March 2011
2 posts
Why I need a new easel. →
Oh how I am lusting over you, Best Elegant H-Frame Easel of my dreams….
So for the past two years I’ve been using an old easel I found at a garage sale. Now normally I think the best stuff comes from garage sales, however, this easel leaves a lot to be desired. Its a hulking old thing that loves to teeter from side to side. No matter how many times I tighten the myriad of bolts on...
April 2010
2 posts
This is not a bong... →
March 2010
3 posts
“You take two bodies and you twirl them into one, Their hearts and their bones, And they won’t come undone.” - Paul Simon, Hearts and Bones
“He became not, in that instant, so much her ideal mate, as her ideal. She wanted to become this person. If only she might cast her lot in with his and one day find their lots inextricably confused.” Carrie Fisher, Surrender...
Surrender the Pink by Carrie Fisher
“She could feel herself trying to get close to people. Relating ostensibly personal information about her life as a barter for something. For alliance in her war to gain an acceptable self-image. Coming into her life required no great talent or skill. People seemed to come into her life all the time and just sort of mill around in it. One could easily wade into the shallow end of the whom...
September 2008
2 posts
Lorne Michael's in 2008 Time 100 →
Amen to that.
March 2008
20 posts
WatchThe Eggleston Romp, by Jessica Tugas (my sissie) Heeee’re they come, walkin’ down the street - it’s Mikey, Melissa, Mattie, and Amy. The kids have a Monkees-style romp at the Eggleston family picnic. Set to “Take a Giant Step Outside Your Mind.” So trippy. It really blows my mind.
Fooling Death
Tom Schiller on his favorite subject. [No music, only the sound of a loudly ticking clock heard throughout the sketch. An out-of-focus image of a burning candle flame. We pull back and into focus to reveal that the candle rests atop a table on either side of which sit Sven and Inger. They stare soulfully into one another’s eyes as they slowly sip from mugs. Behind them, a window. A...
The Genius of Michael O'Donoghue
So I’ve finally gotten around to reading Mr. Mike by Dennis Perrin. I’ve read so many books on SNL and its respective cast members that now I have to resort to reading about the show’s writers. But, you can’t go wrong with Michael O’Donoghue. He’s got everything - death, gore, violence, and of course, excellent comedy. Even if you aren’t a fan of his brand...