Continuing my Cambridge/Boston nostalgia trip: I ate lunch at Legal Seafoods. When I was an undergrad, my parents were apparently concerned that I would not eat properly. So my dad gave me a credit card, and instructed me to eat at Legal Seafoods once a month. He’d eaten there when bringing me up to school …
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Futures of entertainment
Today and tomorrow I’m in Boston for the Futures of Entertainment conference at MIT. This conference is looking at "developments such as user-generated content, transmedia storytelling, the rise of mobile media and the emergence of social networking." (Find liveblogging by members of the Convergence Culture Consortium here.) This is conference month for me: Last weekend …
Write vs. draw
Nearly a third of the way through November. How am I doing on the various NaSiUFToMuMo* projects? I’m just over 6,000 words into the NaNoWriMo novel. This being the 9th day of the month I “should” have 15,000 by the end of today, so that 6K isn’t as awesome as it might seem at first …
Bonne anniversaire
As of today, I have been around the sun 40 times. Certain circuits have been more enjoyable than others. This new trip bodes to be great fun. Plus, as of right now the Steelers seem to be preparing to give me a win for my birthday. Which is a lovely and thoughtful gift. UPDATE: Despite …
Hang on St. Christopher
Some things I learned during my epic Motor City Madness Weekend: If one is truly motivated and a little lucky, it is possible to drive the 282 miles from Butler, PA to Detroit, MI in 4.5 hours. The final mile of exiting the highway onto downtown Detroit streets will take another half hour. A little …
Going out west where the wind blows tall
Friends, I’m hitting the road to Detroit, there to see Tom Waits in concert tonight. I am so happy I could scream. I then have the joy of spending the weekend with lovely people, watching the Steelers pre-season game in the suburbs of Detroit with Steelers fans, and whiling the vening by a bonfire. More …
And the colored girls go, doo doo-doo, doo-doo, doo doo doo
Plucked her eyebrows on the way / Shaved her leg and then he was a she.
Saturday evening on East Brady Street
My neighbor across the street is mowing his lawn. He’s an older man, maybe in his late 60s — although I’m not good at guessing age. This is the first time I’ve seen him mow his lawn this year. Last week a man and woman mowed it, early enough in the day that I was …
I am an auntie
The tiny person pictured here is my newly minted niece Rachel. She’s a mere few hours old so I haven’t had much chance to influence her little life. So far she seems to be mostly sleeping, perhaps to store up energy for all the fun I plan to throw at her. She’s a bit too …
Happy feet
People have many reasons to be glad that Nordstrom is coming at last to the Pittsburgh area. You can guess why I’m excited.