Well, I'm back and it's been what - three years? two? something like that. If you're reading this, you know about me. No need to fill you in ( Read more... )

...and I know you are. You can follow the start of my writing career.

http://www.gelfmagazine.com/contributors/vincent_valk.php

I have a blog. Three posts and counting, people.

http://pessimism.blogspot.com/

Yes, it's still a work in progress, but read it! Seriously.

Man, I must be the ninety-seven millionth person to make that joke, but I couldn't help myself ( Read more... )

This is quite possibly the coolest thing ever, in history. Seriously, I'm not joking around here.

http://www.pandora.com

I supppose it was inevitable, but this article made me really sad:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/30/nyregion/30stuyvesant.html?ref=nyregion

Say good-bye to the old-school New York Jews at Ess-a-bagel.

It's been a long time, livejournal ( Read more... )

Just in case anyone was wondering, my trip itinerary ( Read more... )

I've often sat here and considered writing a livejournal entry, but the task of summarizing all that's happened since the last time I wrote a real one was just too great. So I'm not going to do it, and I'll assume you, dear reader, are aware of the various goings-on, and if you aren't, well, you probably have more important things to worry about, ( Read more... )

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/international/americas/10cnd-chile.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

The developing world needs more guys like this.