August, 31, 2005 archives

the new yorker explains esquivalience, a non-word from the new oxford american dictionary. it’s definition there: “the willful avoidance of one’s official responsibilities; the shirking of duties.”

it is too bad that it is not a real word, because that pretty perfectly captures how i spend vast stretches of my time.

i want to write more about this, but work beckons.

shannon pointed out that i see hawks in l.a. are playing another free show tonight at cole’s. i don’t think i can not go. the believers will also be playing — judging from the samples on their site, that should be a very good thing.

the los angeles times covers the release of the game: penetrating the secret society of pickup artists, a book whose very concept makes me want to run screaming for the door. but there are some hilarious quotes in the article.

i don’t know why it showed up on the california politics page of the times.

during lunch today, i managed to remember to head over to the central library to return some books and take some pictures of the farmers’ market.

all i bought was a bag of roasted peanuts (so tasty). next week i’ll have to bring a bag and load up on produce. it all looked awesome.

the bourne identity is a passable action movie, but not much more than that. i think i have entered a bleak spot in my netflix queue.