Things continue and time passes. You can find out what books i'm reading on goodreads.com, if you'd like. I still teach 7th graders and still like it, but these kids are lazy little d-bags. I got rid of windows on my desktop and am no a linux nerd, i guess, although i'm having trouble getting more than a few things to work correctly, so if you know ( Read more... )

As of Friday evening, and come to think of it as of right now, i have not much more than a passing acquaintance with david foster wallace. That is, I've read both his collections of nonfiction, and had considered picking up Infinite Jest at the library this summer before realizing i'd never even come close to finishing it before renewing it three ( Read more... )

i found this really interesting. Basically, it's color pictures from an era we're accustomed to seeing only in black and white ( Read more... )

I ran in a 5k race this morning, my first. My time was less than 35 minutes but more than 35 minutes and 40 seconds - I know I should remember, but I was pretty tired. That's a pretty shitty time, really, but I'm willing to bet I'm easily top three in my weight class.

oh yeah, the pun in the subject is unintentional.

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed ( Read more... )

not writing smells like something dying on the side of the road not writing is simply the outcome of what einstein told us many, many years ago. not writing just happens, it's matter of course. not writing is what you write about when you need to feel the need to need to write again, realizing that you don't need anymore, now you just want, you ( Read more... )

I wanted a DVR. I didn't want a Tivo. I couldn't find another product that I felt met my needs.

( so what did i do? )

TO CATCH A THIEF - one thumb up ( Read more... )

So, MAGNOLIA...one thumb up, i guess ( Read more... )

THE GETAWAY (1972) - one thumb down ( Read more... )