  I'm not sure how exactly I stumbled across these, but there are a couple blogs that I check now that are (gasp! ) written by people I don't know. But they're so entertaining, I've actually gone back for more. Go figure! Anyway, you people (you people being the 5 or 6 regulars and the 5 or 6 occasional readers) should check them out if you're bored.
urlLink Ari Goes Down updates a few times a week. urlLink Fish Bicycle is a little more frequent. I think both of them live in Manhattan (edit: or Boston), so maybe that's the allure. I don't have too much interaction with "fast-talking east coasters" out here. Hell I don't have much interaction with anybody out here these days. 
