Vade Mecum
vade mecum: n. lit. go with me; a useful thing that one constantly carries about
Friday, June 27, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Old "old" is the new "New"
The "New Americans"
Refers to people trying to live within their means.
Cutting back on travel, food, entertainment. Learning what it means to budget and make cuts. I feel a little guilty. In the past 2 months I have spent (superfluously) more than I made annually in 1992. But then again, until recently, I was the new american. I made my clothes, lived on food from Aldi's, counted my money before gassing up the car, didn't have cable, often didn't have a tv.
We just called it poor.
I guess I didn't realize how hard things had gotten. Or how easy things had become. Meat at every meal, not pricing different brands, ordering in, picking up tabs. Buying books, clothes, craft supplies. Taking trips, planning vacations, eyeing home electronics, things no one really needs
I'll probably go back to the "New American" lifestyle. Now that it has been brought to my attention.
But it was nice to live the way the "old america" lived for a while.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Peter Lorre
Best known for his sinister roles Lorre co-starred with other horror actors such as Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff.
He now goes by the name "Noe" and works in a chicago restaurant called Mambo Grill
from working with German playwright Bertolt Brecht to this... what a shame
but held up remarkably for his age
Monday, June 02, 2008
Blogger falls by the way side
It's just too much work.
I have joined so many damn sites to view peoples pictures and now I have had to join these "Social Networking" ones too.
I'm afraid it takes up a lot of time telling, retelling and duplicating till I feel like I'm plagiarizing myself.
Also I've actually started trying to organize my writing. I do that occasionally and my bar bill tends to increase at the same time (also it's very hard not to go back to smoking during this process).
Anyway, so sorry to say, Blogger you may suffer.