David Foster Wallace committed suicide last weekend. I’ve read a few of his books, save the physically intimidating tome Infinite Jest (the thing makes the Yellow Pages look like a deck of cards), and the man’s talent is undeniable. It leaks from his ears. His style and elegance with words is so distinct that it [...]

Dear whoever:
I received a political email forward today. Instead of pumping the information straight into my head, unfiltered and unchecked, I looked around online. As far as I can determine, this stuff is accurate. So I have cleaned up the grammar and mechanics, toned it down to a more appropriate level, and reprinted it here.
Please [...]

It was nice to go home to Virginia, where everything was so green and peaceful. I couldn’t help but look up at that starry night sky and think, “Wow. We’re such tiny things. What a privilege to even be on this planet. I’m going to take this new sense of perspective with me back to [...]

I’m on a bus back to New York City right now and I have freaking internet. No idea how it works, and truth be told, I don’t particularly care.
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
- Arthur C. Clarke

Dad told me that a bad day on the water is always better than a good day at the office. I have to agree.
You see, today we were eager weekend pirates. Our friend Mark took us out to the Chesapeake Bay in a giant boat. Mom, Dad, and I filled a cooler with food and [...]

As one might expect, there are differences between sleeping with the windows open in New York City and sleeping with the windows open in Virginia.
In New York, your ears are treated to a veritable roller coaster of audio delight – the booming bass from passing cars, the cries of helpless women being mugged, and gunshots.
In [...]

It’s late and I don’t feel like saying much, but I’ll say this:
I’m at home in Virginia for the weekend. I was on a bus for four hours next to a guy who smelled so bad my eyes watered. I got through it by listening to Jesus Christ Superstar for the bajillionth time on my [...]

Let’s face it. I’m popular and attractive. And doggone it, people like me. So it only makes sense that my social calendar should suddenly be littered with extracurricular pursuits. I’ve been busy, folks. I’ve been painting the town light red. I’ve been hitting improv and sketch comedy shows since Friday. And I even went to [...]

My childhood memories of the library are warm and dear images of a younger me checking out “Choose Your Own Adventure” books by the armload and trying desperately to unravel the Dewey decimal system. In hopes to return to this similar state of nostalgic euphoria, I went to the library on 136th Street to get [...]

Mike looks out over the city that betrayed him.

Today went by smoothly and I was in an incredibly positive mood that stuck with me after work, even in the checkout line at the bookstore.
“Do you have your Borders Rewards Card, sir?”
“You bet your ass I do!”
It wasn’t all grins and exclamatories, however. Today we had to bid farewell to Mike, an intern who [...]

from: Dylan Love
to: Loudoun County Information Technology <dit@loudoun.gov>
date: Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:26 PM
subject: quick question
Dear Loudoun County IT:
Seriously?
-Dylan Love
www.thedylanlove.com

John brought it to my attention that my website has been deemed unfit for consumption by the Loudoun County Department of Information Technology, all while Broad Run High School features me on their website as a “successful alumnus.”
I was confused at first, but then I remembered that this site is full of HOT AMATEUR writing, [...]

The first order of business this afternoon was to head to 72nd and Broadway to a tasty little hangout called Gray’s Papaya. It’s a quirky and unconventional place that specializes in fruit juices and hot dogs. Their “recession special” costs $3.50 and it’ll get you two hot dogs and any kind of juice you can [...]