No One Belongs Here More Than You By Miranda July

The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth Date: July 10th @ 7:30 PM Location: 11th Street Bar Further Discussion: I suggest renting the documentary Dark Days by Marc Singer AFTER you read the book.

For May’s book group, we read “Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir” by Anatole Broyard. Though the book itself was not what I was expecting, I enjoyed the research that followed. I wanted details about Greenwich Village after World War II: the bars, the “scene”, etc. However, Broyard only touches upon these ideas. [...]

I’ve been tagged by Kim of Kimbooktu. Here are eight random things about me: I prefer green tea over black tea. I collect bookmarks (with bookstore details). I dance to the beep of my microwave. I’m a vegetarian who LOVES tofu, but HATES most greens (especially cooked). I have only been out of the U.S. [...]

Drink too much at friend’s birthday party Spend Sunday in pajamas Eat an authentic Spanish dinner at friend’s house with an impressive wine Not think about work Read Clean apartment Ok, that’s more like it. This is going to be a good week.

I just finished watching the final episode of Gilmore Girls. Pretty much what I expected, but with fewer pop culture references than usual. Sadly, town troubadour Grant-Lee Phillips was a no-show. I will miss the la la la’s and Lorelai’s outfits and the indie music suggestions. But the show’s writing has been in a downward [...]

Spend time with in-laws (they will be in town on their way to Italy) Return clothing purchases (I had to buy suits for my new position at work) Read Work Relax Three out of five isn’t bad. I also ran into an old friend from Seattle in my neighborhood on Saturday. How surreal!

Finally! Gilmore Girls has been cancelled. I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this. Even before the original creator left, this show jumped the shark. But I couldn’t pull myself away from watching it week after week. Well, the torture is over. Next Tuesday, the FINAL episode of Gilmore Girls will air. [...]

Images of Jeff Buckley danced through my mind as I anticipated Elliott Smith’s new double disc album. Dead artist? Check. Double CD? Check. Embarrassingly BAD tracks? Nope. New Moon is an amazing album. Yes, Buckley disappointed after his death. But that was the fault of his handlers more than the material. Had he still been [...]