That's right, my big gift for Christmas this year was an HP scanner/printer/copier combo, the better to scan baseball cards and photos for my new website, which is coming tantalizingly close to launch. But I just got it hooked up and tested, so I thought I'd share one of my favorite photos ever with you guys. The following is from Christmas 1986, ( Read more... )

I really think that I enjoy Halloween more and more each year. As the rest of the world gets more tedious and frustrating, we all need a night or two to gorge ourselves on alcohol and candy and to scrap together some ingenious and silly disguises. Don't you think? Anycrap, recently had the chance to partake in some holiday revelry with the ol' gang ( Read more... )

If you haven't seen me since Friday, you may not be aware that I have attained one of my lifelong dreams and goals. I am now the proud owner (wearer?) of a fu manchu. Well, technically, a fu manchu is longer, and comes to a point at the ends, so what I have is a horseshoe, also known in some circles as an "Earl". It was popularized by such ( Read more... )

The first indicator that you've been commuting for too long (and too much): You have a dream that takes place on a train, and you recognize a stranger from your daily route home.

The second indicator that you've been commuting for too long: You know the stranger's name, having overheard conversations in the course of your many trips home. You also ( Read more... )

I spent a goodly portion of my weekend in Chestertown for an event many years in the making (21, if you're splitting hairs): ortugatay's twenty-first birthday celebration. After years of staying behind while her impressive army of older friends went out on the town, our dear pal finally got to see what all the fuss was about. I think it was a successful ( Read more... )

I know you don't care about baseball.  We can be honest with each other.  So look at some lovely pictures with a minimum of description.  'Kay!


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I am going to attempt to sum up my weekend in Fort Lauderdale before I collapse.  It was good, mostly, and I have pictures!  Wheeee!

THE PLANE, BOSS
-Let me get my one bitch session out of the way.  This was only the third time that I've flown, and I've discovered that my body does not like the drop in air pressure at the tail end of the flight.  I ( Read more... )

As some of you already know, there's a handy-dandy website where you can create your own South Park characters.  So that's what I did!  Fortunately, it's less horrifying than M & M Kevin.


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Okay, it's opening night and I'm still trying to scoop up the viscous jelly that oozed out of the open orifices of my head as a result of last night's downright evil drive to the theatre: 40 minutes to get from the 395 exit on I-95 to the MLK Boulevard exit on 395 (two, three miles total), and the discovery of a badly damaged radio antenna on my ( Read more... )

Well, if February 14 has to happen, at least the weather gave me an excuse to shun the outside world until rehearsal tonight.  Also on the upside, I got a thoughtful Valentine's Day card from my mom yesterday, with an even more thoughtful gift card to Red Robin Diner.  For the uninitiated, Red Robin is a wonderland of artery-shredding fried joy, ( Read more... )