Danielle and I started watching the brilliant HBO western, Deadwood, and I haven’t gotten any writing done since.
Considering I have a deadline that falls a little too close to a hugely important life-changing event, that might be a problem.
But getting back to Deadwood, if you’ve ever watched a John Wayne flick and thought it was [...]
Entries from November 2007
Deadwood
November 29th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Writing
The Onion on David Foster Wallace
November 29th, 2007 · No Comments
Make sure you read the excerpt.
Girlfriend Stops Reading David Foster Wallace Breakup Letter At Page 20
Tags: Widely Spaced Beacons of Hope · Writing
Shopsin’s General Store
November 26th, 2007 · No Comments
I’ve just finished watching a film about, and then reading a New Yorker article by Calvin Trillen about Shopsin’s General Store.
To get the feeling of the place, read the New Yorker piece. The restaurant has apparently moved a second time to the Essex St. Market, and all I can say is I wish I could [...]
Tags: The Decline of Western Culture · Widely Spaced Beacons of Hope · Writing
Fluffy, My Erstwhile Appendix
November 26th, 2007 · No Comments
I spent the better part of three days at the hospital over my Thanksgiving holiday. I developed some general abdominal uncomfortableness on Wednesday, and it hadn’t gone away by Friday, so we checked into the emergency room. After a CAT scan, my doctor, the same one who helped me with my elbow seven months ago, [...]
Tags: Other · The Mysteries of Everyday Life
Customized Photos
November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
Wow, Cutline makes it so easy to change the header photos! Now, there are just a few more things that need rearranging…
Tags: Other
New Look
November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
So, I thought it would be useful to have a more adaptable layout for the blog. This is Cutline by Chris Pearson. It’s one of the most popular WordPress themes available because it has such a clean look. I love all the white space.
I need to figure out how to customize the photos in the [...]
Tags: Other