Even though in the big scheme of things it's never really mattered to thousands upon thousands, the prospect of someone from Ohio wanting to spend time in Michigan (or vice versa) always raises eyebrows with some, especially if you've lived in Columbus (Go, Bucks!). So, why would an Ohio boy be heading out for a weekend in October?For the Fall Gathering seminar from Innovative Martial Arts, of course....
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Last night, The Wife and I entertained a government agent in our home.I pondered letting that line stand by its lonesome in this entry, but I don't want to worry anyone :). Actually, this person is an old high school friend of The Wife's who was back in their old stomping grounds which are a stone's throw from Ithaca, so he visited.He's a real nice guy. It was weird how much his mannerisms resembled...
Saturday, August 27, 2005
I don't know how I did this to myself. Actually, I do know. My eyes got bigger than my, well, eyes, in this case. I've lost track of all the books I've borrowed from the library, purchased, or um, borrowed digitally. These include, but are not limited to:Sudden Fiction: American Short-Short Stories edited by Shaparo and ThomasThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's...
Friday, August 26, 2005
Can it possibly get any gayer than this...?Musical Lestat To Hit BoardsAfter more than two years of development, Warner Brothers Theatre Ventures on Aug. 23 told the Los Angeles Times that it will be ready to premiere a musical adaptation of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles at San Francisco's Curran Theatre in December, with a Broadway opening planned for next spring.Called Lestat and featuring a score...
One of my favorite games from childhood was to see two pictures side by side and have to spot the differences between the two. I got quite good at it, too. Now, as an adult, I get to do the same thing, thanks to Glen Feron's The Art of Retouching site (via Neil Gaiman). Now, I get to click on models' photos, mouse over them and see what they looked like before they were Photoshopp...
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Unfortunately, I'll have to wait a bit before I get the latest Sons of Champlin album, Hip Li'l Dreams. The Wife'll kill me if I buy a CD while we still have to weed things out of our weekly grocery list. (Plus, she's not exactly the biggest Bill Champlin fan in the world, which isn't helped by the fact that I play his stuff constantly.)Fortunately, to tide me over, I've got this video of saxophonist...
You scored as A classic novel. Almost everyone showers praise upon you for your depth and enduring relevance. According to your acolytes, everything you say is timeless, erudite and meaingful. Of course, none of them actually listen to you. Nobody listens to you at all, but it's fashionable to claim you as a friend. Fond of obscure words, antiquated notions and libraries, you never have a problem...
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Ivy League and I had dinner plans tonight about 90 minutes away. But, between the fact that she's exhausted from her third full day at her new gig, and fighting off a cold, and the fact that, if how I feel today is any indication, I'm probably fighting off said cold, we're probably staying home tonight. Probably just as well, because what was originally going to be a small dinner party sort of blew...
Monday, August 22, 2005
Shirley Jackson's The Lottery - What student of high school advanced freshman English didn't read this one?Hunter S. Thompson's The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved - the historically first Gonzo pieceAnd now, my favorite, from writer Jay Pinkerton, with apologies to all my friends of the Caucasian persuasion....
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Is there bias in the media? Maybe. But, there's definitely no shortage of stupidity. I've read whole lists of "legal, improvised weapons" (pens, rolled-up magazines, and the like) that you can use to defend yourself in the case of a terrorist threat on your flight. Yeah, because only even-keeled, responsible, and law-abiding citizens read Black Belt Magazine. I've seen pieces that actually advocate...
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Well, I've taken lots of martial advice from Mushtaq. I thought I'd take some musical advice from him as well. I almost missed it, in fact, because he posted his suggestion to watch The Burns Sisters Band at the Ithaca Commons right while the Mrs. and I were smack in the middle of packing for the big move. But, I caught it, and I went, and he was right--it was good music. Not necessarily my thing,...
Talk to the Hand - Well, the swelling is way down, and my hand doesn't look as deformed as it did a few days ago. Everything seems to be moving back into place and I'm even getting a bit more freedom of movement back in my pinky. Still can't hold a weapon, though, but my left hand's gotten some training.Speaking of Training - I didn't get to go observe the FMA class, because The Dude never emailed...
