Women get really mad when you don’t keep plans with them. What gets me the most, though, is that you can almost always tell when they feel like you “stood [them] up” versus simply changed or canceled plans, because they act really bitter and wounded. Like you knocked the top scoop of ice cream off their [...]
Archive for August, 2006
I stay up all night… I go to sleep watching “Dragnet”…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged the ladies on August 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
And now it’s Wednesday.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cooking, the Shins, McCarren Pool, crate digging on August 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
(1) “Its not for the excitement of college football. Lets not kid ourselves.” Hahahahaha!
(2) I was pleased with the way dinner came out last night. Salmon, string beans with garlic, an artichoke heart salad, asparagus. I was particurly happy with the pre- and post-dinner mint juleps, and note with glee that I’ve still got some of [...]
Tuesday’s ruminations
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bicycling, cooking, dining, Franklin Corner Deli, math and science, poor customer service, style on August 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
(1) I know next to nothing about math, but I find this fascinating.
(2) Poor service at restaurants bothers me to no end. Perhaps I’m overly sensitive to the possibility that, when my servers are inattentive or absent, it’s because I’m younger than the people seated around me in many cases. Either way, it chaps my [...]
Sorry, Midge. This one’s for you.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged genius school, wee folk, eccentric teachers on August 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
This one’s for you, Midge. Sorry.
When I went through genius school at the UW, the English teacher was a somewhat eccentric-seeming, but otherwise fairly pleasant, lady by the name of Midge. She wore wooden shoes and box-framed eyeglasses; drove a clunky old jeep; lived unmarried by herself; could speak old English; and always carried with her a [...]
“Welcome to iregret.net.” [Sadly, "imaloser.com" was already registered.]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bad ideas, being broke, iregret.net, the VIllage Voice on August 9, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Ten years ago, in August, 1996, I found myself playing the role of broke, unemployed, stay-at-home boyfriend. It’s good to know that some things never change.
In keeping with the tradition I established back then, while picking up breakfast (and Oreos) this morning I grabbed a paper to read in its entirety while lounging around the [...]
The world was missing another “Rocky”, wasn’t it?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anagrams for Sylvester Stallone, Rocky, Sylvester Stallone on August 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I remember first reading about the newest film in the Rocky series quite a while back, and really hadn’t given much thought to it since until I ran across a link to the trailer yesterday. Wow. I’m not even sure where to start.
Chris Rock, as I recall, had a bit a few years ago about [...]
“Treasury Secretary Sees Inequities in US Economy.”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Columbia Business School, Secretary of the Treasury, stupid headlines on August 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Why is Paulson acknowledging this almost bigger news than the statement itself? Oh. Right. He’s only the Secretary of the Treasury.
“Amid this country’s strong economic expansion, many Americans simply arent feeling the benefits,” Mr. Paulson said in a speech at Columbia Business School.
It’s also good to know that he’s spreading the word among those committed to fighting any [...]
“Bottle Rocket” at McCarren Pool? Um, no thanks.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Williamsburg, movies, McCarren Pool, irony on August 1, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
“Bottle Rocket” at McCarren Pool? Um… No, thanks.
First, I’m going on record as apparently being the last person ever not to have watched “Bottle Rocket” all the way through. I’ve rented it and begun watching it on at least two occasions that I can recall, and simply never finished. Not because I didn’t enjoy the [...]
