Hidden City Curiosities

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Jul 1st

I’m still thinking about the aviation museum I visited in my sleep last night.

Jul 1st

I’ve been using the same Gmail address since the beta was launched. Why, then, are real people...

Jul 1st

Pedant: Someone who uses footnotes in instant messenger conversations, e.g., me.

Jul 1st

Bah, Twitter is still being recalcitrant about accepting my posts. Ah well, c’est la free.

Jul 1st

It is a very good thing I get unlimited text messages now, a very good thing indeed. I’m just...

Jun 30th

“There was a rush along the Fulham road. There was a hush in the passion play.”

Jun 30th

Do I *have* to go to work? :-(

Jun 30th

Having these dreams in my skull and not being able to get them out into text is an awful feeling.

Jun 30th

“One of the drawbacks of the World’s Best Porridge...”
— Neil Gaiman - Neil...

Jun 29th

I am dutifully assembling boxes purchased at Ikea last week, to disguise the huge piles of stuff*...

Jun 29th

Not even 10am and already a tough day. Raccoons trashed my porch last night and seem to have driven...

Jun 29th

What day is this? Must I become vertical, or can I just conduct my affairs via phone?

Jun 29th

You know, I can appreciate the name “natalie mounds” in a bom-chikka-wow-wow way, but...

Jun 28th

http://twitpic.com/2wfx - The enigmatic and enchanting @devBear enlightens us all.

Jun 28th

http://twitpic.com/2wb2 - Hanging with @bellodawg and @devBear in the Grove.

Jun 28th

I am not feeling the calm of a Saturday. Four hours and two latte mugs of espresso later I am still...

Jun 28th

I got no deeds to do, no promises to keep…

Jun 28th

Vaguely surreal afternoon. Left work early, went to my bar, and watched it transition from empty to...

Jun 27th

I am not completely convinced that my consciousness made it back from Slumberland last night....

Jun 27th

I’m lying in bed with a phone and a headache, listening to my Haitian neighbors argue loudly...

Jun 27th

Hmm, I see two text tweets never made it in. Well, good night, anyway.

Jun 27th

Oh, and for those people counting on Summize to catch their @s, it misses them fairly often,...

Jun 26th

You know, Twitter being hosed these last days has made me realize that without the conversations, it...

Jun 26th

I just received my copy of Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline”, illustrated by P. Craig...

Jun 26th

PLEASE don’t assume that everyone on your “funny e-mail” list gets your sense of...

Jun 26th

The paper holds their folded faces to the floor…

Jun 26th

The lunatics are in the hall.

Jun 26th

It would be really cool if I could read replies tomorrow, but if that isn’t possible...

Jun 26th

I’m looking for a snack, and I just found leftover airline peanuts in my purse. Score!

Jun 26th

Rassin’-frassin’ headache’s back. Igor, hand me the Black & Decker cordless...

Jun 25th

Can anyone loan me US$100,000? I promise to spend it on something ephemeral, like this:...

Jun 25th

Okay, which one of you bastards slipped “Defying Gravity” into my ear?

Jun 25th

Hello. I love you. Won’t you tell me your name?

Jun 25th

Good morning, @AnnOhio, et al.

Jun 25th

I needed a snack, so I bought some Aged Cheddar Popcorn. I kept working and ate half the bag before...

Jun 24th

And now, back to the regrettable lark-splitting of the day.

Jun 24th

I just passed two hookers on bicycles on Miami Avenue. How entrepreneurial of them!

Jun 24th

Non-narrative dreams this morning, Cronenberg-esque images and a feeling of disorientation on...

Jun 24th

“Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.”

Jun 24th

Damn it all. Some spammer has spoofed my e-mail address again. I’ve accumulated 13,000...

Jun 23rd

http://twitpic.com/2ocf - Bender is inducted into the Justice League. (Concentrating? Not much.)

Jun 23rd

Observing a few moments of silence this morning in remembrance of my favorite philosopher, George...

Jun 23rd

There’s nothing quite like having a dream of being violently robbed wake you up. I still feel...

