Monthly Archives: September 2004

Amber Waves of Grain

Posted on September 23, 2004 by ariel

Alas, Nina assures me all I’m bound to see this time of year are dry cornstalks but, regardless, I will be gone a few days as we journey West to her hometown, right smack in the middle of the fabled … Continue reading →

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The Buck Stops Here

Posted on September 18, 2004 by ariel

Soooo, my IBM gig wound down this week. (You can view the results at The Teaching Commission website.) That’s when things got funny. For one, what was supposed to be a seamless transition into a new gig with iVillage… wasn’t. … Continue reading →

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No Soup For You

Posted on September 13, 2004 by ariel

The Real Soup Man (don’t call him “Soup N—”) serves here. I’ll see if I can get in and try a bowl sometime.

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Much Ado About Nothing

Posted on September 12, 2004 by ariel

I just noticed I haven’t said much about life-in-general lately. So lemme rectify that: I got a (freelance) gig doing web development for IBM. Yes, that IBM. I moved to Astoria, Queens. To hear downtowners talk you might think it’s … Continue reading →

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North Fork Century Bike Ride

Posted on September 1, 2004 by ariel

To you non-bikey people out there, a “century” is when you ride a hundred miles in a day. A “metric century” — a hundred kilometers, or about 66 miles — was devised to make us wussier riders feel included. So … Continue reading →

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