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we hear these stories, and we think

Tuesday, 27 September 2005 11:20 A GMT-04
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

"we felt like we were the lucky ones"

Wednesday, 14 September 2005 12:57 P GMT-04
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

trapped in the game and admiring the sky

Sunday, 7 August 2005 11:59 P GMT-04
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

something else to be jealous about

Wednesday, 13 July 2005 12:34 A GMT-04
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. "

mindteasers

Tuesday, 28 June 2005 12:00 A GMT-04
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

bewigged + poison + world domination

Tuesday, 5 April 2005 12:59 A GMT-04
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

the erotic possibilities of zombies

Saturday, 12 February 2005 12:59 A GMT-04
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

when you hit the wall there's no going back

Friday, 28 January 2005 3:13 P GMT-04
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

9:40, tuesday morning

Wednesday, 12 January 2005 12:59 A GMT-04
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

what i'd give for a girl-sized dethbot pirate

Thursday, 16 December 2004 2:49 P GMT-04
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

validated by an internet quiz! awesome!

Tuesday, 14 December 2004 6:21 P GMT-04
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

famous! and alone. but famous!

Thursday, 2 December 2004 4:22 P GMT-04
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

cast your eyes this way

Wednesday, 24 November 2004 2:26 P GMT-04
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

and let's not forget

Wednesday, 3 November 2004 5:26 P GMT-04
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

I'm a uniter, not a divider

Thursday, 21 October 2004 6:54 P GMT-04
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

I like to believe this actually happened

Thursday, 30 September 2004 11:18 A GMT-04
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

"I'll be the chubby one in glasses with..."

Thursday, 23 September 2004 7:32 P GMT-04
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

see you next week

Thursday, 2 September 2004 2:26 P GMT-04
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

giant pitchers of sugar water, small men of dough

Thursday, 26 August 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
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

is it an homage if you rip yourself off?

Tuesday, 17 August 2004 10:53 A GMT-04
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

hipsters in the hot sun, love in our hearts

Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
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

self-absorbed and sensitive are not the same thing

Thursday, 22 July 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
"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.

girlku

Tuesday, 29 June 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
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

ha ha ha ha ha!... oh geez....

Saturday, 20 March 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
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

damn you, jay!

Friday, 12 March 2004 12:59 A GMT-04
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