Busy, fast and complete. Home and alone and OK. Time was congested and pure. I left early, as usual. I don’t like big parties. I get overwhelmed with information and I’m not built to ignore things, so “tuning out” in … Continue reading →

Casa Mono Food: delicious Service: excellent Atmosphere: urban bourgeoisie, mostly older couples and careful bites, necklaces and dresses, hushed clinkiness, champagne and wine snobbery (what a robbery) mixed with perfume. Overall: go there for a good reason, need reservations. Total cost: $110/2 (with no wine) … Continue reading →

Not much time today but let me quickly tell you about the Devin Townsend show. It was tripple billed with the legendary Paradise Lost of UK and Katatonia of Sweden.  Apparently Dev and Katatonia have been been switching between headlining … Continue reading →

Post about the show forthcoming, slight delay this morning.

Still flipfloppin, but the shorts have stopped. My feet are getting used to the cooler air now. We’ll see how long this can last. One danger of full-time flipflops is the toll daily use takes on them. Mine were $40 … Continue reading →

Blister on my index finger from playing bass last night after our drummer got tired and we all switched instruments. My ears are ringing a little. We had Jack Daniels and the guitarists were down-tuned and we growled fiercely at … Continue reading →

I’m forcing shorts and flip flops on the situation. Hoody to restore the balance. Visa application sent and time is passing quickly. Has it really been what it has been. There are times when it seems impossible, yet there’s no … Continue reading →

Last night I met up with a Bhutanese friend who’s headed back home for about a year before he matriculates into a doc program here in NYC next winter. He came up to where I was last night and brought … Continue reading →

A friend invited me to watch the Finnish metal band Nightwish perform on Saturday at Beacon Theater down in the 70s. I had completely forgotten about this band– hadn’t heard them or anything from them in years. About ten years … Continue reading →