Monthly Archives: August 2007

 Holy Toledo! I wrote about “Night Gallery” and Daniel Kraus!

Last night, after working hard on some writing, I gave myself a present and made my first ever Sazerac. Wow. Loved it, loved it. It has it all: sweet, bitter, herbal, with just a hint of slow-burning fire. This will … Continue reading →

If you’re in Chicago, why not sign up for my thumbcast? Cool stuff to do texted to your cell phone three times a week! And it’s free!

From David Byrne’s journal (and I couldn’t agree more): “When movies aspire to be video games — although on larger screens — they’ve given up already.”

D’oh! This morning I realized that they’ve been double-deducting my transit card from my paycheck: instead of charging me once a month, they’ve been charging me twice a month! And of course it’s only taken me, umm, five months to … Continue reading →

My birthday dinner last night at the House of Wah Sun was pretty darn fun. Our waitress was a dear, despite (or perhaps because of) the fact that we were a group of giggling, semi-loud inebriates. Great tiki-style drinks, especially … Continue reading →

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Ray Bradbury!

I’ve been trying to figure out a fun way to sum up the vacation but I don’t think I can do it. Anyway, it was really pretty nice. Saugatuck was sort of dull, but since my goal was to do … Continue reading →