The Chronicles of Charlie: The Assassin Who’s Not Very Good At His Job
Dan | February 28, 2006
Just found out about this site from the crazy Italian kid who’s staying with us for a few days. Thomas is a character - one of those Europeans who’s here on a three-month tourist visa, working under the table here and there, and just got kicked out of his house in the Mission because [...]
Dan | February 28, 2006
Well, perhaps I’m not equivalent to the title of the classic Beatles tune, but…it’s 9 pm, I’m eating ice cream, and I’m backing up my documents to CD. After that’s done, I’m going to either read for a bit, watch a terrible movie (although I don’t have any to watch, which is a problem), [...]
Dan | February 27, 2006
Yeah, blogging is dead. Wanna know how I know?
MC Hammer blogs.
Dan | February 26, 2006
And, in the realm of productivity, I’ve written the first chunk of a new story arc over at The Chronicles of Charlie.
I’m more and more intrigued with the character of Charlie as I go farther into this (the year anniversary of my favorite assassin is coming up in just over a month!)…he’s definitely [...]
Dan | February 26, 2006
Got out of bed after noon today, then got to spend some quality time w/ my brother and niece (the cutest girl in the world…really). Then, I went nuts and did my taxes. They’re done! This is the first time I’ve ever had them done in February, so that’s exciting. [...]
Dan | February 25, 2006
I just finished (yes, it’s Saturday night at 7:30. I’m a real party animal these days) reading Kazuo Ishigoro’s indescribably brilliant Never Let Me Go, and all I want to do is wrap up in a blanket with someone I love, have a hot cup of tea, and maybe cry a little.
It’s no great [...]
Dan | February 23, 2006
Here’s how the playoffs will go:
Cubs - Cards, round one. The network hype machine goes completely apeshit at the battle of the over-publicized managers. Albert Pujols hits a liner that literally knocks Kerry Woods’s arm clean off of his body early in Game 5, causing a deranged Cubs fan to shoot a passing [...]
Dan | February 21, 2006
With almost no effort, we found a housemate; an acquaintance through frisbee. Good stuff, that; I’m kind of glad I didn’t have to go through Craigslist. In other news, we re-did our living room so as to make it look like people actually live here now. We added plants and decorations, and [...]
Dan | February 20, 2006
A little Jane’s Addiction on a Monday afternoon (although I’m not listening to them at the moment). Busy. Was up in the mountains this weekend, nearly got snowed in, then came down, returned the car to my parents, came up here, worked some, and am now going through my mail.
I had nearly [...]
Dan | February 16, 2006
It’s interesting when it gets actually cold here (”actually cold” being any temperature under 50 degrees), as it is right now. I spent a chunk of my evening riding my bike around the city, bundled in fleece, a jacket, and my snowboarding gloves (!). People are wearing scarves and pea coats, gloves [...]
Dan | February 15, 2006
I left my house tonight at twenty past eight to meet my brother’s girlfriend for a beer or two at Lucky 13. (If you’re asking, she’s smart, attractive, kind, friendly…everything that I could possibly want out of someone who’s dating my dear brother) It’s been quite cold here in San Francisco, so I [...]
Dan | February 15, 2006
I had a long conversation with an old friend last night; we hadn’t spoken in over a month, mostly because he’s married and on the east coast, and I’m out here, which makes conversation tough. We talked for nearly two hours, going into every subject under the sun (he’s a political conservative, I’m me, [...]
Dan | February 14, 2006
I’ve finally finished the story arc that’s been going on since November over at The Chronicles.
Some thoughts; writing this one…finishing this one really kind of brought me down. I finished the drafting of it on Sunday, only really figuring out the ending while I was in the act of typing it. It was [...]
Dan | February 13, 2006
How much you wanna bet that the members of The Compact are safely upper-middle-class, already own everything that they could possibly want or need, and are doing this out of a need to give meaning to their otherwise bland existence?
This killed me:
“I didn’t buy a pair of shoes today,” said Compacter Shawn Rosenmoss, an engineer [...]
Dan | February 13, 2006
FromMaya, here we go:
Four Jobs I’ve Had:
1) Espresso slinger
2) Freelance writer
3) Christmas elf
4) Network administrator
Four Movies I can Watch Over and Over
1) True Romance
2) The Shawshank Redemption (really, who can’t?)
3) North by Northwest
4) The Music Man
Four Places I’ve Lived
1) Boston, MA
2) San Francisco, CA
3) Chicago, IL
4) Ft. Lauderdale, FL (ugh)
Four (or more) TV shows I [...]
Dan | February 12, 2006
My housemate hasn’t showed up yet, so we’re officially looking for a new person to fill a space. Anyone who reads this, if there’s someone you know in San Francisco who’d like to live in the Lower Haight, pop me a line.
Had a wonderful lunch/coffee with an old, dear friend today at the [...]
Dan | February 11, 2006
I spent most of the day today at Wondercon at the Moscone Center. It was amazing; people here there and everywhere, in costumes ranging from storm troopers to comic characters to I-don’t-know-whats. Wandering the floor was a blast, but the absolute best part for me was seeing the talk by Terry Moore, [...]
Dan | February 11, 2006
I was lucky enough to be able to see Stars tonight at the Fillmore, a sold-out show. I’d purchased tickets from the box office the day they went on sale.
Great, great show. Sometimes you forget what that is. If you take a band that just intrinsically rocks, like the Hold Steady or Superchunk [...]
Dan | February 9, 2006
After reading this really snarky article in the Chron, a friend of mine suggested that the Grammy Awards are pretty much dead. I’d have to agree - it’s not like they’ve ever been particularly relevant (The Stones getting their first Grammy in the late ’90s? Huh?), but this year, when I didn’t even know [...]
Dan | February 8, 2006
There is a new episode up at The Chronicles of Charlie. I swear I’m coming to the end of this story arc, really; I’m just having a bit of fun with the characters.
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