Dispossession by attrition is a permanent condition

[sovay]

FUCKING BERNIE MADOFF.

I suppose I should be glad an art museum is more readily sacrificed than a classics department? (I suspect it's easier to sell off paintings than professors.) Presidential reassurance notwithstanding, I find it hard to believe it's merely a sign of the times: "The global financial crisis and deepening national economic recession require Brandeis to formulate and execute decisive plans that will position the university to emerge stronger for the benefit of our students . . ." Oh, damn it, damn it. I should have gone to their surrealist exhibition in November. Art is meant to be cherished, not flung to the winds. Where do I protest? Maybe I can paint it on a wall.

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[indirajames.livejournal.com]

Um, I know this is going to be a really weird comment, but this is the internet after all. Weird comments are the point.

I was looking at my friendsfriends page, and you commented in a post, and your icon 'Psholtii' made me really excited. No one ever knows what I'm talking about when I talk about The Cuckoo, and it's nice to see someone else appreciate it somehow. :)

So, yes. That's it, that's all I wanted to say.

[sovay]

So, yes. That's it, that's all I wanted to say.

That's a totally worthwhile weird comment. The Cuckoo is one of my favorite films; I'm only sorry I don't have as harmonious an icon from it as you do! But I am very fond of Viktor Bychkov's Psholtii.

[indirajames.livejournal.com]

Me too, me too. Ahh, it's such a beautiful movie. Every time Anni sings her little choosing song, I go, "Both! Go with both! Aww, don't hurt him!" Somehow I think it'll change if I wish hard enough. :)