Ruminations on gentrification as elicited by Eula Bliss (Issue 51, page 3) |
This post can also be viewed over at The Believer Reader. It's funner.
I was quite happily surprised to read this article, not only because I am completely enamoured of Chicago and wouldn't miss an op... Posted by Soda Popinski on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:00:00 PST |
Some memories of reading and such inspired by a similar discussion by Nick Hornby |
I cannot with any clarity identify the moment when I first became a reader. Becoming an active reader later in high school was an altogether more memorable and personally enlightening moment, but this... Posted by Soda Popinski on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:34:00 PST |
Lance Armstrong should be glad he only has one ball |
... Because balls just weren't made for biking. They get in the way and the knobby part of the seat crushes them.Anyway, I recently bought a bike (Trek 950--$100!) and so I took it for a spin on the W... Posted by Soda Popinski on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:28:00 PST |
movement |
ok, so that new blog thing i started moved to a new address.it is nowseedyb.blogspot.com(seedyb=cdb=cdblog)so really go and look at it this timeand follow the less obvious links...theyre funnew review... Posted by Soda Popinski on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:30:00 PST |
thing |
i've got some kind of music review blog thing happenin over athttp://metaphorgasm.blogspot.com/i am trying to add new content each fridaywe'll see i guesstell me what you think Posted by Soda Popinski on Fri, 11 May 2007 11:46:00 PST |
you know what is so satisfying? |
stretching saran wrap so tight over something that you cant tell that its there except for the shiny-ness. thats so good.
also, the sound of a metal spoon stirring hot cocoa in a ceramic mug.
an... Posted by Soda Popinski on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:29:00 PST |
i am totally not a car guy |
i know nothing about cars. i know not where the manefold is, nor what it does. ditto on the carburetor. i dont care about horsepower, i dont care what size my rims are, and i do not need ground effect... Posted by Soda Popinski on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:43:00 PST |
for those that don't already know |
took a trip to maine this weekend. first vacation i really remember having since the dude ranch last year, but i could be wrong. ive been working long hours for a long time now and things sort of ge... Posted by Soda Popinski on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:45:00 PST |
discovery |
ok, so, if you discover something that has already been discovered but that you honestly had no prior knowledge of, does it make the discovery any less awesome? i mean, today i was just being a dork ... Posted by Soda Popinski on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 05:31:00 PST |
festivus |
so, angela and i held the new years eve festivities at our new apartment this year and, of course, it was awesome. it was basically just people from work, but we filled up the place quite nicely. th... Posted by Soda Popinski on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:59:00 PST |