Archive for February of 2007
February 19, 2007
Nouvelle Vague, Evil and Dangerous
I just came back from one of the most stirring and sensual experiences I've ever had, a concert by Nouvelle Vague in Uebel & Gefährlich. They were finalement francais, tres chic, golden and gorgeous, lovely and luscious, obercool, übersexy and gewaltig geil. If you missed the concert tonight, then it sucks to be you.
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February 13, 2007
Hazardous to Your Health
While the site was down, I discovered that acquaintenances of mine -- well, one colleague, anyway -- have been checking back to see if I've still successfully managed to quit smoking. If that's what you're here for, Gentle Reader, then thank you for your interest and I'm pleased to inform you that after six weeks, I haven't touched the stuff, and I haven't missed it either.
It's amazing to remember how impossible it seemed, for years, to kick the habit, and then one day I made a New Year's resolution, went cold turkey, and just like that it was all over. Now I'm wondering how many other apparently impenetrable barriers I can burst through with no effort at all. I'd been playing around with the idea of quitting for a long time, telling everyone that I'd given it up while schnorring from everyone in sight, so much that I was straining friendships and offending strangers. I especially liked Tom Waits' line to Iggy Pop in Coffee and Cigarettes: "Since I quit, I can have one." Well, I've really quit now, and I won't be having another one.
It's amazing to remember how impossible it seemed, for years, to kick the habit, and then one day I made a New Year's resolution, went cold turkey, and just like that it was all over. Now I'm wondering how many other apparently impenetrable barriers I can burst through with no effort at all. I'd been playing around with the idea of quitting for a long time, telling everyone that I'd given it up while schnorring from everyone in sight, so much that I was straining friendships and offending strangers. I especially liked Tom Waits' line to Iggy Pop in Coffee and Cigarettes: "Since I quit, I can have one." Well, I've really quit now, and I won't be having another one.
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February 12, 2007
Uh, Sorry About That
The site went away for a few days because, erm, some slacker had fallen behind paying his provider bills.
Your regularly scheduled programming has returned.
Your regularly scheduled programming has returned.