A few weeks ago I was e-mailing with my friend Charles and whining about the lack of good Jodi songs. Seriously, I know of three Jodi songs (all three spelled Jody — which is the…
Date Archives September 2006
Sweet! WiFi access at the bowling alley
Somehow through the power of her feminine wiles, Sister #2 conned Dad into getting us a wireless router at the bowling alley. As I type this I get to ignore bowlers begging for beer. Generally…
I have a new crush
The best part of taking writing classes at the Loft is the crushes you get on the entire class. Seriously, I love this new class, I just want to squish them all. Okay, that’s the…
The Current & Billy Bragg remind me of magic
When I jumped into ol’ Ruby tonight after work at 4:53 p.m. I flipped on 89.3 The Current and was greeted with Billy Bragg’s “A New England.” The clouds seemed to part suddenly, the sun…
good gravy
Good Gravy’s band I should check out of the day: The Pretenders. He’s so adorable.
Kenny Rogers was emo when emo was uncool
My friends often tease me about being a total emokid. They level this accusation at me because of my perfectly innocent Ben Gibbard fetish. Of course, because we’re all nerds we argue about all sorts…
Sassy kids
Last night before the reading, Sister #2, the Stink, and I were sitting in the folding chairs chatting. Jaycie and Max were just across a bookcase from us, perusing the Children’s Books and making endless…
MN Blog of the Day
Sweet! I’m City Pages Minnesota Blog of the Day.
Mary Gaitskill told me I had a radiant smile
Mary Gaitskill is tiny. She wore a perfectly tailored, brown pinstriped suit (the one here. The podium came up to her chest, and she read from Veronica under the heavy, dark eyebrow of Frida Kahlo….
Three steps to the best Tuesday ever
1. NEW Paul Westerberg CD 2. Mary Gaitskill reading 3. FREE ice cream At least when my stomach cancer kills me, I’ll die happy.