2004-04-20 - 2:33 p.m.

j ran into the chess champion on the subway and fell instantly in love. he could not stop talking about her. that should have made him easy to beat, but he wiped the chessboard with me. i sent him to the winners board and a taught me to play suicide chess.

rules of suicide chess

1. first player to lose all his pieces wins.
2. captures are compulsory. if you can take a piece, you must.
3. if there are two available captures, you can choose which one to take.
4. kings are treated just like any other piece. there is no 'check' and no castling.

after so much chess i wandered across the street to clem's, which was having an outdoor barbeque to celebrate its first anniversary. i had a hamburger and a glass of wine and sat down with the gallerist. the weather was amazing and even at 11p it was warm enough to sit outside without a jacket. everyone was buzzed, chatty, and happy. i met lighting technicians and sound designers. the gallerist got so excited she actually bit me.