Holy soot! I've been here in the US for seven weeks and I haven't seen a single movie. My films, which I screened in San Francisco and the Iowa Cinematheque, do not count. So tomorrow I'm going to the Coral Ridge Mall to see Nick and ...
For weeks now I've been trying to decide on getting a tattoo on my right arm or neck. Not because tattoos are gaining a new visibility. It's a way of marking the completion of a new book, a new chapter in my life. But I have to think it over because ...
In the presidential debate last night, John McCain addressed Barack Obama as "That One." An entrepreneur was quick to cash on the one-liner by registering it on the web. The Web site is a one-stop shop for “That One” T-shirts emblazoned with the Obama campaign ...
After spending a hyperactive day -writing an essay, enjoying cups of coffee, having a haircut, ogling boys in the library- I suddenly became depressed. Wala lang. Maybe it's the gloomy weather. The emptiness of my room? Is it because my crush at the Writing Workshop snubbed me today? Maybe I'm just tired. ...
There's a photo shoot tomorrow so I decided to have a haircut. I snapped a photo using my Photobooth, again, because I look haggard in my digicam shots. I don't smile in photos because I look phony. How I wish the lighting was better. ...
I'm in the main library of the University of Iowa, finishing an essay for a journal. It's quiet here and I thought that it would be the best place to have work done. Wrong choice. I'm so distracted with all the cute boys around. For instance, the two boys occupying the table ...
