{"id":4316,"date":"2009-08-10T06:21:35","date_gmt":"2009-08-10T10:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2010-02-16T17:01:49","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T22:01:49","slug":"what-it-is-81009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-81009","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 8\/10\/09"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Moby Dick<\/a>\"\".<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> The soundtrack to The Big Lebowski<\/a>\"\". I really never imagined that “I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)<\/a>” was sung by Kenny Rogers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> Yankees sweeping the Red Sox, Diner<\/a>, and Slaves to the Rhythm<\/a>\"\", the Princes Trust charity tribute concert to Trevor Horn from 2004. We saw a shorter version once on HDNet, and got the DVD from Netflix. It’s a really amazing concert, with performances by a ton of great acts that Horn produced, including ABC, Pet Shop Boys, Grace Jones, Seal, Yes, and Frankie Goes To Hollywood (with a new lead singer because Holly Johnson apparently has irreconcilable differences with the rest of the band and Horn). We also caught I Am Legend<\/a>, which, um, hey. . .<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> Juniper Green & tonic.<\/p>\n

What Rufus is up to:<\/em> With the promise of another Sunday thunderstorm, we canceled our grey-hike. Of course, it never rained. Still, it was so muggy that the hike would’ve been awful.<\/p>\n

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

What I’m happy about:<\/em> That I was able to disassemble a Mac Mini<\/a>, upgrade the hard drive and memory, and actually get it to work again when I put it back together! Now I gotta figure out how to configure it as a media server . . .<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> That the Red Sox managed to score two runs in the finale of the Yankees’ 4-game sweep, after being held scoreless for 31 consecutive innings. I was hoping for 3 straight shutouts, but I’ll take a 4-game sweep, esp. after the team’s early-season struggles.<\/p>\n

What I’m worried about:<\/em> That I too will fail a steroid test because I was careless with my supplements and vitamins.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> How to integrate my pal Mark’s recent post on our dumbification and partizaniness<\/a> with this article by NYTimes movie reviewer A.O. Scott on Hollywood’s responsibility for national infantilization<\/a>. And how to tie it up in a neat bow with this ad for the new Melrose Place:<\/p>\n

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What I’m reading: Moby Dick. What I’m listening to: The soundtrack to The Big Lebowski. I really never imagined that “I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” was sung by Kenny Rogers. What I’m watching: Yankees sweeping the Red Sox, Diner, and Slaves to the Rhythm, the Princes Trust charity … <\/p>\n

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