I’m sitting at my computer, typing out a new conclusion to a paper (the previous attempt was judged “inadequate” by my professor). I’m nibbling on cut veggies left over from Thanksgiving when my cat jumps up onto the desk and starts sniffing frantically around. She finds the bag of veggies and sticks her head in. [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Life Moment
Posted in Uncategorized on 30 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Los Angeles (1): The Fabric District
Posted in Aesthetics, Fashion, Travel on 24 November 2009 | 1 Comment »
The fabric district, found roughly along 9th street between San Julian and Santee Streets in Los Angeles (exit the 10 at San Pedro), easily makes my top ten places to be in LA. Rebecca H. first introduced me to its bolts upon bolts of fabric at wholesale prices I’d only dreamed of. It [...]
The Worlds Have Collided
Posted in Literary, Movies Music Media, Personal, tagged children's literature, horror, Robb White, William Castle on 20 November 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes I wonder if my interest in collecting and discovering children’s literature is, at its heart, a desire to recreate my childhood library. I spent many afternoons at this library, and probably read most of its books (which, albeit, was not many). After I had grown up, and started to take my younger [...]
Listening to: Swamp Sessions, Danielle Howle
Posted in Aesthetics, Personal on 14 November 2009 | 1 Comment »
What is faith, but inexhaustible endurance? — G. Hill
Living the examined life is no easy task, especially when life stretches to include more variety than you thought possible. The pain of a fallen world can be ignored, at the cost of one’s soul. But, examining, loving this world as it is requires [...]
Dream S’More Appetizers
Posted in Uncategorized on 2 November 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I had a dream in which I made the following appetizers. I haven’t had a chance to try them out in waking life because we are out of propane and enduring our first October chill with no heat, no stove, no oven, and no hot water.
As far as I can make out, the recipe [...]
