10 posts tagged “vox hunt”
Book: What book would you like to see made into a movie?
Submitted by Felipe Anuel.
The Thought Gang. It's about an alcoholic philosohper who is forced out of his teaching position due to an ugly scandal, so he takes up the next logical career move: bank robbing. He partners up with a one-armed theif named Hubert, and they head off . Tibor Fischer is a genius, this book is hyper intellectual while simultaneously being incredibly low-brow. It is hilarious.
The first sentence, which is what sold me on this book: "The only advice I can offer, should you wake up vertiginously in a strange flat, with a thoroughly installed hangover, without any of your clothing, without any recollection of how you got there, with the police sledgehammering down the door to the accompaniment of excited dogs, while you are surrounded by bales of lavishly-produced magazines featuring children in adult acts, the only advice I can offer is to try be good-humoured and polite."
His first novel, Under the Frog, would be another good choice. It's about a travelling basketball team in Communist Hungary. Also hilarious.
Show us love.
Show us your bookshelf.
Submitted by Sarajea.
This is embarrassing, because I jettisoned about 10 boxes of books after my last move, and another 6-7 when Allen moved in. We have another 3 bookcases in the house, with uh. Stacks. And stuff. *Cough* PEOPLE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WORK PART TIME AT A BOOKSTORE FOR 5+ YEARS. BEWARE ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE!
Now here is a photo of my kittens, because, um. Kittens!
Show us something with three wheels.
Show us something dangerously cute.
Submitted by Indy Bunny.
They are both DANGEROUSLY CUTE because they both have rabies.
Show us something steep.
We spent the weekend in West Virginia, and we took this awesome Tram down the side of the mountain. It was realy scary and STEEP. And awesome.
Graffiti, please.
Show us your coolest kitchen gadget.
My mom, when she left California, had her 1953 O'Keefe & merritt stove refurbished and shipped to me in Richmond. It is, by far, the coolest thing I own. It also makes the best goddamn grilled cheese on the planet via that griddle in the center. My mom bought it in 1983 for $50, it's now worth $3,000.
