Monthly Archives: September 2010

impromptu, strange, and highly flawed book review

Posted on September 30, 2010 by sh

Western by Christine Montalbetti, and translated by Betsy Wing, is lovely, there’s no real doubt about that, but, and I kind of hate to admit this (I guess because I am still trying to wean myself from years-ingrained reading habits), … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-25

Posted on September 25, 2010 by sh

@misterwiggly Did you just say, "It takes The Village People?" (congratulations!) in reply to misterwiggly # In Target: Just saw an old woman in a motorized shopping cart with only one thing in her basket: a 1.75 of whiskey. #sundaydrunk … Continue reading →

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the entertained question

Posted on September 24, 2010 by sh

This post exists simply to highlight another blog I like. I could give you a run-down, perform some sort of critique, tell you why, or, I could just show you this, and say, “Go look at dadoodoflow right now.”

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1 of 10

Posted on September 20, 2010 by sh

In the post “and the winner is . . .” I told you about how I now owe my good friend Andy 10 letters. Well, Andy has agreed to let me also post those letters here. Thanks Andy! So here … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-18

Posted on September 18, 2010 by sh

I'm reading this week! Come hear! http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=150270934994485&ref=ts #fb # Perhaps the greatest theater review ever written: http://adagrey.blogspot.com/2010/09/review-of-daredevil-hamlet-at-neo.html #fb # Pat Garret & Billy the Kid + The Collected Works of Billy the Kid + I'm Not There = # @Dk_Watson … Continue reading →

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and the winner is . . .

Posted on September 13, 2010 by sh

me! Because the winner is . . . my good friend Andy! I now owe Andy 10 letters (well, nine, as I have already written the first one to thank him). Here is a caveat: If you have also (and … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-11

Posted on September 11, 2010 by sh

"We don't need to see anything out of the ordinary. We already see so much." #fb # Start grading papers, or watch the last two episodes of season 5 of Dr. Who? #fb # @Colter_Burkey You know enough to have … Continue reading →

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props

Posted on September 10, 2010 by sh

I recently started following a blog by someone I don’t know, because someone I met once (briefly) recommended it on his blog, which I also follow. The blog by the person I don’t know is really great (as is the … Continue reading →

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We don’t need to see anything out of the ordinary. We already see so much.

Posted on September 7, 2010 by sh

This post’s title is the last two sentences (as translated by Tom Whalen) of Robert Walser’s short story, “A Little Ramble.” Here are two quotations from City of Glass by Paul Auster: from page four: New York was an inexhaustible … Continue reading →

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-04

Posted on September 4, 2010 by sh

Just ended three days of caffeine withdrawal with two cups of yerba maté. #fb # That was by far the silliest testicular exam ever. #fb # Having read some Chandler before this, my 3rd reading of Auster's City of Glass, … Continue reading →

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