{"id":1895,"date":"2008-02-11T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2008-02-11T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-21108\/"},"modified":"2008-02-10T20:48:34","modified_gmt":"2008-02-11T01:48:34","slug":"what-it-is-21108","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-21108","title":{"rendered":"What it is: 2\/11\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the Belfast Special Edition of What it is<\/em>!<\/p>\n

What I’m reading:<\/em> Exit Ghost<\/a> by Philip Roth, and A Fan’s Notes<\/a>, by Frederick Exley<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> District Line<\/a>, by Bob Mould<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> On the flight over to Belfast, I watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/a> and The Big Lebowski<\/a> (more on this later)<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Guinness<\/a>. Duh.<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> Perhaps I’ll get up to the Giants Causeway<\/a> today. I’ll definitely be going here<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> Getting to explore a new place.<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> Being apart from my wife for a few days.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> Why I didn’t stop to take a picture of the three epically drunk men I saw stumbling down the street on Sunday afternoon, each drinking from what appeared to be two-liter bottles<\/em> of Strongbow cider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s the Belfast Special Edition of What it is! What I’m reading: Exit Ghost by Philip Roth, and A Fan’s Notes, by Frederick Exley What I’m listening to: District Line, by Bob Mould What I’m watching: On the flight over to Belfast, I watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Big Lebowski (more … <\/p>\n

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