with crayons

2002-08-01T17:08:00.000-04:00

Shirts not to be worn by women wearing a standard brassiere:
one shoulder when one shoulder shirts are wrong anyway, and really I don't need to see that flimsy little strap pathetically hanging onto your exposed shoulder that looks all wrong and stupid like a bad shoulder anyway.
thin white shirt when the brassiere in question is of a bold or bright pastel color
scissor-cut tee-shirt when the person cutting clearly does not know how big the person wearing the shirt is, and if that person is one in the same, then they should stay home

2002-07-25T11:31:00.000-04:00

Songs to be played today at work that probably should not be played at work for various reasons:
"Just What I Needed" by the Cars
"Living in Paradise" by Elvis Costello
"No Fun" by the Stooges
"It's So Obvious" by Wire
"Oh Shit!" by the Buzzcocks
"Tentative Decisions" by Talking Heads
"Something Against You" by Pixies

2002-07-23T17:19:00.000-04:00

Words I never need to hear again:
horn [When used in place of the word "phone."]
revenue
lineage [Is this even a word? It seem so much like signage, which is not a word, people. No matter how hard you try and how much you use it, signage will never be an actual, usable, real word. And fuck every dictionary that includes it.]

2002-07-15T16:40:00.000-04:00

Subjects headers from some of the emails that have arrived since this morning:
[±€°í] °Ë»ö¿£Áø¿¡ 1À§·Î µî·Ï ºñ’‡6839099
Discount Medications.... FHFKO
Per. your request HI
Adult Passwords Here
From Russia with love
Is this unclaimed money yours?
Classified, be your own private eye
[Jessica] has sent you a webcam invitation!
an easy-to-install device saves you gas
Hello classics ! You're a WINNER
Free Skin

2002-07-12T11:04:00.000-04:00

Reference books shelved above my desk:
Ad Sales: Winning Secrets of the Magazine Pros
Advertising for Love: How to Play the Personals
Getting Personal: Finding That Special Someone Through the Classifieds
How to Find Romance in the Personals: A Practical (and Funny) Guide to Advertising in the Personals
A Woman's Guide to Meeting Men: Finding Mr. Right
The Language of Love: The Semantics of Passion in Conversational English
The Perceptive I: A Personal Reader and Writer

2002-07-03T14:49:00.000-04:00

Titles of episodes fromThis American Life that I have listened to in the first three days of my new job:
Somewhere in the Arabian Sea
Golden Calf
Other People's Mail
Office Politics

2002-07-01T15:16:00.000-04:00

Things not found at the desk of my new job:
The well-over 1,000 emails that mysteriously disappeared from Outlook Express, and that are claimed to be somewhat important
A comfortable seating position

2002-07-01T15:15:00.000-04:00

Things found at the desk of my new job:
A stamp that reads: "Opened in error. WE APOLOGIZE"
Five Ricola Honey-Herb flavored throat drops
Two sets of unused chopsticks
Tampax Satin Tampons (currently unknown quantity)
One half-filled box of business cards, not belonging to the person who had this desk before me, or to the person who had this desk before her
A plastic cup featuring many small bears and a moose doing amusing things, labeled "CANADA"

2002-06-28T14:52:00.000-04:00

Places that I am considering vacationing to now that I have been offered a real job with real pay and real vacation time, grouped by region:
Italy
Spain
Thailand
Vietnam
Laos
Seattle/Olympia
San Francisco/Berkeley
Chicago
Newfoundland

2002-06-19T02:51:00.000-04:00

Potential names for o u r future band:
Chew Toy
Two Piece And A Biscuit
The Hotness, Bitch
Around the Corner, There Is A Statue That Will Give You Nightmares
Fucking Cats
Boat Wash
Bread Crumbs
Grandma

2002-06-07T16:07:00.000-04:00

Cleaning agents used to make the bathroom presentable:
Lemon Fresh Comet with bleach disinfectant cleanser
Formula 409 Glass & Surface Citrus Scent Cleaner

