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Dirk

Young, Gifted and Canadian

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

the lowest common denominator

Movies:

DogStar

Books:

The Brothers K, The Brothers Karamazov, Fear and Trembling, Rule of the Bone, The Last Gentleman, The Redneck Manifesto, The Corner, Salvation on Sand Mountain, Life After God, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Little, Big, Don't Think of an Elephant

My Blog

Ignoring my responsibilities.

Its such an easy thing to do.  Sitting here at work, avoiding work, thinking about what might happen this weekend and what happened last night in another city to somebody else.  Im not a d...
Posted by Dirk on Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:48:00 PST

My Ordniary Life

I wake up at 5:30am. Catch the bus before 7. Teach two classes, and work with a one-on-one. The bus ride home always takes longer. I make dinner on the stove and leave dishes till tomorrow. If I'm luc...
Posted by Dirk on Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:46:00 PST

London Calling

So this morning the evil terrorists bombed London four times in the space of an hour and America collectively yawned.  When I turned on the radio this morning NPR was running the BBC world servic...
Posted by Dirk on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

no more pencils, no more books...

...no more students dirty looks. Education in this country has some serious problems boys and girls.  It's not like throwing money at the schools is going to make it any better... no no no. ...
Posted by Dirk on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I saw Orville Redenbacher at Duane Reade...

...and he was buying adult diapers, so i didn't say anything to him... but i always suspected he had some sort of wierd sexual thing going on.  He was easily one of the creepiest comercial spokes...
Posted by Dirk on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Chez Frederic (on lexington near 30th)

Why is it the fucking french think that just because everyone cared what they thought 250 years ago, we still care now? If I go into your restaurant, I'm not there to be ignored for half an hour. Ge...
Posted by Dirk on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Selling Your Soul in a Buyers' Market (dug out of the vault by Yana)

Selling Your Soul in a Buyers Market Most people are surprised to find out just how easy it is to get in touch with Satan. Considering how difficult it is to get a response from God, most of us ass...
Posted by Dirk on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

writers' workshop

Ten of us in a classroom with a Gang Star beat on the box.  Spit four lines then pass.  Wait two bars and come in the one.  Today was our first meeting, and the kids were so sloppy.&nbs...
Posted by Dirk on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Americans' get the president they deserve

Like it or not, George Bush's apparent re-election speaks more to who we are as a nation than to who George Bush is as a leader. I didn't vote for George Bush, but those who did will get exactly what ...
Posted by Dirk on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

fucking PoPo...

Arrested one of my students and put him in Juvenile lock up this week. He just got back to class today. Apparently his father was holding cocaine, the cops took them both. He has a 54 IQ and doesn't e...
Posted by Dirk on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST