archives for Wednesday 1 October 2008
what he said
Wednesday 1 October 2008 | 8 cookies in the jar
David Foster Wallace: I got very lucky and got a grant, so I can take next year off as an unpaid leave and I don’t really have to confront the decision [of whether to continue teaching]. Charlie Rose: And so what will you do with that year? DFW: I will—if past—if past experience holds true, [...]
“think positive”
Wednesday 1 October 2008 | 3 cookies in the jar
As the Republican’s mother used to say, with forced good cheer. Usually she recommended this tactic from a regally supine position on the sofa, comfortably surrounded with women’s magazines, newspapers, and bowls of vegetables to be cut up for dinner (enchiladas or tamales—holy crap she could cook), and with Oprah discoursing in the background. It [...]
