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procrastination meets the power drill
At lunch last week (great Korean food in Inglewood, exit Western on the 405), Corrina innocently asked me if I was going to use the same process of organization for this rewrite of my thesis, You know the one you … Continue reading
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destined to become a classic
Talladega Knights (6.7/10.0 imdb) was great. I give it a solid A. I started liking Talladega Knights when I found out it had broken a record for product placement (think: The Truman Show). That is crazy stuff. And brilliant. Everything … Continue reading
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I'm not a handyman,
he says. Sheesh! Anyway, we have discovered that he can do stuff as long as I find out how it’s done, or give very specific directions. So, today we have accomplished most of my “handyman” list: fixed the garbage disposal … Continue reading
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do you think this is true?
“In the novels of polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, we see how each individual generates his own form through his behaviour, his way of coming across, and the way he addresses others. This form comes about in the borderline area where … Continue reading
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I've liked every Micah I have met
Sometime last fall, I left Bella and her friend Dawkins to nurse a hot chocolate with my sister in a cafe while I kept on scanning the galleries in Chelsea. As usual, they had had their fill and I was … Continue reading
lurching stomach
We are heading off once again to OC. Tomorrow my only child flies to the East Coast to spend some time at her grandparents’ house, and then off to France for a week. Sue and Joss planned a week’s vacation … Continue reading
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a thesis thought
In Islets and Utopia , Nicolas Bourriaud says that “Today’s dominant form – which is not political – is that of the ‘free party’ or ‘rave,’ that of a spontaneous and momentous assembly of individuals around the same goal, who … Continue reading
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La Jetee
La Jetee is worth watching if you can understand French. It also happens to be one of Cardiff’s favorites. She quotes it as a reference and at an artist’s choice exhibition, she chose Chris Marker over anybody contemporary (La Jetee … Continue reading
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Cardiff rip-off
I have just found something shocking and exciting at soundwalk.com. This is an audio tour company launched in 2001 (almost ten years after Cardiff’s first audio walk) that completely and totally rips off her ideas and presents them as “Soundwalks … Continue reading
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ridiculous reading
Understanding Installation Art by Mark Rosenthal is the worst art book I have ever read, great photos not withstanding. Speaking of great photos of installation art, my new favorite thesis break activity is planning a month-long car trip, which includes … Continue reading