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People and Things Other People Hate* that I Love

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  • Philip Roth / and his books
  • Madonna
  • Films of Keanu Reeves, in general.
  • “Point Break” in particular.
  • “Ishtar”

People and Things I Hate* that Other People Love
  • Cormac McCarthy / and his books
  • Renee Zellweger or, interchangeably, Gwyneth Paltrow
  • Films of Mel Gibson, in general.
  • “Braveheart” in particular.
  • “Knocked Up”

*Hate merely as opposite to Love, when it could technically just be “don’t particularly care for” or “like to criticize” and is not necessarily of the “hatred running through my veins at all times” variety. Although in some cases…
I’m sure this will be added to. Intermittently.

Potential Names Discussed Tonight for the Baby-Boy-To-Be

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  • Galway
  • Wolf
  • Jasper
  • Oliver (pls sir, can I have another)
  • Hubcap (That’s right, ma’am. H-u-b hub, c-a-p cap. Hubcap.)
  • Cowboy
  • Hoyt
  • Thorsten
  • Jefferson
  • Plum Dandy
  • Miles
  • Django

But the #1 name of the evening? Just rolled right off my tongue mid-sentence:
  • Riverbone.

Oh yeah, baby. There wasn’t a last or middle name that Riverbone wasn’t able to mesh with. This was followed by lots of hysterical laughter and then a suggestion of “Floor Pie” (not by me) due to some visuals at Old Town. I guess you had to be there.
(No, no, no. Not MY baby boy to be. Cripes, people. Settle.)

Timing of Annual Events.

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Some of which I am not even going to again (Nipper, you know which one I mean), but I can never keep the timing straight.

April/May – 2nd Story Festival (Chitown)
May – MDS&W
July – Pitchfork (Chitown)
August – Lollapalooza (Chitown)
Aug/Sept – Dragon*Con
Sept – Monolith
Oct – Chicago marathon (No, not for me to run)
Oct – Rhinebeck
Oct – Chicago Film Festival
Oct/Nov – Chicago Arts & Humanities Festival
Nov – NYC marathon (No, not for me to run)

Subscriptions [updated]

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Literary:
Slightly Foxed. Whether you wind up buying the books discussed or not, it’s worth reading on its own.
One Story. Each issue is, as it says, one story. Perfect for the commute.
Musically:
Paste Magazine. The samplers are great. And like me, it is more alternative than the totally mainstream….but it is totally mainstream compared to, say, P*fork.

For the reviews
i.e. so I know when new stuff is coming out:
Rolling Stone.
Entertainment Weekly.
However, the fact that I never flip through these until I have four or five built up generally defeats the purpose of knowing that new books/albums are out when it’s a month later that I read that issue…

Craft-wise:
Interweave Knits. Going to let this one lapse if it ever runs out.
Quilter’s Newsletter.

For the Trivia:
Mental Floss. I really think this is a great magazine. Except I have a mental block on it and I almost never read it. Only in the tub. I should let this one lapse.

For the Recipes. Supposedly:
Everyday Food. I give these to my cousin after I have three or four built-up. I swear I have not renewed this EVER but it just keeps on coming. I cooked from it once or twice. Eh, whatever. Can’t get myself interested in it. At this point, I don’t even flip through them before handing them off.

Gifted:
My co-worker gives me US Weekly every year. Not my fault!

À la Nick Hornby, books in/books out for September.

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Bought:

  • Iodine, by Haven Kimmel*
  • Indignation, by Philip Roth*
  • Home, by Marilynne Robinson*
  • Ballistics, by Billy Collins (poetry)*
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson*
  • Generation Kill; Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War, by Evan Wright
  • One Bullet Away; The Making of a Marine Officer, by Nathaniel Fick

Read:
  • The Man Without Qualities, Vol 1, by Robert Musil (mostly read in August but not finished until Sept…)
  • Dead Boys, by Richard Lange
  • Sway, by Zachary Lazar
  • Iodine, by Haven Kimmel

*That was one expensive trip to the bookstore!!

Beers I Have Had Tonight

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  • Unibroue Ephemere – My #2 beer of Summer 2008.* Tastes like apple. Yum.
  • Triple Karmeliet – My favorite Belgian beer. From my trip last summer. As you may know.
  • Allagash Dubbel – From Portland, Maine. It’s OK. Interesting Enough.
  • Shiner Spezial Light – The “light” version of Shiner “Bock.” I prefer Bock, but this is what’s in the fridge.

Beers I May Have Later Tonight**

  • Cantillon Gueze – Belgian. Sour.
  • Orval – Belgian. Trappist.
  • Bells Amber Ale – I don’t love this. But I’ve had four beers already, I’m sure it’ll taste fine.
  • Pilsner Urquel – Yum.

*My #1 beer of summer 2008 was Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy. As you may know.
**Because that’s what’s in the fridge to choose from.

Things to Look Forward to Next Week:

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  • Finding out if I am still employed! Chances look about 80/20 I won’t be.
  • Reviews of the two AWESOME concerts I went to (semi) recently: Sea WolfGreat Lake Swimmers [I mean. Why do I keep doing that? I’m an idiot.] and Sam Phillips.
  • An update on Dad’s and my reading challenge through July and August.
  • Fresh TV so far! Yay! or Nay! Depending. 🙂

Things to Look at While I’m Gone:

  • I finally split my Flickr into two accounts (although sadly that meant losing all the comments on the crafty ones. ah well. bygones!) so I could upload a bunch of Chicago Quilt Show shots I had been holding out on. There you go! Someday all my stash shots will be up but that day is not today.
  • I wrote up a long ass cynical post about what I plan to be watching on TV this fall. Turns out “almost nothing new” would be the right answer.
  • Now that iTunes and NBC are holding hands again, hey you can rewatch all of BStarG Season 4 so far. Yay! 🙂

Later, dudes.