December 2010
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I wrote a most beautiful paragraph.
Nothing that comes after it is worthy of doing so.
Such is the Möbius strip of flawless prose.
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"the blueberry looks like extract of used...
I swear Robert Christgau could make drying paint seem compelling. He certainly shows formidable skill when it comes to yogurt.
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The problem is large
oranswell:
It is true of any subject that the person who succeeds … has the realistic viewpoint in the beginning, knowing that the problem is large, and that he has to take it a step at a time, and he has to enjoy this step-by-step learning procedure. - Bill Evans
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brighteryellow replied to your video: Brian Williams is amazing. (via Gothamist)
He is the best human being on the planet.
He really is. I was raised on Peter Jennings (with a side of Crazy Dan Rather every election night), but I’m now happily a devotee of the Nightly News thanks to Mr. Williams.
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williammiller asked: Okay, it was definitely the Missionary!! It seems to be the scene towards the beginning when he sees Maggie Smith out on the street... because there is a picture of Rachel ~on set~ and that seems to be the part, but I don't see her!! Perhaps she got cut... I do remember reading that she was very excited to see herself in SOMETHING, or maybe it was just seeing her name in the credits, but...
williammiller asked: Okay, it was definitely the Missionary!! It seems to be the scene towards the beginning when he sees Maggie Smith out on the street... because there is a picture of Rachel ~on set~ and that seems to be the part, but I don't see her!! Perhaps she got cut... I do remember reading that she was very excited to see herself in SOMETHING, or maybe it was just seeing her name in the credits, but...
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williammiller replied to your post: I just watched the Missionary! And how wonderful it was!! But wasn’t that the one his daughter Rachel was supposed to have a cameo in?? Or was that something else?? Because I DIDN’T SPOT HER
LET ME CHECK HIS DIARIES. THIS MUST GET SORTED OUT!!
YES INDEED IT MUST.
williammiller asked: I just watched the Missionary! And how wonderful it was!! But wasn't that the one his daughter Rachel was supposed to have a cameo in?? Or was that something else?? Because I DIDN'T SPOT HER
williammiller asked: I just watched the Missionary! And how wonderful it was!! But wasn't that the one his daughter Rachel was supposed to have a cameo in?? Or was that something else?? Because I DIDN'T SPOT HER
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Watch“Plankton’s Holiday Hits,” a short that Nickelodeon used to run during regular commercials at the holidays. I have no idea if they still do; if not, that’s terrible, because it’s hilarious.
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Watch“Plankton’s Holiday Hits,” a short that Nickelodeon used to run during regular commercials at the holidays. I have no idea if they still do; if not, that’s terrible, because it’s hilarious.
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“I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but...”
– John Milton, Tractate of Education
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Ella Fitzgerald - “Winter Wonderland”...
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“So what’s new? Not bacon. Bacon is almost as ancient as time itself. It...”
– Vin Scully on bacon, the timeless fad: October 3, 1980. (via Dodger Thoughts)
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Putting a bunch of books up for swap on Goodreads.
I’m making the list here first in case anyone really wants any of these books. If you want it, it’s yours for the cost of shipping. I’m only trying to make room, not a profit.
N.B. I cannot find at the moment, but am also offering, my copy of Ulysses. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING GOOD AND RIGHT TAKE THAT BOOK FROM ME. Oh, and a couple other books I can’t find. But....
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