Oh, Nick Cave

I look at you and you look at me and
deep in our hearts know it
That you weren’t much of a muse,
but then I weren’t much of a poet

-There She Goes, My Beautiful World, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

J.D. Salinger has died

Salinger was 91 and died at his New Hampshire home earlier today.

Whistler Wednesday is This Wednesday!

Directly re-posted from Carissa Halston’s journal:

I just got back from rehearsal, which tickled me no end, for the reading of my play, A Bad Day for Rain.

The show is sold out, but if you were one of the lucky souls to reserve your place on Wednesday, you should know that my play is opening the evening. So don’t be late, or you could miss it!

It’s at the Factory Theatre, January 27th, at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there!

My Photo on Gothamist

Earlier today, I received a Google Alert for my name. As it turns out, Gothamist used one of my photos to accompany a story about the Lower East Side. They provided attribution and linked to my Flickr page. Cool beans.

If you happen to like the photo, you can purchase prints via Etsy.

Massachusetts Special Election for the U.S. Senate

Residents of MA: Get out and vote in today’s special election for the U.S. Senate. If you need to know where to vote, you can check here.

Ways to Discern That You Work in Cambridge

1. You overhear the following bit of a conversation about the weather: “Yeah, there’s definitely been a change in the air mass since yesterday.”

A Thought for the New Year

“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big.”

attributed to Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (1846-1912)

Ellipsis Penguin is here.

I received an absurd and hilarious e-mail earlier today. It was, not surprisingly, created by the lovely and talented Carissa Halston.

Surreal Subway Moment

As I stood on the Green Line this morning, I took a sip of coffee. I looked up and thought I saw the reflection of my cup descending as my arm swung downward, away from my face. I then realized that it was actually a man on the platform who had made the exact same motion at the exact same time.  Very strange.

LED Dress

Fast Company has a quick look at a new LED dress. That’s amazing!