Archive for May, 2006

Breaking News! Jessica Lappin Eats!

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Alex and I were scheduled to see a play tonight as part of the Manhattan Theatre Club, and it wasn’t half bad, but the important part is that, before the show, after I met her at work, we went strolling to find some place to eat dinner, and settled on Chanpen, and it wasn’t half [...]

A Black Hole

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Well that was annoying. This year’s ATS conference. I just wasn’t into it. Mostly because I was preoccupied the whole time with finishing my history class’s take-home exam, and then with trying to build a site for the local environmental group I’m helping start, Upper Green Side (and I mean “helping” in [...]

Notes On Economy

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

While the President desperately tries to A) distract from investigations of his administration and of other Republicans, and B) control the issues of the 2006 elections, other people are talking about the economy. First thing to note: tax policy pretty much has zero effect on any sort of economic recovery. Furthermore, it’s worth [...]

Fifty Degrees Below Review

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Just to link it — I think this review pretty much captures what I think about KSR’s second book in his rapid climate change trilogy, Fifty Degrees Below.
Apparently the third and final book will be called Sixty Days and Counting. I like, I like…

Community Connecting

Sunday, May 7th, 2006

I had a lot of fun today — thanks Glenn!
We went to a street fair at 76th & York where, thanks to Glenn’s work, the nascent Upper Green Side group had a spot. We handed out leaflets with “ten tips for greener city living” and got people to sign up as part of our [...]