Shakespeares read (out of an intended 6): 3 ( Read more... )

Things that are making me feel very old ( Read more... )

For two days in a row, ice cream has not happened. And for two days in a row, that has been okay ( Read more... )

One thing I love about Shakespeare is that his conversations, even when between "high" characters, are capable of deteriorating into sheer base argumentation. Consider this simple-minded verbal slugfest ( Read more... )

1) Total number of books I own ( Read more... )

you know what i'm talking about--the only thread that deserves to be referred to with a capital t ( Read more... )

"We run back across the highway, back into the red Civic and keep driving. Past the surfers, through the eucalyptus forest before Half Moon Bay, birds swooping up and over then back, circling around us - they, too, for us! - then the cliffs before Seaside - then flat for a little while, then a few more bends and can you see this motherfucking sky ( Read more... )

Ladies and gentlemen, Herman Melville discussing pregnant whales ( Read more... )

Twice today I sat still for nearly three hours--once to watch la dolce vita, once for film theory class. now i just want to lie down. On a more active note, i got schooled in raquetball. It was a good match, and i was the better player in a lot of ways, but i can't consistently return serves to my backhand corner. and that's a pretty key ( Read more... )

Been a while ( Read more... )