Monthly Archives: January 2007

Amputation Jubilee: or, “The Day the Music died …”

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Steve

Dirty Vegas & Dixie Chicks — that is and was this evening, with a little Don McLean thereafter. The rest of “D” consists of Dream Theater, Dungen, Dunja Knebl, and Duran Duran. Dunja Knebl is the only obscure name there; … Continue reading →

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Tuesday in review

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Steve

I had a hard time getting up this morning, as if someone else were sick but had transferred the exhaustion to me, but not the other symptoms. It’s the cold weather — the walls are thin, poorly insulated, and my … Continue reading →

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I hate foodies

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Steve

Eagle lugging a deer head causes outage: “JUNEAU, Alaska – About 10,000 Juneau residents briefly lost power after a bald eagle lugging a deer head crashed into transmission lines.” I am not fond of foodies. That is a generous and … Continue reading →

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It’s 15 degrees and dropping

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Steve

When I was in high school Jeremy Gress dressed in black, had painted his bedroom black, and listened to Depeche Mode. He wasn’t really that goth or such. This was all pre-Japanese-Lolita and such, the right time for Sandman but … Continue reading →

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Saturday, “Scientist Studies,” so many books …

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Steve

Saturday Let’s keep it short. It’s Saturday. I have better things to do than waste time online writing little missives for myself. I had planned on Saturday being a productive day … do some shopping, some cleaning, you name it. … Continue reading →

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I was raffle number 13; I didn’t win.

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Steve

1. Got up early, before my alarm went off, which, on a weekday, rarely happens anymore. It was about 7am, and the alarm was set for 7:15. I just lay there in bed, not wanting to get up, but unable … Continue reading →

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Today was a day for completions, not for starts

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Steve

Yesterday after burritos and bus passes I stopped by the library to get Kelly Link’s Magic for Beginners, a short story collection. Along the way I picked up several other books, most of which remain unread so far, though I … Continue reading →

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The halls are alive with the sound of muzak

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Steve

Last night I finished rewatching season 1 of Alias — my second rewatching of the season. Last winter while in Berlin I rewatched seasons 1-4 as well; it was the middle of season 5 at that point. See, all the … Continue reading →

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Hallo Spaceboy

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Steve

The laundromat raised prices 25 cents on their front-load washers. So now the rates are: * top load: $1.25 * double-load front load: $2.25 * triple-load front load: $3.00 * quad-load front load: $4.00 * $0.25/10-minutes for the dryers I … Continue reading →

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I should read Ten Monkeys, Ten Minutes

Posted on January 22, 2007 by Steve

Sundays I “get together” with friends — since I am in Madison and most of them are in Boston, they get together, I tele-commute so to speak — and we spend about an hour doing “prompts.” There are three prompts … Continue reading →

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