Archive for November, 2005

DERNIER CRI

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

So Ilya sent me this article today and it really got me thinking. You see, back in–what was it, September? Dan and I thought it would be hilariously funny and ironic if we both dressed up in our best suits to go party for Ilya’s birthday. It seemed like the epitome of post-modern fashion statements, [...]

OBLIVION

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

With a title like that, I’m sure you know what’s coming around the bend…
There are people who exist on the periphery of our lives. This happens with everyone, it’s not exclusive to you and I. We have these folks who we know for extended periods of time, over decades even, but we only know them [...]

SUPINE

Monday, November 28th, 2005

I was just having a conversation with two of the kids (they’re in High School so I can call them kids and not have it be considered condescension) I work with, Rafeeq and Androff. They marched in the front door looking for their paychecks. Rafeeq wore jeans, an oversized white t-shirt and those generic Timberland [...]

INSCRUTABILITY

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

Last night we had a bit of a party at the house. The jams lasted roughly four hours, yielding approximately two hours of tape. I have taken the liberty of posting the highlights below for you to listen to. I consciously tried to cut things shorter, because I have a tendency to be long in [...]

NECESSITOUS

Friday, November 25th, 2005

I’ve spent about $190 on records in the past week. Sometimes a deal is just too good to pass up, and other times you find something like, eighty deals in the same week. Today I drove down to Princeton and ended up with the following vinyls:
Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Crosby, Stills & Nash – [...]

BENEDICTION

Thursday, November 24th, 2005

Happy Thankgiving!!!

HUCKSTERED

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

Rage, rage against the cellular phone companies and their insurance carriers!
So I called Verizon this morning to figure out why my replacement phone looks like it fell of the back of a truck. It came in an unmarked box, it doesn’t have any brand name on it or anything, it just says Wireless Phone. When [...]