Just As I Thought

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

They were too repressed in the 60s

I think that this scene from the “Torchwood” series 2 premiere is an update of an old Star Trek episode — specifically, this is what should have happened when Kirk met Finnegan on the amusement planet  [more...]

On the Board

He’s Going Home

False alarm, folks. I feel really sheepish and sort of ashamed at having created such consternation for people in my life with my decision to move back to DC — because I decided once I got there that I  [more...]

He’s Leaving Home

Today’s the day, probably: the last day in my house. Part of me wants to stay here until the last possible moment, while the other part of me thinks that moving out right now will help me divorce from the  [more...]

Worlds Long Gone

As I pack to leave Silicon Valley, I think it is only fitting that I finally say goodbye to this t-shirt, which I’ve had so long that I can’t remember how long that actually is. I’m sure an Apple  [more...]

It’s really no mystery

Have you seen these odd AT&T Yellow Pages commercials? The ones where the couple is staking out their neighborhood with binoculars, wondering just where in the world those mysterious Yellow Pages materialize from  [more...]