Month: February 2004
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oh man.
oh, man. i’m so tired. i’ve hit the wall in my week. between the full-time night job, the rehearsals, the phone calls, the script-writing, the website-updating/redesigning problems, the i’m-trying-to-sell-a-television-show’ing, the recapping, the forum moderating, the email answering, the running, the yoga’ing, the making meals for myself to bring to night job to be debt free…
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written yesterday afternoon…
The man next to me at Starbucks has a laptop, a portable radio and a giant metal transmitter-thing. Being rude, I glanced over his shoulder to see that he’s playing two speed chess games at once, while listening to both an AM station and something on a Real Player application. Should I be scared?
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Dear Ladies Who Sat In Front of Me During Win A Date With Tad Hamilton
I give up. I figured at first that your gasps and groans were due to the hideous delivery, or maybe you were just as frightened of Topher Grace’s mini-dreaded hair as I was. I thought perhaps like us, you had read the script beforehand and was shocked at how this film ruined even the simplest…
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Osbournes Recap
Wow, This Isn’t Boring At All! – Spend half an hour at the DMV, literally, watching Jack Osbourne get his driver’s license so that he can tool around in his brand-new BMW SUV. Not recommended for those with blood-pressure problems, as it will cause you to fly into a jealous rage and perhaps cause ranting…
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Rainy Phish.
It was raining on my way to work last night, and I was stuck in traffic. I couldn’t think of a better time to test out Dan’s Phish CD. I alternated between “I understand why Dan likes this band,” (track one — Manteca) to “I cannot believe Dan likes this band.” Then my mind wandered…
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Philadelphia Libraries Need You
Dear Pamie: I’m sure you get 100 emails a day about library budget cuts (when you’re not getting emails about the milkshake song), but I was hoping you could take a look at what’s going on here in Philadelphia. Our wonderful library is facing some serious problems. That webpage links to contact info for our…
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Good Work.
Last night I read the chapter on “Good Work” in the Monks of New Skete book. It says, “Rarely do people today seem to appreciate the relationship that work, even in its most allegedly menial forms, has with spirituality and with healthy living.” This chapter attempts to show that when we feel like we are…