{"id":165,"date":"2004-08-09T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2004-08-10T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sixsquare.com\/?p=165"},"modified":"2004-08-09T22:43:00","modified_gmt":"2004-08-10T06:43:00","slug":"bemonday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sixsquare.com\/index.php\/bemonday\/","title":{"rendered":"beMonday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday is my one day off this week. Or at least it’s my one day off in a long while. I spend it wisely, writing in the morning, walking down past the Monday Farmer’s Market at Plummer Park to Melrose where I pick up my newly-repaired bicycle, nap for two hours to the faint sound of KCRW asking for money, meet Robin for coffee (do I or don’t I? I have no idea) and then swing by Sirry’s house to retrieve my turntables, mixer and the weighty crate of vinyl I left there after her party. The only wasted hour was the one I spent listening in on Boss’s Herbalife conference call, during which he whipped up the troops, dispensed Herba-advice and managed to drop the names Mark Hughes and Machiavelli during a speech on great leaders.. Mark Hughes founded Herbalife. Before I go on a rant about the generous devotion these people have for him, I’ll just supply you with a link to this fascinating article<\/a> about Hughes’ life and early death of an overdose of Doxepin and alcohol. Drugs and alcohol? The founder of Herbalife?<\/p>\n

Oh wait. I’m not gonna rant. But it’s the stuff of movies, this guy’s life.<\/p>\n

I wish I had time to go into detail about spinning tunes at Sirry’s party the other night. It’ll have to wait. But I did want to drop in long enough to draw your attention to two things.<\/p>\n

Thing #1: Jim Munroe has written a novel about a woman who suspects that her roommate is a demon. He’s written the novel, called An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil in 88 segments, crafted to look like blog entries. Starting today, he’ll be posting one entry<\/a> (chapter?) every day. Time will tell if it’s any good, but it’s a cool enough idea to warrant a look. Check it out by clicking the “Roommate From Hell” link in my blogroll to the right (and reveal THAT by clicking the “links” tab.)<\/p>\n

Thing #2: And speaking of cool blogs, I wanted to draw your attention to BeFrank’s CoolShots<\/a>. This is a man who works as a cameraman for Channel 9 (former home home of my old crush Paula Lopez<\/a>) and it’s a job that lends itself to the art of blogging. Each day’s work brings a story, either new or continuing. Some are mundane. Some wrench the gut in unexpected ways. His consistently empathic and articulate commentary (and his ready digital camera) make each entry a must-read.<\/p>\n

Check it out.<\/p>\n

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