2002-06-04T04:07:00.000-04:00

Song titles that will make nice headlines for articles that are sure to be written about me when I am famous:
"It's Hard to be a Saint in the City" by Bruce Springsteen
"Fear Not of Man" by Mos Def
"We've Been Had" by Uncle Tupelo
"Why Bother?" by Weezer
"You're Not an Airplane" by Guided By Voices
"High-Wire Moves" by Polvo
"All Apologies" by Nirvana
"Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World" by Ramones

2002-06-01T15:10:00.000-04:00

Songs that I enjoy listening to on headphones while lying in bed pretending to sleep, with occasional nodding off:
"Hundreds of Sparrows" by Sparklehorse
"Poor Places" by Wilco
"No Distance Left to Run" by Blur
"My Warm Blood" by Microphones
"Red-Eyed and Blue" by Wilco
"Innocent When You Dream" by Tom Waits
"Please Wake Me Up" by Tom Waits
"What's the World Got in Store" by Wilco
"Headphones" by Bjork
"Voices" by Jon Brion

2002-05-28T03:14:00.000-04:00

Some songs I would like to have playing in the background while making out, limited to one per band/artist:
"Tender" by Blur
"Pencil Skirt" by Pulp
"Via Chicago" by Wilco
"Headphones" by Bjork
"I Go to Sleep" by Kinks
"Lucky in a Way" by Lois
"Mt. St. Helens" by Mirah
"Only in Dreams" by Weezer
"Paper Wings" by Gillian Welch
"Lonely Girls" by Lucinda Williams
"Come Pick Me Up" by Ryan Adams
"When I Dance" by Jonathan Richman
"I Love Her All the Time" by Sonic Youth
"She Smiled Sweetly" by the Rolling Stones
"Loneliness of the Middle Distance Runner" by Belle and Sebastian

2002-05-24T17:29:00.000-04:00

Names, pronouns or titles used when I refer to myself:
Bucko
Lee
This one
That one
The other one
We
They
The staff of Lee
Captain
Us
Chief Commando in Charge of Cheese
Skippy
Me, I

2002-05-24T01:29:00.000-04:00

Top five types of chips to be eaten in the middle of the night in order of preference as determined by myself and the staff of that you:
Cape Cod Salt and Vinegar chips
Cool Ranch Doritos [an ex-roommate liked to dip these into creamy ranch chip dip, which is actually not as bad or gross as you may be leading yourself to believe right now]
Lime Tostitos with medium or spicy salsa
Kettle Chips of all kinds of flavours
Salt and Pepper we-forget-which-brand-because-they-are-not-in-front-of-us chips

2002-05-21T01:41:00.000-04:00

Songs that the band did not play last Saturday night at the wedding, thank God:
"We Are Family"
"Last Dance"
"Your Song"
"Papa, Don't Preach"
"Pass the Courvoisier"
"Magic Man"

2002-05-15T00:40:00.000-04:00

To do before Friday:
Play show
Work at the Review
Pick-up tuxedo
Buy new sneakers
Wash clothes
Continue to kick congestion's ass
Complete transcription of interview
Write new story
Mail many books to many people
Smile

2002-05-03T01:00:00.000-04:00

Potential great loves of my life who are unfortunately deceased:
Dorothy Parker
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Barbara Stanwyck

2002-05-01T18:55:00.000-04:00

Movies that I watched so far this week, including both those on television, rented and previously owned:
For Love of the Game, rented
Hudsucker Proxy, rented but should be owned
Miller's Crossing, rented but also should be owned but only once it is released on dvd
Stop Making Sense, owned
The Man Who Wasn't There, owned
Donnie Darko, owned
Rio Bravo, on television but should be owned

2002-04-30T01:49:00.000-04:00

Things that are especially nice about this trip I am currently on to my home in Maryland:
It is quiet
I am alone
There is wind like Kansas
Ice cream
The stack of movies I'm going to watch tomorrow

2002-04-25T12:32:00.000-04:00

People I am missing right now:
You
You
and You. Especially You.

