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Author Archives: guiltyfeat
L’chaim, Fatass
It’s been a busy few weeks both here in the now and back in 1984. I realize that I haven’t been keeping up with my weekly chart rundown so I’ll just go through some of the highlights as we pick … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Years Later, True Detective
Tagged 99 Red Balloons, Alexei Sayle, L'chaim fatass, Lord Winston, Van Halen, Wang Chung
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Yo Yo Yiggity Yo
Three nights in Barcelona. Three different kosher restaurants. Who knew? Truth is, I don’t usually eat out every night. There were extenuating circumstances. Kinda. Day 1 – Delicias I ate here last year. I thought it was the only kosher … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Ed McBain, Ian McEwan, Juno, Stoner
Tagged Growing Up Fisher, Heathers, House of Cards, Jason Statham, Niall Ferguson, Stoner, Winona Ryder
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Good Soldier, Good Soldier
Bunked off yoga as I’m still trying to shake this respiratory infection. Antibiotics seem to have kicked in although I’m still getting those coughing fits twice a day where my visual aperture shrinks to a dot and all I can … Continue reading
Posted in Books, I Kill Giants, The Goldfinch
Tagged Donna Tart, Hap & Leonard, House of Cards, Princess Buttercup
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Galloping Home
Diary entry for Monday February 13, 1984: Andropov’s funeral tomorrow. Diana, the princess that is, is having another baby. I reckon it’ll be a girl called Rachael or something pretty like that. Nostrodamus, I ain’t.
Me and Julia
So, we tried to go to the cinema motzash, but there were no tickets left when we got there. For Nebraska. Which surprised me. I kinda loved Alexander Payne’s last movie The Descendants and I have big, big love for … Continue reading
It’s Iowa
This morning on my way to the car I passed a tennis ball. On the ground. I’ve never really played tennis, but I do love a tennis ball. I like throwing them and I like catching them.
Can’t You See I’m Burning Burning?
Publishers like genres. It tells them how they should market the books on their lists and it also helps them set expectations. Genre was the reason Jo Rowling was told she’d never receive a penny beyond her advance for her … Continue reading
Posted in 30 Years Later, Books, King Dork
Tagged Code Name Verity, Junk, Mint-Flavoured Chunky Kit Kat, Patrick Ness
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