10.31.2001
(Night)

10.29.2001
(Night)

10.28.2001
(Night)

10.28.2001
(Afternoon)

10.25.2001
(Night)

Heather Havrilesky, Polly Esther from Suck, is now running a web log... Check it out at Fillerama.

10.22.2001
(Late Night)

Well, I guess that's about all there is to that. Dancer In The Dark is not a good watching a movie with the girl movie. Extremely depressing. I don't think I'd quite put it in the category of Leaving Las Vegas, but it approaches that one. And I think it's killed my current romantic relationship.

I think that's probably about all there is for this one... I'm really quite a bastard. I can't deal with other people's problems. And as nice as she is, my girl has some. A gentleman doesn't brag about his exploits, and neither should I be airing other people's dirty laundry, so I'll stick with my side of this... I'm not a very emotional person. I kind of have a problem with people who are. She is. I saw this coming last week, but a night out last night went well, so I thought things were going better. But tonight went poorly, and I think I'll have to be making an uncomfortable call tomorrow.

I haven't had to break up with anybody for almost three years now. In that time, I've been dumped once, and I did not take it well. I had dates with two people that went nowhere, but never really developed into relationships that were worthy of a breakup. I had one relationship that would have needed a break up if it hadn't been entirely mutual. That one went well. We didn't call each other for about two weeks, then we had a friendly exchange of posessions left at our respective places of residence. But I think I'm going to actually have to break up with someone here, and I'm not looking forward to it. I hate confrontation, and she really is a sweet person. She's just not right for me.

But it's late now. Reminder: Don't watch Dancer In The Dark with your girlfriend. Far too depressing.

10.22.2001
(Lunch)

God Bless Tom Tomorrow. Excellent comic today.

For more cool comics commenting on recent events, check out My New Fighting Technique Is Unstoppable's latest, Get Your War On.

10.21.2001
(Night)

My fish died today. It's sad.

But my relationship is actually going somewhat well... We saw Serendipity with John Cusack tonight, and I'm having her over to watch Bjork in Dancer In The Dark tomorrow or Tuesday.

You can pre-order the first season of Twin Peaks on DVD now... I'm going to need to get that... My video tapes are getting worn out, and my VCR is now eating tapes.

For a long time, my favorite web site has been Leisuretown. (Probably not safe for work...) He is now soliciting donations, and I think I'm going to make one, at least to cover the bandwidth I've sucked up over the course of a year and a half of checking the site weekly to see if he's doing anything new. But on his library page, he promises something new called the Leisure Town Activity Book. He said probably today, but it's not there just yet. I can't wait... If you have time to kill, I'd definitely suggest reading his old stuff. Some of my favorites are Yay For Me, Around And Around, Madame Chairwoman, and Job Interview. Tristan A. Farnon has a delightfully negative outlook on life... I'd try to describe the site further, but if I could write reviews I probably would have started by now. Go there. Read them all. It rocks.

I finished reading Dune: House Atriedes. I'm now reading More Than A Carpenter, an evangelical book I found in the hallway outside my apartment, and Fear and Loathing in America, the second volume of letters my Hunter S. Thompson. I really don't know why I have such and unhealthy relationship with the Christian faith. I know it's not for me, but for some reason I actually chat with Jehovah's Witnesses, and I'll actually read any tract I come across. I should just move along with my life and drop this stupid religious/philosophic search that's been consuming my life for the last six or seven years.

I liked this Camus quote I came across today:

You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.

OK... Well I'm going to finish up More Than A Carpenter and get to sleep...

10.17.2001
(Lunch)

Fox Sports has stopped using the yellow first-down line in their NFL broadcasts. What a bunch of crap. I really liked that thing...

10.17.2001
(Lunch)

"There's a little white chicken smashed to hell on this road to Missouri..."

Good Lord I don't update enough... I spent last weekend in Big Smith's home town of Springfield, MO. They played Thursday, Friday and Saturday night recording all three shows for an upcoming live album. I can't wait... The setlists for the three nights were quite similar, so I have a pretty good idea of what's going to be on the album, and it sounds like they're going to include several songs that they play live a lot, but that there aren't recordings floating around for.

One of the songs they played has been stuck in my head since the last show... I'm not sure what it's called, but the chorus goes "I'd drive every weekend to see you in Springfield Missouri..." And I don't know all the words, and I don't have a recording of it anywhere... I guess I'm damned until they get their new album out.

Like I said, the shows were great. However, I don't think I can say the same about the people of Springfield. All the women I met were bitches, and all the guys were in a fighting mood. One of the fellas I was with had several people try to start fights with him over dance floor space. (Mind you this is an absolutely packed house, literally shoulder to shoulder people...) On the last night of the show, I was leaving with a bumper sticker, and had someone drive by in a car and yell "Big Smith Sucks..." Although he made a convincing argument, I was not swayed.

But probably the weirdest thing that happened last weekend was someone spraying pepper spray on the dance floor on Thursday night. They had to clear the place out for about 15-20 minutes to let the place air out. It kind of put a damper on the night...

Anyway, I'm not sure I'll be heading back to Springfield. The crowds in Fayetteville are a lot more friendly, and the shows are just more fun. Looks like I may be heading down there for a couple of shows in November, but we'll see what the money situation is like.

But other than problems with some folks, it was a fun weekend. I can't wait for the album, and am looking forward to seeing the guys again.

10.10.2001
(Night)

I haven't hit this in a while... I've been busy. But I have a couple of cool links for those of you who may not have seen them yet.

Here is a nice Plastic story on photoshopped pictures of Bert next to Osama bin Laden actually showing up on posters held by Pakistani protestors... Well, I thought it was cool, anyway.

More via Plastic, check out the Amazon reviews for these two Family Circus books. Pure comedy.

But I'm just about packed for a weekend of Big Smith at The Outland in the band's home town of Springfield, MO. See you all there.

10.02.2001
(Night)

10.02.2001
(Noon)