SF sports
Nate Silver Was Wrong
He picked the 49ers to win the Super Bowl. We didn't do it, and we made some goddman stupid mistakes, but we held on and fought like hell. And Kaepernick proved himself.
banality
I Should've Gone to Black Barber Shops All My Life
When he was almost finished, Richard wet a towel, patted it on my head and grabbed a fistful of my hair. "Gotta add some moisture," he said. "And I can see where the weight is in your hair." He kept grabbing fistfuls of my hair, all
working out
Sign Me Up. But... The Shocking?
Rocco just signed us all up for a Tough Mudder in Tahoe this summer. You run 11 miles through 28 different obstacles, including a Mud Mile, Cargo Net Climb, 12-Foot Wall, Belly Crawl, Underwater Tunnels, Balancing Bridge, and at the end... Electroshock Therapy, where you "sprint through a field
Corin
Kurt Vonnegut Diagrams Every Story Ever
I met up with Agent Coulson, Rocco and some of their buddies at Fly Bar last night to hear about Coulson's trip to DC. We were talking about photography, developing film in a dark room, and I mentioned something I'd said to Corin last week about
dreams
Burners Will Kill You in Your Dreams
At first, they were just gross, with their DayGlo feather boas, ten-gallon hats and atonal music coming out of a 1990s boombox. In this dream, I didn't have a car, so whenever I needed groceries I had to go to the store in their VW Bus, with the
living in SF
I Saw Paul Klee in Sunnyvale
I'm on self-imposed exile in the suburbs for two days. My grandfather had hip surgery a week ago so I came down to visit. And while a I was out running errands and visiting family friends with my mom yesterday, I noticed all the streets in the sleepy
Monday Movie Review
MONDAY MOVIE REVIEW: Django Unchained
You can guess: critics and pundits will decry it for excessive violence and use of the n-word. The irony is that, for once in his career, Tarantino isn't embellishing. At least not where it counts. Because the gruesome reality of slavery is "uncomfortable and people would rather
dating
Do Girls With Books Want to Be Hit On?
Not sure why, but something Joan told me popped into my head today: that reading a book on Muni is a great way to meet guys. Now, I didn't walk up to Joan when she was reading (I met her at a party), but apparently lots of guys
dating
Back on OkCupid
Updated my OkCupid profile and sent my first message since Laina and I broke up. It's been a couple months. Need some alone time, some bro time, but here's what I'm putting out there: My Self-SummarySome days I wake up wishing I was in
growing up
When I See Stars, That's All They Are
...that's a line from "Some Nights," by fun. I've had it on repeat for the past three days. Like their other big hit, it's about being young. Obviously, right. But to me, it's also a song about not being so
Monday Movie Review
MONDAY MOVIE REVIEW: Taken 2
Since the dawn of time, men have worshipped badasses. Taken was a movie about nothing more than Liam Neeson being a badass. And it was great. Taken 2 isn't about anything beyond that – although it could be subtitled "How to Teach Your Daughter to Drive & Throw
dreams
Porn on Mars
How do you know you're almost 30, but still have the mind of a 12-year-old? Last night I had a dream that I was snowboarding and watching porn on Mars. (One of its moons actually – the powder was so fresh.) But I also dreamt that I had to