MEMO : 07.08.05 : [BE AFRAID]
I don't know why, but I suddenly decided to clean my office again today.
This isn't a sign of the apocalypse or anything. Honest. I mean, I've done this before, and the world didn't come to an end.
But after spending hours sorting the piles of stuff on the top of my desk, and filling a black trashbag, and filing receipts, and putting books on shelves --
I still have stacks of stuff on my desk.
This is going to be a long night.
MEMO : 04.26.05 : [SINCE LAST WE MET]
I kind of fell off the face of the earth.
I developed an intense relationship with three women named Rocky, Jane and Vanessa. Then had to change their names to Ana, Claire and Natalie. Finally finished the project and even got to see a day's filming. Then saw a rough cut of the project. Ana, Claire and Natalie were no longer mine. And it was good.
I recovered from a sinus infection, then the flu, then another sinus infection, in time to finally make our twice-postponed trip to the UK.
I figured out that yes, even though it weighs 97 pounds, JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL is a good book to take on a trip to England and Wales, and yes, it is possible for a book to be a slow read and compelling at the same time.
I watched wild Dartmoor ponies gallop across the moor, and wee sweet lambs gambol 'tween the hedgerows, and sassy magpies creating a bit of havoc in the aviary world. I witnessed wacky Welshmen surfing (surfing!) in the very cold Irish Sea in March at sunset on a magical day. I visited five cathedrals and listened to the prayers of ghosts, and saw ubiquitious French school children almost everywhere we went.
And finally, I discovered Book Crossing which is a really fun site that encourages you to release your most valuable resources into the wild for others to use and enjoy -- books. Check it out.
Oh, and, I'm back!
Pooks
MEMO : 02.06.05 : [CODGERS ROCK!]
Okay, that game that isn't Super?
Halftime was SUPER.
The best halftime I've ever seen. And all it took was Paul McCartney standing there and singing four songs, with a bit of pyrotechnics tossed in for good measure.
I'll now have "na, na, na, na-na-na-na" in my head for the next three days....
Sweet.
MEMO : 02.04.05 : [THAT DARNED MOLESKINE]
So on 12.09.04 I wrote about this cute moleskine and how I couldn't resist buying it even though I never write in journals and never keep up with journals and it was a waste of time buying the stupid thing....
But I figured out what to do with it!
I would use it to record every book I read, every audiobook I listen to, every DVD or movie I see in the year 2005. Huzzah! I have found a use for it!
So on January 1 I finally wrote that first entry and announced what I was going to do with it (in writing, to myself, since it's my moleskine). I was proud.
And I haven't read a single book. I haven't listened to a single book. I haven't been to a single movie. I haven't even watched DVDs.
This is ME. I read all the time. I watch movies and DVDs all the time. I listen to audibooks every time I'm in my Element.
But not in 2005.
It's time to burn that freaking moleskine.
MEMO : 02.02.05 : [WHOA!]
This one snuck up on me.
I mean, people think I'm joking when I say that if the Cowboys aren't in it, it's not "Super." But I mean that so sincerely that I don't pay any attention to who is in it or remember who won it in non-Cowboy years.
And suddenly I see that some team from New England has the chance to match the Cowboys' "Four Championships in Three Years" record?
I never thought I'd say this but --
GO EAGLES!
(I got that right, didn't I? The Eagles are playing New England...? Hmm, need to check that out.)
MEMO : 01.02.05 : [HOOKED 'EM]
"The Longhorns reveled in their Texas-ness. As if the marching band's U-T formation wasn't enough, the band also formed the state of Texas and the longhorn logo. Then some helping hands unfurled a Lone Star flag that was almost as big as the end zone. And in the first half, their mascot, Bevo the big-horned steer, ambled out of the tunnel and onto the sideline....
"And the Longhorns won it. They did their part, which means we have to do ours. Say it in your best Texas twang: 'Y'all come back now, hear?'"
Thank you, LA Times. I think we will!
MEMO : 01.01.05 : [BOWL-ING]
This is a great day for TEXAS football. By that, I mean, The Univeristy of.
As I type, I'm watching the Cotton Bowl. A team in white with an orange "T" on its helmet just scored its third unanswered touchdown against the Aggies.
Do I dampen my mood by admitting the orange and white team isn't TEXAS?
I do not.
I cheer, "Texas just scored another touchdown!"
And Sam hollers back, "Will you PLEASE root for the Texas team?"
Welcome to Universe Pooks.
And just think, this afternoon I get to watch the real TEXAS play in the Rose Bowl.
Pooks
*It happens to be Tennessee. But hey, orange-and-white? Big "T" on the helmet? Beating the Aggies? Hook 'em, Horns!
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