I watched Once Upon a Time in the Midlands tonight, the third film by Shane Meadows, whose A Room for Romeo Brass I saw in England a few years ago and liked very much. “Midlands” was nicely done, a sort of western romance transplanted to a suburb in the Midlands, just like the title implies. […]

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Three things Aimee and I learned about the T tonight:1) It now costs $1.25. Where have I been since January 3, 2004? Answer: not on the T.2) Dan was right: some Red Line trains now have stickers on all the door windows that say “These doors do not recycle.” Even if we assume they mean […]

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In celebration of the long-awaited now-impending Pixies reunion (mixed with bewilderment that they’re doing a barnstorming warmup tour of Canadian curling lodges), I present another GarageBand composition, this one based on the opening drum loop from “La La Love You.” Not Too Hard(2.0 mb mp3, 2:15)

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The new Cambridge City Office at 57 Inman (not its official title, I don’t think) opened today. As I walked to work today I saw the first bikes attached to its new bike rack, and the first employees in the building taking their first cigarette break. As long as I’ve lived in Boston and Cambridge, […]

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Let the bad remixes begin… I’ve been playing with GarageBand for the past few days, learning how to use the loops they provide (though there’s nothing really to learn; just choose one and drop it in) as well as how to make my own loops with the AppleLoops program. So now I’ve got a goofy […]

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Aimee threw a great party for me at her house last night, with about a dozen friends, an assortment of appetizers, and beers of many nations. It was great to see everyone, especially some of those whom we hadn’t seen in awhile, and everyone got along famously. Some guests chose to ignore the “no gifts” […]

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As I celebrate the last birthday of the first part of the rest of my life, I’d like to honor the curious collection of fellow Aquarians for whom February 6th holds a special meaning. I’ve always felt the list was pretty interesting, and I’ve always been a little embarassed by Ronald Reagan‘s (1911) presence on […]

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I watched Werner Herzog’s 2001 film Invincible tonight. Overall, it was pretty disappointing; an otherwise interesting story was ruined by bad acting and a flying kid at the end. The best part of the film was definitely the performance in the title role by Jouko Ahola, winner of a wide range of championships from “Strongest […]

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Amanda, Dan, Aimee, and I finally made the pilgrimage up Route 1 to Saugus, the home of Kowloon, which has to be the biggest restaurant I’ve been to outside Vegas. It was a little on the rainy side driving up, but the illuminated Polynesian hut was like a beacon to us hungry travelers, and the […]

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We gathered at Mark and Katie’s new place (new enough that it doesn’t show up on Mapquest, at least) to watch the Super Bowl on their mongo wide-screen tv. All were pleased with the outcome, though we had to be quiet so as not to wake young Jack, who played with plastic cups and ate […]

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