"Smile your little smile, take some tea with me a while. …

Saturday, March 11, 2006

"Smile your little smile, take some tea with me a while. Brush that black cloud from your shoulder."

I love Jethro Tull and so much music, disparate, dangerous, and drug-induced. Fifes and funk, Bach and blues, country and classic rock. But you know this.

Splitting my reading time now between Jew Girl and Fearful Symmetry, both which I quite recommend so far. Different books, to be sure, but both make you think and delight in almost equal measure... and variety is the spice of life. So far, I am gripped by the grit of JG, drawn into its scenes and fond, if not mournful, of its characters. I was promised a Joycean ride, and I'm glad it's easing me into it slowly, letting me understand the scene before its author does beautiful and crazy things, grokking and riffing on things I haven't even heard of yet. FS makes me feel that Einstein is a kindred spirit. It sort of says so far that the current era, since Einstein, has been the first era to try to distill the Way of the universe into a simple, but profound and all-encompassing, truth. I find that limiting and concescending, to a point. Occam's razor sort of hinted at the idea, and even Newton was interested in mysticism and alchemy and the bigger questions before settling on putting down the laws that he could explain. Many scientists have tried to find the truth and settled on describing specific phenomena. I guess Einstein and his ilk were perhaps the first who came closest to pulling it off. I'm only in chapter two, though, so who knows. More thoughts - on both books - to come.

I blew off a friend of mine today to spend time with my family and just "chillax." I enjoyed lunch with my dad and brother, who's back from New York. Then Daddy and I watched Sideways, which was a really well-done movie, even if several of its scenes made me absolutely CRINGE because of their sit-com qualities. The characters reminded me of my dad and two of my very different uncles, all playing the roles of the main characters at different points in the movie. It's now time for a bath and the continuation of a good book or two
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I've done lots of reading today to. And walking, because we have early spring weather and I need to be outside.
- 3/11/2006 10:24 PM
- InkStainedFingers (message)
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i had the same problem with sideways except i hated it. i kept saying-- ppl love this bc? it must be the whole wine thing bc the story was horribly predictable. the characters were good! :) i'm still in the middle of sleeping w/the dman. i'm ordering jewgirl next week i think- instead of a manga! :)
- 3/11/2006 11:13 PM
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My, my, my, I like the tone of this; very high-brow. You should treat us to this more often:) I know it's work, but hey, you're cut out for it.

What I liked about Sideways was the lover of the groom, she plays in the doctor show after Desparate Housewives.
- 3/12/2006 12:11 AM
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The first place I saw that actress was in some show about strippers. It was excellent and I think the lead was played by Daryl Hannah. But the one we're talking about did such a good job with her character. I have been a huge fan ever since.
- 3/12/2006 12:32 AM
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Well, I've been sorta MIA, so I'm a bit late with this, but I think men have no say over what happens in the womb, because it is such a personal thing to the woman. Of course a man "should" have a say because the child "should" be part of a happy relationship that chooses everything together, but that's not how it always happens. I think it relates to one of the major reasons I will always support abortion, while never able to get one myself. Having a child grow in the womb is a life changing experience, that affects the woman's entire body, and afterward her entire life. For the man, nothing happens, but for the woman, her hormones are disturbed, her body changes, her diet is affected, her whole everything is changed for 9 months, at the end of which, she has the most excruciating pain ever, and a child is born that she now is responsible for. The man just idly watches. I dunno, I just think that it's much more of a part of the woman's life and her body than merely a child is born to allow someone else to make those decisions for her. Again, I could never ever go through with an abortion (unless medically necessitated), but I think every woman should have that right. I have a friend who had an abortion, and she is still haunted, not only by the sucking noise of the vacuum, but also by the child itself. I don't think a day goes by that she doesn't feel sorrow of what she did. Yet, I support her right to make that decision, and I don't think that any man should have the right to say what a woman can and cannot do with her body. Just my opinion, though.

I'm glad you got some family chill time in, but I hope you didn't snub your friend too bad. Sometimes we need them too. I wish I could go spend a few days with my family, but alas, too complicated. Living across the country isn't quite as exciting as I thought it would be. Stay close to your family. ;)
- 3/12/2006 1:58 AM
- naqahdahnellie (message)
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I'm glad you reminded me that "Fearful Symmetry" came from your site. Most of the physics & metaphysics, chemical & alchemical etc. have been studied by myself. A former obsession.
- 3/12/2006 2:19 AM
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Thanks so much for coming by. I have not read those books what do you like about them always looking for new authors I like. Stop by and tell me what you like about them and maybe I will order them. Judi
- 3/12/2006 3:20 AM
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Whishing you a great time!
- 3/12/2006 5:39 AM
- Zeal4living (message)
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[pokemon] Chillax?! That's the crossbreed of a Munchlax and a Chillow! [/pokemon]
...someone shoot me.
- 3/12/2006 6:12 AM
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power of Jethro Tull...
- 3/12/2006 11:46 AM
- Leonidas (message)
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I love the weekend.
- 3/12/2006 1:29 PM
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Quote:"...try to distill the Way of the universe into a simple, but profound and all-encompassing, truth." It is the bane of the Western Mind, attempting to place language on Truth~always trying to place form into what is formless. But, as in most things, when one Truth apparently arises, another riddle poses its' question. If all is defined, what is left then to be discovered? Truth, like the Universe, is ever expanding. That is the joy~and the riddle~in the Nature of Things. Spooky Physics is fun~simply because it IS spooky. Once curiosity is constricted~a tyrannical Medievalism reigns.

Blessings~
- 3/12/2006 2:06 PM
- laurieglynn (message)
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Postscript: Therefore, I agree with you that it is limiting~
- 3/12/2006 2:08 PM
- laurieglynn (message)
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I have JG too. But with grad school and work it has been a challenge to get to it much. It is a different kind of read and refreshing because of that. I enjouyed reading your thoughts on it. Where is NYC? He must see this!
- 3/12/2006 10:52 PM
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If you can, keep a track to the typos...so TIRED of that book & don't wanna re-read it for the Writers Digest contest...although since i'm pretty sure it'll tank in the Foreword contest, probably ain't gonna drop a $100 on the latter

RE: Tull...was watching the worst moments in metal history and THEY were one of them since they got the first grammy for metal People today don't realize that the Grammys are STILL not much evolved from their Tin Pan Alley roots
- 3/13/2006 9:56 AM
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