Author Archives: robchristopher

Bought “Nashville Skyline” by Bob Dylan. It’s a very good album but frustratingly SHORT. Not even half an hour long. The songs sound really nice. But it feels like just as they get going, they end. It’s pretty funny listening … Continue reading →

We did it! It’s finally done! We went downtown this afternoon and Andy & I signed the lease on a 2-bedroom apartment, the one we saw near Sheridan and Belmont. It could have been more hellish than it was, but … Continue reading →

Work at 7.30 tomorrow morning … tonight it’s pepperoni pizza & “The Bad And The Beautiful.” Almost rented “Paris Blues” but I changed my mind. Some other time. Outside it’s cool & drizzly, like some cliched vision of nighttime London … Continue reading →

Day off today. Decided to take the train way north and check out that new coffeehouse in Rogers Park, Scenes Cafe. A big, empty, but comfy place. I had some Earl Grey. And then I sat for about 3 hours … Continue reading →

Well, Jessi’s play last night wasn’t as good as I had wanted it to be. As always, her staging was impeccable. Flawless, really. She always manages to divide up the space and use it in the most ingenious ways: a … Continue reading →

Friends! A friend is wonderful.

Ugh. I have today off, and that’s a good thing. And I’ve already been ‘productive’ this morning. Sent out some emails and went through some more submissions for bowwow. But now I’m stuck thinking about my book. I don’t know … Continue reading →

I just awoke from a strange dream. I had decided, completely on impulse, to buy a car. I walked on the car lot, glanced at a red compact car of some kind, and then went into the dealership and started … Continue reading →

Ah! It’s finally snowing out there this morning. It means we’re going to be extra busy this weekend. Because now everyone will really be in the shopping spirit. But when it’s so busy time goes by faster. Sunday night we … Continue reading →

I just saw “3 Women,” the Robert Altman movie I’ve been wanting to see since I was 16. It was extraordinary, like some kind of a Rosetta stone that sheds light on so many movies that came later. Didn’t it … Continue reading →