Things that have been going on lately:

Reading: Infinite Jest and Nate Silver's book, The Signal and the Noise. And I started Karen Russell's book of short stories, which fills me with outrage because she is so talented and wunderkind-y. But Infinite Jest is really amazing; I've read it before, but there is always more to see. Also it may be the only book I have ever read that has made me very sad, almost heartbroken, for reasons other than the death of a character.

Listening to: Spinto Band, Delgados, Les Miserables. Trying to get into Martha Wainwright's latest CD.

Writing: Stuff I'm actually getting paid for. It's weird; a Craigslist gig that has grown into a larger project. But it's kinda awesome.

Watching: Bunheads. Here is a list of things that Amy Sherman-Palladino loves, based on this show and Gilmore Girls: smarm, small towns, unfair mother-figures who jump to conclusions, wasted potential and/or subversion of expectations, lots of allusions, groups of teenage girls and their dramas, and a certain coterie of bit-part actors. Also it seems like she's more than ok with dancing. The central question of Bunheads is, Can Sutton Foster carry a TV show? I think she can, and she's definitely growing into it.

Oh, also I started watching Girls this morning. I'm sure I'll carefully rant about it later, after I finish the first season. Prepare yourselves.

Faxing: Went to fax something yesterday at Kinkos. It was SUPER EXPENSIVE. Why? WHY? It seems like all methods of digital communication are getting cheaper, but it cost me almost $20 to fax ten pages. Also the machine skipped one of the pages -- arguably the most important one -- so the whole thing became an even more monstrous hassle.

Hounding: Meryl is dreaming, making these little whuffly barking noises. Also I made her a coat, out of a fleece blanket. Coziness abounds.

Thinking: The last few months have been weird.