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boa vinda a minha cois.
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january 16, 2004
So many many MANY many numerous things have happened since we last talked. I don't really have time to go into it right now, but rest assured -- good times are on the way again... |
I visit here:
•Catherine's Pita
•Yuppie Slayer
•Lake Effect
•Strange Brew
•Obscure Store
•Camworld
•Memepool
•ThisIsNews
•metascene
•Robot Wisdom
•The Bradlands
•Rebecca's Pocket
•Saranwarp
•Kempa.com
•iboy
•Peterme
•Linkwatcher
•Eatonweb
•Bring the Rock
•Maganda.org
•The Review
•Washingtonpost.com
•NYTimes film
archiveWhy not:
•Tarot readings
•Red Meat
•Kristen luvs BTE
•Paul Fain and Co.
•Whit's TV of the
century
•Mike Berman
talks sports
•John Nunnally
does too
•you may contact
me, if you are one of "those" people |
march 10, 2000
Duuuuuude. I am so elated to know that people do still, occasionally, check this page. Thing is, I'm giving up on the old geocities.com crap for a little while. Too annoying. SO please check out The Wonder Box. Oh yes indeedy. It's not quite so mysterious, but it will do. (And don't you worry, my true MBox fans: one day, www.mysteriousbox.com will be up and running. Have no fear.)
Hasta, good friends . . . |
january 18, 2000, 6:31pm Pacific Time
Hi folks. Can I do this in straight html? Should I even begin to try?
Why don't I just give a uberquick run-down of Life as We Know It: I'm almost (barely) moved into my San Francisco apartment; I'm about to complete Day Two of my new job; we're buying a shower curtain tonight; I should be acquiring a high-speed home computer within the month (which would certainly resurrect the m.box in whatever form it wants, as the phoenix rises from the ashes yadda yadda).
How pitiful this update is. It is only my second day on the job so please cut me some slack. . . |
december
30, 9:49 am
Today is the last day before the last day before the end of the world. Today is also my
last official day of work. Say a cheer in my honor, please, a good-luck and
be-on-your-merry-way, and while you're at it, say a prayer for George Harrison.Don't
you dare forget Whitney's Pop
Candy column (remember, it's new every other Wednesday. Of course, today is Thursday.
I'm a bit behind. I blame Y2K. And so should you.) This week she tackles
"retirement." |
december
28, 6:03 pm
Found today: artandculture.com. It's not quite
as all-encompassing as one could dream, but there is a wide range of tidbits, from Rilke
to the Coen
Brothers to surrealist
photography to smarty
arty pop.Forgot yesterday: Roger Ebert's top 10 movies of the year.
He puts "John Malkovich" as #1. "Princess Mononoke" makes an
appearance as well. The disturbing thing (to me, anyway): "The World Is Not
Enough" shows up in the honorable mentions category. On a related note: President Clinton hangs out with
Ebert, claims "Casablanca" is his favorite movie ever. Here's looking at
you, kid . . .
The Yuppie Slayer (one
of those "Canadians") claims Canada's
commemorative coins are superior to the United States' shiny quarters. But who can
explain the
kids??!! (seriously, this is all a joke. I love Canada. Really!)
National news organizations are jumping on the mullet bandwagon. As should
we all. |
december
27, 5:55 pm
I tried semi-desperately to update this site from my parents' computer this past weekend.
Unfortunately, my mother started yelling at me that we had to go right that minute
and eat Christmas dinner. Ho hum. Year-in-review time! Oh how we love
lists (damn you Catwoman for calling me on
this . . . )! NYTimes waxes poetic about the year in television
("Millionaire" madness, outrageous coverage of JFK), the year in pop
music (Latin bandwagon, Buena Vista Social Club) and Janet Maslin's top 10
movies of 1999 ("Eyes Wide Shut"! and, really, am I going to have to go see
"Topsy-Turvy"?). Maslin puts "The Talented Mr.
