{"id":3346,"date":"2009-02-02T09:24:58","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T14:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2009-02-02T09:24:58","modified_gmt":"2009-02-02T14:24:58","slug":"what-it-is-2209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-2209","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 2\/2\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> The Montaigne. The Clive James.<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> Soul Mining<\/a>\"\", by The The<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> It was movie-watching week for me! Monday: Charlie Wilson’s War<\/a> (the Steve Martin<\/a> strength of the opening scenes didn’t carry through, sadly, but it was pretty entertaining), Tuesday: The King of Comedy<\/a> (my favorite Scorsese\/Deniro movie), Wednesday: Quick Change<\/a> (I was transfixed by the c. 1990 version of NYC, and also by Geena Davis), Thursday: Human Nature<\/a> (with the weirdly talented Miranda Otto<\/a>) and Annie Hall<\/a> (it’s been almost a year! This time, I really focused on the amazing job done by Diane Keaton). Oh, and there was some football game.<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Miller’s (Westbourne Strength) and Q Tonic, and a bunch of Yuengling & Killian’s.<\/p>\n

What Rufus is up to:<\/em> Praying for springtime. I can tell.<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> No plans. Got any ideas?<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> Getting down to Philadelphia this weekend to see my pal Drake for a celebration of the 10th anniversary of his horrendous beating<\/a> (that is, a celebration that he’s survived the experience).<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> Everything he lost.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> Whether to help Drake out by becoming a trustee for him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: The Montaigne. The Clive James. What I’m listening to: Soul Mining, by The The What I’m watching: It was movie-watching week for me! Monday: Charlie Wilson’s War (the Steve Martin strength of the opening scenes didn’t carry through, sadly, but it was pretty entertaining), Tuesday: The King of Comedy (my favorite Scorsese\/Deniro … <\/p>\n

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