tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30120502024-03-14T02:36:36.694-04:00kriheli.comRichard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comBlogger344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-58568221441632709432007-05-07T15:33:00.000-04:002007-05-08T16:22:01.088-04:00So this fairly recent post by MonkeyPants caught my attention and I feel compelled to offer up a retort. MP -- while the guy you were IMing with clearly fits a very sad profile, I don't think it is fair to lump him into generalizations about most men that date younger women. If we are going to talk in generalities, I see a different side to this. In my experience, I have seen the younger woman Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-9087376917251188352007-04-23T12:16:00.001-04:002007-04-23T12:16:19.172-04:00During this past glorious (rare) weekend, I took myself to Central Park armed with some new submissions sent into Purpleprose during the week. Amidst wielding my deft editorial prowess, I inadvertently marked up my khaki shorts in the crotch area, of all places. I quickly pulled a napkin out and headed for the nearest water fountain. After wetting said napkin, and attempting to extract the Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-3761544099354024592007-03-12T11:56:00.000-04:002007-03-12T11:57:37.115-04:00from the forthcoming series - "return of the muse"she breathesshe breathes in the balmy island airbut the wave of hurt has yet to recedeshe shivers despite the sticky humiditysweat simmers the pores of her humilityand her hand reaches to the sea, for reliefshe knows it is closeshe knows she must riseshe breathes beside mein unison, we pause with baited anticipationof discovering new moments, a Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-26540199037119686332007-03-05T11:54:00.000-05:002007-03-12T11:56:21.935-04:00from the forthcoming series - "fault line"unstable groundswonderwhy must we build the homeover unstable groundsendangering the future, the familywith unfamilar shifts and soundsconvulsing beneath our feetand the pavement, it poundsthe very essence of familial crustin retrospect, they will saywe asked for it.yes, wonderwhy we tried the roundsover unstable groundsRichard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1171130226714580022007-02-10T12:55:00.000-05:002007-02-10T13:00:16.838-05:00i am saddened to hear that joseph vincuillo (aka joey valentine), the man who gave me my most recent tattoo a little over three weeks ago was killed in an automobile accident a few days ago. he was only 20 but from the brief moments we shared i learned that he was a very insightful and engaging person to speak with. we shared similar interests with tibeten culture and now his work is forever Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1162830324524288212006-11-06T11:18:00.001-05:002009-04-30T11:26:05.567-04:00ack! the filthy one has hit a wall. a wall called "the weekend." after an evening with borat, a fun post-wedding reception, and the usual slew of errands, my nanowrimo pace screeched to a slug-like slither. i am averaging approximately 800 words now and at this pace, I am barely going to hit the half-way mark by the end of the month. i have to make sure not to let the weekends kill my Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1162569456842278512006-11-03T10:50:00.000-05:002006-11-06T11:26:41.116-05:00day two come and gone and despite falling under pace again, there was significant improvement. thought i'd reveal (as some might know already) that i am writing religious satire. plenty of material to lampoon, though it is quite an undertaking. i am still battling the urge to show more, but my own insecurities about unpolished pieces thwarts it entirely. props to nazzy for showing some honest Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1162484247232724042006-11-02T11:10:00.000-05:002006-11-06T11:27:10.946-05:00the first night of the nanowrimo journey (last night) sloppily stumbled out of the gate. in order to work at a reasonable pace and not fall signifcantly behind, i must knock out approximately 1700 words per day. i barely managed half of that - succumbing to self-doubt and too much reasoning during the process. must learn to ignore these feelings/thoughts to better tackle this daunting task. Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1162420349952135522006-11-01T17:32:00.000-05:002006-11-01T17:57:37.380-05:00day one of nanowrimo has arrived and i am about to embark on a fifty-thousand word journey to the depths of my decrepit imagination. i need all the support i can get and i will try and post word-count updates to this blog as well as mood/progress reports. i may post snippets of my work if i am feeling masochistic. i am commemorating this epic journey with the purchase of a spankin' new macbook Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1161354594048390282006-10-20T10:23:00.000-04:002006-10-20T10:29:54.143-04:00The New York Mets are the bane of my existence. I cannot stress this any more clearly and I wonder why even bother blogging about it. At this point, I honestly believe that had I not grown up as a fan of this franchise, that I might have had a better life. I have stood behind this team for the past 24 years (basically since I was 8 years old) - before David Wright and Jose Reyes were even bornRichard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1146058345643688702006-04-26T09:23:00.000-04:002006-10-18T13:06:44.873-04:00kendall: Publisher Rejects Young Novelist's Apologykendall: Do you side with this writer?rkriheli: the indian girl?kendall: Yeprkriheli: well... its a tough callkendall: Inspired is one thing.kendall: Copying is fradulent.rkriheli: agreed. i think she is lying about 'retaining' informationrkriheli: BUT... this is on par with "sampling" in music. she is just using someone else's beats and lyrics Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1138993323328670072006-02-03T14:01:00.001-05:002006-02-03T16:26:36.926-05:00I have just uploaded a leaner, streamlined version of my site. This new version is entirely CSS skinned as I have finally ditched the nested tables that this site was built on. The site may not appear much different (because content rules, baby!) but I can assure you all, this is the way to go. Please excuse the faulty areas (broken images or links, etc) of the site in the midst of the Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1138346246861655382006-01-27T02:17:00.000-05:002006-01-27T02:21:10.320-05:00Oprah, what