– THE FIRE – As I was almost home from work yesterday, about three police cars and two fire trucks roared past me. I turned onto Adelphi and saw a massive plume of smoke billowing into the air less than half a block from my apartment.
… Read the restYou can read Vathek here.
William Beckford
Looking back on Vathek, what me might define as a character’s “depth” – her complexity as defined by the sophistication of her understanding of her world as modified by a range of goals and priorities – is largely missed in almost all of the major characters.
… Read the restVathek, by William Beckford. 2. Nouronihar. Read More »
– YESTERDAY – Ended up being possibly the worst day I’ve had in months. But there were some high points. The office was closed, so I visited with Lisa until she had to leave at one. I got a lot of work and cleaning done during the day, and Jess and I have a nice meal with spicy mac and cheese, fresh grapes, and leftover wedding champagne.
… Read the rest– SORRY for posting so late in the day, but I didn’t know that I had today off, and when I discoved for certain that I did, I wanted to spend some of the extra time with Lisa before she got on her flight back to Chicago.
… Read the restMy first point was as to the essentially of work like the 50 States Projects to the artistic community in general: it is an active manifestation of a commitment to the promise of transcendence through art. Most artists (in any medium) today have got a sincere but unfocused commitment to the change their work can bring about in the world.
… Read the restSufjan Stevens 2: More 50 States Project Read More »
– YESTERDAY – Slumber. I was so looking forward to me break, but now I’m kind of eager to get back to school. I make myself lists of things to do, then find myself unable to crawl out of bed early on days I have off from work.
… Read the rest– YESTERDAY – Shopped after work yesterday. Came home and worked on the website. Slept in this morning.
– WEATHER – I give up! We had a thundestorm last night.
– JANUARY – Is the month of Thank-Yous.
– HAPPY BIRTHDAY – Edmund Burke and Jack London.
IN THE BEGINNING…
Like so many things in my life, I didn’t think much about Sufjan Stevens when I first heard about him, and would’ve missed the phenomenon if it hadn’t bit me in the ass. I “first heard” from at least two or three friends who described a musician who had planned on making an album for each state, and that the first state he had chosen was Michigan.
… Read the restSufjan Stevens 1: The 50 State Project Read More »
– YESTERDAY – After work I stopped down at New School to print out Lisa’s writing to review, and dropped by Yaffa’s (one of my favorite New York places) in Alphabet City for a tea and read. Then, at 7:30, I walked over to St.
… Read the rest
William Beckford
The fact that so many casual readers dispute Vathek‘s status as a gothic novel says more about perceptions of the genre than the writing as a whole.
A lot of this is a throwback, for us, to high school.
… Read the restVathek, by William Beckford. 1. Overview. Read More »