Monthly Archives: April 2008

Honest to God, when Andy woke me up just now I was in the middle of a dream: Boris Karloff and I went to a beatnik coffeehouse, and we had just sat down and were looking over menus of what … Continue reading →

Tiki Terrace Has Reopened! I foresee a trek out there fairly soon. Yum.

I’m back from NYC and already unpacked. So I missed MoMa but I did catch the Murakami show at the Brooklyn Museum yesterday before catching my train. Pretty awesome. Will I even try catching up now that I’m back? Well, … Continue reading →

Well, it’s off to NYC! I’mleaving my laptop behind and instead taking lots of books and notebooks. Right now I’m the middle of reading Pictures at a Revolution and it’s fascinating stuff. Anyhow, I’ll be off the grid until next … Continue reading →

Today is my last day at this crummy job. I started here on October 1, 2003. It was a job I got through a temp agency. I certainly stayed here longer than I ever would have imagined. However this job … Continue reading →

Yup. Amtrak to NYC next weekend. If I’m lucky I’ll be able to get a ticket to Satyagraha for the 22nd. In any case, I want to have dinner and drinks at Waikiki Wally’s, possibly on Sunday night. As to … Continue reading →

Here’s my favorite passage from The Long Goodbye: “I like bars just after they open for the evening. When the air inside is still cool and clean and everything is shiny and the barkeep is giving himself that last look … Continue reading →

PURPLE MIDNIGHT 2 oz. pineapple juice 2 oz. pomegranate juice 2 oz. gold rum 3/4 oz. triple sec Shake with ice and strain into a tall glass half-filled with crushed ice. Add straw and lime wedge for garnish.