Wednesday, July 8, 2009
They fight crime!
He's a fast talking bohemian jungle king from a doomed world. She's a cosmopolitan kleptomaniac femme fatale from aristocratic European stock. They fight crime!
3 Things I Enjoyed Today
1. The book I'm reading: Morlante. I previously mentioned that the main character is a writer living on pirate ships. Well it turns out he's a psychopathic one-man killing machine writer living on pirate ships--to get material. Funniest bit so far: Morlante has offered his killing services to three captains, who are terrified of him. While in conversation with them, Morlante picks up an apple from the table...
This is it, thought Lalonde, he's going to beat us to death with apples. [nous tuer à coup de pommes]
Morlante bites into the apple, then picks up another apple and a candle.
This is it, thought Lalonde, he's going to beat us to death with flaming apples.
2. Listening to Tori Amos singing "Famous Blue Raincoat" as I walked home. Not only because she's the Queen of Covers, but also because of Cohen's writing. I mean, check out this line:
You treated my woman to a flake of your life.
A flake! What a perfectly chosen word. Flake!!
3. Watching American Splendor for the second time.
When I saw this movie the first time I'd never heard of the autobiographical cartoon writer, Harvey Pekar. I've since read 3-4 of his collections and I love them.
Hmm... might need to add a 4th thing: Listening to my favourite Dresden Dolls song, "Delilah." Is that a FACT Delilah?
This is it, thought Lalonde, he's going to beat us to death with apples. [nous tuer à coup de pommes]
Morlante bites into the apple, then picks up another apple and a candle.
This is it, thought Lalonde, he's going to beat us to death with flaming apples.
2. Listening to Tori Amos singing "Famous Blue Raincoat" as I walked home. Not only because she's the Queen of Covers, but also because of Cohen's writing. I mean, check out this line:
You treated my woman to a flake of your life.
A flake! What a perfectly chosen word. Flake!!
3. Watching American Splendor for the second time.
When I saw this movie the first time I'd never heard of the autobiographical cartoon writer, Harvey Pekar. I've since read 3-4 of his collections and I love them.
Hmm... might need to add a 4th thing: Listening to my favourite Dresden Dolls song, "Delilah." Is that a FACT Delilah?
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