“I love to say it because it upsets everyone terribly—Burroughs is probably the most influential writer in the entire history of the world.” From this amazing interview that
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The Depths of Stupidity
Apparently, I used to have a blog on Blogspot. I wrote two entries in spring of 2008 and then forgot about it. One of them is pretty good.
From Eazy-E to Jay-Z: Rap as Poetry
The first rap song I ever heard was Eazy-E’s Nobody Move, a song about the disgust a man feels when he discovers he’s attempting to rape a transvestite
God gives us our free agency. He gives us the power to choose Satan.
I just ran into some friendly Mormon missionaries out there in the barrio. They seemed like nice enough fellows, but not particularly well-informed about Mormonism. My extensive wikipedia
Those Amoral Folks in Bollywood!
If you’ve never seen a Bollywood film, you should. Every year Madrid celebrates a Bollywood festival in Lavapiés, with films shown in one of the Plazas. Last night’s
When I was a young Buddhist
When I was a young Buddhist, I learned that the first noble truth of Buddhism was “All life is suffering.” Apparently, now that I’m a decrepit old Buddhist,
My Students Are Awesome
Today I had two new students. 1) An architect who was working on a project for a university in Tripoli, until NATO invaded Libya and they evacuated everybody.
Are You Showering in a Super Panda Shower?
You can be damn sure I am! There’s nothing like spending Easter Sunday trying to fix your shower. I can tell you all about it I spent much
Now that I’m a Famous Internet Guy
Since I’m becoming something of a well-known figure in the online ESL world, I’m getting some strange emails. The other day I got one from a Spanish girl
My Downstaris Neighbor is the Next James Joyce
She’s about 85 years old and occasionally she hits me with these Abraham Simpson-style stream-of-consciousness rants. “You young people should work all you can now because with these
