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I went down to read, and on the news (which wasn't on loud) I didn't see any of the usual!!

Why do famous people have to die for the news to talk about something different :(

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My 48 dollar gift to myself on my 48th birthday

Yes I was born a few minutes after midnight and it's midnight:36 now. This 304 page bio on Gaddis seems like the best one earning even some praise by William H. Gass!! (Quote) Now I will spend what little is left for this month period taking... See More »

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Dad says he could lose stuff if it was stuck in my left nostril, I go huh, and he goes Don't laugh, it's uncalled for. Then I laughed a little

Our local hockey team is winning by one goal in the 2nd period, when this game is over and 14 Scribe pages read at least, I shall go up and read in bed, in the dark, listening to severe thunderstorm and howling blizzard sounds. Auntie and uncle are... See More »

Joke from The Recognitions

--- Is it alright to kiss a nun? ... --- Sure it's all right, as long as you don't get into the habit.

The day before I turn 48

Well we came close to having a new used car, but it had to be inspected and would have cost almost as much as the seller was asking for repairs. Brother might still come through on Monday, but he and his family are going on a vacation soon, so it's... See More »

In 9 hours i'll have some funds!!

1st things i'll do, order smokes and gummies. Then get a good reading experience kindle editions of William H. Gass' Temple of Texts, all his Litcrit stuff should be fit in, I have not good reading experience pdf's of him in the kindle that has a... See More »

An online footnote heaven

Hello folks, i'm here to give a new development, at the risk of sounding yet again capricious, I must follow where I scent the aroma of wondrous things to be had. Full disclosure now on the novel I was hoping to finish this week, that was The Idiot... See More »

It's brutal without headphones in the living room

He just yapped a bit too much tonight, I felt like properly watching stuff, and didn't even have the computer on. But I mustn't keep a record of the account, to give it an enduring quality, just as a sort of update, and to cut him some slack... See More »

(16) The Indian Tomb -- Joe May

As me and dad are watching The Spiders, the thrilling adventure that kicks off the Fritz Lang set, my idea is to follow each of them with another silent film, this as well is in 2 parts, and if you like it looks like YT can be of service if you can... See More »

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This is how i'll do it

I hope and plan on finishing a classic novel per week, I'd like to finish the current and first of 20 by this coming Friday, or Saturday at the latest. Wednesday to get over 25% (currently @12%) Thursday get to 60% Friday -- ??? Saturday for sure!!... See More »

(15) The Silent Films -- Fritz Lang

One of my collection's jewels is this sweet package of all of one of silent era's finest director's films from that era, we have in this order: 1. The Spiders 2. Harakiri 3. The Wandering Shadow 4. Four Around the World 5. Destiny 6. Dr.... See More »

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Every overnight period where i'm awake

I shall read with music + film, or just films (and shows), and my hope that in roughly 10 to 20 years an intruder could come in with a pistol and so it would be a surprise kind of end, and one may judge roughly that if I cease activity for more than... See More »

(14) La roue -- Abel Gance

Now for a nice long silent film masterpiece as I listen to classical and read classic novels, it's a blend that's almost but not quite crazy!! I have the 2 DVD set from Flicker Alley, Blaise Cendrars was a part of it, and he was a literary hero of... See More »

Here is my new playlist, music that gives me spacy vibes, which in my opinion is good for when you want to immerse yourself in something, hence another reading music playlist, but I have about 10 or so playlists called that. 1. Ligeti -- Requiem... See More »

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(13) Bates Motel

This is such an engrossing drama and I think I just stopped my initial watch with 2 episodes left, sounds almost crazy, right? When the numbers are in (brackets) it means i'm not properly watching yet, but are used at the time of posting as a... See More »

When it comes to the Brandenberg Concertos

Of the 3 big recordings Pinnock, Harnoncourt and Richter, RICHTER is my choice. If I wasn't so lazy i'd put together all my favorite little movements from larger bodies of Baroque works together, in one word simply the adagios

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What's happening is this tonight

Dad needs his sleep, and I need to read, a whole week with mostly watching films and shows is not the way to go, I have Nobody Knows directed by Hirokazu Koreeda playing, a good clean movie were he to be awake for any of it, and the lady playing the... See More »

Shootin' the breeze with a recluse

Sit down a spell, and whistle along to the tune of a recluse's reading journey. Implicit in this is a choice of created worlds, and some forms of counsel and food for thought types is chosen in preference to other things.Things of which I must let... See More »

Including a few special hours of reading amidst a week of film and show watching

Was reading more of Joseph Frank's biography of Dostoevsky, and came to the point in the chapter about his youthful literary inspiration were that the most important came up, PUSHKIN. I never knew which of his stuff was the ones to look out for,... See More »

12. The Sopranos

I'm gonna give this Golden Age of TV juggernaut another shot, dad always tells me he saw them filming when he visited New York. Have gotten as far as into the 4th season, and man it gets so dramatic!! 86 episodes, my goal therefore would be to... See More »

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11. Cowboy Bebop

Obviously I won't watch all of this magnificent anime at once, at the time of posting the last 2 eps on disc 1 of 4. I don't have the movie, and have never watched all the eps yet, saving it for sunny April afternoons like this!

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10. Death Nurse -- Nick Millard

This will show dad that a movie can be a whole lot worse than The Incredible Melting Man, this Nick Millard is one dull uninspired director, and it's a blast watching his full on baddies, he made half decent horror films in the 70s but this one here... See More »

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9. The Firemen's Ball -- Milos Foreman

(Quote) Cinema Day continues with this Czech New Wave classic!! On an Arrow Academy Blu-ray. Regarding the previous movie, dad took it too seriously, the whole concept of a bad movie being funny is completely lost on him, haha and it's ironic... See More »

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8. The Incredible Melting Man -- William Sachs

I'm in full swing at this point, an anti-member of SW this is all I see myself doing for the time being, to one by one document my entire collection, if I have anything else to say i'll squeeze those thoughts in these posts. So now we're gonna have... See More »

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7. Effi Briest -- Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Something very ascetic now, one of RWF's more subdued efforts, based on a novel I almost got once in a used book store. Hanna Schygulla looks her best here. (Quote)

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