01 Mar 2004, 12:53 p.m.

"Ambiguous"

On a nice place to live and an alternative to AAA.

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27 Feb 2004, 12:39 p.m.

I saw a lonely bit of refuse labelled "BASURA," which…

I saw a lonely bit of refuse labelled "BASURA," which looked ominous. After a moment, I recognized the word as "garbage," from the "Solo Basura/Garbage Only" labels on SF residential trash bins. It had seemed …

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26 Feb 2004, 16:56 p.m.

"Four hours of work, twenty years of bourgeois guilt GONE!"

Have now put myself on lists to volunteer for KQED and San Francisco Clean City Coalition. Quote is from my stand-up act, re: my one day working for Habitat For Humanity.

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24 Feb 2004, 22:07 p.m.

I just laughed so hard and long that my face…

I just laughed so hard and long that my face hurt. I'm glad Leonard's back.

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23 Feb 2004, 11:01 a.m.

Car got broken into again. The asking price is…

Car got broken into again. The asking price is now $5000.

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20 Feb 2004, 19:16 p.m.

Getting down some insights about visiting a call center while…

Getting down some insights about visiting a call center while I was in India. Getting over my "you are being self-indulgent" self-censorship.

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19 Feb 2004, 16:21 p.m.

Calling My Ex

Wil Wheaton runs his kids' first dungeon crawl and it's tender and sweet.

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19 Feb 2004, 14:41 p.m.

Brendan, a good houseguest and a friend, visited and now…

Brendan, a good houseguest and a friend, visited and now he is gone. I hope he is flying safely. On the other hand, Leonard is back! Gladness. Today a colleague reassured me that I won't …

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17 Feb 2004, 12:37 p.m.

Thanks to Alexei, Zack, and Patrick for a nice weekend,…

Thanks to Alexei, Zack, and Patrick for a nice weekend, including movies, a game of Girl Genius, and several tasty meals with friends. While with Alexei on Saturday, I realized that I had broken my …

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17 Feb 2004, 12:06 p.m.

This weekend I reread Laura Ingalls Wilder's The Long Winter.…

This weekend I reread Laura Ingalls Wilder's The Long Winter. Today a loose window in the office is letting in mournful, wailing wind.

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