The jackhammers or something woke me up this morning and while I was rolling over to fall back asleep I thought of a great idea for a story, but now it's gone. Sucks. I remember thinking it was great though. So great that I didn't have to write it down, I would remember it when I woke up for good. It had something to do with an apartment showroom- Yes! I just remembered it!!

Hmm.                It's okay.


Tom    August 25, 2006    1:10pm
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Samsonite vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers — My uncle made that.

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About three months ago we decided to watch all six Star Warses the way George Lucas wants us to (currently). That is, Phil, Rick, Charles and I watched Greedo shoot at the same time as Han, CG Jabba get his tail stepped on, Boba Fett flirt with some cos-players, and ghost Hayden share screen time with ghost Guinness—not to mention the atrocity exhibition that is Episodes 1 - 3.

We finished the final two installments last night. When viewed in order, the six Star Wars films are the color of ketchup and mustard mixed together. A mess of weak storytelling and contradictory details and incompatible design and childish humor and of wasted talent, wasted time, wasted money and of misguided impulses, the absolute wrongest of intentions and just plain, bad ideas, where the high points really only make the low points lower and any sort of critical thinking renders the whole thing nonsensical, making you embarrassed for being interested in it as much as you are, wishing you weren't at all, building to a teddy bear picnic John Williams mood piece send-off.

This is funny:

"Sebastian, good heavens. What are you doing here?" Ian McDiarmid is said to have asked Sebastian Shaw when he saw him on the set of Return of the Jedi.

"I don't know, dear boy." He replied. "I think it's something to do with science fiction."

Anyway, my only hope is this: That George Lucas will one day realize the error of his way and relegate himself to living alone in a castle, making whatever, weirdness—just being really insane and obscure—but not before burying the prequels, putting an end to the Extended Universe ventures that Rick isn't attached to, and donating all of the Star Wars monies to the Democratic Party.

These are funny:

Rick in Training
Rick and Leia 4 Real
Rick at the Ceremony
Rick and the Falcon

Actually though, I'm looking forward to the TV show.


Tom    August 22, 2006    1:04pm
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Present Bush

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Some Charleses from Comic-Con:















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Over the years I've met a couple fellow former harriers we were called and I've wondered what their towns were like. My town had hills and forests and air, all great, but I think my time cross countrying would've been enjoyed more than it was had my town not wanted to win so badly at the high school level. (Can't imagine playing big sports.) I really only look back on the long slow run practices and the post-race puking and the bus rides with any fondness.

Certainly I'm not the only one.


Tom    August 16, 2006    2:35pm
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Will I rather have never seen a band play at CBGBs, or have the only one I saw be a group of girl rocker Yale grads?

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Aaron's cartoon in this week's Our Town Downtown is damn hilarious. I'll just save you the trouble and post it here, but keep an eye out. He's got a cartoon in it every week. And yes, you are correct. That is my person.


Tom    August 13, 2006    12:04pm
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Maaaake iiiitttt stsstttttoooopppppp


11:11am
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A sound that can best be described as perpetual helicopter farting fills my apartment, the hallway outside and the stairwell, both up and down. Its origin(s) are completely foreign to my ears, its timbre like a food they can't digest. They want to throw it up, down, out, wherever. They want to throw it away. Cats can't walk on rope bridges because the pitterpatter of their steps causes the bridges to convulse. Eventually the convulsions get so severe that either the cat's thrown off or the whole bridge breaks. So I've heard.


Tom    August 9, 2006    9:42am
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Charles's is Pierceglut Bloodmoulder. Rick's is Warpspew Thrashscab. Jonathan's is Heartslake Wobbleslug. Phil's is Gristleslobber Coldnibble. Mine's Witherflesh Howlrot. Pick a number between 1 and 10 and another between 1 and 20. Do that four times and I'll send you back your daemon name. If you pick 8 and 19, 9 and 3, 10 and 20, and 8 and 5 your's will be Spoorspasm Burble-leper.


Tom    August 8, 2006    11:30pm
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I at Hamptons

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Phil met the weirdest most wonderful locksmith today. His name was Ardy. it was his birthday. I turned the key the wrong way once, and he said "Don't worry about it, you're just a normal."
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He gave me a three-part speech on buying good locks for the home. Said the previous lock had been installed by "stage hands" and that's why they sucked. And then he showed me his handcuff key.


August 4, 2006    5:12pm
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Darth Vader Being a Smartass

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Do you think this weather's affecting the city's California Rolls?

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Mike & Sam! ART

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Modernarthur.com/blog/'s heart is with Philip today as he attempts to quit his job. Be brave, soldier. Don't fret. David actually wins the fookin fight.


Tom    August 3, 2006    10:31am
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...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM EDT THURSDAY...
...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

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It's 4:03 in the morning. Lately I've been finding it hard to go to bed at night because it's the only time that's quiet enough for me to listen to my lungs. I've become obsessed with them, their processes.

Shhhhh...



Fascinating.


Tom   August 1, 2006
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