She sang beyond the genius of the sea.
The water never formed to mind or voice,
Like a body wholly body, fluttering
Its empty sleeves; and yet its mimic motion
Made constant cry, caused constantly a cry,
That was not ours although we understood,
Inhuman, of the veritable ocean.
The sea was not a mask. No more was she.
The song [...]
I had as lief be embraced by the portier of the hotel
As to get no more from the moonlight
Than your moist hand.
Be the voice of the night and Florida in my ear.
Use dasky words and dusky images.
Darken your speech.
Speak, even, as if I did not hear you speaking,
But spoke for you perfectly in [...]
TMI Thursday #2: “I Have Never”
Every played that getting-to-know-you game “I Have Never?” Chances are you have, but if not, here’s how the game goes.
1. Grab friends and/or strangers.
2. Put them in a circle.
3. Place alcohol in their hands.
4. Elect one to be “it.”
5. “It” will start a sentence with “I have never…” [...]
Remember Whensday
I’ve decided to start a new weekly blog entry called “Remember Whensday.” The goal is to introduce people to content you created long ago, but still really like. Once a week sounds just about often enough to do that without going overboard. So, without further ado, I give you “Remember Whensday.”
#1: Ikea: [...]
Prelude
Starting a blog with the words “I am” is always a gambit. The author runs the risk of coming across as self-centered or arrogant, of seeming confessional or plaintive. At the same time, for an author to start a blog with the words “I am,” he may believe in his audience. He may [...]
I Walked Alone
At the age of 15, I was finally able to look at myself in the mirror without wincing. In fact, I was able to look in the mirror while flexing and think, “Hey, I look kind of maybe all right.” Practices for my new favorite sport, water polo, had been good [...]
twitter is in the midst of a distributed Denial of Service (or “DoS”) attack.
What is a DoS attack?
Well, my friend, first we need to define “Denial of Service.” You know that error messages you see in your broswer that read, “The host is taking too long to respond?” or “The connection was reset?” [...]
as a blogger. But I’ve owned this website for nearly two years and – as you can see – have posted a mere 14 times. In that same period, however, I have sent hundreds (if not thousands) of e-mails, written over 1,000 tweets, and read tens of thousands of my friends’ status updates [...]