Monthly Archives: November 2011
Lexicon
I wonder if there’s a word for that distinctive mixture of pride and frustration felt when one is freakishly fast, thorough and good at implementing a workaround for a workaround to resolve a “temporary” issue. There’s probably a long German … Continue reading
Black Friday
I went out with Tryon, Katie and Roy the day after Thanksgiving, a Black Friday traditional gathering since we were coming home from college for Thanksgiving break. It was great, actually, the major difference over the last ten or so … Continue reading
Amazon Jungle
Harold sent me an Amazon link to Wisegal, a casual game he produced, because it’s gotten a pretty stunning player review: This game is very fun. It is not an easy game nor is it very hard. It is perfect. … Continue reading
Lex Julia
Eric called me a few days ago to say the Pompeii exhibit, Life And Death In The Shadow of Vesuvius, is now up near him in Boston, and that he was planning to take his not-girlfriend to see it. I … Continue reading
Bring Me The MacGuffin
How My Mind Works
Caitlin and I decided to do NaNoWriMo, the novel-writing insanity. I’ve been doing really well on the daily wordcount goal, but I’m not so great with the discipline. Since I set out to write a novel, I’ve now completed two … Continue reading
Househunting
A couple weeks ago, I went to look at a potential apartment. The apartments I’ve been viewing were all basically the same, but the neighborhood seems to change pretty dramatically over a few blocks of walking. It was late evening as … Continue reading
Secret Spotify
In this month’s piece for Dialect, I admit to naming playlists after crushes and ex-boyfriends, having embarrassing musical taste, not reading the fine print… and still end up feeling smarter and superior. When someone’s online activities come back to embarrass … Continue reading
