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Monthly Archives: October 2004

Chihuahuas Are Magical Creatures

I’m still feeling suboptimal, but the cold seems to be just hovering, poised to strike when I least expect it. Or something. It hasn’t gone into full-blown mode yet (and hopefully will decide not to). So yesterday I was sort of zoning out, pondering what to do to keep the little man occupied. We’d [...]

Pretense Is Not What Restricts Me

I am totally getting sick, and possibly hallucinating, because, my hand to god, Dave Eggers was sitting next to us at dinner last night. What he would be doing in St. Paul, I do not know, especially with yesterday’s special sneak peek of The Incredibles happening at Pixar Headquarters, to benefit 826 Valencia. I [...]

The Girl With A Definite Maybe

Oh crap oh crap oh crap. I think I’m coming down with a cold. Another one. Just in time for MEA. Growing up those three letters strung together got me all kinds of excited, but this year I’m filled with dread. Because this year it means feeling suboptimal while having a whole extra day [...]

A Face For Radio

I’ve long been a fan of photoblogs, and of good radio, but I never thought to marry the two. The very idea, radio, with visuals, well, it feels counterintuitive. But that’s what the web (via Kemp) is for. In other visual news: Mitsubishi to ship four megapixel CCD modules in November I want, I [...]

The Fan Who Wasn’t There

So I missed Interpol’s show last night. No big shocker there. Me, out on a weeknight? Yeah, right. Another good weeknight line-up I’ll be missing…Wilco, with Deerhoof. And they’re playing here two nights in a row (at $32 a pop, ouch). I’ll be missing twice the fun. But I will be getting a new [...]

He (or She) Who Hesitates Is Lost!

The saga continues…and ends (hopefully). Naturally the husband was cautioning me to exercise restraint, and telling me to have patience (Bah!) and that I should wait to see if that undisclosed location would get any new machines in before the month’s end. While I see the wisdom in his logic I just don’t want [...]

My Head Is Full Of Flames

I have long been known for my crapass luck, so I shouldn’t be surprised when my plans fall apart at the seams. All yesterday afternoon I had my eye on an ebay auction, for a nice-looking 500 MHz G3 Powerbook. When I came upon it bidding was around $152, but skyrocketed up to $395 [...]

Like Driving A Cracker Car Through A Parrot House

Distractions abound this Monday morning:

Found Future Librarian, a resource for those, like myself, who would like to become librarians in the future;
Moms Named Sharon, which I am one of, sort of. My birth name was spelled “Sharon” but I legally changed it in the 90s because a) it seems like an old lady name [...]

Your Muse At Mach 3

It’s been a lovely weekend. Saturday morning I arrived at MCTC about fifteen minutes before the workshop I intended to attend, and scored a free parking spot just across the street from the venue. City Pages did not mislead. There really were rows and “rows of area publishers and booksellers in full schmooze mode” [...]

One, Two, Three, Four, Five Senses Working Overtime

Things that are making me happy today:

The smell of the crisp, clean Fall air.
The sound of old mix tapes after they’ve emerged from long hibernations.
The sight of Sam Brown’s drawings on paper.
The little man’s hugs, as he begins to comprehend the difference between baby touch and bear touch.
The taste of pancakes for dinner.
And [...]