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March 2006

Month archive / 15 posts

Consumption: March 2006

On the Web
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Superfluous

when the prom blacked out
her superfluous hairspray
would light our way out

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Confluence

the Pontiff panicked
swept up in a confluence
of unwed mothers

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Stolid

we remained stolid
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
did not interest us

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Looking Down My Nose Into the Mirror

I have a disappointing capacity for insufferable snobbery. I won’t deny it. But I’m not beyond accepting my comeuppance, however quietly self-administered it may be.

Last night, I attended a free screening of Thank You for Smoking, a new comedy which satirizes the tobacco legislation debate. It’s a film designed to hook mainstream audiences with simple, recognizable caricatures of the players on both sides of the issue, and an unfaltering confidence in its own cleverness.… See more →

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Paterfamilas

sainted Uncle Stu
our paterfamilias
has never been kissed

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Succor

when the business failed
he was succored by his dreams
of a vengeful god

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Aubade

woken by the dawn
she traced a tender aubade
in last night’s dinner

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Paragon

Pál of Hungary
paragon of glass eaters
choked on his danish

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South by Southwest Interactive & Film 2006

Although most people are completely unaware that it encompasses anything other than music, South by Southwest is one of the world’s largest interactive conferences. 2006 was the biggest SXSW Interactive ever, or so assumes this second-timer, for whom the scope of “ever” begins in 2005. There were more panels, more parties, and most importantly, more people, many of whom were old friends, and many of whom are now new friends.

Things were looking a bit… See more →

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Go Pets Go album cover

Go Pets Go

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Leaving on a Jet Plane

If anyone is still reading, I’ll be leaving for Austin in a little over a week for South by Southwest, where I will be immersed in symposiums, cinema, and suds-soaked socialization for five glorious days. Last year’s SXSW was a big part of what made 2005 the best year I have had in a long time; it was a steel-toed inspirational kick in the pants, and a networking free-for-all whose participants generally inhabited more warmth… See more →

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