August 31, 2007 – 11:50 pm
Not that I plan to go to the Holy Grail Quote-Along—I find gratuitous Monty Python quoting annoying—but they serve beer so maybe I will go. The point is, Austin has several Alamo Drafthouse Theaters. Other cities have 30-screen art-deco theaters that set my nerves on edge and they don’t serve beer or good food like [...]
It whips you even as you lean on it.
Put it behind you to smooth your ride.
There’s a wind party on the highway.
Bring your own wind.
Buy a motorcycle: check. I bought a 1985 Honda Shadow 500cc cruiser (a.k.a. VT 500c, VT500C) with about 3,400 miles. It’s perfectly smooth at 80mph with me, a backpack, and a large bag fastened to the tank with magnets.
Sell my furniture and move in with my grandparents: not so fast. We decided one week would [...]
I think I’ll sell all my furniture, buy a motorcycle and move in with my grandparents.
December 1, 2006 – 8:32 pm
Introduction
Everything begins with a word. This story began with a word and though it may be argued convincingly that the story rests upon a solid foundation of “Everything,” as begins the first sentence, yet truer still is the seniority and precedence of the title and, should we proceed without delusion to discover the impetus of [...]