Archive for June 2008

goodbye thirty-two

In life on 25 June 2008 tagged 32, goodbye with 4 comments

today is the last day of my 32nd year, and as an homage, i’ve pulled together a list of 32 things that i’ve seen and done over the past year: traveled to a foreign country. saw the sun set from a roofdeck in baltimore. reconnected with my best friend from college. renovated my bathroom. was [...]

thank you, apple

In life, music on 24 June 2008 tagged airport express, apple, mac with 6 comments

yesterday, in a little under 10 minutes, i set up a wireless network in my condo using an apple airport express base station. now, my bose plays the music from my imac’s itunes from across the room. it’s amazing. i’m surrounded by my music. this is why i love apple products:  smart, useful, intuitive, and, [...]

class of 1993

In friends, life on 23 June 2008 tagged 1993, high school, reunion with 2 comments

i just received an invitation to my fifteen-year high school reunion.  i can’t believe it’s been fifteen years since i put on my gold cap and gown and marched to ‘pomp and circumstance’ in the warm sun of a june afternoon.  in some ways i can hardly remember the person i was in 1993, driving [...]

once

In life, movies on 22 June 2008 tagged movie, once with no comments

$160,000 and 17 days in dublin resulted in one of the best movies i’ve seen in years. simple, touching, tragic, understated and filled with music, once is definitely worth seeing. oh, and, “miluju tebe” means, “i love you” in czech. i’m still not sure if that should make me smile or cry.

borne back ceaselessly into the past

In images, life, photography, places on 21 June 2008 tagged f scott fitzgerald, rockville, st. mary's cemetery with no comments

i visited a very old friend today in rockville. i regret not having done it sooner. when i arrived at st. mary’s cemetery this morning, both a wedding and a funeral were underway. it was a strange mix of people and emotions and it reminded me, once again, of the cycles of life. i walked [...]