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Information Ninja

nearlysomebody

About Me

I like some things. Not so much others.

My Interests

poetry, prose, librarianship, environmental issues, politics, stunt kites, the squirrel, independent musicians, coffee, booze

I'd like to meet:

Other people who don't want to meet people.

Music:

I heard of them before you did, so my experience is more authentic than yours. Neener neener!

Movies:

Mostly suck.

Television:

Completely sucks.

Books:

Catch 22, Henderson the Rain King, House of Leaves, The Unconsoled, Wild Sheep Chase, New York Trilogy, Raise High the Roofbeam Carpenters, In the American Grain, Et Tu Babe, The Possessed, Yes Men, American Gods, Manhattan Transfer, The Bird Artist, Landscape at the End of the Century, Theology of Doubt, Birds of Hoboken, Hotel Insomnia, The Neverending, Ginny Good, Good Omens, Slaughterhouse 5, Breakfast of Champions

Heroes:

Noam Chomsky, Joseph Campbell, Jesus, Beckett, Blake, William Carlos Williams, Paulo Freire
"When fascism comes to America it will come wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." - Sinclair Lewis

My Blog

Adventures in Nihilism

You Are What You Eat         It all started at 2:30 AM, when I realized I had not eaten all day.  I went to the Taco Cabana and sat down to eat my bur...
Posted by Information Ninja on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:50:00 PST

Please Shutup about Don Imus and Free Speech

People seem confused about the issue of freedom of speech. You and Don Imus have the right to say anything you want. You'll note that he is not in jail and faces no criminal charges. However, remember...
Posted by Information Ninja on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:41:00 PST

Bottle and Song

Bottle and Song    An old song sneaks up like an ambulance  in traffic-- there, here, the day you died.   On the highway into Shreveport,     ...
Posted by Information Ninja on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:28:00 PST

Ghost Road Press...

Just asked to see the rest of my manuscript, Card Tricks for the Starving.  They got back to me much quicker than I expected, and I hope that means good news.  Ghost Road just published Kris...
Posted by Information Ninja on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:17:00 PST

Adios Amigo

    My friend Jonathan is leaving Chicago soon for the warmer climes of East Texas.  He will live not far from my cousin and parents, as well as a couple of ex-girlfriends from my ...
Posted by Information Ninja on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:20:00 PST

One Year Til Tenure

Wake up, take a slug of coffee, jump through the hoop.  Repeat.
Posted by Information Ninja on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:43:00 PST

why i am glad i left the south

http://www.filecabi.net/video/topgear-rednecks.html
Posted by Information Ninja on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:25:00 PST

Something Unsettling to Dwell On

I think of Jesus as a political movement. I believe in what he taught, which is that one could overcome oppression through love. Believing in Jesus, however, for me, does not necessarily equate to bel...
Posted by Information Ninja on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:22:00 PST

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This woman I knew went to a remote village in India for a year, ostensibly, to teach children English. What she found when she got there were a people so desperately in need of help that teaching them...
Posted by Information Ninja on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:41:00 PST

Finally some real journalism is happening...

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/nation/16460 924.htm?source=rss&channel=krwashington_nation I have a feeling things will be uncomfortable for our president over the next couple yea...
Posted by Information Ninja on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:39:00 PST