The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Way I Feel

Japanese food for lunch today was surprisingly filling.... Read two stories at Uptown Jam, including the lava-lamp one. Someone asked if I ever saw "the genie again". Always feel amazed that people think these things, no matter how absurd and fantastical, are autobiographical.... Saw TV talking head and author Jonathan Alter in person today. Felt....nothing really, other than that suddenly seeing someone in 3D that you've only seen before in 2D is a bit disconcerting.... Noticed a new restaurant in the neighborhood: the Cleopatra Cafe, with a hookah in the window. Felt curious....