Jun 23rd

http://twitpic.com/2n77 - Liquid sunshine?

Jun 22nd

http://twitpic.com/2muc - Lunch at Ikea. Mmmmm, meatballs….

Jun 22nd

Good morning, Twitterverse. Did anything interesting happen while I was walking in dreams?

Jun 22nd

I’m home from @dearyvette’s unbirthday party. A marvelous time was had by all, and the...

Jun 22nd

OH: Vidalia, scallion, green, or pearl?

Jun 22nd

http://twitpic.com/2lxa -

Jun 22nd

http://twitpic.com/2lu4 - @vicequeenmaria blogs the unparty.

Jun 22nd

At @dearyvette’s unbirthday party. Interestinv group.

Jun 22nd

Drizzle, drazzle, drozzle, drome, time for this one to come home. Well, actually, no, time for this...

Jun 21st

I am hating Verizon right now, and they aren’t even my cellular provider. Grrrrr……

Jun 21st

Just got off the phone with one hot blonde, and am waiting from a call-back from another. Not a bad...

Jun 21st

http://twitpic.com/2ki9 - The Porch Cats

Jun 21st

http://twitpic.com/2jkl - Miami’s two hottest bartenders, and also my friends.

Jun 21st

I am bummed out. I can’t transfer my Tubular Bells ringtone to my new phone. I’ll have...

Jun 20th

http://twitpic.com/2iqa - The kittens were too fast for me so I settled for a pic of the mother.

Jun 20th

After using it for 24 hours I am loving this Samsung Instinct phone. I really thought I would have...

Jun 20th

Good morning, Twitterverse. It’s not like I just got up, but it is a busy Friday.

Jun 20th

Looking at weather radar for Phoenix is boring. It looks like the only weather there is the...

Jun 19th

My headache has subsided enough to try Twitter on the Samsung Instinct. So far, so good.

Jun 19th

Brain hurt. Coffee no fix. Drugs no fix. Ow.

Jun 19th

My photos of New Orleans’ Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 are here [http://tinyurl.com/5f7ptr].

Jun 19th

Hello, @BohoPoetGirl!

Jun 18th

I tried to talk the guy at the Sprint Store to sell me a Samsung Instinct early, but he...

Jun 18th

Out of the doctor’s office and into the rain.

Jun 18th

Got my copy of Absolute Sandman V3 from Amazon today. Unfortunately, the corners were smashed in...

Jun 18th

I really enjoyed my stay at the St Charles Guest House [http://tinyurl.com/6zg2oa] in New Orleans....

Jun 18th

Bizarre. Someone in California is signing up for accounts using my Gmail address. I wondered why I...

Jun 18th

I just changed my office phone message to say “I no longer respond to voice mail. You have...

Jun 17th

Gee, my mood just keeps improving. You’d hardly know I had a wonderful weekend vacation at...

Jun 17th

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, in the rain. [http://tinyurl.com/68lcys]

Jun 17th

The wrong three words can really mess up your day.

Jun 17th

I feel hung over.

Jun 17th

I don’t want to get up this morning. not that I’m ever a spring out of bed line of guy,...

Jun 17th

Catching up on Tweets and mail while waiting for @akaMonty and @FabGirl’s wet t-shirt contest.

Jun 17th

I’m back in Hidden City HQ, settling in to an evening of laundry, note-taking, and —...

Jun 16th

Sitting at the airport waiting to board my plane. I am so sleepy, I just want to nap here.

Jun 16th

I just left the guest house, and am now on my way to the airport. There is nothing sweet about this...

Jun 16th

Met in New Orleans: @laurak, @ericag, @shawnz, @pguyton, and unwired Brenda, with special,...

Jun 16th

I’m sitting in the breakfast porch having coffee, and thinking about how much I really will...

Jun 16th

I hate oversleeping, but I guess it is a normal side-effect of unfamiliar amounts of exercise during...

Jun 16th

Just ordered crawfish pie and onion rings for a late dinner. I can already tell I am going to miss...

