Doesn't have a point of view
7.18.2004
wall of books
I went to the library. I went to the library and I couldn't leave. Sometimes, I think that I have problems. I passed by books and I had to get them, even though my list of summer goals is constantly growing on its own.
To justify my checking out 6 books from the pasadena library (not counting the 2 from PCC) I proceeded to read 2 of them within a 24 hour period.
The first was M. Butterfly, a Tony winning play by David Henry Hwang. David Henry Hwang, who attended my high school. Sure, he didn't graduate from there, but I think we can still claim him. It was not as serious as I expected. I thought it was more than "slyly humerous" as described on the back cover. It also reminded me of something I had forgotten-- that weezer named their album Pinkerton for the character in the opera Madame Butterfly. Now that I know a little about the plot of the opera, I have a greater understanding of weezer as well.
The second was David Boring, a graphic novel by Daniel Clowes (author of Ghost World.) As most reviewers of the novel cleverly state, it was less than boring. It is the story of a 19-year-old (yikes!) who lives with his friend Dot, leading a seemingly normal life sleeping with women, working as a security guard as he writes a great screenplay, until he falls in love and gets shot in the head. No, I did not just give away the plot of the entire book for you. That happens in act 1 of 3. The thing that intrigued me most was the anything-but lucky penny that was carried throughout the novel. It reminded me of Karina's magical NY subway token that I wear all the time. Well, so far I haven't been shot in the head.
Now I have to go back and get the copy of eightball comics that they have.
All of this reading is in part blamed upon the library not having a single copy of any books by Chuck Palahniuk. I ordered Lullaby and it is there, so maybe I will have it by Wednesday.
I made this perfect little mix for Kashena. It is very late, but since she is out of the country, I have not been in a hurry. I put soo much effort into making this one just right. The theme is the feeling that you get when you try to pull an all nighter typing a paper in the library and you get to the point when you realize that if you had worked faster, you would have been asleep and in bed instead of staring at the rising sun. Yeah, I don't really know how to shorten that into a 3 word title. Most of the songs mention nighttime, sleep, or lonliness. Anyway, I selfishly made myself a copy of the mix to "test" it and have been doing so for well over a week. There is a problem song. Norah Jones' Day is Done just doesn't fit the mood. It is too sleepy and slow and I no longer want Norah Jones in the mix. If I take her out, there is a lack of female vocals and pop singers. I do not have the motivation to search for a fitting female vocal. This is my new great idea. I am going to post my mix, like Lillian, and hope that someone can suggest the perfect song. Note that it must also transition well inbetween The Ladybug Transistor and ...Trail of Dead, which is tough. Here it goes.
1. The Beatles- For no one
2. Stealer's Wheel- Stuck in the middle with you (from Reservior Dogs)
3. Modest Mouse- The good times are killing me
4. Calexico- Alone again or (written by Love)
5. Spoon- I didn't come here to die
6. Beulah- Gravity's bringing us down
7. Shearwater- A make over
8. Papas Fritas- Another Day
9. The Pale- A wakeup call
10. Y.A.C.H.T.- I love a computer
11. The Velvet Teen- Radiapathy
12. The Kissing Book- Your melancholy ways
13. The New Pornographers- The laws have changed
14. Interpol- PDA
15. Portastatic- Oh come down
16. Norah Jones- Day is done
17. The Ladybug Transistor- Song for an ending day
18. ...And you will know us by the trail of dead- Another morning stoner
19. Michael Andrews (featuring Gary Jules)- Mad world (donnie darko soundtrack)
20. Lamplighter- Bedtime
I went with Tom yesterday to old town. I haven't seen him in over a year, so it was really nice. What I love about Tom is that he can't lie to the people at Staples about when he is going back to school during his job interview, but he feels no guilt in telling his friend that his car was stolen just so that he wouldn't have to drive. We got boba at Tea Station, which was good but pricey.
