Blog by SMS

2009-08-20T19:44:00.002-04:00

Commuter haikus
Make the time go by faster
And keep me awake.

2009-08-20T19:44:00.001-04:00

Dusk over river
Lady liberty looks on
Is it friday yet?

2009-08-20T19:39:00.009-04:00

Silent subway ride
Everyone wants a pillow.
It's STILL not friday?!

2009-08-20T19:39:00.007-04:00

When life gives lemons
Sell lemonade to others.
Misery loves friends.

2009-08-20T19:39:00.005-04:00

I am THE drummer
But the band is Spinal Tap.
Holy fuck; I'm doomed.

2009-08-20T19:39:00.003-04:00

Another hailku
Written on my blackberry
No one will read it.

2009-08-20T19:39:00.001-04:00

Elderly japanese man
Scary snake tattoo
White 4-inch hair grows from mole.

2009-08-13T18:09:00.001-04:00

I normally only give people on the street change if they earn it by, say, holding the door or giving directions. But today? I need the karma.

2009-08-12T18:36:00.001-04:00

Bad a/c on the q; lots of condensation. Really wet seat. A kid dries it off and sits on his mothers lap. It starts dripping, she pulls out umbrella. All smile

2009-06-19T20:16:00.005-04:00

Sometimes I feel like I'm just a framing device in the plot of my own life. And I couldn't be happier.

2009-06-19T20:16:00.003-04:00

2009-06-19T20:16:00.001-04:00

Sometimes I feel like I'm just a framing device in the plot of my own life.

2009-03-02T18:07:00.001-05:00

Dear people sharing the bench with me on the 6: stop smooching and sit up; you're taking up twice the space and I'd rather not be pushed against the rail. Grr.

2009-02-12T16:32:00.001-05:00

A haiku:
empty subway car
Smelly homeless man asleep
I'll crowd in up there

2009-02-01T19:35:00.001-05:00

People who carry bottle openers on their keychain are total tools. Sorry!

2009-01-03T18:15:00.001-05:00

Glass half-full or half empty? Either way, there's something in the glass.

2008-12-11T14:01:00.001-05:00

Pet peeve #47: "Can I get a hamburger?" "what kind of cheese do you want with that?"

2008-12-11T11:09:00.001-05:00

It's not worth crying over spiled milk, but evidently coffee is a different story.

2008-12-03T15:57:00.001-05:00

halfwritten melodies.
I wait for them to write themselves
but they have no hands

2008-12-03T15:56:00.009-05:00

Tattoo half covered
by the girl hanging on him
with her tongue down his throat.
Does she realize it's rush hour?

2008-12-03T15:56:00.007-05:00

She walks in to my car
but doesn't look up.
Good thing, too.
I haven't spoken to her since she dumped me.

2008-12-03T15:56:00.005-05:00

Writing poetry on my smartphone
waiting for a seat to open up.
I have a heavy bag today!

2008-12-03T15:56:00.003-05:00

She works at trader joes and uses a mac.
I already know I cannot love her

2008-12-03T15:56:00.001-05:00

he puts his affairs in oder
as we pull into 59th st
he studies his flashcards
and doesn't realize he missed his stop

2008-12-02T13:58:00.001-05:00

I think my life would be infinitely better if I had a bag of M&Ms for desert at every meal.

2008-11-29T18:14:00.001-05:00

Note to self: mixing Gil Evans with Mulgrew Miller is awesome. Note to others: look 'em up and then email me for a sample track.

2008-11-29T17:57:00.001-05:00

Watching the coastline and the traffic pass by in the night with the thoughts of New York ahead of me. I love the train.

2008-11-28T21:55:00.001-05:00

Wisdom of the moment, a bad parallel to the stock market: "you shouldn't play poker if you don't know how many cards are in a deck."

2008-11-28T13:07:00.001-05:00

This blog will be entirely done by text message. I guess the plan is to write what I see, 160 characters at a time.