barrington99@gmail.com One last article of interest concerning the salmon. A certain growth hormone is greater in the GM salmon. A little bit probably won’t hurt you, they say…but the author points out that a lot of little bits–occurring in other parts of our food supply–can combine to become more than just a little, and could then … Read more
I’ve been loosely, but with some horror, following the issue of genetically modified salmon. If you haven’t, the basic story is that a company has spliced some genes to make a “super-salmon” that grows twice as fast as its wild brethren. The FDA has said that the salmon meat is essentially the same, and is … Read more
I returned two really nice books to a large chain bookstore using their included gift receipts. It is my intention to buy these same books in their electronic form for my Kindle. I felt especially bad about this when, as I was driving my car today–with the soon-to-be-returned books in the passenger seat beside me, … Read more
9/21/10 This is the screen in the lobby at my internship. Depending on the number of times I get sent to the post hall across the lot, or on various errands, I pass this monitor six to twelve times a day. There is no sound, so I really just get the gist from that large subtitle. The … Read more
Best thing anyone has ever said about this blog: “it makes me feel less alone in the world.” The least best, but somewhat thought-provoking thing anyone has said about this blog lately: “I don’t want you to quote things I say on your blog.” Which I kind of just did–but I paraphrased. And I won’t … Read more
Yeah, okay. It’s not really an opportunity so much as a favor to me.Colorado Review just sent me my essay “Luck, Statistics, Magic,” all laid out as it will appear in their upcoming issue. Exciting! They want me to look it over and send it back with any changes by Sept. 20. It looks pretty … Read more
Two of my screenplays made it into the Austin Film Festival this year. On Friday I got a phone message from “Ashlee.” She had called to tell me about some of the benefits of going to the festival as a second rounder. I A friend of mine from Costa Rica wrote and invited me to … Read more
P.S. This week I learned MORE about Miles Davis. He treated women like shit. He beat his wives and was psychologically cruel. I’m still looking forward to exploring his music, but this information definitely taints things for me. Kinda like how I don’t think if I’ll ever watch Braveheart without thinking of how messed up … Read more
Over time, I’ve been narrowing my own sense of what this blog is—and as I’ve probably alluded to a few times, it’s pretty much just about the world as I experience it, and my experiencing of the world. That seems pretty simple, and so in general I’ve maintained (to myself if not publicly) the idea … Read more
Right now, I’m reading Kind of Blue by Ashley Kahn. It’s about the making of the Miles Davis album of the same name, but, in the first chapter at least, it’s about the making of Miles Davis as a fully formed artist and leader of other musicians. I’m reading the book for class, and didn’t … Read more