Archive for July, 2008
He’s in Eugene, Oregon today
31 July 2008In your lyrics, guns are stroked, rivers fill with blood and people get strung up more than once. Should we be a little scared of Titus Andronicus?
We are nice guys that wouldn’t hurt a fly. Still, we want to be intense, and that means having intense imagery. That said, it wasn’t entirely intentional. We [...]
olympic fever pitch
30 July 2008I. Cannot. Wait.
I put a spell on you. And by spell, I mean google alert.
28 July 2008Big news– the peej is 23 years old today. 23 and somewhere between Salt Lake City and Seattle, living out of his van and rocking the faces off America. I talked to him two nights ago and immediately disgusted myself by falling directly into mom mode “Are you eating? Like, food?” “Oh yeah, we’re fine,” he [...]
Secret Shame
25 July 2008I love this idea, especially for publishing folk that snottily pride themselves on having read everything– what’s the most embarrassing book you’ve never read? It’s probably something you refer to all the time, silently hoping that no one will ever ask you for plot details. I have two. Ready? Deep Breath:
The Great Gatsby.Clearly this is [...]
Oh, baby.
24 July 2008The Baby was in glen rock for a one night engagement last week on the occasion of her turning one. One! Remember when she was born? And now she’s practically driving? Babies are so weird like that. When she started walking I called Bud and told him I didn’t approve. “I think I liked her better [...]
Project ALA
17 July 2008Here’s what happens when you ask a bunch of kids’ book authors & illustrators “who they’re wearing.” I love everything about this.
accountability/ flashback friday
11 July 2008Okay, sports fans– I am cutting all of my hair off tomorrow. (Also, my new “thing” is to address people as Sports Fans in situations where it in no way applies. I would never say it to my fantasy baseball league, but somehow, it’s okay when I say it to my book club. So look [...]
at 8:30 this morning
10 July 2008Cristin: I walk to work through Times Square, and every day I pass the same place and have the same thought– why would you name your strip club Mixed Emotions?
Cousin Erin: Maybe Guilty Conscience was already taken.
WANT.
9 July 2008
Bubble Wrap Calendar! Holy God! I want this so hard!
The week in Peej
8 July 2008While my mom and I were off Kerouacing I took a very “I’ll see you in two weeks don’t expect much direct communication” approach to our loved ones and my mom took a very “I’m going to call you every day just as my nighttime minutes kick in to ask whether or not it’s raining [...]