Yesterday, Jan and I went to the Rock the Bells show at the Sleep Train Pavilion in Concord. Yeah, it was in the middle of nowhere, but since it was literally an all day hip hop affair, they needed someplace big enough to host the event. It was like Coachella or Audiotistic, but much smaller; just one stage instead of 3 or 5. Also, there was no ( Read more... )

Kathleen Fitzpatrick, an English professor at Pomona, has just published her new book! So congratulations to her. Here's the link to the book's website ( Read more... )

When I was back home in NY, I learned from my friends that the way they get all the gossip and stay in touch with most of my High School class is through MySpace. They literally just put up a page and Locust Valley people seek them out. It's crazy. It's not like I really care what most of my class is doing or how they are, but every so often I ( Read more... )

Last Saturday, Jan and I flew to New York for my older brother’s wedding to his lawyer girlfriend, Lori. Max, my older brother, is really the first person I know who is close to me in age to get married. We basically flew in, got to my parents’ house, and then went to sleep. The next day was the wedding, which was at a Jewish rec center. It was ( Read more... )

Last week was the end of my finals for the spring quarter. I had to go to my Friday Advanced Rigging class at 6 pm to turn in both my final rig and, with my group, our wing rig. Since only one other group had done the assignment, our group didn’t have much competition and we won the Wing Rig Challenge. Also, my teacher loved my final rig. I had ( Read more... )

Now I know why Mexicans take a siesta in the afternoon, it's because of the burrito they eat at lunch time. I just had a burrito from La Fonda (an awesome Mexican restaurant down on 9th Ave. - Ali will second me on this) and now it's knocking me out. It was a burrito al pastor (BBQ pork that is incredibly tasty) that I only had half of. Usually ( Read more... )

I’ve been saying this since 2000 and right now, everyone is saying it, so it just sounds like I’m jumping on the bandwagon. Anyone, here it is, “McCain will be our next President.” In the 2000 election, McCain was wavering between sides and it was obvious that the Republicans had offered him something, which is why he didn’t jump ship. My guess ( Read more... )

After meeting with my academic advisor, we both came to the conclusion that I'd be better off graduating in 3 quarters instead of 2. So, I'll be graduating in March, not December. Actually, it's probably more accurate to say that I walked into my advisor's office with the notion that I'd probably need more time, she saw my real, I rationally ( Read more... )

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Today is my birthday and I'm now 25 years old. Translation, one-third of my life is over. Although Jan tells me that the average male now lives to about 85, which means it's really one and 3.4 over. Anyway, this line from Sin City keeps ringing in my ears, "It's time to prove to your friends that you're worth a damn." I feel like I'm 25 and I ( Read more... )