Archive for November, 2005

It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

Friday, November 11th, 2005

Good luck riding the subway this weekend: 18 out of 19 major subway lines will be under construction. I bet you’re wondering which line will remain unscathed? The M. Thank goodness, because gosh, I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT THE M. Lamentably, Hallo Berlin, the “Wurst” German food in my neighborhood, closed a [...]

Am I Right?

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Since “Made” is, as of last week, on hiatus, I now have copious amounts of free time and decided to do a few things around the apartment that I have been neglecting. One of these things is organizing files on my computer, and in doing so, I discovered this. And this. And this. Bryan also [...]

More Than a Party

Monday, November 7th, 2005

Today is my 25th birthday [air guitar solo]…and I don’t feel a day over 25! Here are some photos from fellow Scorpio Phil‘s birthday party this weekend! [See many more new photos on my Flickr page] Simon, Steph, and Monica guard the kitchen. Photos of photos. HUZZAH. Caption: Picture this, if you will. Phil and [...]

Every Day Should Be a Holiday

Monday, November 7th, 2005

Photos from Jared and Steph’s Halloween party, courtesy of Bryan. Mary and Bryan, as Canadians. JLM: Art critic extraordinaire. Mary let me go-go her. Again. Ready, boots? Start walking.

Heading for the 90s Living in the Wild Wild West

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

So, I’ll be turning 25 in less than a week, and all of this birthday preparation has got me thinking. I’ve enjoyed almost everything I’ve seen and done in my lifetime so far, and while I see logic in the apothegm “Type A personalities MAKE things happen, Type B personalities LET things happen,” I am, [...]

Scary Monsters (& Super Creeps)

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005

Since the JLM listed his favorite Halloween films (his list includes a cheap shot at ABBA, by the way) I would like to direct you to my recommended Halloween films, which I compiled a couple of years ago. I have not updated this list recently, but I would like to post it now since today [...]

The Name of the Game

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005

(Note: I somehow deleted this post, but here it is again, unfortunately sans comments, Sandie and Mary, feel free to retype your comments…verbatim) Check out Depressing Classic Rock MIDIs. Here you can listen to mindblowing renditions of Terry Jacks’ “Seasons in the Sun” as well as Eric Clapton’s “Layla” (the latter of which I actually [...]