I have a leftover Apple Store gift card from Christmas. It continued existence in my pocket is a miracle. It’s like an untouched roast beef sandwich sitting on a tree stump in a fat camp.
There’s nothing I want to buy from the Apple Store.
There, I said it.
That’s so weird for [...]

So there’s a new David Mamet play at the Geffen, written and directed by Mamet himself. I’ve been hanging out a lot at the Ralph’s next door hoping to spot him buying snacks during rehearsal breaks.
Wouldn’t it be really, really cool to see David Mamet, writer of Glengarry Glen Ross, buying hot [...]

My brother goes to RISD, the Rhode Island School of Design. He’s getting his MFA. He’s really awesome — marvelously talented, this kid.
Anyway, for Christmas he gave us all DVDs of an art video/music piece he created.
I watched it and for the life of me, I can’t understand what the hell’s going [...]

I just read this book on Buddhism. Rick and Angel asked me if I was searching for enlightenment. I think I am, but I would like to find a new girlfriend and a puppy first.
One thing the book said was that cause and effect are simultaneous. Keep in mind [...]