Jun 16th

Getting ready to have some dinner on my *sigh* last night in New Orleans.

Jun 16th

I just saw @fanless, age 60.

Jun 16th

I have been remiss in welcoming new followers, so welcome, one and all. I hope I can entertain...

Jun 15th

Jambalaya and a Hurricane for lunch at the Chartres House Cafe.

Jun 15th

New Orleans does weird things to people. @laurak is talking about clips, chains, and perky bits.

Jun 15th

The term “Urban cougar” is defined by @shawnz.

Jun 15th

Happy birthday to @elizasea & @laurak!

Jun 15th

Now that @pguyton has left our entourage, it is just me and four hot women. I’m afraid...

Jun 15th

There is something really comforting and oddly relaxing about waking to a New Orleans thunderstorm.

Jun 15th

To all my friends at Tobacco Road tonight, I raise this glass of New Orleans rum in your honor!

Jun 15th

If you are looking for good and interesting pizza in New Orleans, I can recommend Slice on St...

Jun 15th

Now that @shawnz has joined up the conversation has turned to perversion and polyamory.

Jun 15th

Wow! @balou would kill for almost anything from this shop! All skulls, pin-ups, and rainbows.

Jun 15th

I photograph a lot of things I don’t eat. - @pguyton

Jun 14th

We were just caught in a downpour at the Lafayette Cemetery. How appropriate is that?

Jun 14th

Back in my room for a brief cool-down before heading out into the swamp again.

Jun 14th

Breakfast in the sun room. The temperature is already high.

Jun 14th

New Orleans is a hot, sweaty city, even late at night. But so far I really like it, and the...

Jun 14th

A fortissimo tuba blast just made @laurak jump not of her skin. We were all mightily amused.

Jun 14th

Listening to these guys: www.PanoramaJazzband.com

Jun 14th

At The Spotted Cat.

Jun 14th

Crawfish etoufee. Yum.

Jun 14th

Made it to the New Orleans airport. Now to get my bag and a cab.

Jun 13th

En route via cab to quaint hotel. Older Asian man cabbie has YMCA as his ring-tone. Is it an omen...

Jun 13th

Okay, I’ve updated Hidden City for the first time in weeks. I guess I should give the power...

Jun 13th

The Nokia N800 is pretty good for the airport.

Jun 13th

<apocalypse now>Fort Lauderdale… shit; I’m still only in Fort Lauderdale…...

Jun 13th

Finally made it to Fort Lauderdale airport and worked through the parking mess, only to find my...

Jun 13th

Good morning to all my other friends (says the guy who is still procrastinating about finishing his...

Jun 13th

Time to drink more coffee and get ready for my trip to New Orleans. Visiting a new city and meeting...

Jun 13th

For the record, I hate ironing. What in Buddha’s name possessed me to buy linen clothes to...

Jun 13th

“It is easier to pass a camel through the eye of a needle, than @AnnOhio’s finger...

Jun 13th

I miss Confession 2: http://tinyurl.com/56ox2f

Jun 12th

Currently discussing playing strip poker using Tarot cards. I may need to publish the rules...

Jun 12th

Listening to Dr. Steel [http://tinyurl.com/3m5sgq], “Fibonacci Sequence”...

Jun 12th

What the screaming blue-green hell is a “Scrabble ringtone”? It just appeared in a...

Jun 12th

I suspect that taking a Xanax and washing it down with concentrated caffeine is counter-productive,...

Jun 12th

When I stop at a sidewalk window and order a colada of Cuban coffee I feel guity. They give me cups...

Jun 12th

The water is still flowing underground. I need to change the channel on my internal soundtrack.

Jun 12th

I guess I need to check to see if @theberrygirl unfollowed me. If she did, then life is no longer...

Jun 11th

If anyone sees my get up and go let me know where it went. I need it for the weekend.

Jun 11th

I was just hit by an unforeseen wave of “This is not my beautiful house.” Water must be...

Jun 11th

The new Orleans weather forecast mirrors Miami pretty well: 88/76F, with thunderstorms through the...

