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I woke up early and went to the bakery to get donuts for work. I hadn't been to this bakery in over 5 years ( I used to go at bartime when I was younger). The co-workers seem to be enjoying them.

I watched Curse of the Wererabbit last night. Very creative. I enjoyed the shivering rabbits most of all.

Some of my friends are...
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My apartment is cold. Not only is it cold, but when the crazy eastern european woman does laundry at 6 AM, the rest of the building doesn't have hot water. Exhibit this morning: Waking, cold. Shower, cold. Now I'm at work in my office: also, inexplicably cold. Last night I ate some Indonesian peanut stew (recipe found in Waitrose) and wrote a letter to my...
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I watched Million Dollar Baby last night. I was suprised at how formulaic, how much like a Hallmark Sunday night special it was. Sure, it pulled me along, but it wasn't any sort of masterpiece. In fact, it was just a pile of tired cliches.

Then I watched Last Tango in Paris again. One of the best, most bizarre movies ever made.

I think I'm...
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I stayed out until about 8 AM Friday night. On Saturday I woke up still sort of dizzy and drunk around 4PM. I had an art party to attend and then a b-day after that. Somehow I made it through both. Sunday was a bit more normal. I cooked and read. My new bass arrived so I put new strings on it and played most...
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It is Friday. Finally.

I finally listened to Brian Wilson's SMILE. I have never been that into the Beach Boys, and I don't know if it was the wine talking or what, but SMILE knocked me on my ass. As soon as I put it on I sat down and listened to the whole thing straight through. A true musical event. I am completely stunned by it. Pure youthful...
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I missed Feist on Saturday. I'm kicking myself. sorta.

I'm hoping I can get some reading done today. I'm still in Balzac's Lost Illusions but I'm finally interested and want to keep going.

Work is retarded. Winter is worse.

My one accomplishment of the weekend was putting up a chandelier in my kitchen. Otherwise, I lounged around the very rainy couple of days and read and watched movies. Last night I went out briefly to a cuban jazz combo. A little hungover.

I missed my wine-tasting because I got lost and didn't have anyone's phone numbers. Brilliant.

A house-warming on Sunday was really boring....
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I have never consumed so much sake. We literally drank liters of it. And oyster shots: oyster, quail egg, ponzu sauce.

Then we went shopping.

Then more drinking.

A friend gave me the worst mix cd I've ever seen. I'd frame the set list if it weren't just too sad. But it reminded me that its time for me to make a new seasonal mix....
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Fuck you, Java. I updated Java and now all sorts of shit be broken. Like my yahoo radio station, which I need to survive work.

I made roast chicken last night. Brilliantly, I roasted it upside-down and only discovered this fact when I went to carve it. (I was le tired). Then I watched Man With the Golden Gun.

I worked out this morning. While...
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