{"id":3846,"date":"2009-04-27T07:10:33","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T11:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=3846"},"modified":"2009-04-27T18:19:08","modified_gmt":"2009-04-27T22:19:08","slug":"what-it-is-42709","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-42709","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 4\/27\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Plutarch’s Lives<\/a>\"\" (Numa Pompilius, Solon, Poplicola and about half of Themistocles), Push Man and Other Stories<\/a>\"\", by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Clyde Fans, Bk. 1<\/a>\"\", by Seth. Oh, and that new ish of Fantastic Man<\/em>.<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> Not a lot. I watched The Wire<\/em> on my Pod during both flights last week, and my two days back in the office were so hectic that I didn’t put any music on.<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> The first season of The Wire<\/a>\"\" again, Slumdog Millionaire<\/a>\"\", which must be Danny Boyle’s most sentimental movie, and Behavioral Problems<\/a>\"\" the new Ron White standup show.<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> I had 2 beers in Vegas, and 1 G&T since returning.<\/p>\n

What Rufus is up to:<\/em> Not being happy with the sudden near-90 temps that we got this weekend. And giving free rides to the ticks of NJ.<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> Nowhere this week, but I’ll probably take a day off and do all sorts of errands.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> I went to a minor-league baseball game<\/a> on my last night in Vegas, and had a fun time (pix and story to follow). And I’ll get to meet both Tatsumi and Seth (I hope) during my Toronto visit in two weeks.<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> Bea Arthur’s death<\/a>, I guess. (Thanks, Tom<\/a>!<\/em>) UPDATE: a great tribute to Bea<\/a> from the Fugly Girls!<\/em><\/p>\n

What I’m worried about:<\/em> Global pandemic.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> How you tell if the raider is cheating<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: Plutarch’s Lives (Numa Pompilius, Solon, Poplicola and about half of Themistocles), Push Man and Other Stories, by Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Clyde Fans, Bk. 1, by Seth. Oh, and that new ish of Fantastic Man. What I’m listening to: Not a lot. I watched The Wire on my Pod during both flights last week, … <\/p>\n

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