I once babysat for Annie Dillard's daughter (when I was about 16 and the daughter (Rosie) was 5, and she was married to someone at Wesleyan, I think), and I can attest that she lived that housekeeping philosophy. Also, her daughter would not to go bed and tried to escape out the window.
This isn't a come-on. I'm in a very serious relationship with a landscape architect.
Oliver ,'Conviction (1)'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
flea - May 18, 2012 7:03:35 am PDT #18833 of 28333
information libertarian
Liese S. - May 18, 2012 5:31:00 pm PDT #18834 of 28333
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I finished 1Q84, which was...puzzling. Most of it was unsettling, and there's some bits where it's hard to separate out the Japanese author's intent vs. the translation.
But anyway, the important bit is that yay, now I can start my Night Circus reread.
smonster - May 19, 2012 6:59:09 pm PDT #18835 of 28333
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
These are fun - silly photos of "serious" writers (quotes mine) - [link]
Burrell - May 19, 2012 8:09:56 pm PDT #18836 of 28333
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Edward Gorey! Now I love him all the more.
DavidS - May 19, 2012 8:18:36 pm PDT #18837 of 28333
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Edward Gorey! Now I love him all the more.
Heh. He used to go to the New York City Ballet (he saw every performance for over 20 years) wearing a raccoon coat, sneakers without socks, earrings and rings on all his fingers. In the early sixties.
He was (of course) also a huge Buffy fan.
Typo Boy - May 19, 2012 8:22:25 pm PDT #18838 of 28333
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Early 60s were, as far as I know, the only time raccoon coats were a major men's fashion item.
DavidS - May 19, 2012 8:26:18 pm PDT #18839 of 28333
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Early 60s were, as far as I know, the only time raccoon coats were a major men's fashion item.
Shows how much you know! They're stereotypically associated with the 20s and the flapper era.
Typo Boy - May 19, 2012 8:27:19 pm PDT #18840 of 28333
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Learn something new every day.
DavidS - May 19, 2012 8:31:14 pm PDT #18841 of 28333
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's only a wiki away.
But it's standard for not only 20s pop culture to show college men in raccoon coats, but it was such a strong association that it perpetuated as the male flapper equivalent for decades to come in cartoons and whatnot. (Along with straw boaters and ukeleles.)
So, for Gorey to be wearing it in the 40s and 50s and 60s was an extreme affectation.
DavidS - May 19, 2012 8:33:42 pm PDT #18842 of 28333
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's as close to the stereotype of the young 1920s male as you can get.
