Author Archives: DAK

I’ve lately been listening a lot to Phantom Planet, the band backed on drums by Jason Schwartzman of Rushmore fame. They somewhat harken to the somewhat more mainstream band, The Strokes…but the fact that a somewhat movie-star is actually part … Continue reading →

This Saturday I’m going to the Blink 182/Green Day concert with a friend of mine. I suspect that the show will be awesome, but also sobering. Once again, it will be reaffirmed that I am decidedly not 16 anymore.

Odd Thing That My Body Just Did That Only I Will Find Interesting Having been in the sun a lot, lately, the ol’ epiderm’ is taking a bit of a drumming; and, is in fact, peeling a bit on my … Continue reading →

My latest Mirror Project submission…

I have the power I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but I have been given the ability to make some significant changes to the world in which we live. It’s not quite as drastic as if I was given access … Continue reading →

Amongst other things, this weekend found me at Musee Mechanique, an underground hot spot for the somewhat off the beaten path tourist. Located underneath the Cliff House, this little museum houses a few handfuls worth of old arcade machines from … Continue reading →

Partially inspired by a recent racially-charged topic over at Ariel’s, I thought I’d transcribe this Scientific American report from 1952: Professional boxers usually come from the lowest income groups. Two sociologists reasoned that as one ethnic group replaces another the … Continue reading →

The city in which I live has a yearly purge. Individuals call it Spring Cleaning, I don’t know what the city calls it. What makes this purge unique is the absolute dissolution of garbage segregation. There are no judgements made … Continue reading →

I’m about to make another grievous beginning blogging error: the apology post: Sorry I’ve been MIA lately. Quite a bit of my time has been spent enhancing my real life (and neglecting my virtual one) with ADG. Also, I’ve come … Continue reading →

Help So if my estimation of the reading public is correct, you are all 14-17 year old girls who work at The Gap or Hot Dog on a Stick. As such, you know a few things about being employed that … Continue reading →