Archive for April 2004

Sometime around the time this picture was taken at Smith Family rehearsal last night I thought to myself, ‘Maybe I’ve taken on just a few more projects than I can manage.’ I have five performances — solo April 24, Smith Family April 29, solo April 30, solo May 20, Cockfight May 21 — and a…

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I just woke up from a particularly strange nightmare. So I decided to seize the momentum (me sitting straight up in bed in horror), get a run in, and get my Friday on. All of which is unusual as I stayed up extraordinarily late after a grueling Cockfight rehearsal, and a few hours writing and…

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I walked the red carpet last night at the Gen Art Film Festival. There were no flashbulbs. I guess no one recognized me. I was there at Loew’s 68th Street to see ‘Saved!’ I didn’t know it was a premier until I got there. I didn’t know Mandy Moore, Jenna Malone and my new teen…

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When ‘Kill Bill Vol. 1’ hit theaters last fall, I intentionally stayed home. With the real-life horrors of war transpiring half a world away, and the specter of assault looming large some fifteen years after having my jaw broken in a random attack, I chose to vote with my wallet against further the cultural glorification…

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Given the correct context, and viewed through the right lens, the low, gray, foggy gloom that has descended on Manhattan can be really quite beautiful. I was struck by what an awesome morning it was while running west on Pier 1 on 70th Street in Riverside Park South. I was happy to be there, to…

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Cost of Saturday, April 10: $114.74. Value of Saturday, April 10: priceless. God bless Daylight Savings Time. The early light makes sleeping in an impossibility, so I was up and running along the river by 9:00. Cue epiphany number one. I’m running in Riverside Park. The sun is shining through the skyline. And Dashboard Confessional…

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There’s nothing like a turkey burger deluxe with cheddar cheese — mustard on the side, extra pickle — to finish a Friday. I started the day with a quick loop around Central Park on the bike. The sky was blue, the dafodils were out, and the trees were beginning to bloom. It was promising. My…

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What does $13.67 buy a guy? One California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Pizza, a 20 oz. Sam Adams, and the new Rolling Stone. It’s the perfect rainy Thursday night for the average sixteen-year-old. Some of my favorite songs are about rain. REM’s ‘South Central Rain,’ Counting Crow’s ‘Rain King,’ that song from ‘Grease.’ Rain makes…

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Yes, I’ve been drinking. You should know this right from the top. I was at Jimmy’s Corner on 43d Street celebrating Andrew’s 30th birthday. And yes, I’ve been drinking. Yes I have. But I now have a Healthy Choice Traditional Baked Turkey dinner in me, so all is well. Onward. (Though I must warn you:…

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These are troubled times. Are they not always so? What, then, enables us to persevere? Is it the grand declarations? The sweeping gestures? The bold initiatives of nation states? Or corporations? I have kept a diary since the fifth grade. My first was a Preppy Diary, back when ‘Preppy’ was trademarked. It was a gift…

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