{"id":3529,"date":"2009-03-02T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=3529"},"modified":"2009-03-02T05:07:16","modified_gmt":"2009-03-02T10:07:16","slug":"what-it-is-3209","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-3209","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 3\/2\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Montaigne & Clive James. Oh, and I started Liar’s Poker<\/a>, on my new Kindle!<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> My new Mad Mix CD, and a couple of Kate Bush<\/a> records.<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> The Darjeeling Limited<\/a>, Synecdoche, New York<\/a>, and Adaptation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Blue Point Blueberry Ale, and Plymouth & Q Tonic.<\/p>\n

What Rufus is up to:<\/em> Finally playing with the other dogs on his Saturday dog-park visit! It helped that one of his grey-pals was there and sociable.<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> Nowhere special, but we’re hoping to get into a nice restaurant next Saturday to celebrate my wife’s birthday.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> I survived a weekend at home without Amy, my first since late 2005.<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> The death of my wife’s grandmother (the prompt for Amy to be away this weekend). She was always alright to me, even if she was a little confused about who I was sometimes.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> Synecdoche, New York<\/a>. I have a feeling that movie’s going to be in my head for a long time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: Montaigne & Clive James. Oh, and I started Liar’s Poker, on my new Kindle! What I’m listening to: My new Mad Mix CD, and a couple of Kate Bush records. What I’m watching: The Darjeeling Limited, Synecdoche, New York, and Adaptation. What I’m drinking: Blue Point Blueberry Ale, and Plymouth & Q … <\/p>\n

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