http://www.robwilliams.org My name in Rob Williams. I’m a writer. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:01:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Things are finally getting back to normal. I feel better after a nasty cold/sore throat/lost voice a couple of weeks ago. There's only two more weeks of summer school teaching left! I finished writing a grant that I had been working on for a few weeks. I'm trying to find ways to write ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/07/03/captions-wanted/ I just realized I haven't posted about Tshirts in a long time. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love crazy T-shirts. Occasionally i'll wear a T-shirt to teach in, but sometimes I worry that that i'm dressing too casual for teaching (though i've seen other teachers in shorts and ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/06/28/t-shirt-time-again/ No, not June Allyson (seen here with dreamy Peter Lawford in "Good News"). My Garden. I'm finally getting my garden to grow. It's actually just out on our front patio, but after about 3 months i'm finally seeing results! Yay! The first time i've ever grown vegetables (and fruits). Last week Ted and ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/06/26/june-is-busting-out-all-over/ Here is a picture of me from Christmas 1974. My sister, Andrea, gave it to me last week. We're planning her 40th birthday and Ted and I are in charge of the invitations. She wanted us to put a picture of her --from when she was a cute, button-nosed little ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/06/22/button-nose/ Another star from the Golden Age of the Hollywood Musical has left us. Cyd Charisse died today in Los Angeles at age 86. Read her obit here in the New York Times. And see her paired marvelously with Fred Astaire in The Bandwagon. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5thQxFld8] http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/06/17/cyd-charisse-1921-2008/  I haven't been posting lately, sorry. I just finished my teaching semester last week and this week I started teaching summer school, so I had about, umm, three days off in between. They call that a weekend. On top of that i've got a cold, that feels to me like bronchitis, ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/06/11/selma-diamond/ I think I just like putting the words "Electric Boogaloo" after anything that has a 2. So, tonight is the 2nd Photobooth reading. You might remember the first. Or maybe you were there? In any case, tonight will be more of the same: a bunch of people (well, 5 to be exact) ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/06/05/photobooth-2-electric-boogaloo/ *What should the future President read? The New York Times Book Review asked a handful of writers to recommend books for the presidential candidates. (JFK photo from Conelrad.com) I love love love Junot Diaz' words and John Irving and Francine Prose are pretty wonderful, too.  And then there's Gore Vidal... Here are some ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/06/02/wstfpr-or-why-i-love-the-new-york-times-book-review/ The gym has been great not only for my health and soon-to-be ripped-ness, but I've been catching up on NewYorkers left and right. I finally read the wonderful piece on Frank O'Hara's writing by Dan Chiasson from April 7. (photo from TheNewyorker.com) I've been a fan of Frank O'Hara for some ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/05/28/the-wonderful-world-of-frank-ohara/ I've written about Etsy before. If you don't know Etsy, you should. It's the coolest site on the web. Ok, well, it's the coolest site on the web if you're into DIY (do-it-yourself) crafts, projects, art, fashions, etc. I don't remember how I discovered Etsy--oh, wait, yes I do, it was ... http://www.robwilliams.org/2008/05/24/good-stache/