Jamie Doom...

answers his own rhetorical questions.

Jamie Doom bids farewell to motime.com. He can now be found at

http://www.sinosplice.com/~doom/

Come check it out. Thanks to motime for getting me started.

Doom

posted by: jmedoom at September 19, 2005 18:46 | link | comments |

On Chekhov and Grits

 

To Whom It May Concern:

 

Please contact me if you know the whereabouts

of the girl, with the particularly good posture, eating

shrimp and grits here this morning around 3:30 A.M.

 

I think I love her.

 

She seemed to be in the exact center of the

restaurant, and I was listening. She was waving her arms

and slicing the air like a conductor

bringing Rhapsody and Blue home--all this while

tightly clutching her coffee cup.

 

Not a decaf-kind-of-girl, I’m guessing.

 

And before those at her table raised their oyster shots she

spoke of Anton Chekhov. After he died, his body

was transferred from Berlin to Moscow in a refrigerated

car that had the words “Fresh Oysters” painted on the

sides. And she was laughing a most wonderfully true sound.

 

She toasted Chekhov, and while she was at

it--Tolstoy, then slurped the oyster down.

And I can’t recall glimpsing such joy over such a silly

fact(But some remember life is a beautiful comedy, and how

can we begrudge them that?).

 

Meanwhile, the companion at my table was explaining

something of great importance to him, about a car, or his

parole officer, or some interesting looking rash; just before

I cut him off with a large, “Shush.”

 

And he punched me on the nose.

 

Then I, eyes watering, went to the

restroom. And when I returned he was

gone and more importantly SHE was gone.

 

So here I sit, finishing the rest of his cheese omelet, and writing

this rather strange request. Please contact me. I’ll be the one with

a crooked, red nose and the quickly-beating heart just waiting over here.

 

posted by: jmedoom at September 14, 2005 12:39 | link | comments (2) |
poetry, jamie doom

posted by: jmedoom at September 09, 2005 16:28 | link | comments |
poetry, china, jamie doom

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posted by: jmedoom at September 01, 2005 23:35 | link | comments |

Got Mongolian Cow Sour Milk...Yogurt?

posted by: jmedoom at September 01, 2005 12:20 | link | comments (1) |

Chinese Dukes of Hazzard

Over at Hollywod China, there is some interesting news about a new Dukes of Hazzard--China series.Here is an excerpt:

"Laoban Zhu, not Boss Hog, will be the villian in the Chinese take on Dukes of Hazzard. He will be fat. He will wear all white. And he will be a big advocate of supply side economics. Each show he will  lose face to the Cousins and their Uncle Jessie (name is still the same in the Chinese Version) as they drive fast, run baijui, and save the farm/collective farm from everybodies favorite capitalist roader."

I hope I'm back in China in time to see it.

posted by: jmedoom at August 31, 2005 22:28 | link | comments (1) |

John Pasden's Chunky Salsa Web Design

John Pasden took my pleas to heart and incorporated my Chunky Salsa Web Design idea into his website. 

I know when I have been bested. And John Pasden's Chunky Salsa Web Design is better than mine. Even though the overall impact of my big Tupperware container o' salsa is appetizing, John put thought into his theme and actually had an overal design. I, on the other hand, just had a huge picture of salsa which caused my page to shift and re-structure to accomodate all that yummy salsa. So, ok, he got me. But I'll be back. Know this. Anyway, I'm sure it took him a long time to do this.

Here is a picture before John started his Chunky Salsa Web Design. See how young he looks? He seems so happy and care free here.

Here is a picture after he was done.

Even if he didn't spend a lot of time working on it...he seems to have aged a good bit. And he no longers seems like the "whimsical John"  we all love. Oh well. I hope it was worth it.

posted by: jmedoom at August 31, 2005 17:19 | link | comments (6) |

New Web Page Design

So, I was thinking about changing my web page design. I like my classic two column design right now, but I am still thinking about spicing things up a little bit. So here is my first idea...let me know what you think. It makes my page go a little widescreen, (If anybody knows where my links, archives, and counter buttons went, I would appreciate you telling me) but I like having the ability to have bigger pictures. So I think it's totally worth it. Here it is, The Chunky Salsa Design, I think it's Bumpin'.

Bang

 

 

 

posted by: jmedoom at August 29, 2005 17:18 | link | comments (5) |