mcsweeneys vs. they might be giantsI got treated to a really great little show last night at the Fitzgerald. Dave Eggers and They Might Be Giants hosted a roof raising vaudeville show filled with talent and creation. Eggers read a colorfully wet story about going to a junior high dance that anyone who grew up …
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fly around my pretty little missI have been getting up at odd, wickedly early times these last few weeks. I get up when the sun hasn’t even thought about breaking the horizon. Sadly, I am coming to grips with the possibility that I may be a (shudder) morning person. Part of the reason could be …
washington sniper theories and tributesThe biking season has ended with the arrival of the fresh slushy white stuff and now I am back to driving pavement city again. That means listening to the talk box, and getting that familiar queazy feeling in my stomach again from listening to the silent majority unleash their opinion on …
the campaign for better lamps I was inspired to build a glowing tribute to a Minnesota political candidate this weekend based on the plans in Readymade Magazine for a “for sale” lamp. The basic material is a plastic corrugated yard sign. I wanted to make a Paul Wellstone lamp because then I would have a …
on my way to the impound lotI’m perched up in the kitchen, sipping my morning coffee and nibbling the feet off the animal crackers I bought in bulk at the Babies R’ Us last night. The missis has another baby shower to attend today, which makes like 10 this year. Apparently making babies, especially the …
where is all the good cinema?I’m in a movie going rut. Everything I’ve seen on the big screen lately has been just short of mediocre. Last night I saw the Robin Williams sleeper One Hour Photo. I could barely stay awake. What banality of story and production! Also, recently I have seen Sweet Home Alabama …
a bad start Oh boy this is not how I wanted to start my day at all! Yuck what a fucking mess. The worst part is that the soup is under the volume keys on the keyboard and I have lost all ability to lower the volume on my machine. But then I read, I …
afrobeat theologyI had one of those days yesterday, after many smiler days, where it seemed like I lived a week within a day. Meetings and projects accomplished in the morning felt ages old by noon and afternoon meetings, etc. where ancient history by supper. And just when things should have been winding down I got …
wired againIt’s a good day for web designers (are there any left?) everywhere. Wired magazine has given themselves a minor facelift and a slick code redux that brings them in line with the web standards project promoted by the World Wide Web Consortium. The more large (visible) companies embrace the standards project and change their …
irascible words for an incindiary time.I think I may be a little late in catching the language bandwagon on this one but what the hell…I am in love with the word Snarky! After receiving an email that described David Sedaris as “Snarky”, I have become totally enamored with the word and have found myself repeating …