loose ends and miscellany

shannen doherty
in a recent comment over at kat's blog, i badly butchered the spelling of her favorite heather's first and last names. as a huge shannen doherty fan, i'm deeply embarrassed. in a related note, i was reading in elle girl that shannen was sarah michelle gellar's favorite heather as well, and when they met, she found it hard not to keep quoting heathers lines to her. awesome.

the shocker
who knew about the shocker? or rather, that it's called that? [memepool]

fan mail
i sent my first ever fan letter today to tom martinelli, a painter whose most excellent spot paintings i used to enjoy while back in grad school at thomas solomon's garage, a now-defunct gallery in los angeles. i found him again at minus space. damn. there's some beautiful work there. i don't know if i'll ever do it again; writing fan mail makes me feel like a dork.

falun gong
i was baby-sitting the art truck last night when this truck drove by. it was a flatbed with a huge cage on the back filled with clumsily-made dummies, all of whom looked to have been tortured by the chinese. i'll say it again: these people must be stopped. since the falun gong invaded new york, my daily sightings of images of torture have jumped 87%. and i don't believe their claims of how peaceful they are; they're spooky and culty.

destiny
a retired executive from sara lee, missing since september 14th, was found yesterday frozen in a rented storage unit. [captivate]