Archive for September, 2008
15th September: Saturnine Elegy – David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008)
David Foster Wallace hung himself on Friday. I am having issues with writing such a plain sentence regarding the death of such a circumlocutory character. I need more words – complicated, obscure words that delight the mind to read and the tongue to speak – but I can only think of simple ones like why*. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )9th September – Becky Bakes in London
I’ve mentioned before that my transition to “European” has been rather smooth. I’ve been neither thrown nor surprised by much of London living since those nascent days when I learned about Television Licenses, that my fireplace was actually my living room heater and how to open my windows. So, I’ll admit it: I got cocky. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )3rd September – The story of the macaroons
Yesterday I saw a man pay for £310.64 of macaroons. $600+ in macaroons. To my American friends, please let me explain. Macaroon here does not mean that odd clump of nougat and coconut that we consider the macaroon. These are bits of manna in sandwich cookie form. These are from Laudrée.
I went to Paris [...]
