Weeknotes: 11/19/23-11/25/23

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This Week:

I started setting up our Museum work-study schedule for finals week.
I watched Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt me, about the legendary power-pop band. It’s a workman-like movie, focusing on the two mercurial frontmen, Chris Bell and Alex Chilton. I found myself wanting more from this doc. which covers the story of the band and the long tail of their fandom, and yet says little about the transcendent and gorgeous music they made.
I turned 44. My wife, knowing that I love Chocolate Chip Cookies, made me a chocolate chip cookie birthday cake. It was a good day all around, and I acquired some more things with which to crowd my bookshelves.
We had a friendsgiving with what is now a typical meal at our house. I made Puerco Pibil, and homemade tortillas. My wife made fresh guacamole and roasted squash.
My wife and I watched “Sneakers”, a genuinely fun film which, despite being about the dangers of technology, doesn’t feel dated despite being 30 years old.