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completed a syllabus and course policies. one to go.
made final changes on this summer's dissertation chapter.
got pretty nervous about a violent storm that blew through this afternoon. trees sideways, sky green, wind audible, cat unnerved. aftermath was not minor. apparently, a power line fell all the way across the beltway, shutting down both directions and electrifying the median guardrail. a halted beltway is no minor traffic event.
spun around on my chair a lot.
slapped the side of the computer, hoping it would automatically birth a strong weblog entry.
watched about forty minutes of smoke on amc. i couldn't watch anymore when the kid lets water run over the sink, ruining some of auggie's merchandise. i don't even remember what got waterlogged. a seriously good film. too bad i didn't have the heart.
reflected on the honor of being classed as an "academic type" over at the left-hand side of heck's kitchen. we all have goals. showing up on jm's site is one of mine.
down the street there's a softball game going on. every once in a while, i can hear the crowd cheer. that's kind of nice, in a fourthofjuly way.
Posted by dave at August 26, 2003 7:54 PM | TrackBackJust watched Smoke the other day--it was $5000 in Cuban cigars that Auggie planned to sell under the counter. Wish you could've stuck with it--it's a rewarding film, especially the ending (which plays with narrative and memory in a pretty cool way).
Posted by: chuck at August 26, 2003 8:31 PM | Permalink to CommentUrgh! Chuck beat me to it. Cigars! It was Cigars!
Posted by: George at August 26, 2003 8:36 PM | Permalink to Commenti've seen it before, just a few years ago, and liked it a lot. the failure to remember what got waterlogged was more long-term than my post implied.
turning it off yesterday was silly, i guess, but indicative of my mood. i'll be sure to watch it again soon.
Posted by: dave at August 27, 2003 8:23 AM | Permalink to Commentd-- great work on the syllabus and course policies. this is exactly the sort of class i would've signed up for as an ug. you're the man. live the dream for all of us who might otherwise have been included in the left-hand side of HK.
Posted by: fritz at August 27, 2003 12:50 PM | Permalink to Comment