I have a stock that's been worked on for over ten years now and I barely need to season my jambalaya. Also, I use bigger and bigger chunks of everything; probably gonna make some this weekend.

That means you either just read or already read the Eschaton game, Wallace's twenty funniest pages and possibly his best.

(hugs) Here's the complete wallflower Is Listening To file; I've also been writing a lot of music stuff over at The Solute.

Yup, it is that version; Peter, Bill, and Other Mike play on a lot of Sentimental Hygiene. And I have indeed seen Action, including the unaired episodes (FX aired them). "No, she's my prostitute, you're my whore."

Nightswimming
Driver 8
Harborcoat
I Remember California
Ages of You

"Has there ever been an administration that _________, this early?"

Those were the days, huh?

Monteverde, Costa Rica. I brought a few bags home with me and that shit was perfection for the next few months.

I was watching 3 last night and appreciated all over again exactly that point; it was JJ Abrams' first film and it's what he does best: fast, slick, efficient entertainment about young people who can't help but do the right thing. And a killer opening scene as he usually does.

Infinite Jest didn't really click for me until rereading. It's a wonderful hangout novel that benefits from revisiting and jumping around. Good luck on the first trip through.

Joy Division's An Ideal for Living. Came on last night and it was the right music for the moment.

Gotta go back and check, but I kinda felt that story was like what happened to the two cops at the beginning of L. A. Confidential—it was a story that got repeated and got more embellished each time. Grillo and Carboy are probably adding one more layer in telling it to Julien.

I remember reports of him fucking up the Game of Thrones reviews too.

Also great is Vic's double take when he seen Shane 'n' Tulips on the monitor and clicks it off before the reporter can see it. It's an ancient comedy moment, and The Shield never hesitated to go there.

Gonna go rewatch Full Metal Jacket, methinks.

Yessir. This is an episode where the writers and actors know what they want to do, but haven't internalized that to the point where it comes naturally from the characters. This is Jay Karnes indicating that Dutch is an arrogant bastard rather than being one; he'll be a lot better at this next season. Again, this is…

Do you want me to forward this to TODDDDDDDDD!!!!? (And congratulations again.)

Only if we have a scene where an older cardinal yells at the sky YOUNG POOOOOOOOPE! like ROBOT HOOOOOOOUSE! or CITIZEN SNIIIIIIIIPS!

Steven Soderbergh treats objects like women, man.

That's why I amended it to "most tragic," although "closest thing to a tragic figure" is probably the best way to say it. Like you said, he doesn't "really" try to change, but he comes the closest. (Also like I said: the only other candidate is Adriana.)