{"id":5409,"date":"2010-06-28T04:00:42","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=5409"},"modified":"2010-06-28T05:24:06","modified_gmt":"2010-06-28T09:24:06","slug":"what-it-is-62810","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/what-it-is-62810","title":{"rendered":"What It Is: 6\/28\/10"},"content":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading:<\/em> Imperial Bedrooms<\/a>\"\", by Bret Easton Ellis. Blech. Also, I read a really wonderful interview with Bob Colacello<\/a>, the former editor of Interview<\/em>. I’d like to it, but it’s from the new ish of Fantastic Man<\/em>, and they don’t post content online. (!?) But Colacello was so interesting that I ordered a copy of Imperial Bedrooms<\/a>\"\", his book about Andy Warhol.<\/p>\n

What I’m listening to:<\/em> We Are Born<\/a>\"\", in which Sia goes adorably disco. Also, Blood Like Lemonade<\/a>\"\", in which Morcheeba was so happy to have Skye singing for them again that they made a record that sounds an awful lot like Skye’s 2 solo albums. Meh. And Walking Wounded<\/a>\"\". Guess I oughtta check out those Tracey Thorn solo records sometime.<\/p>\n

What I’m watching:<\/em> 44 Inch Chest<\/a> (it’s no Sexy Beast<\/em>), Michael Jackson: This is It<\/a>, and Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage<\/a>. The MJ pic was okay, but that Rush documentary was A-W-E-S-O-M-E<\/span><\/em>. Go grab the DVD on Netflix. NownowNOW!<\/p>\n

What I’m drinking:<\/em> DH Krahn’s & Q-Tonic.<\/p>\n

What I’m smoking:<\/em> I had an Arturo Fuente Single Chateau<\/a> during our company picnic on Friday (I had to get work done and showed up around 4 hours late, but I still got to spend 2-3 hours at the picnic). It was the first cigar I smoked in years and, boy, was it good.<\/p>\n

What Rufus & Otis are up to:<\/em> The usual: discovering a snake<\/a>, charging a deer<\/a>, and otherwise just trying to stay cool.<\/p>\n

Where I’m going:<\/em> A couple of July 4th weekend parties.<\/p>\n

What I’m happy about:<\/em> The end of my big-ass Top 20 Pharma \/ Top 10 Biopharma issue is in sight! Only 3 more profiles to write, after which I’ve gotta lay out all the pages, but it’s actually coming together! I think I’ll actually be able to finish it by Thursday! Whew!<\/p>\n

What I’m sad about:<\/em> The state of the pharma industry.<\/p>\n

What I’m worried about:<\/em> What effect the above is going to have on my livelihood in the next few years.<\/p>\n

What I’m pondering:<\/em> Why Rush isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. That’s a goddamned embarrassment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What I’m reading: Imperial Bedrooms, by Bret Easton Ellis. Blech. Also, I read a really wonderful interview with Bob Colacello, the former editor of Interview. I’d like to it, but it’s from the new ish of Fantastic Man, and they don’t post content online. (!?) But Colacello was so interesting that I ordered a copy … <\/p>\n

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