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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Snow and Dough
Day long snowing in my neck of the woods. Gentle, though. After an hour of fiction writing around noon with friends I turned later in the afternoon to some baking. Last week it was white bread, today wheat, but after … Continue reading
Let them eat Cake
I made it to “C.” I was supposed to get together with J&C and Matt on Sunday to watch “Das Leben der Anderen” — one of the best recent German films, and one which has won a lot of awards. … Continue reading
People matter
1. Today is first about people … … getting off the 3 I ran into Regina, whom I hadn’t seen since the end of last semester (she and her husband managed to make it to Spain for their delayed honeymoon), … Continue reading
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Snow becomes slush / My mind turns to mush
When I arrived at Fair Trade this afternoon shortly before 5p.m. and took a seat along the front window I found a hardcover copy of Stephen Donaldson’s Runes of the Earth (the most recently — I believe — Thomas Covenant … Continue reading
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Shoes
I like new clothes, I like clean clothes, I like comfortable, non-torn clothes. And shoes, too. But shopping for them is not something I do on a regular basis. I do not hate shopping; in fact, I rather like a … Continue reading
Mitteilungen aus Madison, or: “who prompts visions of sex with a Smurf”
My office has not been touched since December; the week before xmas I came in twice to hold “office hours” of sorts, allowing my students to come by and pick up old homework, quizzes, exams, and papers.I always want my … Continue reading
I’m feeling Björked today.
If you want to learn Ruby, a good place to start is the Ruby in Twenty Minutes quick tutorial. It’s easy to follow for users of Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Today is Björk-Day in my apartment, and I’m … Continue reading
Amikor en mag kissrac voltam …
Music of the Day: I finished with the Beastie Boys the other day, so had Ben Folds last night, which I finished this afternoon. I just loaded Besh o droM, which I’ll recommend to anyone who will listen … Today’s … Continue reading
MyDay, iDay, we all make way for Friday …
The story is nearly two years old, but it doesn’t get any less interesting or amusing: Russian Man Grows Penis on Arm: “Russian doctors have conducted an 11-hour operation to replace a patient’s deformed penis with one grown on his … Continue reading
Let’s call today Blahday rather than Thursday.
I got up late but not too late. No energy, even after a shower, tea, and cereal. Just no desire to do anything. For another blog I was writing about Goethe’s West-Eastern Divan (a large, beautiful, cycle of poems inspired … Continue reading