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I’m posting this early in the event anyone wants to make a final guess as to what in the ?!$* we can expect tonight and who was behind the bus crash.
Not Pictured. The second season ends as Veronica, on her graduation day, learns who is responsible for the bus crash. After uncovering the culprit, her life is endangered as she tries to warn those closest to the killer. Also, Wallace learns some surprising information about Jackie, and the seniors celebrate their graduation with a lavish party at the Neptune Grand.
Parting is such sweet sorrow!
It feels like the end.
Partings. In the sixth-season finale, Lorelai tries to avoid Luke and ends up pouring her heart out to a psychologist (Melora Hardin) who was invited to dinner at her parents’ house. Elsewhere, Rory tries to avoid the Huntzbergers, particularly Mitchum, as she attends Logan’s graduation and prepares for his inevitable departure; and Taylor’s bothered by an influx of troubadours to Stars Hollow. Mary Lynn Rajskub, Sam Phillips, Grant Lee Phillips, Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Sparks and Joe Pernice appear.
At least we have the bands to look forward to.
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Or cause for celebration, anyway. The latest issue of Strange Horizons includes a new Gavin J. Grant short story, "We Are Never Where We Are." (Via.)
Roger Mudd writes for the NYT about the restoration of Eudora Welty’s home, divulging a charming anecdote involving bourbon and a dinner catastrophe along the way. Mudd’s emergence as the Expert Friend of Eudora Welty would be a little annoying, if it wasn’t clear just how much he adored her:
Always close at hand was her favorite reference book, "Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable" and in it her favorite entry — "Assemblage, nouns of" — as in, "a clutch of eggs," "a muster of peacocks," "a bench of bishops." Eudora once challenged me to play the game. She won hands down with "a stack of librarians" and "a plastering of politicians."
I realize this likely reveals just how out of touch I am, but:
WTF is Sudoku?
Wherefore the insanity? Can you explain the appeal? Anybody?
A tardy post (hey, Wild Kingdom let us sleep in this morning), but can I just say Best Nebulas EVER!!!
Of course, it would have been nice to see Air win for Best Novel, but otherwise: YAY!!!
Congratulations to three fabulous ladies: Kelly Link (twice), Holly Black* and Carol Emshwiller!
Full list of winners at that link or behind the cut.
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Well, we’re not actually celebrating The Derby (TM), because that’s way more fun if you’re much further from it than we are. But we like Derby hats and good bourbon, so it’s not like this makes us communists. Nothing against communists (we like them too, actually). Plus, yesterday Christopher made the Best Biscuits EVER, in honor of the occasion. (Seriously, they were this spectacular mix of angel and cathead biscuits. The yum.)
Calm The Fuck Down Weekend 2006 is off to a good start. Miss Emma, Enemy of Squirrels and Manholes, and I have been for a couple of walks in la perfect weather. I’ve somewhat tidied the house. C’s still down with the virus, but if his course follows mine he should be better in an hour or so. Then we’ll go get some sort of spray for the outside of the windows, which are suddenly home to ants, and visit the wine shop before The Melissas come over to hang out.
Oh, and I finally went ahead and got my BEA plane tix. I’ll be there most of Friday, Saturday and flying out early Sunday and I want to meet you all.
A few little links.
Almost certainly coming back for season 3, which we knew, and switching next season to three long mysteries rather than one season-long one, which I didn’t. That Kristin person talks to Rob Thomas.
I might also say that it sounds like Chance called the return of George Michael and Maebe. Maybe.
He also says everything from Season 2 will be tied up in the finale.
(Yes, sorry for the proliferation of TVness this week, but soon we’ll all be lost in the Rerun Desert.)
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