I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Liv Tyler for proving, though it didn’t really need to be proved, that girls who wear glasses are way sexy. Rrrowr. That is all. (Or, you could also read Laura’s Oscar recap. "Johnny Depp. Babe." Hee! Except I thought the spiky in-his-face hair wasn’t working for […]
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To whoever it was who found this site by way of a Google search for "repeal the 19th amendment": I sincerely hope you were searching in jest, or something. But if you actually want said amendment repealed, then you, sir (or madam, though I suspect it’s almost certainly sir), should be ashamed. I hope you […]
I’ve been exploring this fascinating site dedicated to "La Folia," a 16th-century dance tune that half the composers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries borrowed and used for variations (Corelli, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, and Bach, to name a few) — as well as, surprisingly, quite a few recent composers as well. In addition to the tons […]
…please stop breaking my heart. It’s just not fair. It wasn’t enough that you made me cry, more than once, while Buffy was still on the air; now you have to go and do the same thing with last night’s Angel? And this is the last season before the show ends? That’s even worse. Ow […]
Ye gods, it’s a political post. I don’t normally do this kind of thing (to paraphrase a Pet Shop Boys song of which I’m rather fond), but I can’t not say this. Only it’s late and I’m tired, so I’ll say it with linkage. About Bush’s proposed constitutional amendment that’s supposed to preserve the "sacred […]
It’s kind of ironic that I don’t post about music more often, especially given the title of this weblog. I initially thought that amongst the academia posts and the day-to-day stuff and the thoughts about poetry, I’d also be writing posts about music. But I always end up feeling like I don’t have the language […]
This morning I walked to campus through the remains of a thick winter fog, the kind of fog where you can barely see the sun as a dull white disc trying to burn through. It was below freezing, and the fog had left a fine layer of frost on everything. The smaller the object, the […]
I’m coming off of a grading marathon and it’s almost spring break. I need new shoes (specifically, something dressed-up to wear to the Cecilia Bartoli concert, and a nice pair of boots wouldn’t hurt, either). It’s time for a little retail therapy. I’ve just ordered Jacqueline Fee’s The Sweater Workshop, and I suspect that this […]
You are Shetland Wool.You are a traditional sort who can sometimes be a little on the harsh side. Though you look delicate you are tough as nails and prone to intricacies. Despite your acerbic ways you are widely respected and even revered. What kind of yarn are you?brought to you by Quizilla I’m not all […]
Via About Last Night, here: Make your own custom Valentine candy hearts with the Acme Heart Maker. This is one of the prototypes for the fabulous Church Sign Generator. It’s a testament to my overall peevishness about Valentine’s Day that I came up with the following: Why the peevishness? Because I have a bad history […]