Live action cartoon. I could not stop laughing. Belly-clutching, knee-slapping laughter. Absolutely preposterous.
February 28, 2005
Battleship Texas
Birthday drive, and a series of firsts…San Jacinto Monument…Battleship Texas…Galveston…IKEA. Austin is always sweeter after a trip to east Texas.
February 20, 2005
Blogs Rule, MSM Drool
A clip from Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” on blogs and Jeff Gannon.
December 15, 2004
In His Arms
In His Arms: A Novel.
Camille Laurens. Translated by Ian Monk.
Random House. 2000.
ISBN 0-375-50652-7
December 5, 2004
How Proust Can Save Your Life
In How Proust Can Save Your Life Alain de Botton turns literary biography into self-help manual full of useful advice gleaned from Proust’s life and works. What does Botton think we can learn from Proust? Chapters include: How to Take Your Time. (Useful advice for anyone thinking about reading Proust.) How to Suffer Successfully. How to Open Your Eyes. How to Put Books Down. Quotes “…we don’t do any of
October 25, 2004
Sunday Brunch
Marge: What’s brunch?
Jacques: You’ll love it. It’s not quite breakfast, it’s not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of cantaloupe at the end. You don’t get completely what you would get at breakfast, but you get a good meal.
— The Simpsons
September 24, 2004
Bright Young Things
The Friday movie group consisted of me, AJM, and M2. First we dined at Manuel’s, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary. (Katz’s is celebrating its 25th.) I’m sure my patronage has done a lot to keep them both in business. I’ve been a faithful consumer of both from the beginning.