As a lover of all the Sedaris children, I was delighted to learn that David is soon coming out with a new tome to delight all and sundry, When You Are Engulfed in Flames. He'll be in town at Barnes & Noble, Union Square on June 4th if anyone wants to join me!

Ugh, is Coraline really not coming out until January 16, 2009?! 2009? I'm not sure I can wait that long. I recently read Agent's 99 copy, and the novella has quickly moved through the ranks to become, perhaps, my favorite Neil Gaiman children's book. Hell, I even picked up a copy of Subterranean's special edition of Coraline (illustrated by Dave McKean). I'm looking into ways of making 2009 arrive faster, but so far no luck. 

In the mean time, there's this:

 

 

And this:

And this, which is completely unrelated to the film, but has some really neat cut-out illos:

If that's not enough to convince you, then perhaps the fact that Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French star as Miss Forcible and Miss Spink!

"Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another."

Today I found a piece of cardboard in my bread (??), but I ate it anyway. Also, we're all moved in! Yay!

I took a shot of myself with PhotoBooth in between sessions of feverous (and somewhat panicked) packing. Although I'm not really sad to leave my little hovel, it did make me nostalgic for one hot minute. It is my little hovel. So in honor of my first one bedroom apartment, here's a list of things I will miss about ole Ashland Pl in Brooklyn:

* Bitch Troll neighbor upstairs who always leaves "helpful" notes * Bitch Troll neighbor upstairs throwing away my lawn chair * Copious ceiling water damage * Duct-taped together cabinetry * Kids who egg my apartment building * Crazy ladies who spit at me * Mutant roaches the size of small dogs * Broken... door bells, window grates, dryers, etc * Creepy bodega guys who ask me out (although they will probably be replaced by brand new creepy bodega guys) * Electricity and/or heat in common areas spontaneously being shut off * Landlord who cashes rent checks months after payment

Okay maybe not... I will however miss a) the rent and b) the puppies upstairs. Carroll Gardens/Boerum Hill, here we come!