Dreamt I wrote a novel instead of the dissertation. I was in Hamburg, with a woman who was at once my mild college friend Heike and the testier Susan I knew from Santa Cruz. We had run into Amir, a guy I used to work with at the university library, and his wife (can't remember her name) at a restaurant. I told Amir about the "novel," which was a ( Read more... )

A Handy Dandy Guide to Hidden Gems on Netflix Instant Watch - As you know Bob, I have far too much time on my underemployed hands, so here's the week's trawl through all the dreadfulness:
Justine - Had no idea anyone had ever attempted to film the Alexandria Quartet, and lo it was George Cukor. The member reviews are fairly accurate (except for ( Read more... )

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EDIT (oh and apologies in advance for taking on the locutional style of the fuckin show): Just to be clear, it's not about the kiss, though that's sweet. It's about how her narration of dream-Charlie's remonstration peters out briefly, that turn aside, index finger brought to a briefly circumspect expression in and around the mouth:

"'And you ( Read more... )

all_unnecessary would totally watch Joss Whedon's May 68 in Space (or whatever he'd call it).

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1a.) I would like very much to read the taxonomy of mottoes an LJ friend has written. Villiers was a compulsive mottoer (many of them invented). One of my favorites ( Read more... )

Dream: So I'm having really great sex with what seems to be a cross between my ex and a young, non-douchey Dirk Benedict. All of a sudden, he looks at my face (has to turn me around a little), and says, pointing to a poster of THE SPICE GIRLS* on a wall next to the bed, "No nonononono no, you can't make that face! They don't approve, and neither do ( Read more... )

( I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT BATTLESTAR GALACTICA NOW )

( Ruined church, blue walls, white trim, like Wedgwood )

"The present moment, great God! 'tis the Ark of the Lord. Woe to him that lays hand upon it." DIDEROT né STENDHAL ( Read more... )