archives for Thursday 22 January 2004

short note to mandarin

Thursday 22 January 2004 | I like a cookie

You are not a bad person for laughing at Three Kings (did you catch that wonderful short cut to Spike Jonze shooting at cans?) any more than you are a bad person for gasping and putting your hand to your throat when a certain young woman is shot in the head, unexpected and expected both [...]

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of answering machines and jeffrey sachs

Thursday 22 January 2004 | I like a cookie

You know something? I’ve had my answering machine since 1989, and I’ve never replaced either of the cassette tapes in it. There must be some pretty wild stuff on there. Not that I’m going to listen tonight. Instead I’m going to listen to educated guess which I bought, blenching at the shocking expense of $15 [...]

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