things that make me happy (a food-related post) |
Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday all year. Mostly, it's the food, and the gathering of people to eat. I'm someone who believes in the tradition and ritual of cooking a feast, and so obviousl...
Posted by douglas on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:45:00 PST |
One month without meat (at least not on purpose) |
A few months ago, I had the distinct pleasure of reading The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. Far and away one of the most topical and amazing books I've ever read. Given the world today, the tal...
Posted by douglas on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:31:00 PST |
one photo every day |
yes, i succumbed to the hype. and the $200 price cut. and the unlocking.but now i have no excuse.now posting at least once daily again to that flickr thing....
Posted by douglas on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:46:00 PST |
Why the hell didnt anyone tell me Pitchfork had a sense of humor? |
I mean, aside from the obnoxiousness of rating albums 1-10 with at least two significant figures (see this, that, and the other thing for instances where there are actually three significant figures),...
Posted by douglas on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:26:00 PST |
NYC Subway aint that bad, right? |
Bitch as I will about the subway here in New York, I have to say: it's priced reasonably. It floods, train operators and conductors go on strike, and the MTA's website goes down when more than 10 peop...
Posted by douglas on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:43:00 PST |
Wilco played Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY |
best. show. ever. of course they released a handful of tickets at about 7:30; i was fortunate to be the last person to get one. at least that i'm aware of. they said "no more" but i'd be surprised if ...
Posted by douglas on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:31:00 PST |
i like riding bikes. too bad new york doesn't. |
For a town that was named the third best city for bicycling (with a population greater than 1 million residents) by Bicycling magazine, I don't think New York is doing all that hot in the danger depar...
Posted by douglas on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:43:00 PST |
how to survive flipping over your handlebars unintentionally |
step one: buy a bicycle and helmet.step two: ride bicycle up church st. in TriBeCastep three: hit the pothole in the right lane just below Canalstep four: ENDO. Flip over your handlebars, land on the ...
Posted by douglas on Tue, 15 May 2007 08:44:00 PST |
we apologize for the unavoidable delay |
As far as transportation goes, I got out of Chicago while the getting was good.Given both my lack of a car and lack of a desire to own and maintain one, I'm almost entirely reliant on the mass transit...
Posted by douglas on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:23:00 PST |
too much media, not nearly enough time |
i have become a media whore.i can't get enough of it. and i don't mean media in the news media sense, i mean literally all media: news in print, news in broadcast, radio, film, music, television, the ...
Posted by douglas on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:18:00 PST |
