fiveoclockbot http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/ en-us 2008-07-14T20:29:43-06:00 I'm not here to make friends http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001314.php jason 2008-07-14T20:29:43-06:00 Three hours north of Toronto... http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001315.php Tom and I stopped for lunch in a small town. At the only diner that seemed equipped to provide two hungry road-trippers with sustenance, we asked for a chicken sandwich. "Is it like a chicken burger?" I asked. "Somewhat," replied... jason 2008-07-14T08:02:58-06:00 Aussies_2 http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001313.php jason 2008-07-13T20:28:45-06:00 Aussies_1 http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001312.php jason 2008-07-13T20:28:23-06:00 Shakespeare in the Park http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001311.php I'm not one for celebrity. Walking the great cities of the world--London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris--I'm sure I've passed the occasional Big Name but I would never notice. And frankly, when they're pointed out to me I barely... jason 2008-06-18T13:49:51-06:00 Exercises in appropriation http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001310.php When I visit Marc in NYC we barely ever go into Manhattan. Why would we? Brooklyn is ten times better--cheaper food, easier mis-en-scenes, nicer boys, cuter cafes, more trees and parks. It's always seemed more real to me, whereas... jason 2008-06-16T15:14:04-06:00 Yes, it's been awhile http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001309.php Currently in a Brooklyn coffee shop enjoying an iced tea and listening to Last Shadow Puppets. Having a glorious time here without you. It's been a long time since I wrote--I suppose for the same reason I sometimes don't answer... jason 2008-06-16T14:45:21-06:00 Uncontacted no more http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001308.php Spotted in the forest near the border with Peru... Most interesting are the postures...... jason 2008-05-30T09:57:22-06:00 Book Launch 2.0 http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001307.php This is the world I work in...... jason 2008-05-17T14:53:43-06:00 My neighborhood http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001306.php Biking through the alley adjacent to my building yesterday morning, I saw this sign. I thought I'd help this person out but publicizing the theft. Please, please, if you took this person's compost toilet, for heaven's sake return it!... jason 2008-05-13T07:56:22-06:00 Fish out of water http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001305.php This was parked down the street from my apartment last night...... jason 2008-05-08T07:54:34-06:00 Hotties play World of Warcraft, too http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001304.php See?... jason 2008-05-07T10:31:22-06:00 In which my secret nerdy habits and my professional life converge http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001303.php Yes, I'll probably be attending John Bohannon's academic conference inside World of Warcraft, "Convergence of the Real and the Virtual." I'm trying to get my boss to cover a month's subscription costs but I doubt that's gonna fly. By... jason 2008-05-06T08:18:44-06:00 Crane, Monroe, and Toibin http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001302.php In the April 17 issue of The New York Review of Books, one of my favorite authors, Colm Toibin, plumbs the recently-published Hart Crane: Complete Poems and Selected Letters. I haven't read much of Crane, but after coming across this... jason 2008-05-05T09:43:02-06:00 Grand theft auto http://www.fiveoclockbot.com/blog/archives/001301.php Yeah, I had to do it. I was remaining obliviously cool to the release of Grant Theft Auto IV this week until I started reading all the 10 out of 10 reviews it was getting. And the Crypto Jew... jason 2008-05-01T12:07:22-06:00