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summer
I've been quite busy lately with summertime fun.
A partial listing of some of the stuff I've been doing includes:
Playing the 1920s-era 10-button accordion that I received in the mail from Lorraine, and the concertina that I received from my sister. Expect next year's Number None album to be all about bellows duets.
Researching independent publishers. (Soft Skull Press and Akashic Books both look particularly interesting.)
Going to Summer Solstice, the MCA's annual hipster sleepover, with friend-from-out-of-town Maggie G. We entertained ourselves by playing a gender-neutral version of Michael Barrish's people-watching game Woman of My Dreams, which added an extra entertaining dimension to the night.
Reading books, currently Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin. The best things I've read over the past few months are probably Colson Whitehead's The Intuitionist (thanks here to Judith for the recommendation) and Ben Marcus' Notable American Women. I've also been trying to make more room on my bookshelf by getting rid of some books, but that's a subject for a whole different post.
Riding my bike. I tried to find an old grain elevator in Pilsen, but it must have been demolished years ago.
Watching a single bee of some variety slowly and meticulously build a nest from tiny tiny pieces of particulate.
Sitting in front of my poor laboring windowbox air conditioner. Labels: book_commentary, personal |
