{"id":3465,"date":"2009-02-16T07:23:53","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T12:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=3465"},"modified":"2009-02-16T07:23:53","modified_gmt":"2009-02-16T12:23:53","slug":"what-it-is-21609","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-21609","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 2\/16\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Montaigne & Clive James. And this lengthy article by Michael Lewis about Shane Battier<\/a> and the intangibles on NBA statistics.<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> Some podcasts of the B.S. Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> To Die For<\/a>, Lisa Lampanelli’s HBO special, and the first episode of Dollhouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Dona Paula Malbec 2007<\/p>\n

What Rufus is up to:<\/em> Celebrating his 4th birthday on Saturday! Happy birthday, Ru! We took him to a dog park<\/a> to celebrate, but he seemed less interested in the other dogs and more interested in people. Probably because dogs don’t carry dog-treats in their pockets. He also got his hike in on Sunday, so he’s pretty zonky now. Don’t disturb him.<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> Nowhere special.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> Long-ass weekend to go nowhere special!<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> That I was so befuddled\/frustrated<\/a> by Montaigne’s Of vanity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering: When we’ll see a movie in which Michael Cera<\/a> and Jack McBrayer<\/a> play totally villainous scumbags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: Montaigne & Clive James. And this lengthy article by Michael Lewis about Shane Battier and the intangibles on NBA statistics. What I’m listening to: Some podcasts of the B.S. Report. What I’m watching: To Die For, Lisa Lampanelli’s HBO special, and the first episode of Dollhouse. What I’m drinking: Dona Paula Malbec … <\/p>\n

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