Althouse: At the Blue Glow Café...

February 7, 2012

At the Blue Glow Café...

... you're still staring at the screen.

40 comments:

shiloh said...: hmm, blue state/red state.

Don't tell me you've totally given up on mittens! :-P; 2/7/12, 2:58 PM
Anonymous said...: Wondering when/if you'll comment on the HHS mandate and religious freedom.; 2/7/12, 2:58 PM
Toad Trend said...: Now that's a gem of a photo you have there.; 2/7/12, 3:01 PM
traditionalguy said...: That's one bad case of the winter blues.

But hope usually returns by morning.; 2/7/12, 3:05 PM
gerry said...: YOU ARE POSSESSED

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA; 2/7/12, 3:09 PM
Rusty said...: Stunning, Ann.
The make up.
The hair.
The outfit.
Who does you lighting?; 2/7/12, 3:13 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Moonglow..; 2/7/12, 3:20 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: ... you're still staring at the screen.

I dont subscribe to the view as commercially interpreted in the experimental film Koyaanisqatsi
(1983).. that our lives is out of balance and that inbalance will inevitably lead to some sort of direction altering collision.. what direction is not evidently made clear in the film.. but the Hopi Indian title is a clue.

I watched the film the other day.. drawn to it by the Glass score.. I was supposed to have "an expirience" but it left me flat.; 2/7/12, 3:48 PM
edutcher said...: The eyes are haunting.

Boring into our souls to see what's written.; 2/7/12, 3:54 PM
Bob Ellison said...: Lem, I remember Koyaanisqatsi! I didn't know what to expect, and after about the first ten minutes of swooping landscape scenes, I imagined that the camera might zoom up on a nerdy kid who would say, "Hi. I'm Koyaanisqatsi, and I'm going to take you on a wondrous journey!"

Didn't happen.; 2/7/12, 3:59 PM
RazorSharpSundries said...: I'm glad I'm not gonna be the first commenter to say something about my older female betters and their penchant for blue hair, wait, oh shi . . .; 2/7/12, 4:07 PM
Curious George said...: Calling on applicants for a call center I'm putting together for my fledgling young business. Could have outsourced, but decided not to. So will put a couple dozen people to work. Decent wage, no benefits, mind numbing work, but am pleasantly surprised at the attitude of many of the applicants. One woman, a single mother of two said "It's a job, and sometimes a job just needs to get done". She's hired!

Far cry from the whiny bitches carrying signs at the Capitol.; 2/7/12, 4:12 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: There are excess barriers everywhere.. everything from eating and drinking to political contributions.. you cant give more than what you already have.. I think.

Excess always bears a price.. otherwise wo wouldn't have a word for it.

I want to buy Ameritopia.. and maybe read it.. but the idea that this is just another doom and gloom book is keeping me at bay.

Its not just the left with man made warming.. the right can be just as gloomy too.; 2/7/12, 4:28 PM
Writ Small said...: "We always did feel the same.
We just saw it from a different point. . .
of view"; 2/7/12, 4:31 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: I'm curious George..

Email me if its an online enterprise.. I'm looking for work myself.. I only have a part time right now.; 2/7/12, 4:35 PM
DaveW said...: Hah! Great picture.

I'm trying to figure out how to do that stuff with a new Nikon I just bought. So far I can't even figure out how to take black and white pics. :-p; 2/7/12, 4:38 PM
garage mahal said...: Sort of interesting:

Wisconsin Ranks Dead Last in Donations to 2012 GOP Field.

I wonder why that is.; 2/7/12, 4:39 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Apparently Belichick's control does not extend to the players wives.; 2/7/12, 5:10 PM
Rusty said...: edutcher said...
The eyes are haunting.

Boring into our souls to see what's written.

Makes me wish I could spell better.; 2/7/12, 5:16 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Makes me wish I could spell better.

'haunting.. spell'

That's pretty good Rusty..; 2/7/12, 5:31 PM
Anonymous said...: @Garage:

Wisconsin Ranks Dead Last in Donations to 2012 GOP Field.

I wonder why that is.

I blame triple-digit IQs.; 2/7/12, 5:33 PM
Anonymous said...: @Rusty:
Makes me wish I could spell better.

That's easy. B E T T E R

Happy to help :)

wv: erofelo
No, I think I'll leave this one alone.; 2/7/12, 5:35 PM
Curious George said...: "Lem said...
I'm curious George..

