This past week has been very relaxing. Almost too relaxing. My brother has been staying at my dad's place all week, so only my mother and I have been home with the dog, Nelly. While it's been most pleasantly restful, I've also found myself fretting over the rest of my life because, you know, it's time to get on that ( Read more... )

Oh my, what a great way to come back to Cleveland ( Read more... )

oh those tony awards... i was not as upset as others, mostly because i'm not attached to shows and broadway and the like quite like others are. my sympathies go out to you, though ( Read more... )

tonight gary and i picked up our friend greg from the airport around 9pm. he'd flown in from milwaukee for the weekend, and this was one of our few chances to see each other for several months. so we three met up and went bowling, and it was marvelous at $1.50 per person per game. I spectacularly failed at bowling, but the corona made it all better ( Read more... )

Danielle, we basically need to DJ our own dance party... wherever it is that either one of us NEEDS one. Like I do right now. Apparently the "Phantasy" plays more underground 80s music and early 90s pop - which is fine, but it's not the music that animates my life ( Read more... )

Let me just admit how disappointed I am in both political parties in regards to the recent revival of the anti-gay marriage debate ( Read more... )

Congrats to Michael/Mikey/the Queesh, my brother, and the other St. Ignatius grads of '06. It went by so quickly, and I have so many fond and not-so-fond memories of it all. Forward with life, I say! 's marvelous ( Read more... )

Last night I got to hang out with Gary for many hours at his brother's graduation party. So even though I missed the giant Near West Theater-China buffet extravaganza, I had a great time catching up with this friend whom I hadn't seen in long over a year. His dad and I talked a lot too, and it's always been strange because he's very sincere and ( Read more... )

Despite a weekend of relative relaxation, I'm still tired ( Read more... )

no kidding. well, i didn't give myself any time to rest since returning home, and now i kinda wish i had ( Read more... )