Category Archives: Personal

Ohmygosh, ohmygosh, ohmygosh: I’m 16 again in the gymnasium of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic church, waiting for my friends to open up their set, talking to Alison Gabel (then, Brown) listening to Every Damn Day. Here’s to local … Continue reading →

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Read Getting Things Done by the prolific ??David Allen?? and, for all the productivity enhancements, you begin to think of your life as a series of queues. The pile of papers on your desk, the line of voicemails you’ve been … Continue reading →

Yeah, so the blog really sucks lately. Honda totally did not deserve that free, what?, month of advertising. The Of Interest linky thing is getting a little tired. You know, perpetuating that whole “echo chamber”:http://diveintomark.org/archives/2004/02/23/echo effect of blogging. “Michael”:http://oblivio.com/archives/05091601.html decided … Continue reading →

Here’s a hypothetical question for you: would you take a job that you could possibly really enjoy for less money, or keep a job that you have no passion for at all, but are making a good living doing?

== Conan O’Brien: The federal government asked people not to return to New Orleans because it’s still not safe. Then the federal government said the same thing to the people of Detroit, Cleveland, and Newark.— New York Magazine George brought … Continue reading →

To the Editor at ??The Village Voice??: I’m not quite sure what David Shaftel was hoping to accomplish in his front page article “”Jaws: The Making of a Vicious Pit Bull”:http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0534,shaftel,67093,5.html”, but it would have been more accurate to title … Continue reading →

What is it about the creative process that requires apart-ness from the day-to-day hum-drum reality of existence? This morning at 10 AM, coffee in hand, I was pounding my head against the keyboard trying to “reproduce this”:http://www.villagechurchnyc.com/events/ in WordPress. Many … Continue reading →

Not for nothing, but the coffee’s much better here.

For your consideration, an unordered list: * Last day at previous job: 3/14/05 * Professional associations joined: 1 * Résumés sent: dozens * Job-related emails received: 197 * Dollars spent on interview clothing: $900 * Number of companies seriously considered: … Continue reading →

It’s been like this. I crash through the revolving door of a certain prestigious financial institution and head north on Greenwich Street. Propelled by thoughts of uncertainty and their necessary resolution in Providence, I give chase to clarity for about … Continue reading →