I realized midway through that I just didn’t care much about any of the characters.

I’m still deciding how much I liked this. I think my first impression is that it’s definitely worth watching once, but it’s not the kind of thing I could watch again and again. Interesting. Maybe if I’d taken Existentialism I’d understand it better, haha…but there was something compelling and charming about it despite its somewhat out-there-ness. (‘Cause, you know, that’s a word.)

I tried to like Yo La Tengo, I swear, but by the third album I’ve listened to, I’m still not convinced. I like the song “Autumn Sweater” a lot, but that’s all that really caught my attention.

This my new favorite show of all time – too bad I didn’t discover it till after it was cancelled! Absolutely hilarious. Each episode gets me rolling on the floor laughing. Can’t wait to start season two…!

So good! I started about midnight and finished around two a.m. because I couldn’t put it down. Now I want to see the play…

This is a beautifully written book about the friendship between two couples. Although these are ordinary people with ordinary lives, I was never bored for lack of an exciting plot. Simply the exploration of the relationships between these four people was enough. I found myself really caring about the characters, and the language is wonderful.

J’aimais bien ce roman. Il n’était pas parmi mes livres préférés, mais je l’ai trouvé intéressant quand même. Surtout, j’aimais les descriptions. Le livre est vraiment comme un long poème de prose. Colette a décrit la plage avec de la chaleur et de la beauté. C’est amusant à penser que le livre était écrit aux années vingtièmes, et les scènes sexuelles étaient très choquantes quand le roman était publié. Aujourd’hui ils ne sont pas explicites du tout ! J’étais souvent frustrée avec les personnages, pourtant. J’ai trouvé le personnage principal arrogant et pas aimable, et j’ai de la difficulté à lui être compatissante.

The name of the album makes me pretty happy. But I feel sort of “eh” about Yo La Tengo in general, even seeing them live. Nothing about them stands out to me, I guess.

Argh, Régis Debray me fait très fachée. Mais si on veut comprendre le debat sur la laïcité, c’est probablement un bon choix.

I’m not a big fan of Yo La Tengo – I think the word I’d use to describe the CD is “forgettable.” I did like “Cherry Chapstick,” on the other hand.