Archive for August, 2007
Confused-HH
You’re Siddhartha!
by Hermann Hesse
You simply don’t know what to believe, but you’re willing to try
anything once. Western values, Eastern values, hedonism and minimalism, you’ve spent
some time in every camp. But you still don’t have any idea what camp you belong in.
This makes you an individualist of the highest order, but also really lonely. It’s
time to [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2007 under Taipei.
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Friday!
You’re Ulysses!
by James Joyce
Most people are convinced that you don’t make any sense, but compared to what else you could say, what you’re saying now makes tons of sense. What people do understand about you is your vulgarity, which has convinced people that you are at once brilliant and repugnant. Meanwhile you are content to [...]
Posted: August 17th, 2007 under Brooklyn.
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Stuff
Hmm. Summer tv leaves much to be desired. Well, ok, “Doctor Who,” Series 3, on SciFi has been kind of entertaining. I keep missing “Eureka” - you’d think that now that I finally have cable, I’d actually watch the stuff I’ve been wanting to watch! “Burn Notice” seems entertaining, but I [...]
Posted: August 15th, 2007 under Brooklyn.
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Week in Review
Last Saturday - went to Brooklyn Museum, the last First Saturday until October. Warm day; museum’s air flow a bit lacking (the stairs were quite warm). The more I visit, the more I think I like the new entrance - it feels inviting and mixes the old and new well. The exhibits [...]
Posted: August 11th, 2007 under Brooklyn, Manhattan.
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Synchronicity I
We’re at Giants Stadium waiting for The Police reunion tour. We took the bus from Port Authority, which was pretty good at only $10 round trip. Sting’s son was on with his band Fiction Plane, which was pretty generic except for the liberal use of the F word. A surprise opening appearance by the Fratelis [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2007 under En route.
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