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McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Parallels Between My Living Through Two Years of Middle School and the Two Terms of the Bush Presidency.

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New Crustacean Found

As D. put it, "so immensely cool."
Kiwa hirsuta

this is fabulous

Real Life Simpson's Intro

coolest. cellphone. ever.

I turned 35 a couple weeks ago.
Yeah, yeah, yay me for not dying and all that. I like birthdays and very much enjoyed mine, but that's not really the point of this post...
I wanted to share with you my latest gadget: the Cingular 8125.
Here is a discussion of the device also known as the HTC Wizard from Neowin.net
I'm diggin' this phone!

Noche Flamenca

Immediately after Cookin', I got to work on a show that changed my image of the art of flamenco.
All I had ever seen of it had been very flashy and colorful, full of passion, yes, but perhaps lacking in depth. Noche Flamenca gave me a new perspective on the culture and showed me a new soul to the form. There were none of the bright yellows, oranges, and greens that I typically see. The stage was not full of "traditional" decoration. Instead, the darkly dressed dancers, singers, and guitarists gave us an amazing show on a black stage with only dramatic lighting and a few simple chairs for a set.
Again, I found myself lucky to have such a culturally broadening career.

Cookin' At The Cookery

I recently worked on a show about the life of Alberta Hunter called Cookin' at the Cookery. She is a woman about whom I knew very little, but her story is quite interesting. Also, the two women in this production did a remarkable job with the many roles, including a wonderful impersonation of Louis Armstrong.
This is the sort of show I love doing.

(the Variety.com review is from a different performance, but of the same production)