“You work from home on Wednesdays?” the TTHM asked, unable to control his shock and awe. “Yeah,” I said. “THAT’S NOT A JOB!” He shouted into his phone. “Yes it is,” I said. “I have…
Date Archives 2008
Ruining the Internet for children since 2000
Saturday night during Rock & Roll Bookclub Max was trying to tell us something about the Flugoo fish. “Just Google Flugoo fish,” he said, leaning onto the arm of the La-Z-Grrl. Because I am a…
Guyville Redux
About half-way through the “Guyville Redux” documentary about the making of Liz Phair’s “Exile in Guyville” I became so angry I nearly turned it off. It was after the nerdgasms I had upon watching Phair…
The Gargoyle makes me sound like a stoner
Andrew Davidson’s debut novel The Gargoyle, is the kind of book that gives me nextbookaphobia. This is a condition marked by great fear of starting a new book because there is no way that it…
Keeping Kerouac, fighting Freudenberger, and other tales from book organizing
Whenever I host Rock & Roll Bookclub I see it as an opportunity to get my books in order. In theory, for every book I put in the case I would take one off to…
And on this day I give thanks
Tiny powdered-sugar donuts Shiny silver Macbooks Broadway revues during parades Orange socks Orange cats (and needy black cats too) Family & Friends Life is Good hats Kick-ass blogging jobs Yellow Lamy Fountain pens once thought…