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Dan

About Me

New Jack City's a long time ago.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

At this point? Maybe an editor with low standards.

My Blog

2nd semester hits: "Number 1 Crush"

Number 1 CrushEvery problem I ever had with women can be traced back to Shirley Manson, lead singer of Garbage.I saw the music video for "I’m Only Happy When it Rains" when I was about thirteen....
Posted by on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:57:00 GMT

1st semester ’hits’: ’Silversmithing’

This is the story of a boy and his father:'You must make the surfaces absolutely flat. If you don't file them flat you'll have an uneven join. Use the micrometer if you can't eyeball it. It must be fl...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:11:00 GMT

1st Semester hits: A Tabby Wandered

This is the story of a boy and his cat:              The man called Jackson sat on three mattresses stacked one on top of the other next to a blo...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:07:00 GMT

Where'd you go psychoboy?

I was confused when I saw a bunch of bums on the Sunday Times Home section. Then Stephen Colbert summed it up for me. They're called "Freegans." They're a bunch of white, middle-class mostly-educ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:19:00 GMT

I hate tattoo people

It's been a long time since I've written here-- though what meaning that statement has, I'll never know. Clearly there are no legions of people waiting with baited breath to read the next three words ...
Posted by on Tue, 29 May 2007 22:17:00 GMT

In Defense of Haggis

"Can I ask you something? Do you actually like haggis?""No, I think it's repellent in every way. In fact, I think most Scottish cuisine is based on a dare."So went one of the first conversations betwe...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:47:00 GMT

Old travel: Ireland

"Don't Try an' Steal Me Pot o' Gold"Or,"Dublin: Ruder than Paris, Pricier than London"Ho boy, what can I say, what can I say? Who'd have thought a trip toIreland would make me pine for the gentle rela...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:25:00 GMT

Fuck jig

Back in Boston.Puritan red brick. Warm weather. Haven't got a whole lot else to say. Missing and being missed. Lyssa, Dascha, Lyssa.Enough of this emo shit. Back in the US.
Posted by on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:59:00 GMT

Home Sweet Home

A letter to Lisa: Found this today and thought you would like it, because it involves two of our favorite topics: snotty college kids and Che Guevara t-shirt wearers. "Dear Tufts sorority girl who jus...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:58:00 GMT

The bell tolls for thee

Came across this picture today: http://www.slate.com/id/2149368/ It's difficult to sum up my feelings towards this image, of a group of hipsters splayed out so comfortably on the Brooklyn waterfront a...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:31:00 GMT