Here's an archaic piece of trivia: in 1936, "Gone with the Wind" (the book, not the movie) beat out Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom" for the Pulitzer Prize. Way to go, Georgia: I'll bet Mammy cheered for that one.

In other news, I wrote two new paragraphs today. I, too, am slouching towards Bethlehem.

On my Ipod: Lang Lang
In the fridge: Haagen Daaz mint ice cream