In other news
On Saturday, we saw I Am Legend (as apparently everyone else did). We thought it was great, and pretty scary. Also, the providential element? Interesting. It was crazy to see such an intimate view of our city in a post-apocalyptic world. (The house Will Smith lives in is actually an NYU building; I’m pretty sure I added it to the wireless map at work on Friday.) Certainly one of the better action films we’ve seen this year.
We then headed off to a Christmas party that involved many cookies and twinkly lights and conversations late into the night. I made lemon butter cookies from the Chocolate & Zucchini cookbook that were well-received. Easy to put together, simple but elegant ingredients. Delicious.
I had incredible stomach pain for no apparent reason when I woke up on Sunday; I took some Mylanta and it went away, but not in time to go to church. So we stayed home and rested, and later in the day, watched I Heart Huckabees. What fun. I love Charlie Kaufman-esque movies.
“Have you ever transcended space and time?”
“Yes. No. Uh, time, not space . . . No, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
We went out to our friend Carey’s Christmas party in the evening. Carey has a real gift for bringing together a wide variety of people over excellent food, and this was no different. Topics of discussion included historical archival, the Westminster Catechism, Paul Potts, and upstate New York. And much more.
I finished What Is The What over the weekend (excellent and important) and started The Mysteries of Pittsburgh today, since I read that the film will be at Sundance. Michael Chabon in his early days.
I started sharing Google Reader items with my GTalk friends over the weekend and I like it. You can add me if you want. I’m alissamwilkinson on Gmail.
Tonight we are going to The Psalms: A Conversation with Robert Alter and Marilynne Robinson at the 92nd Street Y. As you know, Marilynne Robinson is one of our very favorite authors and one of my personal heroes. Very, very excited.
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