Being in my hometown for two days does strange things to me. Most of my happy childhood memories are from summer camp, and definitely not high school. The town is pretty damn affluent and conservative (I think it might have the highest church per person ratio in the state.) It’s a place that’s meant for [...]
Archive for April, 2008
15 Apr
It’s that sinister looking kid again
The other night, I had to go to the bank to deposit a $66 check (sadly, nothing to do with getting my money back from the IRS) and withdraw my usual $60 “fast cash.” In this neck of the woods, most of my bank’s ATM’s are drive-up, which sucks in my Saturn. I have to [...]
14 Apr
Every single day, every word you say
There are small differences between how you see the world when you’re in a relationship and how you see it when you’re single. For instance, when you are in a relationship, attractive young men of a certain age are people, and when you talk to them, you have a conversation. But when you’re single, those [...]
10 Apr
I saw The Ruins so you don’t have to
Last summer, I read Scott Smith’s The Ruins. It’s not the kind of book I normally go for, but I needed a palate cleanser after finishing all of Proust. Just kidding! How intellectual do you think I am? It was actually Joyce’s Ulysses. Because that took me one solid week of reading, so I wanted [...]
8 Apr
What was I writing? I forget
Do you guys know about the Improv Everywhere folks? The ones who make up scenes and act them out in front of an unsuspecting populous? My favorites in the past included the cell phone symphony held at the bag check of The Strand (people checked their bags in the store, and friends called those cell [...]
7 Apr
No excuse not to run now
This post is dedicated to Alex at the Apple store in the Danbury Fair Mall. You did me a solid, and I promised I’d write about it, even though it’s hard to get my thoughts in line with this pretty new WordPress back page. So many new things to click on! Also, before I get [...]
