Day 510/-222: Tuesday, February 5, 2008: Pinch Hitting (written 7/23/08)
Since I’m so erratic on my own blog, I’ve taken to commenting on other people’s.
Get the title, then?
I’m pinch hitting - not BATting.
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Day 509/-223: Monday, February 4, 2008: Kick It (written 7/23/08)
I’ve always said the three components of a good friend (and of course I have it defined) are: someone you like to hang out with, someone you can confide in, and someone you don’t mind asking for a favor (like, if I feel weird asking if I can stay at your place or for a ride to the airport, then we’re probably just really good acquaintances).
But that first criterion is kind of something you take for granted.
Till this article from the Onion.
Kudos to my friend Bel. And I’m glad she said it’s self-applicable before I could.
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Day 508/-224: Sunday, February 3, 2008: The World Is A Vampire (written 7/22/08)
So, I’m in a better mood today. Last night, my roommate was reading this article by Fareed Zakaria about the new world order. I’ve been watching ol’ Fareed on CNN for a while… very impressive man. So, I pulled up this book excerpt in Newsweek from a few months ago (appropriate considering that this blog is as out-of-date as I am out-of-dates) and it cheered me up.
Like everyone, I’m worried about how the rest of the world is sucking resources dry. Morally, it’s hard to root against that - after all, more and more people are being pulled out of poverty and so now that they have money they can afford to eat, drink, drive, and buy stuff. This is good for them - and Zakaria shows how it’s good for us, too.
I’ve been in a long-term state of depression over the future of this country and if you are, too, that article might make you feel better.
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Day 507/-225: Saturday, February 2, 2008: What Does That Even Mean? (written 7/17/08)
I’ve been in one of those moods in which I want the phone to ring but I don’t feel like talking to anybody.
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Rajiv’s POV
If you’re seeing only this post, then you got here by clicking from the July NL. Thank you so much for reading. Or at least skipping and clicking.
That was a major departure from the usual format of news, shows, and funny stuff I saw for the month.
Feel free to leave a comment.
COMING SOON to this space is an explanation of what that was. For now, just think about it for a while. I know I did.
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Day 506/-226: Friday, February 1, 2008: By(e) George (written 6/24/08)
Farewell to George Carlin. One of the all-time greats.
“There will be a rain dance tomorrow night. Weather permitting.”
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Day 505/-227: Thursday, January 31, 2008: Little League (written 6/4/08)
One of my favorite things to do is go to the batting cages, which I did with my friend Belinda for the 1st time in years. The park is only a few minutes from my place in Studio City. There are two things I always wanted to be - one of them is a baseball player. (The other is a DJ.) I was always good at the fundamentals in baseball and am actually pretty darned decent.
One of my other favorite things is realizing that no matter how old I get, I’ll always look like a kid.
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Day 504/-228: Wednesday, January 30, 2008: Milking It (written 6/4/08)
I finished a gallon of milk TEN DAYS after the expiration date. That is by far the farthest I’ve ever treaded into this dangerous zone. I suppose I risked a violent episode but I also have an incredibly strong stomach - and a starving artist needs to stretch food out. Too bad you can’t fill it up with water, shake it up, and set it back in the fridge.
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