2002-04-19T10:17:00.000-04:00

Best purchases ever:
16" three-speed desktop oscillating fan (two days ago)
Dual-blade, dual speed window fan (last year)
Unlimited ride MTA MetroCard (monthly)
Crack (not yet, but I am anticipating)
Pearl five-piece drum set (1989?)

2002-04-16T14:27:00.000-04:00

Things missing in my life, as of this week, the start of a new and unnecessary heatwave:
A fan
A window to the outside
Ice
Non-flannel pyjamas

2002-03-12T00:12:00.000-05:00

things that are going to change around here:
the mess in the corner
the piles of replies waiting to be sent
lack of food
disruption of sleep
lowercase words

2002-03-01T00:26:00.000-05:00

best cookies ever, or at least right now:
mom's [she was a dessert caterer and her cookies are way better than the ones your mom bakes]
chewy chips ahoy [there are few cookies you can as easily gorge on and stuff your face with that take literally zero effort]
my own oatmeal chocolate chip [sure, i've got an ego]
oreos [dunked into milk, no less]
nutter butters [when you need a break from chocolatey goodness, which we all sometimes do]
girl scout thin mints [classic, simple, lovely]

2002-02-27T01:44:00.000-05:00

places on my body that hurt from running and then standing, and probably from things not related to running or standing:
ankles
stomach
right eye [has been hurting for days]
neck
right arm near elbow [banged on desk]

2002-02-24T18:19:00.000-05:00

times that i seemed to have lost my mind:
september-october, 1993
february-june, 1994
august, 1994
march, 1995-september, 1996
winter, 1997
1998
february-april, 2000
february-august, 2001

2002-02-22T17:34:00.000-05:00

some simple things that have made me happy in the past 24 hours:
advil for migraines
wintermint listerine
neutrogena oil-free face wash
diet pepsi twist

2002-02-21T01:03:00.000-05:00

objects, types of people and places that unwillingly recur in my writings:
cars
dogs
jews
trees
houses
sky
suburbs
moms
yards
sisters
dads

2002-02-20T02:40:00.000-05:00

late-night dating games i can't help but watch:
blind date
elimidate
change of heart

2002-02-12T01:38:00.000-05:00

songs from the previous list that i did hear when i saw weezer earlier this evening, in alphabetical order:
buddy holly
in the garage
island in the sun
keep fishing
knock-down drag-out
only in dreams
say it ain't so
simple pages
tired of sex

2002-02-11T00:40:00.000-05:00

colors i like to wear repeatedly in public:
blue
brown
grey

2002-01-29T00:00:00.000-05:00

songs i hope to hear when i see weezer in two weeks, in alphabetical order:
across the sea
american gigolo
buddy holly
do you want me to stay?
getchoo
glorious day
the good life
falling for you
i wanna know
in the garage
island in the sun
keep fishing
knock-down drag-out
mykel and carli
no one else
only in dreams
say it ain't so
simple pages
slave
smile
tired of sex
why bother?

2002-01-21T15:55:00.000-05:00

eleven albums [because i wanted to ammend it, and i couldn't decide what to drop] i would like to have with me on a desert island:
pavement :: wowee zowee
the beach boys :: pet sounds
heavenly :: the decline and fall of
weezer :: pinkerton
the modern lovers :: the modern lovers
bjork :: homogenic
elvis :: elvis '56
stevie wonder :: songs in the key of life
uncle tupelo :: anodyne
the beatles :: revolver
nirvana :: in utero

2002-01-21T15:39:00.000-05:00

why there are no capital letters here:
formal consistency
informality
for trendssake
it's better than all uppercase

2002-01-15T13:23:00.000-05:00

what i am waiting for before writing a new list:
an idea
a time to take a break from writing other more formal things
the desire to make bad puns wear off
tomorrow

