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Funky Spaceman tee (pic)

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

I love my "funkalicious" spaceman tee-shirt I just got from Threadless! I do kind of wish I had waited a few days, since all their tees are just $12 this week. Cause I also want this one, and this one and this one and… If you drop by there and get something, use this link…

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Settling into my Prospect Heights pad

Posted on October 10, 2009 by

I finally got a few hours today to get a bit more settled into my new Prospect Heights apartment. On the plus side, I've got the bedroom and the bathroom basically sorted at this point.  On the negative side, the two middle rooms are kind of a disaster and the kitchen is still pretty messy. …

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What things inspire strangers to chat with you?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by

I was riding my Brompton folding bike home today, when a sudden thunderstorm forced me under an awning in Chinatown.  As I was checking my mail on my phone, I heard some tapping behind me. This guy in the closed up shop I was standing in front of was gesturing at my bike and gave…

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Street style + vintage cool: Vans “Wingtip Era” sneakers

Posted on July 25, 2009 by

Vans has come out with a new line of "classic" shoes, cashing in on the retro sneaker fetish that seems to be all the rage. After hitting up the site, and surfing around the retro sneaker blogosphere (yes, this exists), I found a pair that I just had to have: the "Wingtip Era" two-tone sneakers….

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Thoughts on Four Decades of Being Rik

Posted on July 3, 2009July 29, 2019 by

Today marks my 40th year on this planet. I wish I had some grand epiphany to share at this point in my life.  But being a Quaker, I know that revelations don’t necessarily work on a schedule. People have been asking me what it feels like to turn 40. On the one hand, not much…

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Show your Filipino pride with Barkada tees!

Posted on May 16, 2009 by

My friend Ardith and her sister Arlene announce that their Filipino-themed tee-shirt company Barkada(ko) has launched their new website.  Back in the day, you had to hunt them down at at a street festival in New York or San Francisco and hope they had your size.  Now you can get them on the online any…

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Edgar Wright posts 1st videoblog from set of “Scott Pilgrim” flick!

Posted on April 11, 2009 by

Blog One – Introduction – Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World from Scott Pilgrim The Movie on Vimeo.Edgar Wright, the director of "Scott Pilgrim Versus the World," has posted the first video post in the production blog for the film.  Based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's celebrated indie comic series "Scott Pilgrim," the film chronicles the adventures…

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An interesting proposition: Let’s make a baby together

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

Let's say that I know this guy who has a really interesting choice to make.  This guy is friends with a very sweet lesbian couple.  The couple calls the guy over the weekend and make him a proposition: they would like him to be the biological father of their child.  The guy learns that it's…

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Reading List: Star Trek comics, Quaker mystics, b-girls, and small town drama

Posted on January 1, 2009 by

I've been trying to get caught up on my reading list.  Here's some of the great stuff that's on my bookshelf: The Greatest Man in Cedar Hole by Stephanie Doyon A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly Star Trek New Frontier by Peter David We B*girlz by Martha Cooper and Nika Kramer More about each…

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52nd Swifty self-portrait!

Posted on December 29, 2008 by

My roommate and friend Swifty just posted his 52nd and final self-portrait as part of the "52 Weeks" Flickr group.  Check out all of Swifty's self-portraits here.  Some of my favorites: Swifty as a monster for Halloween The Epcot Tour On the throne Fall edition of International Male catalog Mermaid Swifty Swifty in the rain…

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