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A Friday Roundup
It’s an NPR sort of Friday. Ms. S. tells me that her morning commute is often defined by what’s on NPR; I, on the other hand, get it mainly through their website. Years ago in Madison I used that 3-CD-changer, … Continue reading
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Bookends and Book Notes
Neither the potato-lentil “creme” nor the pizza mentioned yesterday were made. Ms. S. returned home at the expected time and we got a little television in before bed. Schedules can be busy, packed, hectic, and disjointed. They skew; they do … Continue reading
Thorsday — no thunder
At Fair Trade I finished Prague, Arthur Phillips’s first novel. He has a new one out there, Angelica, which Salon recently reviewed: The extravagantly talented novelist Arthur Phillips seems to be making a grand tour of all the best literary … Continue reading
Keeping it brief
After watching “Family of the Blood” I watched two more — this time really really good — Doctor Who episodes last night: “Blink” and “Utopia.” “Blink” is a stand-alone episode in the mold of a season 2 story told from … Continue reading
And another week ends
I got into town today, went to the Union, had lunch there, and enjoyed the general grayness that was outside from within the bright confines of the Lakefront Cafe while I ate a burger and worked on my computer.
Monday: beer, brats, and iced coffee
After watching the thoroughly mediocre but promising “Natural City” (nifty ideas, good love story potential, less than inspirational execution) I returned the 4 DVDs I rented the other day and stopped by Fair Trade for a bit to draw and … Continue reading
Friday, but not freaky
Today’s heat made me stay inside, want to stay inside, but the funny thing is, it was nicer outside, despite the heat. For outside there was air movement, if perhaps still no real breeze. While inside I have no AC, … Continue reading
New York: Day 17 / Madison
From Madison Ave. and Madison Square Garden to Madison. I made a mistake — the 12th, not the 13th, is/was my return date … I’m glad I figured that out before I missed my flight.
New York: Day 14
This is my 3rd Saturday in the “Big Apple.” I heard from Jyoti today, who heard from her Korean friend who lives across the street and went with us to the ballet last night, that as said Korean friend was … Continue reading
Operation Cheesecake? Success
However, there is a shorter-than-expected diary here because I am f**king p***ed … my fault? I don’t know. I blame Firefox, I blame MySpace … I blame somebody else …