The Chronicles of Charlie: The Assassin Who’s Not Very Good At His Job
Dan | May 31, 2005
So, they identified Deep Throat, and I really don’t care. Things I care much more about:
1) Katie and Tom
2) Health policy
3) Interest-only mortgages
4) Avocados
5) That it’s only one month ’till tomatoes that don’t suck will be in the stores
6) Putting aloe on my sunburn
7) Somehow getting into the Longwave show at Du Nord next [...]
Dan | May 30, 2005
Best Weekend Ever? I don’t know about that, but…well, I’m sitting here in my room listening to Palomar, pounding water and eating chips and salsa to try to restore my electrolyte balance. I’ve been playing frisbee all day on the fuel of bread, goat cheese, a Clif Bar, and a bagel. And [...]
Dan | May 28, 2005
The only bummer is that Kevin Nealon isn’t doing this one.
You know your baseball team bites when they go down by three in the eighth and everyone leaves, because you can’t hit. The Giants can’t hit a lick right now; it’s amazing what they can’t do without Bonds in the lineup.
Hung out at Red’s [...]
Dan | May 27, 2005
So it’s a relatively normal Friday night, except for the part where it’s Memorial Day weekend, I’ve been hanging out at the Toronado, and it’s past time for me to conk out.
There’s really not much to say or write about, other than that this coming 24 hours is likely going to be an ungodly amount [...]
Dan | May 26, 2005
I just emailed off another episode of Charlie to Justin at Velle, and I’m done. Done. Done. My brain is now being switched off for Memorial Day weekend, one day early.
I’ve written over 15,000 words of fiction in the last three weeks, and the result is two episodes on my site, [...]
Dan | May 26, 2005
Via Utterly Boring, how to mess with credit card applications. Love it.
Dan | May 25, 2005
That’s my goal for this weekend. I’m going to have the best weekend in the history of humans. Seriously. In the time since humans have started to make tools, nobody will have ever had a better weekend than the one I’m about to have.
Here’s how it’s shaping up:
Friday: Dude, it’s Friday! [...]
Dan | May 25, 2005
Eggplant parm foccacia sandwich at Mario’s Bohemian Cafe and Cigar bar, followed by chocolate, mocha, and vanilla bean gelatto from Caffe Greco.
Take that, forces of bland, suburband conformity! Take that, Applebee’s Sirloin Steak Toppers! Take that, Chili’s Fire-Grilled Skewers! Take that, TGI Friday’s Steakhouse Selects!
A side note: I went to [...]
Dan | May 25, 2005
Social Distortion is on the Lords of Dogtown soundtrack, covering “Death or Glory” by the Clash. It’s a good cover of a song I hadn’t heard, but I love the lyrics. A good sample:
I believe in this
It’s been tested by research
That he who fucks the nuns
Will later join the church
I have no idea [...]
Dan | May 24, 2005
The idiots at Salary.com have declared that New London, Connecticut is the most desirable place to live in the country.
Of course, they base it on stupid shit:
New London has the most favorable combination of jobs, salaries and cost of living in the country
.
So what? It’s New London, Connecticut. The weather is [...]
Dan | May 24, 2005
Via the Bookslut, Alan Moore has removed himself from having anything to do with the disaster that is going to be V for Vendetta.
Wait, didn’t I say that the movie was going to suck a week ago? Yep, I did. Of course it was going to suck. There’s absolutely no way that any [...]
Dan | May 23, 2005
This article in the Times reminded me of the dot-com parties that took over San Francisco and other cities in the late ’90s. Bubble, anyone?
Dan | May 23, 2005
I was waiting for the bus at Haight and Fillmore this morning, as I always do on Mondays when I have ultimate frisbee after work (I’m trying to bike more often). For the past two months, an older homeless woman has bunked down all day in the bus shelter, listening to music, arguing [...]
Dan | May 22, 2005
Part II of “The Hipster War” is up over at The Chronicles of Charlie.
Dan | May 20, 2005
So, the word came out through the office yesterday to dress nicely–apparently Virginia Governor Mark Warner is going to be hanging out here, cultivating rich people on his way to running for President in 2008. I feel like I should clean up my act a bit. My cubicle is kind of messy, [...]
Dan | May 19, 2005
Tonight, I spent a good hour and a half reading through the Craigslist personals. No, I’m not cruising the ads looking for a date or a quick hookup–I was actually doing research for an upcoming episode of The Chronicles.
What an amazing cross-section of humanity it is. The ads are all different, obviously, but [...]
Dan | May 19, 2005
I’m becoming a big fan of Alex Blagg, to the point where if he does a standup show I’m going to see the guy. His little list here sums up quite a bit of what I usually think about politics these days, and why I don’t write national liberal/conservative issues. Plus, he’s funny [...]
Dan | May 19, 2005
Today is Bike to Work Day, so I biked. The Bike Coalition folks were out in force, and I joined (been meaning to for a while), got a bag with some free stuff, a pastry, and a t-shirt.
This is the most boring post ever. I guess I could link over to [...]
Dan | May 18, 2005
1) Why is it so hard to get up when it’s raining?
2) If it’s so hard to get up when it’s raining, why was I up fifteen minutes early?
3) Will I be able to fake working enough today to get the editing I need to do done while sitting at work?
4) How is it that [...]
Dan | May 17, 2005
All right, I’ve absolutely had it with the financial district. I went to grab lunch today at the Working Girls Cafe on the corner of Bush and Kearny. It’s a good place–the ingredients are fresh and the people who work there are nice. It’s a little yuppified and overpriced, but it’s nice [...]
The Spellman Files (The Spellm...
Shriek: An Afterword
The Wind in the Willows