So I’ve voiced my distrust of fixies before, but today I actually rode with somebody who was on one of the things. It was even weirder watching it up close. So I asked a bunch of questions and the guy was like, “You wanna try it?” As I was inspecting it, he related his near-death [...]
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July 15th, 2008
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I quite accidentally (sort of) ended up at a Feist concert tonight. It was at the Fillmore on Colfax, which is a pretty cool joint. It’s in my neighborhood, so I should have probably seen at least one show by now. I’ve lived here long enough, eh? The opening act was the Golden Dogs, a [...]
Paris, Je T’aime
July 13th, 2008
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Finally got around to watching this fantabulous film. I knew it was all about “vignettes,” but there are 18 of the damn things! And unlike other films that attempt such super-dimensional wanderings, PJT really doesn’t try to connect any of the people. A few of them meet at the end, and it’s assumed that in [...]
The Grand Inquisitor’s Bloodless Lips
July 3rd, 2008
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Read through Dostoevsky’s Grand Inquisitor (Chapter 5 from The Brothers Karamazov) for class tonight. It’s been some time since I’ve thought about the sheer strangeness of the piece. In the past, I’ve been drawn to it because of the fantastic imagery and near epic weight of what Ivan is saying. Any Dostoevsky is worth reading, [...]
