Wednesday, January 5, 2005
We all have seen the heartbreaking pictures and read the accounts of the devastation in the Eastern half of our planet. I can’t imagine what it’s like. I mean, at this point, there are 150,000 people who are gone. Just gone. One of the unfortunate aspects of being a sheltered American is that we often […]
There was a new guy barista today. This one looks like Luke Wilson but with a better nose and teeth. This morning, my sister Mo visited my desk and said ‘So, I went to Starbucks today.’ One of my Christmas presents to Mo was a Starbucks gift card. You see, I know that she is […]
There is a disturbance in the time/space continuum. In my bedroom. Every Star Trek geek just perked up their ears. So here’s the deal. Esteban and I both share a massive thing about being on time. If it is possible that we will not be on time, we both start to show signs of physical […]
I just went downstairs to wash the load of (fucking) laundry that I had previously washed and left in the washer to acquire basement funk. In fact, it’s the third time this particular load of clothes has been treated to a wash cycle. I will probably forget about it before the evening is done. Theoretically, […]
I spent the entirety of the weekend doing as much nothing as I could possibly muster. That was sort of a novelty for me, as I specifically avoided planning anything, having been fantasizing about unending stretches of slacker time. However, the entire time, I was bothered by the niggling feeling that I should be doing […]
Saturday, January 1, 2005
The Sore Throat From Hell continues to improve, although I have to say that I’m sort of enjoying the side effects of not being able to swallow anything substantial (wakka chicka wakka chicka). I’ve moved from broths and tea to pancakes, eggs, and other soft foods, but again, nothing spicy or tangy or strongly flavored. […]
