And the amazing thing is the elements were in front of me the entire time. I had put them down myself and forgotten about them.…
Monthly Archives: May 2005
I don’t care anymore
This day last year I was worried about things like photo permissions, printing deadlines, proofreading, postal regulations, and my favorite—mailing lists. This year I’m going to worry about how long I should marinate my t-bone steak. The only direct mail thought I will have is how quickly I can toss any that comes into the …
Still hungry
Late at night. I’ll get up to go to the bathroom. On my way back to bed, I will look into your room to make sure you’re asleep. If you’re awake, I’ll ask you if you want some ramen noodles.…
Broken Verses
The Secret Book Club is now reading Kamila Shamsie’s Broken Verses. We’re lucky enough to be friends with the author and will be welcoming her into the inner sanctum for this week’s meeting.…
Spoken
It’s okay I have imaginary friends … I said to no one in particular.…
If it’s your first night, you have to read
I found out our Secret Book Club is going to be officially funded. What does this mean? Free books!
Joy over this development is only lessened by the fact that our activity is a little less secret now. But it’ll still be somewhat secret as long as members don’t break the first and second rules …
Secret Book Club
At our first meeting we talked about Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. Now I know what you’re thinking—but I wasn’t the one who suggested it. I think the shroud of secrecy might have some holes in it, though.…
You can’t go wrong
Today was Free Comic Book Day. Did you get yours?…
What did we learn today?
I finished a sprint triathlon today despite severe calf cramps. It’s times like this when I miss my old trainer friend who would sit down with me, have a beer (or three) and talk about the things we can learn from pain. But alas he’s cleaned up and moved on, gone straight and chosen life.…
Flyover States
My friends just had their novel published. You may consider buying it and then writing a glowing review.…