Originally written on 03/16/2002, revised/posted on 05/27/2006 ( Read more... )

Normally, I'm a member of the "It's All Good" school of thought when it comes to music. Every song is *someone's* favorite, right? (yes, even "Achy Breaky Heart") I refuse to hate anything. I also try to avoid genre-ing and over-categorization, and the musical snobbery that a lot of people like me grow into over years of collecting. It's all good. ( Read more... )

My friend Christine has a daughter in seventh grade, and we got talking yesterday about the fact that she (the daughter) loves animals and wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up.  (This was all tangent to an earlier conversation where I tried to convince Christine to stop transferring all of her anger regarding her relationship with her ( Read more... )

I joined eBay in 1998 after being introduced to it by a coworker at State Street. Her name was Tina, and she was from Weymouth, which I probably only remember to this day because of Tina Weymouth from the Talking Heads. Tina was a little bit of a geek -- not a full-on nerd, but she must have grown up with a nerdy older brother or something like ( Read more... )

There is a Frank Zappa song called "You Are What You Is," from the 1981 album of the same name, and it got me in a lot of trouble today. The song is... well, I've described it as "anti-racism," but it's more truthful to describe it as "pro-be-true-to-yourself." The message is that it's lame to try to change who you are so that you'll fit in, or ( Read more... )

Well, the trip's been booked, so there's no turning back now. I'm visiting my mother in Charleston again, in April, the week *before* Massachusetts's school vacation week. I'm going to stay in a hotel again, since that seemed to work so well last time (September 2004). This time, I found a beachfront hotel, so that should add an extra dimension ( Read more... )

My New Year's Resolution this year was to stop using an alarm clock. My friend Tonya teases me about making New Year's Resolutions every year, not because she thinks New Year's Resolutions are inherently lame or anything, but because I am, in most respects, a pretty unconventional person, and she feels that New Year's Resolutions are clearly the ( Read more... )

So, I just discovered that I can export iPod playlists to text and spreadsheets. This little monster is revolutionizing my life... and, as usual, I am simultaneously thrilled and disturbed ( Read more... )

Song Artist Date/Time Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver) Elvis Costello 1/17/2006 12:27 Go Your Own Way Fleetwood Mac 1/17/2006 12:31 Misery Green Day 1/17/2006 12:36 The Last Great American Five For Fighting 1/17/2006 12:39 O Girlfriend Weezer 1/17/2006 12:43 Landed Ben Folds 1/17/2006 12:47 Welcome To The Working Week Elvis ( Read more... )

Land Of Confusion Genesis 1/18/2006 14:15 Radio Sweetheart Elvis Costello 1/18/2006 14:17 Glorious Day Weezer 1/18/2006 14:20 Lies The Click Five 1/18/2006 14:23 Indifference Pearl Jam 1/18/2006 14:28 Never Going Back Again Fleetwood Mac 1/18/2006 14:30 Kalamazoo Ben Folds 1/18/2006 14:35 Who's Lovin' You Jackson 5 1/18/2006 14:39 I' ( Read more... )