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Entries from November 2007

Deadwood

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

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 [...]

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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

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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 [...]

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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, [...]

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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…

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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 [...]

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Tags: Other