in Sens

stace pointed me to this Gothamist articles about the L train shutdown and the horribly slanted NY Post piece on it. as with most of the site's entries, the piece itself is fine, but following it are reams of posts from people laughing/spitting

from my friend Adam's Read Magazine, here's a funny article by Angie Maldonado about the must-have accessory of 2004: the emaciated musician. "Be prepared to go through a few protruding hip bones before discovering the pair that's right fo

I just saw OK Go play to a sold-out crowd at Mercury Lounge and it was the best show I've ever seen. this includes the Dismemberment Plan final tour. this includes the Damned reunion in London. this includes my beloved Thermals. when I say "best

today it's raining and cold, but not as cold as it has been. it's warm enough that the rain is washing away the snow and grime of the city and lingering bad moods with it. I saw the weather report this morning and wished it would rain all through the

There is nothing more amazing than sleeping next to someone. Knowing that a living somebody is breathing right there next to you, asleep and unaware. Or completely aware and holding you close or matching their body to yours. Or not close at all but

so the MTA shut down all service on the L train again this weekend, giving Brooklyn residents a week's notice via signs posted in the subway. to the MTA, a week is a big deal. because of the shut down, I had to cancel my party, which is a pain in the

[disclaimer: this story is very crude and in poor taste, and probably doesn't reflect well on any of the people involved. life's like that sometimes. but I thought it was funny, so hopefully you don't lose too much respect for me.]Ace always has to b

last night Ace and I went to tiswas at don hill's for the first time in about eight months. I love tiswas, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. this is not because I met the last two guys I dated there.* it is because I like the music and I like the vibe