– THE WEEKEND – Your typical late-winter weekend. On Friday tried to go out, but Daniel, Peter, and Amy were engaged, and Matt had a date. On Saturday I attended my workshops and asked Frederic about being my BA advisor (it’s a somewhat-y move that may or may not work in practice, but I’ve got to touch base with the department on that.)
… Read the restThings are happening very quickly now.
I have to admit, the change in rhetoric and momentum came about even more quickly than I had anticipated.
The New York Times: South Dakota House Approves Bill Banning Nearly All Abortions.
The New York Times: Justices to Review Federal Ban on Disputed Abortion Method.
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The Third Policeman
(No spoilers.)
[While I’m inostensibly discussing The Third Policeman, I’ll resolve my rant on Pale Fire here as well.]
The class was surprisingly harsh with this book, mainly in the sense of pains take to recursively and minutely acknowledge every plot inconsistency.
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I was six months old.
I don’t remember much.
What were you up to in February, 1979?
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– YESTERDAY – Explored Greenpoint. Got Jess a pretty blue rosary and ate lunch at the Polish Credit Union Cafeteria… I’d been referred there by a Neighborhood Guide I have; they offer really good food quite cheap. Back home, I read of Ryder, fixed Jess and me dinner, and made short work of the day.
… Read the rest– YESTERDAY – A success! Work went well; I plowed through nine long articles on the Oceans. Picked up some (more) books for class. Stopped for cash. Stopped at French Roast to meet with my workshop instructor. We spent awhile talking about Adrift on the Mainstream and what direction might be productive in revision.
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Oversimplified-and-sometimes-false truism: Among pop and dance music (I don’t care what kind it is), given one artists, their most popular songs likely are their best.
On the Green Album, the best three songs are probably Chime, Belfast, and Satan.
… Read the restOrbital #2. The Green Album: "Choice" "Desert Storm" and "Oolaa" Read More »
Today is the feast of the chair of Saint Peter.
From the New Catholic Dictionary:
… Read the restPortable chair preserved at the Vatican and believed to be a chair used by Saint Peter, the extant testimony referring to it dating from the 2nd century.
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– YESTERDAY – Work. Colloquium. Ride home. Dinner and reading. Sleep.
– WEATHER – Once again, the weather will be perfectly synchopated with your schedule; it will get cold this weekend and stay that way through Monday.
– FEBRUARY – is Library Lovers month.
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