My late nights (mornings) have turned to bookstore outings. I stay up real late and go out and buy books, first Half Price Books, then Barnes & Nobles’ used section. Since the ‘mythology’ section at B&Ns is right next to the used section I usually peruse (I just spelled peruse – parooze) looking for a book of norse poetry which I can never remember the name of, it’s never there, or at least I don’t recognize it. That’s when I noticed an out of place book entitled On Beauty and Being Just, and I thought to myself ‘didn’t I just mention that in my last blog post?’ Yes, sort of, I gave a brief inaccurate summation of one particular essay contained within the book and credited it to Susan Sontag. On Beauty and Being Just is written by Elaine Scarry. I was embarrassed when I realized my mistake but also in great awe of the fact that the book found its way to me just a couple hours after I posted the error. So, I would like to apologize to Elaine Scarry for this internet inconsistency in the last post. Though I can’t change it on principle. For one, this post wouldn’t make sense if I fixed it. Secondly, I think falsities on the internet only strengthen the great critical thought experiment that is, the internet.
I just finished reading The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead:
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I’m not super into the writing style of this book. Some of his lines are absolutely perfect in their creative descriptions but often they just slowed me down or became distracting. The story itself is slow to mobilize but it picks up nicely once it gets into the last half.
I started watching Deep Space Nine season 1:
Worst acted pilot episode I have ever seen, aside from other Star Trek based shows.
This clip wasn’t the worst, it makes more sense in context, but it’s a nice watch:
Next book:
Princess Bride or The Stars My Destination
I’ll probably go with the light-hearted fun one
