Trying to think of how to catch you up to the state of my brain. Not that you asked, it's just what I do on this here LJ. But all I can come up with is an image of a smashed pumpking. I feel like some irritating younguns took it upon themselves to remove me from my comfortable perch and heavy me onto a black top, perhaps in the way of traffic ( Read more... )

The Cathedral of Learning spires dominate this part of the cityscape. I don't know how tall or how many storeys the cathedral is, but it's virtually impossible to avoid catching sight of it no matter where you turn. It's not a Carnegie endeavor and construction began in the mid-20s. All the guides say about it is that the Great Depression was a ( Read more... )

I was looking through certain pictures and remembered that I haven't posted my Pittsburgh photos from last September. It's largely from the Pittsburgh University, which in some ways has to be seen to be believed. I may have mentioned this before, but just in case, Pgh has some of the most stunning architecture in the country. Below the cut is ( Read more... )

Here's an essay on arresting Polanski via NPR It speaks to what i've been thinking, though it also rubs a couple raw nerves. No one is above the law, or beyond it if still alive. And making art doesn't make you a saint. The sins of the man don't necessarily condemn his works, either ( Read more... )

Let's see... I fell way behind watching Heroes during the season so I've been trying to polish off the season via Hulu. Unfortunately I think I just lost a batch if not all the rest of the episodes from about April on. Feh. Hulu doesn't archive shows at the same rate. Maybe because of space, but I suspect the license to have them at all depends ( Read more... )

Yep. If I announce a plan the universe takes measures to see it doesn't work out. Terrific. Did not make it to the pillow fight bash, though feels like nearly the rest of LA did. The snow of feathers would have been cool to see all on its own. Probably would have neat just to swing with my big ole pillow, though it's not feather. (Am I the ( Read more... )

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The reason I'm deeply attracted to theatre, the reason that I think human beings have a drive for creating and sharing art, and the reason we love to spend money and time that which seemingly has no discernible use, is communion. This is a force that compels us to share our experiences and our outlooks, to contextualize our lives and our world, to ( Read more... )