September 10, 2004 – 11:36 am
I think I’ve been abandoned by my boss. The situation is partly my fault. I should never have gotten myself into a position to depend so entirely on this guy. But I work for this chap as sort of an independent contractor. I handle all of his web domains and do a bunch of web […]
September 8, 2004 – 8:15 pm
The sun sets over the western ridge of Runyon Canyon. I am glued to my computer for most of the day. Then I suddenly remember that the sunset promised me to be beautiful today. So I jump up, grab my camera, throw the new Paul van Dyk into the cd player and hurry out the […]
September 8, 2004 – 1:12 pm
It’s scorching hot day here on Martel Avenue. I suspect the case is similar throughout LA. Meanwhie, there’s a flood in Asheville, NC. My friend Parley just visited San Francisco. She writes that now that she’s back home, she misses the dryness and the heat. And no wonder. Look at this pic: She adds: Plus, […]
September 7, 2004 – 11:10 am
Still not much for the words at the moment. It may have something to do with the mood, which is dark like engine oil. Here are a thousand of them anyway in elaboration: After hanging out on Commonwealth Avenue on Sunday with Sara, Noah and their mates, I snap this pic, which also does well […]
September 6, 2004 – 10:39 pm
It’s been a warm, lackadaisical weekend. The heat is relentless. The air like a big, warm sponge. Dehydration and the requisite holiday beer, coupled with the accidental omission of my daily coffee has put thumbtacks in my skull. I intended to write something cool in here about my coworker’s chinchillas, an anorexic wiccan who lives […]
September 2, 2004 – 5:25 pm
The one day you really need a nap is the one day someone sets up a power saw in the courtyard.
September 2, 2004 – 11:39 am
Another night of little sleep. At least today I don’t have to be at work. I stumble out of the Mayan Theater this morning at 3:00. John Digweed’s still spinning. He’ll be going at it for another couple hours. I’ve been through 180 minutes of awesome progressive house, jackhammering the sternum at 130 bpm. I’m […]
August 30, 2004 – 11:07 pm
This is just an announcement to say that yet another Rocket star has crossed over into the Amoeba galaxy. After a recommendation by Randy, Ariel and me that is the good-vibes equivalent of a millennium fireworks display, Team Amoeba has taken on Sara. She calls me today after a three-hour tour and orientation. Her head […]
August 30, 2004 – 10:39 pm
I recently pick up two discs I’ve been curious about. 12 Memories, by Travis, is good. They still sound like Radiohead, especially on “Re-Offender,” which channels Thom Yorke to the point of absurdity. It’s a nice, inoffensive album. But I can’t stop playing Since I Left You, by The Avalanches. The album is a sparkly […]
August 30, 2004 – 9:47 pm
Okay, so it’s true. I’m another year older. My birthday has come and gone. It falls on a Saturday this year. This means I’m able to throw a party. I’d intended to go all out and throw a big bash. I decide, after all the computer nonsense of last week and the fact that I […]
August 30, 2004 – 8:56 pm
So I sit down and decide to figure out some issues with the old host/new host problem I suspect are occurring (disappearing files, inconsistent templates, winged monkeys…) so I log in to what I think is the old remote FTP site. I delete everything there. Then I try to open the current site. To my […]
August 28, 2004 – 10:20 am
Happy birthday to me. This explains the scarcity of posts. I’ve just been getting ready. I’m not hiding. I tried that when I turned thirty. I fled into the wilderness for a few days, trying to hide. But it was there, sqatting down outside the tent at midnight, a smoky phantom.
August 26, 2004 – 11:42 am
Things seem to wanna pour these days. After all that struggle to get the computer running again, I have about five hours of bliss and freedom. Then my internet connection just quits. My signal flatlines. I call SBC. A guy shows up today, scratches his head, plugs his tri-corder into various things, then finally throws […]
August 23, 2004 – 4:51 pm
jee-ZUS! It’s Friday. I post that innocuous thing about Dungeons & Dragons, I do a little web de-zine for Boss. I talk to Manager about the current draft of Blood & Mist and about how it’s too big and I need to scale back one more time. I prepare to sit down and do a […]
August 20, 2004 – 11:55 am
Boy oh boy. Scanning through the Daily Bruin Classifieds I spot this: If I’d seen this ad twenty years ago I would have had my first job. In fact, I could have built a career around such an opportunity. By now I’d have a beautiful office in Santa Monica, a wacky and creative support team, […]