are you doing? You bring James Frey to your show and call him out for fabricating parts of his bestselling book, A Million Little Pieces. I, too, was disappointed when I heard the news that a lot of the book was falsified. But when I gave this some serious thought, and I saw how you were unmercifully tearing Mr. Frey a new a-hole, I thought about how deluded people must be to blow Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1137536620534523372006-01-17T17:20:00.000-05:002006-01-17T17:23:51.810-05:00kendall: http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=47467richard: i have to disagree with the articlekendall: well, then say so --richard: because most bloggers are not writers at allkendall: Absolutely not.richard: just because you can kvetch out a paragraph a day about who pissed you off doesnt make you a writerkendall: it takes work to craft blog entriesrichard: bloggers are almost threatening to Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1137425520221735052006-01-16T10:31:00.000-05:002006-01-16T11:51:13.186-05:00My friend, Adam and I were discussing grossly overrated music when he asked me what I thought were the most overrated bands/groups of all time. So I whipped up this list of 25 groups that get way too much credit for their output. Enjoy. 1. PEARL JAM2. U23. LIMP BIZKIT4. NSYNC5. THE BACKSTREET BOYS6. AEROSMITH7. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS8. THE SMASHING PUMPKINS9. THE FOO FIGHTERS10. BON Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1136921328183844112006-01-10T14:18:00.000-05:002006-02-03T16:04:58.676-05:00Dear Powerbook,Seems like Mr. Jobs just gave you the boot, in favor for a slimmer, sexier upgrade - MacBookPro. Ever since the stunning announcement last summer that your heart was going to be replaced by Intel, there was a distant hope that you yourself would still stick around post-transition. Apparantly, Apple decided otherwise. Shame, because your reputation for excellence should have Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1136613182872707572006-01-06T21:33:00.000-05:002006-02-03T16:06:31.746-05:00I just got my hands on a cool little gadget that I have a glowing recommendation for. The Viewsonic NextVision N4 Video Processor is pretty damn nifty. After upgrading my monitor in my home office, I was shopping my old 19" Dell LCD when I found this device on Craigslist. I can basically use my old LCD monitor as a TV Set without the use of a computer. Excellent. So now I have an LCD TV in Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1136613157615434812006-01-05T00:52:00.000-05:002006-02-22T11:43:47.533-05:00So, now that it is pretty apparant that we are all getting spied on, I have a few words for the big Dubya. Whats up fool? Too busy to knock instead of just peeking in the windows? Too bad you had to break U.S. law by withholding this domestic surveillance spiel from the full congressional oversight committees. Isn't that grounds for impeachment? More so than a guy getting it on with an Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1136499388494130722006-01-04T21:15:00.000-05:002006-01-05T17:21:17.756-05:00Most writers are fed crap. Kendall regularly shoots interesting freelance writing ads my way, but I cannot help but feel outrage for the industry when I get to the compensation portion. Mere table scraps. Publishers who eat the lionshare of the profits should be ashamed of themselves. Selling a square inch of advertising for thousands of dollars while throwing pennies at the scribes who bustRichard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1136351205620131012006-01-03T23:05:00.000-05:002006-01-04T00:10:35.680-05:00Studies in the area of attention show that people generally have "spotlight" attention and can primarily focus on one thing at a time, although the spotlight could be enlarged to cover more ground. Well then color me a "flashlight"... or two. Lately, I have been jostling between a couple of novel-length manuscripts, The Sirius Key and Sinker (both tentative titles). I am having a difficult Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1136316110643337532006-01-02T14:21:00.000-05:002006-01-03T14:23:09.326-05:00I hate small spaces. You can say that I might have a borderline case of claustraphobia. With that said, watching the development of the West Virginian Coal Miner catastrophe has me completely on edge. My number one fear of being trapped in a small space unable to move, only gets heightened when I hear of others who are actually suffering, real-time, in that predicament. Though the situation inRichard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1136173968447468222006-01-01T21:09:00.000-05:002006-01-01T22:52:48.456-05:00Resolution typically translates to firm decisions to do or not do something. Such black & white parameters do not mix well in my system. Truthfully though, I was never big on making New Year's resolutions, simply because I find sticking to a decision to do something that is out-of-routine to begin with, somewhat onerous. So I won't sit here and write about how 2006 will be the year that I willRichard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1128235057208561612005-10-02T02:37:00.000-04:002005-10-02T20:51:58.476-04:00sighwhere's my cake?Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1119980637170364732005-06-28T13:43:00.000-04:002006-02-03T16:07:13.016-05:00KONGthe king kong trailer has finally debuted and i have to say that i am pleased with what i see. i always felt that the task peter jackson was to undertake in remaking the classic was a bit daunting, but he appears to have done all the right things. thank heaven that this does not look like another godzilla debacle. remember the "size matters" advertisement blitz? it was a sizable letdown of Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012050.post-1119466426838119042005-06-22T14:53:00.000-04:002006-02-03T16:06:55.913-05:00jessica and the dukesthis cannot happen. the dukes of hazzard used to be one of my favorite television programs. daisy duke was an object of worship for little richie growing up. since hollywood has exhausted their idea bins and they must resort to bastardizing classic shows like dukes, can they (at the very least) do so with any hint of consistency? in this "boots are made for walking" video, jessica simpson Richard Krihelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080031837213250149noreply@blogger.com