This was once a blog where I shared many, many things, most of which were awesome. Somewhere around fall 2009, I got a big-kid media job and no longer can keep up with this old thing. There's some good stuff hanging around here though. You should check it out.
Books

Moving, Chicago, and Authors

1.  The big news is that I’m moving–moving away, moving out;  I’m going to be closer to work and I’m stoked. After some roommate plans fell through last week, I started look at some apartments closer to work, and looked at one on Tuesday and yesterday, I signed the lease.  It’s on the second floor...

Apartments, Bad Spelling, and Weezer

Not to start things off with a bad note, but the “Fact of the Day:”  Today, in 1945, the US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing 140,000 people. 0. Buy Some Stuff I’ve Made 1.  So I am closer and closer to finding an apartment and then essentially moving, which is exciting. ...

Good Man is Hard to Find

I’ve been on a huge mid-century literature kick recently, beginning with purchasing “Catcher in the Rye” by Salinger at Borders with a coupon in February.  Since then, I’ve read “Slaughter House 5,” “Franny & Zooey” and bought 3 John Updike collections. And I love the cover of this book.  There’s been a lot of this...