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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Trapped today, trapped tomorrow …
I’ll start with an L.M. Montgomery quote that I “stole” from Jasmine: “I’d like to add some beauty to life. I don’t exactly want to make people know more…though I understand that is the noblest ambition…but I’d love to make … Continue reading
Let’s talk about two things that suck
1) the NY Times article on Lost and Heroes (among other TV shows): “The Unseen and Unexplained, Inching Closer to the Truth” by Alessandra Stanley. To quote the author and article: “‘Lost,’ on ABC tonight, is the most intriguing of … Continue reading
I’ll begin a lot of sentences with “I”
A quick summary of the day. It started with a giant “FUCK!” The exclamation, not an enjoyable encounter.
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I’ve got imitation ice cream. Yum.
I finished 23 hours of so of “E” this afternoon when I made it through two albums of Evanescence. Here’s the thing, it’s just light nu-metal with a female vocalist, and it accomplishes the same thing as those generic-world-music-female-vocalist tracks … Continue reading
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Layla and Cocaine
Up to Clapton, Eric. After that? … well, the Eurhythmics make an appearance, along with Evanescence. “Evangescence” by Hugo von Hofmannsthal And still upon my cheek I feel their breath. How can it be, these days that were so near … Continue reading
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It’s fish-fry-Friday, but I did not get any fish today.
I stayed in the department rather late, even though after a short day of teaching I wanted to get out early … alas! Julie visited my class today to hand out some surveys; it seems Melissa was a student of … Continue reading
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Stranded at Sam Waltons’s place
Music: Edie Brickell (from Volcano); other “E” singers and bands on the list include ELO, Elis Regina, Sir Elton, Elvis, Eminem, Enrique Iglesias, Enya, Eric Clapton, the Eurythmics, Eva Trout, and Evanescence. The Clapton and Eurythmics are the things I … Continue reading
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