The Gainsbourg movie was good. I like that it didn't try to be too factual. It gave you the broad strokes of his life in a stylized way and a note from the director at the end says something about how he likes Gainsbourg's lies better than his truths. In any case I narcissistically identified with the character in a big way. It's weird being on a first date with a (French) woman watching a movie about a (French) ladies' man. Talk about a hard act to follow.

I don't get why people like poetry so much. Is it really that interesting?

When I saw the poster for this I thought it was a documentary: the colon in the title fooled me. But that's okay, it looks cool anyway. I'll be seeing it this weekend.

Dr. House's long-lost brother

COALITION OF THE WILLING


Security experts offer statements about your feelings
for that guy or girl you've been seeing,

an about-face that outraged a generation displaced by war.
I just came back to the apartment. I got both happy and sad:

former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois is scheduled to fly
by the seat of your pants (literally). Teachers say

their enthusiasm for doing that is tepid. I'd love to go
but don't want to express reservations about nearly 3,800 baseball fans

who showed up at the Church of England. Some in its midst
fear the Scandinavian countries.

REPRESSED SEXUALITY WILL DO IT EVERY TIME


but the truth is that not every attraction is worthwhile
and not every park deserves a full day of your attention.

Topology purists will object, and rightfully so,
that we are altering the topology. True enough. Well,

you are no worse off. You start hiking to town and hope
to get a signal somewhere along the way, a process

much easier than expected. For the purpose of this course,
I resuscitated my poor neglected lover.

While the Republican may very well be far from ideal, there's no shame
in her clumsy spelling of Indian words and personal names,

for example "Sewajee" for Sivaji. So a suggestion that fans
will be off-put by logos on jerseys won't be entirely accurate.

They can shake up the game quite a bit and do add
some randomness to the way the creatures are introduced

with only tiny details, the best example of which gives the plot away,
more "tea dance" than "oppressed urban Argentinian passion"—

but I could still dance the afternoon away with Al Pacino to this
for most of the market's many devotees. It is my piece and my rule

of thumb allows me to place a geeky, metrosexual James Bond
with the true antiques, determined to get a better knowledge of

my own instrument by fixing it myself. I intend to increase
fit and functionality for the planned role of home defense carbine,

my Charcutepalooza version of carbonara. At best,
Bly's adaptations of the form are not ghazals at all.

Feeling that longer lines lose rhythmic power in English,
he has chosen to use the Pythagorean Theorem for a reasonable estimate of

the angular distance to maintain the resistor value roughly equal to
the impedance it is facing. Personally,

I find that a bit of pruning is justified. There is no reason
that classic bonsai will object to this way of framing

the issue but sometimes succinctness justifies this puzzle
to which many decorative months correspond. Solvers can simply

stop reading because of another wild card who couldn't describe
the velocity of light. Try it, however, before you scoff.

That there are many people who seek out restaurants purely for the food
is doubtful. Certainly, misuse of criteria and phenomena is common

as they are mistaken for being a painting. Anything beyond the
duck prosciutto was an experiment in which my use of "fixed"

dictated that the paper lovers head for the local bookstore and come home
with a judgment made according to a value system.

Some will say you should learn everything you can,
not just what you need for the test. The counterargument is that

legal purists will object to this psychological sketch,
yet romantic adolescents will appreciate the passionate overview.

A DEVASTATING PORTRAIT OF HUMAN FOLLY


It was an ordinary scene, the centerpiece of this desolate carnival
Of falling leaves and monotone compliments: the old and withered cable drum
Accosted by companions with annihilating invective. Hope you like it.
The darkness complements the light. The professional men of the forest have passed away,

But inside this window is applesauce I plan to live on until
The lovely honeysuckle fragrance and dancing hints of fruit
Have weathered their misunderstanding which they have been carrying for a long time.
When the sun came up, the plants were scorched,

And other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked
The guns making light of inflated weakening or degeneration.
What got me interested was a buncha junk—I'm dying, right?
The old shopping center has obviously been hit really hard

Since the new saddlemakers make their Arab tree to fit the thinner-type Arabians.
My compliments to the sous chef. Now you just need to
Work on the weathered arm the sweet tat sits on. Would you mind?
Besides, all respect for your sheepfold,

What the fuck does "weathered" mean? If you mean "withered", I sure as hell
Am not withered, I actually have very nice skin
And am constantly getting compliments,
Like the spinster of a bad melodrama, struck giddy and girlish.

Celebrity sightings, a(n in[?])complete list

After my recent close encounter with Parker Posey, I thought it would be a good idea to write down the list of celebrities I've seen in real life. In more or less reverse chronological order:

Parker Posey — West Village
John Turturro — West Village
Madeline Zima — N, Q or R train
Michelle Williams — West Village
Jackie Mason — Midtown
Spike Lee — Upper East Side
John Cameron Mitchell — 1 train
Mike Myers — Lower East Side
Julianna Margulies — 1 train
Michael Musto — West Village

Rita Rudner — Central Park

Richard Belzer — Upper West Side
Bill Maher — Midtown

There were also a few questionable ones, with odds between 20-80% that they were who I thought they might be. People's faces get less distinct as they get older, which is what accounts for the uncertainty:

