Category: Blog
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dan says: taking up new residence
Say what you will about the Valley (and I, for one, say, “This looks just like where I grew up, except that the streets are longer and there’s Paul Thomas Anderson filming his next eleven movies”), today I began my One-Man Sherman Oaks Do-It-Yourself Gentrification Project. Which means that when I move there, the stigma…
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Chuck stole my tiara idea.
From Publisher’s Weekly: Chuck Palahniuk Knocks ‘Em Out Without a Punch There are stories that make you cry. Others that leave you breathless. Some might even give you nightmares. But the short story Chuck Palahniuk is reading aloud on tour to promote his latest novel, Diary (Doubleday), is making people faint. That’s right, people literally…
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the magic blog keeps working
Check it. A Pixies reunion! (thanks, Scott and stee for the link). Quick: I wish for a job, preferably a writing gig. Or a bag of money to tide me over until something sells. I wish for something to sell. I wish Cal could live forever. I wish stee makes dinner tonight. Wait. No. Priorities.…
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Oakland Donation
This is a much easier way to post new cool kids! Huzzah! From Michelle: I also wanted to let you know that I’ve just packed up a box for the Oakland Libraries. My trip to the post office tomorrow will surely break me, but it’s for a good cause. Because you’re tracking such items, I’ll…
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magic blog
The magic blog makes things happen. We wish for Jon Stewart, and we get a new episode last night. I wish for Inhale on Oxygen, and it comes back — without the annoying news ticker at the bottom! Who says petitions don’t work? Showtime’s Freshman Diaries makes me so nostalgic for my first two years…
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“Dear Dan. I love you.”
If you tried to use the swank new email address I posted for Dan earlier today, he didn’t get it, because it’s not working yet. Please resend your nice words to here until I get it fixed. [edited to add: fixed.] When will Jon Stewart come out of reruns?
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sing along with irrelevance
Dan: Stupid Daily Show rerun. Adam: I can hear it in the background. Dan: I know. I’m watching it anyway. Adam: Hmmm. Dan: I gotta go. I want to watch Futurama and go to bed. Adam: Futurama? Dan: I know. I’m becoming slowly addicted to Adult Swim. Adam (in a kidding, ironic tone): So, no…