since my last blog entry a week ago, the aforementioned Isaac Asimov had a birth anniversary...on January 2. though best known for his science fiction, and secondarily for nonfiction popular science writing, his HUNDREDS of books range over other topics as well, including history, literary criticism and humor.
i've gotten an interesting range of responses from people regarding my intention to read The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck. one of my favorite responses came from an acquaintance, Joe Woodard, who said that i've inspired him to commit to reading a book he's wanted to read for a while: the novel V by Thomas Pynchon. i mentioned that at some point i'd like to read Gravity's Rainbow but realize it isn't casual reading, as it has multiple sub-plots and other complexities.
today marks the anniversary of the announcement, in an Austrian newspaper, of German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen's discovery of x-rays. on this day in 1933, construction on the Golden Gate Bridge began. birth anniversary: Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian yogi, 1893. death anniversary: Momofuku Ando, Taiwanese-Japanese cook and entepeneur who invented instant noodles, 2007. happy Mungday and Hail Eris to my fellow Discordians!
as some of you know, i have a very serious addiction to photography. my latest batch of photos (which i have close at hand) included 2 rejects: a poorly lit photo of a Christmas tree which i subsequently hid inside a library copy of Richard Brautigan's book The Tokyo-Montana Express on the page facing the beginning of a story titled "What Are You Going To Do With 390 Photographs of Christmas Trees?"; and a badly over-lit photo of my right hand holding a pentagram-shaped cookie, which i subsequently hid inside of a library copy of a biography of the aforementioned Asimov. a real disappointment, that photo, because it took 3 hands to make it: my right hand as the subject, my brother Jorge's hand to press the flash (necessary for this indoor picture) and my left hand to snap the photo. this latest batch of photos includes 3 others of my hands holding various things. these and other hand photos form an ongoing series of what i think of as self-portraits. i also took - no, not 389, but just 3 other photos of Christmas trees. they came out okay. ciao!
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Hello Holden-
This is off the subject somewhat... but I seem to recall your mentioning the movie Harold and Maude as one of your favorites at some point.
Well, it was on TV this morning- I just got done watching it. It had been so many years since I've seen it, I forgot how great it was!!
That's all, I guess. Hope the New Year is starting out well for you...
Michael
hi Michael! happy new year back at ya. things're coming along smoothly enough for me so far. yup, i love Harold & Maude, and see it again every few years. most recently was as part of a double feature with Hedwig & The Angry Inch (another great movie about the search for love and acceptance).
take it easy, bro, and thanks for checking in!
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