Is Virgin Corporation -- the only music store that's still making a profit, a profitable airline company etc. etc. -- actually going to hand over it's presidency to the winner of a glorified fear factor? i give the life of the company 4 months ( Read more... )

Nands, aka, Nanda, aka Ananda, has taught me that an animal's name should not so much be a word as a sound. there must be many permutations of the sound, so that you can speak to the dog in different tones of voice. my mother calls nanda "Ananda Marie" when she is very upset with her ( Read more... )

I have a dog ( Read more... )

fyi. i am probably going to be in nyc this coming wednesday, overnight at my aunt's.
i'll be done work and back in the city on the 18th, and will move in for real some time after that. the night of the 18th i'll be trying to entertain my scottish friend kirsten.

i have a new apartment, thanks to susie, who made a friend in chicago who's starting teacher's college in the fall and wanted to get a really nice aparment. her broker found a 4-bedroom (anyone know anyone who needs an apartment? still looking for roommates.) located at 109th and amsterdam, just a block from the cathedral where i worked and 10 ( Read more... )

surfacing, or submerging, or something, momentarily while the polish kids circle, waiting for me to finish with the computer ( Read more... )

I haven't been online in days, and it actually took considerable effort to convince myself I needed to check my email, and then ended up checking livejournal. I'm in a phone phase. I'd much rather talk to people on the phone right now, mostly because I have only a few minutes for email and never seem to get it together to do more than spit up on ( Read more... )

mystery solved. i received no fewer than 3 more text messages, all relating to her arrival in new york. she's shooting a video in queens, (thinks the text messager). does anyone know where in queens? (asks the text messager). it's the re-appearance of dirty british dude! did i mention he's ACTUALLY freelance paparazzi? and how the hell do i ( Read more... )

my review of "the day after tomorrow ( Read more... )

i'm alive. i was in atlantic city last night until 3 am. i got stuck there while waiting for my co-manager to finish her 2 hours of craps. her parents are big gamblers, and i think her genetic tendancies are starting to express themselves. i won $12 on slots, by the way ( Read more... )