Entries from August 2004

Atelier? Arrondissement?

August 27th, 2004 · Comments Off on Atelier? Arrondissement?

Almost a month after moving in, I’m finally settled into my new place. I assumed I was living on Antrim Street, but apparently, according to the sign at the corner, it’s “Antrim At.”Can someone tell me what that might mean? I’ve looked at a list of “Acceptable Abbreviations Used on Traffic Signs,” with no luck. […]

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Tags: Cambridge

Lawn Wanglers

August 25th, 2004 · Comments Off on Lawn Wanglers

Night before last, I watched Barry Nolan, prodigal son of Boston news, recently returned from his stints on Hard Copy and Extra!, deliver an editorial on CN8, the inherently strange cable channel run by the cable provider, about the Swift Boat flap. He quoted an unidentified writer with the following passage from a memoir: I […]

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Tags: Noted

Like Ships in the Day

August 23rd, 2004 · Comments Off on Like Ships in the Day

After a nice brunch with family friends in Anchorage, Aimee and I headed to the airport to fly back to Boston, via Seattle. As we stood in line to check in – quick quiz: do you get in line behind the people with the dog, or the people with the half-dozen boxes of frozen fish? […]

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Tags: Travel

Sub-Zero and Dropping

August 22nd, 2004 · Comments Off on Sub-Zero and Dropping

Doing our best to keep the place alive, Aimee and I headed to Sub-Zero last night after Neil and Melanie’s barbeque, and true to form, it was nearly empty at 8:00 on a Saturday night. The cool bubble-tank windows and the pricey martinis are keeping away the beer and wings crowds, apparently. Mom and Dad […]

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Tags: Alaska

Going Coastal

August 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Going Coastal

I was glad Aimee could come up here with me for the wedding we attended last night, firstly because it gave her a chance to meet Neil and Melanie, and also because it was one more opportunity to see the uniquely Alaskan way people do things here. The ceremony was great – equal parts religion […]

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Tags: Alaska · Running · Travel

Customer Satisfaction

August 20th, 2004 · Comments Off on Customer Satisfaction

We got in to Anchorage at around 1:30 last night, after about eleven hours of travel time. That’s just what it takes, but it seems longer when you do it with someone who hasn’t been doing it all her life; I feel apologetic for the mess that is always an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle […]

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Tags: Alaska

Busy-Ness

August 19th, 2004 · Comments Off on Busy-Ness

Yesterday was a long day. We woke up in Newport, where we’d spent the night in anticipation of our morning meeting with a potential wedding photographer. I had to run seven miles, to boot, so that cranked back the wakeup hour somewhat. It felt ok, a little sluggish and hounded by traffic on the usually […]

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Tags: Cambridge · Music · Running

Can You Hear the Jack-Whales Singing?

August 18th, 2004 · Comments Off on Can You Hear the Jack-Whales Singing?

George had some exciting news when we saw him on Sunday in New York: he’d seen the trailer for The Life Aquatic at the theater the night before. It was finally posted online yesterday, and though the quality is pretty horrific – thanks, Windows Media ‘Player’ – it provides a pretty tempting glimpse of what’s […]

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Tags: Film

Time Check

August 17th, 2004 · Comments Off on Time Check

Now that I’m mostly moved into my new apartment, I’ve had some time to think about other things; namely, my marathon, now less than two months away. I’ve been reading a little bit of Marathoning for Mortals every night, a gift from my mom which has told me one thing, if it’s told me anything […]

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Tags: Running

We Can Help with Your Nemesis Problem

August 15th, 2004 · Comments Off on We Can Help with Your Nemesis Problem

We returned to New York for the first time in more than six months this weekend, and had a fun-filled, jam-packed time. We managed to miss the worst of the traffic on the way down, even though we made the exact same navigation mistake we’d made the last time we went. After heading down the […]

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Tags: Photobooths · Running · Travel

Everybody’s “The Leading Authority” on Something…

August 13th, 2004 · Comments Off on Everybody’s “The Leading Authority” on Something…

I was interviewed on the phone yesterday by a reporter from the Anchorage Daily News, for a story she’s working on about “Espresso Hut culture” in Anchorage. She had found my photo project detailing the 100+ shacks I’ve documented over the past six years, and since mine is pretty much the only legitimate result of […]

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Tags: Alaska

Showmanship

August 8th, 2004 · Comments Off on Showmanship

Neither Rufus Wainwright nor Wilco really qualifies as ‘folk’ in my book, but kudos (remember Kudos Granola Bars? They certainly didn’t have Snickers chunks in them in my day…) to those responsible for lining them up for the last day of the Newport Folk Festival today. And maybe the same person was responsible for the […]

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Tags: Music

Splash? Splash?!

August 4th, 2004 · Comments Off on Splash? Splash?!

I ran the Yankee Homecoming 10 Mile Roadrace last night in Newburyport, another step in my marathon training as I find myself just over two months away from the big day. The race was really terrific, with everything done right, from the course to the water stops to the amazing crowd support, especially from kids […]

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Tags: Running

From 340 to 24 in 7 Hours

August 2nd, 2004 · Comments Off on From 340 to 24 in 7 Hours

This past weekend was spent in two very different states of being: the first, ultimate relaxation in Newport at the fifth annual summer party, complete with barbecue, frisbee, sleeping in, staying up, pong, dance parties, and dressing up in tinfoil and dancing to the Beastie Boys’ “Intergalactic.” That last one was new, but may well […]

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Tags: Cambridge