the tourist

hope everyone had a great thanksgiving or giving of thanks, as i like to call it. i went out and bought two books today as a means to congratulate myself on having one week of school left, which means i'll be able to read whatever i want, whenever i want.

i bought "the origins of financial crises" by george cooper. in chapter three, he mentions this video by the ECB that helps to explain inflation.

here is the link. it's actually pretty good. i mean there are some parts that are broad generalizations that exist outside the realm of reality, but it's good anyway. check it out.

the other book i bought was "twilight in the desert" by matthew simmons. i've been talking about this guy for a while on this blog and i finally get to read his book. can't wait. can't wait.

and finally, "in bruges" is one amazing film. it's written by this playwright named something. i saw his play at the alley and it was the funniest, bloodiest thing i'd ever seen on the stage. there was buckets of blood in the final scene, but it was good. and the film was even better than the play.

now i must continue to eat cookies.

dig lazarus dig

i wrote something the other day:

"i cannot think of anything worse than being a woman
marginalized
by waistlines
by the style of shoes you wear"

and in typical perverse fashion, i can't finish it. it needs to be corrupt and yet sympathetic. it should humiliate but offer understanding. i thought of this while i was driving to school after work listening to nick cave. maybe i should recreate that experience and see if anything else comes.

if i can't finish it, hopefully one of you can.

have a great thanksgiving. i'll be out tomorrow.

4 minute warning

so citigroup has intercepted the auto industry's money and run with it. they're going to be bailed out. during the hurricane, i kept hearing the phrase "hunker down" which i used before but probably won't again after hearing it a million times on the news. the same goes with bailout. although i don't use that phrase very often. i won't start for sure. bailout. bailout. bailout. now it's out of my system.

here's more detail on the citi bailout. bailout. bailout.

it's pardon time. you have to love it when the outgoing president sits in a big, comfortable chair and listens to why everyone should be pardoned. that has to be one of the greatest times during the presidency. here's the list so far.

is there anything better than chick-fil-a?

even though i only did it in my head and i didn't tell anyone, i did pick the jets to beat the titans this past weekend. i did, seriously.

there is a film about harry nilsson that has not made it to a large distributor yet. here is the trailor. it looks freakin' great.