2002-01-01T21:40:00.000-05:00

some things i hope to do in this next year we've only just begun [thanks to amy for the idea]:
move out of this apartment and into a new one, with fewer people, and definitely not a bickering couple
make money
finish these novels and screenplays, and then doing something with them
publish more small pieces online
submit small pieces to print
increase, if possible, use of the word 'fuck' particularly in public and inappropriate situations
meet love of life
return missed phone calls
admit complete failure to parents, but remain arrogantly humble to friends
learn interesting and obscure, but totally deadly form of self-defense
maim or kill someone using interesting and obscure, but totally deadly form of self-defense
write lists more often, and try not to take the ideas of others to do so
stay home more
chew
continue highly coveted routine of floss, listerine and brushing for maximum tooth cleanliness
maintain secret relations with members of not-so secret government organizations
become expert in many areas
flirt cautiously with strangers, but always go home alone
stop going home alone
learn at least three foreign languages
bake cakes for everybody with a birthday
know when enough is enough

2002-01-01T15:21:00.000-05:00

what i am thinking of this first day of the year:
pizza, which would make a nice lunch or dinner today
soda, preferably diet coke with lemon from a 2-liter bottle
cookies, the chocolate chip ones that are so good i couldn't help but devour them
cheese, and how i ate way too much last night
sandwiches, from pollio, with hot peppers and, yes, cheese

2001-12-31T14:04:00.000-05:00

lists i was going to make today but got tired:
albums that weren't on the top ten, and why
top teevee moments of 2001, in no particular order
food eaten in the past 36 hours
problems with these shoes

2001-12-26T00:11:00.000-05:00

top ten albums of 2001, by order of preference:
1 pulp :: we love life
2 guided by voices :: isolation drills
3 stephen malkmus :: stephen malkmus
4 weezer :: weezer
5 daft punk :: discovery
6 bjork :: vespertine
7 belle and sebastian :: jonathan david/i'm waking up to us
8 ryan adams :: gold
9 jay-z :: blueprint/unplugged
10 the danielson famile :: fetch the compass kids

2001-12-19T02:17:00.000-05:00

top six films of 2001, as of right now, in alphabetical order:
amores perros
amelie
ghost world
moulin rouge!
the others
the royal tenenbaums

2001-12-12T02:53:00.000-05:00

some things that i am:
i'm the boy that looks excited.
i'm drunk on a couch in nashville.
i'm tired of fixing things for michael and the rest of them.
i'm the king of siam.
i'm waiting for that feeling.
now i'm left alone at home.

2001-12-07T00:21:00.000-05:00

a list of people i don't really want to see for a week or two, by gender:
male
male
female
male
female (?)
female
female

2001-12-03T01:35:00.000-05:00

some questions asked of me this evening:
would you like something to drink?
what are you doing tonight?
is your friend a robot?
what have you been up to?

2001-11-30T18:33:00.000-05:00

seven punctuation marks that are quite swell:
...
[ ]
|
*
< >
:
&

2001-11-28T16:37:00.000-05:00

several melancholy songs that i often listen to during bouts of melancholia, which only extend said bouts until they become full on moods that are only dulled by the repitition of the following songs, which, again, only increase the melancholia to untold heights of true sadness:
"sunken treasure" by wilco
"seymour stein" by belle and sebastian
"tired of sex" by weezer
"no distance left to run" by blur
"inside the golden days of mising you" by silver jews
"slow education" by silver jews [this is a recent addition so it's only been in rotation for a few days]
"hundreds of sparrows" by sparklehorse
"caroline, no" by the beach boys
"say you miss me" by wilco
"via chicago" by wilco
"i go to sleep" by the kinks
pretty much anything by wilco
"the good life" by weezer
"dishes" by pulp
"where you'll find me now" by neutral milk hotel
"busby berkely dreams" by the magnetic fields

2001-11-12T01:24:00.000-05:00

some great four-letter words:
fuck
damn
whee
crap
nerd
dope
slum
kale
brow
rock
rawk

