I didn’t know the Strib wrote about me!

“…intensely private, yet desperate for public accolades; humble, yet cocky when it came to his craft; warm, yet often distant with loved ones; good-humored, yet bordering on the edges of depression.”
Oh wait.  It’s not me.  They’re talking about Charles Schultz.
Well, he was successful. Maybe there’s hope for me yet.

More on the whole Dumbledore thing

Here’s a link to what I feel was a fairly excellent article about the whole Dumbledore issue.  The reader comments are also interesting.
Full article text after the jump, minus the reader comments.

What it means to be white

I started temping yesterday at one of those schools you see advertised on TV–get your certificate in Adminitrative Assistance, Carpentry, Nursing Assistance, etc. in a short amount of time.  Will find you a job shortly thereafter.  Change your life, etc. etc.
At least this place doesn’t have the annoying National American University song. 
The interesting part about [...]

The Amazing Race is Back!

Poor Viva Laughlin.  We hardly knew ye.  Actually, I knew ye for about 25 minutes as I attempted to watch the premiere of the first attempt at a singing prime time show since Cop Rock (and there’s good reason it hasn’t been attempted since Cop Rock).
As Hugh Jackman and Melanie Griffith attempt to hold their [...]

So Dumbledore’s Gay, huh?

I’m sure anyone reading this has already heard about Rowling’s revelations about Albus Dumbledore, but if not, here’s a link to the article.
According to the article,  fans were elated when Rowling revealed this at Carnegie Hall last Friday.  For my part, I’m not so sure.  I’m a huge Potter fan.  I’m gay.  So why does [...]

A Grieving Day

My mom just called a few minutes ago to tell my that my Grandparent’s house, which has been on the market for well over a year, has finally sold.  She sounded a mix of relieved and sad about this.  They appointed her with power of attorney before my Grandfather’s death, so the business side of [...]

Small Town Awesome

We played a show Saturday night in the town of Duvall, Washington.  Population 5735, separated from Seattle by a couple big mountains, located down in a valley.  Some of the guys were partying Friday night with some people they know in Seattle and said we were playing in Duvall and they’re reaction was, “wow, that [...]

Figuring Out The Puzzle

For the past couple years, I’ve been addicted to Sudoku.  I think it started during Fringe 2005, when I wanted something to keep me occupied during my downtime.  I bought a book of ‘em, and I was hooked.  I liked the grids, the boxes, how the puzzle could only go together in one way.  Numbers [...]

People ask me all the time…

Why don’t I play sax and dance at the same time, since I, you know, play back up for a dance show and used to myself be a tap dancer.
Well, it’s because I’m afraid the results might look something like this.
But in tune.

The Girl on the Plane

We flew from Minneapolis to Seattle last night. I had thought it would be an empty flight; midweek, leaving at 9.45 pm. I was wrong. The 757 was full–49 rows, three seats on either side. We were seated in row 39, and I forwent sitting with the rest of the band [...]