Email me if its an online enterprise.. I'm looking for work myself.. I only have a part time right now."

Sorry, it's not Lem. We deal with PHI and identity stuff so we want to keep it in house. One of the reasons not to outsource.; 2/7/12, 5:38 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Wisconsin Ranks Dead Last in Donations to 2012 GOP Field.

I wonder why that is.

Oh.. I know.. me me me.

Dictator Walker is making people pay for their health insurance so now they dont have any money to contribute to the ...

Wait..; 2/7/12, 5:40 PM
Chef Mojo said...: Stop it, Althouse! That picture gives me an instant headache! Seriously!; 2/7/12, 5:49 PM
Anonymous said...: I think Dylan has a similar problem to you, Althouse, back when he lived in Brooklyn Heights in a basement down the stairs.

Bob wrote a song about his life and experiences.

Why don't you write a Kindle Single about your life and experiences?

Written well, and written this year, it could be #1, you know. You could dislodge Fred Stoller! It is still very very early in the development of e-books, so the opportunity is there right now...

I'd like to hear how an artsy person like you went from that iconic student photo (the one with the legal papers and the tits that everyone steals) to the #1 law blogger in the world!; 2/7/12, 5:53 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: We deal with PHI and identity stuff so we want to keep it in house. One of the reasons not to outsource.

Check out this interview when you get a chance.. informative.; 2/7/12, 6:02 PM
Anonymous said...: winter
cozy time
'cuz when it's dark
the professor turns blue
and she knows deep down somewhere
that it is the right time to put
blue nose to blue grindstone
and load next level of life
wrapped in cozy sweater
Meade can cook!
Prof's gotta
write; 2/7/12, 6:11 PM
mulefly said...: I thought that you might have posted a comment on the legal interpretation of the Georgia Judge Micheal Malihi's last Friday night opinion on whether President Obama could be on the Georgia Presidential Ballot... it seemed to be a crazy legal argument that spoke out of both sides of the Judge's mouth....; 2/7/12, 6:22 PM
Anonymous said...: This combination of headline + photo of Romney is hilarious.; 2/7/12, 6:26 PM
Anonymous said...: Althouse, what striking blue eyes you have!; 2/7/12, 6:31 PM
pauldar said...: Ann, just how many cafes are there in your neck of the woods.; 2/7/12, 6:46 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey - COLOMINNMO is tonite... I did not know that!; 2/7/12, 6:53 PM
Anonymous said...: When I die... again... I wanna be reincarnated as Leonard Cohen. I like his nose and his dignity and his raspy voice. I'm listening to his Live in London performance of Bird on a Wire right now. And it ends with this deep blue bit:

I saw this beggar... he was... leaning on... his wooden crutch... he says to me, Leonard, you just can't ask for all that much...

A pretty woman... standing in her darkened door... she cries out to me, Hey! Why not ask for a little bit more?

Like a bird on the wire... like a drunk in an old midnight choir... I have tried in my way... TO BE FREE!!!

God bless America!

oh... I mean... Canada too... I guess...; 2/7/12, 7:20 PM
Anonymous said...: youtube link; 2/7/12, 7:22 PM
Revenant said...: I wonder why that is.

They gave their money to Walker's campaign fund instead. :); 2/7/12, 7:39 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: Big night for Santorum I hear.

wv sturantr : santorum santuration; 2/7/12, 9:10 PM
deborah said...: Yes, Lem, quite the shocker:

Santorum Beats Romney By 30 Points in Missouri "Beauty Contest"
Map of Missouri County Returns
Minnesota: Santorum 44, Paul 27, Romney 17, Gingrich 11 (25%)
Map of Minnesota County Returns
Colorado: Santorum 50, Gingrich 21, Romney 19, Paul 10 (1%)
Map of Colorado County Returns

via RCP; 2/7/12, 9:23 PM
madAsHell said...: oh, gawd!

This is like a bad Jefferson Airplane video....or Strawberry Alarm Clock. They discovered effects, and couldn't wait to use them ALL!!!

Stop!; 2/7/12, 10:23 PM
DaveW said...: I love that picture, I think it expresses your blog personality very well professor. You should crop it and make it your profile picture.; 2/8/12, 7:36 AM