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Monthly Archives: March 2004
My Poor Sweetheart(s)
Andy’s computer suffered a nervous breakdown yesterday, and as a reult he almost did too. Long story short, we had to run the restore disk. Luckily, none of his actual data files were lost. But his PC was restored to … Continue reading
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My Bloody Christ
So I saw “The Passion of the Christ” yesterday; my parents asked me to see it, and I wanted to be able to talk about it intelligently rather than on hearsay. Well. The film is basically nothing more than a … Continue reading
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Looks like Andy & I are going to dinner at T’s in Andersonville and then to see Greg Allen’s new show “Evidence” at the Neo-Futurarium. Drinks afterwards?
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Tonight I’m meeting varla at Roscoe’s at 7.30 for a cocktail or two. Any other LJers out there who’d like to stop by and say hi, feel free!
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Disquietingly Abrupt Segue
The original 1978 ‘Dawn of the Dead’ is in my top ten all-time fave movies, so I’ve been a bit dubious about this remake. Even more dubious when I heard that the zombies are now superfast and snarly. MTV-like. That’s … Continue reading
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Indie Book Needs Publicist
(for a lot of you, the below might be old news, but for everyone else): In October, I self-published a book called “100 Spinning Plates.” It consists of a box of 100 cards; each card has a story on it … Continue reading
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Ugh, why am I so horny today? And why am I stuck at work? We’re doing Panda Express for lunch. I guess I’ll try burying my lust with Orange Chicken.
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p.s.
I’m happy because yesterday I finally got a check from Community Books in Brooklyn for the 3 copies of 100SP I sent them. Catherine included a semi-cryptic note: “We’ve sold one copy, lost one copy (maybe sold w/o ISBN?), and … Continue reading
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Optimistic
On Tuesday, Barack Obama won the Illinois Democratic Senate Primary. He’ll be facing off against the Republican candidate, Jim Ryan. I really think that Obama is going to win. That would make him the only black member of the Senate. … Continue reading
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Today I work until 5. Then I dash home, Andy & I go vote (I am still voting for Dean, and in the Senatorial primary for Obama), then dinner, then BEST BUY. Why am I going to Best Buy? When … Continue reading
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