Ripley" at No. 5. Hmmph. I thought it was a) slow b) boring c) pointless. Salon
agrees with me that the characters
just aren't that interesting.
An even better list: Salon's 20 ways the '90s
changed television.
I know you want to read Jerry Maguire's mission
statement.
FEED magazine says it right: "The joy
Beck fans get from his music lies in watching the magnet of his ego bend --
but not break -- the tradition of American music (which is, after all, a black tradition)
to his will." (thanks for finding this, R. Rhyne)
Oldy but a goody: The Blair Family Circus
Project. . . . BradLands put that on his year's
best weblogging list . . . which led me to:
That new Connecticut
quarter is the best. I've tried to weasel my way out of any dastardly 25-cent
surcharges (?) just to keep the wide-spreading branches of the Charter Oak close to my
wrinkled heart. . . . and . . .
Choose your own damn
Pokemon adventure. Dammit. |
december
22, 5:04 pm
No time for this today. Hate me not. I may return during the holiday break. Even so, I
love you all. |
december
21, 5:49 pm
As my final hours at this job slowly dwindle, I find myself flipping through more web
sites than ever. Not that these are better sites than a typical Box day, just . .
. uh, more plentiful.Like here: Diarist.net
will link you up to gabillions of online
journals. Not just weblogs, mind you, but someone's innermost thoughts & desires
poured out for anonymous readers all over the universe. Sure, most of them probably suck
(mediocre narcissism, anyone?) but, what the hell. Give it a try. Whitney & I are big
fans of Saran Warp. If you care.
Cat scans? Like, real furry
felines placed on photocopiers.
We've all done it, typed in domain names at Register.com
or some such service to see what's been taken. Well! this 25-year-old ordered
up aol.com just this weekend. The story doesn't have much of a payoff (a
"computer glitch" is blamed), but whatever, it's all part of the "dot-com
madness" we love to bitch about. [thanks Obscure
Store]
Absolut
Adbusters!
This one "famous" weblogger, Cam
is hosting a bi-coastal party for his fans.
Does anyone else find this absolutely crazy? and sad?
WHAT? ? !::: oo. [via Strange Brew . . . who is so wonderful. She
also links to a fascinating piece about a philosophy student's quest to become a reptile.]
Will prompt a guffaw: Inexplicable
Object of the Week. |
december
20, 5:46 pm
My faithful (and very few) fans have noticed that the M.Box updates are often a) behind
schedule or b) lame. This is a very astute observation. My excuse(s): 1.) I'm relocating
2,000 miles away in 2.5 weeks 2.) there are two major holidays (and a trip to the dentist)
that must be dealt with before my cross-coastal upheaval. So, there you have it.The
Golden Globes nominations
are out (and Barbra Streisand is finally being honored for her "outstanding
contributions!" *snort*). In honor, I bring you some study material:
What's this "The Talented Mr. Ripley" thing all about? The NYTimes
Magazine claims this film (nominated for 5 G.G.s) "may be Hollywood's most chilling
and up-to-date portrait of our
national character." Unfortunately, star Matt Damon (nominated for best actor) is
really boring.
Even when he talks about that "huge day" in his young life -- the day he threw
his "binky" into the garbage (age 3).
I like Tobey
Maguire. He stars in twice-nominated "Cider House Rules" (based on the John
Irving novel . . . and come on, can any John Irving novel be made into a decent film? No,
I don't think so either.) But, apparently, he is (as I expected) "effortlessly
hip."
More lists: NPR compiles the 100 most important American
musical works of the 20th century. From "Blowin' in the Wind" to
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" to the "Psycho" film score to
"Oklahoma!" . . . interesting, diverse grouping.
Need to find a former
child star? (thanks Randi!)
