some random things my friends said recently that i love: austin mike: I'm trying not to make promises. And just do stuff. To say, "Here's this." rather than "I'm going do that." me: should i bring my rollerskates when i come visit?

When I was at Quimby's a few weeks ago I bought a few zines and little self-published things because I thought I should support independent bookstores and writers. Happily, one of the things I bought was David Barringer's We Were Ugly So We Made Beau

My corporate overlords have cut off our email access at work (at least partially. for some reason we can still get into Gmail, and I'm working out ways to access Yahoo!, but for all intents and purposes...), so I spent some time today answering email

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

Standing outside of Otto's Shrunken Head (aka Tiki Barmacy) with some derby girls and this guy. Somehow, the topic if Oscar Wilde's success with the gentlemen came up.Derby Girl: Did you know Oscar Wilde's first kiss was with Walt Whitman

I wrote this, so Austin Mike wrote this: Short Girl Army. And it is wonderful."And you will produce magnificent failures of cringing embarrassment amidsta continuous series of small glories"Oh it is true. My whole life has been focused on t

We had time to kill between brunch with the groom-to-be and the arrival of Wisconsin, so we followed Kiara's directions to the Celestial Seasonings factory tour, pointing out prairie dogs along the way. We’d heard about the Mint Room, where boxes o

Today's the day! Hooray! The day I was born, which means it is the day that I get to do whatever I want and go wherever I want and eat whatever I want and have all kinds of fun. And maybe when tomorrow comes I will remember that, actually, I can do t

As we waited in line to get our rental car, Sailor Mike called to say hello. I told him the story of the possible rock star I photographed on the plane while trying to take a picture of Meg. "Who was it?" he asked. "I have no idea,&qu

as i walked by one of the art department offices to get a file, i overheard the following phone conversation with one of the book cover artists:"...with, like, a cape over his shoulders. now as for what she should be wearing, remember that she

I leant one of the Thermals CDs to Sailor Mike, in exchange for all the shoegazey-ness he's been loaning me lately. He emailed me with his thoughts on it today.Sailor Mike: Track #3 "how we know" on the Thermals album...super choice. I hav

in honor of the Gates in Central Park being taken down today, this morning's exchange with Jay X:me: how was your weekend?jay: The Gates = total waste of my Saturday afternoon + $30 million

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

psychokitty aka ms. k is a very talented art designer for a magazine. I am not. ms. k: I get to design the Adam Brody poster for May! Too bad I'm in a creative rut.me: A creative rut? Might I suggest hearts and flowers and stars surrounding his

I was explaining to Austin Mike why I disabled the comments feature, because the last time I pulled them off, he said he missed them.me: People aren't required to leave a name and email to comment, so there's no culpability, just knee-jerk reactionis

tonight, at a party filled with burlesque performers, waiting for anyone i knew to show up, talking to the drunk kid in line for the bathroom for twenty increasingly disappointing minutes.Him: I'm focusing more on my job, but I'm really funny so I th

Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday. the idea of structuring an entire day around a meal makes me antsy and nuts - in my world, food is delicious but eating is something you do in between other things.  add to that the four-hour (plus) bu

I went to see the Hives tonight (the ticket had been bought before I realized my lack of cash), with the lovely and talented Rogers Sisters opening. I wasn't all about the new Hives album, but seeing Howlin' Pelle in action seemed like something you

Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night:"I never thought I'd say this, but I miss the days of voter fraud."and I miss the halcyon pre-election days when my biggest worries were halloween costumes and derby injuries and boys. now it's all w

at the office with two coworkers, one of whom notices my large, velcro-y leg brace for the first time.Coworker 1: What happened?Me: I fell rollerskating. I hit a slick patch and went down on the inside of my knee.Coworker 2: How very 1988.despite my

at the Against Me! show last night, a political message:"Some of you know, I'm an anarchist. (cheering) So it might seem a little hypocritical for me to say, but this year everyone should go vote. (cheering) Because this year the stakes... (chee

I was listening to the Tah Dahs last night and wanted to add them to my favorites list over in that left gutter, so I did a Google search. The band's site was the second entry and this is what it said:The TAH-DAHS! If you don't like to dance, you're

a few weeks ago Jay and I were discussing all the ways you can feel warm and fuzzy for a person.Me: really, the idea of romantic love is so messed up. we always want to be the most passionate, most desired, most unforgettable person that our partner

I hate Dave Eggers. Part of it is petty jealousy ("why can't I be at the center of a young writer's renaissance, pulling together an enormous pool of talent not just to create art but to become part of a larger community?"). Part of it is

as soon as I found out my derby name was taken, I emailed Laurel.Me: bad news. we just found out a girl in the minnesota league is already Penny Dreadful. any other suggestions? Laurel: Damn her!  Damn her to rollerskate hell, where the sidewalks al