February 29, 2008 – 9:27 pm
The Fixx Reading Series went wonderfully last night. The crowd was lovely, the readings were great and although Juan Manuel Sanchez and Garin Cycholl couldn’t make it due to baby things and flu things, respectively, but Adam Deutsch, Brian Kornell and Micah Reicket did a fabulous job and a fun time was had by all. [...]
February 27, 2008 – 12:08 am
During a time off from running this winter, I did little more than the StairMaster in my living room. I ran tonight and I am psyched to have done it! I’m also training a new runner to run a 5k as a team in May, and that’s beyond exciting. I have a lot of info [...]
February 26, 2008 – 1:31 am
Dear Chicago Weather,
Give us a break.
Thanks,
Guth.
February 25, 2008 – 1:21 am
Soft Skull Press, a small press I do enjoy very much, gave the nicest shout-out on their blog to me, Pilcrow Lit Fest and the interview I did with Matthue Roth the othah day. How fun!
February 24, 2008 – 11:32 pm
I heard from a friend today who I’ve kept up with since high school, and was sad to hear his mother died unexpectedly. I feel sad for him.
Maybe it’s the numerically significant birthday on the horizon, maybe it’s something else, but I’ve had the feeling lately that’s maybe something like homesickness, but sort of for [...]
February 23, 2008 – 6:17 pm
Last night, there was a strange mix in the air of: awkward jokes, a fear I was turning into a stereotype, a momentary fear that I was speaking a different language than everyone else I know, I nice pep talk, a mouse running around all willy-nilly, a Bat Mitzvah in gold shoes, cinamon cake, a [...]
February 21, 2008 – 4:09 pm
If you have a sec, which I assume you do if you are here, click over to the Time Out Chicago’s blog and read the delightful little piece posted yesterday about Pilcrow Lit Fest. The festival, which, by the way, is just about in order and ready to roll May 22-25 here in Chicago. Sweet!
The [...]
February 19, 2008 – 11:28 pm
Oy Vey: Who wants to buy a pile of awful CDs? I mean really awful. It’s shameful. I’m an mp3 gal, so I haven’t bought CDs in years, and well, it shows. Anyway, I want the crap out of the house. I dunno, maybe 75-100 of them. Shitty mixes I was given like a decade [...]
