This week has been interesting and busy - I'm definately ready for a relaxing weekend. Wednesday night I went and saw David Sedaris read at Symphony Hall. I have been a big fan through This American Life and he was yet another radio personaility I was suprised when I saw a picture of his. His voice does not match his physical appearance. He read several of his pieces, one coming out in the New Yorker this summer called
D'accord which basically captures life in a new city when one doesn't have a great grasp of the language. It retells his adventures when he decides to give up on asking people to repeat what they just said and goes with the approach of just being in agreement (d'accord). By the end of the story he is sitting in his underwear in a wating room with a bunch of fully clothed Parisians.
Last night was Madeline. I went with some coworkers to see her speak hosted by the Harvard Book Store. I'm not huge on politics. My exposure is the snippits I hear in the morning on NPR. I found it interesting that she spoke fairly simply, bringing items down to their common denominator and providing a fairly clear and concise view on topics - not academic at all. She read a bit from her new book, but spent most of the time taking questions. I noticed she was very systematic with her style of presenting information and arguments and than making a humorous comment - balancing the dark with the light. One such comment was her support of Bush in his belief in democracy. She mentioned this to him but than added that she was upset with him for making it sound that he invented democracy, when in reality she was the one.
This week has been interesting and busy - I'm definately ready for a relaxing weekend. Wednesday night I went and saw David Sedaris read at Symphony Hall. I have been a big fan through This American Life and he was yet another radio personaility I was suprised when I saw a picture of his. His voice does not match his physical appearance. He read several of his pieces, one coming out in the New Yorker this summer called D'accord which basically captures life in a new city when one doesn't have a great grasp of the language. It retells his adventures when he decides to give up on asking people to repeat what they just said and goes with the approach of just being in agreement (d'accord). By the end of the story he is sitting in his underwear in a wating room with a bunch of fully clothed Parisians.
Last night was Madeline. I went with some coworkers to see her speak hosted by the Harvard Book Store. I'm not huge on politics. My exposure is the snippits I hear in the morning on NPR. I found it interesting that she spoke fairly simply, bringing items down to their common denominator and providing a fairly clear and concise view on topics - not academic at all. She read a bit from her new book, but spent most of the time taking questions. I noticed she was very systematic with her style of presenting information and arguments and than making a humorous comment - balancing the dark with the light. One such comment was her support of Bush in his belief in democracy. She mentioned this to him but than added that she was upset with him for making it sound that he invented democracy, when in reality she was the one.
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Sounds like an entertaining week. As a genuine bit of trivia, Madeleine A. was voted "best teacher" a record 4 times at Georgetown U. Maybe that's where she developed the clear and simple style mixed with humor you liked.
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