I mean tend to think that both of them show how shallow that life is and how its really all just veneer but I would definitely think that TSH does so much much more than Goldfinch. I see it within Goldfinch, though much more subtly, but I would argue that one of the main themes of TSH is its critique of that society…

Yeah I really enjoyed that part - probably a little more than the Vegas stuff. It made me want to go learn how to restore antiques.

I really enjoyed American Gods and was similarly underwhelmed by Anansi Boys - I would definitely recommend giving it a shot.

Any recommendations for some good fiction?

Yeah, that was kinda of confusing to me. It was actually making me wonder if I had forgotten parts of TSH. I mean you can argue that it starts to seem like that when Richard falls in with the group, but I think thats just Richard romanticizing the NYC elite and not Tartt. By the end its pretty clear that the NYC elite…

I enjoyed it - and I am still struggling to make my way through 1Q84 so clearly I understand that Marakumi can have some issues.

And there's your red herring… Sure the rules point to the fact that Porter shouldn't have been on the field, yet if you look at tape following the injury timeout there were a plethora of coaches from both teams on the field. Everyone of them should have been fined and they all would have cancelled out. Look I think…

But thats a false comparison. If Shazier doubled down on his "right" to dance after the hit and claimed that Bernard was faking then the apology is comparable. Jones not only didn't apologize for taking a swing at a coach but instead doubled down on the hit against Brown by saying he was faking which it turns out he…

God am I glad this is the first time I've heard about this. I'm just going to pretend that this conversation never happened and go back to living in ignorance.

Public Enemy - Fight the Power

As a huge Modest Mouse fan in college (and continues to this day - though I don't really listen to as much or the newer stuff) I fell in love with Ugly Casanova and tried in vain to share it with so many other people. "Hotcha Girls" is one of my go-to autumnal songs. It is just the perfect amount of wistful without…

I'm going to see Sisters tonight with the wife and Star Wars on Sunday with my best friend. (While the wife usually trumps in this manner, we were going to see Star Wars tonight and Sisters later on but my best friend had the lame excuse of "having to work" so we are going Sunday) and then I found $5.

Far and away one of the best concerts I have ever been to was seeing them in Austin. I'm actually disappointed that this new "old school" tour isn't hitting anywhere in Texas because he is just one of those artists who presence just dominates and fills the room and I can only imagine how amazing an experience a small…

Such a good song. The trumpets in that song are so awesome.

Genesis 30:3 is one of my faves and makes list of top Mountain Goats songs.

In particular order at all.

Holy Fuck thats dark man. I've been married 5 years and its because I've never been happier with anyone else or by myself. Sure there have been some dark moments and some difficult times but its not all resentment and hatred.

I love using my microplane for cheeses, outside of the soft cheese that is. Perfect for garnishing soup.

So you're saying he'd get along well with Hannibal? Man if that ever comes back they should do an advertisement for it with Brown and Hannibal doing Good Eats together.

Fun tidbit: The Alamo Drafthouse here in Austin always shows some related shorts, clips, or other piece of film that is themetically tied to the movie being shown instead of commercials at the beginning. For inside out it was the 1943 animation (amidst other clips) and it was surprising not only how rudimentary it was…