barrington99@gmail.com Got an essay accepted by The Drum. It’s an online literary magazine that is all audio–so you listen to all their pieces instead of reading them. Which is particularly cool for this piece, which I have always like reading aloud. When you submit though, you do it on paper. If they accept you, then you … Read more
1) Last night we had a cricket* in our bedroom. Or perhaps in the wall of our room. The sound the cricket makes is just short of shrill, and the word “chirping” does not seem to do it justice**. And this one was incredibly loud. When crickets are loud outside in the trees, I think … Read more
I saw it last night. It was “okay,” but just “okay” in this case, because I had high hopes means I was disappointed. I jotted down some notes–pretty extensive ones–about the experience, which I’ll probably post, once we’ve passed the initial release this weekend, and once I’ve pared them down to something approaching blog-post size. … Read more
Just watched it–for the first time, if you can believe it. And it blew me away. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xuugq7fito&w=420&h=315] The trailer doesn’t come close to capturing the mood of the film, but nothing could really. After the movie ended, even going to find the trailer on YouTube seemed like an assault to my senses. I try to … Read more
An interesting article from Salon showed up on my Twitter feed this week, on the science of how and why rejection hurts. Here’s a quote from it: Humans are social animals; being rejected from our tribe or social group in our pre-civilized past would have meant losing access to food, protection, and mating partners, making … Read more
Well, that was disappointing! If you get my blog via letter, you last night received an empty blog post. I don’t know what happened–it looked far from empty when I sent it…so that’s a bummer. I fear also, that since I was writing late and tired after a long evening of driving, I won’t be … Read more
Yes, that is a $1000 reward for the lost dog. I hope someone makes a $1000 dollars and that they get their dog back. I hope the people above them get their dog back too…. Also, should I get a side job as a secret shopper?
Dear Person Reading This, I want to write about the many things I’ve been reading (at the cost of writing), but since I’m at work, I’ll be brief(er) and just mention the newest thing I’m going to be reading: Emails from folks like Lena Dunham, Etgar Keret and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar courtesy of film-maker and eclectic … Read more
In February of 2003, a few months after my cancer diagnosis and surgery, I attended a cancer retreat in the Yarra Valley outside Melbourne, Australia. It was an amazing ten days, that helped me transform my cancer experience into something that had value and meaning for me. Part of what made the experience amazing were … Read more