http://www.baldingangrily.com not gracefully Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:29:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning I got the chance to go to a press preview (sounds so official, right?) of a new exhibit of architectural models at the Nasher Sculpture Center. It's called The Art of Architecture: Foster + Partners, and it was planned in conjunction with the eminent opening of Dallas' new ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/09/25/architects-love-tiny-little-things/ "The whale, the whale! Up helm, up helm! Oh, all ye sweet powers of air, now hug me close! Let not Starbuck—ye fools, the jaw! the jaw! Is this the end of all my bursting prayers? all my life–long fidelities? Oh, Ahab, Ahab, lo, thy work. Steady! helmsman, steady. Nay, ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/09/22/ricardo-montalban-writes-for-vogue/ Here's another piece of fiction. Jerry and I are big fans of Miranda July, and I tried to emulate her with this one. When Fidel Castro moved into the corner house, the big two-story, yellow-sided ranch, Derek and I rode our dirt bikes down there to have a look. Three ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/08/17/short-fiction-fidel-castro/ There has to be a better way to die than naked on your bathroom floor. Well, obviously there is. Probably 10,000 better ways. Running with the bulls. In the arms of a hot guy. Heck, I would have been happy to have died during a particularly nice wank. But naked ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/08/13/with-apologies-to-albert-brooks/ Hey-hey, look! I'm writing things! I was thinking of writing this on The Advocate Blog, but figured it would get too personal-blog-like. (I got feedback for my last post that it was too personal-blog-like.) So, last night I went to my writers' group, and we talked about writing and stories and things. ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/04/22/in-which-i-feebly-rant/ Or tweets that are very old, but still fresh as the day they were born. Claiming all the cinnamon-sugar pita chips for my own consumption. Priding myself on my Columbus-like resolution. Organizing a sit-in. Of one. On my couch. We're protesting the lack of good television by forcing ourselves to watch ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/02/11/latest-tweets/ I just got a "Yeah, about that..." call from the editor at The Advocate. Remember the piece that I said I had worked so hard on? The one that I said I was so proud of? It's not going to run. Now they want me to write an opinion piece ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/01/28/a-corollary-to-the-last-post-bummer/ As you can tell, the updates for my blog have started to dwindle. Yeah, it may be a cop-out to say I'm busy, but it's the truth. And I'm busy doing stuff that I find exciting. So I guess I can at least update you on those small things that ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/01/22/whats-keeping-me-from-you/ If you run, bike, swim, you know that there is a point at which all that extra adrenaline gives you a great feeling. If you’re outside, the light looks more beautiful, the colors more vibrant, all the smells – even the fertilizer – smell better. If you’re inside, your fellow ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/01/20/in-which-vanna-white-freaks-my-freak/ midline rhyming alliteration galore never-ending upbeat-to-downbeat syncopation Euro-Robo Britney at her Euro-Robotiest It hits me in my hips.  When I'm driving and I have it cranked up, it's 1995. I'm 23, it's Saturday night, and I'm on my way to J.R.'s. I'm blaring "No More I Love Yous." I'm ordering a 7&7 because that's ... http://www.baldingangrily.com/2009/01/05/why-im-currently-obsessing-over-britney-spearss-trouble/