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meta: dating advice poll

Nothing slated for my ongoing dating advice series (target audience: guys like me) this week. Anything that people particularly want me to address? If not, I’ll post my conclusion next week. Let me know in the comments (either in WP or on LJ).

love the way you lie

As both an amateur writer and an amateur critic, I have a weird relationship to art. I want to immerse myself completely in a story. The narrative and the emotional arc should knock me over if they’re doing their job right. But I can’t stop looking for the moving pieces. Give me a thousand dollar [...]

we don’t punch girls, and we don’t punch a clock

Today is my last day at Internet Inc. Tomorrow I start work at Micro Machines., a start-up in Boston that manages display advertising through data-intensive platforms. A few notes: This is the first job I’ve taken that belonged to the same industry as the job previous. I guess I’m building a career now. Once again, [...]

out to rock the globe while it’s still here to rock

I spent the better part of yesterday listening to classic hip-hop while I worked. I was a latecomer to the genre and my exposure was limited to the commercially successful stuff of my adolescent years – Nas, Biggie, Tupac, Jay-Z and the gangsta tip. Only very recently have I opened my mind to the true [...]

when you walk with Jesus, he gonna save your soul

Karzai Says His Office Gets Cash From Iran, U.S. (AP) KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that once or twice a year Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses – and that Washington also provides “bags of money” because his office lacks funds. Karzai’s comments come a day [...]

the season opened last July ever since the U.S.A. went dry

A few weeks ago, I got a mailer offering me a nice discount on any purchases from the New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlet. For those of you not from New England: the Outlet is the only chain of stores where hard liquor or wine may be sold in New Hampshire. Since New Hampshire has [...]

she’s not into you; she’s into the ideal of

(Part seven of my series on dating. My last entry, on how to deal with the Friend Zone, was last week) Quick one in the dating series this week: I’ve been leafing through The Personal Credibility Factor over the past week. It’s one of those self-help / life-coach books that’s big on assertion and short [...]

I’m trippin’ off the power

New post up on Overthinking It this morning, taking a look at Kanye West’s single “Power” and his live performance of it on SNL. The second verse of “Power” started off as a personal reflection on the travails of becoming a world-famous MC. When you become successful, you make a lot of enemies. You also [...]

I got you, babe

Man, that Internet sure seems divided on the season finale of Mad Men, eh? First, let’s talk about the season as a whole. If the last few seasons have been about shedding the trappings of the past, S4 is about considering who you really are. S3 ended with our heroes taking a stand – breaking [...]

baby, when the lights go out

Enron: a colorful, passionate and clever retelling of the rise and fall of the energy company of the same name. Recently wrapped at the BCA Plaza Theater. Produced by Zeitgeist Stage Company (The Kentucky Cycle, etc). Enron takes plenty of liberties with the source material: condensing several years of conflict into single meetings; imagining an [...]

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