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100 Performances For The Hole at Somarts

on January 04, 2014

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If you are in the Bay Area join us tonight for 100 Performances For The Hole at Somarts.
I'm on around 9:45.

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Humans and the pandemic

After just a few days of being locked in with a toddler and getting zero time to myself (not counting Netflix time - thank you, Netflix, my one and only babysitter and saviour!) I notice that I am full of aggression and that things that I would usually let go really upset me. On social media people have been posting about their life in quarantine, when really they are fine and just not able to go to the pub because it's closed. We are new to the situation and terminology, but 10 days in I really do expect you to know the difference between social distancing and being quarantined, as well as the difference between corona and coronary (heart disease), though they do share the latin root. I want to punch every one in the face who posts how the went to the park to meet a friend on day 10 of quarantine... you are obviously not in quarantine!!! Another word that makes me want to puke is the word "homeoffice". Is that a word? Who came up with this? And musings like "mee

Rave Review of BIRDS

This review is so funny and insightful - thank you so much, Weird Magazine! https://www.weirdmagazin.de/birds-von-johanna-thompson/

I spent all of yesterday in Tokyo. I really like Tokyo, especially Shibuya and Shinjuku during rush hour. I know it sounds crazy. But there are very few places I have found that have a comparably dense energy: millions of frantic commuters trying to get to their trains, rushing to get snack in the departmentstore deli, pushing, fighting being passive agressively rude and selfish, selfish, selfish. You should try it sometime. It is the one time when it doesn't matter if you are Japanese or Gaijin. It is about getting what you want.

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