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Amikor en mag kissrac voltam …

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Steve

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 →

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MyDay, iDay, we all make way for Friday …

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Steve

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 →

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Let’s call today Blahday rather than Thursday.

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Steve

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 →

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I like to be under the sea

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Steve

… In an octopus’s garden. I wanted a translation of Lenau’s short (7 stanza, 4 lines per stanza) poem “Die drei Zigeuner” (The Three Gypsies), so I searched 4M, which houses the German literature collection (see the PT area, in … Continue reading →

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Gross Slayage

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Steve

There is little more fascinating than a Geostationary Banana Over Texas. 12+(22×6)=144 episodes. 7 seasons. 40 DVDs. That is a lot of Buffy, let me tell you.

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Hall of the Mountain King

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Steve

I continue to work my way alphabetically by artist through my mp3 and ogg collection; I am now about half way through Apocalyptica. Earlier in the evening I ended up with “Hall of the Mountain King,” a Grieg cover from … Continue reading →

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Only a sequel could follow this! (Tina Kurzminski)

Posted on January 7, 2007 by Steve

You can always read Atlanta Nights (Travis Tea) if this MySpace-iary isn’t doing it for you. You might also want to read about more sordid publishing industry misbehavior. Spontaneous combustion of manure starts 200-acre blaze and Man Pays Library $171, … Continue reading →

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Saturday shopping joy & Frozen custard

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Steve

I finished season 6 of Buffy last night. Rather, this morning. As a result I stayed in bed until noon, and after I got up and showered Jen called, asking whether I wanted to go along for a TJ Maxx … Continue reading →

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It’s Fish Fry Friday folks

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Steve

Another Gottfriend Benn poem, this time from the collection Statische Gedichte (Static Poems), which originally came out in 1948 or so, after his publishing ban was lifted. Wer allein ist — Wer allein ist, ist auch im Geheimnis, immer steht … Continue reading →

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You all walk with the sailors of Gaul, O women.

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Steve

I “Mein blaues Klavier” Ich habe zu Hause ein blaues Klavier Und kenne doch keine Note. Es steht im Dunkel der Kellertür seitdem die Welt verrohte. Es spielen Sternenhände vier — Die Mondfrau sang im Boote — Nun tanzen die … Continue reading →

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