From the "Dining Out" section of yesterday's NY Times:

An anonymous New York waiter wrote online recently: "In my fantasy, I become Darth Vader the next time a customer asks about the wines by the glass, then says, 'Merlot! Waiter, haven't you seen the movie "Sideways"?' Then I will slice off his head with my light saber."

We're loading up the U-Haul tomorrow to move down to the city Monday morning. And you'd think that, with this being my 20th move in 6 years, I would've known to start packing up our stuff before today. But, similar to my previous 19 moves, that's not the case ( Read more... )

Time playing Halo 2 since it's release: 45 minutes
Time spent watching Gilmore Girls this weekend alone: 1 hour

Something is dreadfully wrong in Renssylvania.

Here's my new apartment:

Hampton Court (under Gracie Point)

Well, it's official...I just accepted a job in Manhatten. It starts in January, so I have a move in the sub-zero weather to look forward to. Nonetheless, this is the most excellent opportunity I could ever imagine.

Here's the company

It's interesting living amongst hardcore Boston and New York fans during the ALCS, because this is a fairly intense rivalry. It makes me wonder if it's more intense than the UNC/Duke rivalry. The difference for me is that I don't particularly care for either the Yankees or the Red Sox, so I'm able to watch it all objectively. I could almost say ( Read more... )

It wasn't Battery Park that was formed by the landfill from the World Trade Center, it was Battery Park City.

Speaking of which, we're heading down to NYC this weekend. Rest assured that I'll be engaging in fu chow beatdowns on some mcgreevy fools

It's insane that they had to put up this sign

Batman wearing a fanny pack

...I'm here and Mike's queer.

There's not much to report from the Renssylvania front. I did go through a brief struggle with a pesky virus after receiving an email this weekend containing the phrase "eel jubilee" with a subject of "Axlcrew, hot moms servicing other men", but rest assured, I keel-hauled that bastard.