barrington99@gmail.com When are the Ides. again? I’ve been told, but I always forget. Here’s some stuff I did this weekend, just to show that I do stuff that’s not writing, or obsessing about writing. So I have a friend who does reviews of plays and such, and this weekend he took me to see Arthur Miller’s … Read more
In Alice Springs (Australia), where we lived for four years, there was a large hotel and casino at the edge of town. Paul went through a phase where he read a bunch of books on casino games, and met a friend’s mother who’s made her living as a professional gambler for over a decade, and … Read more
Doldrums lately– As pseudo graduation from the World Reknowned Spelunking Programfast approaches, our eyes turn to jobs that will pay for the loans that hover over us like the huge bolder tottering on the precipice above Wiley. E . Coyote. And for a moment I get to look back and forward simultaneously–I’m applying for a … Read more
Now I have the Kindle. And I’ve barely had any time to revel in it. And Im still feeling some guilt. And the DVD player broke yesterday. And even though we finally worked out things with our landlord, the next week our tenant called, pointed out the lower market value on the sublet and we … Read more
I just realized that as I logged in. I have 399 posts under my belt, making this one number 400. Which is a little momentous, and also sad, because I don’t have a momentous post planned–just the same off-the-cuff post as always. Self deprecating even, because I have two quick things on my mind. 1) … Read more
This past weekend… Accomplishment #1: Did laundry Setback #1: Pulled laundry from dryer to find I had also laundered the blue ink -pen in one of Paul’s pockets, which broke and blue speckled all clothing and linens. Especially sad for the light gray Anthropologie pants that I wear at least twice a week because I … Read more
Day 11 of the sinus infection / cold thingy. Used tissues overflow from the wastebaskets in every room. When my head is clogged up like this, my emotions feel a little dull. Everything seems fuzzy around the edges. It’s like a sneeze guard to my soul. I understand that the world still has crisp lines … Read more
By 9pm feeling much better, less convinced of cancer. And I ORDERED A KINDLE! So happy? It’s an odd phenomenon, the way buying something that you can afford, even though you shouldn’t afford it, gives you a little rush. I think it has to do with feeling a little sense of control in a life … Read more
In my more zen moments I always think I can, through self-awareness avoid the ones like these: sick and stressed and extremely insecure about my abilities to achieve the goals I set for myself. I love that conversation in Joe Vs. the Volcano where Joe’s boss is talking on the phone, saying “I know he … Read more
My life is kind of insanely busy right now. So much so that I can’t even bring myself to write about it because I’m so amped in that not that great way where I can’t really calm down enough to focus on what I’m saying. I’m all over the place. But, I’ll try to make … Read more