September 15, 2011

"I understand you."

"No, you don't.  And don't patronize me!"

--Murder One

    Visited my shrink Dr. Hassan.  He's written a book titled The Little Grammarian!

    Dinner was roast chicken.

September 14, 2001

    I've started reading the food issue of Lapham's Quarterly.

    Tried to find the Ontario Disability Support Payments office, but I was looking on Lawrence Avenue when it was on Sheppard Avenue!

    Dinner was African stew (with kale from our garden!).

September 13, 2011

"You know, I'm always hoping that those news copters outside will crash into each other.  Does that make me a bad person?"--Murder One

    Dreamed of a non-existent scene in The Wizard of Oz where Dorothy gets a beating while the Wicked Witch cackles.

    I've started playing the computer game Angry Birds on the Google Plus website.

    Went to Scotiabank and found out what it'll take to transfer my GIC to Moira's ownership.

    Dinner was shepherd's pie.

    Saw the DVD of the first episode of Murder One.  Some sharp writing.

    We got a DVD of Hitchcock's Young and Innocent, which I'd seen recently so I just watched the version with soundtrack commentary.

September 12, 2011

Popeye (after beating up a hostile crowd): "I hated to do that, but it was easier than explainin' that I come as a fren'."

    Dreamed of the actual New York Times headline "Francis Fukuyama answers his critics"; noticing that the Times would never run the headline "Noam Chomsky answers his critics."

    John and Kathrine brough over dinner (vegan lasagna). Afterward I sneaked out to McDonald's.

    Finally finished Daniel Boorstin's The Creators.  It was quite enjoyable, despite some frustrating gaps. (For example, there's little about painting between the Renaissance and the Impressionists.)

    Started reading a new volume of Popeye reprints.

September 11, 2011

Defiant son to father: "It's your house.  You can throw me out whenever you want!"--The Tree of Life

    Went on a Heritage Walk around the Casa Loma neighborhood.  The number attending was quite big.

    Afterward I visited the St. Paul's NDP campaign office. (William Molls, the federal candidate earlier this year, is managing David Haynes' provincial campaign.) I missed the party to open the office, but I did pick up a lawn sign.

    Dinner was lobster rolls.

    Saw Terence Malick's sententious, unconventional The Tree of Life at the Revue.  I'm of two minds about it:  it's like doing a jigsaw puzzle with half the pieces missing!

September 10, 2011

Martin (to Frasier in his bathrobe): "Shut the barn door, there's a lady present!"--Frasier

    Dreamed of leaving for a tour of Russia, visiting islands in the south Pacific; forgetting my own birthday!

    Dinner was Chinese food.

    Went to a Karaoke Meetup at Barplus.  Big group!

September 9, 2011

    Baked multigrain bread.

    I've decided to just give my trust money to Moira with no legal formalities. (She's willing to return it in her will.)

    Dinner was the rest of the fettucine.

    Went to Mary's games night.  I only played one game,  Balderdash (the version with several categories), in which I tied for first!