Comments on: Tod Brilliant Has a Secret Crush on Miranda July

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:12:24 +0000

outsourcing, my friend. almost 99% of the Dept of Salt Wounds is now independent contractors.

if it's good enough for Iraq, right?

By: todb

todb — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:07:47 +0000

And if you think I’m NOT attending in San Francisco, you’re out of your skull, Louie! Oh,I didn’t know you worked for the government. The Department of Salt Wounds used to be located in the Pentagon before all the madness. . .now they have contractors working from home, eh? WACKY!

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:06:02 +0000

okay, to mitigate the previous comment’s jerkiness, she’ll also be appearing here:

Wednesday, May 16: San Francisco
Modern Times
888 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

By: Lou

Lou — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:01:21 +0000

this is a great idea. maybe if i link her site to mine, she'll notice ME too!!!!

from the Salt in the Wound Dept: she's coming to town in two weeks to read from her new book. I have already taken the day off to attend.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:19:23 +0000

Have you been to one of her shows? I was volunteered to participate (she encourages audience participation) and I layed on a bed with her and she spooned me. She never called me again. It was my brief moment with genius.

By: Gail

Gail — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:41:01 +0000

Tod, Moving through Miranda’s dryboard plus onto what appears to be a blog (any old word worked to access it) was a fascinating trip. Her work reminds me of Maira Kalman, who has produced some great art for the New York Times, but, uh, you have to be a member of TimeSelect to access it. So Miranda bests Maira because her webthoughts are free.

I cheated a little on TimeSelect and e-mailed you two of Maira’s pictures, relying on the “fair copy” argument I saw this evening on Josh Rosenau’s website, “Thoughts from Kansas.”