Just As I Thought
Fun Stuff

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.

April 24, 2023
The War with the Customer

Blunderfalls

I was excited to learn that the new Logo channel — the “gay and lesbian” cable channel — is getting ready to air Wonderfalls, and will be the first time that the entire series has been broadcast  [more...]

July 17, 2005

On the Board

Fun Stuff

Teacup Roundup

Happy birthday, Disneyland! It was 50 years ago today that Walt Disney unveiled his personal masterpiece, a physical manifestation of his films and ideas on urban planning. The original and still the best, Disneyland is  [more...]

July 17, 2005
The War with the Customer

Me too

You ever notice how, when one new idea comes along, everyone rushes to copy it? In this spirit, I am pleased to announce a completely new, original offer: effective now until August 1, 2005, all blog readers are welcome  [more...]

July 16, 2005
Fun Stuff

Scrumdillyicious

Take the nearest Glass Elevator to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now. I’m astounded by this film — I was so worried about the reviews I’d read, but this film delivers such a wonderful  [more...]

July 15, 2005
Fun Stuff

Da Boom-ba

They were right. It’s got that TiVo-like vibe. After less than one day with my Roomba, I’m hooked. Yesterday was fun letting it run around and terrorize the dog, but this morning was it’s first real  [more...]

July 15, 2005
Fun Stuff

I’ve got a golden ticket

I’m about to do something I haven’t done — well, as far as I can remember, EVER. Since I can count the number of friends I have here in San Jose on one hand… actually, on less than half of one  [more...]

July 15, 2005