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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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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
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
I like to be under the sea
… 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
Gross Slayage
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.
Hall of the Mountain King
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
Colder than a witch’s … oh, you know.
I. Cold as … well, just plain cold today. The daily low was further below 0 than the daily high was above; it gets worse in the coming days (tomorrow and Monday our “highs” are supposed to be below zero). … Continue reading
Blurred Visions: Spaces & Places
At least that’s what the free advertising postcard that I’ve been using as a bookmark says on the front. On the back it lets me know that the opening reception — which I missed — was November 3, 6-10pm at … Continue reading