Nov. 28
1:09 PM
Race for the Taste
About to hit the road to visit relatives in FoCo for a Thanksgiving leftovers party, but the end is in sight--by Wednesday of next week my brain should start regenerating. For now: the sweet, sweet kiss of stress-and-sinus-infection-induced madness, supplemented by a stuffing and cranberry sauce sammich if there's any justice in this mecky world. I'll be guest blogging over at Amazon's Omnivoracious Blog all next week, and should be around here a bit as well.
Oh, and relevant to nothing, Molly and I were talking this morning about how awesome it would be if Satoshi Kon adapted Ovid's Metamorphoses into an anime. Her idea--his ability to tell linear stories in a non-linear fashion yet still maintain cohesion and comprehensibility, combined with his visual aesthetic, would make for a gorgeous telling of the gods and goddesses of old. She also bought me the soundtrack to his Paprika, because she is a pretty damn wonderful friend. Who is Satoshi Kon? Go watch these...or better yet, just rent them blind and thank me later:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NclRSeV4pBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpGrD5wUzKE