Archive for July, 2008
Seen and Heard
Where in the world was I when Nick Cave was putting out so much good stuff? Hmmm? I don’t know. But I love him! The many minutes of “Bring it On” are incredible. I suppose it could take a lifetime to study the whole discography.
We finally saw Sweeney Todd. It was AMAZING: a fantastic and beautiful [...]
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SUB-LIT….art anyone?
As the Art Editor at SUB-LIT, I have two things to say. #1) Thank you for your support! #2) I would love to see MORE art submissions. I would especially love to see quality photographs of original tattoo designs, quality photos of 3-D work, photography of underground communities or events, graphic design, tattoo flash, and [...]
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Found: Adorable
Stephanie over at Natural/Artificial has previously made me laugh out loud with lists of gross things found used as bookmarks inside books, and strange things found in the book drop at the library. Ah, the life of a librarian. I stole the below image from Stephanie. It’s a photocopy of a letter found in the [...]
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Reading to Write
I came across the following quote while studying for comps today. I found it inspirational, even as trite as that sounds when I’m trying to maintain an ironic distance from myself. Here I am at my desk, trying to study everything there is to know about the history of the novel and the short story. [...]
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Housekeeping, the book
Marilynne Robinson’s 1980 novel Housekeeping won the Pen / Hemingway award and continues to receive critical acclaim. Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and Lucille. Ruth, the older of the two sisters, narrates the history of the family as well as the history of the various caregivers they have growing up in Fingerbone, a small [...]
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The Voice of 3 1/2 Years
When I grow up, I’m going to be a teenager.
I know more things than you. I do.
You shave your legs. Why don’t you shave your arms? Your arms are hairy too.
Can I pee when it’s like this?
I don’t play with him, because he scratches me every single time I just try to say hi.
You pretend [...]
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