December 2009
17 posts
“My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. My...”
– - Vladimir Nabokov in a 1962 interview
The worst bender I can think of
@KorenZ:
@StetsonGraves:
@KorenZ:
Trying to read “Twilight,” but am severely offended by the weird word choices. It’s like reading something in a bad English translation.
give up now, it doesn’t get better—but if you insist, shots of rum every time she uses “chagrin” works wonders.
That, my friend, is rock bottom.
Philip K. Dick Decodes His Dreams →
A more legible transcript here: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/11/philip-k-dick-on-dreams.html.
J.D. Salinger responds to fanmail →
A more legible transcript here: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/12/one-thought-hits-me-about-your-letter.html
Rest in Peace Kirkus →
We were just getting to know one another.
And no one can talk to a horse, of course →
We got our hands on a signed copy of Latawnya, the Naughty Horse Learns to Say “No” to Drugs. Better than owning a Picasso, as far as we’re concerned.
“If pretty, I’d like her to thank God and enjoy her luck and not start...”
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Laurie Lee, speaking about his 4-month-old daughter in his essay “The Firstborn” (from I Can’t Stay Long).
Happy Hanukkah to Us →
We, in the Zailckas/Hamilton house, are celebrating Brakes on Spin’s list of best albums in 2009.
Career Advice
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That, because writing it was more painful than a natural childbirth.
Is there a new book on the horizon? Please tell me you relapsed and we get a second recovery masterpiece. Smashed 2 Electric Boogalo
A relapse book: brilliant idea. Maybe I’ll try that for book #3. I can be the Mischa Barton of memoirs.
I'm a glutton for gluttony →
My lovely friend Ms. Banks has a lovely, new food blog. Go scope it for food porn and gorgeous recipes. I’m tempted to call her the Martha Stewart of Williamsburg.
