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Writing got a little slow Friday night. Did a little on the novel, got stuck, took a little trip through some of my other writings and progress, and came across one of my short stories that hasn't had its climax and ending written yet. That'll be the next thing I work on after I finish the novel, or maybe the thing to work on a little if I get ( Read more... ) -
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No novel writing yesterday. Tara and I took an impromptu trip to Knobel's to dine at the restaurant there and walk around a bit; I hadn't been at that place since 1983 or '84. I had just met her at her place of employment when I got a text (SMS relay of a CNN Breaking News tweet) about Michael Jackson being rushed to the hospital, so we were on ( Read more... ) -
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I'm a little out of sync lately. Tuesday Tara and I had an impromotu visit to Sonic. We both had extra-long coneys, regular size Frito wraps, and chili cheese tots, plus drinks. Verdict: way too much food eaten. Yikes. I weighted myself Tuesday night before bed and I'm at 220 pounds. That's at least 30 pounds more than I should be. Sonic is great ( Read more... ) -
Clearing cobwebs, drinking coffee and listening to Coltrane
Well, yeah, that's about what I'm doing at the moment. Been up for about an hour or so.
Yesterday I wasn't sure what was going on, thinking that I'd probably be hanging out at the house, getting some writing done, or running a couple of errands for the house. Instead, around 3:30 or 4 Tara calls and asks if I want to go "somewhere". She will not ( Read more... ) -
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The weather's been a little too craptastic for my tastes this past week. The other day around 5 in the morning there was a hellacious motherfucker of a thunderstorm. Normally, I'm a heavy sleeper, but this particular thunderstorm sounded like a fucking bomb was going off. I am surprised that I was not hanging from the ceiling by my fingernails and ( Read more... ) -
Henry Rollins' Somoma College commencement speech, 5.23.09
It is an honor to be in front of you today as we congratulate all of our graduates and welcome their families and friends. My name is Henry Rollins and the fact that I was asked to speak briefly to you all today is one of the highest compliments I have ever been paid and most terrifying propositions I have ever been given. I only hope my words have ( Read more... ) -
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I'm getting back into the writing swing - did 1,500 words for Here Is The Wonderland, meant for an earlier scene in the book. I started the idea with some longhand freewriting in my Moleskin (which is already starting to get full) until I had three and a half handwritten pages - which wasn't a wriiting goal, just where I stopped writing at the time ( Read more... ) -
Fun with food, sort of (and a couple of other things)
This is about all I can really remember. Everything else is either a blur or not very memorable. Like Joe Strummer said once when he was writing about the Clash's first American tour for one of the British music weeklies, "I only ever remember the very good days or the very bad days, so this day must have been just OK."
Sunday Tara and I took a bit ( Read more... ) -
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I would like to write about my day but I can't remember anything particularly notable about the day itself. Went to work, came home, had dinner, tried to write. I didn't go to the open mic at Dragonfly tonight - I had nothing prepared. I don't know when, if, or what I'll do there. I should just concentrate on writing and on my wedding (a little ( Read more... ) -
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Well, the replacement phone arrived Monday at work while I was out taking care of outside things for the store (banking, etc.). What a relief to have it! I put my SIM car and MicroSD card in and so far so good... until it resets itself again. On a hunch, I put a different MicroSD card in that I had and it worked fine. I copy my photos and ringtones ( Read more... )