January 29, 2009

week 05.09

the future, when histories fold in on themselves

food: chocolate
drink: kahlua and cream
video: sensual seduction (snoop dogg)
sleep: 50 hours
floods: yes, happy anniversary!
film: waltz with bashir (folman)
reading: rogues, rebels and rubber stamps (simpson)

quote: why are we born? we're born eventually to die, of course. but what happens between the time we're born and we die? we're born to live. one is a realist if one hopes. (studs terkel)

January 22, 2009

week 04.09

an inauguration and more depression era films

food: pierogies
drink: more red red wine
video: inauguration of barack obama (cspan)
sleep: 47 hours
floods: no floods
film: my man godfrey (la cava)
reading: rogues, rebels and rubber stamps (simpson)

quote: that's what we're missing. we're missing argument. we're missing debate. We're missing colloquy. we're missing all sorts of things. instead, we're accepting. (studs terkel)

January 15, 2009

week 03.09

his girl friday = iron chef-style

food: stir fry, almost iron chef-style
drink: red red wine
video: work day (it hugs back)
sleep: 44 hours
fires: no fires
film: his girl friday (hawks)
reading: rogues, rebels and rubber stamps (simpson)

quote: when you become part of something, in some way you count. it could be a march; it could be a rally, even a brief one. you're part of something, and you suddenly realize you count. to count is very important. (studs terkel)

January 8, 2009

week 02.09

depression era films as contemporary primer

food: lox bagel
drink: tea
video: ode to joy (beaker)
sleep: 44 hours
fires: no fires
film: you can't take it with you (capra)
reading: rogues, rebels and rubber stamps (simpson)

quote: people are ready to say, 'yes, we are ready for single-payer health insurance.' we are the only industrialized country in the world that does not have national health insurance. we are the richest in wealth and the poorest in health of all the industrial nations. (studs terkel)

January 1, 2009

week 01.09

shooting it's not a wonderful life

food: french fries
drink: sint bernardus abt 12
video: daylight (matt & kim)
sleep: 50 hours
fires: no fires 'round here
film: it's a wonderful life (capra)
reading: rogues, rebels and rubber stamps (simpson)

quote: Chicago is not the most corrupt American city. it's the most theatrically corrupt. (studs terkel)