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My (not-so) Secret Admirer

15-Oct-05

I have an admirer, it seems.
There’s a girl who comes in every few days to my place of work (heretofore known as the “Day Job”) who I believe has a crush on me. At the very least, she’s trying very hard to be noticed by me.
The people who pass through almost always smile if you […]

better*practices : A Mobile Workforce

08-Oct-05

I’m [at that age … ideas arrive in search of me][1], and I’ve long been dissatisfied with the apparent divide between corporate America’s idea of an employee (think “assets” and “liabilities”) and my own idea of myself — and my co-workers — as full-fledged human beings. At the same time, a number of trends […]

Work in Progress

14-Sep-05

I’m currently working [on a post for this blog][post] that I didn’t just write in one sitting. That’s not my usual method of writing; normally I just spew forth whatever’s sufficiently formed in my brain to become a coherent and intelligent bit of writing. (There have, of course, been failed attempts, and a few of […]

“The Uses of Disaster”

09-Sep-05

Harper’s Weekly publishes an incredible, [insightful analysis of disaster][1], how it inspires community, and how the government and media attempt to paint an entirely different portrait of human nature. Complete with a postscript on Katrina.
[1]: http://harpers.org/TheUsesOfDisaster.html

Review: Garden State

11-Aug-05

Suffice it to say, I had a review here… but I wasn’t satisfied with my writing. So I’ll tell you this: I enjoyed _Garden State_ the movie, but I’m not sure if that was more because of Natalie Portman’s acting and the fact that I’ve been smitten with her ever since I bumped into her […]