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Nick

I am here for Dating, Serious Relationships and Friends

My Interests

Music:

Jazz n' stuff. Vinyl Records.

Movies:

Lost in Translation, M*A*S*H, The Good The Bad and The Ugly

Television:

Fishing with John, M*A*S*H, Law and Order

Books:

Just finished Italo Calvino's 'Cosmicomics'. Highly reccomended, along with "Invisible Cities' and 'Difficult Loves".Working my way through 'Now Dig This' various writings by Terry Southern, also highly recommended.Also reading 'Nasty Bits' by Anthony Bourdain, if you've read 'Kitchen Confidential' or 'Cooks Tour' you can probably skip this one.

Heroes:

The guy in my gut that tells me what to do. He's hardly ever wrong. And Alan Alda.

My Blog

Taking My Sweet Time

I like to shop at 24-hour grocery stores, because I know I can take as long as I fuckin' want.
Posted by Nick on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:04:00 PST

Halloween "Fun?"

Why do they call miniature candy bars "Fun Size?" Since when is having less candy "Fun?"They should call it "Less Fun Size!"Make "King Size" the "Fun Size!"
Posted by Nick on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:43:00 PST

Fall Just Fell

On my drive into work today I was in a number of places at once. The overcast fall morning triggered memories of getting lost in small German towns, 3rd grade recess, annual canoe trips, and bike ride...
Posted by Nick on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:49:00 PST

Horseradish-It’s the New Mustard

So I bought a small jar of horseradish over the weekend, not sure why, I don't usually just have horseradish lying around the house. But it dawned on me that horseradish coulde be the next hottest hip...
Posted by Nick on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:27:00 PST

The Acme Siren

Since I have soooo much free time on my hands I decided I'd launch a music blog like so many other hipsters are doing. But mine will be different. It'll only feature the newest of new bands, and provi...
Posted by Nick on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:12:00 PST

Welcome to the Rest of the World

Last Christmas I participated in a "guy-gift-exchange" at my aunt and uncles house in rural southern Minnesota. The idea behind the exchange is to buy a gift for a guy, wrap it, and then choose a gift...
Posted by Nick on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:56:00 PST

Today was the Same, Always - Finished

I've finally finished compiling and editing the latest offering, "Today was the Same, Always", from the ambiguous Nosuch Press. It has taken me longer than I would have liked due to certain "legal" is...
Posted by Nick on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:19:00 PST

More Whale Tales from Alex Itin

I'm am really enjoying Alex Itin's videos on Vimeo. He did the Orson Whales video from the last post. Check his stuff out. Brooklyn Whale Tale from Alex Itin and Vimeo....
Posted by Nick on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:48:00 PST

Quite Possibly the Coolest Thing I've Seen on The Internet

Orson Whales from Alex Itin and Vimeo....
Posted by Nick on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:21:00 PST

MySpace URL

So I get this prompt to set my MySpace URL. So I start thinking about what I would want my MySpace URL to be. Right now it's www.myspace.com/12506611, which has a nice ring to it. The obvious choice w...
Posted by Nick on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:14:00 PST