October 7th, 2009 / 4:09 pm
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Mondrian July

Miranda July arranged as Mondrian

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  1. October 7th, 2009 / 8:27 pm Richard—

      Very nice. Just bought some of her work.

  2. October 7th, 2009 / 4:27 pm Richard—

      Very nice. Just bought some of her work.

  3. October 7th, 2009 / 4:30 pm stu—

      You’re only encouraging her.

  4. October 7th, 2009 / 8:30 pm stu—

      You’re only encouraging her.

  5. October 7th, 2009 / 8:32 pm Matt Cozart—

      I encourage her.

  6. October 7th, 2009 / 4:32 pm Matt Cozart—

      I encourage her.

  7. October 7th, 2009 / 8:47 pm KevinS—

      MJ is great. Have you noticed that she gets that stupid kind of ‘I hate her because she’s popular’ kind of backlash? It’s too bad because she’s really good.

  8. October 7th, 2009 / 4:47 pm KevinS—

      MJ is great. Have you noticed that she gets that stupid kind of ‘I hate her because she’s popular’ kind of backlash? It’s too bad because she’s really good.

  9. October 7th, 2009 / 8:48 pm drew kalbach—

      she has good hair. never read her books.

      good job with the hair, miranda july.

  10. October 7th, 2009 / 4:48 pm drew kalbach—

      she has good hair. never read her books.

      good job with the hair, miranda july.

  11. October 7th, 2009 / 9:08 pm Tim Jones-Yelvington—

      I’ve noticed.

  12. October 7th, 2009 / 5:08 pm Tim Jones-Yelvington—

      I’ve noticed.

  13. October 7th, 2009 / 9:12 pm stu—

      She bores me. Her popularity has nothing to do with it.

  14. October 7th, 2009 / 5:12 pm stu—

      She bores me. Her popularity has nothing to do with it.

  15. October 7th, 2009 / 9:39 pm Richard—

      Oh I definitely have a little thing for her. Wait, that sounds wrong. :-)

  16. October 7th, 2009 / 5:39 pm Richard—

      Oh I definitely have a little thing for her. Wait, that sounds wrong. :-)

  17. October 7th, 2009 / 9:45 pm Jac Jemc—

      I have a thing for her, too.

      Yeah, I was just had a long talk with a relatively large table of writers and artists about whether they were saying they didn’t like her because she was experiencing the Dave-Eggers-Effect and how she was just so ‘precious.’

      I’m sticking to my guns – I don’t think I’ve seen her done anything that qualifies as ‘sell-out’ to me. In fact, maybe I’m out of the loop, but has there been anything since the Learning to Love You More art book?

      She can still brighten my day.

      Isn’t it more lame to do a flipperoo and start acting all hoighty-toighty when someone you like gets lots of attention?

      Also, there were like 3 people at the table who didn’t even know who she was, so how popular is she?

  18. October 7th, 2009 / 5:45 pm Jac Jemc—

      I have a thing for her, too.

      Yeah, I was just had a long talk with a relatively large table of writers and artists about whether they were saying they didn’t like her because she was experiencing the Dave-Eggers-Effect and how she was just so ‘precious.’

      I’m sticking to my guns – I don’t think I’ve seen her done anything that qualifies as ‘sell-out’ to me. In fact, maybe I’m out of the loop, but has there been anything since the Learning to Love You More art book?

      She can still brighten my day.

      Isn’t it more lame to do a flipperoo and start acting all hoighty-toighty when someone you like gets lots of attention?

      Also, there were like 3 people at the table who didn’t even know who she was, so how popular is she?

  19. October 7th, 2009 / 9:47 pm Eh—

      I think people hate her because she is a so-so hipster writer who people like because she is cute.

      Her book could have been pretty good, but the stories read like second drafts.

  20. October 7th, 2009 / 5:47 pm Eh—

      I think people hate her because she is a so-so hipster writer who people like because she is cute.

      Her book could have been pretty good, but the stories read like second drafts.

  21. October 7th, 2009 / 9:48 pm Brandi—

      I’m in love with her.

  22. October 7th, 2009 / 9:48 pm Eh—

      Who has ever called her a sell-out? Again, she just ins’t that great of a writer, though she is hardly horrible.

  23. October 7th, 2009 / 5:48 pm Brandi—

      I’m in love with her.

  24. October 7th, 2009 / 5:48 pm Eh—

      Who has ever called her a sell-out? Again, she just ins’t that great of a writer, though she is hardly horrible.

  25. October 7th, 2009 / 11:07 pm Ian Aleksander Adams—

      I haven’t really read anything by her, but I like a lot of her art projects / ideas

  26. October 7th, 2009 / 7:07 pm Ian Aleksander Adams—

      I haven’t really read anything by her, but I like a lot of her art projects / ideas

  27. October 7th, 2009 / 11:13 pm reynard seifert—

      at tao’s reading at pegasus in berkeley, the guy who was talking here http://vimeo.com/6893729 went on to describe mironnda july as part of the ‘triving east coast literary scene.’

      tao politely informed him that july lives in LA & i added that she was from portland before that. dude seemed amazed to discover that writers live anywhere besides nyc. wanted to tell him that i too was amazed to find that anyone lived anywhere besides nyc. it’s just amazing.

