Wow, talk about dropping out of normal time. My whole afternoon disappeared in a haze of news-watching, waiting for something that would help me make sense out of what happened in Arizona. Not that there’s any way to make sense of it, I know that, but… but a lot of the things I’d planned to [...]
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Posted in mixed media | 5 Comments »>On a much lighter note: our TiVo picked up ET recently, and I watched it last night. You know, I’m trying to remember the last time I saw ET. It may have been in Spanish class (and thus in Spanish) in tenth grade. ET is one of those movies that I always felt like I’d [...]
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Posted in personal, science fiction | 2 Comments »>The great fortune is mine, in that I’ve been practically drowning in wonderful media lately. Some of it has been happenstance. Yesterday afternoon, for instance, I went to see The Lookout. Based on the ads I’d seen, my impression of this movie was something like “fast and flashy action movie, starring that kid from 10 [...]
Posted in personal | 6 Comments »>I’m starting to consider making up a cardboard sign and carrying it around with me. The sign would read “GET OFF THE PHONE”, and I imagine myself brandishing it at cars whose drivers are talking on cell phones. I’ve been known to actually shout this at passing cars when I’m out walking, but I know [...]
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