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I had coffee today with a roommate of mine from years ago, who is from Japan, and she told me about a film she really liked, a documentary about poverty in the Philippines. After a bit of searching, I found its IMDB entry--and what I think is the whole film on youtube.com ( Read more... )

I have Googlejuice! My last post now shows up 11th-ranked under "Van Halen belt" on Google (apparently M. Dantec, or his translator, I'm not sure which) is not the only one connect Eddie, Alex, and Diamond Dave to the heavens...)

"She 'hears' pulsar and neutron star polyrhythms through ears of big radio-astronomical antennas. She dances with Auroras Borealis tracked by sounding balloons and micro satellites. She knows the oscillatory ecstasy of cosmic radiation in the Van Halen belt..."

--from Babylon Babies by Maurice G. Dantec, transl. from the French by Noura Wedell ( ( Read more... )

Monday I had to drop off a job at Simon & Schuster. I called M., my contact, and said I was on my way, but when I arrived and the security guard at the desk called upstairs, she wasn’t picking up her phone. “She must’ve just stepped out for a minute. I’ll wait,” I said ( Read more... )

Via nightgarden and others, here are my top ten career options according to the test ( Read more... )

I have the power to keep you in pain, or to take away that pain in a few moments. Yeah, that's right, I'm talking to you. You, pouty-faced alternadude. You, pretty tattooed lady out for a night of bar-hopping. You, hip-hip thug wannabe. You, hapless middle-aged tourist. I can sit here and watch you suffer, or I can relieve your pain. It's all up to ( Read more... )

Ludlow St., 3 a.m. Walking home from the all-night café on Houston St., I see a big box sitting on top of the street trash can. When I glance into it, I see there's nothing but garbage in it. No, wait, there's a book.

It's an Isaac Bashevis Singer first edition, autographed: "Greetings, Isaac Bashevis Singer."

Who throws this stuff away?

Contrary to any statements I may have previously made, I am now planning to attend Readercon. (I had thought that my work schedule would be too tight or me to go, but I now see my way clear to having the time. Not sure exactly when I'll make it up, but should be there by Friday night. So...who else is going? (besides aqeldroma, rosefox, sinboy, baron_elric, and editrx, that is)