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Very very funny comedian Dane Cook has a neat site with a ~5 minute audio snippage from his act. Warning: he drops the F-bomb -- although yes, he is brilliant, it is not just a crutch, I promise -- and the bleeper missed one in that snippet. Priceless takes on people who mumble everything but "pickles" in the drive-thru, the magma-like nature of Nestle Quick powder despite obsessive stirrage, and (not in this clip) "Poison spit -- I want that!"
The beautiful and brilliant Walter Wangerin, Jr. (author of The Book of the Dun Cow, among others) has a newly updated website with essays and commentaries. A former Lutheran minister, he reminds me much of Dana. (Or, I should say, she reminds me of him, as I've known him since my childhood.) Now he is writer-in-residence at Valpraiso University.
The lime: Leonard Cohen's newest release, Dear Heather, is out.
[I was almost named Heather Marie. ]
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And I love Wally! It was so great when he would preach at Valpo. He's wonderful. Dan even got to take a class with him! Hey...is that why it's "with a side of lime"?
quote: "So to fail thyself that nothing is left but mercy." This medieval novella, set in the period of the Crusades, tells the story of Julian the Hospitaller, drawn from ancient legend. Revered for his famous devotion to the church, Julian must hide a violent nature that leads him to love above all else the hunt and the kill. Saint Julian follows the inexorable descent of this golden-boy hero from favored son of nobility to the depths of beggardom, and eventual sainthood. Rich with fascinating historical detail and deft religious metaphor, this story is powerfully gripping and lingers long after the read.
Sometimes Wangerin's writing reminds me much of OSC.
Edit: No, I didn't know that you and Dan knew him. Awesome. We have to swap stories sometime.
The "lime" was for the bittersweet tang of my Leo.
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And yes, Dan especially would love to swap stories with you - I know that was one of his favorite classes ever.
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I think I'm starting to come out of a time of darkness for me. I've felt almost dead inside since finishing residency -- so much clashing intensity, and then silence. I felt lost or asleep or barren.
Plus, the Prozac's probably starting to kick in ( ) after 3 weeks. Still, finding a flyer from Wangerin's website in my mail was like a call to life again. I so miss him -- he feeds my soul.
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Yeah. I've been not myself lately, for awhile now.
But here I am now, having completed a jujubee-load of work on my paper, sipping hot cocoa in a cafe and grinning like a fool. Listening to Cohen on the headphones and reading Wangerin -- does it get better?
Man, depression really sucks.
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Sara's a lot of things, but I have to say that "perky" is not a word that it has ever occurred to me to use when describing her.
Cool as hell, brilliant, fantastic human being, sure, but perky?
Sara, I'm glad you're feeling better!
That's incredibly cool that you actually know Wangerin. I was just looking at my copy of The Book of the Dun Cow yesterday, actually.
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Wow, and here I was going to wander in and make with the punning. After finding out that you not only were talking about Dane Cook, but also Wally, jokes elude me. Dane Cook rocks. Occasionally they'll run his special on Comedy Central (source of the poison spit bit and many others) - if you watch for it, you should be able to catch it.
Professor Wangerin rocks more. Much, much more. I had the pleasure of taking 2 semesters of Creative Writing class with him. I really wish that I'd had taken the class when I wasn't so involved in how I think writing should be done. I thought I went in there with an open mind, but the stuff that really would have mattered zipped straight past me.
Now, if I could only get up the gumption to start writing on a regular basis, I would take him up on his offer of correspondence. No, scratch that. I can't believe I haven't taken advantage of that opportunity yet. This is me swearing to turn to my keyboard with much humility. Nose, meet grindstone.
Any time you'd like to swap stories is fine w/me, Sara. My email's lakhesis at gmail dot com.
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Wow, I am moved almost to tears. I'm glad you can't see my face -- right now, it would be too intimate.
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