We want someone to throw caution to the wind for us.For more than just a few weeks or months.Of course, it could be argued that's exactly what happened, for better or worse.Other people's stories are not your own; each ending is specific, and differe

In general I like A Softer World, but it can be pretty hit-or-miss. Joey's livejournal though, is always great. And sometimes, like last Friday, it is brilliant and heartbreaking and absolutely true."When my brother and I were kids our mom used

This has been going around MySpace and it's awesome. Googlism.com. Type in your name, in quotes, and it defines you through what google finds. It's like a glimpse into your possible futures.I love mine. It reads like high school poetry.And some of it

My friend Anna was trying to decide if she wanted to start a blog, so I gave her my thoughts. "i think you should," I said. "it's fun. it kills time." But also, I said, there are issues with privacy and audience and secrets. "

Today Xian sent a few of us a Japanese twist on an old riddle, along with the following instructions: Everybody has to cross the river - The following rules apply: Only 2 persons on the raft at a time

Today Xian passed along this educationaly amusing site: Find Your Dead Celebrity Soulmate. He picked Frida Kahlo, but she did not pick him. Henry VIII and I were a match. Jay X got James Baldwin.Xian: I just got rejected by Freida Kahlo.Jay X: James

today's email exchange with Austin Mike:me: two things you may already know about/have seen.Zombie population infection simulator - http://kevan.org/proce55ing/zombies/more complex zombie population infection simulator - http://members.csinet.net/ber

well, it's done. scribble faster #2 is written, laid out, copied, stapled, and ready to be sent out into the world. for now, email me if you want a copy. i'd write more about it, but these last two weeks have been all kinds of frustratingly bad usele

on the train this morning I finished reading Amber Gayle's Notta Lotta Love Stories. I'd spent the weekend immersed in love stories; hers and mine and the "erotica" (i.e. porn) I was proofreading for rent money. it made for a strange, mood

dear friends,I know you are probably wondering what to get me for xmas, not to mention my upcoming milestone birthday. though it is true that I have, for years, been trying to liquidate, to cut down on the mountains of stuff crammed into the corners

what type of lame scenester are you?you are either a record nerd or not a scenester atall. you are the coolest of the bunch. bravo, dude. brought to you by QuizillaI suspect choosing "t-shirt and jeans" had something to do with it, but &quo

The fabulous Ms C works for the (less fabulous) NY Post and thoughtfully gave my number to a writer who was doing a story on dating. "Talk to my friend Meg!" she said. "I'm sure she has lots of stories." And I did. I told her a ta

killing time waiting to leave for my bus and catching up on friends' writing - I've missed quite a lot of good stuff lately. like JayX's really funny essay, "The Competition of Non-Competition," which details the musical oneupmanship she a

these little tidbits about Ohio, the election's deciding factor.GOP in Ohio can challenge voters at pollsOhio vs. paperalso, this Black Table article from yesterday neatly sums up a lot of my feelings about how awful the current divisiveness of the c

so I don't usually post political stuff, divisive as it is. but I'd like to reiterate some recent news stories that are worth considering before november 2. one is the latest anti-US, terrorist-sympathizing nation to endorse this candidate (meanw

have you ever read something and been surprised that it's never been written before? that no one else ever had that idea or decided to arrange lovely, single words into that particular order? I have that feeling a lot when I read the scribblings on

the lovely Miss Laura Llew (see: A Girl Who Wears Glasses, web site) and friends have started a new site called Chubby Girl Brigade on which they sell really cute t-shirts and dispense advice. particularly trenchant advice, I've discovered lately. g

four little neighborhood girls showed up at derby practice on monday night, playing around us on push scooters and tiny bikes. they stayed in a little corner at first, then tentatively wandered over to where we were practicing, fascinated. the bolde

walking to the subway yesterday, I saw a wall of wheat-pasted posters designed to look like boxing posters, but showing competing ad icons ("Kool-Aid Man VS Pillsbury Dough Boy", "AFLAC duck VS. Merrill-Lynch Bull"). the poster

a month ago i posted a little rant? essay? called self-absorbed and sensitive are not the same thing. then i talked with my friends a lot about their relationships. and lo, the day came that Adam Read needed a new installment of my career girl romanc

I've written a mini-review (with pictures!) of the 2004 Siren Festival, but so has Miss Trixie, and hers is much more amusing. go read it. in light of these reviews and our shared love of the Thermals, you might also enjoy the following email exchang

"But this new breed of sensitive straight guy is tricky. He looks masculine enough, in a scruffy, tending-toward-boyish way. But he’s vulnerable, emotional, subject to mood swings and fits of self-searching. He talks about his feelings. A lot.

MikeW writes haikus to his girlfriend and they are awesome. though I wonder why only boys get to be sweet with impunity... also, MikeW sends me links to people writing wonderful stories and pretty nonsense of their own. a softer world and keaner.ne

so dominatrixie had a link to the okcupid.com "what's your personality" test. and since it was an internet-based test that purported to tell me everything about myself, I had to take it immediately (of course, by taking said test you're si

she sent me this: http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/games/now how am I supposed to live my life? clearly, I should just be playing pac-man and pong 24/7.oh, and by the way, the thermals show is ON, baby! best birthday ever? it's definitely in the running