(picture reproduced from dalena) Poems are like butter; you have to leave them out on the counter for a while before they’re soft enough to scoop. Or I guess you could microwave them? So I attempted to translate a poem by Joseph Brodsky today. I love the joy and frustration that comes with moving communication […]
Thoughts
Black holes.
On fighting cravings in 2013
Happy New Year! I’m not big on making NYE-induced resolutions. I am, however, a fan of coming up with one simple rule for myself follow, a rule will ideally simplify my life in the upcoming year. This year, I want to tackle cravings. We all suffer from cravings. Some of them might be major sources […]
Japanukkah
As Hanukkah kicked off with a flicker (and hopefully a badass party involving Costco-sized jugs of Manischewitz) on Dec. 8, I found myself in what has been described variously as the Florida, Hawaii, Nebraska, and Alabama of Japan. Now go ahead and imagine a bunch of Japanese guys in Def Leppard sleeveless tees, floral-patterned […]
Oh Glorious Film
Note: Click here to see full resolution (click the expanding arrows in the upper right-hand corner). Came across this shit on some cool site (definitely not imgur.com). It’s a map of all the best movies, which is something that is endlessly disputable and war-instigating. Check it out! I never would’ve known what “The General” was […]
Aging gracefully.
After the last post I wrote, on allowing yourself to drift and having blind faith in it all amounting to something in the end, Joe sent me a text: “We’re extremely funny btw” Love that sarcasm. Ok, we may have been overdoing it with the introspection, and yes, presenting this side of ourselves to the […]
At the end.
I’m the kind of person who is constantly pulled in a million different directions, thanks to an overactive imagination and the curse of being able to pick up new knowledge and skills relatively easily. I used to fantasize about being the type of person that is interested in one major, beautiful, fascinating skill, or at […]
Infinite Zest
So, yeah, I’m Joe and I’m reading Infinite Jest. (This is like an AA joke…erg…it makes sense in the context of the book…) The novel is frustratingly recondite (yep, that’s a word I guess), tops out at 1000 pages plus footnotes, and features an exhaustive cast of characters and wildly loopy, convoluted plot. Well, it […]