A list of more indie-type movies recommended by the Times, or actually, good movies where shit doesn't blow up. I'm listing them here so I don't forget.
Together
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Sexy Beast
Aberdeen
Lisa Picard is "Famous"
Ghost World
The Deep End
The Closet
Audition
The Others
Maybe Baby
What to read? I'm going to Europe for my honeymoon in a week and a half and I need something to read. Preferably long, but not so difficult that I have to work just to get up the nerve to pick it up. I have some good long books at home, but, they're kind of hard. The Recognitions by Gaddis, but very difficult, although I have been meaning to read it again. Gravity's Rainbow... ummm.. read it a couple of time already. The Tunnel by Gass... no way. Ulysses... also no way. Maybe The Man in Full... Yeah, that sounds like a plan, although I only have it in Hardback, which is a definite no no on long trips. Moby Dick... maybe... I'll have to keep looking. I'm not sold on any of these ideas yet. I hate that, the urge to read something really good and being able to decide if you should re-read something you know is good or try something new, which discovering a new good book is an unparalleled experience, but the risk of not liking the damn thing is there lurking around the corner. Dilemmas dilemmas.
As I read over this, I realize that I must sound like a pompous ass. I used to think reading was for nerds, not because I didn't like reading and called peopl ewho read nerds, but because I read a lot and called a nerd a lot. As I got older, I began to take pride in reading, and even seeing it as cool, as long as you read certain things (no trashy novels, etc...). But this list sure reads like an obnoxious persons attempt to embiggen himself. But I have read all of these books, mostly succesfully. and I like most of them. Does this make me a snob? I don't know... Never the less, the question remains... what do I read on the damn trip.
Hipocrits - They're Everywhere! Today - two glaring examples that are so blatent I can't even believe it!
First - On NPR this morning, a story about the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who installed a huge marble statue in the courthouse featuring the 10 Commandments. The statue represents (according to this chief justice clown) the connection between the moral basis this country was bulit on, the laws of this country, and God (a Christian God in this case, but, well, that goes without saying). When asked about constitutional conflicts, he responded (and this is alomost verbatim) "The separation of Church and State does not mean keeping God out of the Government!
Second - A Federal Appeals Court ruled that the University of Georgia could not use race as a way of influencing admissions. Specifically, "The three judges on the panel said the university failed to prove that having more nonwhite students on campus would lead to a more diverse student body."
How can people make public statements such as this, and not get laughed right out of town. I just don't understand.
Something was rotten in Denmark, or on my Blog as it were. I was actually on the verge of just saying "FUCK IT!" because the whole blog thing, which is supposed to be a easy to use web journal was causing me stress, and I just can't abide that. So, I wiped it all, oh well, I guess I miss some of that, but I need for this to be easy. I was also delighted to discover some new templates, which means now I only look like some other blogs, instead of the obvious newbie, which by the way how come some blogs that suck get mentioned in blogs of note and I'm not even in the frickin' directory? I don't get it.
Things round the farm are looking up. Thre honeymoon, that ever popular trip is fast approaching, and it couldn't be sooner. The band has been super busy. This weekend, 3 gigs in 24 hours. The worst part was actually sitting on the NJ turnpike for 2 hours to get from exit 5 to the truck/car split. Aaaarrrggghhh! I freakin' hate the Jersey turnpike. The shortest distance between two points is not always the fastest way. Which, in it's Zen like-ness reminds me that a friend, an old friend I recently recconnected with is thinking of going to Japan for a year which brings mixed emotions to my own personal self. I mean, I just reconnected, I want to hand out more, share stories, drink, smoke, be merry. But, as a person who for a long time moved all over the place for selfish reasons, I can't really fault him. Plus he doesn't like his job much, and well, I can't really think of a reason for him to stay that isn't one of my reasons. So, sadly, I expect him to go. Anyway, hopefully this new blog template will clear up the errors and so forth.
