I just made my way through another “old man right of passage” today. I had my first biopsy. My doctor was concerned about the changing shape, color, and texture of a spot on my hand, and he decided that it should be cut off and sent to the lab. So, today, in his office, he […]
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My first biopsy
Posted in Health, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged biopsy, chicken skin, medical students, skin cancer, stitches, suturing 35 Comments
Werner Herzog… eating shoes, fearing chickens, and exploring the desolation of mankind with hypnotised actors
It’s not at all how I intended to spend this evening, but, thanks to stumbling on an epic Metafilter post about Werner Herzog, I’m now jumping around between the 43 of his films which can be found streaming online. At the moment, I’m knee deep in Herz aus Glas (Heart of Glass), Herzog’s 1976 film […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized Also tagged aimlessness, art film, desolation, documentary film, Film, glassblowing, Heart of Glass, Herz aus Glas, hypnosis, Joaquin Phoenix, John Waters, Klaus Kinski, murder plots, Roger Ebert, sense of purpose, shoe eating, shoes, Werner Herzog 10 Comments