Terence Burke Was An Awesome Human (1969 - 2024)

Terence Burke Was An Awesome Human (1969 - 2024) So we lost my good friend Terence last year. One August night he just quietly died in his sleep. We were all devastated. He was only 54. I can't say enough about how awesome Terence was, and that's both personally and professionally. I knew him a little through the music scene, then in 2007 I hired him at my workplace. He impressed the pants off everybody, was a fast learner and a superb employee. We became friends. We had many friends in…

Big 103 Boston…My New Jam, Baby

Big 103 Boston…My New Jam, Baby You guys. I accidentally found a really cool radio station. Google "Big 103 Boston" to stream it (or click the link at the bottom). Or if you're near me in Boston, tune to 103 FM. That's how I found it, twiddling the knob of the little radio I bought myself last summer, They play a wider variety than most stations. Hip hop, Indie, Metal, Pop. I got some screen shots from different days/times--check it out! If you're anythin…

Those Toy Soldiers! Another Throwback Thursday That Cracks Me Up

Those Toy Soldiers! Another Throwback Thursday That Cracks Me Up OMG you guys. I posted this old entry back in 2015, as a Throwback to an old Diaryland entry from 2003. This is a funny story from the old apartment! LOL! Like we frequently say to each other, "We have been together a looooong tiiiiime." So Joe's been playing Army Men on the Playstation. If you haven't seen this thing, it's this old school video game where you play as green plastic army men, and you wage war against the t…

Reddit Deleted My Post About Amanda Palmer's Eyebrows But I Don't Need Reddit When I Have This Blog

Reddit Deleted My Post About Amanda Palmer's Eyebrows But I Don't Need Reddit When I Have This Blog I posted in the /whybrows subreddit the other day, which is a hilarious collection of truly astonishing eyebrow decisions from around the web. I tried to read the rules for the subreddit first, but there was nothing written under Rules. My post sparked a lively discussion about Amanda and the current state of affairs on that topic, and got 50 upvotes before they took it down. Obviously we were enjoying it. And it imparted some new info for peopl…

Books: The Night Circus (part 1?)

Books: The Night Circus (part 1?) I got a bunch of books for holing up and reading this winter, and the first one I picked from the TBR pile was The Night Circus. Ninety pages in, I put it down, thought a minute, then Googled “I hated the Night Circus.” Found a Reddit thread. And a Goodreads thread. And a Facebook thread . All asking basically the same question: WTF? Well. I’m glad it’s not just me. I had a stroke two years ago and some of my, I guess you could say, taste…