We’re eating Pyongyang-style noodles here, called Naengmyeon.
The photo was taken by Cyrus. He gave me a lot of help in starting this blog. Here’s his much more well thought out and interesting blog.
April 27, 2007
Handing off some jerky-like fish to my wife
April 26, 2007
George Jackson
I lived in downtown Oakland for five years, but never knew much about George Jackson. I’d heard of the Black Panthers of course, but it wasn’t the sort of thing they spent a lot of time on in Bay Area history classrooms just 10 or so years after the fact.
I can remember, working at the newspaper in Oakland, hearing names like Angela Davis said with a ring that made it clear it wasn’t something to bring up ’round the ol watercooler either.
I’ve just started but I’m looking forward to getting into this history. One of the parts in my book concerns a Korean guy who succombs to family pressure and tries to find a wife through a bridal agency. At one point I had the idea to have him be a bookish sort, more stimulated by Black American culture than his own.
Now that I’m learning about this I’m considering pulling that part out of the book, reworking it with my original idea, and turning into its own thing.
As has often been the case Bob Dylan checked in with a stinging opinion on Jackson shortly after his death.
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April 25, 2007
and leading off…
You wouldn’t know it, but this is from “101 Dalmations,” done by Walt Peregoy, the color sylist for the film. I love this image. The colors are so bright, like Valentine’s Day candy. Yet, at the same time there’s a feeling of doom and gloom. Maybe because they’re bishops in a church.
It’s from Cartoon Modern, one of the many drawing sights I lurk around in–both for kicks, and in hopes of finding a likeminded illustrator who might want to collaborate with me and my writing.