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Monthly Archives: August 2006

Chaiya Chaiya

In lieu of actual content, I bring you the Indian Joey Lawrence, some hot girl, and fifty others rocking out to the catchiest song ever performed on a TRAIN: Yeah, dude, you’ll “wear her like an amulet.” Whoa. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

The Devolution of Planets

While sifting through New York Times headlines, trying to stay awake during my morning training session, I discovered the news about the sorry fate of Pluto. My reaction was akin to hearing the death announcement of a distant acquaintance, like that guy who sat behind me in 11th grade English class, who’d flipped his motorbike [...]

It’s OK to Crochet

From reading knitting blogs, I have absorbed quite a bit of the fun, light-hearted, knit-vs-crochet snobbery. To knitters, knitting is for the hip and trendy crafter, while crochet is the art of toilet-paper-cozies (although, truth be told, knitting definitely has its share of gauche terrors). It seems easier to pick up knitting vs. crocheting. Not [...]

The darkness inside of the tunnel *

My mother is moved in, and we are safe: I have not driven us off a cliff. It was very touch and go for a bit, as the clouds over Pennsylvania prodigiously dumped on us as I drove through the twisty roads. I am from the Midwest, you see, and am not used to things [...]