Steven Wright — Columbus Circle
Michael McKean — 1 train
Steven Spielberg — Central Park

Then there was one that fell in the gray area of celebrities seen in public, but in close proximity to an event they were attending in their capacity as a celebrity. In other words, I don't count people I see at premieres of their own movies (Miranda July, Sally Potter) or book signings (tons of people), but if I happen to see the person just outside the event, and if I'm not aware of and/or interested in the event, I'm inclined to count it as a sighting (Michelle Williams). Well, one time I was exiting the Union Square Barnes & Noble and as I passed through the doorway Bernadette Peters brushed by me on her way in to do a book signing. So, clearly she was there in her capacity as a celebrity, but it wasn't an event I had known about ahead of time, and it could be argued that the doorway is not technically the location of the book-signing event, which took place on the 4th floor. So you see, it's a gray area. Fortunately this is the only time I've had to deal with this problem, so it's a short list, but here it is:

Bernadette Peters — Union Square

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Their focus is fairly direct: find true love, or just make a new friend.
This is a very important opportunity, no matter what we buy.
I tried to let you in on an incredible opportunity the other day. Did you get on it?

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The career center is a great place to find military singles in business.
Are you looking for military singles in business?

If so, please provide a brief commentary. The image that your boss has
Of the business could determine your access to sex personals
From sexy Quebec City singles—when you have a friend or family member

Who operates in or owns a small company, you most likely know the person.
If only he still loved her all would be well yet but oh!
My days are numbered, Hokosa, and my work is almost done.

Whether the entrepreneur lands an important client or not,
I shall have walked away with one of the biggest gongs of the evening
To share with all you business travelers out there.

FOR THAT THE RULES BE FEW AND EASY


Simplicity requires clear priorities and often inspires plainness and lack of clutter. Simplicity persuades
By grace and awkward determination, by beauty—so much and more made me relish
Our shared humanity. I loved your multitudes. All exist
Within the debatable dimensions of a piece of paper, cubed

To wean the curious from the loathing of them for their common-sense arguments:
Naturalness, practicalness, thinness, immethodicalness and accessibleness.
I recognized that a great diversity of views exist regarding plain dress.
I even found myself swapping fundamentally fluid identity for feathered friends

And took happy note of the store's faith in memorabilia.
There is something redemptive about our great city, its deceptive surface
Of tempers and understandings suited to the workable analysis of images,
And through a window we've not looked into before—

Everywhere we look we see a riot of unrelenting speech become practically infinite grumbling
In a lovable way. Next season will offer escape from fear and a new pox
On the beastly ogres of conformity—may they run back to despised words of prophets
Attempting to legislate art in our leisure-culture scene and its locations.

DYNAMIC PORTAL ENGINE


This idea of tangible objects once deliberately purposed
Or fabricated for use is now conceptually re-purposed
As an abstract object within sounds you create anywhere—
An industrial mango-wood collage for your wine-room
Will get a "wow" reaction. I snapped away with my camera
Hoping to take inspiration home to reflect on it.

I adore the meticulous epoxy work worked into
A jungle of thuds, drones, screeches and hisses
That would make even the most innovative and broadest array
Of process automation solutions
Laugh and not appear on the actual shirt.

All I know is rallying youth behind political slogans
In the context of fostering indigenous career choices.

But back to homey. Think beyond
Phone numbers, maps, directions and addresses for your creative talents.
One of my favorite styles is what could be called
Colored boxes in a funnel shape, labeled levels and ozone.

STEEPED IN TRADITION


Everyday objects confront me
with their insightful blather.

They insult me with a smile,
booby-trapped with love, lethal.

If I may impose on this order
to provide me with a clue

to the secret of the breath beneath
my shifting visibility,

that would be a cure for tradition—
my gratitude would animate a statue.

MORNING IS FOR LOSERS


Some teens are awake on the pavement,
twirling their luminous presences.

A dog breaks. A cat bakes some lovely
loaves. I keep whispering to myself

over the buzz of the wire
I'm addicted to. See me allow

the weight of my wet socks
to begin and end in the same

stale train of thought. See newcomers
strangled to appease the lawn.

Motion detectors sing along,
stretching the definition of

dermatology until it includes
psychotherapy. Profitability follows.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Was it always so close to winter

this time of year (early September)?

The art of letting eternity take its time

is pulling me along. Let's forget this.

I find it hard to imagine walking around

as I sit and think about walking around.

The sky is as usual. The air is where

I left it, wondering if I'm ready for its fall.

WHAT MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE


Most people believe that they are on the moon,
Without the need for employees or infrastructure.

Now, I'd be the first to tell you that I'm terrible. You're free to leave.

Get out there and make your mark
While most of what you're doing is of little value.

(In a series of studies, subjects indicated that we're impossibly cold
To the point we don't open up to anyone ever. For the most part,
They looked relieved as they streamed out of the classroom.)

ON THE SPOT


When asked to describe my sense
Of hearing to the blind
I can only guess what I've
Left out of the rain

Is there an answer to my face
That encompasses my ass
What nouns go best with these pants in the light
Of forgetting to put them on

Stand by for the parade
I have thrown together at the last minute
To show I've been playing all along
(Once in motion, not even I can stop myself)