When I got home tonight Wolfdogg and I were talking about the upcoming Mike Doughty shows at the Bryant Lake Bowl in November. We’re a little bit worried about getting tickets because the Bryant Lake Bowl is roughly the size of the great room in Supergenius HQ. Which is to say eeny teeny.
It was then [...]

On Eurydice there’s a live version of Jeff Tweedy singing “Dear Employer” at maybe First Ave. but I am really not sure where. At the end of the song, after singing “That’s the reason that I quit, that’s the reason. . .” he says, “That sounds really good to me. I think everyone should quit [...]

So I’ve been named a finalist for the HP’s Vox Writing Contest because of a little piece I did about what inspires my writing.

You know what the best part of it is? You can go vote for me to win a big, fat amazon.com gift certificate. And you know what has two thumbs and [...]

I did it.
After years of writing short stories and listening to Peabo tell me I need to submit my work, I’ve done it. I’ve entered my story “Boobs LaRue” in Glimmer Train’s Short Story contest for new writers. I figure I’m about as new as they get.
My stomach hurts. I think this [...]

Apparently the Tibbles unearthed Sister #3’s Polaroid camera from the garage and have been obsessed with taking pictures with it ever since. The downstairs living room is littered with Polaroid pictures of Tennessee and Smoky (the cats), their dad, Sister #4, and various pieces of furniture.
Cade and Nolan are quite adept at the workings of [...]

All the writing they expect me to do at work, because it’s my job to do all the writing
My ferocious bad attitude with extra snarkiness and a good deal of scowling
The Paul Westerberg contest
Bloxorz
Distraught over CJ being told to pack his knives and leave
Preoccupied with odd sexual fantasy involving me, Carl Newman, and Neko Case
My [...]

Paul Westerberg vs. Ryan Adams.

It’s 10 a.m. and my eyes have yet to completely open. I feel a little bit like I got hit by a bus. So I decided that taking a few caffeine-infused Midols (a very beautiful wonder drug) and washing them down with a cup of coffee was a good idea.
I’m hoping to use the pending [...]

That’s right buckos, Paul Westerberg.net is giving away tickets to the upcoming MGD The Craft Series show at First Avenue. Sure, sure you could keep trying to win tickets on the radio, or you could go over to our Paul Westerberg site and win one. Where do you think you’ll find the better odds?
Come on, [...]

Now that Stink has embarked on his senior year of college and Sister #2 often has to social work on the weekend, I’ll be spending a lot of Saturday afternoons with Jaycie and Max.
It’s gonna be so rad. I recently discovered that little kids love money, and they love it so much that they will [...]

Last night I stayed up entirely too late reading Brock Clarke’s An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Home in New England (thanks for the book, Largehearted Boy).
I’m only two chapters in, but I am loving it. It’s a hilarious novel about Sam Pulsifer a guy who accidentally burned down Emily Dickinson’s house when he was 18. [...]

MTV has a reality-show called Life of Ryan about an adorable 16-year-old professional skateboarder. Yeah.

So Buzzfeed’s got a piece up on tall women dating short men. I’ve wasted most of the morning reading the posts and accompanying comments. A few of may favorites? Not wanting to date shorter men is sexist, Jezebel comments where all these 5′10″ women are talking about how hard it is to find [...]

I asked for high contrast and lots of drama, this is what Jenny the hair-cutting waif gave me. God I love her.

Fuck, it’s 11:09 p.m. and I forgot to go to bed early. I hate when I do that.