i wanna get married/yes i need a spouse/i wanna nice leave it to beaverish/golden retriever/& a little white house

Reading the EW obituary for Ismael Merchant, I was surprised to see that he and James Ivory were not just business partners, but life partners. For 44 years. I can't even imagine finding someone to share a few months with, much less 44 years!

In other news, I got a call from Lily at work tonight. Soon after she'd landed, telling me that her new boss is mentioned in the Sarah Vowell book I loaned her, RADIO ON. Very odd coincidence, but cool, too. And it made my night to hear from her.

and it's 2:15 in the morning, but I've been up perusing Entertainment Weekly & listening to Nellie McKay and eating Wendy's french fries.

'night...