First of all, I think I may come back to Spain at some point to do nothing but drive around. The drive up the A-7 from Valencia was a straight shot of 170km/h the whole way (I have no idea what that is in mph, which made it that much more fun — that seems […]

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Hilarity. I’m off to Barcelona. My column will probably be posted around noon EST at LFB, if you’re interested. It’s entitled “I Am Not Snidely Whiplash.” Enjoy.

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sub-Text, and why Damian rocks… As some of you may know, I’ve been working on a project called sub-Text, a media crit webzine I hope to launch in the not-too-distant future. Believe it or not, the idea is not to just push my own political agenda, a-la FAIR or AIM, but rather to have a […]

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Even my recreation turns into politics. Iâ??m at my familyâ??s house in Oliva, and had been planning to drive to Barcelona early this week. Originally, my motivation was to go catch The Strokes on Friday. But my friends Joseán & Laura Nuñez are in a band, “Laboratorio Funk,” and theyâ??re playing in Valencia the same […]

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Dateline: Madrid. I got in yesterday afternoon, but was so tired and jetlagged (I got about an hour of sleep on the plane) that I immediately conked out. It’s now about 8am spanish time, and I figure I’ll stick around the city until Sunday, then rent a car and drive to the beach house in […]

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T-minus-one: only a day left to prepare for a month out of country, and as usual, I haven’t begun to pack… or indeed, to do any of the numerous other things I’ve got to take care of before I leave. I’m not even sure yet what I’m going to write my LFB column about, and […]

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So, I’ve finally got the design working (more or less) so let’s see if I can be more diligent about using this regularly, when I’ve got an audience to satisfy my gross narcissism, than I am with physical diaries. I’ve always thought I /should/ have a diary of some sort because of something I read […]

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As if I didn’t already have enough excuses not to do real work… Notes from the Lounge

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