May Closing

Well, May is coming to a close.  I finished out my coursework in the credential program by getting sloshed before class with some of the other first-year teachers.  Two pints of beer and some nachos later and I was done.  My head was spinning as I walked into class, I raised my hand early and [...]

Body Analysis

Right now, I’m wearing my Ryan Seacrest pants.  I guess women call them yoga pants but they were totally in the men’s section in Target and they were vivid green so I felt compelled to get them.  My calf is feeling a whole lot better and there is no trace of a limp in my [...]

The Stanford Impostor

It could be that my mood is sour because I weigh more now than I have ever weighed ever ever. But then, I just came from a wonderful, sour-mood offsetting visit with E-Money and MKIII, perhaps my two favorite people in the world. They fed me food and showed me Entourage and they [...]

Private Idaho

I’m about to watch My Own Private Idaho — this is why I got Netflix, to see those movies that ran just a little bit before the point at which I was old enough to appreciate them — and, naturally, the song below came to mind.  I remember when I illegally downloaded this song.  It [...]

Efficient Living

I’m more or less tied to my room because of a torn calf muscle — suffered while inbounding the ball during the Monday night league basketball game.  I thought someone had thrown something that hit the back of my leg and I was looking around to see who threw it and what had hit me [...]

Game 4 at Oracle Arena

Thanks to Evan’s hookup, I made it to the Warriors game tonight. It was broken down over at the TrueHoop site (TrueHoop is such a great blog).
I yelled myself hoarse along with all of the other people sitting in our section. Sporting events are great…lots of cheering and funny heckling and we even [...]

Overreaction

At Starbucks this morning sitting on their couch correcting papers and this woman in her late 40s with stringy blond hair walks in with her husband.  I glanced at them for a split-second — the glance given to strangers as they walk in from outside — and, inexplicably, the woman smiles and says hi to [...]

A Silly Little List

Back jogging with Alicia (and I’m so very happy to be doing that rather than sitting around on a pained ankle) and the topic of pet peeves came up.  I’m a very forgiving person, but when I find people doing these things I think to myself: “You dumb fuck.  I will fucking end you.”  Not [...]

Proud to be Reading Something

I remember years ago when Tom Wolfe came to Stanford.  He was doing research for a new book and being excited that he was coming and talking about his white suit and Tom Wolfe this and Tom Wolfe that.
Now, I did know who Tom Wolfe was at the time because I had read The Bonfire [...]

Lunchtime Guitar Lesson

My God, I’m the worst blogger ever.  Lately, I’ve meant to write about the Warriors and having gone for a jog and returning to the gym and getting a guitar lesson and whatever else, but I’ve been hooked on this Puzzle Quest game for the DS.  It’s only one part of the blog avoidance, but [...]