{"id":2667,"date":"2008-10-13T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2008-10-13T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=2667"},"modified":"2008-10-13T05:30:28","modified_gmt":"2008-10-13T09:30:28","slug":"what-it-is-101308","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-101308","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 10\/13\/08"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Samaritan<\/a>\"\", by Richard Price. Because I miss The Wire<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> Body of Song<\/a>\"\" by Bob Mould and Angel Milk<\/a>\"\" by Telepopmusik.<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> 30 Rock, season 1<\/a>\"\", LSU\/Florida (ugh), and a bunch of close NFL games.<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I’m still on my one-drink-a-week routine, weirdly enough. Which means I haven’t had a G&T in more than 2 weeks.<\/p>\n

What Rufus is up to:<\/em> Attempted rape at the paws of a savoy down at the local farmers’ market on Saturday. Oh, the shame! He also got to take a short hike to Ramapo Lake<\/a>, and stopped in at the Garden State Barkway to get his nails clipped, so on balance it was an okay weekend for him.<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> Nowhere this week. I really oughtta get into NYC sometime.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> My mom’s busted wrist healed well enough for her to go on her hiking trip to Utah this week. And that official VM pal Paul Di Filippo had his new book launch<\/a> with comics legend Jim Woodring out in Seattle!<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> Only three weeks left in the presidential campaign! No!<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> Why this<\/a>\"\" exists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: Samaritan, by Richard Price. Because I miss The Wire. What I’m listening to: Body of Song by Bob Mould and Angel Milk by Telepopmusik. What I’m watching: 30 Rock, season 1, LSU\/Florida (ugh), and a bunch of close NFL games. What I’m drinking: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I’m still on my one-drink-a-week … <\/p>\n

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