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Excerpts from my saved-mail on this date (or as close as possible) in history:
2003: "I still like the moose. On the way out tonight (maybe
you saw this) I was seized with the urge to kiss my fingertips and touch
the moose, as one is supposed to do with a mezuzah."
2002: "Same with people who talk about writing "just for yourself". Eh? I fully understand the value of not being under pressure, of writing things and thinking "if it's not good enough, I don't have to show it to anyone". But [...] I think of both writing and personal appearance as mostly forms of communication. If you think nobody's listening or looking, on a *permanent* basis, it's very hard to even conceive of your own desirability."
2001: "it's a little-known fact that Elvis's appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was considered scandalous not because of his hip movement, but because he
was originally planning to perform "Pay To Cum"."
2000: (from an online discussion about someone at a baseball game accosting a loud-cellphone-talker and throwing the phone over the side) "this is why, i have just realized, that i must buy a fake cell phone and carry it with me at all times, to be switched with the real thing immediately before the over-edge-hurling part. i'm all for humiliating rude people, but it's more honorable to sacrifice both your own property and dignity while doing so.
also, "it's a free country" is a deeply annoying bit of rejoinder."
1999: "what we would need -- and i assume this is not that hard to find -- is
software that converts MP3s to .wav files"
1998: "my expectations for it have gotten quite low. this was more like the
simpsons i remember from before college, at least. the pacing seemed a
little better."
1997: "is [he] more inclined to be friendly in his native russian? i can't imagine he would have a good image of americans that choose to learn a language he associates with evil evil evil..."
1996: "She's not a trend-following robot, but I think I have grounds to call her "indie-rock girl"at least for my own records. (Heh. Get it?) The Apartments were the other band she says is going onth at tape, so I suppose I find out.Sorry, space bat had lost functionality and my fingers are cold.Typos mayabound."
1995: "I've been offered a job similar to the camp job I had last year, but going for three weeks (July 9-29, I *think*). They want an answer comparatively soon, but I'm divided for obvious reasons. I was wondering, among other things, what point in the summer we were going to run the Game; whether this job is in any way reconcilable with being an NPC, whatever."
1994: "I've sworn off arcade games and pinball. Wish me luck."
2003: "I still like the moose. On the way out tonight (maybe
you saw this) I was seized with the urge to kiss my fingertips and touch
the moose, as one is supposed to do with a mezuzah."
2002: "Same with people who talk about writing "just for yourself". Eh? I fully understand the value of not being under pressure, of writing things and thinking "if it's not good enough, I don't have to show it to anyone". But [...] I think of both writing and personal appearance as mostly forms of communication. If you think nobody's listening or looking, on a *permanent* basis, it's very hard to even conceive of your own desirability."
2001: "it's a little-known fact that Elvis's appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was considered scandalous not because of his hip movement, but because he
was originally planning to perform "Pay To Cum"."
2000: (from an online discussion about someone at a baseball game accosting a loud-cellphone-talker and throwing the phone over the side) "this is why, i have just realized, that i must buy a fake cell phone and carry it with me at all times, to be switched with the real thing immediately before the over-edge-hurling part. i'm all for humiliating rude people, but it's more honorable to sacrifice both your own property and dignity while doing so.
also, "it's a free country" is a deeply annoying bit of rejoinder."
1999: "what we would need -- and i assume this is not that hard to find -- is
software that converts MP3s to .wav files"
1998: "my expectations for it have gotten quite low. this was more like the
simpsons i remember from before college, at least. the pacing seemed a
little better."
1997: "is [he] more inclined to be friendly in his native russian? i can't imagine he would have a good image of americans that choose to learn a language he associates with evil evil evil..."
1996: "She's not a trend-following robot, but I think I have grounds to call her "indie-rock girl"at least for my own records. (Heh. Get it?) The Apartments were the other band she says is going onth at tape, so I suppose I find out.Sorry, space bat had lost functionality and my fingers are cold.Typos mayabound."
1995: "I've been offered a job similar to the camp job I had last year, but going for three weeks (July 9-29, I *think*). They want an answer comparatively soon, but I'm divided for obvious reasons. I was wondering, among other things, what point in the summer we were going to run the Game; whether this job is in any way reconcilable with being an NPC, whatever."
1994: "I've sworn off arcade games and pinball. Wish me luck."
