Monthly Archives: June 2004

On the front of section two of this week’s Reader is a small article about midwestern theaters that won’t be showing Michael Moore’s Film, Farenheit 9/11. I read the snippet, expecting it to mention some chain of theaters, but instead … Continue reading →

Graham Norton is coming to America. Graham Norton is a late night british talk show host who I enjoyed watching while I was in London. Now he is coming to Comedy Central. Hooray! He is a super campy (gay) comic … Continue reading →

I was sitting, playing Tetris on my phone. A man walks in with a sandstone nameplate that says “ANYNAME” and says to me, “I can carve names into sandstone.” I say, “Thanks, but I don’t need one today.” He leaves.

In between cutting imporatnt cords and sanitizing and pushing couches around, I wrote some. I bounced around my email accounts, considered picking up my screenplay, edited my short story from last week, and researched London Black Cabs. I went back … Continue reading →

Today I cleaned like a madwoman, really. I got up around 9:30 or so and grabbed some coffee from the shop. (I have changed a lot lately, if sleeping in on my day off now means 9:30.) I gathered all … Continue reading →

Exactly one year ago, if I thought I saw TokyoBoy on the train platform, I’d get to work and have an email from him. This week I keep seeing him, but know better than expect an email or phone call. … Continue reading →

Let me elaborate on the idea of Texas Tippers. I learned the phrase when I was waiting tables at Olde Tymers in Durango, Colorado. Olde Tymers was a burger joint. A great burger joint. With amazing Potato Skins and the … Continue reading →

I have a number of regulars and very few of them have names to me. I mean, they’ve told me their names, but I forgot and now I am too embarassed to ask. Instead, I greet them with a very … Continue reading →

Okay, even though last week I declared myself no longer dating, I guess I still am. I made a match.com account, but haven’t been able to log in the last two days. My friend John told me to go out … Continue reading →

Today I finally posted a loss on the scale. After bouncing around the same three pounds for months, I am losing weight again. Woo hoo. To celebrate I had a huge dinner with an ice cream sundae. D’oh.