  28. October 7th, 2009 / 7:13 pm reynard seifert—

      at tao’s reading at pegasus in berkeley, the guy who was talking here http://vimeo.com/6893729 went on to describe mironnda july as part of the ‘triving east coast literary scene.’

      tao politely informed him that july lives in LA & i added that she was from portland before that. dude seemed amazed to discover that writers live anywhere besides nyc. wanted to tell him that i too was amazed to find that anyone lived anywhere besides nyc. it’s just amazing.

  29. October 7th, 2009 / 11:37 pm Josh—

      Agreed re: her book.

      Thought the movie was soso good though.

  30. October 7th, 2009 / 7:37 pm Josh—

      Agreed re: her book.

      Thought the movie was soso good though.

  31. October 8th, 2009 / 12:31 am jensen—

      that’s a pretty hilarious video.

  32. October 7th, 2009 / 8:31 pm jensen—

      that’s a pretty hilarious video.

  33. October 8th, 2009 / 1:48 am Joseph Young—
  34. October 7th, 2009 / 9:48 pm Joseph Young—
  35. October 8th, 2009 / 2:55 am Matt Bell—

      Thanks for posting that Joseph– I hadn’t heard that before. It’s pretty fantastic.

      For what it’s worth, I enjoyed her book of stories. Sure, maybe it’s not THE BEST BOOK EVER, but you know, very few books are. And most short story collections are uneven, even by great writers.

      In ant case, I thought it definitely had some excellent stories, and there’s a least one I’ve gone back for more than once.

  36. October 7th, 2009 / 10:55 pm Matt Bell—

      Thanks for posting that Joseph– I hadn’t heard that before. It’s pretty fantastic.

      For what it’s worth, I enjoyed her book of stories. Sure, maybe it’s not THE BEST BOOK EVER, but you know, very few books are. And most short story collections are uneven, even by great writers.

      In ant case, I thought it definitely had some excellent stories, and there’s a least one I’ve gone back for more than once.

  37. October 8th, 2009 / 2:56 am Matt Bell—

      Of course, what do I know? I can’t even spell correctly through a whole blog comment.

  38. October 7th, 2009 / 10:56 pm Matt Bell—

      Of course, what do I know? I can’t even spell correctly through a whole blog comment.

  39. October 8th, 2009 / 3:40 am christopher earl.—

      when i first read the title, i thought “mondrary” and “hell yeah, SDRE.” but then quickly realized it was not mondrary like fields but mondrian like piet.

  40. October 7th, 2009 / 11:40 pm christopher earl.—

      when i first read the title, i thought “mondrary” and “hell yeah, SDRE.” but then quickly realized it was not mondrary like fields but mondrian like piet.

  41. October 8th, 2009 / 5:29 am Landon—

      her story collection is great. very well written.

  42. October 8th, 2009 / 1:29 am Landon—

      her story collection is great. very well written.

  43. October 8th, 2009 / 7:50 am l.w.l.—

      movie great… book poopy. photos great.

  44. October 8th, 2009 / 3:50 am l.w.l.—

      movie great… book poopy. photos great.

  45. October 8th, 2009 / 1:07 pm matthewsavoca—

      i like miranda july. did anybody see the website for her book where she wrote with a dry erase marker on her fridge and then on her stove and made an entire website with the pictures from it…. it was good

  46. October 8th, 2009 / 9:07 am matthewsavoca—

      i like miranda july. did anybody see the website for her book where she wrote with a dry erase marker on her fridge and then on her stove and made an entire website with the pictures from it…. it was good

  47. October 8th, 2009 / 2:55 pm stu—

      Holy gimmickry Batman!

  48. October 8th, 2009 / 10:55 am stu—

      Holy gimmickry Batman!

  49. October 8th, 2009 / 3:18 pm mimi—

      Eh, so she’s cute. Whatever. I did like “No One Belongs Here More Than You”.

  50. October 8th, 2009 / 11:18 am mimi—

      Eh, so she’s cute. Whatever. I did like “No One Belongs Here More Than You”.

  51. October 8th, 2009 / 4:04 pm Jimmy Chen—

      whoa, i did not mean to incite a mishmash of sentiments, i just thought her colors were cool.

  52. October 8th, 2009 / 12:04 pm Jimmy Chen—

      whoa, i did not mean to incite a mishmash of sentiments, i just thought her colors were cool.

  53. October 8th, 2009 / 4:48 pm Richard—

      for sure, i thought that was very cool

  54. October 8th, 2009 / 4:48 pm Richard—

      LOL…

  55. October 8th, 2009 / 12:48 pm Richard—

      for sure, i thought that was very cool

  56. October 8th, 2009 / 12:48 pm Richard—

      LOL…

  57. October 8th, 2009 / 4:49 pm Richard—

      that’s what i have coming in the mail, along with GIRL TROUBLE by Holly Goddard Jones and LEDFEATHER by Stephen Graham Jones (no relation)

      that’d be funny if you knew the two of them

      :-)

  58. October 8th, 2009 / 12:49 pm Richard—

      that’s what i have coming in the mail, along with GIRL TROUBLE by Holly Goddard Jones and LEDFEATHER by Stephen Graham Jones (no relation)

      that’d be funny if you knew the two of them

      :-)

  59. October 8th, 2009 / 8:44 pm Ani Smith—

      That was awesome.

  60. October 8th, 2009 / 4:44 pm Ani Smith—

      That was awesome.

  61. October 9th, 2009 / 3:29 am l.w.l.—

      she sure loves her face.

  62. October 8th, 2009 / 11:29 pm l.w.l.—

      she sure loves her face.