quotidian thrash
another fine book with “dog” in the title (no mystery why these jump off the shelf at me)
what a good book should do
it feels as if my own heart, in its most private and awful moments, has been written onto the page
my dirty little secret
chris knows it– (wait for it) I love grey’s anatomy. as they say, seriously. it’s a soap opera with good writing– what’s not to love? what’s not to love about a mark with a broken penis? or dramatic scenes that turn on a wafer-thin instant, a line– ethically, emotionally, even to some extent spiritually. I ...
all my internet friends
this is awesome– forwarded to me by my friend laurel: her friend amanda french sings about the kind of culture we know here on vox. All My Internet Friends Monday afternoon I gave a presentation to the staffKicked off with a knock-knock joke to liven up the charts and grapThat crowdNever laughs out loud But ...
this morning
raspberry muffins and russian angst. Высоцкий – Кони Horses (translation by Stanley Altshuller) On a rugged cliff, the very edge, above the endless chasm I keep lashing at my horses with my whip clenched in a spasm But the air is growing thinner, I am gasping, drowning, crying I can sense with horrid wonder, I ...
youtube: how the petless amuse ourselves
Brave Akita puppy! Hope the Great Dane and the Scary Banana
comedy is a family value
tina fey is a fairly new hero of mine– just started watching episodes of 30 rock on the web this summer– awesome, sweet, and hilarious. and bravo for snl, which gives comedians the stage to voice some searing and very funny commentary on current events. this skit with tina fey and amy poehler takes the ...
more camp video glory
Triffid The Day of The Triffids Movie Trailer 144078~The-Day-of-the-Triffids-Posters that’s right triffids, not tribbles.
getting better all the ti-i-ime…
summer sunday morning, lying in bed lakeside, with birds in the trees out the windows behind my head, voices drifting up from passersby below, sounds of puttering from chris in the kitchen, sunlight shifting in the room as clouds pass across the sky