Mulletsgalore.com. Take notes and
you, too, could sport the ulti-mullet. |
december
16, 9:52 am
Boy George was nearly killed
by a giant disco ball! |
december
15, 6:29 pm
It's the holidays and everyone's passing around the flu and buying
gifts and raising the bar on stress. To preserve my own sanity, I don't have much to offer
tonight (though I'd give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind) . . .So
here is Whitney Matheson's second Pop Candy column . . .
and Spinthebottle.com's Archive of Truth. |
december
14, 5:40 pm
This Kozmo.com idea has been
stewing for awhile, as you can tell from this informative
Businessweek article, circa August '99. But do you REALIZE what this service can do?
If you live in a kozmo-compatible area (sorry folks, Bel Air, Maryland is not networked),
you can go online, order a rental movie, a book, a CD, a tub of Ben&Jerry's ice cream
. . . and have it delivered to your door in UNDER AN HOUR! The cds are all only $9.99
(Billboard hits only) and the movie rentals (they've got stuff Hollywood Vid and
Blockbuster can't supply) are only $1.99. Kozmo was launched in New York in May, 1998, but
my god, it's in D.C. now. Want some "coupons" for free
shipping from B&N? Okay, if this works, here's one and two.
We all know those statistics about how much of our already pathetic lives we
spend waiting in line. The WPost looks deep into the phenomenon of
waiting and decides that it does, indeed, suck. Worthwhile read.
Think of a sitcom character (or a dictator) and this site will guess who you're
thinking about. It really works, no joke! (via Strange Brew).
Minute-by-minute timeline of what happens in "Back to the
Future."
Poo rules.
In Japan. Of course. (Strange Brew, oh
how I thank you)
WHAT is Beck doing in
this picture? (taken at the 930 Club)
Would someone, anyone, like to post on USATODAY.com's new message boards?
Please? |
december
10, 6:10 pm
I don't know if you've noticed, but I have a thing for film
reviews. I like movies, okay?, and a reviewer that can translate & transcribe my
personal reaction to a film -- as well as provide me with new insights -- saves me a lot
of time and work (oh, it's always about me, isn't it). So the news that Janet Maslin was
quitting the NYTimes after 22 years has been a source of debate among us "we
really like movies" people. So anyway, Salon wrote an eye-opening
background investigation of the two men coming on board to take Maslin's place.
Apparently, the one guy -- Newsday's book critic A.O. Scott -- has never written
a movie review! Roger Ebert gets mad in response: "Has he seen six films by Bresson? Ozu? . . .Would
they hire a book critic to be their music critic? Architecture critic? No, but that goes
without saying. They probably believe, like many other editors, that anyone can be the
film critic. It is the only job on the newspaper that everyone, including the editors,
believe they can do better than the person on the beat." You go, Ebert!
The other guy, Elvis
Mitchell, has been writing savvy reviews for years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. I
particularly enjoyed his "American
Beauty" review. I think he's the first critic to pinpoint why this film isn't the
greatest ever (yeah, it's really good . . . but not enough people have seen "Happiness").
I don't think I have anything else to say. Aren't you lucky? |
december
9, 6:08 pm
I wasn't exactly sure what the "day trading" thing was
all about but, apparently, it's messing a lot of people up. Do you know Congress
is holding a series of day-trading hearings? Tens of thousands of people day trade from
home? And 70 percent of them lose? This story
digs into the heart of one lame soul who lost $200,000 of his inheritance and wants the
world to know his battle with such a strange and random addiction.If
you're really hard up, get out to Liverpool: "Desperate Beatle fans are offering free sex in
exchange for Paul McCartney concert tickets."
It's called a hijab.
Coupland.com. All the kids are talking
about it. I'm not exactly sure why. |
december
8, 6:41 pm
I saw the "Buena Vista
Social Club" documentary by Wim Wenders last night. How many people do you know
that can sing about burning! burning! burning! passion at 80 years old?Hmm.
I'm moving to San Francisco to work "online." Do I need to worry about this? As if!
The Periodic Table of Poetry.
Gallium, hoorah! (via strange brew)
God, I love this
photo. (thank you, as always, Slo-Jam Central) |
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