caleb crain on cornel west's new one here. it sounds like his 'race matters' was tighter.

am curious how the new judith butler reads, but i'm still wading through 'jonathan strange & mr. norrell.' gosh that's a big book. i've skipped a few chapters (i'll go back) but it still seems like i'm in the same place i was before.

as is my custom, i've read the ending but i'm still so behind i've forgotten it.

G-- has lent me 'devil in the white city.' have no idea when i'll get to that. and Madame has given me dan brown's 'angels and demons' to read on my morning/evening commutes. i'm positively inundated with books.
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Had a rare good time last night with G-- and her friends in lincoln square (writers, scientists, med students, coworkers, an arrtist or two) - got lost taking the brown line - got off at the wrong el stop, stumbled into the cutest little stationery store, bought a card and some candles for G--, asked directions, walked through a lovely neighborhood, met G-- for drinks at the daily grill, skipped bowling, drank more at Huetenbar, a brown bar full of old world...charm, i guess. Stayed out chattering about politics (is there any other topic?) until 1.30 am.

Totally passed out when I came home - glasses on face, book on face, light on face , drool on face--lovely.

But am wearing new suit jacket and it looks great! however, nothing actually matches.