Quandary
I'm just a girl who can't say no.
I'm in a terrible fix.
I always say, "Come on, let's go,"
Just when I oughta say nix.
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Just Awful
I never really liked Will & Grace all that much. It peddled the most annoying stereotypes of gay men. But, out of solidarity with the 'mos, I decided to watch the series finale tonight. And it was TERRIBLE. Tired, tired writing. Not in the least amusing. It borrowed from the series finale of Six Feet Under, but with no panache or charm.
Now I remember why I hardly ever watch commercial tv.
Always look on the birght side of life
Yesterday the not-for-profit membership organization for which I work announced that it will "merge" with its long-time and much more successful rival. Merge in the sense that all employees of my organization will be laid off and the other will choose the few, the very few, that it wishes to offer employment to.
So, unless a miracle occurs, I expect to be unemployed on 1 July. With 4 weeks holiday pay and 3 weeks severance. Meanwhile Sistopher owes me $20,000 and I can't pay my Amex bill.
"Would you like fries with that?"
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What I'm Reading
What I've just read
Bart Yates: Leave Myself Behind (Alex Awards (Awards))
Holden Caulfield comes out. At least that's the intention. But the kid doesn't speak like a 17-year-old. Despite that, this is a great book: funny, tender, absorbing mystery. I laughed, I cried.Greg Lilly: Fingering The Family Jewels
A cute, light read.Colm Toibin: The Master : A Novel
Have to think about this. It's much more of an extended character study than a novel. It has a beginning, a middle, and not really much of an end. I guess you have to admire the way he gts inside James's skin. But I left dissatisfied, not feeling that a conclusion had been reached. And novels need conclusions.Margaret Atwood: Life Before Man
That was very heavy going. Mainly because I hated all the characters. A bit of a duty read.James Baldwin: Giovanni's Room
Very short; barely more than a novella. It's a fascinating read (only a couple of hours). What's interesting is to observe how much has changed since the mid-1950s. It is hard for me now to fully comprehend and sympathize with the shame felt by the characters.Saul Bellow: Adventures of Augie March, The (50th Anniv. Edition)
Couldn't finish it!Yann Martel: Life of Pi
Brilliant story-telling. And I love the narrative device - reminds me of James Hilton.Anthony Bourdain: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
I so don't want to be a chef anymore!Augusten Burroughs: Dry : A Memoir
meh. Don't much care for alcoholics' memoirs.Mark Merlis: An Arrow's Flight : A Novel
I do like Mark Merlis' writing. The concept of this is intriguing and the whole is very well executed. I'm not entirely sure about the end, however.
