Interior

Crawford Path

Lilya 4-Ever ("Volodya. Volodya. Volodya."); Shadows, or anything Cassavettes; To Have and Have Not ("Anybody got a match?"); Breakfast at Tiffany's ("Timber!"); Brown Bunny ("Please."); Henry Fool ("There are three types of Thayer in the English language.")

Lake Armington

Lavender, Mint, Oregano, Nasturtium

Funny Ha Ha

Anyone know who that "Russian Scholar" is who makes commentary on the DVD Special Features of Bujalski's Funny Ha Ha? (Is it you, Svetlana?) So strange because the commentary lasts the length of the film and there's no credit for the speaker. A lot of it was hard to understand because of the strong Russian accent and the sound was poorly recorded. Also, on this DVD, which I rented from Netflix, the sound is not in synch for the movie. How weird, and unfortunate.

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Francis Ford Coppola

When he was little, Coppola asked his father, who was a composer, if he was the best composer who ever lived. His father said no, there was always Beethoven.

So then are you the worst composer?

No, there are really terrible composers out there who are worse than me.

Chinese Proverb

"Every bird thinks his nest is best." I was eating shaolungpow (forgive my spelling,) the most scrumptious dumplings, EMBOLDENED with their own INNER SOUP and CRAB and PORK at the Grand Sezuan (forgive) on 24th st. and 9th ave... For a rack of 8 or so dumplings you pay 6.55, such a round figure. Two should do for two, three for three. Maybe one for one, but I always like to see those vessels in a stack, don't you? It reminds me of the steamy Hong Kong I've seen in movies. Incidentally, if anyone knows of a good noodle shop, where you go to get your take-home noodle, like the one in Wong Kar Wei's IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, please tell me.

Star Craft

"Destination: yes sir!"

Flesh

The sea urchin at Grand Central Station's Oyster Bar.

Ef-fron-ter-y

Detail of a painting by Jackson Pollock.

Thomas Couture thought himself the best painter alive, better than all those "mere daubers"
[The History of Impressionism,
John Rewald,
24.]

Zee dog

Plum candy

B-ball Dreams

Say Cheese

Touchables

Kingdom of daylight's dauphin, what do these coffee grinds say?

Lovable Perversions: a sculpture series

This series of lip sculptures (approx. one cubic inch each) is by Soyoung Sohn, the fine artist who lives in Germany.

Homemade

I love garlic and this is its edible raw form for me. After pickling and sitting in soy sauce & sugar for a couple of months it still tastes like garlic but sweeter and cooler.

How to get out of bed & why

Acupuncture (Lili Wu, Chelsea NY, 212-741-6674.) Needles in your ears, on your head, between your toes and between your index finger and thumb, and a hot stove hovering over your belly.

Extra Fancy

"Beh" (Korean pear,) good for the heart. A must-eat for the empress.

Grandmother's Espresso Machine

Meet my new coffee maker. I found it in my cabinet and fell in love when it actually works! What if I never ran out of coffee filters?

Ko Un

Sometime during fall, The New Yorker printed Four Poems. I love

Frogs croaking in flooded paddies--
if there really is a world beyond,
echo far enough so my dead brother can hear.