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2 June 2006

God, I miss Seattle.

To my ears, "ultramontane" sounds like the title of the next Morrissey CD.

"I promise the American people that I will not abuse this new power, unless it becomes necessary to grant myself the power to do so at a later time."

Sucks is the most concise, emphatic way we have to say something is no good.

What the hell? Does no one respect the fist tap?

I had always suspected that the Taiwanese were down with Fresno poetry, but now I know for sure.

How is the novel going? I don't want to talk about it.

Sometimes, you pay out a lot of chips and it feels like your soul has been soaked in lighter fluid and then set aflame.