2001-11-05T01:34:00.000-05:00

books i have thought about while trying to write my own:
jesus' son by denis johnson
white noise by don delillo
high fidelity by nick hornby
ice storm by rick moody

2001-10-30T11:48:00.000-05:00

what occured on saturday while waiting for my flight to toronto:
the fire alarm went off twice
several people ordered sausage with their eggs
the juice i bought turned out to be very small indeed
a flight to chicago was emptied because there were spare safety blades found somewhere on the plane
two women joked about razors
a man seemed totally unable to grasp the concept of putting his laptop through the x-ray machine
a woman on the chicago flight seemed to be trading in her ticket while the rest of the passengers were getting back on the plane

2001-10-24T17:56:00.000-04:00

additions to the list of names i have considered for myself:
christopher danielsen
ronald masters
o'malley erickson
shoeshine nicolls
ian andrews
t. j. krantston
gregory paul ruskowitz-ternaman
taco woods
smart guy

2001-10-24T01:19:00.000-04:00

some written lines, recently read over and over, that refer in some way to women:
"it's just that i want to bite my fingernails, and i will if i don't get some gum-drops." by f. scott fitzgerald
"but even so, the loose end of the chain whipped around, causing what i imagined was some pretty serious damage to betsy's face." by arthur bradford
"they all sure liked to fuck!" by neal pollack
"or you could get a love story, he wants to call out, like west side story, or the way we were, or annie hall, or love story..." by thisbe nissen

2001-10-19T13:26:00.000-04:00

the 26 beliefs that i was matched up with, in descending order by percentage of compatibility, as if this were a dating game:
liberal quaker (100%)
unitarian universalism (100%)
neo-paganism (90%)
secular humanism (85%)
reform judaism (83%)
liberal protestant (76%)
new age (71%)
baha'i (71%)
sikhism (67%)
mahayana buddhism (60%)
orthodox quaker (60%)
theravada buddhism (60%)
jainism (59%)
atheism and agnosticism (57%)
islam (56%)
orthodox judaism (56%)
scientology (50%)
hinduism (48%)
new thought (45%)
taoism (45%)
seventh day adventist (36%)
conservative protestant (35%)
christian science (church of christ, scientist) (34%)
latter-day saint (mormon) (31%)
eastern orthodox (26%)
roman catholic (26%)
jehovah's witness (18%)

2001-10-17T22:55:00.000-04:00

recent headlines from aol instant messenger's news ticker:
census bureau won't release data
ozone-depleting chemical may get reprieve
nasa administrator dan goldin to step down
birds hold the secret of long-distance flight
saudi arabia warns citizens to avoid militants

2001-10-15T18:00:00.000-04:00

colors that have recurred lately:
blue
brown
gray

2001-10-14T13:43:00.000-04:00

bands whose music should not be played together at a bar:
the clash
pixies
village people
nirvana
counting crows

2001-10-09T18:08:00.000-04:00

some ideas on what i will be expected to do in my personal hell:
look for a parking space in brooklyn heights.
make phone calls to credit card companies to ask about my bill.
hand write postcards to everybody i've ever met that simply read, "i'm in hell. how are you?"
wait in line for the bathroom while constantly having to step out of line for some unknown reason and therefore being forced to the back.
lie in bed unable to fall asleep while in rooms all around me there are private activies going on. the walls in this scenario are very thin.

2001-10-08T18:02:00.000-04:00

authors i did not use in my speeches this past weekend:
william butler yeats
john keats
f. scott fitzgerald
edith wharton
a.s. byatt (possibly)

2001-10-04T00:51:00.000-04:00

authors i'm using in my speeches for this coming weekend:
william butler yeats
john keats
william blake
f. scott fitzgerald
edith wharton
a.s. byatt (possibly)

2001-10-02T18:03:00.000-04:00

the first seven songs i listened to in my new room, for inagural purposes:
"wouldn't it be nice" by the beach boys
"roadrunner" by the modern lovers
"across the sea" by weezer
"vamos" by pixies
"the love you save (may be your own)" by joe tex
"plash" by takako minekawa
"the abandoned hospital ship" by the flaming lips

2001-09-20T12:34:00.000-04:00

some admissions:
i am probably not that well read.
there is one other pair of shoes that haven't been worn through the bottom, but they don't match anything.
there is very little money in my bank account.
i am not the messiah.
some of the people i say are smarter than i am, really are not.

