last night mom and dad and i went to see charlie wilson's war.

the first thing that happens at a movie is the previews. generally i get all excited about previews, and then when the movie actually starts i feel like i'm ready to go home. but who's idea was it to make the slides into ads, like on television? after all the crappy ads, dad and i ( Read more... )

on thursday rosemary thought her car had been stolen. her husband was getting his sister from the airport, and she was just trying to get somewhere safe. i told her our names and offered to call the police and to wait with her for the cops or for her husband. we did all these, and the husband and sister helped her actually find the car--still in ( Read more... )

in rhymes and runes

basically the best thing in the world has happened.

ann wilson is recording a solo album with a host of collaborators--among them, the exquisite k.d. lang.
and also? elton john, alison krauss, and rufus wainwright. beat that with a stick.

in other news, i saw a sundog, and i went to thai basil, and i left a defend new orleans flyer ( Read more... )

there is not a first time for everything. a very many things have already happened once and another very many things will never happen ever. but tonight several interesting, important, hilarious, and noteworthy firsts have happened and i would like to document them. in no particular order:

1. first gay book signing. can a book actually be gay? the ( Read more... )