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Monthly Archives: May 2001

Flight

Wednesday, May 30, 2001

I went down to an art opening today. First I called around to find someone to go with me, but no one was home. Upon entering the gallery/cafe, I said hello to Kristina, the curator – a friend from Amazon. I paced around and eyed the paintings, pretty nice from the quick look – a [...]

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A Self-Depreciative Post

Wednesday, May 30, 2001

The most eloquent piece I’ve written this year: XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a portable and efficient means to define and manage data of any level of complexity. Because databases, web-browsers, and Java applications are being designed with the ability to interact with XML directly, it can be used as a universal language for tightly [...]

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Sunday continued – The Concert

Tuesday, May 29, 2001

The David Byrne concert was great. The Commodore Ballroom is a pretty classy setup – a big stage, dance floor resting on ball bearings (for extra bounce), lots of tables and easy bar access. So, after being ushered inside, Justin and I found a table in a corner and waited. The opener was Joe Henry. [...]

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I will clean up this post later.

Sunday, May 27, 2001

More walking around Vancouver today. Sat and drank a little tea. Nice city. I like it. … In a rocky part of the beach, someone has piled rocks into impossibly precarious towers. I go down to investigate, thinking that they’re permanent sculptures held together with a rod, I touch one and it crumbles. A handful [...]

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Loony Two-ny

Saturday, May 26, 2001

Justin & I picked up the rental car & headed up to BC today. Two hour drive & three hours waiting in the mile long line at the border. The sun coming in through the window & only tanning my left arm. We found the hostel, parked and everything. Then hunted down a couple of [...]

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Fafner

Thursday, May 24, 2001

My brother’s outgoing voicemail message is a guy named Joaquin explaining that this isn’t his phone number.

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Reading the Funnies

Wednesday, May 23, 2001

82 °F Mostly Cloudy (cynics) Feels Like 84 °F Barometer: 29.95 in; falling Wind: NA/7 mph Humidity: 53% Visibility: 10 mi [From weather.com] The little strip of park by the reservoir is filled with hipsters, sunbathers, and transients lounging in the sun. A goth girl walks by, hiding from the sun under a big black [...]

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Bees’ Wax

Monday, May 21, 2001

Continuing with the theme of public displays of social or anti-social behavior and creative bicycling witnessed while at, on my way to, or on my way from the grocery store on Sunday evening between the 9:00 X-Files and the 11:00 X-Files: Three people riding one bicycle. I know, it would be more effective if I [...]

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A Frog Plucking a Banjo

Friday, May 18, 2001

Last night, Mari and I headed up to Ballard, the Tractor Tavern, for Sara’s birthday. The doorman didn’t find our names on the guest list, but was sufficiently convinced when we invoked Sara’s name that he let us in without paying a cover. Sara was nowhere in sight and, come to think of it, there [...]

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Highest Court

Tuesday, May 15, 2001

I just ran into Steve, a former housemate. Yesterday I ran into Jim, my boss at the twice-since merged out of existence cell phone company. A couple of weeks ago Leslie, another former housemate, suddenly remembered who I was, though I’ve seen around town a bit in the last few years and never responded to [...]

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