Hello Brooklyn

Found this video when looking for inspiration. So classy.

Jay Z - “Hello Brooklyn” from Greg Solenström on Vimeo.

The phony

Maybe you know, maybe you don’t: I lost my phone Thursday night. It slipped into the cracks of a cab–Not just any cab, a minivan cab (somehow this detail is significant), and was literally never heard from again.
While my luck is renowned for ripening to rotten, I realized that this was the first time [...]

Self-Made Man

My friend Matt (McKinney) recently gave me a book to read called “Self-Made Man” by Norah Vincent. He had read it in a gender studies class, and he suggested to me based on my fascination with masculinity under the feminist movement.
The premise: Norah becomes Ned. What I mean is, for over a year, Norah [...]

Someday we won’t look back on this; subsequently, we won’t laugh.

Welcome to Meatopia– NYC’s BBQ of 2010 on Governors Island.
You might be wondering why I <places palm flat on chest> would go to such an event. I blush when I admit it was an attempt at irony in action. But it failed. Note: by “it” I mean the attempt and Meatopia. My witness is a [...]

“It’s Been A While” -dude from Staind

I guess I am sorry for not posting more often. It’s only symbolic of a short, thorough frustration with not having air conditioning, and thus numbing myself each night so I can actually sleep.
Did an Examiner post today: “KittehRoulette - The more ENJOYABLE ‘roulette’.” Gonna try to actually do those more often (not always involving [...]