Monthly Archives: January 2005

Poof.

I’ve been remembering weird things of the past lately. It’s frustrating, because I want to write the memoirs of my high school and college days (because everyone wants to do this when they get to a certain age. Everyone wants … Continue reading

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Angelika White Theater.

Just got home from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. If found it to be good, but I like sad movies with a great attention to detail. It’s really an interesting movie. But I don’t want to talk about that. … Continue reading

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Remembrance (no War)

I remember when I was 8 and we flew to California for vacation. My mother’s cousin (Rose, I think — can someone confirm this?) lived on the coast, and her street was on such a steep incline it seemed to … Continue reading

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Alias: Part Two: Side Characters

Continuing… Marshall somebody-or-other is the tech guy for SD6, more than roughly equivalent to James Bond’s “Q”. Things you need to know about him: He has a crush on Sydney, he’s shy and nervous and goofy, and he’s basically there … Continue reading

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Intermission: Open Letter to Alias, Inc.

Dear Alias Writers, Here are 5 suggestions to improve your already-great show. Our research indicates that implementation of each one of these suggestions will improve your ratings 1.23%. 1) Instead of names like “SD-6″, “K-Directorate”, “CIA”, and “NPR”, choose more … Continue reading

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Alias: Season One

Every once in a while, a show is born that makes you realize that network TV doesn’t have to be all bad — that network TV can produce, almost despite itself, a fun and interesting show. An example of this … Continue reading

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Fax Bucks

At some point, I’m going to have to tackle Alias: the TV show, and my exhilaration/frustration with it so far. My wife and I have gotten through the first 5 DVD’s of 6 in the first season (meaning we have … Continue reading

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Me

This is gigantic me. Hey, that’s right — at some point I’ll have to discuss Gigantic here. Don’t I look like some sort of internet predator here? Or a garbageman? Or a drug addict?

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Here I am…

Rock you like a hurricane. I figured out tonight that even though I’m your basic easygoing guy who doesn’t see the point in brand-specific shopping, I am a total brand snob when it comes to running shoes. Back in the … Continue reading

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