i may not be able to complain about the electricity soon. some chinese electricians are stalking the hallways and when i inquired we were able to come to an agreement in broken english that "new line" was in the offing. i just hope it doesnt come with a rent hike. unfortunately ill have no one to blame but myself. well, thats not true. its certainly the cajoling of the landlord across the street thats making it happen and he is responding to my eyerolling comments about the paucity of power, but i explicitly said we were fine with it if it meant the rent stayed as is. so ill be pissed at him for meddling and at myself for not keeping my big mouth shut. it probably wont happen but i wont be shocked if it does.
the dream lives on, bill.
11am Hog Island Oyster at opening bell on the way to airport, what a totally great meal.......we adults got squid, mussels, oysters + beer/cocktails.......those kids fries, bread, + shirley temples
8:45am SF, gotta love that city.....
Steve Martin did standup for the first time in 35 years, opening for Seinfeld last night at Beacon Theater.
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“I think that writing is an act of love.” —Umberto Eco https://t.co/O0nnqVXo2M pic.twitter.com/GD3U8HiMQD
— The Paris Review (@parisreview) February 20, 2016
Artist Frank Stella’s abstract synagogues on display in Poland
The works are from his Polish Village series produced in the 1970s. He embarked on that project after he was inspired by a 1959 book by Polish architects Maria and Kazimierz Piechotka entitled “Wooden Synagogues.” The exhibition also features photographs of the synagogues by Szymon Zajczyk, a Jewish photographer and art historian who was killed in the Holocaust.
Steve and Ruth in times review
black panthers doc on pbs at 9 tonight.
british tv shows mapped.
on the market for 2 million
Pomelo is one of the four ancient non-hybrid citrus fruits. It's sort of like grapefruit, except that it tastes good. Two thumbs up. Specifically, it lacks the lingering bitter aftertaste of grapefruit.
not exactly overly enthused to watch the scorcese produced vinyl, the 70s music industry drama, but that starts tonite on hbo. tomorrow season two of better call saul kicks off on amc.
this guy lost the slam dunk contest tonight to last years winner zach lavine but that was after two overtime dunks and some questionable scoring. one of the few memorable matchups. this one was inspired.
had some leaking issues w/my radiatiors when i tried to modulate the heat by half closing the valve. i guess barring some other systemic solution that would mitigate the leaking its either all the way open for sauna-level temps or completely off. i was fine with one radiator in the front off, but the other half of my apartment remained uncomfortably hot so i decided to see what it would be like with that shut off as well. i am not without heat altogether. there are at least four three inch pipes running floor to ceiling emanating heat plus whatever is rising from downstairs. havent been cold at all even with it being 4 degrees outside at the moment. those upgraded doublepane windows from like six years ago make all the difference. thanks whatshername for threatening to sue the landlord. i forgot her name. wait, it was britt. thanks britt!
more or less only of interest to former residents of providence though he was a larger than life character in general.
When I heard the news that Buddy Cianci — serial felon, wearer of atrocious toupees, revered and reviled former mayor of Providence, R.I. — had died on Jan. 28 at the age of 74, my first thought was not about death. It was about my birth as a writer.
steph curry is the reigning mvp and now the nbas biggest star.
Steph Curry's strip and subsequent behind the back pass to start the fast break - a vine will not do this justice pic.twitter.com/TQEso57AmQ
— The Cauldron (@TheCauldron) February 10, 2016
i like black sails enough to recommend it. wasnt won over by the initial criticism or the fact that michael bay produced it but gave it a shot when the second season got some positive responses. and looking at metacritic viewers were much more forgiving. not the greatest show and somewhat gratuitous at times but for the most part will hold your interest with some well drawn characters and fair amount of intrigue, and sure, some less than completely stereotypical depictions of pirating the caribbean. currently airing its third season on starz.
last days of st marks books
Any candid opinions on Nader's spoiler effect on the 2000 election? Wiki seems inconclusive. i voted Nader in NJ where Gore was a done deal and i thought bumping Nader's numbers would help get a message across. My second disclosure is that I'm onboard with HRC this round. My rationale is we need to bring our biggest stick to knock down the opposition on election day and I think that's HRC for better or worse (i'm not blind). I dont think Sanders can beat any of their top 3 in a general election. so i guess there are two points embedded in this post.
