What I Learned this Week

Infinite Jest was finished (yeah, I know passive voice) by two people I respect. This goes against the grain of the popular joke for it being the book you put on your nightstand to impress a potential lover as was recently done on Man Seeking Woman. It has a lot to do with Canada and 12 Step Progams. Parks and Recreation did an homage to it. (They must have read it then.) It has also appeared on The Affair as a book no one reads

I learned that acrylic markers will not automatically translate drawing skills into painting skills. Bummer.

I learned I can carry on a conversation with a Muslim inmate who supports ISIS using the following lines: I wonder how well they will be able to run grocery stores, I mean, if they win.

Banshee maybe the only show on television I can watch then instantly watch again. Am I sick or what? Plus I didn’t know it was a graphic novel. Duh.

Vertigo’s Noir series of graphic novels are awesomely satisfying. Plus, it matters to me how the drawings are done. I prefer black and white. Lines must be crisp. Story must be good.

 Twin Peaks is on netflix. I will finish it. I will be ready for the reboot.

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