Archive for July, 2002

7.30.02 KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
My first article in a series on etiquette for the Morning News.

Chikiboom.

J: I’ve only ever gotten two tickets.
Me: Tell the speeding one.
J: It was bad.
Me: What were you doing?
J: I was going 92 in a 55.
R: Jesus.
J: And I talked back to the cop.
Me: Why?
J: He was just going on and on about how I could’ve killed someone. You know?
R: What did you say?
J: I said, […]

7.25.02 OVERHEARD: AMERICA’S FUTURE
Scenario: Two recent high school graduates run into each other on the bus.
Characters: One tall guy with dirty hair, one short stout guy with a buzz cut.
Hey man!
Heeeeeey!
How you doin’?
Good, man.
I haven’t seen you since like, since like graduation.
Yeah.
What are you doin’ now?
You know, […]

7.23.02 GOOD DAY
A big group of seniors got on the bus, I think they were going down to visit Fisherman’s Wharf. About fifteen commuters quietly got up from their seats and went to stand in the back.

7.22.02 I REALLY, REALLY DO
This is a link to a kitty-cat singing a love song with a gigantic bouncing-heart backdrop. You must click on it.

REVIEW
Wrote a review of K-19: The Widowmaker, which I highly recommend if you enjoy young, muscular men in tight quarters. Hooray for war movies.

7.18.02 SARAH HEPOLA
Go read her July 13 post about her dad at sarahheppola.com. Then read the rest of her site. Sarah is extra keen. Here’s an excerpt:
�So when I get to Michigan,� I said, tearing some bread, �I thought I might spend some time in Detroit.� Sometimes, when I am talking in a […]

7.17.02 DROOL TOOL
Ohhh. Little rabbit grabs cursor. Silly rabbit.
(via Dequeued)

7.16.02 CONTRARIAN
My first piece for Filmcritic.com is up. It’s a
review of Nijinsky. Nijinsky is a bad movie.
I also wrote a CD review of Exo’s “Say Hello to the Master Siege Control” for the Morning News. The premise for these reviews is that one of the contributing editors picks something they love, and the other […]

7.15.02 TRUTH FOR THE AGES
Sacramento seems to have an unusually high incidence of people expressing life views via bumper sticker: AA Is the Way, Jesus Is Lord and Savior, The Unborn Are Children Too. After a few hours of bumper gazing, I came across my favorite. It was a cartoon drawing of a monkey […]