2001-09-17T17:00:00.000-04:00

some songs that i think would be nice if they were covered by the artists listed:
"suspicious minds" by magnetic fields
"caroline, no" by jon brion
"ohio river boat song" by eels
"summer soft" by cat power
"frances farmer will have her revenge on seattle" by weezer

2001-09-17T00:28:00.000-04:00

things that seem inappropriate:
a list
complaining about my ruined birthday [but i can't help it!]
discussing politics on a mobile phone
staring and not smiling
sleeping
repeating facts gleaned from teevee reports without quoting the source
hippies

2001-09-04T11:25:00.000-04:00

things said to me more than once this past weekend:
hey, lee.
what's my name?
remember me?
do you live here?
where is the raw bar?
do they serve drinks over there?
are you having fun?
come dance with me!

2001-08-29T17:16:00.000-04:00

variations on the sentence "i was writing everything with crayons" provided by the lost in translation multi-part chain translator site:
i was writing everything with crayons. (english)
j'étais écriture tout avec des crayons. (french)
i was writing all with pencils. (english)
ich schrieb alle mit Bleistiften. (german)
i wrote all with pencils. (english)
ho scritto tutti con le matite. (italian)
i have written all with the matite ones. (english)
eu escrevi a tudo com o matite. (portuguese)
i wrote to everything with the matite. (english)
escribí a todo con el matite. (spanish)
i wrote to everything with matite. (english)

2001-08-24T17:42:00.000-04:00

what i have eaten out of the snack machine with little hesitation:
snyder's of hanover sourdough pretzels
doritos nacho cheese!
lay's classic! potato chips
anonymous snack mix

2001-08-22T09:03:00.000-04:00

number of times i've gotten to work as early as i have today:
1, including today

2001-08-21T11:06:00.000-04:00

times when i think of lists ideas, but do not write them down quickly enough and so forget them:
in the shower
on the l train between bedford and 1st avenue
on the f train, somewhere between jay street and 9th avenue
walking along stanton
sitting in meetings on the fifth floor but not the seventh
in bed fast asleep

2001-08-21T10:08:00.000-04:00

things you can tell just by looking at her:
that she is engaged, but not yet married
that men think she is pretty, and she knows it
that time will be on her side
that her days are sometimes tiring, but that she sleeps well at night
that she knows where to buy good shoes

2001-08-08T14:14:00.000-04:00

recurring numbers:
6
7
not 8

2001-08-07T13:32:00.000-04:00

what has happened so far today that could have happened any other day but make today special instead of ordinary:
there was not nearly enough soy sauce in the one packet
the alarm went unheard
i am being spoken to and asked questions of
it is hot
the music selection here is limited
the cell phone has not rung
i am wearing three shirts

2001-08-03T11:30:00.000-04:00

phrases i did not hear on my way to work this morning:
you go, girl.
i'll show her.
drat, foiled again.
where's the beef?
you can stick it where the sun don't shine.
i don't believe we've met.
you dropped this.

