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Thursday Tranquility
It did’t begin that way, with a continued argument of some sort at 2:30 in the morning … 3am, even: a couple women raising their voices outside, and at least down a couple doors, never coming to blows but obviously … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, books, coffee, food, holidays, meringue, pie, stars, television, The X-Files
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Tuesday Tasks
A new coffee, contemplating ‘grains’, and needing to tidy up. As for the last: I needed a postage stamp, which necessitated combing through a box of miscellany, leading Ms. S., whose box it was, to realize and proclaim that the … Continue reading
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Tagged appliances, coffee, food, lentils, quinoa, repairs, soy, technology, voting
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Cluttered desk, cluttered mind?
… empty desk, empty mind?
It’s fish-fry-Friday, but I had turkey.
Let’s clear some links: Occam’s Razor: a webcomic, the first I’ll post today, but not the last. In Praise of Bullshit: it cites On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt. Pinky TA: a second webcomic, but not the last. A Lesson Is … 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
Hump Day
The middle of the week; a meeting with Hans on Friday. Today I decided to watch the new Die Hard movie — Live Free of Die Hard.
Old week or new week?
I awoke on time this morning, having set my alarm so I could make it to town for brunch/lunch and writing with Richard and Amy. I went back to — a fitful — sleep for a while with a couple … 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
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
It’s a hot but emotionally empty day.
Movie of the Day: “28 Weeks Later” — a great, action-filled sequel to “28 Days Later,” though with less emotional investment. It is technically brilliant, if perhaps emotionally empty. But at times that seems to be part of ‘the point.’ … Continue reading