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Today was another successful weekend day of food, fun, and friends. Ivy League and I got to see some friends that we hadn't seen in a few months along with a certain Irish clan who helped us move in three weeks ago. Unfortunately (depending on one's POV), there were no pictures. We were all too busy eating, drinking, giving threepenny tours of the new place, and, well... eating and drinking. It...
Saturday, August 13, 2005
...so that all that's wasted is my time and bandwidth ;)1. First name? Don2. Were you named after anyone? Nope, although my middle name is based on my paternal grandfather's name.3. Do you wish on stars? Not for the better part of two decades4. When did you last cry? The day I got married5. Do you like your handwriting? At its best, my handwriting has been compared to Thomas Jefferson's. I find...
Friday, August 12, 2005
For the first time in a long, long time, I can truly say my week has been more or less quiet. That is not to say that nothing's been happening, though. I offer this truncated version, partly for the reasons I'll outline below.Lefty - I sort of damaged my right hand in a training mishap. Ok, I wish. It was mindless punching as I went to sit down on the floor, and my hand connected with said floor....
Thursday, August 11, 2005
I knew I was forgetting something today. It was because (seriously) I didn't get my espresso this morning!You Are an EspressoAt your best, you are: straight shooting, ambitious, and energeticAt your worst, you are: anxious and high strungYou drink coffee when: anytime you're not sleepingYour caffeine addiction...
Sunday, August 07, 2005
It was actually yesterday's dinner, but Mamazoo has all sort of stuff to do Sundays, so we had her over yesterday. E picked her up out in Elmira and brought her back here to give her the grand tour. We did the usual stuff we used to do when we'd visit from Ohio: hang out, play Scrabble and/or Yahtzee, and eat!...
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Well, not "you" in particular--just in general. I remember a few days ago when I finally took a moment to relax and flipped on the TV. Regis was on, and when he mentioned NY, it occurred to me that I was a mere five hours away from him. That's roughly 300 miles, give or take a few. When I think of the sorts of things in a 300 mile radius of Athens, OH, I come up blank. It was on or about the...
Well, unless and until I step into a training hall here, there's no getting around the fact that I've got to start training on my own again. The recent photolog we've taken during our move highlighted this fact. It's been over a month since I've trained, and with the hectic pace of the past two weeks, my diet has been basically crap, and it's beginning to show. It's one thing to eat crap when I'm...
At this moment, I'm spending my second day at the Commons. I was here two days ago, looking around and remembering all the good things I loved about this place the last time I visited.I found the coffee shop in the picture that The Wife took, namely Juna's Cafe. Now, I probably won't be spending as much time...
Well, Ivy League, being the busy-bee that she is regardless of her energy level, has managed to get most of the house in order. Not that I haven't done my fair share, mind you (I think even she'll admit that much ;)). My favorite of her work: the swanky shower curtain in the bathroom. Sometime after the kitchen...
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Call it a little break from the posts about moving and adjusting to life in upstate NY.Did we learn nothing from Highlander 2?New Highlander To ShootHighlander: The Source, envisioned as the first of three new films in the popular supernatural franchise, will shoot in Lithuania starting in October, according to an announcement by Davis-Panzer Productions, Sequence Films and Grosvenor Park. Brett Leonard...
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
We had a problem the night before getting into the apartment itself, since we arrived after the Rental Office Hours. But, thanks to a nice, new neighbor and a responsive maintenance man, we got in after a brief wait. The next day, after much hanging out with our help, we started the unpacking process, which...
Monday, August 01, 2005
We got the rest of our stuff, sans one bookshelf, onto the truck, hence the look of disbelief on my face.While we were packing, my dad "supervised" as dads are often wont to do while Mom packed enough food to last us a week. So, we hit the road about 11:30 in the AM, and soldiered on. And, at exactly 2 PM on...
T-minus 12 hours until move time: The looks on our faces still haven't completely faded.T-minus 9.5 hours until move time: No, more than 2.5 hours had passed. It's just that we grossly underestimated the moving and cleaning time.These were our last purchases from Donkey Coffee. Note the "symbol of the day"--very...
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