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More odds than ends
August 2, 2007 – 8:19 AM | 2 Comments

…If you missed the last Guyz Nite show, I’m bummed for you; it was rad.Thankgodfully, you can attend the next one, this Friday August 3 at Don Hill’s (511 Greenwich at Spring in the 212).Even …

Still somewhat vacated
July 31, 2007 – 9:09 AM | 16 Comments

I would have updated more extensively yesterday, but Wing and I finally got a TV in our office and the time I’d planned to spend on an entry was devoted instead to staring at a …

Don’t know what to get Dad for Father’s Day?
June 13, 2007 – 8:10 PM | 6 Comments

How about the “Father’s Day” music video from Guyz Nite?
Yes, that’s Mr. Stupidhead in the bear outfit. Obvi.
(Looking for the Die Hard vid?   It’s here, with a new fourth verse, but is yippee ki …

Recs Du Jour: Amusingly Screamy Edition
May 1, 2007 – 1:53 PM | 20 Comments

1. So, I go into the TN dashboard, see who’s linking to me, click on a link to some shteez called Yummy Turtle, and start reading a really long entry involving a) the author’s Hobeyesquely …

Made To Be Broken
January 8, 2007 – 12:51 PM | No Comment

Moving house sucks, no question, but the silver lining to the whole agonizing, cuticle-ravaging process is that, every time you move, you get to start over. You get to launch a hundred grand organizational and …

Hello Muddah
June 12, 2006 – 11:25 AM | 6 Comments

I’d had a long day — not a bad day, just a long one, which had begun in a rental car with cursing and self-flagellation because I’d managed to miss the turn-off for 678 North …

Tonsorial Splendor
June 5, 2006 – 11:23 AM | No Comment

Since I shaved it all off nine-odd weeks ago, my hair (well, “hair,” at times) has gone through various phases: the Boot Camp phase, the Chia Head phase, the Toilet Brush phase, and the Duckling …

Hair Today
March 27, 2006 – 11:12 AM | No Comment

[Since apparently not everyone knew about the contest: I shaved my head for charity.]
The Night Before
Walking down Smith Street after dinner, I keep getting nods and smiles from men on the street — more than …

Warning Trend
February 20, 2006 – 11:10 AM | One Comment

God knows how we got on the subject, but UD and I got to talking last night about how, as teenagers, we hadn’t really considered doing any of the things our parents seemed convinced we …

Hello, Deli
December 12, 2005 – 11:03 AM | No Comment

A year ago, when I moved into this apartment, I thought I’d scored by getting a pad right above a deli, which would allow me to run errands in my pajama pants if necessary. Ran …