Category Archives: Personal

Alright, so I was planning this big post about our weekend in New York City and Christo & Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates and the great restaurant we were taken to (Artisanal) and the great time we had in Brooklyn with friends and the new MoMa space but instead I’m just going to say this: NYC kicks […]

Welcome, welcome. There are seats for everyone here, and it looks like our progress towards the End of Time is proceeding smoothly into the latest chapter, as measured by western civilization. Normally, a new year signals not much more than a big party and about three months of mis-dated checks for me. This year, something […]

I’m in the center, surrounded by some friends from work and the spouse of one of them. I’d like to thank Alisa for the kick-ass job she did on my makeup. It really made the costume. She also reminded me about the bandage. With a costume like this, it’s all about the details. The picture […]

After many months of delaying and designing and deliberating, I experienced three firsts today, most important of which was getting a tattoo. And I’m quite happy with it. (If you want to skip my blathering and just see the tattoo, you’ll have to wait until it heals. However, click ‘Continue reading’ to see the design.) […]

Hurricane Jeanne decided to visit Philadelphia today. I guess all of the tourism advertising really paid off. It even attracts the attention of major meteorological events. Well, I hope it drops a lot of cash at the Liberty Bell gift shop, ’cause I’m sick of it. This evening Jeanne intruded into my life and became […]

This past weekend I learned a little about myself as a child. However, I didn’t gain this wisdom through reflection or reading, but through the bane of The Home Movie. The unforgiving eye of the Camcorder magnetically inscribed my youthful eccentricity on video, in the hands of my father. And, in spite of what my […]

I realize that Current Config’s been a bit dead lately. I’ve been hit with 3 freelance jobs (on top of my full-time one) and, most importantly, we’re moving!! Woo hoo! Boxes! (yay!) Dust! (cough) Scary bugs! (eeek!) No more crappy apartment that costs too much! (ka-ching!) We’re not moving too far, but it’s a good […]

I grow more confident in my bio-pairing decision every day. Today I received yet another confirmation: Me: So I was thinking that it’d be cool to get some Star Trek: The Next Generation on DVD… Alisa: ::gasp:: Awesome! I am so totally awesome at spouse-choosing. Now all I need to figure out is how I’m […]

Conversation ‘twixt Alisa and I, while spending an evening at home with the Eternal Philadelphia Rainstorm going on outside: Me: Y’know Alisa, if you want, you can stop the rain. I mean, I think we’ve had enough already. Alisa: (frowning) I’m not making it rain… Me: … Alisa: Maybe it’s the kitty that wants to […]