# 25 Aug 2005, 08:23AM: Self-Plagiarism As Cannibalism:
As I'd sort of warned you, my MC Masala column this week is about a silly anecdote. Specifically, I cannibalized a July weblog entry about seeing a mouse. Enjoy.
I slammed the bedroom door, immediately ceding the rest of the apartment to the mouse's dominion. This was no time for thoughtful action or empowering gestures. This was a time to freak out.
# 25 Aug 2005, 01:35PM: Recommended Books:
An acquaintance asked for book recommendations. I thought of a few. I'll share them here:
- "The Twinkie Squad" by Gordon Korman
- "The Way We Live Now" by Anthony Trollope
- "The Bug" by Ellen Ullman
- "Crescent" by Diana Abu-Jaber
- "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang
- "21 Dog Years" by Mike Daisey
- "The Partly Cloudy Patriot" by Sarah Vowell
- "America: The Book" by The Daily Show
- "Afterglow: A Last Conversation With Pauline Kael" by Francis Davis
- "The Innocents Abroad: Or, The New Pilgrims Progress" by Mark Twain
- "First Test" (Protector Of The Small Vol. 1) by Tamora Pierce
# 25 Aug 2005, 08:27PM: Guster:
Dar Williams and Guster make my column-writing nights so much easier.
