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Laural Hill ([personal profile] lauralh) wrote2008-10-15 12:44 pm

and, also

  • I know at least one person on this list has never and would like to make their own bread. If that looks like too much of a time commitment, there's also no-knead bread and quick soda bread. (I made the last one last night, except with all-purpose flour instead of half white/half wheat. And a couple other substitutions and it was still great.) My next goal is to make my own English Muffins.

  • Reg played the new Secret Machines album for me last night. I was like "It sounds like they've been listening to a lot of 1968 music there." Which was good of course. Their "krautrock" stuff before was good, but as usual I prefer psychedelia. (We saw them open for Interpol 3 years ago.)

  • I finally have indeed started Infinite Jest. I was sort of scared off by the fact that it has a reader's guide, but so far I'm enjoying the hell out of it. My morning commute and afternoon commute both divide up into natural stopping points, so I'm not getting super-absorbed or too bored. I should finish before the end of the month at the rate I'm going.

[identity profile] tyrven.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I need to give Infinite Jest another shot. People have told me to skip the first few segments (which were boring the fuck out of me).

I love soda bread!

[identity profile] suxdonut.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
maybe the whole 'infinite' part is that you read it forever?

[identity profile] tyrven.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Surely you jest.

[identity profile] suxdonut.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
im just sayin
you know
wolf shirt
http://www.birkoph.com/Wolf_tshirt.htm

[identity profile] herbaliser.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
You gotta read at least to the suicide patient in the mental hospital.

[identity profile] lickypants.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll have to try this bread making thing. Looks easy.

[identity profile] herbaliser.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
easy AND delicious!

[identity profile] herbaliser.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
IT IS ONLY 1000 PAGES

[identity profile] discogravy.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
IJ is, bar none, my favorite book ever. There are things you'll miss until you go back over it, at least in your mind. The final scene, (which I'm not giving anything away at all) with Gately pissing into the ocean is one of my favorite closings ever.

[identity profile] suxdonut.livejournal.com 2008-10-15 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
ive heard they fold in on themselves like a mobius strip!