{"id":1904,"date":"2008-02-18T09:05:44","date_gmt":"2008-02-18T14:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-21808\/"},"modified":"2008-02-18T09:05:44","modified_gmt":"2008-02-18T14:05:44","slug":"what-it-is-21808","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-21808","title":{"rendered":"What it is: 2\/18\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m reading:<\/em> A Fan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Notes<\/a>, by Frederick Exley<\/p>\n

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m listening to:<\/em> Oblivion with Bells<\/a>, by Underworld<\/p>\n

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m watching:<\/em> Gerald Green’s cupcake dunk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m drinking:<\/em> Water. I’m taking a few days off from the lush life.<\/p>\n

Where I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going:<\/em> Home!<\/p>\n

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m happy about:<\/em> Surprising my brother by coming out to St. Louis for his 40th birthday party last night.<\/p>\n

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sad about:<\/em> Boarding my 4th Embraer ERJ 145<\/a> in a span of 52 hours. (We also had a party in Tulsa this weekend.)<\/p>\n

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m pondering:<\/em> This post from Donald Pittenger on great artists who hit a peak and never manage to come anywhere near it again<\/a>. I thought Philip Roth’s late run makes for a good counter-example, but I know a lot of people find him irrelevant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m reading: A Fan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Notes, by Frederick Exley What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m listening to: Oblivion with Bells, by Underworld What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m watching: Gerald Green’s cupcake dunk. What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m drinking: Water. I’m taking a few days off from the lush life. Where I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going: Home! What I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m happy about: Surprising my brother by coming out to St. … <\/p>\n

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