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Raptors at the Auburn Cityfest

nobody@vox.com(katra) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:38:22 -0500

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Blanket Cave

nobody@vox.com(katra) — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:28:53 -0500

Egon is all, "Dude, I'm just trying to curl up in this blanket cave here and watch some Buffy," and I'm all, "Dude, that sounds like a REALLY FREAKING STELLAR IDEA."

Egon has a Blanket Cave

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Friday Night Lights has been Renewed!

nobody@vox.com(katra) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:39:02 -0500

Well, I guess tentatively renewed? This is old-ish news, but, at the same time, I haven't seen anything more recent. Apparently NBC struck a deal with DirecTV to get this done. Frankly, I do not care if they had to strike a deal with George W. Bush himself, that is how much I wanted this show to come back.

Suffice it to say I am happy. This is by far one of the best shows on television -- maybe the best one still airing. Is it better than Heroes? BSG? Probably. It is definitely better than The Wire*. It might not be better than Lost.

I just received the Season One DVDs from Amazon today, and I can't wait to watch them.

Friday Night Lights - The First Season

If you haven't checked out this show yet, I suggest that you get to steppin'. There's no time like the present, people. You will not be sorry. For one thing, there is the undeniable awesomeness of Coach Taylor. Please to witness:

Coach Taylor Being Awesome

And then, well, then there is this. Do not even try to argue with me about this:

Tim Riggins My TV Boyfriend

Q.E.D., people. Q.E. Motherfucking D.

*This is an objective fact, provable by SCIENCE. And yes, I am dutifully watching S1 of The Wire currently. I mean, until I get bored and have to switch to Dexter, or decide I'd rather re-watch other favorite shows I have already seen. When does The Wire get interesting?

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Books, Books Aplenty!

nobody@vox.com(katra) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:16:42 -0500

I have been tagged by Slow Learner in the book meme, so here's what I am doing:

Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
Open the book to page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.
Tag five people.

The nearest book is one that has been sitting on my end table since I bought it a couple of weeks ago -- I haven't even started it yet! I've been way too busy with school and teaching and all the strenuous marathon watching of Dexter, my new television obsession. Anyway, the book is Dave Eggers' What is the What and here are three intriguing sentences:

-- It went in very easily. I was surprised. And the SPLA man fell forward silently and that was the end of him.

What Is the What (Vintage)

Dave Eggers

Well, now I am slightly more inspired to finally start this book!

In other reading news, I have mostly been working on the assignments for my lit students: we are finishing up our Modernism unit now and have read the following: James Joyce's "The Dead" (one of the best last sentences in all literature, hands down), Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own" (major bleh but there was no time for a novel and no good short story in our anthology), Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" (one of the best first sentences in all literature, hands down), Aimé Césaire's "Notebook of my Return to the Native Land" (several of the most disgusting phrases in all literature, hands down), and William Faulkner's "The Bear" (best short story ever?).

So you can see it has been busy. I am ready for spring break in a major way.

And oh yeah! What are you reading? I will tag BabyMomma, Melmay, Sho, Suomichris, and Arlington. Participate if you wish!

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