Guerrilla Photography

Have you ever driven down the road and were struck by the perfect composition of a scene that could only be captured from the your position in the car? This happens to me often. The problem is, who the hell wants to stand in the middle of a busy road to try to take that … [Read more…]
Poetry: Alice, Ears, and Mops
Falling down the hole that has no bottom, like Alice on her great adventure in Wonderland, my heart beats fast and hard– I hear it in my ears, throbbing–but whose ears are they? The white rabbit I followed who ran away with my dust mop? Why would he want my dust mop anyway? There is … [Read more…]
Eating Connecticut: Rocket Fine Street Food

I’m not the first blogger to wax poetic about how fantastic Rocket Fine Street Food is (CT Scenic and 60b Photography, for example, have both beaten me to the punch), but it’s worth repeating. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you should–you won’t regret it. The idea is simple: homemade, fresh food that is … [Read more…]
Quiet, please!

I realize libraries aren’t exactly trendy these days, but when did they become the water cooler instead of somewhere to ponder Medieval English Literature without losing your train of thought? Thumbing their noses at the various and plentiful signs warning otherwise, common courtesy proves itself once again not-so-common as college chicks giggle and gossip in … [Read more…]