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Category: Media
of recent moments; not now.
Yesterday afternoon I had a bit of a nap, having finished up on a deadline. It took awhile to fall asleep; I lay there, eyes closed, sounds from out on the street coming in. I love that middle realm– you're not asleep yet but neither are you really awake. Often in that space I experience… Continue reading of recent moments; not now.
good words
"A walking pace is the speed of community." (Bull Bunn for Salon) "She possessed the hopeful, hopeless courage of the poor, which is perhaps the most appealing of all human qualities…" - Gene Wolfe, from The Shadow of the Torturer
Baedeker
In addition to an unwieldy collection of forks, I have a small collection of these old guidebooks. I first heard of them in A Room with a View, wherein intrepid traveler and lady novelist Eleanor Lavish despises both the books and the tourists who use them– proclaiming every copy should be "flung into the Arno."… Continue reading Baedeker
bits and bobs (and buttons!)
I started re-reading Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, last night (nearly finished), on account of all the hoopla about the animated film on its way. It really is a great story– so many bits of sparkle and sharp points writing. I'm sure the film will be impressive, but I can't help wishing that the "look" of… Continue reading bits and bobs (and buttons!)
dreamfish & timetravel
I've been reading "Winter's Tale" by Mark Helprin. Escaping into a magic, mythic New York covering the turns of two centuries has been a delight. The Lake of the Coheeries is across the river– New Amsterdam frozen in time. It imparts a fierce glitter to all things winter and icy (and allowed me to have… Continue reading dreamfish & timetravel
Overheard in the ether
Two things in rapid succession that meshed nicely (and made me smile): An excerpt from an online column: "Well, that whole faux-happy moment [in our culture] appears to have expired. So you are right where you should be: full of trembling and dread, eyes wide open, unable to filter out the chaos of reality." Followed… Continue reading Overheard in the ether
l i s t m a k i n g
Today I did a drawing of a rutabega (see above). A magic rutabega. (More on why later...) Oh. Oops-- turns out I've been spelling it wrong, according to Mirriam-Webster. It's rutabaga! There is a mighty thunderstorm occurring RIGHT NOW! A beautiful summer storm, following several hours of that tinged purple sky and flashes of heat… Continue reading l i s t m a k i n g
mmmmm plastic.
There appears to be a swirling mass of plastic debris in the Pacific ocean that is TWICE the size of TEXAS; a very high price for an unnecessary convenience. This article on Salon gives a brief overview, and also points out s few new laws designed to discourage usage. It is a simple thing to… Continue reading mmmmm plastic.
A very full weekend indeed.
Friday night: dinner and drinks with some friends we hadn't seen in awhile. Saturday: a delightful bike ride through Gowanus and into Red Hook, where we had brunch, then watched the Mets lose to Chicago. Dinner at Anders that night, then a screening of "The Ghosts of Flatbush", which had some really phenomenal old footage.… Continue reading A very full weekend indeed.
e daggar art: THE MUSEUM 