2001-07-24T18:48:00.000-04:00

numbers:
3 jobs
2 phones
2 beds (temporarily)
1 mom
1 dad
3 cats (2 belong to the roomie)
5 pairs of shoes
4 pairs of pants worn regularly
several friends

2001-07-24T18:45:00.000-04:00

what nobody explained to me that i do not care about anymore because i've managed to make my own solutions to the problems:
how to retrieve messages from the voicemail
chain of command
where books for borrowing are kept
a nice daytime volume for music
what time is a good time to arrive to meetings
names and titles of everyone around me (still working on this one)
where the fridge is for keeping food cold

2001-07-20T13:02:00.000-04:00

things i am not feeling despite the impression given by the earlier list:
bitterness
anger
woe
despair
remorse
contentment
assurance
pride

2001-07-20T12:04:00.000-04:00

five song titles that say things quite well without my having to think too hard about it:
i need a sign
fine to see you
whenever i breathe out you breathe in
why bother?
no distance left to run

2001-06-29T08:09:00.000-04:00

reasons why ashley is better than mary-kate:
curly hair
better cheekbones
slightly older
picked coldplay for summer listening while the other one chose counting crows
non-hyphenated name

2001-06-27T11:05:00.000-04:00

collections of words that describe these passing days (list inspired by amy's weblog subtitle which would be linked except that i don't put links here. go to the other one to find the links.):
a bear explains the right and wrong ways to put on a shirt, shoes, pants and a cap
finally, unexpectedly
scratch scratch scratch
spit on a stranger
when will you die for the last time in my dreams

2001-06-22T00:49:00.000-04:00

cities and states and sometimes countries from which the submissions that i read today originated:
new york, ny
san francisco, ca
taipei, taiwan
rancho santa fe, ca
berkeley, ca
illegible
new york, ny
toronto, on
lake oswego, or
belgium
new york city, ny
centreville, va

2001-06-12T11:46:00.000-04:00

magazines read through in the past four days while looking for fashion ads:
index, april/may 2000
sleazenation, april 2001
the face, april 2001
details, may 2001
flaunt, spring fashion issue, march 2001
dazed & confused, april 2001
tokion, march/april 2001
the face, may 2001
the fader, spring 2001
jane, january/february 2001
bikini, february 2000
interview, april 2001
index, april/may 2001
index, feb/march 2001

2001-06-06T17:46:00.000-04:00

first names of some, not all, of the students i met while substitute teaching at rabbi harry halpern day school, a few of which are intentionally wrong because they, the names, are funnier when they're wrong:
zoe
eve
jessica
rosette
whitney
gaby
ryan
phyllis
travis
evan
paulina
jared
samantha
suzanne
samantha
samson
evan
adir
joey
scott
tal
brian
alison
paula
korrie

2001-05-30T11:33:00.000-04:00

companies advertised on the postcards i decided to keep, but still may never send:
mtv
girlshop
guyshop
aspca adoption center
talk universe
squee
chickclick: girl sites that don't fake it.
altoids
masters of anime: a century of japanese animation
heinz
piledriver: an improvised wrestling extravaganza
upright citizens brigade
zingmagazine: a curatorial crossing
simple shoes

2001-05-27T00:20:00.000-04:00

foods eaten quite a bit this week:
potatoes
eggs
parsnips
carrots
tomatoes
rigatoni
ice cream

2001-05-27T00:09:00.000-04:00

nights that i have been at home this week:
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
saturday

2001-05-23T16:19:00.000-04:00

fours kinds of explosions and one kind of collision:
atomic
blues
planetary
typing
big

2001-05-07T14:22:00.000-04:00

over the counter medication that i have used to try and alleviate the symptoms of my allergies, most of which does not work or simply puts me to sleep:
benadryl diphenydramine hydrochloride antihistamine dye-free allergy liqui-gels
sudafed pseudoephedrine HCI 12 hour nasal decongestant tablets
advil cold & sinus ibuprofen 200 mg/pseudophedrine HCI 30 mg coated caplets* *oval shaped tablets
tylenol severe allergy caplets
similasan sterile eye drops #2
visine a.c. astringent redness reliever eye drops
bausch & lomb available without a prescription opcon-a itching & redness reliever eye drops

