I really wanted to dislike Wonder Boys. I even tried to dislike it. I mean, here it was a book about writers (barf) by Michael Chabon (barf) who kind of gives me the willies (I…
Date Archives February 2009
Things you ought not admit to if you work at a place called The Nerdery
You don’t know it’s insulting to confuse Star Wars with Star Trek You haven’t actually seen Star Wars or Star Trek You think Back to the Future is the best trilogy ever You didn’t watch…
The English Major
I’m the type of reader who doesn’t often read reviews of books that I want to read. I read all kinds of reviews of books that I’ve never even heard of, but if the book…
A day built out of love
These are the sweet Valentine’s I got from Messenger Bird Press. These letterpress cards are thick and sexy as hell. I meant to send to one to every person I love (or one of the…
A bourgeois luxury
Do you ever just stare and stare and stare at a blank page and will the words to come? I’ve been doing that for two days and it’s not coming. So it’s time to just…
Conversations from Tibble Wednesday
“Valentine’s Day is Friday,” Liam said. “Yes,” I said. “Valentine’s Day was built on love,” he said. ————— “Do you have to go potty?” I asked. “No,” Liam said. “Why do you keep holding your…