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An Unusual Book
I just finished reading a novel,Lewi's Journey by Per Olov Enquist, that was surprisingly good, despite what might seem like unpromising subject matter (a study of two leaders of the early to mid 20th century Swedish Pentecostal movement) and an unusual narrative format. The two men at the center of the story are Lewi Pethrus, the founder of the ( Read more... ) -
Monsters - I know they aren't real but I'd like to know about them
OK, I'm continuing the "children's and adults' beliefs about fantasy" in my real work (AKA NOT GBI, in which I seem to have leached all fantastical elements out of a fantasy world in order to make sense of the human ones - so, ironically, I'm focusing on fantasy in my real life/work and on non-fantasy in my fake life/work ( Read more... ) -
Goodbye Spring. We'll miss you.
75 degrees outside but if feels like about 110 in my office! Hard to believe we had snow (even if only for 1/2 hour) two weeks ago! -
Snow!
It's been raining steadily since last evening, and about an hour ago the rain turned to snow - big wet flakes. I had been waiting for the rain to stop to be able to get the dogs out for a real walk, but decided that a walk in the snow would be just as good. Rudy didn't think so, so we only got a couple of houses up the street before he insisted on ( Read more... ) -
Indie hits of the '80s
So I went out after work last evening and bought myself a cheap cassette tape player (who knew they still even made such things?) so I could indulge in an evening of 80s-early 90s indie and post-punk music. I listened to the entire Replacement album that the Alex Chilton song is on, as well as a couple of REM tapes. (Sadly, my Fables tape is so ( Read more... ) -
Children by the million
Children by the million scream for Davy Crockett coonskin caps Alex Chilton when he comes round.
I'm in love, what's that song? I'm in love, with that song!
Just to say ... the death of Alex Chilton saddens me much more than the death of Fess Parker. And I'd much rather hear the Replacements played over and over again on the radio than that stupid ( Read more... ) -
J.K. Rowling stole my brain
A few weeks back I was talking about watching the Harry Potter movies because I didn't think I had time for major obsessional reading right now. But, being the kind of person who is inclined toward major obsessional reading, and being physically and emotinally drained most of the time lately and therefore vulnerable to the allure of major ( Read more... ) -
Something that went well today
I slept late and I got to see a beautiful sunrise as I was heading back to the house at the end of the dogs' walk! That is really hard to beat - even if it's only possible because it means that on days that I don't sleep late I'm really getting up ridiculously early!