Jun 11th

Damn you, Twitter! Quit swallowing my posts whole!

Jun 11th

Good night, my friends. I wish you all entertaining dreams, although I hope they won’t...

Jun 11th

For those who may not yet know this, @DearYvette is a lovely dinner date, a fabulous...

Jun 11th

I may have missed something. Why did @dearyvette just name-check @DougOhio to me?

Jun 11th

Good morning. Last night’s dreams were a mixture of the surreal and the mundane. I would say...

Jun 10th

Soon I’ll be setting out on this evening’s dream travels. Anyone have any requests,...

Jun 10th

I am having trouble dislodging this image [http://twitter.com/mkhall/statuses/830410674]. This is...

Jun 9th

Last night’s travels brought me to some crumbling stone monoliths carved in the likenesses of...

Jun 9th

Repeat PSA: Bring the boys back home. Or send them somewhere else, I suppose. Support...

Jun 9th

Okay, kids. One last attempt at >140 character creativity, then I’m throwing in the towel...

Jun 9th

Bring the boys back home. Or send them somewhere else, I suppose. Support http://twittertravels.com...

Jun 9th

I am still mildly concerned that @Br3ndaBot has predicted my death will come before tomorrow...

Jun 8th

http://twitpic.com/20bu - Stylin’

Jun 8th

I am wondering where @msh2006 is going to get the samples for this: http://tinyurl.com/5ujv4b.

Jun 8th

Time to go into The Big Room and help a friend trim branches from a tree before the Evil Burning...

Jun 8th

Good morning, Twitterverse. I have returned from my night’s sojourn in the shapeless realms.

Jun 8th

Good morning to the denizens of the Twitterverse.

Jun 7th

Only some of them. ;)

Jun 7th

I cannot believe I am still at La Loggia. It is a good thing I stopped drinking a while back because...

Jun 7th

I have too much stuff in my purse.

Jun 6th

And on that note, I’m outta here. Tweet you later, kids!

Jun 6th

Bummer. I don’t think @AnnOhio loves me any longer. :-(

Jun 6th

Things seem to be getting a bit out of control these days. I need to work on that.

Jun 6th

Better living through chemistry: I have 14 pills for breakfast every morning.

Jun 6th

Hmm, now I’m losing more followers. Are these people deleting their Twitter accounts and going...

Jun 5th

Would the person who stabbed me in the right temple with a rusted icepick please come and claim it?...

Jun 5th

Listening to the Open Door cover of Pink Floyd’s “Breathe.” It’s what I need...

Jun 5th

There’s something about the sound of a Fender Rhodes piano that just mellows me out and makes...

Jun 5th

Hmm, I’m starting to get worried about @akaMonty. It isn’t like her to disappear like...

Jun 4th

Has anyone heard from @akaMonty since last night?

Jun 4th

Happy birthday to the apple of my eye, a true goddess, @DearYvette. *kiss* (Spankings later?)

Jun 4th

Damn. Power failure before my coffee is done. Is this another Monday?

Jun 4th

“Candy came from out on the island / In the back room she was everybody’s darling / But...

Jun 3rd

Brick streets, yellow skies, charcoal clouds, air heavy with salt and portent. yet I was still...

Jun 3rd

Interesting (to say the least) conversations today via SMS, IM, and DM. It’s a surprise that...

Jun 2nd

Oof. No burgers available, so I had mediocre meatloaf instead. Bleh.

Jun 2nd

Monday is monstrous, so a few of you may enjoy this thematic Muxtape: [http://mkhall.muxtape.com/]....

Jun 2nd

“Girls will be boys, and boys will be girls. / It’s a mixed up, muddled up, shook up...

Jun 2nd

Waking to the soothing glow of the LCD screen… but it is too early.

Jun 2nd

How odd. I just realized that one of my fellow regulars at Ingaard’s bar is another Miami...

Jun 2nd

Ever have one of those days where you know you should go out into the world, but would rather stay...

Jun 1st

Second good morning, Twitterverse.

Jun 1st