Monthly Archives: January 2007

Strangely quiet here at the office right now. This evening Andy and I are going to see Woman in the Dunes at the Siskel. It’s in a new print, the director’s cut. Should be a knockout. Since it’s quiet I’ve … Continue reading →

“… instinct dictates our duty and and the intellect supplies us with pretexts for evading it. But excuses have no place in art and intentions count for nothing …” –Marcel Proust. When I read this it hit me hard. Not … Continue reading →

We have a usable bathroom again! And it’s wonderful! Last night Andy and I celebrated by each taking a long hot bath. Then we watched episodes of “Police Squad!” and “The Muppet Show.”

And now the fun begins. After a year or so of gentle needling our building management about the sorry state of our bathroom, they’ve suddenly decided to do something about it. Like, today. They’re (supposedly) re-enameling the tub, laying new … Continue reading →

A resolution of mine for 2007 is to take a  Nice Trip Somewhere Cool. So I’ve been thinking about that, so far mostly in a daydreamy kind of way. Jeremy is doing his internship in L.A. for several weeks in … Continue reading →

For those in Chicago: advance tickets to INLAND EMPIRE have just gone on sale. Get them while you can.

This morning I started reading the last volume of In Search of Lost Time. Almost done. Hopefully I’ll finish by month’s end. I hesitate to make too many statements about the work yet, other than to say that it’ll truly … Continue reading →

Since today is a National Day of Mourning for Ford, the vast majority of our customers (i.e. Federal and State of IL employees) have the day off. Whereas here I am, bright and early at the office. Ugh. What a … Continue reading →

Using my day-timer, I was able to create a tally of all the movies I watched in 2006. I watched 164.