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Everybody's got a story
After months of trying and having various things stymie my attempts, I finally got to see the Stoop Storytelling Series at the Creative Alliance last night. I highly recommend it--one story was pretty awfully told, but they're all over in 7 minutes so even when they're bad they're survivable, and the rest were all at least half-decent--if not ( Read more... ) -
Bloggedy Blog
Okay, so I'm doing it: The "Shut Up, Proust!" blog is just one rainy lunch break away from taking form. Question: Does anyone have any experience with the various free blogging sites? Blogsome? Blogger? Are any better than the others? This is all new territory for me. -
Shut up, Proust! Chapter 8: The End... OR IS IT?
I did it.
Four hundred and forty-four pages. Three and a half months. Approximately 70 billion metaphors. But I killed that bottle: Swann's Way is a fait accompli.
The last passage of the book, a few pages spent strolling through the autumn Bois du Boulogne, sums up everything about Proust that is wonderful--love of nature, descriptive detail, ( Read more... ) -
Well, were you?
Were you there when a man dressed as Spiderman with a gigantic dildo stuck in his tights got up on the Hampden Idol stage and performed "Spill the Wine" while gyrating and thrusting before a crowd of stunned hipsters, wary parents, and delighted children?
Were you there when Tony went on to rock us all like a hurricane, winning first place, and ( Read more... ) -
Shut up, Proust! Chapter 7: A Woman Never Tells, But Can't the Narrator?
No, really: How old is anyone in this (literally) mother-lovin’ book?( Read more... ) -
Get thee behind me, Vegas!
Why do I always get these offers of all-expenses-paid press junkets on days when it's cold and dreary?
[Gigantic unnamed luxury Vegas hotel chain] invites you to explore all the entertainment options Las Vegas has to offer ( Read more... ) -
New Year's in September
Last night, I went for a run. I ran once last week, too. Before that, I think you have to go back about eight years to find me doing anything athletic. But it seemed necessary--I'm heading into a time of year when I drastically increase my caloric intake, and the pounds aren't coming (or staying) off the way they used to, and frankly, I don't have ( Read more... ) -
A Hannahchan first
At the end of the party, all the food was gone ( Read more... ) -
Government Portuguese
Per a conversation betwixt myself, Jazzometer, Plantastic, and Whiskey P. last night, here is a fun link to free downloadable foreign-language courses. The language is probably a little hackneyed and out of date, since it's from old US govt service worker's courses, but hey, beats paying an assload for them on Amazon ( Read more... )