I am reading a new Nicholson Baker book. I do not actually like most of his books as books, but I still attempt to read every single one. I just need to periodically consume Nicholson Baker prose. It's like chocolate. Not all chocolate is actually that great, but it all tastes like chocolate, and sometimes you just need chocolate. Generally I re- ( Read more... )

Remarks:

• + Great casting. All the major characters were well-cast, and some were downright awesome: Ian McKellen (although that's rather a no-brainer), Sam Elliot, and I'm a lifelong slave to Eva Green.
• - Terrible screenplay. Abhorrent.
• + Good job on special effects. Liked the daemon-death shimmer. I caught my breath and nearly cried when I ( Read more... )

I've been reading and writing about theology for a few hours and I was deep in my scholarly reverie when some kid knocked on my door selling magazine subscriptions and I spent $57 on three years of Seed without thinking twice.

Um.

Seeking permanence yields only suffering?

In trying to conform to an ideology, you supress yourself-whereas what is actually true is not the ideology but what you are. - Krishnamurti

But earlier, she was eating it with my chips. Does that make it ok? I find that more and more, I can't live without avocado.

No plans for a Vonnegut memorial yet. I've been busy. I'm secretly hoping that scothen_krau or diatom will just point me in the direction of a pre-made memorial. Maybe I'll just go up to Indian Rock this weekend and burn something ( Read more... )

Kurt Vonnegut is dead.
I can't really even make sentences.

I always swore that my childhood would be officially over when Gene Wilder diesI mean I guess I knew, obviously that he was probably going to die soon. But ( Read more... )