Following Ron Rosenbaum’s epic takedown of Esquire’s Angelina Jolie cover story a few months ago, there’s a movement afoot to identify the most fatuous celebrity profile. Any nominations?
Color guard
The leaves are starting to change! They’re not in full fall resplendence yet, but that didn’t stop me and Amy from driving over to Ringwood Manor today to shoot some pix:
And enjoy my wife’s set! (as it were)
Ill-starred
Back in 2002, I got a fortune-cookie that read, “A reunion with an old acquaintance will turn out disastrous.” I saved it because it was so pessimistic. Also, I appreciated the fact that it was a fortune, and not an aphorism. A week or so later, I hooked up with an ex-girlfriend I hadn’t seen in almost a decade, and it didn’t turn out so bad.
According to the NYTimes, bad fortunes are making their way through the rotation. My official VM fortune to you: Avoid Chinese food for a while.
Good night, sweet Bip
To commemorate the death of Marcel Marceau, let’s have a moment of silence.
Adventures in Shopping
Every few months, Amy & I drive up to a big-ol’ outdoor outlet mall in Harriman, NY. She’s a more serious shopper than I am, but that doesn’t mean I’m not capable of hunting down some bargains. For example, here’s one I found at the Williams-Sonoma outlet:
Over at the Armani store, you can get a severe case of sticker shock ($700 for a t-shirt?!), but at the DK store, you can get label shock:
And sometimes, the products are just plain weird:
Next up: Myspace Page Of the Dead
One of my buddies once told me that he knew someone who was writing a novel about a zombie plague, and that the story was going to be told in the form of blog-entries. He commented, “If there were a zombie plague going on, I doubt I’d have much time for blogging.”
It turns out that zombies are so 20th century, they only keep diaries.
(I had a huge laugh when I saw this entry in George Romero’s filmography)
In love with the sound of my voice?
I know I am! And that’s why you should listen to my recent radio interview on The Adam Taxin Show! I come on around the 15:30 mark. The link is a RealAudio file, so you’ll need Real player to listen (if the player doesn’t automatically launch, you may need to run it yourself and paste in the contents of the link). If I can get an archived MP3 off of A-Tax, I’ll post that here!
Oh, the interview’s about 9/11, so it’s depressing as all get out. Also, I go off on some seriously mystico-symbolic tangents, which will amaze you in their uselessness.
And note that the music leading into said 9/11 interview is the cruelly chosen “Catch Me Now I’m Falling” by Pretty Poison.
Commemorate, Celebrate
Today’s the 6th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. It’s also the eve of the Jewish new year. I don’t know how you mark either of these events, dear reader. I’m going to listen to one of my favorite sad records
Update: on the way home from work tonight, I stopped at the library to drop off a CD. Then I stopped to smell the flowers.
You want fries with that?
I will gladly link to any site that includes the text, “Click here for more info linking Twin Tower tragedy to Atlas, Atlantis, 7 – 11& 9-11 Hercules & Mars.”
Just so you know.
Good night, sweet King of the High Cs
Luciano Pavarotti died last night after a year-plus battle with pancreatic cancer. I feel terrible about making an “Ill Divo” joke, but we have to be true to our nature, right?
I’ll try to make some form of penance next month when I’m in Milan. Maybe make a pilgrimage to La Scala and leave a white hanky.