17 posts from January 2008

Ratting chains.

The subway always sounds like heavy rattling chains being pulled through some machine. Standing, I'm watching a blur of stations pass by, tunnel lights are shooting stars.

It's a turbulent ride. "Next stop, the conductor says, that black hole just past Jupiter. Should you feel the need to vomit, bags are just under your seat.

The skytrain slows to a halt. With a hiss, the doors open and people begin to leave. "Be sure to walk through the decomp zone before leaving the station, and enjoy your stay at Io's Paradise."

As I step out the train, a girl holding a wreath of flowers greets me. "Hello sir, would you like to try the com-shuk?" She says, grinning.

"What?" I blink at her.

"Would you like to try your luck at one of the slot machines?" She says gesturing to one of the many machines available.

• 19:47 Ready to go home. Almost done with Diablo Cody's book, just starting Old Country. #

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• 22:19 @cosita Good Night and Good Luck. :) #
• 18:28 I am so ready to head home. There should be some sort of mandate that causes computers to automatically shut down at the end of a busine ... #

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• 14:19 Pizza for Lunch. :) #

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• 08:35 Is considering going to the movies to see Juno. #
• 12:29 Is walking around Times Square, not sure of what to do with himself. #

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Sweet.

Here's Sam Jackson on Wax at Madam Toussauds.

Heading into Manhattan, I decided to read through part of Candy Girl. I found it tough to contain my laughter. Cody comes off sounding like a few of my friends in the sense that she's easily quotable. Ever know someone who says something that causes you to mutter "Oh Crap!", chuckle and wish you were that witty?

That's what the book (and this movie) feels like.

I just got out of the theatre and wow! I have got to see this again. :)

• 22:23 Picked up "No Country fo Old Men" by Cormac McCarthy and "Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper" by Diablo Cody. Both b ... #
• 22:35 Finally, the weekend!!! Praise the Angels. #
• 09:57 Is catching part of the Warren Miller Marathon on Starz Edge. #
• 12:22 @cosita You too! Have a great weekend and Happy Berlated Birthday. #
• 12:42 Rhonda416 - Here's wishing you a quick and safe trip home. #
• 19:12 Is confused... Didn't Scott Niedermeyer retire? I don't follow the west coast, but I'm pretty sure he hasn't played this year. Watching ... #

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