Soooooo. . .
Things have been well. Two weekends back the Martins and one Millette (Chauncy) were in town. It was too brief. I didn't sleep much. It was very enjoyable.
I think when you spend most of your waking moments studying another language, particularly at my age, you lose some of the finer stylistic points of your mother tongue. So if this post doesn't have the subtle prose you are used to, forgive me.
This summer has been going well. I am reading 6 books simultaneously, including Peter Burger's Theory of the Avant-Garde, Anne Rice's Interview with a Vampire, Italo Calvino's If on a Winter's Night a Traveller, Hans Urs Von Balthasar's Mysterium Paschale, Lemony Snickett's The Reptile Room, and a French mystery novel from the 60s the name of which eludes me. The pending list is also long. Once I finish the Calvino I will turn to Danielewski's House of Leaves, and Karl Barth's Dogmatics in Outline is waiting after Mysterium.
There is a simple reason for this madness, but I will spare you the story.
I am also searching (en francais: inf. chercher) for a new apartment. The plan is to find something that will last us for the remainder of our stay in Seattle (4 years) so we want something cool. Last night we checked out a building built in 1913 that is above one of my favorite bookstores and favorite coffee shops. It was cool, but not quite what we were looking for. So I'll keep you posted.
The Quiet One's are playing in Seattle on Sat. And no one told me. Or maybe I forgot.
Posted by pjaussen at July 13, 2005 02:49 PM | TrackBackI think that particular Calvino counts as 10 books at the same time. :)
Missing you guys in Chattanooga.
-stephen
I have purchased all of the Lemony Snicket books that are available to the public on half.com. Lang has been reading them like a mad man and all completely out of order. They are so much -we are both really enjoying them. Thanks for the recommendation.
Posted by: charity at July 14, 2005 05:55 AMPaul,
I have said it before and i will say it again, you two should move into my building. Granted, I would love to have friends like you around so I could stop by and borrow some sugar. However, my land lady is awesome, the apartments are clean and pretty quiet, and it is about a 20 min walk to campus (not to mention a 30 min walk to the Volvo dealership). Anyway, a suggestion.
Enjoy your books.
tim
PS - I wanted to share this line with you because I got a kick out of it. "it [boredom or ennui] is a beast that chain smokes waiting for the guillotine." Robert Lowell translating Baudelaire
Posted by: twelsh at July 14, 2005 08:40 AMPaul, I told you last time I was there. Please spread the word about the show at Paul Thompsons house at ten o'clock tomorrow nite. Invite your friends. Tell Seattle Blogs (I don't know the address though but Pauls number is 423-400-0127). Plus I have a present for you.
Posted by: John at July 15, 2005 09:16 AM