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I give writing advice to Wil Wheaton! Eee hee hee hee hee hee!

Saturday, May 11, 2002

After getting 150 accolades from adoring fans, Wil Wheaton wrote that he wanted to pitch this piece to This American Life. So I gave him a little advice on pitching to them. My comment was at 1:47 p.m., his response at 4:15 p.m. — scroll waayyy wayyy down. I’m trying very hard not to let […]

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From The Vaults: Summer Evening Dinner With Seismologists

Friday, May 10, 2002

July, 1998 It’s berry season, so for once there was a lot I wanted to eat in this non-vegetarian house. There were few dishes not based on berries. Dried-cranberry challah. Deep-dish pie with blackberries, raspberries, and tiny champagne grapes. A salad with avocado, mesclun greens, raspberries, thick raspberry vinaigrette dressing, strawberries, blueberries, and the blackberries […]

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From The Vaults: Letter To A Timid Traveler

Friday, April 19, 2002

This is why I don’t like travelling into the city. It’s an ordeal, and scheduling is an absolute nightmare. You are seriously overreacting. Four hours on the bus and half an hour in Port Authority is probably the mildest travel problem you will ever have. Try riding the bus for fourteen hours ending in a […]

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From The Vaults: Opinion Poll

Monday, April 15, 2002

Originally published in the precursor to the DSWJ, 02/09/00 THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY SEEMS TO BE VERY INTERESTED IN MY PERSONAL HABITS! THEY CALL ME AT HOME AND ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT MY PRODUCT PREFERENCES! THEY COOKIE MY COMPUTER! THEY SEND POLLS DIRECTLY TO MY HOUSE ASKING WOULD I LIKE A BRAND OF CIGARETTES WITH LESS […]

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Edible

Saturday, April 6, 2002

The sensual pleasures of an evening in New York.

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Homesickness

Friday, April 5, 2002

I had a flash of panic this morning as I struggled to remember what the leaves of an avocado tree look like. * * * There are four columns of businesses named Emergency Locksmith in the New York City telephone directory.

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What Goes In The New Yorker — A New Feature

Tuesday, April 2, 2002

It arrives at my house every Tuesday, and I ought to ignore it. The subscription is free, replenished yearly for my absentee landlady by some unknown donor who seems to think filling her friend’s vacation house with unread copies of a weekly magazine is a thoughtful thing to do. I’m too lazy to find other […]

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Thoth Wins!

Monday, March 25, 2002

Thoth, the street performer about whom I wrote an article for the Village Voice, was the subject of a documentary film which was nominated for an Oscar, and apparently it won. Though not without Thoth getting harrassed by guards for performing on the red carpet before the ceremonies. I pitched an article about Thoth initially […]

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The Tingley Report, or Full Waffle Jacket Watch

Tuesday, March 19, 2002

As of 9:03 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 19th, there were no new posts on Full Waffle Jacket. FBAEW.

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Slid

Monday, March 18, 2002

Dogs were very appealing at that age; theyÂ’d look right at you, and you could give them the crookedest smile back and it wasnÂ’t going to unbalance the universe. As for the boy who worked at the shelter… you couldn’t say we ever made conversation.

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