Reading: Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters by J. Waters
Music: Ed's Redeeming Qualities
TV/Movie: Saturday Night Live Season 3 box set
Link o' the Day: the City of Tomorrow website

More from the mysterious mailbag. I notice that they only arrive on days when I don't wait for the mailman's arrival in person. And because I have better things to do most days than await mailmen, these days number in the many. Anyway...two recent letters:

Salvete Saturnicus!

Our supper club thoroughly enjoyed your performance Sunday night. (We were the somewhat rowdy crowd at the end of the stage and we apologize if our presence was at all distracting.) In any case, my aunt was most enchanted with your rendition of "Ich Hab Mein Herz In Heidelberg Verloren" and would like to invite you to a small gathering this Saturday evening in the hopes of an encore performance and the opportunity to discuss old times with you. What old times a 96-year old maiden aunt and a 23-year old one-armed vaudevillean might have to share is a mystery to both myself and my friends, so do please come and sate our curiousity.

May we send an electric car for you?

Your servant,

J. Tanizaki

This one arrives suspiciously with no postmark---just an address and a 13-cent stamp.

Dear Sirs,

Once more we remind you that we are awaiting your signal. Time is of the essense and if we do not hear from you soon, nor receive your signal, then we may have to take matters into our own hands.

(unsigned)

Who do they think I am? Batman?

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This has been a very productive week--it being Friday now I feel confident in that statement and that statement's truth for the rest of the day. Today will be spent mostly finishing what didn't get done yesterday, and getting further a new text layout. And then...the weekend!

What ho for the weekend? A bunch of things. I know Pretty Maggie has some stuff going on, meetings and whatnot, but I suspect we're going to hit the bowling alley at some point, Saturday perhaps. I'll be doing the music thing on Sunday as usual. We may go hunting for a new TV for the living room as my current one is losing its picture. Fortunately I've been too busy to watch a lot of TV or DVDs this week, but next Tuesday The Venture Bros., Vol. 3 comes out, and I'd like to see Charlie Kaufman's latest flick, Synechdote, New York.



If you get a chance, check out this week's "Falling Off the Shelf" column at ForcesOfGeek.com entitled "The Well-Rounded Geekshelf -- Thirteen Books". I talk about books every good geek should own, but in FoG tradition, I kept it to thirteen choices. Take a moment to look them over, then add your suggestions.

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Today's link leads to the City of Tomorrow website--a site which features, among other things, futuristic homes, monorails, and various World's Fair exhibits, including those fascinating looks at the way the future was supposed to have been, plus a whole lot more. Loads of galleries and links--well worth exploring.




Cheers!