I'm going to fill out the poll eventually, but I just had to say... best. userpic. EVAR. I heart Kurt. :) What'd you think of Timequake, by the way? I rather got the impression Kurt himself was saying goodbye, but if he was, jolly good show he made of it. I appreciate his other caustically humorous observations, but it was nice to see him say, essentially, "all in all, life isn't that bad."
Oh, and a Dr. Halli story: he was on vacation and went for a barely post-sunrise walk on the beach. He came upon a man standing just at the tide line, letting the water just barely wash over his feet as he dug his toes into the sand and stared out at the horizon. As Dr. Halli got closer, he realized it was none other than Kurt Vonnegut; Kurt looked up at him and said "What a beautiful day!" Dr. Halli, who at the time had never read any of his books (he recognized Vonnegut from book jackets and press photos) was at a loss for words and simply said "It most certainly is!" and kept walking.
Also, Dr. Allison, one of the coolest UA English profs you've never heard of, has been out drinking a couple of times with Vonnegut. And now I'm all out of Vonnegut stories. :)
Re: THE PIC!!!!missmagicsJuly 9 2003, 21:13:46 UTC
oh before i head off to bed-- i forgot to tell you what i thought of timequake! that's for very good reason too. i normally have to reread vonnegut's books at least once before i feel prepared to discuss them with any intelligence. y'know...getting past my initial reactions and really tying everything together to get a big picture in my mind usually doesn't happen until the second reading (or third or fourth) for me.
Oh, and a Dr. Halli story: he was on vacation and went for a barely post-sunrise walk on the beach. He came upon a man standing just at the tide line, letting the water just barely wash over his feet as he dug his toes into the sand and stared out at the horizon. As Dr. Halli got closer, he realized it was none other than Kurt Vonnegut; Kurt looked up at him and said "What a beautiful day!" Dr. Halli, who at the time had never read any of his books (he recognized Vonnegut from book jackets and press photos) was at a loss for words and simply said "It most certainly is!" and kept walking.
Also, Dr. Allison, one of the coolest UA English profs you've never heard of, has been out drinking a couple of times with Vonnegut. And now I'm all out of Vonnegut stories. :)
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