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“That is to say that horror, crime, murder did vivify all the phenomena, the most ordinary details of experience. In evil as in art there was illumination.”

~~~ Saul Bellow, Mr. [...]

Day 221: Riding the sea scallop high into the kitchen.

It ain’t much but at least it’s a picture. Being home more often has me more interested in that mysterious room where I usually only heat up nachos and get beer, my kitchen. This is a page from How to Boil Water, a great beginner’s cookbook I’ve had for a while.

NOTE: I DO have almost all [...]

Day 25: New book, The Rationale of the Dirty Joke.

My sister gave me this book a few Christmases ago. (Awesome typeface on that jacket!) She knows me too well.  She told me she heard of it by learning it’s one of Matt Groening’s favorite books. It looks incredibly interesting and hopefully funny. I’m starting it right after I finish this post. I’ve also included a [...]

So addicted to routine, even my sexual fantasies are scripted

Hot Guy: Hi there. Ever read anything by David Foster Wallace?
Me: Yeah! I love that writer.
Hot Guy: My dick is as long as Infinite Jest.
Me: Oh baby, put your broom in [...]

The Long San Diego Story, Day Two

 The short version: relaxing, the beach, Dollar Dollar Bear Y’all, bowling.

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The Four Topics of Legitimate Rock & Roll

I’ve been carrying around a copy of David Foster Wallace’s Consider the Lobster for months now. Saturday I flipped to the back page, where I have written in a sloppy and drunken hand the following list:

The Four Topics of Legitimate Rock & Roll
1. Fuckin’
2. The Devil
3. Space Wizards
4. Hobbits

An arrow leads from “Space Wizards” to a [...]