2001-05-03T13:14:00.000-04:00

songs from recently purchased albums that all feature the word 'you' or a conjugation of 'you' in the title:
'your street vs. wall street' by oxes
'fine to see you" by guided by voices
'you in a movie' by thinking fellers union local 282
'can we camp at your feet' by danielson famile
'capsule of you' by shannonwright
'go call you mine' by of montreal
'you make the call' by the sixth great lake
'can i hear u say "yea"' by make-up
'how come u don't call me anymore?' by dump
'after i made love to you' by bonnie 'prince' billy
'get yourself together' by daniel johnston
'soon you will be leaving your man' by bright eyes
'stay cool i'll see you this summer' by tullycraft

2001-04-27T13:32:00.000-04:00

my most frequent mistypings:
teh
thta
gte
tpye
god
aks
yo

2001-04-24T16:13:00.000-04:00

television stations i browsed through today in the hopes of finding some entertainment:
mtv
comedy central
sci-fi
a&e
tnt
superstation tbs
fox 5
fox family
vh-1
amc

2001-04-23T10:46:00.000-04:00

five spellings of the newest renée zellweger film, two invented and three spotted at the loews cinema 7 at 3rd ave. and 11th street:
bridget jones's diary
bridget's jones diary
bridget jones diaries
bridget jone's diary
bridget jones' diary
bridget jones dairy

2001-04-19T11:51:00.000-04:00

short sentences that can be made from the letters in the title 'professor of desire' by philip roth (not including the author's name):
sir free prose foods
press off or die sore
proof does free sirs
drier roses pose off
fried oreos profess
if prose orders foes
so sire prefers food

2001-04-16T12:51:00.000-04:00

a list that involves words, and not numbers:
why
ruble
efficiency
usage
naked
assistant
star
sleep
king
little
writers
the

2001-04-13T17:08:00.000-04:00

locations at which music listened to today was recorded according to the liner notes:
louder studios, san francisco, ca
smart studios, madison wi.
orinoco studios, south london
studio 508. baltimore, md.
rove studios
classcs
yoyo (olympia, washington)
lloyd hanson's studio reel north in fredericton, nb, canada
the vertical corporation, nyc
under the piccadilly circus, london
avast, seattle wa
rare bookroom, brooklyn
chez flames, new orleans, la
quad sound, u.s.a.

2001-04-13T10:23:00.000-04:00

prices of items bought yesterday:
$1.29
$3.99
$.99
$5.99
$10.99
$13.99
$6.99
$.50
$.65
$1.99

2001-04-11T19:00:00.000-04:00

software and hardware packages available for purchase at tekserve, 155 w. 23rd street:
'basquiat'
'8 1/2'
'ed wood'
'the player'
'sweet and lowdown'
'boogie nights'
'shadow of the vampire'
'day for night'
'a great day in harlem'
'listen up'
'crossover dreams'

2001-04-05T11:26:00.000-04:00

area codes dialed recently:
212
646
416
716
718
917
410
347

2001-04-01T05:07:00.000-04:00

things they say that i can't believe anymore:
'something wonderful will come along'
'you're going to get something better'
'you're not really depressed'
'this is your year'
'everything happens for a reason'
'you'll get through this'

2001-03-26T16:49:00.000-05:00

women who i don't know in real life, but would like to marry:
beth orton
molly shannon
amanda mckinnon
chan marshall
sugar yoshinaga
alyson hannigan
janet weiss
janeane garofalo
claudia gonson

2001-03-22T11:23:00.000-05:00

food items i did not buy last night, after much deliberation:
magic shell®
pillsbury® chocolate chip cookie dough
kettle® salt and vinegar potato chips
arizona® lemon ice tea
lemon-heads®
paul newman's® butter flavored microwaveable popcorn

2001-03-21T22:01:00.000-05:00

famous people i have been compared to:
rob morrow (played dr. joel fleischman on northern exposure)
jason schwartzman (max fischer in rushmore)
a beastie boy (most often it's mike d)
young tom cruise (by far the most random)
david foster wallace (only once, and everyone admitted it was the glasses, hat, coat, scarf combination)