September 30, 2006
A postcard of a Fortune magazine cover from
August 1932, featuring a stylized train bridgeA postcard from
Washington Street Gallery, featuring a painting by
Lynda Cole
Two dress circle tickets to hear the Detroit Symphony Orchestra play Brahms' 1st Symphony on February 8, 2007
A sticker which says "MAKE THINGS BETTER"
A small blue and yellow ceramic piece by Sam, hanging from a ribbon
6 sketches for paintings based on the interior of the Michigan Theater
Festival Pass for the 43rd Ann Arbor Film Festival
A picture of Keith and Johnny smoking cigars
A pieced together panorama of grey waves in Santa Monica Harbor
A postcard version of a Mouvement Dada Paris poster
Ticket stub from Thomas Dolby concert
A webcam picture of Keith on the ...
September 29, 2006
Markos was in town last night, on a
book tour. I went down to hear him talk, but I was a bit late and had to stand at the back. At one point, he mentioned a local city council race where a challenger had beat the incumbent. That's Ron!
Drinking Liberally organized a get together at
Leopold's afterwards (man oh man, their
gin is the best thing ever), and it was great to see lots of new faces at DL and get to talk to Markos as well.
The main thrust of what Markos was trying to get across was that campaigning on issues doesn't work. Telling a story, creating a narrative ...
September 27, 2006
Books by email. I'm reading The Voyage Out, bit by bit, every day. It's become such an enjoyable part of my early morning routine, a little piece of literature. Say what you will of Woolf, but she knew how to turn a phrase. Beautiful.
The Weepies. New favorite band of the moment. Layered pop with harmonies. "I thought of you, and where you'd gone, and the world spins madly on." Great graphic design, too.
Online timekeeping. This is my new favorite tool for freelance work. I don't have to think, I don't have to calculate, just press stop and start when I'm doing various tasks and spit out a report at the end of the month. And it's free!...
September 13, 2006
The Rude Pundit is not for everyone. I think he's deliciously, wickedly funny and insightful, but his language is not for the faint of heart. That said,
yesterday's post nailed it. Spot on. Here is the Rude One's take on what the Democrats need to be saying, over and over and over (ok, maybe without the swear words, but you get the drift):
Democrats need to counter that message not by saying that they'll be better parents - that they won't fuck the neighbors or they won't blow the bank account on high-quality smack. No, instead, they need to offer a message that appeals to the American desire to have the guts to stand up to bullies big and ...
September 8, 2006
Keith and I love to watch crime on tv. Law & Order: Criminal Intent is our favorite, but CSI and others make plenty of appearances. They're such satisfying shows - yes, it's a formula, yes, the good guys usually win - but sometimes that's just what you want. A puzzle with a clever solution and a sense of justice. And Vince D'Onofrio. He's dreamy. Ok, maybe not dreamy in the classic sense, but I dig him.
So a little crime occured in our neck of the woods last night. Our mailbox, and as we later discovered, a little plum tree, were decimated last night. Ooh, ooh - our ...
September 3, 2006
Phantom of the Opera. The original one, with Lon Chaney in all his freaky black and white glory. That's what I did this afternoon, taking good advantage of the Michigan Theater's penchant for presenting historic films.
I hadn't seen it before. Not this version, nor any version. Haven't read the book, either. How I managed to go 40 years without taking in this seemingly ubiquitous story is beyond me.
It was enjoyable - I think Steven Ball, the organist, is one of the few men I've seen who looks comfortable in a tuxedo. Looks like he belongs in one, in fact. There were two singers as well, filling in parts of Faust as required in the movie scenes. ...
