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contours provocations
journal - 2001-0717 - tue 2000 I Watch Showtime; Books Arrive; No Info on Who; Patrick Retires; Headache; I'm Defeated by the Net "Supernova" is airing on Showtime. "An SOS leads a spaceship to a mine on a comet." Why is it always a mining colony that has problems? And why are the crew members always among the dumbest motherfuckers in the universe? Or among the most psychotic? The actor who played the gay character in "My So Called Life" is one of the actors. As is Lou Diamond Phillips who I enjoy watching. Last week after reading "Simple Justice," I ordered three more of the Justice novels from Amazon.com, and they arrived today in another one of the boxes with the tiny air bags as packing. Also included was an unexpected bonus: a cd by Kristin Chenoweth. Order this, I did not. So someone goofth up. I did a search either Sunday or Monday night for info on Dr. Who, but nothing I found seemed very up-to-date. So it looks like the idea of a movie is not true. The world of journals is going through another downsizing. Patrick of Iteration had decided to stop posting. His site has been among the most dependable. I still miss "Sean Patrick Live," certainly one of the most well-known sites. And "et cetera" whose ISP suddenly went under. But I think I have seen a link to his new site at ExchangeProtocols. And I wish there were more entries for Exchange, he write so infrequently now. And speaking of all this, I need to update the "Journals Read" list. The last two days have been so busy that I've hardly had time to catch my breath. About 4 this afternoon, I noticed a tension headache devloping that I knew was only going to respond to a nap when I got home. Which is what I did about 5:30. And indeed it worked, for here I am several hours later functioning in a coherent manner. Usually when I search the Net, I know enough tricks to find some reference to what I'm seeking. But I've been trying to find something that has me stumped. Several years ago, from five to ten, I guess, I read an article in "The New Yorker" about a teen who thinks he can survive in the Alaskan wilderness on his own. He is a very determined, independent person, so the parents let him. Well, he doesn't really understand what to do, so he tragically dies. When I read this, I remember thinking that the kid was so blindly determined that there must be an underlying emotional problem. There were some other instances which indicated some type of problem. The only one I can remember was something to do with altering his teeth. I know the article became a book and was reviewed in "The New York Times Book Review." I tried Amazon without success. Several variations at Google. Even tried the official "Times" page. So I'm no wiser than I was before. But I'll try again. PAX!
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