I've been listening to John Coltrane's "Live at Birdland" non-stop for two days. Literally. Round and round and round the disc goes, where it stops nobody knows. Which just being irritating minutae you're probably not all that moved. What can move…
Stocktown Blues So I went down to Stockton for a couple days. It was nice to see all my old friends variously assembled. It was a rather rushed trip. I just ran about the city saying hi to friends and reliving some former days. Eureka Blahs Now I'm…
The Internet As First Order Experience Ok, so that's what I wanted to write about. Basically the thought was: The role of interactive hypertextual media as artistic experience. As modern art has taken on the mantle of non-communicative first order…
Went to a fish fry today. The fish fry was my "welcome to fortuna" picnic. The food was terrific and I felt quite welcomed. Also, I got a new couch. Last Sunday I was laying on my couch, which is too short for a humongous person like me, wishing…
It's Tuesday, right? No, wednesday now... Sorry, bit out of it. Haven't been doing much outside of free cell. Sounds exciting, eh? The problem with the amount of free cell I'm playing is that everytime I close my eyes I'm playing free cell. I'm…
The internet was bad to me today. My connection wouldn't work all day long. It's sad that something like that could frustrate me to this end. Oy. I haven't much to say anyway. Slow day. I just worked on a couple of projects and got some stuff done.…
I was talking with John Arcovio, my pastor, this morning. He had a dream about me a couple weeks ago that was dead on accurate. I can't go into the details, it was kind of personal, but it's nice to know I work with someone that sensitive. Arcovio…
Poem for Amanda hungry moments passed waiting for her an imagination stretched across a continent a voice thats carried over wires and likewise the simulacra of a voice without the intonation atypical wondrous spires of light and…
"... and only then for the first time since he had brooded on the great mystery of love did he feel within him a warm movement like that of some newly born life or virtue of the soul itself." -- Joyce The Mysterium Somewhere between doubt and…
Joy So Ben has a pictures of his latest skiing trip including one of Nadia which made me day. I've been mooning over Nadia for the last couple of months. I'm not really sure why. She's just adorable and so terribly nice. I know "nice" is a…
Cal-i-forn-i-ay! Remerciez Dieu de cette petite part de merveille snowless à côté de l'océan. Après braving la concession neigeuse inférieure à zéro les derniers jours en Ohio, il régénère pour faire un pas outre de l'avion dans le temps de 70…
Cal-i-forn-i-ay! Thank God for this little slice of snowless wonder next to the ocean. After braving subzero snowy sop the last few days in Ohio, it's refreshing to step off the plane into 70 degree weather. And sun! Sun! Even up here in the frigid…
I got back to Columbus from Toledo yesterday. I had a great time in Toledo and enjoyed seeing all the smiling faces of some of the sweetest people I know. Not much going on in this entry today - little rushed. Hello to Siobahn, who wrote me a nice…
All I want for christmas is a Zegna cashmere blend three-button suit. This three-button, single breasted suit is expertly crafted from a medium weight wool and cashmere blend that feels like heaven and has a wonderful drape. The muted tone-on-tone…
I just woke up. I had a number of dreams that were odd and spooky feeling. The details have already erased themselves from my memory. I remember the odd and spooky feeling though. I woke up earlier because my dog was barking in the backyard. I went…
Christmas is in like 10 days. Maybe less. I was reading Matt's diary and it got me to thinking about Christmas. Not that I haven't given it a second thought. I am a minister. The celebration of the birth of the founder of my religion can't go…
Good morning.. night.. whatever... Ellipses are the curse of the internet. I think that's what they're called. They've made us lazy writers. Most of the email I get contains at least a couple... What do they mean? I would have said more but... You…
Let's start from the very beginning... I spent the night listening to Jewel. No, I'm not proud of it. But, sometimes overwrought sentimental music can be quite comforting. Ach. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything.
Bills, bills, bills. Lotsa bills. Got yer water bill, yer gas bill, yer 'letric bill, yer phone bill (ooo what a whopper!), yer shoe bill connected to the knee bill connected to the head bill connected to the angel bill connected to the angst bill.…
Hmmrph. I guess that cookie is working properly 'cause diaryland didn't ask for my login stuff. Let's start from the very beginning shall we... In the first place, nothing at all happened today besides haircutting and going to the leaders training…