{"id":2068,"date":"2008-05-19T05:00:08","date_gmt":"2008-05-19T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2008-05-18T21:00:54","modified_gmt":"2008-05-19T01:00:54","slug":"what-it-is-51908","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-51908","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 5\/19\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Lord Jim<\/a>, Joseph Conrad, and the first 8 issues of the new Omega the Unknown<\/a> miniseries, sorta written by Jonathan Lethem, whose prose I’ve never tried out. I oughtta sample some of his stuff on my Kindle<\/a>\"\", because I’m that awesome.<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> A new Mad Mix. More to come.<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> Game 7 of Cavs\/Celts, and wondering if the LeBron\/Pierce matchup was going to live up to the ‘Nique\/Bird shootout in 1988<\/a>. It was pretty awesome.<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Wet by Beefeater.<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> Nowhere, not even for Memorial Day weekend. Sigh.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> Getting out for a fantastic meal at Saddle River Inn<\/a> on Saturday night, even if Dad raised the stakes on inappropriate conversation by launching into a discourse on the method used by my mohel. Seriously.<\/p>\n

What I’m REALLY happy about:<\/em> My pal Tina got married!<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> The Celtics won.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> Microsoft’s strategy. Post to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad, and the first 8 issues of the new Omega the Unknown miniseries, sorta written by Jonathan Lethem, whose prose I’ve never tried out. I oughtta sample some of his stuff on my Kindle, because I’m that awesome. What I’m listening to: A new Mad Mix. More to come. … <\/p>\n

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