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if that’s what you had in mind, if that’s what you’re all about

I helped Sylvia move her furniture out of her apartment on Saturday. She rented a storage cube from U-Haul (“UPod”) and also hired some movers to get the heavy furniture down the stairs. The movers turned out to be a mover, which meant I got promoted from management to labor right quick. Raphael and I [...]

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Seen outside a restaurant in Somerville, MA that should really know better.

turn on the bright lights

How to Change the Brake Lights on Your Sedan: Google “how to change brake lights [make] [model]“. Read a few contradictory articles on eHow. Head out to your car with an adjustable wrench, screwdriver and a pair of brake light bulbs. Pop the trunk. Unfold the interior panel on the side with the expired bulb. [...]

to douchebags, with love and squalor

I was having a bad week last week. A week where I was recovering from a mild but persistent sinus infection that left me coughing, sneezing, aching and feverish. One of those weeks where I left the office late every night. And this night was one of those nights where I Wished a Sucka Would. [...]

it’s okay; I know nothing’s wrong

Cymbeline: a superior production in a rather tricky space. I’ve read a lot of Shakespeare and seen a little of it, too, but I had no familiarity with Cymbeline before this weekend. The plot itself is formulaic myth: evil stepmothers, poisons that feign death, lost princes and legendary heroes. The Actors’ Shakespeare Project takes this [...]

when people wore adidas and lived life slow

Six weeks of piled snow have given Davis Square ramparts, like a besieged colonial fort. Crossing Elm Street on Saturday with my weekly Spike’s order, I fell in line behind a woman with two leashed dachshunds. She prompted them through the narrow footpath between two mounds of gray snow, dragging a rolling suitcase behind her. [...]

when seven powers failed to spin me, I had to get me seven more

I like making bold promises on my blog in the hopes that the Internet will hold me to them. This proves that you’re reading. Anyhow, when I went off on my rant about the census, I closed with the following: So I’ll make you a deal. You find me an official Census statement that acknowledges [...]

ooo, ee, ooo ah ah, ting tang, walla walla bing bang

Fireball Island: At Michelle B’s party on Friday, Noah brought Fireball Island, an exasperating hell-pit from Milton Bradley. You and three other explorers scramble your way up the slopes of Fireball Island, dodging fireballs until you can snatch a jewel from an altar. Then there’s a hilarious slapstick while the jewel changes hands until one [...]

every stop I get to, I'm clocking that game

The Footlight Club put up a production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None in Jamaica Plain this weekend, so I took Sylvia and Katie H. to see it. The play has some limitations compared to the novel – all action takes place in the drawing room of the mansion on Indian Island, with [...]

there is a season, turn turn turn

As of this past Sunday, I’ve lived in my current apartment for one year. Today, you get the grand tour. The view from the front door. Bed immediately to my right. Walkway defined by position of couch. TV (and flatscreen Mac also used for watching movies) facing the couch. Bathroom in the back. Detail on [...]

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